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Vol. LX · No. 1

Established 1966

The Old Codgers’ Chronicle

— All the news that’s fit to retell —

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Exclusive · Diamond Anniversary

Local Pair Celebrates
Six Decades of Marriage

Friends and relatives stunned!

“And the world wonders.” — Tom Quinn

From the ’60s to the present, the adventures of Jim & Aleda — through war and peace, trips to the moon and now to the loo, COVID, recession, cats and dogs, a long migration from the East Coast to the West Coast and at last to Middle Earth. Together, the pair have visited 46 countries and all fifty States.

Jim and Aleda Landreth standing together on a mountain overlook in Canada

Above: The Landreths, sometime between the marrying and the moving.

By the Decade

The '60s

Ah, alma mater. Love and marriage.

The '70s

Edjumacation. “Jamaica — mon.”

The '80s

Children. How do you say Puyallup? And a move to the Midwest.

The '90s

Job changes; their parents pass.

The '00s

Love endures — Sept. 11, kids graduate and get married.

The '10s

Recession, computers and smartphones, a grandson.

The '20s

Diamond Legends; hips and knees.

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