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launched its campaign for public transit service in that area.

The Connection will be dedicated Friday, January 20, at Kalaloch Lodge. A luncheon is scheduled from 12:15 to 1:15 PM ($5.95 RSVP to-Jefferson Transit at 1 -800-773- 7788 by Jan. 13), followed by a

dedication ceremony from 1:30 to 2:00 PM.

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The best way to get there is by bus, according to Jim Conomos of the Coalition. “It’s a gorgeous ride,” he says, “it’s not just a point-to- point transportation route.”

As co-owner of the Rain Forest Hostel, Conomos has driven that stretch of highway innumerable times but found new appreciation for its beauty when he saw it from

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POPA to auction Aerocomposites’ materials Jan. 19

.4 M anufacturing and office ' equipment left behind by Rogerson

Hiller’s Aerocomposites will be auctioned off January 19.

Revenue from the auction will go toward the judgment awarded to the Port of Port Angeles for rent and fees owed to the port.

Items may be viewed from 10 AM to 4 PM on Wednesday, January 18. The auction will begin at 10 AM Thursday, at 2140 W 18th. Port Aneeles. in the Airport

meat Act (GMA) planning process during the last four years. The emer­gency ordinance affects land in east­ern Clallam County, outside the ur­ban growth areas (UG As) of Sequim and Port Angeles. , „

Cameron told a large crowdpresent at the Tuesday meeting that

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“If we are so lucky as to get out from under growth management, pur. long-range planning, activities will not stop*” Cameron saitLjJThat means we will continue on with.the d e ^ lp ^ e n t. o^ comprehensive plans and, the , implementation, of ordinances. We will also continue tohavecriticalareasordinancesand. resource.land^The difference is that we wiildo.diese;things because we want to do them, not because the. state makes us do them.” . . .

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increase in land division applica­tions during the past 12 months, and attributes it to proposed changes in the comprehensive plan and state health code laws. However, Gaydeski said there were 138 de­velopment applications in 1994, down from an average of 145 during the previous eight years. ;:. ;

Gaydeski said he found out about the ordinance pnly after it already had been discussed by his fellow commissioners and staff members. “This is a blatant misuse of power, or possibly an ill-advised effort to circumvent the process. This is the third time in the last 14 months I have been excluded from discus-?, sions about very important issues,” Gaydeski said. His decision to retire was based upon his failing hearing,

e but he said he seemed to be hearing what the public wanted better than his fellow commissioners..

crews employed throughout the county. “We now have extensive administrative needs we didn’t have when we were just a jump rope company,” explains Bonnie White- Lichty, Director of Project Development >

Skookum’sneed to consolidate the administration of its many facets, and expand its offerings, was publicly recognized when the Port of Port Townsend (POPT) designated a 25,000-square-foot comer at Jefferson and Benedict streets, in its Boat Haven, for Skookum’s use. A $500,000 Housing and Urban Development Block Grant awarded to Jefferson County, through the state’s Department «of Community

' Development, funded the gesture.The POPT’s own administrative

offices were moved over 20 feet to accommodate its new neighbor,-

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County,, which,, held, .60 public, hearings, did not have sufficient public input. The board did not say how many hearings would have been sufficient.

Incoming Clallam County Commissioner Phil Kitchel has endorsed die decision to seek a way out. “Tthink it’s really frustrating ith h ^ ® ^ in ty has done Id! this • workfmefalf&e requirements and / tried to follow.the mandates from the state and now they have come to t the realization that it is not a good, fit,^ IG ^ ]h el^ ys.

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. M- elected to the Washington House ofRepresentatiVespwill support the Gallam Commissioners’ decision to caipp||diange. “We have been " aftefctfee^rewriling of growth , , management foria long ti'me,’’^ ^ ^ R ’ said. ‘The, sentiment n g h ^ n o ^ g

: am i^i^^^hlleagues acrossstate is that, at a minimum, we.wantto seecounties with populatibrisottg75.QOO to.90,000 being able to(opt^,

; out of itf We have talked about this, 1! and the sentiment is if we can't get., something like that into effect, let’s - do away with it all together.”

