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PA treatment of water extended BY PAUL GOTTLIEB PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

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Marine Drive and Tumwater Truck Route in west Port Angeles opened fully to traffic Wednesday afternoon after crews repaired roadway that was damaged by a water main break Monday afternoon. Access to Cedar Street from Marine Drive, the intersection where the break occurred, will remain closed until this morning.

Security checks allowing transfer at Sea-Tac unlikely

PORT ANGELES — A key fluoride opponent vowed to fight on despite a split City Council vote that committed to continuing municipal water fluoridation through June 30, 2026. “Don’t pack away your fluoride papers quite yet,” Dr. Eloise Kailin implored council members Tuesday. About an hour earlier, they voted 4-3 to continue fluoridating the city’s water beyond May 18, when a 10-year pledge with the Washington Dental Service Foundation expires. Deputy Mayor Patrick Downie and council members Brad Collins, Dan Gase and Cherie Kidd voted for Kidd’s motion to continue fluoridating city water through midyear 2026. Mayor Dan Di Guilio and council members Lee Whetham and Sissi Bruch voted against continuing the practice, with Di Guilio and Whetham citing a recent advisory survey of water users that rejected fluoridation.

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PA air service set to resume in March sans TSA screening BY JAMES CASEY PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

PORT ANGELES — Air service will resume in Port Angeles, but probably without the convenience of security checks at Fairchild International Airport, Port of Port Angeles commissioners have learned. The Transportation Security Administration usually provides screenings only

for passengers on aircraft that carry more than the nine travelers who can fly aboard the Cessna Caravans that SeaPort Airlines will start operating March 1. That means passengers must disembark when they arrive at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and enter the terminal for security screening.

TSA: Possible As for TSA screening, airport and marina manager Jerry Ludke said it remained a possibility at Fairchild but that the federal agency had tried to dampen the port’s expectations. However, Jennifer States, the port’s

director of business development, has met with the staffs of U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray and Rep. Derek Kilmer to solicit their support. A TSA facility at Fairchild would allow passengers to check themselves and their luggage through to destinations beyond Sea-Tac without going through security screening a second time. Without a TSA checkpoint in Port Angeles, they must disembark their SeaPort airplane, enter the Sea-Tac terminal, go through security and find their way to their departure gate before continuing their travels. TURN

Kailin said Wednesday that five months is enough time to gather enough new information about fluoride’s negative effects to convince the City Council to change course. “We’ve got a lot of time before May 18,” she said. During a lengthy public comment session at the outset of Tuesday’s meeting, council members heard two dozen speakers weigh in with assertions ranging from saying fluoride caused or contributed to a host of health problems including hypothyroidism to statements that it benefited the general population, especially children and the impoverished, by preventing tooth decay. TURN

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Hurricane Ridge poised to open Saturday Skiing, snowboarding area ready BY ARWYN RICE PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

announced this week. The Poma lift needs 5 to 8 feet of snow for operations, and the tubing area needs to be groomed before it can be used, said John Fox, mountain manager for the ski area. As of Monday evening — the most recent day park employees measured snow at Hurricane Ridge — there were 48 inches of snow at the snow stake, according to the park.

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing officially begin Saturday at Hurricane Ridge — if nature cooperates. Olympic National Park’s guided snowshoe walks begin and the Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area is scheduled to open as long as the weather allows the road to be opened, according to park officials. Snowfall Opening weekend at the park will include two rope tows, but the Additional snow fell through Poma lift and snow tubing area the week but has not been mearemain closed, ski area managers sured. On Wednesday, the

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National Weather Service issued a forecast that included about 2 inches of additional snow possible at Hurricane Ridge by Saturday morning. “Anything is great. We’re open before Christmas, and hopefully it will be a good sign and we will have a great year,” Fox said. Fox said the early season snowpack could be thin in places and there could be some rocks showing through the snow, but he noted that such rocks should not be a problem on the two small hills that will be open. This is among the earliest openings for the ski area in recent memory, despite its imperfections. However, any opening is better than last year, Fox said.

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Sisters Bridget Rutherford, left, and Cameron ski on the TURN TO SKI/A4 bunny slope at Hurricane Ridge in 2012.

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Cranberries singer admits assault in ’14 THE LEAD SINGER of the Irish rock band The Cranberries, Dolores O’Riordan, has pleaded guilty to assaulting three policemen and a flight attendant during an alleged psychotic episode last year. O’Riordan didn’t speak during Wednesday’s court hearing in western Ireland. Her lawyer said she O’Riordan accepted evidence of the assault and obstruction charges facing her. Judge Patrick Durcan ordered the singer to write letters of apology to those she attacked. Durcan said he would sentence her early next year. She faces possible penalties ranging from a cash fine to six months’ imprisonment. A cabin attendant testified that O’Riordan stomped on her ankle as the Aer Lingus flight from New York landed in Shannon, Ireland, in November 2014. Police said she spat in their faces, head-butted one and kicked the others.

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Daisy Ridley, right, as Rey, and BB-8 in a scene from the film, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which will debut in U.S. theaters tonight.

Best film nominees The American Film Institute on Wednesday selected “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” as one of the best films of the year. The popcorn space epic was in good company alongside some of the year’s most promising awards contenders, including “Spotlight,” “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Carol.” What this means for the larger awards potential for “Star Wars” remains to be seen. Other honorees in the film category included “The Big Short,” “Bridge of Spies,” “Inside Out,” “The Martian,” “Room” and “Straight Outta Compton.” AFI also recognized 10 television programs as the best of the year, including “The Americans,” “Better Call Saul,” “Black-ish,” “Empire,” “Fargo,” “Game of Thrones,” “Homeland,” “Master of None,” “Mr. Robot” and “UnREAL.” The honorees will be recognized in person at a

private luncheon in January.

Film registry It’s a bro-centric year for movies added to the prestigious National Film Registry. Two of the most popular male-bonding movies of all time — “Top Gun” and “The Shawshank Redemption” — are being added to the collection of films preserved by the Library of Congress, the library announced Wednesday. They’ll be joined by an all-male quartet that’s about to get an all-female reboot in July: the gang from “Ghostbusters.” Each year, the library picks 25 movies to preserve for their cultural, historic or artistic importance. The film registry, which began in 1989, now includes 675 titles. The library works to ensure that original 35mm negatives will be preserved, either by the library itself or another organization.

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Setting it Straight ing to the sky called the Gate of Infinity at a former railway station in Prague from which Czech Jews were sent in transports to Nazi death camps during World War II.

