ury ▁Island ▁which ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁acquired ▁by ▁King ▁County ▁and ▁will ▁soon ▁become ▁a ▁public ▁park . ▁He ▁stepped ▁down ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁become ▁government ▁relations ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁Public ▁Util ity ▁District ▁Association , ▁whose ▁ 2 6 ▁member ▁P UD s ▁provide ▁electric , ▁water - se wer , ▁and ▁broad band ▁service ▁throughout ▁Washington ▁state . ▁ ▁Erik ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁live ▁in ▁Valley ford , ▁Washington . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : W ashington ▁( state ) ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Olymp ia , ▁Washington ▁Category : 1 9 6 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sp ok ane ▁County , ▁Washington <0x0A> </s> ▁L ambda ▁Urs ae ▁Major is ▁( λ   U rs ae ▁Major is , ▁abbre vi ated ▁L ambda   UM a , ▁ λ   UM a ), ▁formally ▁named ▁T ania ▁B ore alis ▁, ▁is ▁a ▁star ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁circ ump olar ▁const ell ation ▁of ▁Urs a ▁Major . ▁ ▁Properties ▁This ▁star ▁has ▁an ▁apparent ▁visual ▁magnitude ▁of ▁+ 3 . 4 5 , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁br ighter ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁const ell ation . ▁The ▁distance ▁to ▁this ▁star ▁has ▁been ▁measured ▁directly ▁using ▁the ▁par alla x ▁technique , ▁which ▁yields ▁a ▁value ▁of ▁roughly ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 % ▁margin ▁of ▁error . ▁The ▁stell ar ▁classification ▁of ▁L ambda ▁Urs ae ▁Major