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Shelton's Clyde Landsaw:
I
mailman
del00th
By STEVE PATCH
)ld the crazed-gunman jokes, folks. Mailman
Clyde's way ahead o' ya.
"Yeah, I went postal," 'fesses the Skok Valley's
favorite man in uniform.
"I went postal and shot 300."
And with that the 47-year-old Shelton man delivers
the friendliest, most lucid grin you could ever hope to
imagine.
Especially from a guy so unabashedly sober he
rocked through the psychedelic Sixties without
pharmaceutical assistance...
g¢ * *
##ell, I always
thought music was the best
high," says Clyde, taking you
back years and years before
last month's bowling-alley oc-
casion for celebration.
"Yeah, I could get high just
on the music, ya know. That
was my passion - playin' mu-
sic. I really, really enjoyed it."
Little wonder, too - geneti-
cally speaking. ,
After all, Clyde s dad, Clyde
the Second, was a gypo logger
by necessity only.
"He was a guitar teacher,"
says Clyde III. "He graduated
music school. But, ya know, it
was kinda hard to get work, so
he bad,to supplement it with
worKin in gypo and in the
sawmill and stufflike that."
His dad, as it happens, also
planted the seed as far as this
bowling high is concerned. But
more on that later.
"I GOT MARRIED in high
school, at 17," says Clyde, a
1970 SHS grad. "My wife was
a guitar player and singer, and
my dad and I and my wife
started a trio and started
playin' music."
They specialized in old stan-
dards and country, but that
hardly pigeonholed our guitar-
pickin' postal worker.
"No, I liked playin' it all. I
really did," says Clyde. "When
my wife and I left my dad and
went on our own we played top
country stuff with light rock &
roll.
a "And then later we got into
Snow ,group and traveled in
Nevada.
'I didn't
like it, so
that was the
last time I
* S e
ever zt.
high," he says, laughing. "I
couldn't function. And being a
musician is a tough lfe on its
own, you know, so you don't
wanna make it any more com-
plicated."
DIVORCE FORCED Clyde
to shift gears when he was
with the Dave Bunker Show.
CLYDE LANDSAW IH poses in character last week at
the Timber Bowl. "I get along with most everybody -
hopefully," he says. His advice to wannabes: Don't forget
that, basically, bowling is about running into a wall. "And
you can beat your head against it or you can try to get
over it," he says.
"I started my own
he says. "And I did that for
several years."
The Midnite Riders, as they
were called, went to Europe,
Korea - all over. They fronted
for some big names, too,
among them Tammy Wynette
and Roy Clark.
"Tammy was sick all the
time and she canceled all her
shows and went into kind of a
rahab after that," says Clyde.
"Bu
t I met Roy.
Nice fella, was he?
"Yeah," says Clyde. "Very.
Very approachable."
FAME DIDN't ALWAYS
wear well, though, admits the
ferring to his early show-band
days.
"But then when I moved
back here and got my own
group together I started bowl,
ing again. Just picked it up
group," and started bowlin' again.
"And I've been bowlin' for
about, urn, 16 years now."
STRETCHING ON now on
roughly the same time line, by
the way, is Clyde's domestic
scene.
"Yeah, I've been remarried
for 17 years," he says. "And
I've got two kids.
"My wife's name is Eileen.
Everybody calls her Eenie
like 'Eenie, Meenie, Minie and
Moe.'
"And my son's name is Cha-
rles Clyde. He'll be 11 in
member of the 300 Club.
He fights off an impending
grin,
That way, he says,
might get a free dinner outta
it"
Anyhow, even after his
ninth and tenth straight
strikes he wasn't thinking 300,
insists Clyde, who won no
less than Shelton's high-
average distinction last sea-
son.
"I'd been close before," he
says. "I mean, I'd had 290s,
289s. I'd strung many, many
strikes in a row - between two
games, you know.
"But, well, after the 11th
strike it hit me: I KNEW I
had it."
HUH? NERVES notwith-
March. And my youngest one standing?
is Trenton Cole• He's 7." "Yeah," says Clyde, sound-
Clyde proffers another hair- ing a bit incredulous even him-
Sheltonian. When he was trigger grin. "Both my kids self. "I just knew. I turned ar-
workin' the casino circuit, for love to bowl," he says. "They're ound and my leg stopped
instance, he had occasion pretty competitive, too. But shakin' - and I just did every-
to play with Tommy Cash, there's nothing wrong with tldng exactly like before -
Johnny's brother, that as long as they don't let it He pauses for effect, eyes
"And he was the worst guy get away from them, ya know?" brimming with laughter.
SHow GROUP?
"W
• e worked lounges - cas-
inos. Like Carson City," sa: s
CluY:t . "We joined e DaYe
er Show. And he was
pretty world-renowned at: that
time. He traveled all over a
lot o' stuff
stuff."" overseas. Military
All of which made for plenty
of fun but also tons of work,
I ever worked with," admits "- And didnt THINK, he
Clyde. "He was bad. I mean, intones.
lyde's introduction to You don't wanna thinM
the game came early as well, And is it as exciting as it's
ya know? as it happens. His dad started made out to be, this 300 busi,
"And a lot of 'era don't, It's him out when he was 8. hess? Well, consider this:
"And Dad was pretty good Our musician-turned-postal
worker went out afterward to
at it," he says. "He was very,
very athletic, you know, and commemorate it and did
, though, sports was the big thing." something with his buddies
, in
says Clyde. Sadly, says Clyde, his dad - that he hadn t done years:
had a 299 among a couple Lit up a cigar.
_ If you re single it's really bigger they are the nicer they very near misses - never got
tun," he says. But, you know, are. "And it was great, he
the opportunity to see his son quips, grinning. "Yeah, it was
you'Veand watchg°ttawhatkeep 'rY°Ur .... head,, "Yeah, some of 'era are roll the perfect game he'd nev- great.."
you e dora. c quite rolled himself.