Corrections and clarifications grant fleeing the Nazis. She began her mail order ■ The Clallam County Opportunity Fund Advisory business in 1951, selling Board plans to arrive at a recommendation on the Sequim inexpensive gifts and houseAquatic Recreation Center’s request for $760,500 from the hold organizers. Her company went public county Opportunity Fund when it meets at 10:30 a.m. Friday at 905 W. Ninth St., room 230, in Port Angeles. in 1965, and by 1970, she A report on Page A1 Monday listed an incorrect time had her first million-dollar _________ and room number for the meeting, with an incorrect room sales year. LILLIAN VERNON, 88, number reported on Wednesday’s front page of the Clallam In 1987, Lillian Vernon creator of a multimillion dol- was the first woman-owned edition. lar catalog business that ________ company to be listed on the sold specialized gifts and American Stock Exchange. The Peninsula Daily News strives at all times for accuracy and fairhome goods, has died in Ms. Vernon sold her business in articles, headlines and photographs. To correct an error or to New York. ness in 2003 for $60.5 milclarify a news story, phone Executive Editor Leah Leach at 360-417Fred Hochberg, president lion. 3530 or email her at lleach@peninsuladailynews.com. and chairman of the ExportImport Bank, said his Peninsula Lookback mother died Monday. He described her as a From the pages of the PENINSULA DAILY NEWS and Port Angeles Evening News “force of nature” who was fiercely creative and compet- 1940 (75 years ago) mailed to the city the day before the itive. Aldwell Building fire. The Adult Choir of First Baptist Ms. Vernon came to the Several lesser claims are still outstandChurch, Sixth and Laurel streets [Port United States from Gering against smaller manufacturers, but Angeles], will present the cantata “Tidings many as a Jewish immithe sums recovered are not expected to be of Great Joy,” by E.L. Ashford on Sunday large. evening at 7:30. Seen Around Those taking solo parts in the cantata Peninsula snapshots are Mrs. J.C. Lundy, Mrs. Donald Lawson, 1990 (25 years ago) The Clallam County Economic DevelMrs. Harry Iler, Mrs. Donald McLean, AN ELDERLY MAN opment Council has won a $294,300 grant W.L. Smith and Elmer Otterbein. and woman in a tender Laugh Lines The guest artist is Mrs. Robert Staeger, to help set up a groundbreaking manufacembrace and kissing in the turing program, authorities said. who will play the violin solo “There Were middle of a busy parking The council’s grant was one of 14 HERE IN LOS AngeShepherds.” lot in Port Angeles . . . recently awarded by the Northwest Area les, a couple is planning to Foundation, a Minnesota-based foundaget married while waiting WANTED! “Seen Around” 1965 (50 years ago) tion started 56 years ago by the son of a in line for the new “Star items recalling things seen on the The city [Port Angeles] received checks railroad magnate. North Olympic Peninsula. Send Wars” movie. them to PDN News Desk, P.O. Box totaling $30,886 in settlement of antiFoundation money will be used to start The couple’s family is 1330, Port Angeles WA 98362; fax trust suits against several electrical a cooperative network of wood-products unable to attend because 360-417-3521; or email news@ equipment manufacturers. companies in Clallam, Jefferson, Mason they’re too busy being peninsuladailynews.com. Be sure City Attorney Tyler Moffett observed and Grays Harbor counties, according to embarrassed. you mention where you saw your that the checks, received by him, were the development council. Conan O’Brien “Seen Around.”

ALES VESELY, 80, a Czech artist known for his monumental sculptures, has died. Tomas Kraus, secretary of the Federation of Jewish Communities, said Wednesday that Mr. Vesely was found dead in his Prague apartment Monday. No cause was given. Mr. Vesely’s huge artworks, made of welded metal sometimes in combination with stone and wood, have been displayed worldwide. They are in collections of major museums, including New York’s Guggenheim and Paris’ Georges Pompidou Center. Some are in public spaces in South Korea, the Netherlands, Germany and elsewhere. Among his recent installations, Mr. Vesely in March unveiled a train track point-

Looking Back From the files of The Associated Press

TODAY IS THURSDAY, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2015. There are 14 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: ■ On Dec. 17, 1865, Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8, known as the “Unfinished” because only two movements had been completed, was first performed publicly in Vienna, 37 years after the composer’s death. On this date: ■ In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, N.C., using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer. ■ In 1944, the U.S. War Department announced it was

ending its policy of excluding people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast. ■ In 1969, the U.S. Air Force closed its Project “Blue Book” by concluding there was no evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind thousands of UFO sightings. ■ In 1979, Arthur McDuffie, a black insurance executive, was fatally injured after leading police on a chase with his motorcycle in Miami. Four white police officers accused of beating McDuffie were later acquitted, sparking riots. ■ In 1981, members of the Red Brigades kidnapped Brig. Gen. James L. Dozier, the highest-ranking U.S. Army official in southern

Europe, from his home in Verona, Italy. Dozier was rescued 42 days later. ■ In 1994, North Korea shot down a U.S. Army helicopter which had strayed north of the demilitarized zone. The co-pilot, Chief Warrant Officer David Hilemon, was killed; the pilot, Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Hall, was captured and held for nearly two weeks. ■ In 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died after more than a decade of iron rule; he was 69, according to official records, but some reports indicated he was 70. ■ Ten years ago: President George W. Bush, in his weekly radio address, acknowledged he’d

personally authorized a secret eavesdropping program in the U.S. following 9/11, calling it “crucial to our national security.” ■ Five years ago: President Barack Obama signed into law a huge, holiday-season tax bill extending cuts for all Americans, saluting a new spirit of political compromise as Republicans applauded and liberals seethed. ■ One year ago: Sony Pictures canceled the Dec. 25 release of “The Interview,” a black comedy about a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after hackers threatened terrorist attacks and the largest multiplex chains in North America pulled the film.

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A3 Briefly: Nation fied them or said how they were related to the woman and her teenage companion. The Redding Police Department said it has identified two children who were in the pair’s custody and who are missing. BALTIMORE — The first But it added it has yet to effort to convict an officer in determine if they are the same Freddie Gray’s death from a bro- children found dead in Redding, ken neck in a Baltimore police a city of 91,000 located 300 van ended Wednesday with a miles north of San Francisco. hung jury and a mistrial. The pair traveled to several Officials Northern California cities appealed for between Nov. 27 and Dec. 11 calm as small and stayed at a Dunnigan motel crowds protested Nov. 28, Redding police said. along streets The investigation began Frilined with police day with a call about a possible officers. child abuse case in the small The situation town of Quincy, where authoriwas quiet at ties found the starving 9-yearPorter North and Pennold girl at a house, according to sylvania, the a news release from the Plumas intersection where the worst County Sheriff’s Office. rioting happened in April as The unidentified girl was parts of West Baltimore were set taken to a hospital. on fire. William Porter’s mistrial is a Venezuelans indicted setback to the city’s efforts to NEW YORK — The head of respond to a citizenry frustrated over both violent crime and alle- Venezuela’s National Guard and a former anti-drug official will gations of police misconduct. soon face U.S. charges accusing A hearing to discuss a possithe high-ranking military offible retrial was set for today; cials of colluding with cocaine Porter waived his right to traffickers, two officials familiar appear at it. with the case said Wednesday. Gens. Nestor Reverol and Two suspected Edilberto Molina are named in SAN FRANCISCO — A an indictment in federal court in 39-year-old woman and a teenage New York City that accuses boy are suspected in the deaths Reverol of tipping off traffickers of two children whose bodies to raids and hindering investigawere found inside a storage unit tions when he served as Venezuin Northern California, in a case ela’s drug czar, the officials said. that came to light after police The officials spoke on condichecked on a 9-year-old girl who tion of anonymity because the was found starving and injured indictment remains under seal. but alive, authorities said. Reverol is the former head of Autopsies for the 3-year-old Venezuela’s anti-drug agency girl and 6-year-old boy, whose and ally of late socialist leader bodies were found at a Redding Hugo Chavez. storage facility, were planned for Molina also once worked the Wednesday. agency. The Associated Press Authorities have not identi-

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Congress prepares for final push on bill BY ALAN FRAM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders girded Wednesday to push a Christmas compromise on tax cuts and spending through the House and Senate by week’s end, extending dozens of tax breaks for businesses and families and financing 2016 government operations. “In divided government, you don’t get everything you want,” House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told reporters about the 2,200page matrix of wins and losses for both parties, which bargainers completed overnight. He predicted that the tax and spending bills would get bipartisan support, saying, “I think everybody can point to something that gives them a reason to be in favor of both of these bills.” Even so, House Democratic leaders were urging their rankand-file members to oppose the package of tax breaks for busi-

nesses and individuals, which they considered too heavily weighted toward corporations and was estimated to cost $680 billion over the next decade. They said they were still studying the spending measure.

