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New collection captures Ocean Shores’ early years

New collection captures Ocean Shores’ early years

Contestants in the 1968 Miss Washington-Universe Pageant, held at Ocean Shores. (Photo courtesy of Ocean Shores Heritage) The latest digital collection of the Washington Rural Heritage program looks back at how Ocean Shores became one of Washington’s best-known beach resort communities in the 1960s. The Ocean Shores Heritage Collection includes material from the local history archives of the Ocean Shores Public Library, digitized earlier this year.  The collection includes photos from Ocean Shores’ local newspaper, The Ocean Observer; a series…

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A Good Year for Library Elections

A Good Year for Library Elections

With the final votes tallied, and some close calls, libraries have come out on top in the recent Washington elections with a perfect 6 for 6 score. In Cowlitz County, the levy for the Castle Rock Public Library succeeded with 62.34% of the vote, which is great because it needed a supermajority (at least 60%) to pass. The final tally was 298 votes for and 180 against. A levy failure in 2008 forced the library to rely solely on donations…

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