As you can see, the partying troops have landed, with reinforcements on the way:

Welcome to Ocean Shores, ye celebrating masses. Of course you’ll pick up after yourselves, and won’t do anything too stupid . . . 

. . . oh, and please don’t burn down our nice city . . . 

As you can see, the partying troops have landed, with reinforcements on the way:

Welcome to Ocean Shores, ye celebrating masses. Please pick up after yourselves, don’t do anything too stupid . . . oh, and try not to burn our nice city . . .

July 4, 3:30 a.m.: Some advanced being celebrates his/her/their Independence by lighting a portable toilet (Ocean Lake Way approach) on fire. The thing soon becomes “fully involved,” and Ocean Shores Fire Department has to put it out.

Your tax dollars at work . . . Unfortunately, there’s no “stupid tax.”

5 p.m., Friday, July 3, 2009.

Beach packed, check.

Kids shooting fireworks toward dunes, check.

General chaos, check.

North Bay Park, today — games, clowns, face paintings, acrobats:

-from Mayor Dean Bunkers (note, the “$5000 voluntary Executive Salary refunds” is the portion of Bunkers’ salary he has been giving back):

To: City Librarian

In view of Library Board of Trustees decision to return $20,000 to the General Fund from the Library Funds and the Cityуs commitment to use $5000 of voluntary Executive Salary refunds, you are directed to rescind the layoff notice issued to Ms. Kelly Getty on 10 June 2009.

//s// Dean Bunkers, Mayor

Westbound on Damon Road, heavy artillery headed for July 4 action:

All signs (weather) point to a huge crowd:

Sunny

74°
51°

0% chance precipitation

Saturday

 

Jul 4

Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

72°
53°

10% chance precipitation

Sunday

Jul 5

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly Cloudy

69°
53°

20% chance precipitation

a tipster says “a very rare King Eider duck” has been sighted in the Damon Point State Park vicinity. 

from allaboutbirds.com: 

A large duck of Arctic coastal waters, the King Eider is one of North America’s most spectacular waterfowl species. Highly gregarious for most of the year, it forms prodigious flocks during spring migration, sometimes exceeding 10,000 individuals.

Here is what they look like (thanks to Bruce and Randy for submitting public domain photos, still looking for “the local”):

Paving:

(Will Begin at 7am)

 Chenois Ave (North of Fathom St to South of Ozette St)

 E Chance a la Mer (Beside Bridge)

E Chance a la Mer (Just North of Albatross St)

Weatherwax Loop (Sunset Ave to Port Royal St)

Port Royal Street