‘An immorality’ “In my view, it is practically an immorality in terms of how it damages the future,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said about the tax bill. Republicans were likely to strongly support the tax measure but lean heavily against the $1.1 trillion spending bill, which they consider too costly, meaning it will need Democratic votes to pass. The House will vote on the tax package today and the spending bill Friday. Senate passage of both measures, which the chamber’s top Democrat said he would support, would be Congress’ coda to a tumultuous 2015 that often saw

Republicans at each other’s throats and the forced retirement of former Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. “This compromise isn’t perfect, but it’s good,” said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. “It’s good for the American people.” The accord, which includes victories for everyone from oil companies and working-class families to 9/11 emergency workers and biomedical researchers, seems assured of getting President Barack Obama’s signature. White House spokeswoman Jen Friedman said the legislation “bolsters our security, grows our economy and reflects our values.” Because temporary financing of federal agencies was set to expire Wednesday at midnight, the House by voice vote approved a stop-gap bill preventing a government shutdown through next Tuesday, giving lawmakers time to finish the long-term spending legislation. Senate passage was also expected.

Briefly: World Official’s Iraq trip yields little in ISIS battle BAGHDAD — Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday he came away from meetings with Iraqi leaders with no agreement on the use of Apache attack helicopters or additional military advisers in the battle to retake the key city of Ramadi from Islamic State group militants. But he said the U.S. was ready to provide such support if the Iraqis asked. Speaking to reporters after meetings with Carter Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and others, Carter said that as military conditions change, the U.S. is prepared to increase its contributions to the fight. The Obama administration has been talking for days about “accelerating” the fight against ISIS, but that could be complicated by Iraq’s reluctance to a greater U.S. presence in the country, including tools such as Apache

helicopters and more troops. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

‘Excessive force’ JERUSALEM — An Israeli rights group on Wednesday accused Israeli security forces of using “excessive and unwarranted” force in the killing of some Palestinians who attacked or were suspected of attacking Israelis during the current wave of violence. Israeli officials rejected the charges by the B’Tselem group. The watchdog’s statement said Israeli officers had used excessive lethal force against Palestinians in at least 12 cases in Jerusalem and the West Bank over the past two months.

African freedom march BANGUI, Central African Republic — Hundreds of residents in the last remaining Muslim neighborhood in Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, marched Wednesday to demand that armed groups withdraw and allow them to vote in elections. PK5 residents shouted “Freedom, freedom,” as they marched to United Nations mission headquarters. They asked the international body to help them dislodge armed elements. The Associated Press

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Demonstrators march holding a banner that reads in Portuguese “No to the coup” during a protest against the impeachment proceedings against Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo on Wednesday. Justices opened a debate on the legality of how a House of Deputies commission, which will examine the impeachment process against Rousseff, was created. Members of the commission were nominated by a secret ballot and without any prior debate, a move that Rousseff’s supporters in Congress say was illegal.

Threats to N.Y., L.A. show tough decisions for schools BY CHRISTINE ARMARIO AND COLLEEN LONG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — When it comes to assessing threats, schools in New York City and Los Angeles likely have more experience than most other districts in the country. But their reactions were dramatically different Tuesday to a similar threat of a large-scale jihadi attack with guns and bombs: L.A. canceled its classes, while New York dismissed the warning as a hoax.

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The divergent responses from the nation’s two biggest K-12 public school systems reflected what many in school security know: Deciding whether a threat is credible is hardly a mathematical process and the stakes in staying open or closing are high. It is a move district officials around the country have weighed heavily following school shootings and threats. Districts regularly encounter the challenge of deciphering threats, complicated today by more sophisticated technology that can

make them harder to trace. Even when a threat is determined to be a hoax, the consequences can be severe, with the safety of thousands of children, millions of dollars in school funding and the message sent by each decision on the line. It’s extremely rare for a major U.S. city to close all its schools because of a threat, and it reflected the lingering unease in Southern California following the attack that killed 14 people at a holiday luncheon two weeks ago in San Bernardino.

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World: Spain PM slapped in head at appearance

A MEDICAL HELICOPTER crashed in rugged terrain east of Phoenix, killing two crew members and seriously injuring a paramedic who tried unsuccessfully to save the life of another victim, a sheriff said Wednesday. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said the helicopter crashed Tuesday evening on a mountainside about 12 miles north of Superior, a mining community outside Phoenix. An Air Force helicopter rescued the survivor, who had used a flashlight to signal at a search aircraft, at about 10:15 p.m., roughly four hours after the craft went down on a snowy, tree-covered slope.

A TELEVISION REPORTER was doing a live update on a Minnesota bank robbery when police say the suspect returned to rob it a second time. Adam Sallet, a reporter for Mason City, Iowa-based KIMT-TV, was standing outside the Sterling State Bank in Rochester on Tuesday when a bank employee ran out and pointed at the robbery suspect who was leaving the scene. “That’s the robber,” Sallet said on the air. “This is live TV folks. That’s the robber [who] just went by, according to the bank employee. I got to go here and call 9-1-1.”

WHEN SCIENTISTS DISCOVERED six years ago that aggressive Asian carp had made their way up the Mississippi River’s tributaries toward the Chicago area, the Obama administration and alarmed state officials pledged swift action to head off an invasion they feared could devastate fishing and boating on the vital Great Lakes. But as the carp get closer — some are within 80 miles of the lake — the quest for a surefire deterrent seems to be over. An advisory panel that has debated solutions for several years is scheduled to hold what may be its final meeting Thursday, with no sign of a consensus plan.

SPANISH PRIME MINISTER Mariano Rajoy was slapped in the head during a campaign appearance, reportedly by a teenager. Development Minister Ana Pastor tweeted confirmation of the incident Wednesday evening in front of a church in the northern city of Pontevedra. It’s in the Galicia region where Rajoy grew up and was campaigning for his Popular Party before Sunday’s general election. Spain’s state-owned RTVE news channel reported on its website that the impact of the blow sent Rajoy’s glasses flying to the ground.

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Clallam inks pact for Ski: Hurricane Ridge railroad trail funds CONTINUED FROM A1

$720,000 agreement with federal agency paves way for restoration BY ROB OLLIKAINEN PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has moved another step closer to restoring the historic McFee Tunnel at Lake Crescent — and paving a way to get to it. County commissioners Tuesday approved a $720,000 agreement with the Federal Highway Administration for the construction of a half-mile segment of the Spruce Railroad Trail and restoration of a 450-foot-long railroad tunnel that was built in 1918 on the north shore of the lake.

Half covered by grant More than half of the cost is covered by a $460,000 grant from the state Recreation and Conservation Office. “Nice to see this moving ahead,” Commissioner Jim McEntire said Tuesday. Clallam County is working in partnership with Olympic National Park to pave and widen the 3.5mile Spruce Railroad Trail to a total of 11 feet. The eastern end of the trail has been closed for several months for construction of a segment near the Lyre River trailhead. Park spokeswoman Barb Maynes said the trail

would be open by Friday. “This is a project I really support because we’ve got collaboration with the park,” Commissioner Bill Peach said. Once completed in 2018 or 2019, the wheelchairaccessible Spruce Railroad Trail will become part of the Olympic Discovery Trail system. The ODT is a nonmotorized attraction that will eventually connect Port Townsend to LaPush. A widened 0.6-mile section of the Spruce Railroad Trail was recently completed from the Lyre River trailhead down to the historic railroad grade on the shore of the lake. For now, the surface is being left as packed gravel to avoid damage to the paved surface as future segments are built, county Transportation Program Manager Rich James said Wednesday. The gravel surface is suitable for fat tire bikes.

“Last year, we did not open for a single day,” Fox said. The winter of 2014-15 had the smallest snowpack on record, with a height of only 22 inches in January, whereas the annual average is 88 inches. Skiing and snowboarding lessons will begin Dec. 26. For lesson registration and prices, lift ticket prices and season lift ticket purchases, go to www.hurricane ridge.com. The Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area opened in 1958, replacing a defunct ski area at Deer Park, which operated from 1936 through 1957. It is one of only two ski areas remaining of 58 that historically operated inside the boundaries of U.S. national parks. The other remaining national park ski area is Badger Pass in Yosemite National Park.

up for safety, and certain rocks inside the tunnel might be bolted for security, Tyler said. “It turns out that it’s really quite stable,” he said. The half-mile segment leading to the McFee Tunnel — and the tunnel restoration itself — earned the top score in a recent Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program grant competition. Commissioner Mike Chapman thanked Tyler and specifically James for “a lot of hard work over the years to get to this point.”