DR UGS & MUSIC indeed I think "He died two years ago May,
nt hand in hand fairly often
on Mother's Day," says Clyde.
-me business, says Clyde - "He had a real long bout with " ' #'"OU'
especially in those in- lung cancer and emphysema.
Not a good way to go, ya ingle
g is know,., s it's
do drugs, ya know?" , some new "I quit smokin' myself right
says. "I mean, I'd have after that. Yeah, that was the
an Occasional drink, but I end of my smoking career...
But you'ev
• i i, gottakeep
e guys I've never 3
Wh:'" ! • You know d it woulda been really __ your head
Y Would I want to do it?: ' cool to meet 'em,:.n : :
mean, I never ,o,, ,* ... :. ' he bi day was Decem- and watch
_. _ even 6,, * * :- " g
€oned till l was 25 And:I ; bey 5, and the occasion was 0
lU'a=- umelike it that was the the word for Clyde's regularin Shelton'sSCratch'leagueTim- what y u re
v doing.'
And I hue to mention that
; bowling for my sponsor was Mason County
re- Roofing, says Shelton's latest
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City League basketball:
Heavyweights a hit
By CHUCK ROBERTSON
A pair of heavyweights of long
standing squared off last week in
Shelton Parks & Rec basketball,
and while the marquee match-up
lived up to its billing a couple of
newcomers nearly stole the show.
Soundview Chiropractic/Lix
Construction launched a fourth-
quarter run to escape with a 68-
58 triumph over winless Olympic
Motors/Relier Logging after play-
ing to a standoff through three
periods.
Divisional leaders Mason
County Garbage and Sea West
Realty/ColD's Corner went toe-to-
toe well into the fourth quarter
before MCG claimed the game's
12th and final lead change, pre-
vailing 76-69 and running its
record to 5-0 while SW/Colo's
dropped to 3-2 and into a three-
way tie for first in the "A" divi-
sion.
SKOKOMISH RAN its record
to 3-2 and gained a share of first
place with an 85-61 win over the
Potlatch Pirates, and Olympic
Herb Farm outscored Little Creek
Casino 101-81.
Mike Bogh scored seven of his
19 points and Eric Bee six of his
like total in the fourth quarter to
enable MCG to pull away from a
57-57 tie with SW/Colo's after
three quarters.
SW/Colo's Mark Eichhorn led
all scorers with 21.
Skokomish and Potlatch played
even at 15-15 through the first
quarter and Skokomish went up
by eight at halftime before step-
ping it up after intermission.
Skok's Marty Peterson and the
Pirates' Nell Lyons shared scor-
ing honors with 29.
OLYMPIC HERB Farm over-
came a five-point first-quarter de-
ficit and went on to outshoot Lit-
tle Creek 101-81. Jim Buck
poured in a league season-high 38
to lead the way, while current
scoring leader Anthony Brown
scored 27 for Little Creek.
Soundview/Lix converted seven
of ten from the free-throw line to
break away from Olympic
Motors/Relier alter three quarters
had produced a 47-47 tie.
Larry Sheedy led the winners
with 17, while OM/R's Kent Bold-
ridge led all scorers with 18.
Mason County Garbage 19 36 57 76
Sea West/Colo's Corner 17 31 57 69
Mason County Garbage - Mike Bogh 19,
Eric Bee 19, Matt Bogh 15, Lea Smith 9, Ja-
son Hitsman 6, Pat Rhodes 4, Chris Girald-
es 4, Josh Johnson.
FG - 27; FT - 17-27 (63%).
SW/Colo's - Mark Eichhorn 21, Scott
River 13, Eric Ziegler 12, Dan Rodius 8,
Mark Ziegler 8, Brad Lev 5, Greg Harvey 2,
Scott Eichhorn.
FG -24; FT - 13-17 (77%).
Skokomlsh 15 35 62 85
Potlatch Plrates 15 27 48 61
Skokomish - Marty Paterson 29, Clinton
Coley 20, Trevor Paterson 14, Rob Breh-
meyer 12, Phillip Peterson 10, Darryl Le-
Clair, Fleet Johns.
FG - 38; FT - 3-7 (43%).
Potlatch - Nell Lyons 29, Cheyese De-
Poe 11, Xavier Brown 8, Jeremiah Johns 7,
Ron Johnson 6, Jamie Marley.
FG - 23; FT - 7-10 (70%).
Olympic Herb 18 38 71 101
Little Creek 23 29 47 81
Olympic Herb Farm - Jim Buck 38, Scott
Peek 19, Paul Feenan 15, Wayne Farr 13,
Ron Farrier 12, John Glenewinkel 4, John
Hill.
FG-40; FT- 11-18 (61%).
Little Creek - Anthony Brown 27, Otto
Tanner 17, Eric Buffiend 12, William Allen 9,
Bear Lewis 6, Demus Cordova 6, Kevin Sut-
terlick 2, Tom Grovsr 2.
FG - 33; FT - 9-16 (56%).
Soundvlew/Llx 18 31 47 68
Olymplc/Reller 17 30 47 58
Soundview/Lix - Larry Sheedy 17,
James Lix 13, Tracy Johnson 12, Scott Hub-
ble 12, Kevin Tinsley 10, Marshall Koukal 4,
Rich Bowman.
FG -27; FT - 12-18 (67%).
Olympic/Relier- Kent Boldridga 18, Will
Powell 16, Brandon Felix 9, Dan Gosser 8,
LaShon Powell 3, David Clark 2, Kevin Clark
2.
FG - 26;FT - 3-5 (60%).
