Monday, August 31, 2015

Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle


Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

Author Nick Russell wrote a fascinating story describing his ride to Sequim, Chimacum and other places. 


We took a ride to Sequim, about 25 miles west on U.S. Highway 101. Sequim is a nice town and a little bigger than Port Townsend.

On our way home after dinner, we took a side trip to drive a few miles south of Chimacum to Egg And I Road. This rather strange name for a road was based upon the stories Betty MacDonald told of her life as a newlywed running a small chicken ranch here on the Olympic Peninsula. On trips to visit her family in Seattle, Betty MacDonald’s tales made everyone laugh, and her sisters urged her to write them down. The result was the popular 1945 book The egg and I, which was made into a movie in 1947, starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray as Betty MacDonald and her husband. Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride were cast in the roles of Ma and Pa Kettle

Egg and I road sign 2












While the movie was a hit, there were some that complained that Betty MacDonald portrayed the local people as country bumpkins, and one family from Chimacum sued Betty MacDonald and the book’s publisher, claiming the characters of Ma and Pa Kettle were based upon them and hurt their reputations locally. The jury denied their claim when it was shown that the same family had used the Ma and Pa Kettle image to promote their business.


Egg and I Road leads west from State Route 19 past the former site of MacDonald’s farm, and while we saw a sign for a place called Egg & I Fuschias, there was no indication that it might have been where the original farm stood.
 Egg and I Fuschias


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  1. Betty MacDonald is beloved all over the world.

    Betty MacDonald fan club has fans in 40 countries.


Don't miss Betty MacDonald fan club contest, please.

Deadline: August 31, 2015



You'll be able to answer Betty MacDonald fan club contest questions.

Don't miss your chance please to win some very interesting new Betty MacDonald fan club items. 


Wolfgang Hampel's 2nd 'Vita Magica' was very successful. 

Wolfgang Hampel's exciting experiences at Pike Place Market and other new stories and poems will be published in next Betty MacDonald fan club letters. 


Wolfgang  Hampel's  new very well researched  stories about Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone,  Robert Eugene Heskett, Donald Chauncey MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Gammy, Alison Bard Burnett,  Darsie Beck, Mary Bard Jensen, Clyde Reynolds Jensen, Sydney Cleveland Bard, Mary Alice Bard, Dorothea DeDe Goldsmith, Madge Baldwin, Don Woodfin, Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle are golden Betty MacDonald fan club treasures.


We adore Wolfgang Hampel's great stories, interviews and his satirical poems. 

Great Letizia Mancino - and Mr. Tigerli news! 


Betty MacDonald fan club honor members Letizia Mancino and  Mr. Tigerli  will be honor guests at Vita Magica in November 2015. 



Mr. Tigerli is an expert not only for curves but also for many other problems. So he will be very busy in future.

Let's have a new breakfast with Brad and Nick on Monday.

It's as delicious as ever.

We should enjoy a funny day on Vashon Island.



Have a great Monday,


Sandra



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  If this guy is Mr. Tigerli I'll marry him.  


 

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Betty MacDonald and new Betty MacDonald fan club fans from all over the World




Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

Betty MacDonald fan club fans from 40 countries around the World are the best.

We got so many mails regarding Betty MacDonald fan club research teams.

Betty MacDonald fan club research teams got many new members.

Thanks a million for your outstanding support. 

More news in Betty MacDonald fan club newsletter September. 


Don't miss Betty MacDonald fan club contest, please.

There are only two days left.

Deadline: August 31, 2015


New Betty MacDonald fan club contest questions aren't difficult at all.

You have the chance to win several very interesting new Betty MacDonald fan club items. 


Wolfgang Hampel's 2nd 'Vita Magica' was very successful. 

You'll be able to read Wolfgang Hampel's very witty experiences at Pike Place Market and other new stories and poems in next Betty MacDonald fan club letters. 


Wolfgang  Hampel's  new very well researched  stories about Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone,  Robert Eugene Heskett, Donald Chauncey MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Gammy, Alison Bard Burnett,  Darsie Beck, Mary Bard Jensen, Clyde Reynolds Jensen, Sydney Cleveland Bard, Mary Alice Bard, Dorothea DeDe Goldsmith, Madge Baldwin, Don Woodfin, Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle are golden Betty MacDonald fan club treasures.


We adore Wolfgang Hampel's great stories, interviews and his satirical poems. 