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Chapman also credited former Commissioner Mike Doherty, who “worked tirelessly” with Olympic National Park through several administrations on “some complicated issues to get to this point.” “When people are walking through those tunnels in the future, I think we probably should hang a plaque in there with Commissioner Doherty’s name on it or something, because nobody’s spent more time on this than he did,” Chapman said at the business No liner needed meeting. “Thanks should be Several consultants have examined the McFee entered into the record for Tunnel and determined the hard work.” that no liner will be needed, ________ County Engineer Ross Tyler told commissioners Reporter Rob Ollikainen can in a Monday work session. be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. Portals at the ends of 5072, or at rollikainen@peninsula the tunnel will be beefed dailynews.com.

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Ranger-guided snowshoe walks, which last about an hour and a half, begin this weekend and continue through the end of March. Maynes, spokeswoman for the park. “There are frequent stops to look at things and for the ranger to talk with the group,” she said. Animal tracks are often seen in the snow, including snowshoe hare, bird and weasel tracks, she said. Maynes said snowshoe walks allow people to experience walking close to or among the treetops of the subalpine firs and mountain hemlocks and to see the effect wind has on how the snow drifts and deposits. The visitor center includes a snack shop, gift shop and rental shop, and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The former ski lodge has public restrooms and is heated.

Snowshoe walks Ranger-guided snowshoe walks begin this weekend and continue through the end of March. Walks begin at 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holiday Mondays at the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center. Registration for the hike begins at 1:30 p.m. at the information desk. The cost is $7 for adults, $3 for youths ages 6 to 15, while children 5 and younger are admitted free. Snowshoe walks are less than a half-mile on mostly level terrain and last about 90 minutes, said Barb

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________ Reporter Arwyn Rice can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5070, or at arice@peninsuladaily news.com.

Troopers seeking woman in wreck BY CHARLIE BERMANT PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

CHIMACUM — The Washington State Patrol is attempting to locate a 39-year-old Chimacum woman whom they allege rear-ended a car Tuesday night and then fled the scene on foot. Jeanette Mead allegedly was driving a Ford Windstar at around 6:45 p.m. eastbound on Four Corners Road near its intersection with Highway 20 when she rear-ended a Ford Focus driven by Janice Stone, 69, of Port Townsend, according to Trooper Russ Winger, a department spokesman. Mead then fled the scene on foot, Winger said. Stone suffered some minor injuries and was transported to Harrison Medical Center in Silverdale and then released, Winger said. Mead had an expired license, Winger said. Upon examination, troopers discovered that Mead’s car was equipped with an interlock device and a camera, Winger said. The car was impounded and taken to the State Patrol facility in Port Angeles, where troopers are seeking a warrant for its inspection, Winger said. Stone’s car was transported to All City Towing in Port Townsend. Troopers attempted unsuccessfully to find Mead at her listed address. Anyone who has information about the case is asked to call 360-473-0113.

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Vote: Public health issue CONTINUED FROM A1 Council members later withstood criticism shouted by some fluoridation opponents who also did not hesitate to yell at speakers who disagreed with contentions, such as fluoride being tantamount to forced medication. After one outburst, Di Guilio, in his final regular meeting after eight years on the council, banged his gavel and called for order.

Outbursts from both sides

“They’re the foot soldiers in our health care system, day in and day out.” Gase, noting the state Supreme Court has decided the fluoridation question cannot be decided in a standard election, said the council was elected to make certain decisions, including those involving public health. Collins said public water fluoridation “is a safe and effective public health measure that should not be ignored because of fear-mongering.” And Downie said he was speaking for children and lowincome residents not present at the meeting “who have less access to the health care of the kind we have been fortunate to be blessed by.” A fluoridated water system helps Port Angeles become “a city of excellence,” Downie added. Di Guilio acknowledged it would be difficult to recruit new physicians and young professionals if the city does not fluoridate its water, calling it “a step backward.” But he said when the council decided to conduct the survey, council members committed themselves to follow the results or risk losing trust and credibility.

But a pro-fluoridation speaker also stood up and interrupted a person speaking against the practice — who also was, in turn, criticizing a previous speaker who favored fluoridation. Opponents also emphasized the results of a recent advisory survey of water users that the council majority rejected. The survey of 9,762 water users inside and outside the city limits generated 4,204 responses by the Nov. 27 deadline. Of the total, 2,381, or 56.64 percent, rejected fluoridation, while 1,735, or 41.27, favored the practice. But Kidd and Gase emphasized that anti-fluoridation ‘Ethical standpoint’ views accounted for 24 percent For her part, Bruch said of those who received surveys. fluoride was available from many sources. ‘No problem’ for most “From an ethical standKidd concluded that the point, I do not believe we need majority of voters — 59 per- to add anything to our water cent — had “no problem” with and our air,” she said. fluoridation by simply not Whetham, who champireturning the survey or by oned the survey, said he would saying on the survey that fluo- support “the will of the peoridation was not an issue for ple.” them. “I don’t feel I can write a “Government has a role in prescription for someone to promoting and protecting ingest fluoride,” Whetham health and safety by imple- said. menting effective public health Speakers against fluoridameasures,” Kidd added. tion almost uniformly “Our medical community reminded the City Council has come together to encour- that citizens had made their age our action on behalf of our wishes known in the advisory survey. community.

“The advisory poll said no,” said Michael Merideth, who will succeed Di Guilio by taking his Position 5 seat in January. “All you have to do is vote with the people,” echoed Eulalia Engel. But health care professionals pointed to a different range of views: the opinions of those in their own profession. Clallam County Public Health Officer Chris Frank spoke of the totality of agreement among practicing physicians on the efficacy of fluoridation.

Recall question Some at the meeting were stunned by a particular exchange during the meeting. After Kidd moved to extend fluoridation for 10 years and Gase seconded her motion, Whetham asked City Attorney Bill Bloor what it would take to recall a City Council person. Bloor said a council member would have to commit malfeasance or misfeasance in office, after which Whetham dropped the matter without explanation. Whetham said Wednesday he asked the question of Bloor on behalf of an anti-fluoridation person who asked him about it at the meeting. “They made the comment to me that one of them would be looking into a recall petition,” Whetham said, adding he could not remember who the person was. “I wanted to set the record straight for that individual, for what would be necessary to do that.” “A court would have to decide if there were sufficient grounds to have a recall election,” Bloor said Wednesday. Whetham’s query “was a shocker,” Kailin said Wednesday. “I hope it doesn’t come to that.”

________ Senior Staff Writer Paul Gottlieb can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5060, or at pgottlieb@peninsuladailynews.com.

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to Ludke. The port also has allocated $87,000 for a joint marketing campaign with SeaPort, targeting the airport facility and airline service and touting the North Olympic Peninsula as a travel destination. A publicity campaign aimed at civic groups and potential corporate customers will start in January and continue through February, Ludke said. Tickets went on sale Nov. 15, including an introductory $49 fare either way between Port Angeles and Sea-Tac, valid from March 1 to April 14. The price includes all taxes and fees but cannot be changed or refunded. For tickets or other SeaPort information, visit www.seaportair.com.

Paying a private contractor for security screening at Fairchild is a possibility, Ludke and States said, but because of the relatively small number of potential passengers, it could prove cost-prohibitive. SeaPort has announced it will offer five 40-minute flights each weekday to Sea-Tac and three flights Saturdays and Sundays. Fully booked, the Caravans would carry a total of 279 passengers each week. By comparison, a single Boeing 787 can carry 335 passengers in one trip. Preparing for the resumption in service — previous carrier Kenmore _______ Air departed in November 2014 — the port has spruced up the exterior Reporter James Casey can be reached at of the Fairchild terminal and soon 360-452-2345, ext. 5074, or at jcasey@ will renovate its restrooms, according peninsuladailynews.com.