SCORING LEADERS
Anthony Brown (Little Creek) 24.0
Jim Buck (Olympic Herb) 23.5
Marty Petarson (Skok) 23.2
Mark Eichhorn (SW/Colo's) 20.2
Eric Bee (MC Garbage) 16.8
Matt Bogh (MC Garbage) 16.8
THREE-POINT LEADERS
Mark Eichhorn (SW/Colo's) 15
Anthony Brown (Little Creek) 14
Marty Peterson (Skok) 12
Jim Buck (Olympic Herb) 10
Eric Burfiend (Little Creek) 10
FREE-THROW LEADERS
Larry Sheedy (Soundview/Lix)
Jim Buck (Olympic Herb)
Mike Bogh (MC Garbage)
Mark Elchhom (SW/Colo's)
Ty Davidson (SW/Colo's)
STANDINGS
A Division
Sea West/ColD's 3-2
Soundview/Ltx 3-2
Skokomish 3-2
Little Creek Casino 2-3
B DIvlalon
Mason County Garbage 5-0
Olympic Herb Farm 3-2
Potlatch Pirates 1-4
Olympic Motors/Relier Logging 0-5
17-18 (.944)
20-24 (.833)
12-15 (.800)
17-22 (.773)
8-12 (.667)
PAPPY VOSS CLASSIC
LEAGUE 1/2/99
Men's Hi Game and Series: Curt Snyder,
253 and 683.
Women's Hi Game and Series: MaryAnn-
Hathaway, 213 and 571.
Standings: Cushman 55.5-34.5, Jons 55-
35, Mason 52.5-37.5, Jade 51-39, Spare
43.5-46.5, Huntington 40-50, R&S 37-53,
Central 25.5-64.5.
Jade 3, Jack Hungerford 597; Spare 12,
Curt Snyder 683; R&S 8.5, Wayne Hatha-
way 624; Central 6.5, Roy West 579; Jons
4, Wally Krzemionka 567; Cushman 11, Jer-
ry Whitson 594; Mason 5, Clyde Landsaw
627; Huntington 10, Jim Winlngs 633.
MONDAY NONSMOKERS 1/4/99
Men's Hi Game and Series: 241 and 690.
Women's HI Game and Series: Martha
Bouchey, 174 and 497.
Standings: Taylor 4-0, Tan 4-0, Lucky 4-
0, Oh 2-2, Go 2-2, Smlds 0-4, Jo 0-4, Doers
0-4.
Taylor 4, Jim Forsythe 690; Smids 0,
Bob Smith 473; Tan 4, Peter Sallas 544; Do-
ers 0, Diane Williams 310; Oh 2, Glna Mun-
ro 442; Go 2, Martha Bouchey 497; Jo 0,
Leta Johnson 412; Lucky 4, Roger Rlghettini
483.
TUESDAY NIGHT MIXED 1/5/99
Men's Hi Game and Series: Kurt Barrett,
259 and 652.
Women's Hi Game: Stsci Clark, 222.
Women's Hi Series: Patty Brown and Virgi-
nia Hendricks, 526.
Standings: Pine 7-1, #15 6-2, Olympic 6-
2, Another 6-2, Cushman 6-2, Prudential
5.5-2.5, Aunt 4-4, Civil 4-4, Shoppers 4-4,
Manke 4-4, Beach 4-4, Bradley 4-4, Union
2-6, Bye 1.5-6.5, Wms 1-7, Dudes 1-7.
Bradley 1, Shy-Anne Gosser 432; Anoth-
er 3, Patty Brown and Dan Brown 526; Aunt
3, Kurt Barrett 652; Shoppers 1, Larry Sis-
son 512; Beach 1, Tammy Schmldt 401;
Manke 3, Madane Taylor 439; Bye 1, Olive
Oyl 450; #15 3, Staci Clark 493; Union 1,
GIb Johnston 499; Civil 3, Ed Vogt 569; Pru-
dential 2, Kelth SIsson 384; Cushman 2,
Scott Brown 553; Olympic 3, Dave Clark
514; Wms 1, Maryann Hathaway 506; Pine
4, Mark Frazler 597; Dudes 0, Dave South-
wick 503.
MEN'S COMMERCIAL 1/6/99
Men's HI Game: Don Barnes, 249.
Men's HI Series: Chuck Orthmann, 662.
Standings: Aero 11-I, Hungry 9-3, Shop
7.5-4.5, Basic 7-5, O/R 5-7, Log 4-8, Cush-
man 3•5-8.5, McDonalds 3-9, Sound I-I I.
Aero 3, Chuck Orthmann 662; Shop I,
Richard Redman 622; O/R 4, Gene Strozyk
631; McDonalds 0, Steve Watts 590; Hungry
3, Ron Kunkle 567; Sound I, Russ Mllarch
530; Basic 2, Steve Bemdt 658; Log 2, Dave
Godfrey 613; Cushman I, Mike Hauser 519.
FRIDAY NIGHT GUYS &
DOLLS I/8/99
Men's Hi Game and Series: Roy West, 299
and 722.
Women's HI Game: Lahoma Rutherford,
203.
Women's HI Series: Tobl Snyder, 574.
Splits: Jenna Keller 5-10, Louise Snyder 3-
10, Sandl Johnson 4.10.
Standings: Sunrise 4-0, Timber 4-0,
Home 4-0, SaHarco 2-2, Comfort 2-2, Siz-
zlln 0-4, Fireballs 0-4, Body 0-4.
Saharco 2, Judy elan 509; Comfort 2,
Walty Krzamlonka 520; Body 0, Larry Petty
519; Sunrise 4, Chuck Rutherford 542; Siz-
zlln 0, Curt Snyder 661; Timber 4, Roy West
722; Fireballs 0, Pat Bloomfield 556; Home
4, Terry Harklns 578.
SUNDAY NIGHT MIXED
DOUBLES I/I 0/99
Men's Hi Game and Series: Bob Phillips,
236 and 595.
Women's Hi Game and Series: Llnda
Combs, 211 and 525.
Standings: Four 11-1, Skookum 9-3, Just
9-34, Schwans 7-5, Spare 6-6, Olsen 5-7,
Gamblers 4-8, Misfits 4-8, Missed 3-9.