Betty MacDonald fan club honor members Letizia Mancino and  Mr. Tigerli  will be honor guests at Vita Magica in November 2015. 


Mr. Tigerli and his new motorbike is really great.

Europe and the World needs unique Mr. Tigerli very much because of so many very difficult problems.

Let's have a new breakfast with Brad and Nick today.

You'll enjoy it very much.


What about a field trip to Betty MacDonald's  Vashon Island on Sunday?

We'd need better weather. No rainy day, please.

Have a sunny and joyful Sunday,

Michael



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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Betty MacDonald and fascinating personalities on Vashon Island



Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

wonderful Betty MacDonald fan club news!

We got so many mails regarding Betty MacDonald fan club letter research team.

There are several new Betty MacDonald fan club members who are going to share very interesting letters by Betty MacDonald, Mary Bard Jensen and many other Bard family members. 


Hurry up, please don't miss Betty MacDonald fan club contest.

Deadline: August 31, 2015


You won't have any problems to  answer the new Betty MacDonald fan club contest questions.

You have the chance to win several very interesting new Betty MacDonald fan club items. 


Wolfgang Hampel's 2nd 'Vita Magica' was very successful. 
Wolfgang Hampel's very witty experiences at Pike Place Market and other new stories and poems will be published in next Betty MacDonald fan club letters. 


Wolfgang  Hampel's  new very well researched  stories about Betty MacDonald, Robert Eugene Heskett, Donald Chauncey MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Gammy, Alison Bard Burnett,  Darsie Beck, Mary Bard Jensen, Clyde Reynolds Jensen, Sydney Cleveland Bard, Mary Alice Bard, Dorothea DeDe Goldsmith, Madge Baldwin, Don Woodfin, Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle are golden Betty MacDonald fan club treasures.


We adore Wolfgang Hampel's great stories, interviews and his satirical poems. 


Betty MacDonald fan club honor members Letizia Mancino and  Mr. Tigerli  will be honor guests at Vita Magica.  

We adore Mr. Tigerli with his new motorbike.

Our genius is going to save Greece and the World.


Let's have breakfast with Brad and Nick. 

It's great as usual.

Betty MacDonald's  Vashon Island is a fascinating place with many outstanding personalities.

Wishing you lots of sun and fun on Saturday.

Marie


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Friday, August 28, 2015

Betty MacDonald and her childhood in Metropolis of Montana



Bildergebnis für Butte 1915


Betty MacDonald fan club fans,



Betty MacDonald fan club childhood research team got many new members in the meantime.

Betty MacDonald fan club members Doris, Pieter, John, Charles, Martine and many other members are very happy and grateful indeed. 

Betty MacDonald fan club childhood research team will publish two new Betty MacDonald stories in Betty MacDonald fan club newsletter September.


Don't miss Betty MacDonald fan club contest, please.


You will be able to answer the new Betty MacDonald fan club contest questions.

You only have to do some research. That's all. 



Wolfgang Hampel's 2nd 'Vita Magica' was very successful. 

( more info soon )



I hope we'll be able to read Wolfgang Hampel's  new very well researched  stories about Betty MacDonald, Robert Eugene Heskett, Donald Chauncey MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Gammy, Alison Bard Burnett,  Darsie Beck, Mary Bard Jensen, Clyde Reynolds Jensen, Sydney Cleveland Bard, Mary Alice Bard, Dorothea DeDe Goldsmith, Madge Baldwin, Don Woodfin, Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and others - very soon.


We adore Wolfgang Hampel's great stories, interviews and his satirical poems. 


Betty MacDonald fan club honor members Letizia Mancino and  Mr. Tigerli  will be honor guests at Vita Magica.  

Good luck dear Mr. Tigerli with your new motorbike.

We are very impressed.

Our hero can manage everything - including the curves.


Brad Craft's daily dose is as great as usual.


Betty MacDonald's  Vashon Island is a paradise 


Have a very nice Friday,

Greta



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Thursday, August 27, 2015

Betty MacDonald and Betty MacDonald fan club history

 
Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

we have the great joy and pleasure to share some more info on Betty MacDonald fan club history research team.

Donna, Harry, Richard and several other Betty MacDonald fan club members founded very important Betty MacDonald fan club history research team.

They are working on a new contribution for Betty MacDonald fan club newsletter September. 

