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Washington Coast Works Sustainable Small Business Competition 2015 The Finale
By Jane Hielman On Oct. 16 the final competitors were invited to attend the Grays Harbor Chamber of Commerce end of year evening at the Quinault Casino. It was a sparkling and ritzy affair. Beautifully decorated tables with folk in formal attire, candles, beautiful food, an auction, door prizes and excited friendly faces filled the room. Part of the program was the presentation to the finalists in the Small Business Competition that CIE at Pinchot University, Ta’ala Fund, USDA, the Nature Conservancy and First Federal have sponsored this summer. Ten businesses were represented in the final round; three existing businesses, Bada Bean in Port Angeles, Sunsets West Cooperative in Clallam Bay, and Mike Meyers Consulting Business for conversion of waste to methane. Along with these were seven new start-ups: Elizabeth Alexandra of Aberdeen wanted to launch a worker cooperative to collect food waste for compost. Emily Foster of Fork/LaPush wanted to launch a business that smokes and sells smoked fish. Liz Ellis of Aberdeen wanted to launch a business for community gardens and low income housing. Anna Kim of Westport wanted to launch a business making “papercrete” products. Robert Long of Neah Bay wanted to launch a business farming sea weed and shellfish. Linda Reeves of Queets-Quinault wanted to launch a coffee hut and marketplace for Native art and craft, produce and food. Jean Ramos of Queets-Quinault wanted to launch a business selling traditional Indian Tea. We all appeared with our significant others, looking the part. The presentation was by Rep. Derek Kilmer.
Mobile home destroyed in fire Clallam County Sheriff’s Deputy Gene Hoagland just happened to be on patrol near the end of Merchant Road just after 1 a.m. Sunday and spotted a glow inside a mobile home at 1369 Merchant Road. Thinking it didn’t look like the light of a lamp, and with vehicles in the driveway, he attempted to awaken the occupants to the fact the residence was on fire. No one was home at the time. Hoaglund reported the fire to dispatchers at PenCom, the 9-1-1 dispatch center for the county. The Forks Fire Department responded and several volunteers remained on scene most of the day as fire investigators looked for the cause. Raymond Dickinson was renting the property and has been offered other housing at this time. According to Forks Fire Chief Bill Paul, the cause of the fire still is under investigation by members of the Clallam County Fire Investigations Team. No foul play is suspected at this time. Fighting the fire was made more challenging due to the fact that Dickinson had some ammunition in the home and as the fire got to it, it started exploding. The mobile home appears to be a total loss. Photos Forks Fire Department and Christi Baron.
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Emily Foster, Liz Ellis, Jean Ramos and Derek Kilmer. Submitted Photo
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Third Place — Liz Ellis of Aberdeen, to launch her business for community gardens with low income housing. Second Place — Jean Ramos of Queets Quinault, to launch her business selling traditional Indian Tea. First Place — Emily Foster of Forks/LaPush, to launch her business to smoke and sell smoked fish. Here it is from Liz Ellis: “Being in this competition (co-opitition) and then to be recognized as a runner-up was a huge honor for me. Being recognized with Jean and Emily and moving forward with everyone else in this year’s WCW has given me an added boost of confidence and confirmation that my idea has merit and can blossom into a real farm. I have been focused on lining up legal info and finetuning the cost of fencing materials and soil sampling. With every day I meet someone new who is excited about this idea of a community market garden and I continue to connect with local resources. “It’s exciting and wonderful that Mike Skinner has more in store for us this next year so we can continue to grow our business ideas