Chick Edwards Pilloried

CHICK EDWARDS receives the first ever Patsy's Pillory

He receives the Sour Apple award
and the Rotten Tomato award

for being such a

Deployed reservist, Burke Jensen & his wife purchased a house in a 47 lot subdivision

owned by Chick Edwards, hay farmer. During the year the Jensen's were fixing up

their home, the landscaper hired to install irrigation and landscaping abandoned the

job. Burke Jensen was deployed overseas five months ago & his pregnant wife and

child returned to family on the east coast for the duration of his deployment.

Chick Edwards, owner, self styled (and only member of) the Home Owner's
Assocation is incensed that this reservist is neglecting his landscaping despite the

reservist's call up to duty and his attempts to handle the situation long distance.

Jensen even offered to rent the property out so

it would be taken care of. Edwards in turn threatened legal action.

"I really don't give a (expletive) where he is or what his problem is. It doesn't matter

to me. Jensen doesn't have the right to walk away from his obligation. I have most of

the property still, so I am the homeowners association. He's not going to rent it.

Edwards was informed regarding the Federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act which

prevents any civil legal action from being taken against someone on active military

duty overseas and that his insistence that Jense cannot legally rent out the property

might be in error.

Chick Edwards: "This is a contract. I don't like the way his property looks.

This clown gets to do what he wants and I'm as mad as hell."

Later Edwards passed off his comments as "the media blew it out of proportion"

and the all too tired cliche of "having a bad hair day."

In response, Jensen's co-workers at Energy Northwest, Veteran's organizations and

local businesses donated time, money and material and labor to install the irrigation

system, and landscaping. They've also arranged for the property to be maintained

and secured until the Jensen family return.

SALUTE to Burke Jensen for his service & to all of those who volunteered.