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Posted by David Haviland
on October 5, 2009 at 8:32 am (883 social interactions)
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Aberdeen, WA - The tall ship Hawaiian Chieftain will visit Westport Friday through Sunday before setting sail for a six-month tour of California ports. The ship will tie up at the Westport Marina Friday afternoon and welcome visitors for walk-on tours Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. At 2 p.m. Saturday, Hawaiian Chieftain will entertain guests on a three-hour Adventure Sail, which features demonstrations of tall ship handling, a sea shanty, and maritime storytelling.
The Adventure Sail will be the final opportunity for Grays Harbor residents and visitors to sail on the vessel until she returns in the spring of 2010. Tickets are $55 adults, $45 students/seniors/active military, and $35 for children under 12. Tickets are available by calling 800-200-5239 or online at www.historicalseaport.org. |
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Posted by David Haviland
on October 5, 2009 at 6:25 am (1316 social interactions)
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SEATTLE - Just in the last three weeks, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced recalls of some brands of beef bouillon, baby formula, cookies, parsley and imported dried plums and apricots. A new survey shows major concern about where Americans' food comes from and who makes sure it is safe.
Erik Olson is the director of food and consumer products safety for the Pew Health Group. His organization surveyed 1,000 people across the country. They said the government should have three major food safety priorities, he reports.
"Make sure our imported foods are safe; that we're testing food and any test results showing contamination are reported to the federal government; and have a good, strong system for tracing contamination."
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Posted by David Haviland
on October 5, 2009 at 5:23 am (907 social interactions)
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Aberdeen – The Historical Seaport is pleased to welcome Micah Allnutt as the organization’s new Marine Operations Manager. Allnutt is will be responsible for daily vessel operations aboard Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain, including routine maintenance, crew training, and major projects. Allnutt will accompany Lady Washington on her fall trip on the Columbia River, and he will oversee the installation of a new engine and rigging upgrades when the ship returns to Grays Harbor in December.
Allnutt holds 1,600-ton master oceans route and 1,600-ton mate oceans route licenses with sail endorsements. He brings a wide range of experience having served on numerous vessels, including the Hawaiian Chieftain from 2002 to 2004. Allnut’s other tall ship experience includes Westward, Harvey Gamage, Tole Mour, Highlander Sea, Niagara, Balclutha, Carlyn, Lettie G. Howard, and Pride of Baltimore II. Allnutt graduated from the University of California San Diego in 1988. He has relocated from the San Francisco-area to Grays Harbor with his wife and a daughter.
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Posted by David Haviland
on October 5, 2009 at 5:15 am (1658 social interactions)
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Olympia, WA - Three million current or former Washington residents have a stake in $700 million in unclaimed property being held by the Washington State Department of Revenue. You may be one of them.
Their names are listed in the Department’s searchable online database, http://claimyourcash.org, as having unclaimed property turned over to the state by businesses, generally after they have had no contact with the holder for three years.
Unclaimed property includes items such as uncashed paychecks, rent and utility deposits, refunds, escrow funds, dormant bank accounts, stocks and bonds and even the contents of safe deposit boxes.
The Department mails claim forms to the last-known addresses of potential claimants after they receive the property, but often the individuals have moved and no forwarding address is available.
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Posted by David Haviland
on October 5, 2009 at 5:11 am (2167 social interactions)
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TUMWATER — Twenty-nine people will be given lifesaving and humanitarian awards at the 58th annual Governor’s Industrial Safety and Health Conference in Tacoma Oct. 7-8. Their heroic acts aided individuals involved in vehicle accidents, who suffered heart attacks, near-drownings, choking incidents and other perils.
The conference will be at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center. More than 1,500 people are expected to participate in more than 70 events, including workshops, exhibitions, demonstrations, a trade show, and special events such as a forklift rodeo and poletop-rescue competition. Registration begins onsite at 7 a.m. Oct. 7. Cost is $160. The conference is sponsored by the Governor’s Industrial Safety and Health Advisory Board and the Department of Labor & Industries.
Mike Heuer, Awards Committee chairman, will present the lifesaving awards honoring individuals who use their first-aid training and hands-on actions to save someone’s life. He will also present humanitarian awards, which are given when lifesaving efforts were made but the victim did not survive or when actions or deeds prevented the loss of life by means other than hands-on actions.
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