Seattlest: Seattlest Asks: Anyone Heard of the Western Sun?

guest

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:09:50 -0800

The Western Sun was the Edmonds\Lynnwood\Mountlake Terrace edition of The Herald. It folded in the mid 80's IIRC. I doubt they would have it on microfilm, just like SPL probably doesn't have the North or East Side editions of The Seattle Times.

James Callan

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:24:01 -0800

All 3 of those paragraphs were quotes from Dona. Blockquote tag broke down.

James Callan

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:14:37 -0800

Dona Bubelis from the library just emailed me with followup info: I found some additional information about a local newspaper called the "Western Sun." At one time the "Everett Herald" published an edition called the "Western Sun." Eventually this separate edition was folded into the "Everett Herald" and was no longer a separate entity. I found 2 references to it that say it existed in 1979 and 1980, but I haven't been able to find out when it began and when it ceased. It looks as though the "Western Sun" was not microfilmed as a separate newspaper, but it could well have been filmed as part of the Everett Herald. Seattle Public Library doesn't have the "Everett Herald" on microfilm, so I can't check the film to see if I can find a reference to the "Western Sun." The University of Washington would have the "Everett Herald" on microfilm, so you could check film at their main Suzzallo Library. And it's possible that the Everett Public Library might have more information about it. Rainier Beach is rather far from Everett, but perhaps there was some tie between the two for the previous owner of your house. I hope this information helps!

TroyJMorris

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:50:03 -0800

DMC seems to forget the plausible possiblity that a person living at the turn of the century in Rainer Beach moved from L.A. with a Time Machine. Used it to go into the future and find a plastic newpaper box for the Everett Western Sun, bring it back to the turn of the century and order the paper from L.A. (to show home-town pride). Later when the house was actually built, he put it up again to show the pride, but without an actual paper being delivered.

James Callan

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:33:21 -0800

Plastic and moss, yes. And our operating theory wasn't one of those evolution-type theories that are scientifically accurate.

dmc

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:58:57 -0800

Also, keep in mind that at least from the appearance of the picture, the mailbox is plastic. Finding something made from plastic, much less a vinyl-plastic compound that newspaper mailboxes are made from around the turn of the century would be kind of like stumbling across a circa 1910 microwave oven.

James Callan

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:34:08 -0800

Interesting. I wonder why someone in Rainier Beach was subscribing to an Everett paper? Boeing? Long commute?

johnemack

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:23:46 -0800

It was a small local paper back in the early 70's. Kind of on par with the King County Journal.

guest

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:19:33 -0800

Your Google-Fu is lacking, my son. Western Sun was another name for the Everett Herald http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=9F1&q=%22Everett+Herald-Western+Sun%22&btnG=Search