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Archive for January, 2009

Vic La Rosa, owner of Total Transportation Services, ordered 111 cleaner-fuel trucks, each eligible for a $20,000 incentive through the Port of Los Angeles. The program was more popular than expected. Funding for a $20,000 incentive for buyers of

Landowner’s goal: To keep property vacant – Peninsula Daily News
PORT ANGELES — Best Western Olympic Lodge owner Tod McClaskey Jr. was a sharp-elbowed critic of efforts in 2002-2004 to bring a convention center and hotel to Port Angeles on the Oak Street property he now owns. Port Angeles city, Port of Port

Police: Los Angeles man distraught over job situation kills wife, 5 – Chicago Tribune
LOS ANGELES (AP) A father apparently distraught over job problems shot and killed his wife and five young children and then committed suicide at their home Tuesday, police said. The victims included two sets of twins. The bodies were found when

PORT TOWNSEND — A National Marine Fisheries official has recommended to the state that no additional water allocations from the Big Quilcene River or Chimacum Creek be permitted. If the recommendation — one of many comments sent to the state

Indian Island Conducts Outreach – Black Anthem
Indian Island ordnance program director, Wayne Nagy speaks with Port Townsend locals about operations on NAVMAG Indian Island during a presentation at Port Townsend’s Fort Warden State Park building 204. The presentation was designed for civilians to

A sweet game for the young and young at heart – Chattanooga Times Free Press
What new, Senior Olympics sport looks silly, sounds sillier and is a barrel of fun? Pickleball is one sweet game, players say. The game is played with wooden paddles and whiffle balls over an undersized tennis net on a badminton-sized court. Pickles

Sequim hoops doubleheader – KONP 1450AM
The Sequim boys and girls basketball teams take on Port Townsend in a doubleheader Tuesday. We’ll bring you the action on konp.com beginning at 4:45 pm. Just click on the Sequim Wolves’ logo to hear the play by play

Navy may tap into tidal energy off Wash. coast – Navy Times
EVERETT, Wash. The Navy is considering testing whether tidal energy could be used to produce electricity for its base at Indian Island near Port Townsend, a spokeswoman says. Depending on funding, the one-year pilot project would involve

Pickleball a barrel of fun – Chattanooga Times Free Press
Pickleball is one sweet game, players say. The game is played with wooden paddles and whiffle balls over an undersized tennis net on a badminton-sized court. Pickles, by the way, was the name of the family dog who first fetched the whiffleballs for

Creating bonds of brotherhood – Bothell Reporter
Men s movements like Prom-ise Keepers have spread across the nation bringing men of all races, ethnicities and backgrounds together in an effort to strengthen churches, families and society as a whole with some measured successes. Feb. 6-8, men

Navy looks to tap into Puget Sound tidal energy – Seattle Times
The Navy is considering testing whether tidal energy could be used to produce electricity for its base at Indian Island near Port Townsend, a spokeswoman says. EVERETT, Wash. The Navy is considering testing whether tidal energy could be used to

Indian Island to host Navy force protection exercise Monday and – Black Anthem
PORT TOWNSEND, Washington – Indian Island is conducting a force protection drill Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 26-27, designed to exercise installation capabilities in reporting, deterring, defending, and recovering from terrorist incidents with an in

Drivers’ licensing office in Port Townsend to close – Peninsula Daily News
PORT TOWNSEND — By the end of this year, people living in East Jefferson County will have to drive out of the county — probably to Poulsbo or Port Angeles — to visit a state Department of Licensing office. The drivers’ licensing office at 2300 S

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Misuse and Melamine Add Fuel to Breastmilk vs. Formula Debate
A Florida mom’s habit of diluting her son’s formula nearly cost her child his life after the amount of added water resulted in malnutrition and water intoxication. This story spread like wildfire through our iVillage Playgroups and added fuel to…

Hitler and Siblings Taken from Parents
Last month we saw our community react to the news story of the unfortunately named 3-year-old Adolf Hitler who was denied a personalized birthday cake. Many felt that naming a child “Adolf Hitler” was essentially child abuse, with some going so far…

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Black Friday Tragedy Reaction
Women across the iVillage community are reacting to the tragic news that a Long Island Walmart employee was trampled to death in an early morning Black Friday melee that was fueled by out-of-control crowds and the hunt for holiday shopping bargains. Some iVillagers are…

(Olympia) — A bill now working in the Legislature could ease the bite on Washington taxpayers and still give sensitive marine areas along the Strait of Juan de Fuca the protection they need. It took years of effort, but a state-funded rescue tug now

Loons, pigeons and pelicans capture readers’ attention – Olympian
One of the benefits of writing Nature’s Journal is the chance to interact with readers by phone, e-mail and even that rarest of breed a message with a stamp on it. Pelicans, loons, pigeons, Cooper’s hawk and waxwings have been on their minds

Court grants items for DNA testing in death row case involving Sequim – Peninsula Daily News
PORT ANGELES — Thirteen items will be tested for DNA in the case of death row inmate Darold Stenson, formally of Sequim, a Clallam County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday. A review hearing for DNA testing is set for March 19. Stenson, 56, was

State considers county compliance efforts – Sequim Gazette
By seeking compliance with a state growth law, Clallam County garnered additional legal challenges. During a Jan. 12 Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board meeting in Sequim, Clallam County planners argued they had reached compliance

Sequim woman hurt in Hood Canal wreck – Sequim Gazette
A 75-year-old Sequim woman was listed in fair condition late Monday morning at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton following a three-car collision Sunday evening on the Hood Canal bridge. One of the drivers involved was charged with vehicular

