Port Angeles : ringside on the Pacific rim / produced by David Messerschmidt.

Documentary about how Port Angeles, Washington, is confronted with a global economy where Japanese buyers can outbid local mills for the most basic product--raw lumber. The program traces the growth of the town in the Straits of Juan de Fuca, the impact of unemployment, the need for economic diversification, boosterism and tourism, and retirement as an industry.|PORT ANGELES : RINGSIDE ON THE PACIFIC RIM / produced by Dave Messerschmidt. Documentary about how Port Angeles, Washington, is confronted with a global economy where Japanese buyers can outbid local mills for their most basic product--raw lumber. The program traces the growth of the town in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the impact of unemployment, the need for economic diversification, boosterism and tourism, and retirement as an industry. CONTENT: Pt.1. Main documentary (26:30) -- pt.2. Tourism vs. timber (5:00) -- pt.3. Facing unemployment (5:00) -- pt.4. Small town sprawl (5:30) -- Jobs vs. fish (5:10). SERIES: Northwest Public Affairs Network| no. 1 RECORDED: Oct. 1990