Meet Leroy Peterson.

I met him at the Burien Strawberry Festival when he asked me to sign petition I-97, which requires Washington state energy providers to use at least 15 percent solar or windmill power within 20 years.

Once an avowed Republican when he was executive vice president of Alaska Airlines, he now is a certified environmentalist and votes a straight Democrat ticket.

A long-time resident of Normandy Park, this 87 year old is an avid gardener and tends a 500-foot plot in the Normandy Park Pea Patch near Mar Vista School.

There are about 20 other growers sharing duties in the daily hoe down on city owned plots and most of the veggies like corn, tomatoes, onions and broccoli are already huge. Each gardener rents the space for $35 each spring and the city provides the water.

A favorite fertilizer most of the gardeners use is Shultz liquid they buy at McLendon's in White Center.

Virgil Steiger says goodbye

to Highline College

After 30 years, Virgil Steiger, the voice of Highline Community College, is retiring and a huge gang of well wishers gathered at the student activity center recently to give him a sendoff.

This time he is not the one behind the camera. After taking thousands of photos and writing countless stories in his job of keeping a historic record of college activities, he will take the time to write a book or two, travel and tinker in his shop.

He and his wife, Edie, have just completed a new home in Des Moines.

A fancy cane with the airhorn and other aging symbols is the creation of presidential aide Sandi Moser.

Virgil has been active in the community, serving on at least 21 boards, several of which he was president.

He is presently the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce prexy. He was also elected as student body president.

Meet Faye Brow

Where is she now?

The widow of the legendary Bill Brow, world's fastest milkman, who lost his life in a hydroplane accident, still lives here.

The Brows have four offspring.

A distributor for Vitamilk for many years in the Highline area, Bill was an avid limited-hydro driver for a number of years till he moved up to the big boats.

He lost his life driving the Miss Budweiser while racing in Tampa, Fla., in 1967 when the unlimited hit a big wave and crashed. He was 42 years old.