Blasts from the Past, extended version

More of Nicky Anderson’s digging into the North Coast News archives:

Jan 13 1989

Winter storms returned the crude oil from the Dec 22 spill on Washington coastal beaches with a vengeance. The 321,000 gallons of oil. first thought to have been dissipated returned in tarry globs along coastlines as far north as mid Vancouver Island and has found its way into the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Of great concern is the 47 mile stretch of the Olympic National Park coastline, heretofore considered pristine. Closer to home, an area of the spill is the Copalis National Wildlife Refuge and the Sea Lion Rock area where wildlife is protected by a variety of state and federal laws.

An Ocean Shores man was sentenced to 100 days in jail with days spent in an inpatient alcohol treatment facility. He pled Not Guilty to charges of 2nd degree theft for the sale of a horse”Firefly” which did not belong to him and without the knowledge of the owner.

Jan 13 1999

Hariette Hodgson was  unanimously picked as the Mayor of Ocean Shores for 1999 by her fellow Council Members. Fred Winge was chosen as Mayor Pro Tem to serve as Mayor in Hodgson’s absence.

IMCO General Construction of Bellingham finished back filling behind the Geotubes before the holidays. The Geotubes are designed to prevent more erosion along the extreme south end oceanfront of the city. The project  may have to be removed in May unless extensions can be obtained from state agencies. Slated for removal in May is the rock revetment immediately south of the Geotubes. The City is betting on making significant progress on finding a long term strategy to get the extensions for the stop gap measures now in place.

Jan 13. 1999

1999 will be a bellwether year for Ocean Shores. A 40 million sewer project and another 10 million waste  water treatment plant will be big investments for the City that will pay off with increased development and increased value for property owners. With a budget of over 60 million for 1999. Issues over the management of the 1998 budget came to light when the City Council passed an ordinance amending the budget and increasing it by about one third or about 11 million.

Jan 13 2004

Ocean Shores has started foreclosure proceedings for non payment on sewer assessments on 166 parcels of land within the City, all but eight of them unimproved lots. Property owners have until the end of the week before the City files a Motion of Default in court.

From the Police Log

Animal problem on the 800 block of Meteor Court S.E. Three deer trapped in the yard of a gray and white two story house. House is unoccupied. Unknown how they got in, but appears they cannot get back out

An estimated one thousand people from several Northwest states and Canada converged on Ocean Shores. Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism filled local hotels ,and more than one car stopped short around town as the costumed revelers made their way through the town’s byways.