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Posted by David Haviland
on March 5, 2010 at 5:19 am (1856 social interactions)
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OLYMPIA - Marking the start of the spring season, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has tentatively scheduled razor-clam digs on ocean beaches late this month and again in mid-April.
As always, final approval of both digs will depend on results of marine toxin tests that show the clams are safe to eat.
Prospective diggers should note that the first opening - scheduled March 26-April 1 at various ocean beaches - starts on evening tides, then switches to morning tides for the final four days, said Dan Ayres, WDFW coastal shellfish manager.
"The digs planned this month span the seasonal change, when the lowest tides shift from evening to morning hours," Ayres said. "As in past months, razor-clam digging will be allowed after noon for the first three days of the opening, but will then switch to morning hours starting Monday, March 29."
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Posted by David Haviland
on March 4, 2010 at 11:10 am (628 social interactions)
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Last year, the Washington State Patrol saw a significant reduction in the number of speed and DUI related collisions throughout District 8.
The detachment offices situated along the Olympic Peninsula began a new tactic last year, by first identifying areas that were in need of a stronger level of enforcement. Troopers, along with the district’s command staff identified these areas by studying data spanning over a three year period. By looking at statistics such as fatal collisions, DUI arrests, and speed collision data, areas of interest were identified. In 2009, troopers conducted weekly saturation patrols – a high visibility emphasis with teams of several troopers, in these areas using proactive law enforcement. These saturation patrols increased violator contacts by 7% over 2008.
At the conclusion of 2009, collisions involving DUI drivers were down by 8%, speed related collisions were down 10%, and although the districts fatal collisions remained the same as 2008, we are down 30% from our six year average. |
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Posted by David Haviland
on March 4, 2010 at 5:50 am (755 social interactions)
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All states met the March 2, 2010 deadline to obligate 100% of the Recovery Act highway funds, meaning no money will be redistributed between states. WSDOT advertised two more cable median barrier projects receiving stimulus funds on March 1. To date, the agency has advertised 28 rumble strip and 13 cable median barrier projects receiving $12 million in Recovery Act funds. WSDOT and local governments continue to advance more Recovery Act projects for construction. Two more individual highway projects and one ferry terminal project were awarded this week.
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Posted by David Haviland
on March 4, 2010 at 5:16 am (776 social interactions)
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ABERDEEN, Wash. - A team of teachers from Stevens Elementary School in Aberdeen learned Tuesday, March 2, that they have won $10,000 from the Qwest Foundation Teachers and Technology Grant Program.
The team from Stevens School includes fourth-grade teachers Martha Lennier and Sara Schultz, fifth-grade teacher Sheryl Woodruff and sixth-grade teacher Dana Persson-Zora.
Since 2007, the Qwest Foundation has funded nine awards each year, each worth $10,000, to effective teachers in Washington state who propose unique projects that integrate real-world technologies.
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on March 3, 2010 at 5:40 am (469 social interactions)
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My birthday is today! Over the past 57 years, the glow of anticipation for the Big Day has dimmed a bit, and I have, surprisingly, arrived at the stage of contemplation. I wonder how my mother was feeling 57 years ago- I hope that she was excited!
Some people claim to have memories of events when they were little babies. My first memory is just as clear as if it happened yesterday. I was three years old, and my parents were visiting the house that they would purchase. The house that I grew up in, the same house in which I still live. I was taken upstairs by the children who lived here. They revealed a delicious secret about the house- the floorboards in the closet had open knotholes, and whatever was dropped thru the hole disappeared! Oh, the wonder of it all! My three year old mind didn’t grasp that there was no retrieving of the goodies that went down that hole, I just remember the delight of that discovery. Ten years ago an earthquake brought down the dining room ceiling and all those childhood treasures finally returned to me. I was thrilled!
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