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Art park restarts Small army of volunteers revives Webster’s Woods BY DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
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Robin Anderson, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center’s executive director, admires “Linger,� the restored installation by Seattle artist Carolyn Law, in Webster’s Woods outdoor art park Thursday.
‘Save the Dog’ concert in PA enlists locals
PORT ANGELES — Webster’s Woods, the art park hit by vandals six weeks ago, is open again. The 5 acres of forest and meadow surrounding the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center returns today to its sunup-to-sundown schedule, offering an unusual experience, free of charge, to city residents and visitors — with a special party planned next weekend. The park, a convergence of nature and outdoor art alongside the center at 1203 E. Lauridsen
Smashed sculptures Ceramic sculptures were smashed and large installations shoved over. Arts center Executive Director Robin Anderson, who estimated that the damage could exceed $10,000, closed the woods and began contacting the contributing artists. TURN TO WOODS/A4
Insurer delaying DNR fire cleanup Port Angeles-based 2 Grade excavation won the $20,000 contract for the work and has equipment parked at the 411 Tillicum Lane site but is unable to begin, DNR spokesman Bryan Flint said Wednesday. But exactly when demolition can begin “is undetermined at this point,� he said, adding that the building is fenced and off-limits. TURN TO CLEANUP/A4
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PORT ANGELES –– The biggest star of Saturday night’s “Save the Dog� benefit concert will not be on stage. He might not even be in the building. “We’re kind of struggling with that one,� Kristy Sholinder said of Max, her family’s 5-yearold German shepherd mix. “He’s such a big lover that too many people around may get him a little overwhelmed.� Max was diagnosed in December with wobbler disease, essentially a slipped disc in his spine, that strikes large-breed dogs. It eventually could paralyze him. Surgery to fix Max’s neck would cost up to $7,000 — a cost the Sholinders can’t afford. So, Kyle Sholinder, 15, decided to throw a benefit concert. The event, starring local teens such as John Doster, Lenora Hofer, Annika Pederson and Shania Yockey of Port Angeles, and featuring a silent auction, is set for 4 p.m. Saturday at Olympic Vineyard Church, 3415 S. Peabody St. “It kind of sprung up on me, how quickly it’s gotten here,� Kyle said. A donation to the Save the Dog fund is the cost of admission into the concert. Those who want to sample a variety of donated food can pay $5 for buffet-style access.
Blvd., shut down after unprecedented vandalism the night of Dec. 19 or 20. Thirty-five works of art were damaged. The city Police Department still has no leads, Officer John Nutter said Thursday.
FORKS — Demolition of a charred state Department of Natural Resources building has been indefinitely delayed while the agency’s insurance company comes up with a monetary replacement value for the structure, an agency spokesman said Wednesday.
Kyle Sholinder, 15, of Port Angeles is shown with 5-year-old Max. The names of those who already have donated to the fund will be on a list at the door, and they will not have to provide more donations to be admitted.
Facebook page The Facebook page Kyle set up for Max and the concert — www.facebook.com/savemydog max — has 100 people signed up who say they definitely will be there. TURN TO CONCERT/A4
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Equipment from 2 Grade excavators of Port Angeles sits idle next to the fire-damaged DNR building in Forks.
Auditors counting down to election filings BY PAUL GOTTLIEB PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
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PORT ANGELES — North Olympic Peninsula election officials are in countdown mode for the Nov. 5 off-year election with 91 nonpartisan seats up for grabs and 101 days to go before the May 13-17 candidate filing period. County officials have been
“Cruise into Fun�
contacting the myriad districts that contain eligible seats to ensure that election and district officials agree on who is up for election and whether, for example, resignations have occurred that election officials do not know about, Clallam County Auditor Patty Rosand and Jefferson County Auditor Donna Eldridge said this week.
There are 43 seats up for election in Clallam County in November, and 48 in Jefferson County. There are no partisan seats up for election. Rosand and Clallam County Elections Coordinator Shoona Radon discussed the filing period and upcoming off-year November election at the Port Angeles Business Association regular Tuesday
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