Dan Wheat

The shaveless bin Laden vow, kept

Teacher who would not shave until terrorist captured or dead comes clean at last

EAST WENATCHEE — A teacher who vowed nearly 10 years ago not to cut his beard until Osama bin Laden was captured or proven dead said he cried Sunday night upon hearing of the terrorist’s death. “I spent my first five minutes crying and then I couldn’t get it off fast enough,” said Gary Weddle, 50, who lives in East Wenatchee and teaches middle school science in Ephrata.

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