Just, Ed Cochran 481; Gamblers, Linda
Combs 525; Missed, Tina Gurney 424; el-
son, Dennis Lundgrsn 459; Schwans, Duffy
Kammerzell 548; Misfits, Fred Perryman
558; Skookum, Bob Phillips 595; Four, Fred
Semeral 552; Spare, Bill Smith 462.
SIMPSON LEAGUE 1111/99
Men's Hi Game: Arden Merriman, 256.
Men's Hi Series: Louis Zoren, 679.
Standings: Clark 9-3, First 8-4, Orient 8-
4, Dies 7-5, Bull 6.5-5.5, Castle 6-6, White
6-6, Stillwell 5-7, Mor 5-7, Harveys 4.5-7.5,
Moose 4-8, Timber 3-9.
Mor 0, Glen Chamberlain 529; Dies 4,
Louis Zoran 679; First 3, Arden Merriman
632; Castle 1, John Clark 531; Stillwell 2,
Terry Harkins 522; Timber 2, Roy West 642;
Bull .5,. Jerry Webb 521; Harveys 3.5, Jeff
Harvey 583; White 2, Mike Eaton 490; Ori-
ent 2, Dick Arnold 642; Moose 0, John Fogo
Sr. 477; Clark 4, Frank Clark Jr. 521.
FRIDAY NIGHT GUYS &
DOLLS 12/18/98
Men's Hi Game and Series: Roy West, 240
and 661.
Women's Hi Game and Series: Anne Snyd-
or, 217 and 601.
Standings: Timber 41-23, Sunrise 36.5-
27.5, Fireballs 36.5-27.5, Saharco 31-33,
Sizzlir ! 30-34, Comfort 30-34, Body 27.5-
36.5, Home 23.5-40.5.
Timber 3, Roy West 661; Fireballs 1, Pat
Bloomfield 461; Sunrise 4, Chris Burkhart
564; Comfort 0, Wally Krzemionka 509; Siz-
zlin 1, Anne Snyder 601; Saharco 3, Jim
Oien 521; Body 3.5, Larry Petty 571; Home
.5, Terry Harkins 475.
1, Ed Vogt 550; Aunt 1, Kurt Barrett 548;
#15 3, Staci Clark 377; Shoppers 3, David
Sisson 442; Manke 1, Shelly Cochran 478.
PAPPY VOSS CLASSIC
LEAGUE 12/26/98
Men's Hi Game: Ken Marshall, 277.
Men's Hi Series: Arden Merriman, 700.
Women's Hi Game: Anne Snyder, 191.
Women's Hi Series: MaryAnn Hathaway,
510.
Standings: Jons 51-24, Dennie 48-27,
Mason 47.5-27.5, Cushman 44.5-30.5,
Spare 31.5-43.5, Huntington 30-45, Ralph
28.5-46.5, Central 19-56.
Mason 10, Clyde Landsaw 694; Jons 5,
Wally Krzemionka 627; Huntington 8, Ken
Marshall'630; Cushman 7, Joe Jewell 658;
Ralph 4, Shane Rau 570; Dennie 11, Arden
Merriman 700; Central 5, Roy West 662;
Spare 10, Curt Snyder 655.
TUESDAY NIGHT MIXED 12/29/98
Men's Hi Game: Kurt Barrett, 223.
Men's Hi Series: Norm Williams, 598.
Women's Hi Game: Michelle Matson, 190.
Women's Hi Series: Lee Moore, 518.
Splits: Shelly Wistie 4-7-9, Julie Brown 5-6-
10, Scott Brown 3-6-7, Mark Frazier 2-4-10.
Standings: Cushman 4-0, Prudential 3.5-
.5, Olympic 3-1, #15 3-1, Pine 3-1, Beach 3-
1, Shoppers 3-1, Another 3-1, Aunt 1-3,
Bradley 1-3, Union 1-3, Manke 1-3, Civil 1-3,
Dudes 1.3, Bye ,5-3.5, Wms 0-4.
Bye .5, Nina Pinn 450; Prudential 3.5,
Shane Stsson 530; Beach 3, Johanna
Dodge 423; Dudes 1, Dave Southwick 509;
Olympic 3, David Clark 569; Union 1, Gib
Johnston 580; Wins 0, Norm Williams 598;
Cushman 4, Scott Brown 530; Bradley 1,
Shaynne Gosser 477; Pine 3, Wally Kraz-
mionka 496; Another 3, Lea Moore 518; Civil
SUNDAY NIGHT MIXED
DOUBLES 12/27198
Men's Hi Game: Bob Phillips, 269.
Men's Hi Series: Gary Morrison, 605.
Women's Hi Game and Series: Mary Sim-
mons, 202 and 494.
Standings: Four 4-0, Skookum 3-1, Just
3-1, Gamblers 2-2, Olsen 2-2, Misfits 2-2,
Spare 2-2, Schwans 1-3, Missed 1-3
Four 4, Mary Simmons 494; Schwans 1,
Duffy Kammerzell 499; Skookum 3, Gary
Morrison 605; Missed 1, AIvie Munro 389;
Just 3, Ed Cochran 482; Gamblers 2,
George Huey 541; Spare 2, Dennis James
508; Misfits 2, Fred Perryman 530; Olsen 2,
Dennis Lundgren 493.
Distance runners,
the time's NOW
Mike Fox, assistant distance-
running coach for Highclimber
track, reports he will be holding a
general flexibility and condition-
ing class every day after school
from January 19 through the end
of February.
Any interested student may
contact him at 432-1022, he says,
or meet in the Minidome at 3 p.m.
any weekday.
WEEDS
What is a weed? I have heard
it said that there are sixty defini-
tions. For me, a weed is a plant
out of place.