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the bus/“I rode it four times while helping them set up the route and make contacts • with,people at possible stops along the way,” he says, “when you’re driving you don’t get to see the snow-capped mountains; the ocean beaches..;”, P a ratransitS erv ices, the Bremerton-based company that won die bid to operate the route, will provide two round trips per day, seven days a week. The times are geared to connect with existing

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The announced schedule is “areally good start,” Conomos says.“but’times are close” for someconnections. When riders haveproblems, he doesn’t want them to give.up on the service. Rather, he hope’s they will call and work withParatransit to develop “a service

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“It’s going to take a little fine’ tuning,” he says. “I have no problem with the fact that it’s not going to be perfect. It’s going to be rough at first —they’re going to have to get used to the highway and the route. We need for everybody to stay tuned.”

The service includes a toll-free number 1-800-436-3850. To-the- door pick-up and drop-off “deviating route” service is possible if reservations are made 24 hours in advance. The route closes the last gap in public transit service around the Hwy. 101 Loop. It provides continuous public transportation from Hoquiam to Port Angeles to Port Townsend to Shelton. There is no charge for riding the Olympic Connection.

The foundation was pourec mid-November for the square-foot two-story building new space will allow Skookum expand its vocational pn w provide a home for its Frida, *' Forums; offer a small retail spa consolidate administrative "" and house a daycare center.

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The Economic Development Council of Jefferson County will hold its Annual Membership Meeting Friday, January 6 , The Council will meet from 4 to 6 PM, at the Old Alcohol Plant, 310 Alcohol Loop Rd., Port Hadlock. -

A light buffet supper is included in the $15 cost. Jim Lewis of the National Information Infrastructure,, Testbed (NUT) will speak on the information superhighway, p For reservations, call 385-6767.

Economic Forecast Jefferson EDC Conference Jan. 5 Annual Meeting Jan.

Washington State’s 23rd Annual Economic Forecast Conference is slated for Thursday, January 5, at the WestinHotelin Seattle. Speakers will be leading economists and education, business, labor, environmental, and community leaders. Seminars run from 8 to 3.The luncheon with Keynote Address is from 11:45 to 1:30. Cost is $100 per person. Contact the Economic Development Council of King County at 206-386-5040. Zff -'

Sequim Bypass hearings Jan. 24The Washington Department of Transportation will hold public hearings

on the Sequim Bypass, Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Park. A design hearing will take place from 4:00 to 7:00 PM, followed immediately by an access hearing. •

DOT engineer Jerry Moore said the design hearing will address issues ranging from alignment to the bypass profile. “Technically, we don’t have to have a design hearing because we met that condition at the EIS (environmental impact study) hearing. We have chosen to do so because a lot of fine tuning has gone on in the design,” he said.

The design segment will not be a classic hearing. A panel of DOT representatives will field questions from the floor. There will be writing stations at which forms will be available for people to/fill out for later responses. A court reporter will be available to take testimony. A Real Estate Services Area representatives from the DOT regional office, in Olympia will answer questions regarding funding

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County Government will be the topic, Saturday, January 14, at the Vem Burton Community Center in Port Angdlesd Clallam Citizens

Installations:Port Townsend Jan. 16 Port Angeles Jan; 21 Sequim Jan. 28 , ^

iS'j^rhreeTi.Olympic5? -PeninsulaChambers of Commerce plan Installation Dinners during January.

Port Townsend Chamber’s Installation Dinner will be Monday evening, January 16,atFort Worden. $25 per person includes dinner, drinks, and program. Call385-7869.

Port ' Angeles Chamber’s Installation Dinner will be held Saturday evening, January 21, at Haguewood’s Restaurant. A social hour will begin at 6 , dinner at 7, and program at 8 . Call 452-2363.

