With the upcoming Olympia Comics Festival I thought this may have more relevance on the hyperlocal front:

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The last of Walt Disney's original team of animators, known as the Nine Old Men, has died at the age of 95, a Walt Disney Co spokesman said on Tuesday.

Ollie Johnston worked for Disney for 43 years, drawing characters for animated Mickey Mouse short films before contributing to such classics such as "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Pinocchio," "Peter Pan" and "The Jungle Book."

Johnston died of natural causes in a long-term care facility in Sequim, Washington on Monday.

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After an extended period of unemployment I have begun working for the Parks and Recreation Department of City of Olympia as a groundskeeper. Whack, mow and blow dontcha know. Working for the City is very nice for reasons I will elaborate on later.

While making the city a prettier place to be I began to reflect on the best and worst manual labor jobs I’ve had and a funny thought came to me. You know you’re an Olympian Working Class Hero if:

• You know at least two guys at the parts counter at J&I Power Equipment by name.
• You now call that little shit you went to Capital high school with Sir.
• Your resume includes the phrase ‘Strong mechanical aptitude’.
• You don’t drink at the Broho out of respect for what it once was.
• KCPQ 13 is all the TV you need.
  
• A seasonal position with Lacey or Olympia is the best damn job you’ve had in years.
• Driving around Thurston county you point out to your passenger the trees you’ve pruned and the stumps of the one’s you’ve felled.
• You’ve whizzed in a cup in the bathroom of building 405B of the Capital Medical Center.
• Fones road is all about Home Depot.
• Harbor Tools sucks!

You are cordially invited to the 1st annual Olympia Anarchist Bookfair! We will be gathering from Friday, April 18th to Sunday, April 20th to share skills, give workshops, and to nurture the growth of our communities. We welcome those interested in becoming self-reliant and developing healthy, radical, anti-authoritarian alternatives to the dominant social order. Those who are curious about or new to anarchism, or may not identify as anarchists but have similar goals are especially welcome. There will be limited housing available to travelers and lots of free food!

At The Eagles Hall 805 4th Ave (on the corner of 4th and Plum)

Friday - 2:30pm-6pm
Saturday - 10am-10pm

For a full schedule, or more information, visit The Olympia Anarchist Bookfair:
on the web
and on myspace

or contact olympiabookfair@gmail.com

This year’s seedling giveaway will be held Saturday, April 19, from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. (or until supplies run out) at Huntamer Park in downtown’s Woodland Square. Species available this year include Pacific Dogwood, Frazier Fir, Ginkgo Biloba, Quaking Aspen and Red Leaf Japanese Maple. The seedlings, up to three feet in height, are limited to one per person, so bring the family!

Jacqueline McMurtrie, associate professor at the University of Washington School of Law, will discuss her work as director of the Innocence Project Northwest (IPNW) Clinic, an organization that has overturned the convictions of 12 wrongly convicted inmates since its formation in 1997. Admission is free and open to the public.

The Olympia Film Society is now hiring two summer paid positions:

• Festival Director - Coordinate and oversee all aspects of the Olympia Film Festival.
• Festival Programmer - Oversee programming operations of the Olympia Film Festival.

The application deadline for these two jobs has been extended until Wednesday, 4/23 5pm.

Application here