Way back when . . .

From the archives of the North Coast News, compiled by Nicky Anderson.

Mar 10, 2004

Huei-ling Lee, known to most as Christine was an academic star, homecoming queen and popular teenager at North Beach High School. Due to an apparent immigration paperwork snafu, the Future Business Leaders of America was forced to return to her native Taiwan just months away from graduating from her high school. She hopes to return to her dreams here, to the opportunities not available to girls in Taiwan, but the future is uncertain for Christine.

As a result of a criminal investigation in Ocean Shores, the Ocean Shores Police department has a new vehicle for its Code Enforcement and Animal Control program, at little or no cost to the city. The previous vehicle was on its last legs! Police arrested a Seattle man in 2003, Robert Miller, who was convicted on federal charges involving identity theft based largely on an Ocean Shores Police department investigation. The man’s vehicle was forfeited to the Police Department. Miller is linked to more than 270 victims in several states.

On March 16, the Navy Band Northwest Cascade Big Band will visit North Beach High School. The event is free and open to the public.

Mar 10 1989

Following the dismissal last week of the suit against owl set asides in Oregon Federal Court, the logging associations have turned to Bill Pickell and the Washington Loggers Association who filed a suit Thursday attacking the credibility of the U.S. Forest Service studies.

Mike Pence, Ocean Shores City Administrator met with the Library Board to rework grant application paperwork following the recent public hearing on the library. This is the second round application by Ocean Shores for constructing a new facility.

Around the first of the year, a resident of Oyehut had his teeth stolen right out of his mouth, while he was hanging around at the Anchor Drive Inn, just outside the gates of Ocean Shores. The culprits were caught, and when asked said they took the teeth to see if they were real; unfortunately the long fang-like teeth were thrown in a trash can and not recovered.