Sequim-Dungeness Chamber’s Installation of Officers Banquet will

;,i beheld January 28 attheDungeness ^ Inn at 6:30 PM, The Citizen of the

The 7 PM access hearing will be devoted strictly to access-related issffbs.% Year Award . will bfc presented

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(lay event, sponsored by the National Federal Lands Conference. The CCC is a coalition o f individuals, organizations, and businesses, working to restore fundamental v freedoms, rights, and liberties through county government ‘ ‘

The program will present ways to become involved in protecting local customs, culture, and economic base; how to recognize mistakes made by federal agencies in implementing managementpolicies; and how to effect land use policy decisions by federal agencies.

Speakers will include Jim Catron, an attorney from Catron county, NM, the birthplace of the movement to

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Also on the agenda are Karen Bud- Faieh, afty., Cheyenne," . W Y; Howard * Hutchison, AZ-NM Coalition of County Goveihiflhents; Ron White, Sensible Resource Management; John Wall, Chelan County, WA, Commissioner; and Rep. Jim Buck (R-Joyce).

Registration, including lunch, is $35 in advance, $45 at the door (couples $60/$80). ;- Registration will begin at’ ?:30 AM. The meeting will convene at 9 AM and close at 5 PM.

For details, call Barbara Mossman, coordinator, 327-3778; or Rebecca Berry, 452-8235.

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BUSINESS GROUPS : Clallam County Economic Devel. Council, third Thurs., noon,-call 457-7793 for location.Economic Devel. Council of Jefferson County, first Fri., 8 AM, call 385-6767 for location.Port Angeles Business Assn. - Tues., 7:30 AM, Aggie's Inn.West End Business Assn., Tues., 7:30 AM, Vagabond, Forks Sequim Area Substance Abuse Council (SASAC), fourth Weds., 7:30 PM, Oak Table Cafe.NOP V isitor & Convention

yBureau, third Thurs., 6:30 PM. Call 452-8552for location.Seiptim Realty Board, Wed., 8 AM, Godfather's Pizza, Sequim 'Port Angeles Downtown Assn. 7:30 AM, Board, 1st & 3rd Weds., Haguewood’s, General, usually last Wed., Comerhouse Restaurant. Call

Port Townsend, Mon., noon, Sea Galley Restaurant Sequim - 2nd Tues., noon. Retail Trade/Action Committee, 4th Thurs., dinner, call 683-6197 for locations. Port Ludlow, 2nd Tues., 8-9:30 AM, Harbormaster Restaurant. Port Hadlock, 3rd Wed. noon, Hadlock House.CITY COUNCILS:Forks - 2nd & 4th Mon., 7:30 PM P t Angeles- 1st &3rdTues.,7PM Pt. Townsend - 1st & 3rd Tues., 7:30 PMSequim - lst& 3rd Wed., 7:30 PMCOUNTY COMMISSIONS:Clallam-Tues., discussion at 9 AM, action at 10 AM.Jefferson -first four Mons. 10 AM.P o r t - t r a n s i t - p u dCOMMISSIONS:Port of Port Angeles - second

Wednesday, January 4, at The 3 through 1994. In November, he Crabs Restaurant in Dungeness, , received his annual review statement from 2:30-4:00 PM. Area#4 is from which showed that his performance the Elwha area to Quilcene. substantially exceeded the network

• Area #3 Committee will meet mean, as compared to all SBDCs, in January 5 at Forks City Hall at 7 both 1993 and 1994. By mid-1994,/ PM, according to committee chair hehadachieved 175.2 percent of his Susan Goff. Area #3 stretches from • goal for the year. The review said he Queets to the Elwfea; .. v ■ was eligible for a me|jj: salary

rLast monti^lCoastal Corridor in case . A hand-written note at the c o n s u lts presented three sites as endasked him for a current resume.“sub-c^ddrcandidates” for Area .... in early December, he received a#3, and asked the Forks group to letter from WSU saying they were choose one. Instead,1 local residents not keeping his contract. “I was suggested a fourth site, the junction > dumbfounded,” says Bieler. of Hwy. 101 and the upper Hoh All SBDC people work; under six-Road. The consultants’ suggestions month contracts, but^Riesenberg were Kalaloch, Forks, and Crescent says, “We can keep a.temporary Lake. Goff says her committee will position only so long,'then we’re review information on the four sites required to do a search and open it and prepare a recommendation to up to anyone who meets the require- the Steering Committee. ments. We’re not permitted to reap-

