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Archive for June, 2009

SEATTLE — After a year of trying, Washington State Ferries finally has sold its four beloved Steel Electrics. Eco Planet Recycling, Inc. of Chula Vista, Calif., paid $200,000 for the Steel Electric-class vessels in a deal completed last week. The

Low tides canceling ferry runs – MSNBC
SEATTLE – Extreme minus low tides are expected Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and they will be impacting the morning commute for some ferry passengers. In particular, it will mean some oversized commercial traffic on the Edmonds-Kingston run will

Old Washington ferry on eBay for $200,000 – Tri-City Herald
The 72-year-old vessel was retired in 1997 and has been moored in Eagle Harbor next to the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal. It’s owned by Seattle’s Pacific Marine Foundation, which has to move it this summer to make way for construction. The Seattle

Historic Steel Electric ferries to be scrapped in Mexico – Bainbridge Island Review
Four historic ferries that served Port Townsend and Keystone as well as other ferry routes in the Puget Sound region for decades will soon be scrapped. The Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division has sold the four Steel

Port of Port Townsend lowers boat yard rates – Peninsula Daily News
PORT TOWNSEND — Starting next month, it will become substantially cheaper to work on a boat in the Port of Port Townsend boat yard. The port has made substantial cuts to its prices for haul-outs and yard stays to stimulate the number of boat yard

SEATTLE — The Washington State Patrol is looking for a woman who was thought to have gone overboard a ferry to Seattle, but instead walked off and is still missing. Amy Story, 27, of Spokane drove her vehicle aboard a ferry sailing at 2:55 p.m. from

Troopers looking for missing woman in Seattle – Seattle Times
A Washington State Patrol investigation has determined that a missing ferry passenger walked off the boat, leaving her car on board. Troopers are asking the public to help find the 27-year-old Spokane woman, Amy Story, so they can put her in contact

Sequim City Council raises salary for a city manager before hiring one – Peninsula Daily News
SEQUIM — Sequim’s city manager just got a raise, though he or she is yet to be hired. “We set the salary range at $100,000 to $130,000,” Mayor Laura Dubois said Tuesday morning after the Sequim City Council met in an executive session late Monday

Taco Bell coming to Sequim – Sequim Gazette
Taco Bell s cannon will roar in Sequim. The new restaurant is slated for a two-lot parcel of almost one acre on the southwest corner of the Lee Chatfield Way and East Washington Street intersection. The county lists the address as 999 E. Washington

Dawson s celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary – Imperial Valley Press Online
The Cedars at Dungeness Gold Course Restaurant, Sequim, Washington, was the setting for Glenn and Beverly Dawson’s 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration on May 16. Fifty five friends and relatives gave them a rousing party with stories of travel and

Search suspended for possible missing ferry passenger – Everett Herald
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a woman whose car was found on a Washington state ferry. Washington State Ferries spokeswoman Susan Harris said an empty car was found aboard the ferry Tacoma after it arrived Monday afternoon

Update: Missing woman off ferry from Spokane, not Sequim, authorities – Peninsula Daily News
SEATTLE A woman who drove a car onto an eastbound ferry from Bainbridge Island, then apparently abandoned the car when the ferry arrived in Seattle had been visiting relatives in Sequim, but is from Spokane, the Washington State Patrol said today

Sequim cactus in bloom – Sequim Gazette
Volunteer Janet Mullen shows where a third cactus bloom is starting among the collection of Sequim cactus in the planter strip outside the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, 1192 E. Washington St. Maja Cox, a 20-year Chamber

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. (NYSE Amex: IDN), a global leader in identity and wireless systems, will be showcasing its patented ID-Check technology along with its latest product, ScanINN , at the HITEC 2009

Port of Port Townsend lowers boat yard rates – Peninsula Daily News
PORT TOWNSEND — Starting next month, it will become substantially cheaper to work on a boat in the Port of Port Townsend boat yard. The port has made substantial cuts to its prices for haul-outs and yard stays to stimulate the number of boat yard

Propane biz strives to pass along savings – Sequim Gazette
Michael Dew has gas. With his longtime friend and business partner Kevin Widell – owner of A+ Equipment Rentals, Inc. – Dew is providing the Clallam and Jefferson county areas with all their propane needs. Pioneer Propane, which opened April 4, has

SEQUIM — Alice Jean Haught knew how to run a business well — but more importantly, her friends say, she knew how to enjoy life. The owner of Dungeness Bay Wine and Cheese, who worked to enliven downtown Sequim for well over a decade, died June 16

This NBA draft may be one to forget – Napa Valley Register
Memo to 1986: Sorry, but we re stealing your NBA draft. Yes, I know it s been years since we ve seen the likes of Brad Daugherty and even longer since we ve seen Len Bias (RIP), but for a moment, consider that draft just 23 years in our past

