Published: Tuesday, May 6, 2003
Celebration to begin hours before ship docks
By David Olson
Herald Writer
EVERETT -- The USS Abraham Lincoln isn't scheduled to dock until about 10 a.m., but the celebrations will begin at 7 a.m. with a performance by the Jackson High School band on the Naval Station Everett pier.
The base celebration will be open primarily to the more than 8,000 family members of sailors. The public can participate at Pier 1, just east of base.
Even before the carrier docks, Gov. Gary Locke and 10 other officials will be flown to the Lincoln on a helicopter -- weather permitting. Expected are U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray; U.S. Reps. Rick Larsen and Norm Dicks; Everett Mayor Frank Anderson; Snohomish County Executive Bob Drewel; State Sen. Aaron Reardon; State Reps. Jean Berkey and John McCoy; and Tulalip Tribes Chairman Herman Williams Jr.