Skokomish News

South Kitsap YAHOO! Code 911 By Kitsap Sun staff Thursday, November 5, 2009 CENTRAL KITSAP - A storm that moved through Western Washington on Thursday led to a flood warning for the Skokomish River in Mason County and caused a power outage in Silverdale.

Associated Press Originally published 12:01 a.m., November 5, 2009 Updated 12:09 p.m., November 5, 2009 SEATTLE - The Skokomish River in Mason County is expected to reach flood stage late Thursday or early Friday, the National Weather Service is warning .

The National Weather Service says a storm will blow into Western Washington on Thursday with gusty winds and rains that will fill rivers in Mason and Whatcom counties.

Heavy rain Friday and Saturday will cause rivers to rise, but homes and businesses near the Green River and the Howard Hanson Dam are expected to be safe.

American Indian students, their families and teachers can join members of the University of Washington Tacoma community Wednesday for the second annual Symposium on Contemporary Native American Issues in Higher Education.

Sep. 28--UNION -- The Lucky Dog Casino will close, thanks to a recession that is causing many of its patrons to hole up at home.

As reported by the Kitsap Sun: "The Lucky Dog Casino will close, thanks to a recession that is causing many of its patrons to hole up at home.

The Skokomish Tribe's Lucky Dog Casino in Mason County will close for the winter because of the recession, and no date has been set for when the casino might reopen, the general manager said Tuesday.

North Mason YAHOO! Most Recent Local News By Rachel Pritchett Monday, September 28, 2009 The recession and dwindling receipts is causing the Lucky Dog Casino on Highway 101 between Union and Hoodsport to close, at least for the winter.

The South Sound Maritime Heritage Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and public awareness of the Southern Puget Sound's maritime history, is sponsoring Harbor Days at Percival Landing this weekend.

Peninsula Daily News news sources HOOD CANAL - Volunteers are needed to help collect Dungeness crab larvae in Hood Canal, Strait of Juan de Fuca and Admiralty Inlet - as well as other parts of Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands.

North Mason YAHOO! By Christopher Dunagan Tuesday, September 1, 2009 BREMERTON - Building a new sewage treatment plant in Belfair turns out to be a wise step toward solving Hood Canal's dissolved oxygen problem, experts agreed Tuesday, but other measures probably are needed to restore the waterway to health.

Sport fishermen fouling the banks of the Skokomish River with human waste and garbage have prompted the state to close hundreds of acres of shellfish beds, shutting down clam and oyster harvests worth tens of thousands of dollars.

OLYMPIA About 100 people gathered Saturday at Heritage Park to witness something that hasn't occurred in a long time: a group of South Sound tribal members dancing and singing to welcome salmon on their return trip up the Deschutes River.

Washington state health officials have closed about 400 acres of commercial shellfish beaches at the mouth of the Skokomish River on Hood Canal because of human waste and garbage left by sports fishermen along the river.

Human waste is being blamed for the closure of a tribal shellfish harvest on the Skokomish River near Shelton.

Human waste is being blamed for the closure of a tribal shellfish harvest on the Skokomish River near Shelton.

More than 20 canoes are expected to land in Brinnon today between noon and 2 p.m. in a historic first visit during a tribal canoe journey of the Skokomish at the south end of Hood Canal to their neighbors at the north end.

Some people use art to make a statement or burn off creative energy. For master carver Pete Peterson, it's a way to hush the buzz and distraction of modern life, and experience moments of tranquility.

A few years ago, John Smith, a Skokomish woodcarver, suggested to Keith and Val Beck of Brinnon that their community host the Skokomish canoes during the 2009 Paddle Journey.