Donald Culross Peattie
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Thursday, January 21, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Page 19
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Shelton's Clyde Landsaw:
I
mailman
del00th
By STEVE PATCH
)ld the crazed-gunman jokes, folks. Mailman
Clyde's way ahead o' ya.
"Yeah, I went postal," 'fesses the Skok Valley's
favorite man in uniform.
"I went postal and shot 300."
And with that the 47-year-old Shelton man delivers
the friendliest, most lucid grin you could ever hope to
imagine.
Especially from a guy so unabashedly sober he
rocked through the psychedelic Sixties without
pharmaceutical assistance...
g¢ * *
##ell, I always
thought music was the best
high," says Clyde, taking you
back years and years before
last month's bowling-alley oc-
casion for celebration.
"Yeah, I could get high just
on the music, ya know. That
was my passion - playin' mu-
sic. I really, really enjoyed it."
Little wonder, too - geneti-
cally speaking. ,
After all, Clyde s dad, Clyde
the Second, was a gypo logger
by necessity only.
"He was a guitar teacher,"
says Clyde III. "He graduated
music school. But, ya know, it
was kinda hard to get work, so
he bad,to supplement it with
worKin in gypo and in the
sawmill and stufflike that."
His dad, as it happens, also
planted the seed as far as this
bowling high is concerned. But
more on that later.
"I GOT MARRIED in high
school, at 17," says Clyde, a
1970 SHS grad. "My wife was
a guitar player and singer, and
my dad and I and my wife
started a trio and started
playin' music."
They specialized in old stan-
dards and country, but that
hardly pigeonholed our guitar-
pickin' postal worker.
"No, I liked playin' it all. I
really did," says Clyde. "When
my wife and I left my dad and
went on our own we played top
country stuff with light rock &
roll.
a "And then later we got into
Snow ,group and traveled in
Nevada.
'I didn't
like it, so
that was the
last time I
* S e
ever zt.
high," he says, laughing. "I
couldn't function. And being a
musician is a tough lfe on its
own, you know, so you don't
wanna make it any more com-
plicated."
DIVORCE FORCED Clyde
to shift gears when he was
with the Dave Bunker Show.
CLYDE LANDSAW IH poses in character last week at
the Timber Bowl. "I get along with most everybody -
hopefully," he says. His advice to wannabes: Don't forget
that, basically, bowling is about running into a wall. "And
you can beat your head against it or you can try to get
over it," he says.
"I started my own
he says. "And I did that for
several years."
The Midnite Riders, as they
were called, went to Europe,
Korea - all over. They fronted
for some big names, too,
among them Tammy Wynette
and Roy Clark.
"Tammy was sick all the
time and she canceled all her
shows and went into kind of a
rahab after that," says Clyde.
"Bu
t I met Roy.
Nice fella, was he?
"Yeah," says Clyde. "Very.
Very approachable."
FAME DIDN't ALWAYS
wear well, though, admits the
ferring to his early show-band
days.
"But then when I moved
back here and got my own
group together I started bowl,
ing again. Just picked it up
group," and started bowlin' again.
"And I've been bowlin' for
about, urn, 16 years now."
STRETCHING ON now on
roughly the same time line, by
the way, is Clyde's domestic
scene.
"Yeah, I've been remarried
for 17 years," he says. "And
I've got two kids.
"My wife's name is Eileen.
Everybody calls her Eenie
like 'Eenie, Meenie, Minie and
Moe.'
"And my son's name is Cha-
rles Clyde. He'll be 11 in
member of the 300 Club.
He fights off an impending
grin,
That way, he says,
might get a free dinner outta
it"
Anyhow, even after his
ninth and tenth straight
strikes he wasn't thinking 300,
insists Clyde, who won no
less than Shelton's high-
average distinction last sea-
son.
"I'd been close before," he
says. "I mean, I'd had 290s,
289s. I'd strung many, many
strikes in a row - between two
games, you know.
"But, well, after the 11th
strike it hit me: I KNEW I
had it."
HUH? NERVES notwith-
March. And my youngest one standing?
is Trenton Cole• He's 7." "Yeah," says Clyde, sound-
Clyde proffers another hair- ing a bit incredulous even him-
Sheltonian. When he was trigger grin. "Both my kids self. "I just knew. I turned ar-
workin' the casino circuit, for love to bowl," he says. "They're ound and my leg stopped
instance, he had occasion pretty competitive, too. But shakin' - and I just did every-
to play with Tommy Cash, there's nothing wrong with tldng exactly like before -
Johnny's brother, that as long as they don't let it He pauses for effect, eyes
"And he was the worst guy get away from them, ya know?" brimming with laughter.
SHow GROUP?
"W
• e worked lounges - cas-
inos. Like Carson City," sa: s
CluY:t . "We joined e DaYe
er Show. And he was
pretty world-renowned at: that
time. He traveled all over a
lot o' stuff
stuff."" overseas. Military
All of which made for plenty
of fun but also tons of work,
I ever worked with," admits "- And didnt THINK, he
Clyde. "He was bad. I mean, intones.
lyde's introduction to You don't wanna thinM
the game came early as well, And is it as exciting as it's
ya know? as it happens. His dad started made out to be, this 300 busi,
"And a lot of 'era don't, It's him out when he was 8. hess? Well, consider this:
"And Dad was pretty good Our musician-turned-postal
worker went out afterward to
at it," he says. "He was very,
very athletic, you know, and commemorate it and did
, though, sports was the big thing." something with his buddies
, in
says Clyde. Sadly, says Clyde, his dad - that he hadn t done years:
had a 299 among a couple Lit up a cigar.
_ If you re single it's really bigger they are the nicer they very near misses - never got
tun," he says. But, you know, are. "And it was great, he
the opportunity to see his son quips, grinning. "Yeah, it was
you'Veand watchg°ttawhatkeep 'rY°Ur .... head,, "Yeah, some of 'era are roll the perfect game he'd nev- great.."
you e dora. c quite rolled himself.
