The Little Metropolitan Of Hoquiam Considers The Past It’s Time For Change
Growth is something natural; it is a sure sign that something is alive and healthy and with growth comes change, for change signifies growth itself, growing and changing does not necessarily mean losing one’s history and identity but rather growth and changes opens a myriad of possibilities for one to share their continuing history, their continuing identity to others. Simply put, growth together with change is just an improvement of what we have always known and loved.
It is in the past that those who call it their home get their will and joy of living, it is evident in the way they relive their traditions and local culture, celebrating what has been their way of life, generations past. The yearly festivities called Loggers Playday and other events held in the fall like the annual parade and logger’s competition, refresh people’s minds of who they really are and what can become of them in the near future.
The memoirs of these early loggers and townspeople who forever called the quaint town their home, are well honored and remembered through the annual events celebrated and made famous all around the world. The wonders and good clean fun these festivities seem to foster among the participants and guest and just right so, because the people of this logging town near the mouth of its river namesake would not have it any differently.
The Loggers’ Playday and the lumberjack competition and parade held during the fall demonstrate to visitors and outsiders the innate appreciation of the people for life and all the things that make it such a value to those who are blessed with it. It is this attitude and respect for heritage and foresight that is clearly needed to push forward the new development and growth that this community inevitably requires to enable them to continue celebrating what is dear and close to their hearts.
Change is a commitment of sorts to man’s nature to survive, to compete and in this quaint town; there is no shortage of competitiveness and the will to survive. The townsfolk will welcome change with the same scrutiny given to a tree if it is able to deliver lumber that is according to the standards of what it can be. The development of the waterfront will be a challenge not so much so because of opposition to its completion, but rather to its ability to bring forth, what it promises to deliver to itself.
This little town wants and needs to grow. There is no doubt about that simple matter, it just needs a little time to consider everything else that matters to them as a town, as a community, as a people who are very much proud of what they have communally worked for and achieved in all the generations that built and maintained what was and is this town. The development of the waterfront will definitely bring prestige and honor to the town and its people, it will signify the willingness and trust of the community in showing their support for their local leaders and the direction for which they believe the town will find what is natural.
New restaurants, shops, and stores will bring in more business and with more business comes better comfort and more time to remember what is worth remembering. In Hoquiam, that is the enjoyment of life itself. The town will always share with other folk their love and pride in life and the traditions that have kept this love alive, will hopefully as they have always done so in their past carry them on to the future. Change is coming and it is really something that is good for everyone in this quaint little lumber town named after the river where it has been for years and hopefully through development, for generations more to come.
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