Welcome to Our Historic Fishing Village

Bob Bogar has recently stepped down from the City of Ilwaco Planning Commission. The Mayor is now accepting letters of interest for the Planning Commission Seat #4 Vacancy. Here are a few ways to send your letter of interest;

• In Person (City Hall, 120 First Avenue North, Ilwaco)
• By Mail (City of Ilwaco, PO Box 548, Ilwaco, WA 98624)
• By Email to: ilwacoch@willapabay.org

There is no deadline for submission at this time.

Thank you!
Brandy

With all the dry/hot weather we have been having lately, I thought this would be a good topic to approach. I myself have two hyper-active dogs that love to play outside. A few days ago one of my pups started limping, and the culprit was the dry weather and outside activity cracking the pads of his feet.

So what I offer you is a home remedy to administer in order to keep your pup’s cracked foot pads from getting worse. Two words…petroleum jelly…Yup. Works like a charm. My lab likes to lick it off, but after the second night of administering the petroleum jelly to her feet I think she realized it was best to keep it on.

I also restrict my pups activities if they start to get cracked/dry feet. Two things to note…if you have slippery floors, it might be best to apply the petroleum jelly just before your pet settles in for bed (this will hopefully avoid unnecessary injury due to slippery floors and “greased” dog).

Another point would be that if you are concerned about grease stains on your floor (carpet…), this would be something to keep in mind, you might want to wipe off any access from your pup’s feet.

Take care and enjoy the lovely weather!

Brandy

ILWACO SATURDAY SWAP  MEET
All are welcome - both buyers and sellers!

WHEN:  Every Saturday until the end of September
LOCATION: The new Town Square - corner of  1st Ave & Lake St.
TIME:  10 AM to 4 PM
Set-up starts at 9 AM  -  Stations allocated on a first come, first serve basis
For further information call 360-642-0087

Left to right: Don Parsons, Gary Wirkala Sr., Gary Wirkala Jr., Chuck Torppa, Paul Roberts, Dian Schroeder, Judy Torppa.

The city merchants have created temporary artwalk posters to be used on ”sandwich” style signs so that participating locations are easy to recognize.

June 13th from 5 to 8 pm. at the port, uptown, downtown, all around town we’re celebrating the anticipated arrival of the HMS Bounty and the Privateer Lynx.  Art exhibits, demonstrations & activities abound. Participating merchants will be serving refreshments and there will be two free drawings. So bring your raingear (just in case) stroll the waterfront, discover downtown and have dinner at one of our restaurants.  Ask any Ilwaco merchant for details.

Hello everyone,

I thought I would share this template link with you. If anyone wishes to be in the true Loyalty spirit this weekend, or has some young ones this might be just for you.

I found a template called “Free Fourth of July Flags” that you can open and print out (Adobe pdf file) and attach to a skewer (minus the sharp end). And walk around with your very own USA flag!

I most likely won’t be at the celebration, although as a veteran of the Navy and the Army National Guard, I do fully appreciate the sacrifice our fellow country men/women make on a daily basis. I will be seeing a fellow friend off as he prepares for another tour (this would be his 5th) in Iraq. Keep him, and all of our soldiers, sailors and marines in your prayers.

And fly your flag high!

Brandy Ferguson

Since we have been Innkeepers here at the beautiful Inn at Harbour Village we have heard several stories about ghosts being heard or seen!   Fortunately they are always friendly and amiable.

The West Coast Ghost Hunters investigated the Inn in 2005 and reported several “readings” with the name “Elizabeth” being repeatedly put into one investigators’s head.   The end result was that they felt the residual energies were peaceful and benign.

We met a man this week who said he witnessed a previous innkeeper looking shaken as she had just seen a “sea captain” dressed in full yellow slicks, but he had walked away across the snow without leaving any footprints!

If you know of any ghostly experiences based around the Inn we would love to hear them.

Asta la vista

Hi everybody!

My name is Peter Bale, and my beautiful wife, Janis, and I have been given the honor of being the new Innkeepers of the Inn at Harbour Village.

We feel blessed to be custodians of one of the most gorgeous buildings for many a mile.

If you haven’t seen this wonderful old Presbyterian chapel yet then come and visit us.   We’ll be delighted to show you around.   You will soon see why this is becoming, not just a great place to stay, but also a premier venue for weddings, and will soon be a popular locations for retreats, reunions and residential training courses.   Check out the web site www.innatharbourvillage.com

So why the headline “A long way from Bath, England.”?   Well that’s where I’m from.   Janis came to Bath in 1999 and kidnapped me and brought me to the States.   I love it here, and can’t believe our luck to be living and working in beautiful Ilwaco.

We’ll be having an “Open House” pretty soon, so keep your eyes open for that.

I’d love to hear from anyone who has stories about the Inn.   Please blog them here.

I’ll be writing pretty regularly, so drop a comment, or ask a question about Britain.   Just a minute ago a guest asked me the origin of the word “Bairn” and what it meant.   It’s from Scotland and means small child or baby.

I’ll be back.

Peter Bale

Welcome the professional ‘Gallery Greeters’ of Ilwaco, these two, very special, 4 legged, much loved dogs, meet and greet all the customers who venture through our doors.

Emma, a Welsh Springer Spaniel from the Wade Gallery on the Port of Ilwaco is diligent in her greeting of each and every person who comes into the gallery and if you have pets of your own, she will ’sniff’ that out and love you all the more and heavens to Betsy if you have a treat she is in heaven. She feels that it is her job to make sure you are welcome.

Bailey of the Baker Bay Gallery in Ilwaco, is a big friendly, Border Collie and Lab mix. With a definite eye for good art, still a youngster he likes to be part of the action and will follow you around as you browse the Fine Art. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Come and visit us anytime!

Bailey & Emma