Washington basic education trial begins Sep 1, 2009
After opening statements, the group calling itself Network for Excellence in Washington Schools called the superintendent of the tiny Chimacum School District, which educates just over 1,000 students on the Olympic Peninsula. Mike Blair, who is also chair of the network, gave attorney Thomas F. Ahearne a nearly item-by-item explanation of the costs to run his school district, explanations of where the money comes from, and places where a lack of money has caused cutbacks. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Washington the latest state to be sued over school funding Aug 31, 2009
"In the 20 years I've really paid attention to it, it seems like all we've done is try to make ends meet," said Blair, superintendent of the tiny Chimacum School District, which educates just over 1,000 students on the Olympic Peninsula. Blair represents one of the smallest districts in the state, but he is joined in the lawsuit by 29 other school districts including many of state's largest Seattle, Spokane, Kent and Federal Way, but not Tacoma. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Group bids to spend $178M on smart grids Aug 28, 2009
In 2006, the DOE-funded Pacific Northwest GridWise Demonstration Project on the Olympic Peninsula showed some consumers were willing to modify energy use to save about 10 percent on their electricity bills, the group said. The DoE has not released details of the proposals it has received. (EETimes)
Placid, haunting beauty of Mono Lake Aug 27, 2009
You can climb to the top of the state on 14,411-foot Mount Rainier, fish for steelhead on legendary Olympic Peninsula rivers, ride the rapids of the Wenatchee River and fish for monster rainbow trout on the upper Columbia River in the shadow of the Canadian border. But what about the far-flung corners of the Evergreen State. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Teens stabbed during beach party Aug 16, 2009
Travel Q&A: Olympic Peninsula getaway. Q. What are some good towns to travel to/sights to see on the Olympic Peninsula. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Mega-quake could strike near Seattle Aug 16, 2009
Whereas the scientists once predicted that a mega-earthquake would be centered just off the Northwest, now - using data from the tremors research - they say that it could be 30 miles inland, under the Olympic Peninsula, west of Seattle and Tacoma across Puget Sound. "The closer you are to the source, the stronger the shaking," said Steve Malone, a research professor emeritus at the University of Washington. (AZCentral -- News)
WESTERN MONTANA LIVES: Mike Ketcher lit up every room he walked into Aug 11, 2009
on the Olympic Peninsula, and had been smitten by a sculpture - three spires, each ringed with glowing blue, and it hooked him. So Ketcher traveled to Wisconsin, took some training, apprenticed for a while in Missouri and then returned to the Flathead to get his business going. (Missoulian, MT)
Driest Summer In Decades Comes To An End Aug 11, 2009
16; and Port Angeles on the northern Olympic Peninsula had. 13. (KIRO TV, WA)
Thomas Right At Home At Husky Stadium Aug 11, 2009
SEATTLE - Growing up on the Olympic Peninsula, spent his youth glued to the success of the University of Washington's football team. Even when the Port Angeles native left the state to star at Idaho, and later further his coaching career there, he always kept tabs on the Huskies. (Gohuskies.com)
Vampire Tourism in Forks, Wash., Still Strong Aug 7, 2009
The "Twilight" tourism bonanza shows no signs of abating in Forks, an old logging town on Washington's Olympic Peninsula that's won new fame as the setting for a teen vampire fantasy. Marcia Bingham of the Forks Chamber of Commerce says more than 16,000 people passed through the town's visitor center in July alone, doubling June's number, and in one month nearly equaling 2008's total of 18,485 people. (ABC News -- Wire)
A potato revival Aug 7, 2009
The testing showed a close link to the Ozette potato from the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state and another potato from Kasaan on Prince of Wales Island ... The Spanish probably introduced the Ozette potato to the Makah Nation when they had a fort on the Olympic Peninsula in 1792, Brown said ... Today on the Olympic Peninsula, the Makah grow the Ozette potato but don't sell them, Brown said. (Juneau Empire)
Puget Sound Steel Electric Ferries Head For Recycling Aug 6, 2009
