Originally published Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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State Fish and Wildlife officials have set what is expected to be the final coastal razor-clam digging until fall. With Tuesday's health-department finding...
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State Fish and Wildlife officials have set what is expected to be the final coastal razor-clam digging until fall.
With Tuesday's health-department finding that clams continue to be safe to eat, Fish and Wildlife announced that Long Beach and Twin Harbors will open for morning digs Saturday through Wednesday, and Copalis and Mocrocks will open Sunday and Monday.
Digging is allowed from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. only. Kalaloch Beach will remain closed to harvest.
All diggers must have a 2008-09 fishing license, required for anyone age 15 or older.
Low tides: Saturday, minus-0.3 feet at 5:27 a.m.; Sunday, -1.2 at 6:16 a.m.; Monday, -1.9 at 7:04 a.m.; Tuesday, -2.3 at 7:51 a.m.; and Wednesday, -2.4 at 8:39 a.m. For more details, see http://wdfw.wa.gov.
North Cascades Highway reopening today
Highway 20, the North Cascades Highway, is set to reopen for the season today at 8 a.m., state highway officials announced.
The highway, which traditionally closes between Diablo and Mazama because of heavy snow in November or early December, usually reopens in late March to early May. The highway closed Dec. 4.
With tulips still blooming,
festival keeps going
The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival has been extended through Sunday because of the late bloom in the flower fields near Mount Vernon caused by the cold spring.
The festival had been scheduled to end Wednesday.
The festival's director, Cindy Verge, said Monday there were still acres of blooming tulips and a few spots where tulips had yet to bloom.
Visitors can get a map with driving directions at the tulip festival Web site, www.tulipfestival.org, plus details on events that will run through the weekend. Or get more information from the tulip-festival office at 360-428-5959.
Clipper Navigation has added another tulip-field tour Saturday, by bus only. More information: 800-888-2535 or www.clippervacations.com.
Fly-fishing conclave
in Ellensburg
The Washington State Council of the Federation of Fly-Fishers is hosting a Fly-Fishing Conclave 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday at the Kittitas County Event Center in Ellensburg.
Fly clubs and fly shops will provide fly tying and casting demonstrations, seminars, casting lessons and competitions, and there will be silent and live auctions. Details: 425-308-6161 or www.washingtoncouncilfff.org.
Apply for Youth Corps
in North Cascades
North Cascades National Park invites youth ages 16 to 18 to apply for a position with this summer's Youth Conservation Corps.
Participants will work June 22-Aug. 16 on a variety of grounds, construction, and vegetation projects with park staff in Marblemount. The work schedule will most likely be four 10-hour days per week. Application deadline is May 16. Details: 360-854-7225.
"Pay What You Can"
for youth sailing
Seattle's Center for Wooden Boats has launched a "Pay What You Can" policy for youth sailing classes on Lake Union.
Suggested prices reflect the actual cost of each class, but the Center will now provide financial assistance to those who request it.
"We want to make sure all kids who want to can experience sailing, regardless of their ability to afford it," Jake Beattie, the center's deputy director, said in a news release.
Classes offering "Pay What You Can" include foundation sailing classes, maritime literature, ecology of Lake Union, graduated classes, adventure sailing, racing and seamanship. For more information or to register: 206-382-2628 or www.cwb.org.
New executive chef
at Lake Quinault Lodge
Lake Quinault Lodge on the Olympic Peninsula has hired Patrick Norris as executive chef.
With more than a decade in the culinary industry, Norris most recently served as executive chef at Belton Chalet in West Glacier, Mont. Past postings included Black Olive Bistro in South Lake Tahoe, Nev., and La Casa Del Zorro in Borrego Springs, Calif.
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