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The Great ShakeOut is coming October 17 By Karen Carter Last year over 1.3 million Washingtonians participated in the nationwide ShakeOut drill in October. This year, the 2019 Great Washington ShakeOut is scheduled for October 17 at 10:17 a.m. Be prepared for the All Hazard Alert Broadcast (AHAB) sirens to go off, as millions of people Drop! Cover! And Hold On! “We are letting people know that we are going to test the sirens,” said Pacific County Emergency Management Director Scott McDougall. “We are going to test the county’s phone system, reverse 911. We are going to send messages out to everybody letting people know that we are going to be testing the AHAB sirens the following day.” AHAB sirens “The one piece of information that I would like to get out is that the sirens are not and have never been intended as an indoor warning device,” McDougall said. “They have always been intended as a device to help people who are on the beach or who are outside in potential inundation zones.” The Great Shakeout is an earthquake awareness and preparedness excercise that is performed state-wide by districts at a certain So if you do not hear the agreed-upon time on the same day
Mosquito issue requires spraying in South Bend
South Bend City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, September 23, at 5:30 p.m. at South Bend City Hall. During the public comment portion of the meeting, South Bend resident Joseph Stepp addressed the council regarding motorists who do not use their signal when exiting Highway 101 on to Water St. “I’ve almost [been] hit a couple of times,” Stepp said. “I thought I’d bring it up before something does happen and someone gets hurt.” Mayor Julie Struck responded to Stepp’s concerns, saying “the only thing we can do is just watch for it.” South Bend Police Chief Dave Eastham responded by saying, “The guys that are doing that, 98% of them are local. We’ll write one or two of them some tickets and they’ll start spreading the rumor.” During Council comments, Councilmember Dale Little said that he had “several people talk about mosquitoes” recently, specifically wondering about spraying and whether or not it reaches individual yards. Clerk/Treasurer Dee Roberts responded by saying that the sprayer is “really receptive” and that citizens should directly express their concerns to him. “The person that is out, on the ground, doing the work... Let him come to you, let him see what your concerns are so he can better evaluate his program,” Roberts said. In response, Eastham said, “It’s been a tough year for this kind of treatment. I’ve sprayed my house … normally two or three times a year … I’ve done it seven times this year.” When asked about the slide on the hill behind the future Yellow Deli, City Supervisor Dennis Houk said, See south bend Page A3
sirens indoors or in areas away from the beach, it does not mean the AHAB system is malfunctioning. According to McDougall, there are two threats that face western Washington. The first threat is the near-source tsunami. “A near-source tsunami is one that is going to be caused by an earthquake that is magnitude 9 right here at home,” said McDougall. “It is going to happen someday. Is it going to happen tomorrow? Or 50 years down the road? That is less certain.” Though the timing of such an event is unknown, scientists agree that it is going to strike sometime in the future. McDougall continued, “If people feel the ground shake for more than 30 seconds, they need to go ahead and start moving to higher ground.” The second threat is from a distant-source tsunami. “The AHAB sirens are to warn people that there is a tsunami coming from a place where they couldn’t feel the earthquake,” McDougall said. “So it [the AHAB system] is a distant-source tsunami warning. Those are more See shakeout Page A6
Big Nick’s Pizza & Pasta offers good food By Allie Bair Thriftway has seen a number of restaurants come and go over the years, but Nick and Amy Delin plan to stay long-term with Big Nick's Pizza & Pasta. Having worked most of his life in the food industry, Nick is knowledgeable and committed to his product, customer service, and to our small community. The garlic chicken and chicken cordon bleu are two local favorites, Nick says, but their menu includes everything from salads to burgers to fried shrimp, with both gluten-free and vegetarian options available. The Delins also hope to expand to offer fudge and ice cream in the future. “The big cities have all the conveniences of everything,” Nick said. “The small towns have hardly anything. So basically if we can start to bring in stuff that is unusual, we do it.” Big Nick's Pizza & Pasta has been open for less than a year and so far the community has been supportive. “It’s been positive pretty much from day one,” Nick said. Nick is no stranger to the business. Beginning at age 14, he began working in his family’s pizza restaurant in Tacoma. After working in various pizza chains over the years, Nick opened his own place in the early 2000s - the first iteration of Big Nick’s Pizza - and ended up buying his family’s restaurant. As fate would have it, Nick started experiencing health problems and the Delins decided to sell their restaurant. After spending the following years working as an insurance adjuster, Nick and Amy decided to re-enter the food industry and opened a new restaurant in Winlock. After a couple of break-ins, however, Nick said, “We just decided that this is enough.” Shortly after, the Delins moved closer to Amy’s family who had been living in Raymond for a couple of years.
Photo by Allie Bair Kimmy Cunningham preparing chicken for the customers at Big Nick’s Pizza & Pasta restaurant.
On December 29, 2018, Big Nick's Pizza & Pasta held a soft opening at their current location. But even with Nick’s decades-long experience, the food service industry is never easy. “One of the biggest challenges we’ve always had is labor,” Nick said. “I just don’t think people want to work
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In-stream construction continues while fish collection operations are underway.
Construction Progress at Falls Creek Hatchery In-Water Deadline Extension
Photo by Larry Bale The 2019 SBHS Football Homecoming Court was crowned following the 48-34 victory over Mary M. Knight Friday night. In front from left are Princess Alise Rohr, Princess Ravyn Lorton, Queen Alondra Rosas, Princess Chelsea Minks and Princess Grecia Quintana. In back from left are escorts Seth Ogilive, Levi Lagergren, Chase Flynn, Hunter Clements and Josh Johnson.
By Pat Myers The construction at the hatchery is ongoing. Originally the deadline to have all in-water construction done and out by October 1 but that has changed. The Department of Fish and Wildlife has been given a 15 day extension to complete that work. They added that the cofferdam that is basically a dam made of sand bags, is scheduled to be removed this week. Despite the extension the collection
ponds are full of water, the fish ladder is flowing and the hatchery is actively collecting fish. The collection operation is in full swing. The DFW did say that Chinook collection is below expected quotas for this time of year at all coastal hatcheries. They were careful to explain that the numbers are not down due to the construction at the Falls Creek facility. DFW also added that the numbers of Coho salmon are exceeding their forecasted returns.