A little recent-history perspective, thanks to Nicky Anderson for plumbing through old North Coast News (and Ocean Observers) at the Library:

July 7, 2004

It was the biggest 4^th of July holiday weekend in memory for local police and emergency personnel. The Ocean Shores Fire and Emergency Care Department was overwhelmed at one point. Sunday night they called for three additional wildlife fire engines, which never came, and additional ambulances from Hoquiam.

Local history tidbits plumbed from the archives of the North Coast News by Nicky Anderson:

May 31, 1989

Grays Harbor Water District number 7 for Pacific Beach/Moclips has let bids for the first phase of construction for an all new water supply system with bids opening May 14.

Ocean Shores City Council sent the rezone request of Dick Morris for an R V park back to the planning commission to hash out the details. The request is to change and re-zone to a special district to enable an RV park to be built on the property adjacent to Dick’s Food Market.

Compiled by Nicky Anderson, from the North Coast News archives:

May 5,1989

Ocean Shores City Council accepted a bid from Korsono Construction Co for the new Public Works building to be constructed on Ocean Lake Way.

KCM Engineering firm has recommended the City modify ordinances for upscale sewer hookup fees for business and commercial properties.

Seattle developers have proposed a 31 lot subdivision to be built on 52 acres of ocean front property. A major portion of the property is wet land and currently covered with pond water, according to a preliminary review by the county environmental department.

from this week’s newspaper:

The caboose is leaking.

It’s just a hair above freezing, the wind blowing hard enough to shake this little red train car. There are a few puddles inside, as tarps strapped to the outside aren’t completely patching some holes caused by a bigger wind storm.

Yes, this little old caboose has seen better times . . . 

And will again.

This, fittingly for several reasons, is the physical place holder for the Museum of the North Beach’s “Depot Project.” For years, the caboose had been used as a nightly rental, until the owners donated it to the museum.

Things like this just seem to keep falling into the museum’s collective lap.

Through a combination of kismet and tenacious work, the Museum of the North Beach recently announced it had met its seemingly insurmountable goal: qualifying for a Federal Highway Administration grant, by raising $130,000, or 20 percent of the project.

Not only did founders Lee Marriott, Kathy Jaquet, Kelly Calhoun and their team of dedicated volunteers meet that goal, they roared past it, coming in at over $240,000 in monetary and “in-kind” pledges.

Thanks to Nicky Anderson, dutiful digger of North Coast News dusty archives:

April 7, 1989

A Humptulips man was arrested Friday on suspicion of murder. 55 year old Dennis Potter is suspected of murdering his wife in 1976. Norma Lee Potter, then 40, was thought to have died in an auto accident on November 28 1976. Now officials believe Potter may have staged the accident in an attempt to kill both his wife and possibly himself.

The Ocean Shores City Council rejected a contract from the County providing for rural ambulance service saying that the $2500 offered is not enough to cover costs.

Compiled by Nicky Anderson, from North Coast News Archives:

April 7, 1989

A Humptulips man was arrested Friday on suspicion of murder. 55 year old Dennis potter is suspected of murdering his wife in 1976. Norma Lee Potter, then 40, was thought to have died in an auto accident on November 28 1976. Now officials believe Potter may have staged the accident in an attempt to kill both his wife and possibly himself.

he Ocean Shores City Council rejected a contract from the County providing for rural ambulance service saying that the $2500 offered is not enough to cover costs.

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.

More basketball later . . . 

First, a little bit of North Coast News local history, thanks to Nicky Anderson, digging away through back issues in the Library:

March 3, 1989

Sandi Beasley of Public Works has a new computer and printer that will make her job easier, and save Public Works time. The first step she said will be to learn the word processing functions. This will help with the public service handouts they offer and especially with the task of contract writing.

Nicky Anderson, thanks again for digging through the NCN archives for these gems:

Feb 24.1989

On Wed Feb 22 a fire at Dick’s Food Center broke out in the early morning hours causing minimal damage, the fire of suspicious origin, was reported to the Ocean Shores Fire Dept at 5:12 a.m. Attempts made by employees of Dick’s to extinguish the fire were unsuccessful. When the Fire Dept arrived, flames were shooting up 12 feet. The fire was put out and water damage was confined to the paper towel section.

Plans to use the Porta-Structure building for the new library has been set aside to pursue a more conventional structure. The Board of Trustees of the Ocean Shores Library citing public opinion and space concerns over the pre-fabricated structure decided at their Feb 21 meeting to put this plan on the shelf.

Thanks as always, archive-digger Nicky Anderson:

Feb 17, 1989

The North Beach Hyaks advance to district semi finals

The North Beach Hyaks upset South Bend at the southwest Washington District class B Tournament Sat at Chehalis.

Congressman Al Swift in a phone call to the North Coast News last week expressed his concern over job losses and devastation to this area.