Jefferson widens DCD search BY CHARLIE BERMANT PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County is back at the starting line in its search for a director for the Department of Community Development because the leading candidate has withdrawn his application. The position opened up in September with the retirement of Carl Smith. At that time, the county commissioners named former County Admin-

istrator David Goldsmith as an interim director until a permanent replacement could be found. County Administrator Philip Morleyhas decided to recruit a search firm, which he did not do initially due to the increased cost. “If we can do it ourselves, it is much cheaper,” he said. “But it is now necessary to widen the search.” The county is in the process of hiring a search firm, Morley said.

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McEntire said in Tuesday’s commissioners’ meeting. Public access to freshwater or saltwater is the No. 1 priority in the county’s parks and recreation master plan and a longstanding directive of the Board of County Commissioners. “That [property] will be a great addition,” McEntire said. The parcel will remain largely undeveloped except for perhaps a picnic table,

county Parks, Fair and Facilities Manager Joel Winborn has said. Next month, the county Park and Recreation Board will discuss the installation of a sign at the turnout, Winborn said. The waterfront property is inside Olympic National Park, as is county-owned Camp David Jr. on the north side of the lake. Winborn has said the property is part of an estate in which the heir had no ties

to the area. The family trust agreed to pay any back taxes prior to the transfer, to which there are no deed restrictions or limitations. The park board voted unanimously to recommend the property acquisition July 1.

________ Reporter Rob Ollikainen can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5072, or at rollikainen@peninsula dailynews.com.

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OLYMPIA — The state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board said it will increase the maximum number of marijuana stores in the state to help serve those who use the drug for medical reasons. The board said Wednesday it intends to boost the

number to 556 stores statewide, up from the previous cap of 334. Director Rick Garza said the goal is to help ensure patients have access to the products they need. State lawmakers earlier this year passed a measure to reconcile Wash-

ington’s unregulated medical marijuana marketplace with its thoroughly regulated recreational system. Recreational stores can obtain an endorsement to sell products for medical use, and the board said 70 percent of existing stores have done so.

The board said it plans to double the number of available retail licenses in 10 counties with some of the highest medical marijuana sales. It will increase the available licenses in the remaining counties by 75 percent.

PORT ANGELES — A second man has been arrested for suspicion of beating up an unconscious man at a party in Forks early Sunday. Fidel Salazar-Candia, 34, was booked Tuesday into the Clallam County jail for investigation of first-degree assault. He was being held Wednesday on $15,000 bail as he awaited the filing of a formal charge at 3 p.m. today. Meanwhile, Reyes Salazar-Candia, 23, was arrested earlier this week for investigation of assaulting the same man outside the Forks Roundhouse at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. He was exonerated of the conditions of his release pending further investigation, Clallam County Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Michele Devlin said Wednesday. Forks police said Fidel Salazar-Candia, Reyes Salazar-Candia and two other men attacked the alleged victim in the parking lot and continued to kick and stomp him as he laid unconscious. Police arrested Reyes Salazar-Candia after speaking with the alleged victim’s wife and observing the unconscious man’s injuries at Forks Community Hospital early Sunday. A physician told police that the man risked losing vision in one of his eyes unless he had surgery. Fidel Salazar-Candia was arrested after police examined video surveillance from the Roundhouse at the Kit.la Center, formerly the 110 Business Park at 100 LaPush Road in Forks. Once on the ground, the alleged victim was hit in the head or face with a beer can and “kicked in the face multiple times” as he tried to take cover under a parked vehicle, Officer Brent Kempster wrote in the affidavit for probable cause. “[The alleged victim] said that he recalls being kicked by boots with diamonds on them that were white in color and also red in color,” Kempster wrote in the arrest report. The alleged victim correctly identified the clothing worn by his attackers, police said. First-degree assault is a Class A felony punishable by a maximum of life in prison and a $50,000 fine.

_________ Reporter Rob Ollikainen can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5072, or at rollikainen@peninsuladailynews.com.

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PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Business Association recently recognized Clallam County Sheriff’s Office volunteers for their hard work and dedication. Sheriff’s volunteers from Search and Rescue, Community Policing, Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) and the chaplain program were represented by the following: ■ Al and Rosalie Camin, Community Policing. Both work Neighborhood Watch and in records and have donated thousands of hours over the years. ■ George and Carole March, Community Policing. Both donate hundreds of hours to Neighborhood Watch, Project Lifesaver and community events. ■ Bill Carter, Amateur Radio Emergency Services. He donated over a thousand hours in 2014 and is coming close to that mark this year, volunteering as the head of the unit working with the Emergency Operations Center. ■ Parker Stoops and Nancy Moore, Search and Rescue. They are the “backbone” of the SAR unit and donate hundreds of hours each to training and responding to missions. ■ Tim Richards, chaplain program leader. He has spearheaded the chaplain program and been instrumental in improving the program and recruiting chaplains to serve, according to a news release. The sheriff’s office currently has 94 active volunteers who have donated over 7,400 hours this year; the value of the time served is $221,780.

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Log debarker to depart from PA land Logs headed to Asia must be stripped to minimize the export of insect pests to other countries. Other debarkers operate at the port’s log yard and at the airport.

Lease for site owned by port has expired BY JAMES CASEY PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

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PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Harbor has fallen a bit quieter with the shutdown of a mammoth machine that stripped bark off hemlock logs before they were shipped to Asia. Munro LLC’s lease on Port of Port Angeles-owned land that the huge, noisy contraption occupies on the east edge of the former KPly mill site expired at the end of October. The machine that peels hemlock logs remains at the site but will be removed in “a couple of months,” said Tanya Kerr, the port’s property manager. Meanwhile, the Port of Port Angeles is enjoying an uptick in unloading logs at its own Marine Drive yard off barges from Canada. Some of those logs are pushed from 300-log barges into the water, then plucked from the harbor. Others are unloaded directly onto the shore from barges that can carry 50 logs. The Canadian timber is

The Munro operation handled domestically grown hemlock from private lands that legally can be exported. The port’s own log yard farther westward on the harbor handles logs harvested from Department of Natural Resources land and Olympic National Forest that must be processed in the U.S. Lubricating and hydraulic fluids have been drained from the Munro debarker, said Chris Hartman, port director of engineering. The rest of the KPly site has been cleaned of thousands of tons of soil contaminated by petrochemicals and other toxic chemicals. Backfilling and grading the excavations are awaiting drier weather, Hartman said.

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A log debarker sits idle at the Port of Port Angeles log yard next to the former Peninsula Plywood site on the Port Angeles waterfront. helping prop up a sag in log yard activity in 2015 caused by softening timber demand in Asia. “It’s truly a global commodity,” said the port’s terminal manager, Mike Nimmo. “People are taking advantage of that and the

Trades Industrial Park as early as January. Munro LLC’s ring debarker was acquired from the owners of the Peninsula Plywood mill — which succeeded KPly when it went out of business — before they in turn went bankrupt in 2012.

exchange rate, too.” The U.S. dollar is rising in value against the Canadian dollar and Asian currencies. Also in the meantime, the port plans to market the 19-acre KPly site — including the tract leased to Munro — as a Marine

Passers-by could watch the logs being hoisted from log trucks, fed through the debarker, stacked like huge toothpicks and eventually transported to Terminal 3. _______ There, they were loaded Reporter James Casey can be onto ships carrying up to 10 reached at 360-452-2345, ext. million board feet of hem- 5074, or at jcasey@peninsuladaily news.com. lock for China and Korea.