Come on and join Betty MacDonald fan club history research team.

It's a fascinating subject and you'll have lots of fun working in this outstanding team.

Don't miss Betty MacDonald fan club contest, please.

There are only a few days left.

Deadline: August 31, 2015

You will be able to answer the new Betty MacDonald fan club contest questions.

I did and you will!


Betty MacDonald Memorial Award Winner Wolfgang Hampel  and Betty MacDonald fan club research team are working on an updated Betty MacDonald biography and new Betty MacDonald documentary.



I hope we'll be able to read Wolfgang Hampel's  new very well researched  stories about Betty MacDonald, Robert Eugene Heskett, Donald Chauncey MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Gammy, Alison Bard Burnett,  Darsie Beck, Mary Bard Jensen, Clyde Reynolds Jensen, Sydney Cleveland Bard, Mary Alice Bard, Dorothea DeDe Goldsmith, Madge Baldwin, Don Woodfin, Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and others - very soon.


We adore Wolfgang Hampel's great stories, interviews and his satirical poems. 

We got a delightful message from  Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Letizia Mancino.
Letizia Mancino shares some very exciting news:

Dearest Betty MacDonald fan club fans,


Mr. Tigerli  is still in Greece.


In this overwhelmingly hot weather our beloved cat is travelling through Arcadia on his motorbike. 

It is only in this way that he can impress his Greek girl friend. The goddess of love, Aphrodite, is enraptured and is travelling with him! He wants to take her to Olympus and to stay there with her! 

My God! Mr. Tigerli is a very fortunate cat! 

How did he come to get his motorbike? 

Greek’s ex finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, gave Tigerli his motorbike!


But don’t worry, dear Fans, Mr. Tigerli drives very carefully round the curves: he loves the curves, especially women’s curves!

Best wishes,

Letizia Mancino



Don't miss a new breakfast with Brad and Nick, please. 


Enjoy a great Thursday and many greetings especially to unique Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli who loves women's curves.

I know he is not the only one..............

Yours,


Max



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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Betty MacDonald and her golden The Egg and I




Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

Nadine, Mats, Jack, Ron and many other Betty MacDonald fan club fans are members of Betty MacDonald fan club The Egg and I research team.

Betty MacDonald fan club The Egg and I research team will publish several new stories in future Betty MacDonald fan club letters.

If you are interested in joining Betty MacDonald fan club The Egg and I research team Nadine and the other members will be very happy to hear from you. 


You shouldn't miss Betty MacDonald fan club contest.

Deadline: August 31, 2015

I guess every interested Betty MacDonald fan club fans will be to able answer the new Betty MacDonald fan club contest questions.

I'd like to read the great story by Betty MacDonald fan club founder Wolfgang Hampel describing his experiences at Pike Place Market.

Pike Place Market celebrated its 108 th birthday.  


Betty MacDonald Memorial Award Winner Wolfgang Hampel  and Betty MacDonald fan club research team are working on an updated Betty MacDonald biography and new Betty MacDonald documentary.



I hope we'll be able to read Wolfgang Hampel's  new very well researched  stories about Betty MacDonald, Robert Eugene Heskett, Donald Chauncey MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Gammy, Alison Bard Burnett,  Darsie Beck, Mary Bard Jensen, Clyde Reynolds Jensen, Sydney Cleveland Bard, Mary Alice Bard, Dorothea DeDe Goldsmith, Madge Baldwin, Don Woodfin, Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and others - very soon.


We adore Wolfgang Hampel's great stories, interviews and his satirical poems. 


Betty MacDonald fan club honor members Letizia Mancino and  Mr. Tigerli  will be honor guests at Vita Magica.

When will they attend?

Betty MacDonald fan club fans from all over the world are sending all their love and support to dearest  Mr. Tigerli who will be able to work on a better future.


Brad Craft's daily dose is a very special gift.


Betty MacDonald's  Vashon Island is one of my favourite places.


Have a nice Wednesday,

Julia



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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Betty MacDonald and her very exciting childhood


1907 Boulder, Colorado fire stereoviews.
















Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

we are going to  introduce new Betty MacDonald fan club research teams.

There is a new Betty MacDonald fan club research team - Betty MacDonald fan club childhood research team - founded by Doris, Pieter, John, Charles, Martine and other Betty MacDonald fan club members.

