Tree Lighting - Beerbower Park

Friday, December 02, 2011

5 - 7:00 PM

Lighting of the tree, caroling and refreshments

Beerbower Park

100 S. 3rd Street

McCleary WA

Larry of McCleary

Larry of McCleary

Larry of McCleary and Other Characters, by Steve Willis

Santa Breakfast

Santa Breakfast Flier 2011

Water

Sometimes our water smells bad. Sometimes the taste is a little off. Our water builds up mineral scale around plumbing fixtures. Some of us get skin rashes - "hard water dermatitis".

Our water is rich in iron and manganese. Fortunately this is not dangerous, not a health hazard. I've tasted worse in Grays Harbor County. The City of McCleary is in the process of improving our water system.

Vinegar and baking soda, or commercial products, can be tried to deal with the mineral scale. I'm trying a shampoo on my hair that is supposed to help prevent build up of hard water minerals and I'm also rinsing with store bought water. I've developed quite a forehead rash and am now washing my face also only with store bought water, this is slowly helping.

Washing with hard water can make you think that you need more soap, since hard water doesn't lather very well. This is a mistake, don't use more soaps and detergents than you usually would. Chlorine bleach doesn't help with cleaning hard mineral deposits either.

A little diluted white vinegar works well added to detergent for laundry.

How does your water smell?

Search news

Twitter / @KeithKOMO4: No searching today for Lin ...

Storm

Storm due in tomorrow and then temps will drop:

Snow levels will be dropping and the possibility of black ice and spotty snow showers are a possibility throughout the County, but mainly in East County and upper elevations above 200 feet on Friday evening and Saturday.

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Search

McCleary, WA - A search will be conducted in woods to the North of McCleary today and tomorrow in regards to the Lindsey Baum case. Investigations Supervisor with the Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Department Steve Shumate tells us FBI and State Patrol will be assisting in the search of the Summit Road area. Department of Corrections crews will be clearing the area prior to search.

Investigators to Revisit Area of Interest in Lindsey Baum Case

POLICE CONDUCTING SEARCHES IN CONNECTION WITH BAUM DISAPPEARANCE

Crews searching woods north of McCleary for Lindsey Baum

This morning at times the sound of brush clearing could be heard all through town. This afternoon a helicopter hovered low over town for awhile, couldn't tell if it was media or law enforcment. I am grateful for the diligent efforts of all working so hard to find Lindsey Baum.

Around Town

Volunteer Search & Rescue

The Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office is looking for volunteers to form a County Search and Rescue Team. There will be an informational meeting held on November 19, 2011, 6:00 p.m. at the North Beach High School Library. All who are interested in participating are encouraged to attend the meeting. Interested participants should be age 16 yrs or older.

For more information please to contact Grays harbor County Emergency management at 360 249-3911 x 290 or via e-mail at GHCDEM@co.grays-harbor.wa.us or contact Deputy Sean Gow via email at sgow@co.grays-harbor.wa.us

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City Council Packet 11/9

There isn't a dedicated news service covering only McCleary, so reading through city council packets can be extra useful in the quest for local info.

Council Packet 11-9-11

Got Tree?

Wind storm season is on the way so this is a good time to look over all your trees. Do any branches need to be trimmed? Any branches in the power line right of way?

(Update 11/11 R.I.P. Sherry Christy) Missing

Grays Harbor sheriff’s deputies are searching for a 51 year old woman who’s been missing since Sunday.
Investigations Supervisor Steve Shumate says a deputy found a truck believed to be driven by Christy on Tuesday night near Langley Hill.
The truck had a flat tire and a number of valuables inside, including a cell phone believed to be owned by the missing woman.
A search and rescue team was to have started searching the area where the vehicle was parked this morning.
Sherry Christy is 5′ tall, 95 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. She may be wearing a light jean jacket.

SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES SEARCHING FOR MISSING WOMAN

Grays Harbor County Authorities Search for Missing Woman

More photos

Update:

Body of Missing Grays Harbor Woman Found This Morning
Posted by David Haviland on November 11, 2011 at 3:45 am

The body of a missing Grays Harbor woman was found earlier this morning.