"We were trying to at least give them a fond farewell, a lasting legacy on the Olympic Peninsula," Caldwell said. Port Townsend Mayor Michelle Sandoval said the ferries and community had a lot in common. (KIRO TV, WA)
Consider The Oyster (and Ocean Farming) Aug 4, 2009
It is on a coastal flat in the Pacific Northwest, along the quiet eastern edge of the Olympic Peninsula, that marine biologists from USC are pinning their hopes on the quest for bigger and faster-growing oysters. Oysters. (Science Daily)
Family travel five: Special promotions help travelers help Alaska celebrate its 50th Jul 28, 2009
For everyone from fun-hogs to five-year-olds the actions outdoors on Washingtons (sunny) Olympic Peninsula, combining the affordable and family-friendly charm of Port Angeles, Washington, with bicycling, hiking, kayaking even clamming and scuba diving. And the expert staff at the Olympic Lodge is ready to help get vacation adventures, from nearby Olympic National Park to around-town options, underway and provide a soft place to land at the end of busy outdoor days. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Kenmore Air extends Port Ludlow service Jul 10, 2009
Officials at said they ll keep the service flying to the two Olympic Peninsula towns until after Labor Day. Officials at the Seattle-based regional airline said enough passengers are flying on the route to justify maintaining the service until Sept.8. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Marine Air Cools Off Washington Jul 7, 2009
"The cooler moist weather is welcomed but it won't relieve the overall fire risk." Redling said the state is monitoring fire danger statewide, including in the Olympic Peninsula, which usually experiences a wetter summer. Burn bans have gone into effect in a dozen counties, Redling said, with six more counties enacting bans this week, including King, Thurston, Clark and Kitsap. (KIRO TV, WA)
Police Standoff Under Way In Port Angeles Jul 5, 2009
Deputy Chief Brian Smith told KIRO 7 that Port Angeles police and U.S. marshals surrounded the house in the small city on the Olympic Peninsula on Saturday morning. Smith said that the house's residents told police they thought someone had entered their garage. (KIRO TV, WA)
Regence Adds New, Diverse Talent to Board of Directors Jul 1, 2009
He currently serves on the boards of the Olympic Peninsula Kidney Center and the American Hospital Association. Dr. Adams earned both his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. (PR Newswire)
- Dawson’s celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary 0 Jun 20, 2009
The couple's two daughters and sons-in-law, Tama Case Bankston and Jeff Bankston and Teena Mackay and Russell Woodward and three grandchildren reside near them on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Submit your Celebration toValley Cream. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
City to stop dumping poop into seas Jun 17, 2009
The strait separates the island from Washington's Olympic Peninsula and leads to Puget Sound. The city and suburbs are home to about 300,000 people. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Tribes seek protection for Mystery Bay shellfish Jun 16, 2009
Two Olympic Peninsula tribes say federal, state and county officials have failed to protect tribal shellfish beds in Marrowstone Island s Mystery Bay in violation of treaty rights. The Jamestown S Klallam tribe of Blyn and the Port Gamble S Klallam tribe told federal, state and local agencies in a recent letter they were concerned about the increasing number of boats moored in the bay. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Family Travel in Olympic National P... Jun 6, 2009
Vacation Activities for Kids and Adults in NW Olympic Peninsula ... The North Olympic Peninsula holds many things to do in Washington State ... Travel from Seattle or Victoria to the park or use Port Angeles or Sequim as a base for exploring the North Olympic Peninsula. (Suite101.com)
Her island entree: seaweed May 24, 2009
Southern Vancouver Island has a particularly wide variety of healthy seaweed, thanks to the deep and fasting-moving Juan de Fuca Strait, the body of water between the Canadian island and Washington's Olympic Peninsula. "Seaweeds are an excellent barometer of the health of the ocean because they completely absorb what's around them," Bernard explained, as she led four of us across Whiffen Spit during a two-hour seaweed tour. (Boston Globe)
Regulators seize and sell Westsound Bank of Bremerton May 9, 2009