Study sites selected by the point people over and oyer again.” Steering Committee will be iden- The job is a WSU faculty position, tified in a 20-year plan as candidates “We are following the guidelines for further study for improvements that we are required to follow,” she such as interpretive centers and/or says. Because the position is set up transportation enhancements. to match the calendar year, WSU

Area #1 is from Astoria to “felt this was the appropriate time to Aberdeen. Area#2 is from Aberdeen do the search and open it up to any to Queets. Area #5 is from Quilcene qualified person,” Riesenberg says, to Olympia. For information, contact The position is being advertisedproject consultant Jeff Peacock of regionally, the first weekend of Paramix at 206-377-0014. January. WSU will begin reviewing

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rane a erposition is filled. Business Development Specialists from the Seattle SBDC will travel to the Peninsula to provide services.

operty rights itiatiye filed r

Washington Property Protection Coalition (WPPC) filed Initiative 164 with over 228,000 signatures,, the last week of December. ‘

1-164 would require government entities to explain regulations before they are enacted, including full economic impact, and seeks “full compensation for “the reduction in value to the owner” if government enacts an ordinance that restricts or reduces the owners’ use of the, land or its value. The WPPC will present 1-164 to the legislature this months

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of their restaurant, C’est Si Bon, off Hwy. 101 at Buchanan Rd., Therezone application claims the

POPA downsizes’ “ In response to declining revenues, the Pbrt of Port Angeles has restructured and eliminated one management position. William Conley, who was Director of Airports, Engineering, and Planning, has left the port. His duties have been divided between the Operations Division, headed by Clyde Boddy, and Marketing, directed by David Hagiwara.-^

Bill Oliver, who worked under Conley as manager of port property and marine;terminals, continues to handle those responsibilities but is now part of; Marketing. Oliver is planning to retire mid-year.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN FORKSThere are many possibilities available for this centrally located downtown Forks property. Available are 5 lots, 3 of which border Main Street all totaling 1.22 acres with city sewer and water. Listing number-C-1878W ; :y ,C-i- $155,000

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Ariel Manufacturing Corporation is finalizing a lease with the Port of Port Angeles forahangar/warehouse at William R. Fairchild International Airport. The 11,000 sq. ft. structure was once occupied by the now defunct San Juan Airlines.

Ariel manufactures and distributes a small but mighty lifting crane invented by John Jacobsen, Port Angeles,chairman of the corpor­ation. Ram Waney is the president.

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Micron unwanted

January 1995

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The Port of Port Townsend and the Clallam County Economic Development Council are not the only ones who are giving the cold shoulder to Micron. The computer micro-chip manufacturing giant from Boise, Idaho, is looking for a place to build another factory that would provide 4,000 or so good-paying jobs.

Are Boiseans fighting to keep the expansion there? Not at all. “I wish they would go elsewhere!” says my mother, Idaho State Rep. Sylvia McKeeth (R-Boise).

When Micron came in with its first huge plant, “Boise grew too fast,” she explains. The long-term result is excessive pressure on the schools, increased crime, traffic problems, tremendous demand for the limited water supply, and a building boom that is creating lots of housing, but none that local people can afford. Rep. McKeeth doesn’t want Micron’s new plant anywhere near Boise. She says POPT and the EDC were right on target when they picked up the welcome mat, instead of rolling out the red carpet, when they saw Micron coming. ^

How to greet Wal-Mart

A D E R S eave dams, restore fisheryThe Elwha River Ecosystem and a fiscally responsible Congress..

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If the rumors prove true and Ridgeview Shopping Center (planned for east Port Angeles) does turn out to be a Wal-Mart, Peninsula merchants could learn a valuable lesson from Wenatchee where merchants faced the Wal-Mart challenge last year.