Betty MacDonald fan club childhood research team will publish two new Betty MacDonald stories in Betty MacDonald fan club newsletter September.

Doris, Pieter,  John, Charles, Martine and the other members will be very happy to hear from you.


Don't miss Betty MacDonald fan club contest, please.


You will be able to answer the new Betty MacDonald fan club contest questions.

You only have to do some research. That's all. 


Betty MacDonald fan club founder Wolfgang Hampel is going to read a great story of Pike Place Market, written by himself. 

Wolfgang Hampel is going to present it on 'Vita Magica' today.


I hope we'll be able to read Wolfgang Hampel's  new very well researched  stories about Betty MacDonald, Robert Eugene Heskett, Donald Chauncey MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Gammy, Alison Bard Burnett,  Darsie Beck, Mary Bard Jensen, Clyde Reynolds Jensen, Sydney Cleveland Bard, Mary Alice Bard, Dorothea DeDe Goldsmith, Madge Baldwin, Don Woodfin, Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and others - very soon.


We adore Wolfgang Hampel's great stories, interviews and his satirical poems. 


We heard that Betty MacDonald fan club honor members Letizia Mancino and  Mr. Tigerli  will be honor guests at Vita Magica.  

Betty MacDonald fan club fans from all over the world adore our hero Mr. Tigerli who has to solve many private and political problems. 

Good luck Mr. Tigerli. 


Brad Craft's daily dose is as great as usual.


I'd like to visit Betty MacDonald's  Vashon Island. 


Enjoy a nice Tuesday,

Brigitte



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Wolfgang Hampel in Florida State University 

Betty MacDonald fan club founder Wolfgang Hampel 

Betty MacDonald fan club interviews on CD/DVD
 
 

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Monday, August 24, 2015

Betty MacDonald and her paradise

Betty MacDonald

Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

did you ever hear of Betty MacDonald fan club research garden team?

Betty MacDonald fan club research garden team got a huge collection of letters, photos, documents and other items describing the gardens of Betty MacDonald, Mary Bard Jensen and other family members.

Betty MacDonald described her gardens in her books 'The Egg and I' and 'Onions in the Stew'.

If you are interested in joining Betty MacDonald fan club research garden team send us a mail, please.

Don't miss Betty MacDonald fan club contest, please.


I have no difficulties to answer the new Betty MacDonald fan club contest questions.


Betty MacDonald fan club founder Wolfgang Hampel is going to read a great story of Pike Place Market, written by himself. 

He is going to present it on 'Vita Magica' in August.


I hope we'll be able to read Wolfgang Hampel's  new very well researched  stories about Betty MacDonald, Robert Eugene Heskett, Donald Chauncey MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Gammy, Alison Bard Burnett,  Darsie Beck, Mary Bard Jensen, Clyde Reynolds Jensen, Sydney Cleveland Bard, Mary Alice Bard, Dorothea DeDe Goldsmith, Madge Baldwin, Don Woodfin, Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and others - very soon.


We adore Wolfgang Hampel's great stories, interviews and his satirical poems. 
 

The next Vita Magica will be on August 25, 2015.  

We heard that Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli  will be honor guest at Vita Magica.  

Betty MacDonald fan club fans from all over the world are very proud of unique Mr. Tigerli.


Don't miss  Brad Craft's finally read second world war aloud, please. 


Betty MacDonald's  Vashon Island  is very exciting.



Wishing you a great Monday,

Alex




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Wolfgang Hampel in Florida State University 

Betty MacDonald fan club founder Wolfgang Hampel 

Betty MacDonald fan club interviews on CD/DVD
 
 

Betty MacDonald fan club items 

Betty MacDonald fan club items  - comments

Betty MacDonald fan club organizer Linde Lund 

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Betty MacDonald and many letters and documents

 

Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

we'd like to introduce a new Betty MacDonald fan club research team.

Martine, Brigitte, Greta, James, Vera, Mats, Anita, Eartha Kitt II and many other Betty MacDonald fan club members founded ' Betty MacDonald fan club letter research team '.

We have several Betty MacDonald fan club members whose relatives wrote letters to Betty MacDonald and her sister Mary Bard Jensen.

They asked many questions and got very witty letters from Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard Jensen.

This was the begin of Betty MacDonald fan club letter collection.

We even have several fascinating letters by Betty MacDonald's father Darsie Bard and many other family members.

