In the Media
While families traveled about the country by car and plane to be with relatives for the Thanksgiving holiday last week, three friends were traveling by canoe with their sights set on the Port of Ilwaco.
Western Washington University student Marc Van Grinsven, and Dan Blessing and Greta Arnquist, of Minnesota, gave their paddles a rest at their oceanside destination Wednesday night after 200-plus days of traveling on several U.S. and Canadian rivers.
Three high school seniors, all of whom earned league Player of the Year honors, have signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at Western Washington University.
Setter Taylor Dillard from Fife High School, right-side hitter Jennica McPherson from Kennedy High School in Seattle, and outside hitter Rachel Roeder from Issaquah High School will join the Vikings squad for the 2011 season.
Western Washington University libero Allison Gotz was a first-team pick and junior middle blocker Emily Jepsen received an honorable mention on the 2010 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division II All-America team on Monday, Nov. 29.
Gotz, who earned AVCA All-America honorable mention in 2008, ranked No. 16 nationally in digs with a 5.52 average. The senior finished second among WWU career dig leaders with 1,708. Gotz is the fourth Viking to earn AVCA first-team honors.
The 2010 Vikings are fortunate to have a couple of power forwards in their lineup.
Frontline mates Michael Duty and Rory Blanche each posted double-doubles to lead the Western Washington University men's basketball team to a 95-76 non-conference win over Northwest Christian University on Monday, Nov. 29, at Sam Carver Gym.
In opposing the recent attempted acquisition of Potash Corp. by BHP Billiton, the Prime Minister and several premiers referred to potash as a “strategic asset.” In recent years, other national governments have blocked foreign acquisitions of domestically owned companies on similar grounds. The actions have often involved natural resource companies. They have also involved companies in the defence industry or, as in the case of the proposed purchase of Auckland’s international airport by (somewhat ironically) the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, infrastructure assets.
Gov. Chris Gregoire continued to sound the alarm on Washington's budget woes Monday, pushing for a December special legislative session to enact a series of drastic spending cuts that would balance the state's books by July.
But majority Democratic lawmakers don't seem to be in such a rush, making a quickie December meeting less likely.
WASHINGTON state, like every other jurisdiction in North America, is fixated on increasing export and investment opportunities overseas. In the rush to build stronger business relationships with foreign trade partners, we should not overlook our most important and historically most reliable neighbor — Canada.
In 2009, Canada was Washington's second-largest export market (after China). Canada was the largest market for Washington's non-aerospace exports (about $5.9 billion in total sales), more than three times that of China. The largest share of the clean-technology exports went to Canada, almost seven times that of China. An estimated 174,000 jobs in the state were attributed to trade between the two countries.
Amy Harder talked about the latest federal regulations and possible laws that will impact the coal industry. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Western Washington University is dealing with a wet mess. A sprinkler pipe burst in frigid temperatures causing damage to offices in the school's Old Main building.
Facilities management director Tim Wynn said the pipe burst Tuesday night in the ceiling above the fifth floor, causing water damage to offices on the four floors below.
"The water was in the walls but started migrating to the interior of the building," he said. "We even saw water coming out of these lights. It was surreal for a while."
Western Washington University graduate Jackie Rolfson weaved around a classroom in Lucille Umbarger Elementary School on Thursday afternoon talking about critical questions each student can ask about their homework.