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She draws together community with ukulele playing, hat project

It is possible to teach a man, over the phone, how to play the ukulele.

Lil Tinsley of Oahu, Hawaii, and Bill Tinsley of Iowa learned as much a good 54 years ago. They became sweethearts when both lived in Torrance, Calif., and conducted much of their courtship on the phone, since he was a fireman working the long shifts.

Lil and Bill went on to travel the world together, teaching in Asia and, after 38 years of marriage, moving to Eden Valley outside of Port Angeles.