Meet Rory Rice

Many golfers at Rainier Golf and Country Club know the man pictured because when he was just a kid who played at our local course, he played pretty good.

In fact, there is a trophy in the clubhouse with his name on it. He won it by shooting the lowest score ever at this demanding test of golf.

Even though he bogeyed the first hole, he finished the game with a nine under par 63. No other member has topped or tied it.

He was visiting his sister the other day and dropped by, so I snapped his picture.

He lives in Galesburg, Illinois on a small farm, with a ten-acre lake full of fish and makes his living as a sign painter. But he has designed and developed a golf machine, which he calls his Teaching Machine. He has some in use, but is talking with local potential buyers who operate driving ranges.

He met his wife, Margaret Young when she was my editor at the White Center News a goodly number of years ago. They have a daughter named Dassie.

He played a lot with Joe Collello, Jim McLean, and other boy wonders.

Meet Dennis 'Seraphim' Donnor

He was shopping with his dad in the men's department at Fred Meyer when I spotted his magnificent beard. It is a common custom of his religious order, Orthodox Christian Church of America, Russian Tradition.

He lives with his dad in West Seattle and is a graduate of Chief Sealth (1973) and Highline College, though he was born in Eugene, Oregon

He is a techie and worked as a local portability telephone expert for several years and is now looking after his aging father.

His middle name, "Seraphim" was bestowed on him when he joined the order.

He once worked for the Omak Chronicle for John Andrist and Mary Koch.