The Bremerton-based bank operated nine branches, mostly on the Olympic Peninsula ... Kitsap Bank, based in Port Orchard, operates 26 offices and branches on the Olympic Peninsula and in Pierce County. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Six-Week Closure Of Hood Canal Bridge Begins May 2, 2009
The Transportation Department advised people to take ferries and alternate highway routes to and from the north end of the Olympic Peninsula ... The $500 million project will secure the crossing between the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas. (KIRO TV, WA)
Hood Canal Survival Guide! Apr 29, 2009
Coupons: Businesses on the Olympic Peninsula are offering incentives to visit during the bridge closure. Find special deals at. (KIRO TV, WA)
Will the flu change our lifestyles? Apr 28, 2009
I live in the remote Olympic Peninsula. I m going to lay in an unusually large supply of easily prepared food, get a propane tank filled. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Foreign fans of 'Twilight' are making mass pilgrimages to Forks Apr 18, 2009
With the hit vampire film Twilight just released abroad, tourism boosters are preparing for a wave of foreign fans of the popular books and films set in the Olympic Peninsula logging town ... The Forks Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center used to see 40 people on a typical winter weekend, but lately there have been 300 to 500, Olympic Peninsula Visitors Bureau Executive Director Diane Schostak said ... In France, the Seattle tourism office been passing out Twilight T-shirts donated by the Olympic... (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Foreign Twilight fans alighting on Forks Apr 18, 2009
With the hit vampire film Twilight just released abroad, tourism boosters are preparing for a wave of foreign fans of the popular books and films set in the Olympic Peninsula logging town. Twilight is just getting to be a big thing overseas, said Jeannie Barresi, who started a Twilight tour for her Colorado company Beyond Boundaries Travel. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Purple Garage Upsets Olympic Peninsula Neighbors Apr 14, 2009
About two dozen Dungeness-area residents have signed a petition seeking property tax relief from Clallam County because of the building, which towers over nearby low-profile, neutral-colored houses in the Dungeness area of the north Olympic Peninsula. County Assessor Pamela Rushton told the Peninsula Daily News of Port Angeles that it's the first tax relief request she has seen based on bright colors. (KIRO TV, WA)
Best Places for Washington State Ca... Apr 14, 2009
Best Places for Washington State Camping: Affordable Family Vacations - Mount Rainier and the San Juans. Best Places for Washington State Camping. (Suite101.com)
Hood Canal bridge closure looms Apr 11, 2009
The closing of the Hood Canal bridge that connects the Seattle area to the Olympic Peninsula is less than three weeks away and some businesses are getting ready by expanding service ... The six-week closure will be a test of the Olympic Peninsula s economy. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Outdoors Calendar Apr 5, 2009
org Rainland Fly Casters: Annual banquet and auction, Olympic Peninsula guide as presenter; 5:30 p.m. April 18; American Legion Hall, 1132 Exchange, Astoria. Cost: $6. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Lebanon superintendent finalists named (59) Apr 4, 2009
He received an Outstanding Community Service award in Port Angeles in 2002 and an Outstanding Educational Leadership award in 2001 from the Native American Tribes of the Olympic Peninsula. Reader Comments The comments below are from readers of Democratherald. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
From 16 to two: Finalists for superintendent are announced Apr 3, 2009
and the Native American Tribes of the Olympic Peninsula Outstanding Educational Leadership award, according to his resume. Reader Comments The comments below are from readers of Lebanon-Express. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Rent This Hotel Rooms for $1. No Foolin'! Mar 29, 2009
Spend a spring weekend on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula on a volunteer vacation. On Saturday, April 18, guests of the Kalaloch Lodge can volunteer with the Clean Coast Alliance to clean up beaches. (Time.com)
Toilet chef's try at hot sausage evacuates prison Mar 27, 2009
The toilet chef has been placed in segregation pending discipline at the prison on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. Type Size. (AZCentral -- News)
Let's Just Stick To Moonshine In The Toilet Mar 27, 2009
The toilet chef has been placed in segregation pending discipline at the prison on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. Comments. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Prison smoke traced to inmate cooking in toilet Mar 27, 2009
She says 130 inmates from the close-custody unit of the prison near the tip of Washington s Olympic Peninsula were evacuated to a dining hall while local firefighters and prison staff responded. The smoke was traced to the inmate s cell, and he admitted trying to heat up snack sausage bought from an inmate store in the stainless steel toilet, Larson says. (Longview Daily News, WA)
W. WA Border Patrol arrests up slightly Mar 12, 2009
This past year, the Border Patrol's expanded enforcement operations in Western Washington, especially on northwest Washington's Olympic Peninsula, have drawn many critics and protests. Some local law enforcement agencies and members of Washington's congressional delegation have also weighed in on the heightened presence by agents patrolling the Canadian border west of the Cascade Mountains. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Small Earthquake Recorded Near Hoquiam Mar 10, 2009
SEATTLE -- A small earthquake rattled the Olympic Peninsula Monday afternoon, said the U.S. Geological Survey. A 2. (KIRO TV, WA)
Dam removal offers opportunity for salmon, science Mar 9, 2009
In a project whose scope and size hasn't been attempted in the U.S., experts will remove the 105-foot Elwha Dam and the 210-foot Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River on Washington's Olympic Peninsula in an extraordinary experiment to restore a river from mountain to sea. Jerry Freilich, research coordinator for Olympic National Park, said the answers, whatever they may be, will provide scientists with a wealth of new information. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Side trip starts at waterfront Mar 1, 2009
The town of Forks, however, is situated in the heart of the Olympic Peninsula, about 98 miles west of Seattle. EATERIES: Ivar's on Pier 54 and Anthony's Pier 66 are among the longtime favorite restaurants. (Montana Standard, MT)
ACLU Signs Add to Washington's Immigration Storm Feb 26, 2009
An immigration showdown is brewing on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, where simmering tensions and borderline hostility have fueled a turf war between the local community and the Border Patrol agents assigned to protect it ... also a member of the Homeland Security Committee, sent a letter to the agency's new secretary, Janet Napolitano, on February 9, calling for an investigation into the Border Patrol's tactics on the Olympic Peninsula. (Fox News)
Pier pleasures: Car-free side trip — and more — starts at Seattle's waterfront Feb 24, 2009
The town of Forks, however, is situated in the heart of the Olympic Peninsula, about 98 miles west of Seattle. Showing: lect. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Difficult Business Conditions Impact Interfor's 4th Quarter Results Feb 13, 2009
The assets, which are located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, have been renamed "Beaver Division". Results of the operations of the acquired facilities have been included in the Statement of Operations of the Company commencing October 1, 2008. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Housing slump cuts state's timber sales Feb 11, 2009
For taxing districts in Clallam and Jefferson counties, covering the heavily forested northern Olympic Peninsula, timber sales on state-managed land are expected to drop from 10 ... The north Olympic Peninsula timber market is declining faster than any time in history, John X. Viada, the agency s regional manager in Forks, told Jefferson County commissioners on Monday, according to a report in the Peninsula Daily News of Port Angeles. (Longview Daily News, WA)
If you go to Vancouver ... Feb 11, 2009
Ferries also arrive in B.C. from the state's Olympic Peninsula. Getting aroundThe city's newest light rail line will connect the airport with downtown in late 2009. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Vancouver prepares for Olympic glory Feb 8, 2009
Ferries also arrive in British Columbia from the state s Olympic Peninsula. GETTING AROUND: The city s newest light rail line will connect the airport with downtown in late 2009. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
