Clearing up a few things | Letter

Published 12:03 pm Tuesday, September 4, 2012

I loaned a Swiss military typewriter to the Funhouse-Commons, but it was accidentally sold in a garage sale. The machine came in an olive-colored wooden box and it is quite large. It is extremely rare.

I would very much appreciate it if my machine could be returned to me. To encourage the responsible party to come forward, I am offering $25 in compensation. Please bring it to the Helen Piccone at the Windermere office in Eastsound.

On another topic, I was wrong in a letter I wrote more than two years ago. I urged OPALCO to turn the old generator shed into an interpretive museum type of space so that the grand old machines that had proudly served the island’s power needs could be seen on display. I thought it was not to be.

But lo and behold after two years I see the machine HAS been preserved for that purpose and now it sits in front of the OPALCO administrative offices on Mt. Baker Road.

I was told by a gal at OPALCO that the museum option had been looked into but there were volunteer issues as well as issues with industrial contamination and public exposure. I still feel that more public review and brainstorming could have provided a solution.

I would like to head up a group that oils and paints the machine once a year. Contact me at PO Box 1972, Eastsound WA 98245.

David Dunlap

Orcas Island