Missing ferry woman spotted in Seattle, Shoreline – Katu.com
SEATTLE — A woman who went missing off the Seattle-Bainbridge Island ferry run has been spotted both in Seattle and Shoreline since the ferry docked Monday afternoon. Amy Story, 27, was seen on surveillance video at a Shoreline hotel at 3:30 a.m

(Port Angeles) — The new board that is running William Shore Memorial pool in Port Angeles may be fully vested today. The four government members of the pool district board are expected to name its fifth member during a meeting today. The board

Port of Oakland boss seeks money and attention from U.S. – Birmingham Business Journal
Oakland s port director has joined leaders from other west coast ports for an unprecedented federal lobbying effort aimed at securing more money and attention to their facilities. Oakland s Omar Benjamin, who runs the west coast s third largest

Four Port Angeles City Council hopefuls debate – Peninsula Daily News
PORT ANGELES — Four City Council candidates discussed harbor development, commerce, open government and a few other issues at the first forum of this election year Tuesday. The Port Angeles Business Association hosted the forum at Joshua’s

Port Angeles police dog recovers from injury, nabs escapee – Seattle Times
Jag sure heals quickly. The Port Angeles police dog, severely cut last month when he jumped over a barbed wire fence, caught a man wanted for escape from state community custody early Tuesday morning, The Peninsula Daily News is reporting . Jag, a 2

Foreign officers help fight smuggling at US ports – The State
LOS ANGELES — U.S. agents trying to stop contraband, arms and drug smuggling at the port of Los Angeles will soon get a new partner in their decades-old battle – an officer from Mexico. The move is part of a larger effort at some of the nation’s

Interpretive signs to go up around Port Angeles – Peninsula Daily News
PORT ANGELES — Six interpretive signs will be installed along the waterfront today, beginning at 10 a.m. The signs — which provide information on Port Angeles landmarks, habitat and history — were funded with $18,000 in city lodging tax revenue

Fitch Affirms the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Dept’s (CA) Revs at ‘AA – PR Inside
are secured by all revenues of the port, including various designated funds under the bond indenture. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The Port of Los Angeles (the port) is re-establishing its commercial paper (CP) program up to a principal amount of

Free birthday rides on ferry between Victoria and Port Angeles – Seattle Times
Oregon Zoo Summer Concert Series , through Aug. 28, Portland. 503-226-1561 or www.oregonzoo.org 150 Days of Wine in the Willamette Valley , through Sept. 1, various locations. 503-445-7120 or www.oregon150.org Oregon Shakespeare Festival , through

Extreme minus low tides are expected Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and they will be impacting the morning commute for some ferry passengers. KING 5′s Deborah Feldman reports.

Bellevue Baha’is raising awareness over jailed leaders in Iran
It’s been more than a year since seven religious leaders were jailed in Iran. It’s a high profile case raising concern across the globe in here in Western Washington. KING 5′s Jane McCarthy reports.

View From Mount Omine, Yoshino-Kumano National Park, Japan
View From Mount Omine, Yoshino-Kumano National Park, Japan

U.S. Navy Blue Angel F-18 Hornet
U.S. Navy Blue Angel F-18 Hornet

Red Howler Monkeys, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
Red Howler Monkeys, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela

Summer Fun
Summer Fun

Martial Arts, Fitness & Instruction-Based Franchisee & Staff Positions
NEW OPPORTUNITY . NEW GROWTH. NEW VISION . The International TaeKwonDo Alliance has restructured as a franchise and is now registered in all 50 States and in select locations internationally! We rest……

International company seeks home based data entry typists to type data
1. International company seeks home based data entry typists to type data online for thie clients. Earn 20 cents – $1 for each and every form filled. No selling or recruting Positions available worl……

more, and still more, After a stormy, snowbound winter, this corner of the country is savoring a summer out of a storybook. All is blooming, buzzing, billowing. The sky is the soft blue of a robin’s egg. Everything else is green, ever green. Out in

Blocks to be used for math, fun at Sequim event – Peninsula Daily News
SEQUIM — It’ll be a block party for children 8 months to 8 years old, with a little math mixed into the play. Block Fest, a state-funded exhibit that brings together kids, foam blocks, cardboard blocks and three kinds of wooden blocks, will arrive

Hahn murder-for-hire trial rescheduled – Sequim Gazette
Hahn murder-for-hire trial rescheduled by BRIAN GAWLEY Sequim Gazette Aaron Hahn will face an eight-day trial on a child rape charge beginning July 20, followed by a four-day trial on a murder solicitation charge beginning Aug. 24. Judge Brooke