DR UGS & MUSIC indeed I think "He died two years ago May,
nt hand in hand fairly often
on Mother's Day," says Clyde.
-me business, says Clyde - "He had a real long bout with " ' #'"OU'
especially in those in- lung cancer and emphysema.
Not a good way to go, ya ingle
g is know,., s it's
do drugs, ya know?" , some new "I quit smokin' myself right
says. "I mean, I'd have after that. Yeah, that was the
an Occasional drink, but I end of my smoking career...
But you'ev
• i i, gottakeep
e guys I've never 3
Wh:'" ! • You know d it woulda been really __ your head
Y Would I want to do it?: ' cool to meet 'em,:.n : :
mean, I never ,o,, ,* ... :. ' he bi day was Decem- and watch
_. _ even 6,, * * :- " g
€oned till l was 25 And:I ; bey 5, and the occasion was 0
lU'a=- umelike it that was the the word for Clyde's regularin Shelton'sSCratch'leagueTim- what y u re
v doing.'
And I hue to mention that
; bowling for my sponsor was Mason County
re- Roofing, says Shelton's latest
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fun was pretty persuasive.
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City League basketball:
Heavyweights a hit
By CHUCK ROBERTSON
A pair of heavyweights of long
standing squared off last week in
Shelton Parks & Rec basketball,
and while the marquee match-up
lived up to its billing a couple of
newcomers nearly stole the show.
Soundview Chiropractic/Lix
Construction launched a fourth-
quarter run to escape with a 68-
58 triumph over winless Olympic
Motors/Relier Logging after play-
ing to a standoff through three
periods.
Divisional leaders Mason
County Garbage and Sea West
Realty/ColD's Corner went toe-to-
toe well into the fourth quarter
before MCG claimed the game's
12th and final lead change, pre-
vailing 76-69 and running its
record to 5-0 while SW/Colo's
dropped to 3-2 and into a three-
way tie for first in the "A" divi-
sion.
SKOKOMISH RAN its record
to 3-2 and gained a share of first
place with an 85-61 win over the
Potlatch Pirates, and Olympic
Herb Farm outscored Little Creek
Casino 101-81.
Mike Bogh scored seven of his
19 points and Eric Bee six of his
like total in the fourth quarter to
enable MCG to pull away from a
57-57 tie with SW/Colo's after
three quarters.
SW/Colo's Mark Eichhorn led
all scorers with 21.
Skokomish and Potlatch played
even at 15-15 through the first
quarter and Skokomish went up
by eight at halftime before step-
ping it up after intermission.
Skok's Marty Peterson and the
Pirates' Nell Lyons shared scor-
ing honors with 29.
OLYMPIC HERB Farm over-
came a five-point first-quarter de-
ficit and went on to outshoot Lit-
tle Creek 101-81. Jim Buck
poured in a league season-high 38
to lead the way, while current
scoring leader Anthony Brown
scored 27 for Little Creek.
Soundview/Lix converted seven
of ten from the free-throw line to
break away from Olympic
Motors/Relier alter three quarters
had produced a 47-47 tie.
Larry Sheedy led the winners
with 17, while OM/R's Kent Bold-
ridge led all scorers with 18.
Mason County Garbage 19 36 57 76
Sea West/Colo's Corner 17 31 57 69
Mason County Garbage - Mike Bogh 19,
Eric Bee 19, Matt Bogh 15, Lea Smith 9, Ja-
son Hitsman 6, Pat Rhodes 4, Chris Girald-
es 4, Josh Johnson.
FG - 27; FT - 17-27 (63%).
SW/Colo's - Mark Eichhorn 21, Scott
River 13, Eric Ziegler 12, Dan Rodius 8,
Mark Ziegler 8, Brad Lev 5, Greg Harvey 2,
Scott Eichhorn.
FG -24; FT - 13-17 (77%).
Skokomlsh 15 35 62 85
Potlatch Plrates 15 27 48 61
Skokomish - Marty Paterson 29, Clinton
Coley 20, Trevor Paterson 14, Rob Breh-
meyer 12, Phillip Peterson 10, Darryl Le-
Clair, Fleet Johns.
FG - 38; FT - 3-7 (43%).
Potlatch - Nell Lyons 29, Cheyese De-
Poe 11, Xavier Brown 8, Jeremiah Johns 7,
Ron Johnson 6, Jamie Marley.
FG - 23; FT - 7-10 (70%).
Olympic Herb 18 38 71 101
Little Creek 23 29 47 81
Olympic Herb Farm - Jim Buck 38, Scott
Peek 19, Paul Feenan 15, Wayne Farr 13,
Ron Farrier 12, John Glenewinkel 4, John
Hill.
FG-40; FT- 11-18 (61%).
Little Creek - Anthony Brown 27, Otto
Tanner 17, Eric Buffiend 12, William Allen 9,
Bear Lewis 6, Demus Cordova 6, Kevin Sut-
terlick 2, Tom Grovsr 2.
FG - 33; FT - 9-16 (56%).
Soundvlew/Llx 18 31 47 68
Olymplc/Reller 17 30 47 58
Soundview/Lix - Larry Sheedy 17,
James Lix 13, Tracy Johnson 12, Scott Hub-
ble 12, Kevin Tinsley 10, Marshall Koukal 4,
Rich Bowman.
FG -27; FT - 12-18 (67%).
Olympic/Relier- Kent Boldridga 18, Will
Powell 16, Brandon Felix 9, Dan Gosser 8,
LaShon Powell 3, David Clark 2, Kevin Clark
2.
FG - 26;FT - 3-5 (60%).
