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AUGUST 2, 2023
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VOL. 104, NO. 31
Washington Ferries hoping for new hires in training partnership By Glenn Minnis | The Center Square
Courtesy Erica Browne Grivas Lavender’s fragrant oils are concentrated in its leaves and stems, rewarding stroking.
FRAGRANCE: A POWERFUL ELEMENT FOR ANY GARDEN
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hy is fragrance so alluring in the garden? The power of fragrance in memory generally is well known. For example, the smell of a favorite dish brings you right back to childhood, or perhaps a lilac bouquet transports you to your grandmother’s house. But in the garden, I regard fragrance as adding a magical element that heightens the sensory experience of the place. Of course, you want your garden to be beautiful, arresting even,
to the eye. But if you add fragrance, there is a new sweetness or romance that becomes sown in the viewer’s memory. Secondly, I’m just in awe of fragrance. Assuming I like the fragrance, I’m just dumbstruck with surprise and delight every time — how did it do that? There are the scents that catch me unaware and send me hunting on hands and knees for the source, GROWING Page 5Æ
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The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies West Coast Campus is partnering with Washington State Ferries to offer a new Maritime Apprenticeship program that some are hoping will ultimately help alleviate a worker shortage in the industry that has only grown more exaggerated since the COVID-19 pandemic. With an initial class of 10 students, the two-year scholarship program that fully covers tuition and paid training is set to kick off in early 2024, with those who successfully complete it eligible to apply for a position with Washington State Ferries as a licensed deck officer with a starting salary range of $96, 408 to $103,292. “I think it’s a great partnership and a great opportunity to grow qualified career members for Washington State Ferries,” spokesperson Dana Warr told The Center Square. “The class starts in February and we look forward to working with MITAGS in what has always been a great partnership.” As for what part the program could play in erasing at least some of the ongoing staffing challenges, Darr also holds out hope. FERRIES Page 5Æ
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