Sequim counselor who lost son proud of students, record scholarship – Peninsula Daily News
Mitzi Sanders, center, the Sequim High School counselor who helped the class of 2009 win $2.4 million in scholarships, is this week seeing Olivia Boots, left, off to the University of Washington and Eric Huston off to the University of Notre Dame

Home buying possible even in this market – Sequim Gazette
Home buying possible even in this market Correction , The Statewide open house insert mentioned in Wednesday’s Sequim Gazette will appear in the June 24th issue. by BRIAN GAWLEY Sequim Gazette The old saying is that a door closing in one place means

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Gas prices defy recession, near $3 in Portland

African refugees do work no one else will at Oregon dairy

Martial Arts, Fitness & Instruction-Based Franchisee & Staff Positions
NEW OPPORTUNITY . NEW GROWTH. NEW VISION. The International TaeKwonDo Alliance has restructured as a franchise and is now registered in all 50 States and in select locations internationally! We restructured as ……

Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy protection

Oregon unemployment hits record 12.4 percent

Scamps pet stores close due to bankruptcy

(Juneau, Alaska) – The captain of a fishing boat from Port Angeles was found dead aboard the grounded vessel in Alaska. The Coast Guard says it received a call from another fishing boat that the 36-foot Allman Joy, from Port Angeles, was found about

Coast Guard rescues sinking vessel in strait – Seattle Times
A Coast Guard cutter from Port Angeles prevented a fishing vessel from sinking Wednesday night in the Strait of Juan de Fuca (FEW’-kuh) where it was taking on water. A Coast Guard cutter from Port Angeles prevented a fishing vessel from sinking

Shipyard plan doesn’t jibe with Port of Los Angeles’ vision – Los Angeles Times
Arley Baker, a Port of Los Angeles spokesman, among the giant unused cranes at the Southwest Marine shipyard. The port considers it an ideal place to dump 80,000 cubic yards of toxic sediment to be dredged from the harbor. Yacht builder Gambol

The Association of Naval Aviation and Technology Training Corporation – PR Inside
/EIN News/ Los Angeles, June 5th, 2009 – The Association of Naval Aviation, in association with Technology Training Corporation, will host a conference on Port Security, in San Diego, CA, June 11-12, 2009. The conference assembles the government and

Los Angeles, Long Beach port traffic falls in May – Los Angeles Times
Traffic at the nation’s busiest seaport complex showed another steep drop in May compared with the same month in 2008, although some economists say the ports could begin to recover late this year. Last month, container imports at the Port of Los

Rotary’s ‘Black Tie’ program helps marginal students make the grade – Peninsula Daily News
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Rotary Club will host a midday fundraiser Wednesday to promote its new program to help marginal high school students stay in school and graduate. Through the “Black Tie” program, the sponsoring noon Rotary Club hopes

Search for new port exec continues – KONP 1450AM
(Port Angeles) — The search for a new Executive Director of the Port of Port Angeles is intensifying, with a wide advertising campaign underway, and many new forms for applicants to submit, in order for Port Commissioners to find the best possible

Half-day free kindergarten option still there, Port Angeles School – Peninsula Daily News
PORT ANGELES — The discussion about how the fee-based full-day kindergarten at Port Angeles School District will work is far from over, says Steve Baxter, School Board president. The board voted June 8 to have full-day kindergarten with tuition

Captain Of Port Angeles-Based Boat Found Dead In Alaska – KIRO-TV
JUNEAU, Alaska — A fishing boat captain was found dead when the Coast Guard responded to a call of a grounded vessel. The Coast Guard said it received a call from another fishing boat that the 36-foot Allman Joy, from Port Angeles, Wash., was found

Rafael Nadal will travel to London next Tuesday in hopes of defending his Wimbledon title despite having played with pain in his knees for months. The top-ranked Spaniard said in a statement Tuesday that after two days of medical tests in Barcelona he has decided to try physical therapy to prepare for the tournament, which [...]

Forecast for Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows near 50. Evening west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light.

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Forecast for Wednesday
Cloudy with a chance of morning showers. Then partly sunny. Highs in the 60s. Light wind. Becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

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Gasol showing toughness he lacked last year
Still think Pau Gasol’s a soft European? Then you obviously weren’t watching the Lakers’ Game 2 OT win, Mark Kriegel says. Tiger wins Memorial with late charge Tiger Woods has won the Memorial, breaking out of [...]

Forecast for Tuesday
Partly sunny. Highs in the 60s. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Murray, Blake reach Queen s Club final (AP)
Andy Murray reached his first grass-court final Saturday, while Andy Roddick's quest for a fifth title at Queen's Club ended when he had to retire against James Blake with a foot injury. Murray beat Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-2, 6-4 in their Aegon Championships semifinal, before Roddick had to quit at 4-4 in the first set [...]