The North Beach News

A. Just fine, minor problems like everywhere. B. Needs work but doing the best they can. C. The ship is sinking, all hands on deck?

The ruling awarding a former OS fire chief $750,000 didn’t just “ding” the mayor, it was “ding-ding-ding-ding.” (Merriam-Webster: “Ding … informal : to penalize or criticize” ) In “Bathke v. City of Ocean Shores et al,” Judge Benjamin H. Settle made it clear his decision was directly related to Mayor Crystal Dingler’s actions in firing David Bathke.Continue reading “Mutiny at the Firehouse Part 7: Judge ‘dings’ Dingler”

Got weed? Hearing the “fresh waters” are clogged up, again. Now that the drinking water crisis has (hopefully) passed, time to start wrestling with the lake and canal weeds, again. What’s the city going to do about it? Do any candidates have “fresh” ideas? Meanwhile, local volunteers are ready to face up against the GreenContinue reading “How’s the (paddling/fishing) water?”

Mutineering firefighters march into the mayor’s offfice and demand action: “On December 13, 2018, Lt. Kuhl and Capt. Krick met with Mayor Dingler and Dani Smith and advised them that the union had taken a vote of no confidence in Chief Bathke at the previous union meeting on December 10, 2018. Lt. Kuhl presented theContinue reading “Mutiny at the Firehouse, Part 6: The Ultimatum”

Commenting on the post here about Rich Hartman’s council campaign spending, Tigger Gramma pondered, “The question remains: Why would someone spend that much on a job that pays $4200/year?” To which, Hartman promptly responded, “The future of Ocean Shores is worth it to me. I plan on donating any money I receive from the CityContinue reading “Rich responds; Pat piles on”

Running for Ocean Shores City Council, Aberdeen car seller Hartman contributed $15,000 to his campaign — and in two months has spent more than $10,000. By comparison, Mayor Crystal Dingler only raised/spent about $12,000 in her 2019 reelection campaign (Hartman tossed $500 Dingler’s way). Hartman’s seat 7 competitors? Patric Hayes and David Linn both reportContinue reading “Rich Hartman is $eriou$ about this!”

According to quora.com, “Mutiny is justified when the order being disregarded is itself illegal, or when the officer against whom the mutiny is directed is engaged in an illegal course of action.” In Ocean Shores, firefighter-mutineers certainly felt justified in turning against their chief. According to Judge Benjamin Settle’s “Findings of Fact,” Ocean Shores firefighter leaders marched into Mayor CrystalContinue reading “Mutiny at the Firehouse, Part 5: Bullying, lies, ‘kick back’ allegations”

It’s great that OS has info about the Nov. 3, 2020 elections — but don’t we have a primary coming soon? Shouldn’t we tell voters, you know, what’s going on?….Hello? Anyone home? https://www.osgov.com/government/voter_information.php Voter Information A Nonpartisan Resource for Tuesday November 3, 2020 General Election Deadlines for the November 3 General Election.

A “Satisfaction of Judgment” court document filed today shows the $751,847 judgment + costs awarded to former Fire Chief David Bathke — who sued the city after a rebellion by his firefighters led Mayor Crystal Dingler to abruptly fire him — has been “fully paid.” If so, the city avoids a payment plan with interestContinue reading “Mutiny at the Firehouse, Part 4: Payday?”