If you are interested in joining the Betty MacDonald fan club letter research team send us a mail, please.

You are very welcome and you'll have lots of fun finding new letters and very interesting documents by Betty MacDonald, Mary Bard Jensen and other family members. 


According to my opinion it's not easy to answer the new Betty MacDonald fan club contest questions.

We'd need some advice. 

Thank you so much in advance.


Betty MacDonald fan club founder Wolfgang Hampel
is going to read a great story of Pike Place Market, written by himself. 

He is going to present it on 'Vita Magica' in August.


I hope we'll be able to read Wolfgang Hampel's  new very well researched  stories about Betty MacDonald, Robert Eugene Heskett, Donald Chauncey MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Gammy, Alison Bard Burnett,  Darsie Beck, Mary Bard Jensen, Clyde Reynolds Jensen, Sydney Cleveland Bard, Mary Alice Bard, Dorothea DeDe Goldsmith, Madge Baldwin, Don Woodfin, Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and others - very soon.


We adore Wolfgang Hampel's great stories, interviews and his satirical poems. 
 

The next Vita Magica will be on August 25, 2015.  

How is Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli  doing in Greece?

Betty MacDonald fan club and the World need our hero very much.


Don't miss Brad Craft's Oh Atticus we hardly knew ye, please. 

It's very witty, indeed.

I'm going to visit Betty MacDonald's  Vashon Island some day.



Enjoy a colourful Sunday,

Daniel



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Wolfgang Hampel - Wikipedia ( English ) 

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Wolfgang Hampel in Florida State University 

Betty MacDonald fan club founder Wolfgang Hampel 

Betty MacDonald fan club interviews on CD/DVD
 
 

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Betty MacDonald fan club items  - comments

Betty MacDonald fan club organizer Linde Lund 

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Betty MacDonald and very sad family news


Timothy G. Keil Obituary 
      Timothy G. Keil 


Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

Jerry Keil, husband of Betty MacDonald's daughter Joan MacDonald Keil passed away 15 years ago. 

He died of cancer at the age of 77 on April 22, 2000.

Jerry became an FBI agent based in Seattle in 1947. 


Betty MacDonald describes this in her book 'Onions in the Stew'.

According to Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends, published on CD and DVD by Betty MacDonald Fan Club, Jerry Keil was the kindest man on earth. Jerry was unique and answered every letter and many questions from Betty MacDonald Fans all over the world. 


Jerry Keil became Joan MacDonald Keil's adviser as she lobbied publishers to reprint the out-of-print "Nancy and Plum." When publishers rejected the reissue, Jerry and Joan printed and distributed the book themselves.

They included some beautiful family photos in this very special edition of Nancy and Plum. Both did a great work to bring Nancy and Plum back to the audience.



Jerry and Joan's son Timothy Keil, 61, was killed in a head-on collision on South Whidbey Saturday on February 14, 2015.

The accident occurred in the evening on Highway 525 near the intersection of Coles Road. 

( see obituaries below )

Jerry Keil and Timothy Keil are deeply missed.

We are sending all our love and support to the family.
 


Sabrina 


Vita Magica




Jerry Keil Obituary 


Jerry' Keil used skills honed in FBI career to prompte book

By Carole Beers

Seattle Times staff reporter

Girard "Jerry" Keil won awards as a special-agent supervisor in the FBI's Seattle office.

He taught marksmanship and defensive tactics and later did similar work for Paccar, setting up a security plan for the firm's offices nationwide.

It seemed like an about-face when he retired in 1982 to help his wife, Joan MacDonald Keil, republish her mother Betty MacDonald's "Nancy and Plum" book about a pair of orphaned sisters.

But the task drew on skills he sharpened in the FBI: talking to a variety of people and getting them to do the right thing.

Mr. Keil died Saturday (April 22) of cancer. He was 77.

"He was meticulous, and liked to talk and be in charge," said his son Timothy Keil of Whidbey Island. "He enjoyed that discipline. He kept busy promoting the books and took it upon himself to answer every letter from every kid who enjoyed the books."

First he became Joan MacDonald Keil's adviser as she lobbied publishers to reprint the out-of-print "Nancy and Plum." When publishers rejected the reissue, Mr. Keil and his wife, whom he wed 50 years ago, printed and distributed the book themselves.

Later they saw MacDonald's "The Egg and I" book reissued.