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Death and Memorial Notice CYRIL ELLSWORTH ‘ROCKY’ FANKHOUSER III March 31, 1944 December 9, 2015 Rocky Fankhouser, 71, of Sequim passed away peacefully at home on December 9, 2015, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Born on March 31, 1944, in Wichita, Kansas, to Cyril and Phyllis (Fisher) Fankhouser, he grew up in Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa, California. He graduated from Costa Mesa High School in 1962. Rocky married Pam (Williams) in March of 1964. They had two children, Rocky II and Beth.

Rocky Fankhouser Rocky began working for Boeing Aviation in 1965 as a draftsman in Seattle, Washington, where they remained until 1967. They moved back to Southern California, and

he began working for Technicolor Inc. in Irvine, California, in the engineering department. Later, he accepted a job as a mechanical design engineer for the Mitsubishi Corp., making many trips to Japan for consultation over the years. He and Pam retired in 2001 and moved to Sequim not far from his parents, who had relocated there. He designed and built their beautiful home secluded in the woods. His main source of pride was the woodshop/art studio he built, where he spent many happy days doing what he enjoyed most. Rocky was a gifted artist of many different media — a sculptor, woodworker, just to name a few.

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Rocky was a devoted son, brother, husband, father and grandfather, and will be deeply missed by his family and all those lucky enough to have known him. He is survived by his parents; his wife of 51 years, Pam; son Rocky of Carlsbad, California; daughter Beth of Sequim; sister Jan Anderson of Longmont, Colorado; brother and best friend Woody of Sequim; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Donations in Rocky’s name can be made to the Sequim Museum & Arts Center, 175 West Cedar Street, Sequim, WA 98382; or Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, 540 East Eighth Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362.

Sept. 23, 1934 — Dec. 14, 2015

Melvin L. Funkhouser died of cancer at Sherwood Assisted Living in Sequim. He was 81. Services: Memorial at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 815 W. Washington St., Sequim, from noon to 1 p.m. Monday. Linde-Price Funeral Services, Sequim, is in charge of arrangements.

Edwin E. Bushaw Jan. 8, 1944 — Dec. 14, 2015

Edwin E. Bushaw died of complications from cancer in Port Angeles. He was 71. Services: To be held at a later date. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements. www.drennanford.com

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Good, bad, ugly of GOP debate EACH OF THE Republican presidential candidates brings something good to the race for the GOP nomination and some things not so good. In the fifth and final GOP debate of the Cal year, the candi- Thomas dates on the main stage, and even a few on the “undercard,” presented ideas and positions that many Republican voters would consider far better than those we have now under the president we have now. Donald Trump continued to channel Republican voter anger on several issues, including the feeling that the U.S. is no longer “great,” a word Trump does not define but which resonates with the foam finger “we’re number one” crowd. Terrorism and illegal immigration are Trump’s other main

issues, and he hit them hard Tuesday night. In some ways, Trump is President Obama’s flipside. Trump believes he has the personality to force his largely undeveloped ideas on the country and that no one — not the courts, Congress or the U.S. Constitution — can stop him. Jeb Bush fought back but seemed overwhelmed at times by Trump’s verbal fire. Bush’s best line to Trump was “you can’t insult your way to the presidency.” No one else dared to take on Trump. Marco Rubio was and has been throughout these debates the most skilled and polished debater, a white-collar man, up against blue-collar brawlers like Trump and Chris Christie. Rubio is cool, calm and projects a Kennedy-esque image of youthful energy and competence. Whether voters will take a chance on another one-term senator whose previous experience, like Obama, was in a state legislature is itself a matter up for

debate that won’t be settled until the first votes are cast. Ditto for Sen. Ted Cruz, who now leads Trump in Iowa polls. Like Trump and Christie, Cruz is a fighter, but Rubio landed a punch when he criticized Cruz for voting to end the government’s collection of metadata information, which Rubio believes is essential to protecting the U.S. from terror attacks. The problem with the argument over metadata is not that the government lacks information about terrorists but that it is often constrained from using it by laws, court decisions and boneheaded policies, as illustrated in the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Training Do’s and Don’ts manual. In that document, trainees are told, “Don’t use training that equates radical thought, religious expression, freedom to protest, or other constitutionally-protected activity, with criminal activity. “One can have radical thoughts/ideas, including disliking the U.S. government, without

Peninsula Voices Watch emotions It’s hard (difficult, impossible) not to be controlled by emotions. So much is promoted (pushed) with emotional cartoons and comments. The Sunday, Dec. 6, edition of the Peninsula Daily News had a cartoon about gun violence captioned “It keeps going and going.” Thus implying something needs to be done. I would posit that if every state in America had total gun control, there would not only be a continuing gun violence but an increase. Best of the “Speaking Out” comments was given by the man who said in response to the question, “How should the U.S. respond to the Syrian refugee crisis?” the following: “Let’s not have a knee-jerk reaction to all this.” Next best was “take care of our own” first. To just openly greet [the refu-

gees] is a purely emotional response without any knowledge of consequences. Such an approach (pushed by Obama) has already given us too many shootings. I think we have ample proof that for every box of apples, we are getting some bad ones — too many. How many boxes do you want? Think factually and not emotionally. Accept or reject each apple, not the box. Leland A. Jones, Sequim

Run, Chapman I believe that Mike Chapman should run for another term as a member of the Clallam County Board of Commissioners after his current term expires in December 2016. I have known Mike ever since he was elected to the board 15 years ago. Because he was then a

being violent; for example, trainers who equate the desire for Sharia law with criminal activity violate basic tenets of the First Amendment.” So if it walks like a duck, etc., it’s not a duck? The public does not get the answers it needs from these debates for several reasons. First, there are still too many people on the stage. Only three, possibly four, have any real chance of becoming president. For the good of the country, those single-digit candidates should drop out after Iowa and New Hampshire and certainly by the South Carolina primary if they fail to finish strong. Details on how the candidates would actually reach their stated goals — making America great again, protecting the country, reducing the debt, creating jobs, health care, fixing the tax code, fighting wars — are addressed only in sound bites because there isn’t enough time to discuss details. Yes, the candidates have web-

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sites and there are other sources where those details are available, but how many voters in the TV age will take the time to search for them? The real winner in these debates is Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Little attention is being paid to her, though the FBI continues with its investigation into whether she broke the law by receiving and sending classified information on her private email server. In the still unlikely event she is indicted, all bets are off, and the chances of a Republican victory next November would be all but assured. The question is, which Republican?

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Republican and I was (and am) a Democrat, I did not vote for him in 2000. I remained somewhat distrustful of him for a time, but I came to admire the leadership he brought to the commission, with a special concern about the impact of development on our natural environment. He earned re-election three more times, including my vote each time. Eventually, Mike even switched from Republican to an independent and, most recently, became a Democrat. So, in conclusion, I have nothing to complain about and much to recommend. It is worth pointing out that the current board has undergone some recent upheaval, and Mike could also bring to the future of that political body some much-needed continuity. Charles Strickland, Port Angeles

Climate change: Road through Paris ON DEC. 12, nearly 200 nations approved the “Paris Agreement.” The 32-page document spells Amy out humanity’s Goodman new, official plan to confront the crisis of climate change. The accord was negotiated in a secure facility miles away in the Paris suburb of Le Bourget. Public demonstrations across France were banned under the “state of emergency” imposed after the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. Activists defied the ban, saying that same phrase, “state of emergency,” that describes the planet’s climate. Protests, at times violently repressed by police, occurred throughout the two-week United Nations summit, as people from around the world demanded a fair, ambitious and binding climate treaty to avert the worst consequences of global warming. “What I see is an agreement with no timetables, no targets, with vague, wild aspirations,” British journalist George Monbiot told

me two days after the talks ended. “I see a lot of back-slapping, a lot of self-congratulation, and I see very little in terms of the actual substance that is required to avert climate breakdown.” Monbiot’s position contrasts with many in the environmental movement, who see the negotiation results as a positive development. “Just about every country in the world made a commitment to either cut their own carbon or to peak the growth in their emissions,” Michael Brune, the executive director of the Sierra Club, countered. “There was also an explicit acknowledgment that what was committed to is not nearly enough, and so there was a process that was established to take stock of the progress that’s being made and then to commit to continuous reductions in the years ahead.” The conference opened with the largest gathering of heads of state in history. Dr. Hoesung Lee, chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group of almost 2,000 scientists that publishes the world’s scientific consensus on climate change, addressed the leaders, saying: “The climate is already changing, and we know it’s due to human activity. “If we carry on like this, we risk

