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Olympia council proclaims Budd Inlet 6 anniversary, Disability Awareness Month and honors stand against anti‑Chinese violence
Summary
The council read and adopted three proclamations recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Budd Inlet 6 events, proclaiming March 2026 Disability Awareness Month and commemorating the 140th anniversary of Olympia's stand against anti‑Chinese violence; witnesses and local historians provided context at the meeting.
The Olympia City Council used its March 3 meeting to adopt three historical and awareness proclamations and to hear related remarks from eyewitnesses, advocates and local historians.
The council proclaimed 2026 the Budd Inlet 6 fiftieth‑anniversary year and designated March 7, 2026 as Budd Inlet 6 commemoration day. Karen Monroe Elek, introduced by the mayor as an eyewitness, recounted sailing in Budd Inlet in March 1976 and watching orcas being herded into nets. "The orcas' cries were heartbreaking," she said, describing seaplanes…
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