FREE March 3, 2001

FAMILY Sarah turned 16 on February 20th. She had a small party at home with a few of her friends. They had pizza, went swimming and watched movies. TRAVEL Alan and Sarah are taking a trip back to Indiana over spring break. They will be staying with they're Great Grandma Elsie in Terre Haute. Angela and Dean are planning a honeymoon trip to Mexico. Specifically, to the Yucatan Peninsula. We'll be gone June 30th through July 9th.

HEADLINES The most powerful earthquake in more than half a century jolted the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday, Feb 28th at 10:54 a.m., rocking homes and office buildings and buckling roads like rubber. The 6.8 magnitude temblor originated 30 miles below the earth near Olympia and was so strong that it cracked the thick Capitol dome. Law makers said the limestone dome rippled like origami. Two minor aftershocks were recorded overnight at the same location of the initial quake. A magnitude 3.4 quake occurred at 1:10 a.m. and a magnitude 2.7 was recorded at 6:23 a.m. Neither was widely felt and no additional damage was reported. Wednesday's rumbling of the earth was felt from Portland, Ore. to the Canadian border, and injured more than 200 people in the region. The Williams family came through without any damage to our personal property or us.

SITE NEWS The new family Gazette is now online. You're reading it! We will try to keep it updated as events of interest happen. The Family and Friends page is now online. If you have a website let us know so I can add you in. HEALTH UPDATE Angela suffered a minor injury at work when a computer fell over on her foot. Nothing was broken but the bone was bruised which caused a lot of discomfort. EVENTS Last weekend we took Alexander to the Olympic Game Farm. It's a drive through tour where the animals are free range. They come right up to the car and poke their heads in wanting food and petting. We had a great time. I'll be posting the photos soon.