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increasingly severe and irreversible impacts: rising seas, increasingly severe droughts and floods, food and water shortages, increased immigration from climate refugees, to name just a few.” Just about everywhere on the planet, climate science is accepted as fact. It is only in the United States, the largest polluter in world history and home to some of the wealthiest and most politically influential fossil-fuel corporations, that climate-science deniers are given credence. Climate scientists at the IPCC have provided different global-warming scenarios, describing what the world might look like if the planet warms to varying temperatures. We have already warmed 1 degree Celsius over preindustrial levels, with devastating impacts. The Paris Agreement’s central tenet is the pledge to hold “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) above preindustrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) above preindustrial levels.” These seemingly small differences matter. With a rapid decarbonization of the global economy, with a rapid shift to nonpolluting renewable energy, we could limit the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

In this scenario, small island nations can survive the expected sea-level rise. At 2 degrees Celsius, polar ice melts, water warms and thus expands, and global sea levels rise more than 3 feet. Several small island nations, like the Maldives or the Marshall Islands, will be completely submerged and will disappear. The 1.5-degree goal was included in the Paris Agreement, but, as George Monbiot noted, “it’s almost as if it’s now safe to adopt 1.5 degrees centigrade as their aspirational target now that it is pretty well impossible to reach.” Author and activist Naomi Klein said the deal will “steamroll over crucial scientific red lines . . . it is also going to steamroll over equity red lines.” She added, “We know, from doing the math and adding up the targets that the major economies have brought to Paris, that those targets lead us to a very dangerous future. They lead us to a future between 3 and 4 degrees Celsius warming.” Asad Rehman, of Friends of the Earth, explained that equity red line as “support for the most vulnerable, the poorest people, who are really losing their lives and livelihoods and who are going to deal with ever-increasing climate impacts, mostly because of the

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responsibility of rich, developed countries who have grown fat and rich from carbon pollution.” In the Paris Agreement, this support is called “loss and damage,” meaning financial payments from the rich countries to poor countries suffering severe impacts of climate change. “Rich countries, who are responsible for this crisis . . . now want to shift the burden of responsibility from the rich to the poor,” Rehman added. Unfortunately, the legacy President Barack Obama will leave here is a poison chalice to the poor, to actually make them pay for the impacts of climate change.” A broad coalition of climate action organizations has promised an aggressive year of direct action to hasten the end of the fossil-fuel era. As Kumi Naidoo of Greenpeace told me, “Most of us in civil society never said ‘the road to Paris,’ we always said ‘the road through Paris.’”

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New county OD policy Clallam water, sewer, seeks to prevent them electric rates to rise Doctors, first responders now required to notify health officer BY JAMES CASEY PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

PORT ANGELES — Overdoses from heroin and other opioid drugs — whether users survive or die — will require doctors and responders to notify the Clallam County health officer starting Jan. 1. T h e c o u n t y Board of Health took the step Tuesday after a brief public hearing at Frank which one person testified. Kenneth Reandeau of Port Angeles told board members he supported the action. It was adopted unanimously by commissioners Jeanne LaBrecque, Mike Chapman, Bryon Monohon and Bill Peach. Members Jim McEntire and Dr. Jeannette Stehr-Green were absent, while member John Beitzel has retired. The measure will help health officials track — and, they say, treat and prevent — addiction. Dr. Christopher Frank, county health officer, has authority from the state to add to the list of “notifiable conditions,” which includes measles, hepatitis and others.

First in state Clallam is the first county in Washington to add drug overdoses, although others are watch-

ing its experiment, said Iva Burks, director of the county Health and Human Services Department. The new protocol will enable Frank to identify the substance, be it a street drug or a prescription medication like oxycodone. In the latter case, it might help authorities identify who prescribed the drug and to whom, Frank said. “The purpose is going to be to identify the people who have had an overdose and prevent it from recurring,” he said. “Without understanding what’s happening in the community, it’s very hard to understand the interventions.” Most of the reporting will fall to emergency room personnel at Forks Community Hospital and Olympic Medical Center, who will have 24 hours to report an overdose. “Almost all of the significant overdoses funnel through the two hospitals,” Frank said.

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and other sexually transmitted diseases. In Clallam County, that’s largely due to the Syringe Services program, in which addicts can exchange used needles for clean ones, not passing them along, she said.

Chlamydia rate Areas with correlative rates of addiction and STDs have no such exchanges, according to Burks. The most common STD in Clallam County, she said, is chlamydia, which is not spread by sharing syringes. “It does work,” Frank said about Syringe Services on stopping the spread of diseases, including hepatitis. Burks said the program has a nearly 100 percent rate of return of its new needles, but addicts also can buy them from pharmacies or bring them to Clallam County from other areas. These sources, she said, account for most syringes that are found in public places.

Clallam County is infamous for its high rate of overdoses. According to StehrGreen at the board’s October meeting, during the reporting period 20122014, the state’s death rate from opioid overdoses was 8.4 per 100,000 people. Jefferson County’s rate was 9.7 per 100,000, while _______ Clallam’s was 14.3 in 2013, Stehr-Green said.. Reporter James Casey can be Burks debunked reports reached at 360-452-2345, ext. that heroin use correlates 5074, or at jcasey@peninsula with higher rates of AIDS dailynews.com.

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CARLSBORG — Electric, water and sewer rates will increase for Clallam County Public Utility District customers in 2016. Commissioners approved retail rate increases of 3.8 percent for electric and 6 percent for water and sewer customers as part of the district’s 2016 budget at their regular meeting Monday. The rate increases will apply on bills generated after Feb. 1 for 5,000 water and 60 sewer customers, and after April 1 for about 30,000 electric customers. “While rate increases are not something customers want, they are a necessity given current rate pressures,” said Doug Nass, general manager of the PUD. Nass noted that even with the raise, the district has among the lowest electric utility rates in the state and U.S. The retail electric rate increase is about $4.20 monthly for the average PUD residential customer, based on the use of 1,200 kilowatt-hours per month. The average monthly electric bill for its customers is $110.10, according to the district. With the rate increase, the new monthly bill for the average customer will be $114.29. The retail electric rate increase will add $2.50 to PUD customers’ monthly base charge. There will also be an increase of 2 percent on the charge for electricity kilowatt-hours. The total is an approximately 3.8 percent increase for customers, depending on their energy use. Weather is responsible for almost all variations in

infrastructure, limitations on capital financing and regulatory mandates, according to the district. The water system rate increase was approved at 6 percent for the next year. The water districts managed by the PUD represent a smaller customer base and aging infrastructure, and rate increases are necessary to maintain the system and deliver quality water, Nass said. An average water bill in the district is $42. With the rate increase, the average will rise to $44.50.

usage and revenue variations, according to a PUD press release. Temperatures in 2014 and 2015 were unusually warm, resulting in a significant reduction in power use and an accompanying decline in PUD revenue. In October, the Bonneville Power Administration increased wholesale rates by approximately 6 percent. The district also must pay the cost of meeting the mandates of the state Energy Independence Act and personnel costs that include escalating health care premiums. The three expenditures total about 44 percent of the PUD’s total budget.

Sewer rates The sewer system rate increase was also approved at 6 percent for the next year. An average sewer bill is currently $40 and will be $42.40 after the increase.

