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East County remembers Lindsey Baum with a memorial garden By Dan Hammock Grays Harbor News Group
As lighting flashed and thunder roared last Wednesday evening, June 26, in the skies over McCleary, Melissa Baum spoke to dozens of candle-holding community members. “It’s been a long 10 years,” she said, since her daughter, Lindsey, was abducted and murdered on that day a decade before. The community had gathered to dedicate a remembrance garden for Lindsey at Beerbower Park. While Lindsey’s killer has not been caught, Baum said, the dedication was not about the investigation. She said the garden was a place where Lindsey’s “spirit could
be felt, her laughter be heard.” Local singer/songwriter Ericka Corban opened the dedication with a rendition of “Over the Rainbow,” then turned the microphone over to Michelle Ames, who spearheaded the effort to make the garden a reality. Ames thanked the dozens of volunteers and many local businesses that helped with the garden, then introduced Grays Harbor County Sheriff Rick Scott, who has been with the investigation into Lindsey’s abduction and murder since she first disappeared June 26, 2009, on a 10-minute walk home from a friend’s house to her own, not far from where her garden now stands. Scott recognized the agencies
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Dozens of community members attended the dedication of the Lindsey Baum remembrance garden last week at Beerbower Park in McCleary. June 26 was the 10-year mark of Lindsey’s disappearance.
working with the Sheriff ’s Office on the case, including the FBI, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and, since Lindsey’s remains were found in remote country in Central Washington in fall 2017, the Kittitas
County Sheriff ’s Office. “We’ve worked seamlessly together,” Scott said. “We’ve put tens of thousands of hours (into the investigation) and will keep at it until we bring this case to a close. “And we will bring it to close,”
Scott said. Corban returned and performed “See You Again,” a song that Melissa Baum told Corban “has gotten her through some dark times over the last decade.”
Saturday Morning Market County wildfire danger low for now back this weekend in Monte By Michael Lang Grays Harbor News Group
Happy Fourth of July. As you celebrate today and this weekend, please remember to be careful and safe. The National Forest Service has issued a warning about moderate to severe drought conditions in Olympic National Park and elsewhere. “Temperature and precipitation outlooks continue to indicate warm, dry conditions extending through the summer season,” a release states. “This had led to above normal potential for significant fire activity.” Fire danger late last week was low in Grays Harbor County, according to Grays Harbor County Emergency Management and the state Department of Natural Resources.
“Even though we are in a low wildfire warning right now, that could change pretty quickly depending on the weather,” said Hannah Cleverly, the deputy director of county Emergency Management. People often enjoy camping on long weekends. Cleverly said it’s important for campers in Grays Harbor County and beyond to be safe with camp fires. “We want to make sure that we are completely extinguishing and drowning embers,” she said. “(Campers should) make sure that it is drowned before you leave the campsite, because with the winds we have here in Grays Harbor County, embers can spread quickly.” The Forest Service also warned that Olympic National Forest and See FIRE, Page A-4
The Saturday Morning Market returns this weekend to Montesano. “Every Saturday in July and August there will be vendors in the park offering everything from retail shopping to farm fresh options,” said Kaela Ballew, president of the Montesano Chamber of Commerce, via email. “This year we have several special events lined up as well.” The special events are a Dog Day, two Paint and Play days, Outdoor Day, Health Day, Swap Meet and the Kids Fest. Dog Day will have pet-specific
SATURDAY MORNING MARKET EVENTS July 13: Paint and Play July 20: Kids Fest (market will be on street) July 27: Outdoor Day Aug. 3: Dog Day Aug. 10: Health Day Aug. 17: Paint and Play and Swap Meet
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starts Aug. 10 in Fleet Park. The Color Run is a fundraiser for the child advocacy organization that aims to raise awareness of child sexual abuse. Local health
vendors from the area. “We anticipate there will be a dog training display at that event as well as a costume contest for your pup,” Ballew said. Health Day coincides with the Connections’ Color Run, which
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A paver rolls past the Grays Harbor County Courthouse last month in Montesano where paving projects are nearing completion. The Broadway location here will soon host the Montesano car show.
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Two resurfacing projects recently neared completion in Montesano. The projects were on West Broadway and on Third Street. On Third, the city replaced a 65-year-old asbestos cement water main and replaced the badly deteriorated driving surface. Curb ramps and parts of the stormwater system also were updated. Funding for the project came from the city’s general, water and stormwater funds. On the Broadway project, the city said on its website, the “pavement is getting old and the driving surface is beginning to fail.” Curb ramps also were updated. Money for this project came from a state Transportation Improvement Board grant and from the city’s general fund. The stretch of Broadway from Main Street west to Ninth Street was replaced.
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