• JTie Editor's Notebook column by Mike Cassidy, in the Dec. 1994 Wenatchee Business Journal included thefollowing observations:

“ 'We d id this Wal-Mart thing all wrong,’ said a downtown Wenatchee business manager.? “H is point: that a ll the talk about local “fears ’ o f Wal-Mart, that the seminars and public advice about how local merchants could survive the pricing policies ofW al-M drt, and even the big ads by local merchants on the eve o f Wal-Mart’s opening offering low prices and good service p layed right into the hands o f the national giant. ,:

“ ‘We pu t the perception that Wal-Mart was the low price leader into the minds o f our customers, ’ added the local business person. ‘We d id all o f Wal-Mart’s advertising fo r them. What have they done in advertis­ing? A ll I ’ve seen is a little flyer. We spent thousands o f dollars and they benefited. ’

“Now, you could argue that Wal-Mart is a known national player, and that Valley customers already had some ideas about the huge chain store.

“But, there is truth that Wal-Mart was immeasur­ably helped by a ll the pre-opening fe a r mongering. Wal-Mart is just another store offering lots o f stuff, but where you still can ’tfin d half o f what you came for.

“Gearing up fo r the competition is important. But the reasons fo r going out o f business involve far

Fisheries Restoration Act and both EISs are fatally flawed by their un­substantiated basic premise that such restoration cannot be accomplished unless both dams are removed...

Thank God we’ve finally elected

Status? QuoI see by Bart Phillips’ column,

better-named ‘W hat’s Not Developing’ (PBJ, Dec. *94), that the Clallam County Employment Discouragement Council has decided not to pursue 4,000 high- paying jobs with good benefits for our area. j

Excuse me for asking, but how can anyone expect to diversify the area’s economic base and provide stableemploymentopportunities for our populace, without being willing to consider rezoning, infrastructure improvements, and re-training of the workforce, as needed?

Oh, well... I suppose our kids can all move somewhere else to get a job, or settle for earning their living as burger-flippers at some fast-food joint, now that the brave little ‘mice’ have chased away the big, bad Micron ‘elephant’ So much for the dawning of the Information Age on the Olympic Peninsula... at least Bart is assured of his job, for a long time to come.

Economic status? Quo, of course. Carl D. Alexander, Jr.Port Angeles

Now, perhaps we can look at fish restoration in practical terms of get­ting the most for our money...

One thing we all agree, on is restoring the Elwha fishery. In that interest, development of upstream and downstream fish passage facilities for both Elwha Dams is absolutely essential. The fact the Federal Government failed to require such facilities when construction of the Elwha Dams began some 85 years ago, and has donenothing tocorrectthat grievous defect in all the years since, is clear evidence of the United States’ gross neglect of the Elwha fisheries. Therefore, the United States has a moral obligation to develop satisfactory fish passage facilities for both dams at its sole expense, without unreasonably inconven­iencing the owners’ operation of the dams. .

Ben Lonn, Forks

Great little paperI recently had the opportunity to

read a copy of The Peninsula Business Journal newspaper. It’s a great little newspaper. I would like to congratulate you on a job well done. I don’t have a business but there was lots of useful information which I enjoyed reading about and I would like a year subscription to the paper. Thank you,

Ilda Britton, Port Angeles ■’

Those who feel that Clallam County government is out of control received plenty of ammunition for that point of view, when the Clallam County Commissioners adopted an Emergency Zoning Ordinance.

The Emergency Ordinance was formulated in secret.In fact, Commissioner Lawrence Gaydeski was not even informed of it. The other two Commissioners apparently thought they could slip the ordinance through during the holiday period, without any public involvement at all.

Someone let the cat out of the bag, and soon there was an uproar. Opposition to the “emergency” ordinance came from the Home Builders Association, both Port Angeles and Sequim Chambers of Commerce, both Boards of Realtors, and the Port Angeles Business Ascnripri™

e 14 January 1995

W CFAC a m i^ ^“We’ve elected a Congress that

can do great things for us if we’re*•>. ' •. • V.r; >• . Vthere to direct them,” says Ben Lonn, executivedirectorof the Washington Commercial ; Forest Action; Committee (WCFAC). - ; '

Unfortunately, many advocates of “balanced, sensible use of natural resources” see the election as an opportunity to take a rest from the battle. Lonn fears that could cause them to lose the war. ~ ; v

“We have a whole lot going for us

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succeed,” Lee said. “I wrote the bookto try to level the playing field, so we can know the game and the

now, more so than ever, but it ain’t rules and enter into it fairly.”.-going to happen unless we cause it to happen,” he says.