SCORING LEADERS
Anthony Brown (Little Creek) 24.0
Jim Buck (Olympic Herb) 23.5
Marty Petarson (Skok) 23.2
Mark Eichhorn (SW/Colo's) 20.2
Eric Bee (MC Garbage) 16.8
Matt Bogh (MC Garbage) 16.8
THREE-POINT LEADERS
Mark Eichhorn (SW/Colo's) 15
Anthony Brown (Little Creek) 14
Marty Peterson (Skok) 12
Jim Buck (Olympic Herb) 10
Eric Burfiend (Little Creek) 10
FREE-THROW LEADERS
Larry Sheedy (Soundview/Lix)
Jim Buck (Olympic Herb)
Mike Bogh (MC Garbage)
Mark Elchhom (SW/Colo's)
Ty Davidson (SW/Colo's)
STANDINGS
A Division
Sea West/ColD's 3-2
Soundview/Ltx 3-2
Skokomish 3-2
Little Creek Casino 2-3
B DIvlalon
Mason County Garbage 5-0
Olympic Herb Farm 3-2
Potlatch Pirates 1-4
Olympic Motors/Relier Logging 0-5
17-18 (.944)
20-24 (.833)
12-15 (.800)
17-22 (.773)
8-12 (.667)
PAPPY VOSS CLASSIC
LEAGUE 1/2/99
Men's Hi Game and Series: Curt Snyder,
253 and 683.
Women's Hi Game and Series: MaryAnn-
Hathaway, 213 and 571.
Standings: Cushman 55.5-34.5, Jons 55-
35, Mason 52.5-37.5, Jade 51-39, Spare
43.5-46.5, Huntington 40-50, R&S 37-53,
Central 25.5-64.5.
Jade 3, Jack Hungerford 597; Spare 12,
Curt Snyder 683; R&S 8.5, Wayne Hatha-
way 624; Central 6.5, Roy West 579; Jons
4, Wally Krzemionka 567; Cushman 11, Jer-
ry Whitson 594; Mason 5, Clyde Landsaw
627; Huntington 10, Jim Winlngs 633.
MONDAY NONSMOKERS 1/4/99
Men's Hi Game and Series: 241 and 690.
Women's HI Game and Series: Martha
Bouchey, 174 and 497.
Standings: Taylor 4-0, Tan 4-0, Lucky 4-
0, Oh 2-2, Go 2-2, Smlds 0-4, Jo 0-4, Doers
0-4.
Taylor 4, Jim Forsythe 690; Smids 0,
Bob Smith 473; Tan 4, Peter Sallas 544; Do-
ers 0, Diane Williams 310; Oh 2, Glna Mun-
ro 442; Go 2, Martha Bouchey 497; Jo 0,
Leta Johnson 412; Lucky 4, Roger Rlghettini
483.
TUESDAY NIGHT MIXED 1/5/99
Men's Hi Game and Series: Kurt Barrett,
259 and 652.
Women's Hi Game: Stsci Clark, 222.
Women's Hi Series: Patty Brown and Virgi-
nia Hendricks, 526.
Standings: Pine 7-1, #15 6-2, Olympic 6-
2, Another 6-2, Cushman 6-2, Prudential
5.5-2.5, Aunt 4-4, Civil 4-4, Shoppers 4-4,
Manke 4-4, Beach 4-4, Bradley 4-4, Union
2-6, Bye 1.5-6.5, Wms 1-7, Dudes 1-7.
Bradley 1, Shy-Anne Gosser 432; Anoth-
er 3, Patty Brown and Dan Brown 526; Aunt
3, Kurt Barrett 652; Shoppers 1, Larry Sis-
son 512; Beach 1, Tammy Schmldt 401;
Manke 3, Madane Taylor 439; Bye 1, Olive
Oyl 450; #15 3, Staci Clark 493; Union 1,
GIb Johnston 499; Civil 3, Ed Vogt 569; Pru-
dential 2, Kelth SIsson 384; Cushman 2,
Scott Brown 553; Olympic 3, Dave Clark
514; Wms 1, Maryann Hathaway 506; Pine
4, Mark Frazler 597; Dudes 0, Dave South-
wick 503.
MEN'S COMMERCIAL 1/6/99
Men's HI Game: Don Barnes, 249.
Men's HI Series: Chuck Orthmann, 662.
Standings: Aero 11-I, Hungry 9-3, Shop
7.5-4.5, Basic 7-5, O/R 5-7, Log 4-8, Cush-
man 3•5-8.5, McDonalds 3-9, Sound I-I I.
Aero 3, Chuck Orthmann 662; Shop I,
Richard Redman 622; O/R 4, Gene Strozyk
631; McDonalds 0, Steve Watts 590; Hungry
3, Ron Kunkle 567; Sound I, Russ Mllarch
530; Basic 2, Steve Bemdt 658; Log 2, Dave
Godfrey 613; Cushman I, Mike Hauser 519.
FRIDAY NIGHT GUYS &
DOLLS I/8/99
Men's Hi Game and Series: Roy West, 299
and 722.
Women's HI Game: Lahoma Rutherford,
203.
Women's HI Series: Tobl Snyder, 574.
Splits: Jenna Keller 5-10, Louise Snyder 3-
10, Sandl Johnson 4.10.
Standings: Sunrise 4-0, Timber 4-0,
Home 4-0, SaHarco 2-2, Comfort 2-2, Siz-
zlln 0-4, Fireballs 0-4, Body 0-4.
Saharco 2, Judy elan 509; Comfort 2,
Walty Krzamlonka 520; Body 0, Larry Petty
519; Sunrise 4, Chuck Rutherford 542; Siz-
zlln 0, Curt Snyder 661; Timber 4, Roy West
722; Fireballs 0, Pat Bloomfield 556; Home
4, Terry Harklns 578.
SUNDAY NIGHT MIXED
DOUBLES I/I 0/99
Men's Hi Game and Series: Bob Phillips,
236 and 595.
Women's Hi Game and Series: Llnda
Combs, 211 and 525.