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Sherry Christie found dead

Missing Hoquiam woman found dead of exposure

Regarding recent "search"

Official statement from the Lindsey Baum Search Center core team:

Regarding the most recent "search" for Lindsey. This effort was done by a group, separate from Law enforcement and Lindsey's group, but we want to assure you that there was nothing found, regardless of what you may have read. This search was really an awareness effort (flyer handout) organized by an unassociated volunteer group that was directed at a new area and location. If ever there is any true progress made in Lindsey's case we will be the first to keep you up to date with that information on the official Find Lindsey Baum Facebook page or Lindsey's website.

To our knowledge, the most recent Law Enforcement search that took place in McCleary has still not been wrapped up as far as testing of any items removed. To suggest that progress has been made anywhere outside of Law Enforcements efforts at this point is simply misleading information. We are just as excited as the next to see Lindsey's information go public, we do not however want it to happen if it must be done under misleading circumstances.

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Don't Be Scammed

Before donating time and money to any group that claims to be searching for missing children, do some research first.

Here in Washington state check the Attorney General information on charities, including warnings. 

Check to see if a group is registered properly as a corporation.

Check with local law enforcement.

Follow this excellent advice:

Walla Walla County Sheriff John A. Turner is advising the public to use caution when making charitable contributions after an organization called Search and Rescue Charities contacted some Walla Walla County citizens claiming to support local Search and Rescue teams.

During the solicitation, which has included phone and mail, the group claims that it does support the Walla Walla County Search and Rescue, but Search and Rescue can find no records of ever being contacted, much less being supported by this group. State level Search and Rescue officials never have heard of this charity, according to the news release.

Legitimate and well-established charitable groups easily are reached by telephone or email and have local representatives who can answer questions regarding funding and expenditures. They most likely will have local or regional offices that are open to the public and have complete transparency, the release said.

Walla Walla sheriff emphasizes caution, urges to use local nonprofits

Just Because I Say It - Doesn't Mean It's True

I could claim to be psychic or work with someone who claims to be psychic. We could claim that missing children cases have been solved before by this psychic power. We could invent long stories and get other people to buy in. They would repeat the stories.

I could say I've formed an organization dedicated to finding missing children. I could send out press releases. I could take donations. I could claim that I have extra special knowledge that I can't reveal to anyone.

I could whip up a lot of drama and intrigue.

If I did all this, maybe it would be because I am delusional and I believe my own self-created rep. Or maybe I would also be in it for the scam potential.

No matter what, I would hope people would be wise and think twice, several times, before giving me any money or unresearched media coverage.  I would hope that people would read what Mark Klaas has to say about psychic detectives:

Psychic Detectives are the vanguard of a second wave of predators that also includes tabloid journalists, cheesy defense lawyers and photo-op politicians. They use tabloid newspapers and talk shows to boast about their accomplishments and predict success. They materialize whenever children are kidnapped and circle the cases like vultures on a fresh carcass.

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I would hope that any actual tips would be turned in to the police, rather than held as any kind of supposed secret special psychic proof. I would hope that no one would give me time, money, or press. Or identifying info that could be used in ID theft.

I would hope that a web search on my name would be done to see what I've been up to in the past.

Just because I say it, doesn't mean it's true.

Use Caution When On The Road

Now that it’s dark during the morning and evening commutes for most drivers, it’s even more important to pay extra attention to avoid collisions with animals. Here are a few tips to help your stay safe while you’re driving:

Be cautious in early morning and evening hours, the most active time for wildlife.

Pay attention to animal crossing signs. They’re there because collisions have occurred at those locations in the past.

If you see an animal in the road DO NOT swerve to avoid it. If you swerve, you have a greater chance of leaving the roadway and striking a fixed object or another vehicle.

Oh deer!....Car vs. Animal Collisions Spike

Washington State Patrol

Autumn

Another ideal day for a rambling drive around Grays Harbor and Mason counties.

Tour of Simpson Door Factory