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updated: Wed Jun 25, 2008 06:37 pm

Westport News

Local news for Westport, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Wednesday Jun 25 | Tri-cityherald.com

Halibut fishing to reopen off La Push and Neah Bay WA

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says the recreational halibut fishery off the north coast will reopen for another offshore day.

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Related Topix: La Push, WA, Neah Bay, WA, Sekiu, WA

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Metal skateboard ramps too noisy for Westport

Noise complaints from neighbors have shut down a skateboard park at Westport where the city used metal ramps to save money.

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Sat Jun 21, 2008

Rentonreporter.com

Puget Sound global sightseeing group to celebrate 50th anniversary

The Puget Sound See Gulls Trailer Club once did lots of seeing. Once or twice a month the families boarded their motor homes and travel trailers and set off for the ocean, Skagit County, Death Valley, Mount ...

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Related Topix: Mount Vernon, WA, Skagit County, WA, Washington, La Conner, WA

Thu Jun 19, 2008

The Olympian

Western Washington rivers are fishing fair to good

River fishing has been a mixture of fair to good this week. Good catches of spring chinook and steelhead are being had on the Olympic Peninsula.

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Related Topix: Washington, Toutle, WA, Kalama, WA, Ocean Shores, WA, Ilwaco, WA

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Sport halibut fishing to close off Westport WA

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says anglers will be able to fish for halibut off Westport for only two more days before the offshore portion of Marine Area 2 closes to halibut fishing for the ...

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Tue Jun 10, 2008

United States Coast Guard

A new way to learn By Petty Officer David R. Marin - Photos Available

Feature Release Date: June 9, 2008 Contact: USCG Public Affairs 206-220-7237 SEATTLE - Petty Officer 3rd Class Vanessa Stone and Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis McConnell, Reservists, learn proper towing ...

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Related Topix: Ilwaco, WA

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Daily World

Lady, Chieftain due home Monday

DAILY WORLD / KATHY QUIGG file Shoalwater and Chinook tribal members approach the Hawaiian Chieftain and take a "hostage" off the ship before escorting the Chieftain and Lady Washington to port at Westport a ...

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Related Topix: Chinook, WA, Seattle Metro, Washington, Port Angeles, WA, Canada,

Fri Jun 06, 2008

The Chronicle, Centralia, WA

Flood Authority Moves Forward, Without Oakville

Oakville keeps on knocking, but it can't get in. The city's mayor, Mitchell Smith, attended a meeting of the Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority yesterday to request that Oakville be represented.

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Related Topix: Hoquiam, WA, Cosmopolis, WA, Pe Ell, WA, Montesano, WA, Aberdeen, WA

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Daily World

PUD critic Brown challenges Jim Eddy for commission

Ray Brown, a Westport Shipyard electrician, will attempt to unseat Grays Harbor PUD Commissioner Jim Eddy of Hoquiam.

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Related Topix: Cosmopolis, WA, Aberdeen, WA, Hoquiam, WA

Mon Jun 02, 2008

The News Tribune

Summer salmon fisheries get going Sunday, including in Tacoma

Saltwater salmon fishing gets under way Sunday in many area, including the waters off Tacoma.

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Related Topix: Moses Lake, WA, Spanaway, WA, Washington, La Push, WA, Neah Bay, WA

Sat May 31, 2008

KOMO-TV Seattle

Nearly-canceled salmon season begins this weekend

WESTPORT, Wash. -- The salmon charter boat captains are gearing up for the start of the salmon season on the Washington coast.

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Related Topix: Ilwaco, WA, La Push, WA, Neah Bay, WA

Thu May 29, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Surf Perch Derby

If you're looking for a cool weekend event. easily combined with a family beach outing, check the Spring Surfperch Derby this Saturday, May 31st, in Westport.

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Related Topix: Grayland, WA

Mon May 26, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Aid on its way to salmon industry

Fisherman Doug Fricke has been catching salmon off the coasts of Oregon and Washington for more than three decades -- but he's bracing for his worst year ever.

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Related Topix: Gordon Smith, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Patty Murray, Democrat

Thu May 08, 2008

KING-TV Seattle

Grays Harbor Co. hopes high gas prices boost tourism

“Take your money you were going to put in your gas tank and can't afford, and start vacationing on a local level”

Businesses in Grays Harbor County are hoping high gas prices will help bring more tourists to town. via KING-TV Seattle

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Related Topix: Grays Harbor County, WA, Aberdeen, WA, Seattle Metro

Tue Apr 22, 2008

Westport Now

"We Green Westport" Award Ceremony Set for Saturday

“It is the goal of the task force to reduce the town's carbon footprint by one ton per person annually for the next three years”

Two Westport residents and two Westport businesses will be honored Saturday with the town's first annual "We Green Westport" awards, Carl W. Leaman, chair of the Westport Green Energy Task Force, announced ... via Westport Now

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Sun Apr 20, 2008

PR-inside.com

Ocean Cold is set to install FootPrint 3PL, the latest warehouse...

“Building a new cold storage, we knew that a good WMS solution was necessary to stay competitive and offer our customers the highest level of service possible”

Datex International announced today that Ocean Cold, a new Cold Storage Facility in Westport, WA has selected Datex International to implement the new FootPrint 3PL, a complete Warehouse Management System ... via PR-inside.com

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Related Topix: Seafood, Life, Food

Fri Apr 18, 2008

Daily World

Buildup of sand sinks Harbor ferry

“There wasn't enough use of the marina to justify the cost”

Tourists looking for a scenic shortcut between Westport and Ocean Shores this summer are out of luck. via Daily World

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Related Topix: Ocean Shores, WA, Quinault, WA

Wed Apr 16, 2008

Tri-cityherald.com

Ocean Shores-Westport summer ferry service grounded

Private passenger ferry between Westport and Ocean Shores won't be operating this spring and summer. via Tri-cityherald.com

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Related Topix: Ocean Shores, WA

Sun Apr 13, 2008

The Olympian

Ocean salmon anglers, get ready

“It may be difficult to entice people to go on a charter with a one-fish limit, but one chinook salmon can be a lot of fish”

Washington's ocean salmon anglers will have a short, but early, season this year. via The Olympian

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Related Topix: SeaTac, WA

Fri Apr 11, 2008

KUOW-FM Seattle

Near Shutdown Yields "Worst Ever" Salmon Fishery

“Salmon should be readily available in the marketplace, especially when you get into June and from then on in the summertime.”

For the rest of this year, fishermen will face the most restricted salmon season ever on the West Coast. via KUOW-FM Seattle

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