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GNA and Neighbors in the News

The Olympian, May 11, 2007: Going to kindergarten at Griffin now a full-time job

The Olympian, March 17, 2007: Sports bar owner cleared of contempt - See the last paragraphs of the article: "Schnarrs also said he is acting as a consultant for a new restaurant and bar on Squaxin tribal trust land along Steamboat Island Road.  The establishment would share a 3,500-square-foot building with the new home of Skookum Creek Tobacco Outlet Store, scheduled to open soon."

The Olympian, February 21, 2007: Commission: Permit valid for Steamboat Island Road building; Effort to build 18,000-square-foot conference center still alive

The Olympian, January 30, 2007: Employee at Griffin Fire Department arrested for embezzlement

The Olympian, December 20, 2006: Steamboat Island Community Center project to move forward; Neighbors upset over plan

The Olympian, November 11, 2006: Winds damage area homes as winter visits mountains early

The Olympian, November 03, 2006: People must be ready if virus hits

The Olympian, October 19, 2006: Video - Witness the natural world that surrounds Steamboat Island Bridge

The Olympian, October 15, 2006: Griffin neighbors "grub stake" a replacement truck for Madrona Grove (scroll down to bottom half of the web page)

The Olympian, October 13, 2006: New owner plans no big changes for Steamboat driving range

The Olympian, August 20, 2006: Public access to blueberry field on track

The Olympian, July 30, 2006: County official's plan for dream home sparks ethics review

The Olympian, July 30, 2006: Blueberry enthusiasts hope to keep access to choice spot

The Olympian, June 13, 2006: Steamboat center plan revived

The Olympian, February 29, 2004: Residents decry center proposal; Conference center finds little support at Griffin meeting.

The Olympian, February 23, 2004: Battle shapes up over community center.

The Olympian, February 9, 2004: Neighbors urge speed changes; Hearing tonight on proposed lower limits on 32nd Ave. NW and 33rd Ave. NW, near Sexton and Madrona Beach roads.

Thurston County News Release, December 3, 2003: Foundation Grants Support Local Salmon Restoration Efforts.

The Olympian, August 2, 2003: Wildlife - Oyster Bay is home to more than shellfish.

The Olympian, June 29, 2003: Yahoo! Our own Steamboat Annie's gets great press for its milkshakes.

The Olympian, September 26, 2002: GNA members tell Thurston County Commissioners that county codes limiting cellular towers in aquifer recharge zones are fine the way they are.

The Olympian, September 24, 2002: County Commissioners consider rule changes to permit cell tower construction in highly sensitive aquifer recharge areas.

The Olympian, September 15, 2002: Local resident and author Steve Lundin publishes "Griffin Area Schools". This book is available for a $10 suggested donation to the GNA.

The Olympian, September 3, 2002: Q&A on the issues - incumbent Kevin O'Sullivan and challenger Bob Macleod answer questions prior to the third district county commission race.

The Olympian, August 27, 2002: County weighs new cellphone tax. Thurston County makes moves that would enable cell towers to be sited more easily in highly sensitive aquifer recharge areas.

The Olympian, August 15, 2002: Group works often, meets rarely.

The Olympian, June 23, 2002: Letter to the editor regarding coverage in The Olympian about proposed rule changes to permit cell tower construction in highly sensitive aquifer recharge areas.

The Olympian, June 5, 2002: Fight over the cell tower on Oyster Bay Road may be over. [And, as history later showed, the fight was, indeed, all over.]

The Olympian, May 29, 2002: Cell tower foes aim to redirect VoiceStream.

The Olympian, May 17, 2002: Thurston County attempts to weaken environmental protection in order to make it easier to site cell phone towers.

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