Skip to content
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
38°F
Sign Out Sign In Subscribe Newsletter Contact Us
  • Sign Out
  • Sign In
    • Home
    • Search
    • Newsletters
    • Subscriber Center
      • Subscriber Center
      • Subscribe
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Vacation Hold
    • News
      • News
      • Northwest
      • Submit a Story Idea
      • Submit a Photo
      • Submit a Press Release
    • Business
      • Business
      • Submit Business News
    • Sports
      • Sports
      • Submit Sports Results
    • Contests
    • Life
      • Life
      • Submit a Wedding Announcement
      • Submit an Engagement Announcement
      • Submit a Birth Announcement
    • Opinion
      • Opinion
      • Letters
      • Submit a Letter to the Editor
    • Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      • Place an Obituary
    • Classifieds
      • Classifieds
      • Place a Classified Ad
      • Employment
      • Real Estate
      • Transportation
      • Legal Notices
      • Place a Legal Notice
    • e-Editions
    • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy Policy
    ECH
    38°F
    • News
    • Sports
    • Life
    • Business
    • Contests
    • Opinion
    • Obituaries
    • Classifieds
    • All Sections
          • News
            • News
            • Northwest
            • Submit a Story Idea
            • Submit a Photo
            • Submit a Press Release
          • Business
            • Business
            • Submit Business News
          • Sports
            • Sports
            • Submit Sports Results
          • Life
            • Life
            • Submit a Wedding Announcement
            • Submit an Engagement Announcement
            • Submit a Birth Announcement
            • Weather
          • Opinion
            • Opinion
            • Letters to the Editor
            • Submit a Letter to the Editor
          • Classifieds
            • Classifieds
            • Place a Classified Ad
            • Employment
            • Real Estate
            • Transportation
            • Legal Notices
            • Place a Legal Notice
          • About Us
            • About Us
            • Terms of Use
            • Privacy Policy
          • Subscriber Center
            • Subscriber Center
            • Subscribe
            • Frequently Asked Questions
            • Vacation Hold
          • Obituaries
            • Obituaries
            • Place an Obituary
          • e-Editions
          • Newsletters
    Opinion

    Death of a TV icon | Editorial Cartoon from Frank Shiers, Jr.

    This week's editorial cartoon from Frank Shiers, Jr.

    July 31, 2012 4:58 pm
    Tags: Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald
    J.P. Patches
    J.P. Patches

    This week’s editorial cartoon from Frank Shiers, Jr mourns the death of local childrens television star J.P. Patches.

    Tags: Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald

    Post navigation

    < Previous
    Tomorrow: Ian Dobson’s world of percussion hits Tunes @ Tapps
    Next >
    Seafair impaired boat operator emphasis begins August 3

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates.

    Sign Up

    More Stories From This Author

    Brier Dudley, "The Free Press Initiative"
    Pierce County news site debuts,...
    Vaughn
    Shannon Vaughn
    The Enumclaw transfer station is accepting flood debris on weekends though Jan. 11, 2026. File photo
    King County accepting flood debris...
    Crystal Mountain will open tomorrow, Dec. 20, with limited access. Photo courtesy Crystal Mountain Ski Resort
    Crystal Mountain announces opening day...
    Opinion
    Brier Dudley, "The Free Press Initiative" Opinion
    Pierce County news site debuts, Meta starts paying for news and more | The Free Press Initiative

    The Cascadian won’t do its own original reporting, but the nonprofit’s human staff will help fill a void.

    December 23, 2025 11:00 am
    Rich Elfers, "In Focus" Opinion
    Texas’ redistricting will ultimately help Democrats | In Focus

    Gerrymandering is a double-edged sword, especially when the midterms come around.

    December 18, 2025 1:00 pm
    Frank Shiers, Jr. is a longtime King County resident and has drawn political cartoons for over forty years. He creates at least four cartoons a week, which are published in a dozen newspapers. Opinion
    A little coal in the stocking | Shiers

    The highway closure is bad news for Enumclaw businesses.

    December 17, 2025 1:00 pm
    SUBSCRIBE
    TODAY
    LEARN MORE

    Featured Local Savings

    • News
    • Sports
    • Life
    • Business
    • Opinion
    • Obituaries
    Quicklinks
    • Subscribe
    • Subscriber Center
    • e-Editions
    • Newsletters
    • Media Solutions
    About Us
    • About Us
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility
    • Contact Us
    ECH
    • Sound Publishing Inc. Logo
    • A subsidiary of Black Press Media
    • Work With Us
    © 2025 Courier-Herald + Sound Publishing + Black Press Media. All Rights Reserved.