Folk reunion has "Brother" back on tour
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Foley was a founding member of the popular Brothers Four, who started in Seattle while all four were students at the University of Washington. The group's hit songs include "Greenfields," "Try to Remember" and "The Green Leaves of Summer."
About 12 years ago, he left the group to become a KOMO television host and producer. The split was amicable. Foley just couldn't keep up with both his TV career and the Brothers Four worldwide gigs. Even today the group, led by co-founder Bob Flick, frequently travels to Japan where they're legendary concert sellouts.
Foley will be singing on stage with Yarbrough and Rick Dougherty, formerly with the Limeliters. His first concert with the trio will be June 26 in Wisconsin — one of many shows booked well into next year. (For tour information, go to glennyarbrough.com. I'll save you looking: There are no Seattle-area gigs, yet.)
Meanwhile, Foley is delighted with his unexpected return to show business.
"The new folk group is in response to an uptick in the market for this music genre," he said. "It feels good to have that guitar back in my hands."
Dessert service: The banquet staff at the Marriott Hotel in Redmond's Town Center obviously aims to please. During this week's benefit luncheon for 45th Legislative District's Toby Nixon, they one-upped Kirkland man about town Chuck Morgan.
Waiter Aaron Bird introduced himself to the guests at Sue and Sants Contreras' table and described the menu. When Bird announced a gourmet lemon chiffon dish for dessert, Morgan brought on laughter by announcing, "I want a banana split."
At the end of the meal, Bird served everyone else at the table their lemon dessert and placed a large banana split in front of Morgan.
Enduring friendship: Even though he died eight years ago, Scott Rhoads still makes a difference in students' lives. Rhoads and his wife, Marit, were killed in July 1996 when TWA Flight 800 exploded shortly after takeoff from New York.
In honor of the dedicated Bellevue teacher and coach, friends and family started the Scott Rhoads Memorial Foundation, which awards three $1,000 scholarships each year to Newport High School athletes. The group's annual golf tournament, which raises money for the scholarships, will be held June 25 at Lake Wilderness Golf Course.
"We do this because we can't forget Scott," said Jim Binder, a friend on the foundation board. "He was a great teacher and coached football, wrestling and softball at Newport. My own kids always called him Uncle Scott."
To participate in the tournament, call Binder at 425-641-8248 or Carl Kester at 425-823-3116.
Snow report: Norma and Dick Line of Bellevue drove past Summit West on the Snoqualmie Pass on Saturday. They noticed a patch of snow on a lower part of the ski area slope, near where the snowboard park's jump had been last winter.
"It couldn't have been more than about 25 feet square," Norma said. "But what a magnet it was. Three or four people were up their with their snowboards, eking out the last of the snow season."
Retail reunion: Former employees Betty Anderson, Cathy Simmons and Elinor Phillips remember the good old days fondly. The three women worked together at Lamonts in Kirkland's Totem Lake Mall. (Lamonts was a Northwest department-store chain specializing in good service and midpriced clothing.)
The good old days were only four years ago. The store closed in July 2000. It had opened in 1973, Anderson said, and she knows several employees who were there for more than 20 years.
The women hope to renew old friendships. They're organizing a Totem Lake Lamonts reunion dinner Aug. 8 at Wyndham Gardens Hotel in Bothell.
For information, call Anderson at 425-821-6717 or e-mail her at bbersanderson@comcast.net.
Sherry Grindeland: 206-515-5633 or sgrindeland@seattletimes.com