What a great day! I took a coffee break this morning at Stork’s Restaurant and had the opportunity to spend some quality time with two of the most important role models in my life: my father, Buehl Berentson (right), and my friend and former boss, Wallie Funk. Dad, who was born here in 1925, celebrates his 80th birthday today. Wallie’s also a native Anacortesan, born a couple of years earlier. Dad and wallie knew each other from grade school, and in their young adult lives both were active in community improvement efforts including controversial LID (local improvement district) campaigns that led to modernizing city streets and infrastructure. Wallie spent a career in the newspaper business and Dad split his career between politics and real estate. Both are retired now, and I am blessed to see them on a regular basis, because all three of us are smart enough to know that Anacortes is one of the most beautiful little corners in God’s creation. Happy birthday, Dad!