“Membership has declined, both individual and corporate,” Lonn adds “just when- we have unprecedented opportunity to affect change, to restore sanity to the regulation of public and private

< i Lee said “the game” is tied to a shift from a “society centered on production of commodities” to one

i ̂ “centered on control of information .. .As information becomes die key to die whole economy and society, mind control becomes the key,” he said. “It’s how we use words...we

forest land, to put people back to have to raise the level of awareness work and put the working forest of how people come to have control back to work.” WAFAC needs “an over us and tell us what is good and adequate budget to fund frequent „ what is bad.” ■■ .flights to D.C. and to maintain our ' Lee also said that “federal presence in Olympia,” Lonn;says,;frjauthority is collapsing in on itself” He defines “adequate” as “at least and grassroots movements are rising* $10,000 per month.” . ' -^Things are going to be happening

Amending thefederal Endangered increasingly at the state level, die Species Act (ESA) lops Lonn’s list county level, even the communityof goals. “The problems will never go away as long as die ESA is left with total power—tyranny— to allow groups to take actions without? regard to their impacts,” he says.

WCFAC’s annual meeting in Forks, December 8, reviewed the

level,” he predicted. “People with the values found in towns like Forks are the people who are most needed,” he said. “The federal government is losing *iti!?Snbral 'authority. Leadership that will come out of the rural sector is going to be absolutely

grassroots group’s six-year history ' essential forrecentering this nation.” and issued a call to stay the course/ He predicted a turnaround, but said,

“it may take five/six, maybe 10 years more.” :

Barry Clausen, owner of North American Research in Port Ludlow and author of Walking on the Edge: How I Infiltrated Earth First!, also spoke on his investigative work. Based on the book, Sen. Slade

Dr. Robert G. Lee of the University of Washington told how the people of Forks inspired him to write Broken Trust, Broken Land. “We’re pushed into change but nobody is telling us the rules of the game or even what the game is, so i t ’s impossible for people to

Gorton (RvWashington) and a Montana senator have demanded an investigation of Earth First! Clausen said he would be going to D.C. in January to talk to select members of Congress. He also publishes a newsletter, Ecoterrorism Watch.

Chuck Cushman, executive director of the American Land Rights Assn., Multiple-use Land Alliance, and League of Property Owners, echoed Lonn’s call for continued action. “Don’t take the Republicans for granted,” he said, “you have to get out there and make it happen.” j

Cushman said the land rights groups are “makingadifference with incremental things,” and gave examples of effective demonstrations he has engineered. He advocated making a regular practice of writing and calling Congress, as well as writing letters to newspapersT^ ^ y g ? \ .

By Alexandra ( B e c k y

Jones ; is leading the N o r t h O l y m p i c T i m b e r A c t i o n Committee (NOTAC) on ! th e - • offensive. ‘

The defensive p Originally assumet around to an offens “We now know wl to change things.” group since it was Jones is now presid leaves the more vis: roles to Executive! Buchmann and P; Hermann.

Jones believes n be reached in the and NOTAC will

Forest Tech^logy^Instl pursuing aggressive set

Doyle Training of Everett has been awarded a $33,280 contract to prepare curriculum, lesson plans, and operations plans forthe Forest

forest land mana| operators, -anc manufacturers.

Doyle was a warTechnology & Training Institute, because of its maj<

The FTTI’s “aggressive developing worke schedule” calls for the plans to be Jfpulp’Ind jpapef completed by April l ,;a c c » rd ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ u ir im e n t to BartPhillips,executivedirectm^®*“ ’ of the Clallam County EcondmitJDevelopment Council W hici^f^busin^s managing the grant which funds *pfbjectt the project. The FTTI is b

The curriculum development' train operators to process will begin with four focus environmentally group meetings involving harvesting equipi “customers” of the FTTI. Those the project began customers include contractors, goal of being in op

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