Sequim police officers hunt for tire slasher – Peninsula Daily News
SEQUIM — Sequim Police Department officers continued to seek a vandal who slashed 10 tires on seven police vehicles last week. The vehicles — patrol cars plus one sport-utility vehicle — were found with destroyed tires early Saturday morning. They

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Sequim, Wash. resident, Joseph E. ”Joe” Twiss, died in Port Angeles of age-related causes. He was 87. He was born in Rosedale, W. Va., to Joseph Claude and Edith Ferguson Twiss. During 26 years of active duty with the Navy, during which he advanced

PortCheck to Begin Clean Truck Fee Collection Feb. 18 – PR Inside
PortCheck Inc., the not-for-profit company created by marine terminal operators to collect the Clean Truck Fee (CTF) for the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, announced that it will start collecting the CTF beginning Wednesday, Feb. 18. All

Clallam Transit lawyer hired over Gateway structural issues may be – Peninsula Daily News
PORT ANGELES — Clallam Transit’s attorney hired an engineering firm to review the structural issues at The Gateway last December, and the city of Port Angeles may get the bill. The firm, Berger/Abam Engineers Inc. of Federal Way, is providing its

Port Angeles to be cut off from Victoria on water for first time in – Peninsula Daily News
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula will be without a water highway to Victoria for two weeks beginning on Monday. The MV Coho will be in dry dock for annual maintenance, and the Victoria Express will not make trips during the closure for the

Controversial residential development gets PA approval – KONP 1450AM
(Port Angeles) — After nearly three years of battles, the city of Port Angeles has approved a new development on the south end of town. The city council this week approved phase one of the Campbell Avenue Planned Residential Development. But it has

Goltens California, one of the oldest companies providing the Port of Los Angeles with technical services, is commemorating its 45th anniversary with a celebration at Nansen Field, at 15 Hidden Valley, Rolling Hills Estate from 1 to 7 p.m. on Friday

PortCheck to Begin Clean Truck Fee Collection Feb. 18 – PR Inside
PortCheck Inc., the not-for-profit company created by marine terminal operators to collect the Clean Truck Fee (CTF) for the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, announced that it will start collecting the CTF beginning Wednesday, Feb. 18. All

The state ferry system has its plan for the next 22 years, and now critics may offer theirs. The ferry system, perennially in financial difficulty, in December offered a plan to essentially maintain current service and finance 10 new boats using

Indian Island Conducts Outreach – Black Anthem
Indian Island ordnance program director, Wayne Nagy speaks with Port Townsend locals about operations on NAVMAG Indian Island during a presentation at Port Townsend’s Fort Warden State Park building 204. The presentation was designed for civilians to

Port Townsend may be without car ferry for at least two unexpected – Peninsula Daily News
PORT TOWNSEND — The Steilacoom II car ferry could be out of service until Feb. 15 — two weeks longer than expected — because it needs more maintenance than was expected, state ferries system officials said Thursday. “The level of the work to be

Public shoots down Plan B during WSF meeting – Bothell Reporter
With a first-rate view of the San Juans passing by the ferry windows, around 75 islanders gathered aboard the inter-island boat on Jan. 15 to give public testimony regarding the two proposed options for future ferry service. San Juan and Lopez were

Ferry comment period extended – Bothell Reporter
It isn’t too late to make comments about proposed changes to the state ferry system. Friday, the Department of Transportation announced they would accept public input through Monday, Jan. 26 because of the “overwhelming response from communities

Adults, high-schoolers help craft 16 new oars for Port Townsend’s – Peninsula Daily News
PORT TOWNSEND — When 260 seventh-graders row two longboats three times a year, oar damage is as certain as low and high tides. That’s why adult and high school student volunteers are helping shipwright Jeff Covert craft 16 new oars at the Northwest

Chris Devlin – San Francisco Examiner
Chris Devlin moved to Seattle from San Francisco in 2005. After a year of whining about the weather, he discovered the city’s beer community. He’s been drinking and blogging about it ever since. Some say he’s obsessed with beer. He did try 375 beers

Outdoors | Poor salmon catch as north Sound opens – Seattle Times
There are plenty of marine area salmon fishing options, although two areas were somewhat lackluster. After a good fall fishing season, northern Puget Sound (Marine Catch Area 9) from the Edmonds-Apple Tree Cove Point boundary north to Port Townsend

Sound Waves to perform during CD release party – Sequim Gazette
When Juanita Ramsey-Jevne talks about The Sound Waves, her eyes light up, a smile turns the edges of her mouth upward and she has a tendency to start air directing. Ramsey-Jevne, musical director and producer of The Sound Waves, an after-school

Barney McClure brings cabaret to Juneau – Capital City Weekly
JUNEAU – Barney McClure is one of many people who have come to Alaska for a change in pace. Before his move to Fairbanks in 1999, he lived a hectic life on the road as a touring musician. He visited the north for the first time in 1985 as a guest

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PORT ANGELES — The Eighth Street bridges will open in February, say project managers, who say the final touches are being done on the replacement spans. “We realize it doesn’t look like a lot is getting done,” said Greg Bennett, Parsons project

Cruise ship, fishing vessel nearly hit in LA port – Merced Sun-Star
LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard is investigating the near-collision of a commercial fishing vessel and a cruise ship in Los Angeles harbor’s main channel. The Coast Guard says the 31-foot-long fishing vessel reportedly crossed within about 30 feet of

DOT hires Victoria Express for Hood Canal shuttle – Seattle Times
The state Transportation Department has hired Victoria Express of Port Angeles to provide a shuttle service across the Hood Canal this spring when the floating bridge is closed for renovation. OLYMPIA, Wash. The state Transportation Department