• Talk Like a Pirate event at Marys River Grange Hall (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Grandma Mermaid entertains with stories and music. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Talk Like a Pirate event at Marys River Grange Hall (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Talk Like a Pirate event at Marys River Grange Hall (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Talk Like a Pirate event at Marys River Grange Hall (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Possibly Irish, a band that some may recognize from their gigs at Enchanted Forest, perform on the Marys River Grange Hall stage. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Talk Like a Pirate event at Marys River Grange Hall (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Talk Like a Pirate event at Marys River Grange Hall (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Talk Like a Pirate event at Marys River Grange Hall (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Yvonne McMillan shares pirate trivia with the crowd during Monday night’s Talk Like a Pirate event at Marys River Grange Hall. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Talk Like a Pirate event at Marys River Grange Hall (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Talk Like a Pirate event at Marys River Grange Hall (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • International Talk Like a Pirate Day, an idea by John Baur and Mark Summers of Albany that evolved into a worldwide celebration on Sept. 19, was celebrated in Philomath. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Talk Like a Pirate event at Marys River Grange Hall (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Talk Like a Pirate event at Marys River Grange Hall (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Talk Like a Pirate event at Marys River Grange Hall (Photo by Eric Niemann)

Brad Fuqua has covered the Philomath area since 2014 as the editor of the now-closed Philomath Express and currently as publisher/editor of the Philomath News. He has worked as a professional journalist since 1988 at daily and weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Arizona, Montana and Oregon.