Let's hope that money comes through for the new Hands On Children's Museum, because the state has its eye on the present location:

A multimillion- dollar project that might include executive offices, combine the state's historical resources into one spot and draw tourists to town could take shape at the north end of the Capitol Campus.

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The two blocks being eyed include the GA building, a 270-space parking lot and the Hands On Children's Museum. Any plan would include replacing lost parking, Valandra said.

The proposal would also have big implications for the State Library:

The Washington State Library and Archives -- now housed in separate buildings in separate cities -- have outgrown their spaces. Officials want to combine them and add a history museum to create a heritage center that could draw busloads of schoolchildren and tourists who want to discover Washington's roots.

Workshop scheduled on Danish noble fir boughs For the past 60 years, the Danes have incorporated genetic research, marketing and the silvicultural techniques to produce the most productive and highest quality bough plantations in the world. Danish bough plantation managers have shared their management techniques as interest has grown in the Pacific Northwest.

The Department of Natural Resources will present a program Oct. 12 describing Danish noble fir bough management. Pizza will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7. The topics will include:

• Overview of bough quality, harvesting and values.
• Technical aspects of Danish bough management and marketing.
• Production and financial spreadsheets shared by Danish forest managers.

Mark Savage is special forest products manager for the Washington Department of Natural Resources. Previously, he was with the Forest Service, Army Corps of Engineers and worked as a forest consultant. He has also been active in the Puget Sound Christmas Tree Growers Association, is a graduate of the Washington Agricultural and Forestry Leadership Program and is a life-long member of Society of American Foresters.

Army Captain James Yee, Author of "For God and Country," West Point graduate, Army Chaplain, accused of espionage, will speak at St. Martin's University. With additional guest speakers, followed by a Q&A Monday, October 17, 7 to 9 pm.

Free to the public

Donations to the James Yee defense fund are accepted Sponsored by the ACLU of Washington and Thurston County.

See previous post about Yee's book here.