The Chief's 60th birthday party was a good time. A long time (4 hours), but a good time. Met some very interesting people, like Pete, who is the Acting Director of the Dept. of Agriculture on the island (and who, in the '90's, almost singlehandedly saved the Island staple Taro from a deadly bacteria), his wife Dona who is a Deputy Director in the Dept. of Education. Then, there was Lawrence and Jane French. Larence is well into his 70's now, but has led a very interesting life (30+ years of which they have lived in Samoa). A standout story about Lawrence is when he and his 2 sons took a small sailboat on the open Pacific from the Hawaiian Islands to the Samoan Islands (about 2400 miles). Leasi's wife hosted the party. She is a director at the local community college. The entire guest list read like this, and I heard many interesting voices and heard great stories. Happy Birthday, Chief. 
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