Born in Royal Oak, Mich., he graduated from high school in Decatur, Mich. He was class president and played basketball and tennis.

He also was class president at James Milligan University in Decatur, where he earned a degree in business administration before becoming a navigator in the Army Air Forces during World War II.

He became an FBI agent based in Seattle in 1947. He also helped found the Northwest Forum business club.

From 1978 to 1982 he directed security for Paccar.

He then became vice president of Joan Keil Enterprises, his wife's book-promotion firm.

One of his recent joys was sitting on a bench in Kirkland's Marina Park and chatting with people. His family will dedicate a new bench to him and to his daughter Rebecca Keil, who died in 1998.

Surviving besides his wife and son are children Toby Keil of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Heidi Richards of Bellevue; brothers Otto Keil of Pennsylvania and Edwin Keil of Spokane; and seven grandchildren.

Services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at First Congregational Church, 752 108th Ave. N.E., Bellevue.

Remembrances may go to Evergreen Hospice and Health Care Foundation, 12910 Totem Lake Blvd. N.E., Suite 200, Kirkland, WA 98034.

Carole Beers' e-mail address is cbeers@seattletimes.com

Copyright (c) 2000 Seattle Times Company, All Rights Reserved.



Update: South End crash claims one, injures another


State police and South Whidbey Fire/EMS firefighters work at a fatal accident scene near Coles Road on South Whidbey Saturday night. - Justin Burnett / The Record
State police and South Whidbey Fire/EMS firefighters  work at a fatal accident scene near  Coles Road on South Whidbey Saturday night.
— image credit: Justin Burnett / The Record






Alcohol a suspected factor, state police investigate survivor for vehicular homicide investigation


By JUSTIN BURNETT


South Whidbey Record


Freeland is mourning the loss of one of its own this week.


Timothy Keil, 61, was killed in a head-on collision on South Whidbey Saturday. The accident occurred in the evening on Highway 525 near the intersection of Coles Road. Keil was pronounced dead at the scene.


He is survived by his wife, Mary Jo, children and grandchildren.


“It’s just a terrible tragedy,” said Pastor Jim Lindus, of Trinity Lutheran Church. “We have a community that’s heartbroken.”


Keil retired about 15 months ago from a career with the City of Bothell. A member of Trinity’s congregation, he was getting into a new rhythm of life, spending time with family and volunteering with the church, Lindus said.


He was especially active with His Hands Extended program, which works to feed and cloth Seattle’s homeless twice a month. He was a dedicated supporter and volunteer for the charity, according to Lindus.


“He was a great guy,” he said. “He had a soft and tender heart.”


“I just can’t say enough nice things about Tim,” Lindus added.


Thomas Beard, also of Freeland, was a friend of Keil’s for about 20 years. He described him as a father, a grandfather, a friend and, to some, a mentor. When he asked how you were doing, he really wanted to know, Beard said.


“He was a caring, gentle soul,” he said.




The other driver in the crash was Michelle Nichols of Clinton. She was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle from the accident scene. She was in intensive care Sunday and her condition has since been downgraded from “serious” to “satisfactory,” a hospital spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday.


According to the Washington State Patrol, the accident happened at 8:40 p.m. Nichols, 46, was southbound on Highway 525 in a white 1988 Ford Van and had just passed Coles Road when her vehicle collided with the guardrail on the right side of the state route. The van then crossed the centerline and stuck a northbound vehicle, a silver 1993 Honda Accord, driven by Keil.


Keil, 61, died at the scene. His next of kin were notified by a state trooper and the Island County coroner, a press memo said.


According to the release, the cause of the crash was crossing the centerline; alcohol is believed to have been involved, and Nichols is under investigation for vehicular homicide, the memo said.


“At the time of the accident there was an odor of alcohol,” said Trooper Mark Francis, spokesman for the Washington State Patrol in a follow-up interview.


He added that police obtained a search warrant to take blood samples to determine her blood/alcohol content level. The results won’t be determined for several weeks, but she was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide that night, he said.


Nichols is a family woman with several children, and is a longtime bus driver for the South Whidbey School District, according to her Facebook page.


The affected section of the highway was closed at Craw and Maxwelton roads. An emergency landing zone was set up on the highway and an air ambulance landed and picked up Nichols. The scene was processed by Highway Patrol accident technicians, police said.


The closure lasted about four and half hours.