Water rates The PUD’s water system is managed separately from the electric utility and faces challenges related to aging

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PC hosting PA grads Pirates face Clippers at crossover BY LEE HORTON PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

CHANGE, EVEN WHEN it seems like common sense, still takes time. Such is the case for the rec- Michael reational halibut Carman fishery in the state of Washington. State Fish and Wildlife Commission commissioners heard numerous calls for changes in how the recreational halibut season is scheduled during the public comment period at last Friday’s commission meeting in Port Townsend. As the season now stands, halibut anglers are pushed into small windows of time, typically two to three days at a time, to harvest halibut. These open dates are scheduled on weekends in May, with a rare early June date allowed if catch totals are not met.

Anger and danger The short duration of this fishery causes its own set of issues. Boat launches are packed with anglers itching to hit the water, turning the scene into a grocery store on the day before Thanksgiving, or Nordstrom’s on December weekends before Christmas. They’re packed and full of frazzled people. You get lines a mile long at launches, flaring tempers and experienced anglers shouting at newbies to launch and park and get out of the way. The short season also pushes anglers out on the water, sometimes in conditions that are too much for a small craft to handle. One man made the comment that “it’s only a matter of time” until an angler or a boat full of anglers dies during a halibut opening. Unfortunately, accidents at sea already have claimed the lives of recreational halibut anglers. A 71-year-old man died and two others survived in May 2008 when their boat capsized while fishing off LaPush. And in May of 1990, a vicious spring storm capsized three recreational boats, killing five anglers in the Strait of Juan de Fuca just outside Port Angeles. Small boats are going to run into problems from time to time on the Pacific Ocean and in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. This is a given. But having so many boats out for these halibut openings can spread thin the coverage capabilities of Coast Guard rescue teams. It seems like the current schedule provides for too much pressure during halibut openings. TURN

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Former Port Angeles High School standout Krista Johnson puts up a shot against Lower Columbia last season. Johnson and fellow Port Angeles graduate Lenora Hofer are in their sophomore seasons at South Puget Sound, which plays at Peninsula College tonight.

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College will host two fellow region leaders and a couple of familiar faces at the eight-team Battle in the Olympics starting today. The Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball North Region Crossover tournament is also the 2015-16 home debut for the defending champion Pirates, whose victory tour has included 10 road games throughout the state. “It’s taken a toll on everybody,” Peninsula coach Alison Crumb said. “We’re just really excited to be home and be able to get some energy playing in front of people who support us.” The Pirates’ first game at the crossover is against South Puget Sound tonight at 7 p.m. The Clippers feature a pair of 2014 Port Angeles High School graduates Krista Johnson and Lenora Hofer. Johnson, a guard, is South Puget Sound’s second-leading scorer with an average of 13.5 points per game. Johnson grew up in Neah Bay before moving to Port Angeles during the eighth grade, and is good friends with Peninsula’s Neah Bay natives Cierra and Cherish Moss. “Krista and the Moss sisters are really close, and because of that, she knows other players on our team,” Crumb said. “She’s a hometown favorite. She’s a great kid, she’s a really nice person.” TURN

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FORKS — Forks missed out on a chance to make an early statement in the Evergreen League boys basketball standings when it lost 67-49 to Aberdeen. The Spartans (2-1, 2-2) opened league play with wins against Rochester and Elma, and Tuesday’s contest with the Bobcats (3-0, 4-2) was for control of first place. “The kids were kind of on a high, being 2-0 in league,” Forks coach Rick Gooding said. “We didn’t respond quite the way I would have liked some of our kids to respond to a little bit of adversity. “I told them it’s easy to say you have each others’ backs when you’re winning, but it takes a true teammate and

someone with some real fire to give our team some energy when we’re down.” After the first quarter ended in a 16-16 tie, Aberdeen pushed past the Spartans for a 41-29 halftime lead. “The second quarter they jumped on us,” Gooding said. “Really, the difference in the game was their press. We didn’t necessarily run our press breaker the way we ran it in practice. We kind of tried inventing our own and it didn’t work out very well.” The Spartans cut the Bobcats’ lead to single digits in the fourth quarter, but Aberdeen went back to its press and scored a few easy baskets. LONNIE ARCHIBALD/FOR PENINSULA DAILY NEWS “We kind of played right into Forks’ Jeffrey Schumack (2), Marky Adams (32) and their hands,” Gooding said.

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Today Boys Basketball: Chimacum at Port Townsend, 7 p.m.; Forks at Neah Bay, 7 p.m. Boys Swimming: Sequim at Olympic, 3:30 p.m.; Klahowya at Port Angeles, postponed. Girls Basketball: Chimacum at Port Townsend, 5:15 p.m.; Forks at Neah Bay, 5:30 p.m. Wrestling: Kingston, Klahowya at Port Angeles, 7 p.m. Women’s Basketball: NWAC North Crossover Tournament at Peninsula College: Lane vs. Spokane, 1 p.m.; Shoreline vs. Centralia, 3 p.m.; Portland vs. Big Bend, 5 p.m.; South Puget Sound vs. Peninsula, 7 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Peninsula vs. Lower Columbia, South Region Crossover Tournament, at Lane (Eugene, Ore.), 2 p.m.

Saturday Boys Basketball: Mary M. Knight at Clallam Bay, 3:30 p.m.; Crescent at Oakville, 3:30 p.m.; Tumwater at Port Angeles, 5:15 p.m. Girls Basketball: Mary M. Knight at Clallam Bay, 2 p.m.; Crescent at Oakville, 2 p.m.; Neah Bay at South Whidbey, TBD Men’s Basketball: Peninsula at South Region Crossover Tournament, TBD at Eugene, Ore. Wrestling: Port Angeles at Graham Morin Invite at Squalicum, 10 a.m.; Port Townsend, Sequim at Hammerhead Invite at Kitsap Pavilion, 10 a.m. Women’s Basketball: NWAC North Crossover Tournament at Peninsula College: Fourthplace game, noon; Third-place game, 2 p.m.; Championship, 4 p.m. Men’s Basketball: South Region Crossover Tournament, at Lane (Eugene, Ore.): Fourthplace game, 10 a.m.; Third-place game, noon; Championship, 2 p.m.

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Today 4 p.m. (26) ESPN Bowling PBA, World Championship (Live) 4 p.m. (27) ESPN2 Women’s Volleyball NCAA, Division I Tournament Semifinal (Live) 4 p.m. (311) ESPNU Basketball NCAA, Marshall vs. West Virginia (Live) 5 p.m. NFLN Football NFL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams (Live) 5 p.m. (31) TNT Basketball NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers (Live) 6:30 p.m. (27) ESPN2 Women’s Volleyball NCAA, Division I Tournament Semifinal (Live) 7:30 p.m. (31) TNT Basketball NBA, Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers (Live)

Thursday, Dec. 24 San Diego at Oakland, 5:25 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26 Washington at Philadelphia, 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27 Houston at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 10 a.m. New England at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Miami, 10 a.m. San Francisco at Detroit, 10 a.m. Dallas at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Chicago at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at New Orleans, 1:05 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. Green Bay at Arizona, 1:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28 Cincinnati at Denver, 5:30 p.m.

Friday Boys Basketball: Klahowya at Port Angeles, 5:15 p.m.; Sequim at Olympic, 7 p.m.; Tenino at Forks, 7 p.m.; Quilcene at Rainier Christian, 7 p.m.; Clallam Bay at Crescent, 8 p.m. Girls Basketball: Quilcene at Rainier Christian, 5 p.m.; Clallam Bay at Crescent, 6:30 p.m.; Klahowya at Port Angeles, 7 p.m.; Olympic at Sequim, 7 p.m. Wrestling: Port Townsend, Sequim at Hammerhead Invite, at Kitsap Pavilion, 9 a.m. Women’s Basketball: NWAC North Crossover Tournament at Peninsula College: LaneSpokane loser vs. Shoreline-Centralia loser, loser out, 1 p.m.; