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on August 12, 2009 at 6:10 am (548 social interactions)
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Whew! The sky is clearing and the sunshine beginning to peak thru the clouds. The rainy drizzly weather seemed to snap everyone back into Standard Weather mode, rummaging in the bottom of the drawer for a sweater and getting the water-proof sneakers out again. Okay, the lawns got watered and the forest lands certainly needed the moisture, but let’s get back to Summer!
The Hoquiam Farmers Market is planning on many more weeks of carefree sunny days. Remember the old phrase about mid-summer;
The Dog Days of August ??? The images those words conjure! Dusty country roads, heat waves visible in the air, the kids headed for the nearest river for a swim, and the family dog oblivious to everything as he sleeps that deep, happy slumber that only a dog can achieve.
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Posted by David Haviland
on August 12, 2009 at 5:31 am (589 social interactions)
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RICHLAND, Wash. - With the ongoing construction of the Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) in the background at the Hanford Site, Energy Secretary Steven Chu joined Washington Governor Chris Gregoire, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna, U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, acting U.S. Assistant Attorney General John Cruden and other officials today to announce a proposed legal settlement that will impose a new, enforceable and achievable schedule for tank waste cleanup at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State.
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Posted by David Haviland
on August 12, 2009 at 5:30 am (913 social interactions)
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PORTLAND, Ore. - The 50-foot fishing vessel Lori Ann (ex Little Linda) ran aground on Nye Beach near Newport, Ore., Tuesday, August 11, 2009.
The Lori Ann had a crew of two people and was carrying approximately 1,800 gallons of diesel fuel when it ran onto a soft sand beach at approximately 2:00 a.m.
A Coast Guard search and rescue team from Station Yaquina Bay, Ore., responded and ensured that the two crewmembers were brought safely to shore. There were no reports of injury. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
Coast Guard pollution response and vessel inspection personnel, in partnership with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), are heading to the scene to assess vessel condition and monitor any potential pollution threat. A clean-up contractor, arranged by the owner of the Lori Ann is currently removing the diesel fuel from the vessel and will be making plans to remove the vessel from Nye Beach. The cause of this accident is under investigation.
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on August 11, 2009 at 10:10 am (560 social interactions)
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Hoquiam, WA - The Hoquiam Farmers Market is bursting with business and we need more products to offer the steady stream of customers!
Specifically, we are in need of fresh local eggs, a candy maker, flowers, and locally grown produce. Other local craft and food items are also in great demand. If you have a home-produced specialty or hobby that you would like to market, we are interested in talking with you!
Last week I had to tell customers that we were sold out of fresh eggs- please, if you raise chickens and have extra eggs, we can sell them for you. Contact Barbara at the market ph. 538-9747 or at home, 532-3235.
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Posted by David Haviland
on August 11, 2009 at 8:40 am (970 social interactions)
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Grays Harbor, WA - The Grays Harbor County prosecuter's office requested a supplemental budget at the County Commisioners meeting yesterday, this time ADDING money to the coffers, County Prosecutor Stew Menefee explained to the council that two of the three grants received are throught the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, "So essentially there were two grants that we got in, one was a ninety thousand dollar grant, and the other one was a twenty thousand dollar grant."
The larger restores prosecutorial staffing, and the second is for STOP Violence Against Women, both are to be spread across fiscal 09 and 2010.
Also the Drug Task Force has received an additional federal allocation amounting to 25 thousand, with 11 thousand for this year.
The letter to the board written by Budget Director Rose Elway said that the grants offset the contra entries wich funded deputy prosecutor staffing, and a legal secratary position.
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