Labor Day legacy lives on
Kerri Thoreson
On Sept. 3, 1932, a local couple were attending a Labor Day barbecue at Silver Beach. About 6 p.m. the woman goes into labor and tells her husband it's time to get to the hospital, the baby was coming! Off they go and at 10 p.m. the baby entered the world. Burl and Beverly Hagadone’s son, Duane, made quite an impact in his 88 years.
A decade ago, Bert and I happened to go for a Labor Day weekend dinner at the Beachouse Restaurant at Silver Beach that turned out to be their last night open for business. The aging structure was slated to be demolished. I savored the huckleberry ribs for the final time as we watched the sun set literally and figuratively from the outdoor patio. The next week, I wrote about the history of the location and the previous businesses that had been there throughout the decades. The morning my column appeared in the Press I received a phone call.
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