If you live in Alaska you have a truck. Lakes 1966 classmate Phil Nesse, a teacher in Alaska, does.

If you live in Alaska you have a truck.

Alaska teacher Phil Nesse (Lakes Class of 1966) does.

Here are photos (taken June 24, 2022) of Phil and his Toyota Tundra.

Phil points out the truck’s engine block heater plug and the Alaska license plate.

At night and other times when you leave your car (truck in this case) outside (or even inside in really cold weather) you plug an extension cord into an electrical outlet and the plug from the engine block into the other end of the cord. 

Why an engine block heater? 

An internet source said, “The main purpose of an engine block heater is to make it easier to start the engine, but preheating the engine oil, antifreeze, and internal engine components also reduces wear and tear, reduces emissions, and makes for a more comfortable environment inside the vehicle by allowing the heater to blow hot sooner.” 

 

 

 

 

LAKE CITY SCHOOL, 5th GRADE, 1958-1959, MRS. TURPIN

LAKE CITY SCHOOL, 5^th GRADE, 1958-1959, MRS. TURPIN

Phil Nesse (Lakes Class of 1966) has a black & white photograph of his Lake City School (Lakewood, Clover Park School District) 5^th grade class. Mrs. Margaret (Marguerite) Turpin. 1958-1959. Can you identify his classmates? (Phil is in the front row, second on the right.. He is shown June 24, 2022, with the class photo in a scrapbook given to him by his mother.)

Nils Olson (Lakes Class of 1966) has amazing recall. Here’s the ID he provided for those in the photo. Correct? Have names of the missing?

Back Row (L to R): Mrs. Turpin, Susan Grant, Betty Clifton, Patty Reed, Nora McNerthney, Barbara __?__, Sharon Kirby, Ed VanHorn, Bill Weinman, Greg Saxton.

 

Second Row (L to R): Mike Chapman, __?__, Joe Berg, Mary Warren, Steve McCann, __?__, Candy Hilliard, Jackie __?__, Daisy VanArsdale, __?__, Daisy Villa.

 

Third Row (L to R): __?__, I want to say Linda Geroux (but could be mistaken), Frances Frye, __?__, Larry Bennet, __?__, __?__, Alan Pederson, Phil Nesse, Ronnie White.

 

Sitting (L to R): __?__, __?__, Lee Thoren, Jim Haskins, Jim Shepherd.

 

(If you have the same photo and it's in good condition, could you please scan it as a TIF or JPG and send it to me? The photos I took of Phil’s photo has glare on the right side.)

Flett's Dairy: Located in the 'wetlands of Lakewood.'

Recall the Western Washington State Fair in Puyallup (a.k.a. the Puyallup Fair) during the fall? Students in the Clover Park School District got free tickets to attend the fair and a free school bus ride to and from the fair. One of the fair exhibitors was Flett's Dairy. Located in the “wetlands of Lakewood,” Flett's was in business 1902-1994. Most likely it provided milk for Clover Park School District student lunches. With that preamble, here’s a Flett's Dairy handout from the fair. It’s the cover of a photo holder. A black & white photo was taken of you and put in a photo holder (not show) part of the handout. Which fair? Maybe in the late 1950s.