Standings: Four 11-1, Skookum 9-3, Just
9-34, Schwans 7-5, Spare 6-6, Olsen 5-7,
Gamblers 4-8, Misfits 4-8, Missed 3-9.
Just, Ed Cochran 481; Gamblers, Linda
Combs 525; Missed, Tina Gurney 424; el-
son, Dennis Lundgrsn 459; Schwans, Duffy
Kammerzell 548; Misfits, Fred Perryman
558; Skookum, Bob Phillips 595; Four, Fred
Semeral 552; Spare, Bill Smith 462.
SIMPSON LEAGUE 1111/99
Men's Hi Game: Arden Merriman, 256.
Men's Hi Series: Louis Zoren, 679.
Standings: Clark 9-3, First 8-4, Orient 8-
4, Dies 7-5, Bull 6.5-5.5, Castle 6-6, White
6-6, Stillwell 5-7, Mor 5-7, Harveys 4.5-7.5,
Moose 4-8, Timber 3-9.
Mor 0, Glen Chamberlain 529; Dies 4,
Louis Zoran 679; First 3, Arden Merriman
632; Castle 1, John Clark 531; Stillwell 2,
Terry Harkins 522; Timber 2, Roy West 642;
Bull .5,. Jerry Webb 521; Harveys 3.5, Jeff
Harvey 583; White 2, Mike Eaton 490; Ori-
ent 2, Dick Arnold 642; Moose 0, John Fogo
Sr. 477; Clark 4, Frank Clark Jr. 521.
FRIDAY NIGHT GUYS &
DOLLS 12/18/98
Men's Hi Game and Series: Roy West, 240
and 661.
Women's Hi Game and Series: Anne Snyd-
or, 217 and 601.
Standings: Timber 41-23, Sunrise 36.5-
27.5, Fireballs 36.5-27.5, Saharco 31-33,
Sizzlir ! 30-34, Comfort 30-34, Body 27.5-
36.5, Home 23.5-40.5.
Timber 3, Roy West 661; Fireballs 1, Pat
Bloomfield 461; Sunrise 4, Chris Burkhart
564; Comfort 0, Wally Krzemionka 509; Siz-
zlin 1, Anne Snyder 601; Saharco 3, Jim
Oien 521; Body 3.5, Larry Petty 571; Home
.5, Terry Harkins 475.
1, Ed Vogt 550; Aunt 1, Kurt Barrett 548;
#15 3, Staci Clark 377; Shoppers 3, David
Sisson 442; Manke 1, Shelly Cochran 478.
PAPPY VOSS CLASSIC
LEAGUE 12/26/98
Men's Hi Game: Ken Marshall, 277.
Men's Hi Series: Arden Merriman, 700.
Women's Hi Game: Anne Snyder, 191.
Women's Hi Series: MaryAnn Hathaway,
510.
Standings: Jons 51-24, Dennie 48-27,
Mason 47.5-27.5, Cushman 44.5-30.5,
Spare 31.5-43.5, Huntington 30-45, Ralph
28.5-46.5, Central 19-56.
Mason 10, Clyde Landsaw 694; Jons 5,
Wally Krzemionka 627; Huntington 8, Ken
Marshall'630; Cushman 7, Joe Jewell 658;
Ralph 4, Shane Rau 570; Dennie 11, Arden
Merriman 700; Central 5, Roy West 662;
Spare 10, Curt Snyder 655.
TUESDAY NIGHT MIXED 12/29/98
Men's Hi Game: Kurt Barrett, 223.
Men's Hi Series: Norm Williams, 598.
Women's Hi Game: Michelle Matson, 190.
Women's Hi Series: Lee Moore, 518.
Splits: Shelly Wistie 4-7-9, Julie Brown 5-6-
10, Scott Brown 3-6-7, Mark Frazier 2-4-10.
Standings: Cushman 4-0, Prudential 3.5-
.5, Olympic 3-1, #15 3-1, Pine 3-1, Beach 3-
1, Shoppers 3-1, Another 3-1, Aunt 1-3,
Bradley 1-3, Union 1-3, Manke 1-3, Civil 1-3,
Dudes 1.3, Bye ,5-3.5, Wms 0-4.
Bye .5, Nina Pinn 450; Prudential 3.5,
Shane Stsson 530; Beach 3, Johanna
Dodge 423; Dudes 1, Dave Southwick 509;
Olympic 3, David Clark 569; Union 1, Gib
Johnston 580; Wins 0, Norm Williams 598;
Cushman 4, Scott Brown 530; Bradley 1,
Shaynne Gosser 477; Pine 3, Wally Kraz-
mionka 496; Another 3, Lea Moore 518; Civil
SUNDAY NIGHT MIXED
DOUBLES 12/27198
Men's Hi Game: Bob Phillips, 269.
Men's Hi Series: Gary Morrison, 605.
Women's Hi Game and Series: Mary Sim-
mons, 202 and 494.
Standings: Four 4-0, Skookum 3-1, Just
3-1, Gamblers 2-2, Olsen 2-2, Misfits 2-2,
Spare 2-2, Schwans 1-3, Missed 1-3
Four 4, Mary Simmons 494; Schwans 1,
Duffy Kammerzell 499; Skookum 3, Gary
Morrison 605; Missed 1, AIvie Munro 389;
Just 3, Ed Cochran 482; Gamblers 2,
George Huey 541; Spare 2, Dennis James
508; Misfits 2, Fred Perryman 530; Olsen 2,
Dennis Lundgren 493.
Distance runners,
the time's NOW
Mike Fox, assistant distance-
running coach for Highclimber
track, reports he will be holding a
general flexibility and condition-
ing class every day after school
from January 19 through the end
of February.
Any interested student may
contact him at 432-1022, he says,
or meet in the Minidome at 3 p.m.
any weekday.
WEEDS
What is a weed? I have heard
it said that there are sixty defini-
tions. For me, a weed is a plant
out of place.
Donald Culross Peattie
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