Big thanks to Nicky Anderson, who digs through old North Coast News editions in the library for gems like these:

Feb 11.1989

*The City of Ocean Shores as well as the county is in the formulative stages of a beach driving closure plan.While few seem to be in favor of total beach closure most believe that the partial plan can be beneficial with the catch phrase being “if handled properly”.

* A smooth cooperation between Public Works and the Fire Department and volunteer citizens kept a messy situation under control. Throughout Ocean Shores freezing temperatures and the subsequent thaw revealed broken water pipes demanding immediate attention. In just a four day period, water to

more of Nicky Anderson’s diggings through the North Coast News archives:

Jan 20, 1989

Ocean Shores City Council unanimously returned their Council Officers to positions held the past year. Mayor Robert Greehagen and Mayor Pro Tem Helen Dorsey. All committee members will retain their positions.  The Ocean Shores Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Jan 3 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss zoning changes within the B1 B2 zones. One aspect will be to prohibit residential within B1 B2 zones The other deals with hazardous waste storage in business zones.

Jan 20 1999

 To a few groans and gasps from the audience City Manager Jack McKenzie delivered his message of reality for Ocean Shores.

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.

(forwarded by Kelly Calhoun)

Museum member Patti Courtright took several images of the lonely caboose after our snowstorm.

Nicky Anderson, an Ocean Shores long-timer, has been going through old North Coast News issues in the Library. Here are some blasts from the past:

Dec 16 1988

The two great grandsons of the Taholah chief who signed a treaty with The United States Government were the major speakers last weekend. It was a celebration and thanksgiving of the north boundary land agreement signed by President Ronald Reagan.

Quinalt won over the North Beach Seahawks junior high girls basketball doubleheaders at Amanda Park last week with scores of 32-17 for the 8^th  grade and 15-14 for the 7^th grade

The National Wildlife Federation needs eagle counters for its annual Bald Eagle survey which will be held Jan 15-19, and is looking for helpers to count the Raptors.

Dec 16 1998

A missing sea turtle was released unharmed.

Nicky Anderson, an Ocean Shores resident since 1989, has been poring over old North Coast News issues in the Library. 

Here’s an excerpt, from the very first North Coast News, Aug. 17, 1988:

“Gene Woodwick is our Managing Editor. Gene has been a columnist for various newspapers and a writer for The Associated Press. . . 

“Phylis Porter, our ‘Fearless Leader’ will be ‘helping’ in news, advertising, and handling the bookkeeping side of things. . . . 

“Bob Focht is our resident advertising man with 40 years of experience in that field. He was named Man in Charge of Production and published The Ocean Observer for 14 years. . . . 

Other news items Nicky found, from old papers: 

Dec 9, 2003

THE CITY COUNCIL VOWS TO LOWER SEWER RATES.

City water rates will jump by 17% in the first year, but the City Council 

Pledged to  offset this by dropping sewer rates.

When you set a moon-high goal of recreating the old railroad depot as the site of the Museum of the North Beach, and along the way someone donates a historic caboose . . . well, this project just might be destined to happen. This weekend, the caboose made its way across Moclips, to its snug new home. Just add museum . . . 

A concrete foundation has been poured, a path has been cleared . . . all systems are apparently “go” for a historic caboose to journey down Pacific Avenue to its new home, at the old depot (and future site of the Museum of the North Beach). The caboose’s final run could happen late this morning. Kelly Calhoun took this photo yesterday:

(Photo from the Museum of the North Beach)

Due to the difficulty in reaching Taholah which was only accessible by horse and wagon on the beach, Quinault tribal members came to Moclips to sell their wares to the thousands of tourists who arrived here via the Northern Pacific.  This image was taken circa 1910 at 5th & Pacific Avenue in Moclips.

Aerial view of Ocean Shores, early 1960s, courtesy of the Museum of the North Beach:

This photo taken of Ocean Shores in its early years shows very few buildings in the heart of this new resort.  The V-shaped structure near the beach was the Executive Villa, the first building to be built in Ocean Shores.  To the right is the former Ginny Simms Restaurant which became the Ocean Shores Inn, now the site of the Shilo Inn.  There are horse stables at the intersection of Chancea la Mer and Pt. Brown Avenue where today’s IGA is located.