In news from Eastern Lewis County....

 

Over the past weekend, French president Nicolas Sarkozy along with 40 leaders launched the Union for the Mediterranean. One of its aims will be to bring fresh energy to the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations process.

 

Okay, you're asking how does this tie in to Lewis County?  Well it's a stretch but one world leader missing the Union Meetings was Jordan's King Abdullah II.  Why wasn't he attending?  Not really sure but on Sunday afternoon he may have been eating lunch in Randle, Washington, a small town on the White Pass highway.  A tipster alerted me that while she was eating lunch in a Randle Cafe (after attending her White Pass High School reunion) the place was overrun with state patrol officers and secret service agents.  The staff was tight lipped but later it leaked out that the King was passing through the area.  Did he stop to eat or was it just the staff dining?  Not really sure about that but it was exciting for the locals either way. 

 

Apparently the King was accompanied by his wife but no other details were released at this time.  Maybe they were touring Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier, there really isn't much else in the way of international tourist attractions in the area.  No word on whether the King will return in August for the Morton Logger's Jubilee Lawnmower Races.