Frank Smith Jr., a member of the Makah Nation of Washington, is giving a makeover to a totem pole carved by his late father.
Smith said his father, Frank Sr., carved the pole in Port Orchard in the 1980s. Frank Sr. died in February of this year.
The city is paying Smith $3,000 to restore the totem. He cleaned the pole and applied new layesr of paint.
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Native Son Puts a Shine on His Dad's Totem Pole
(The Kitsap Sun 8/31)
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Makah man restores totem pole carved by father
Thursday, August 31, 2006
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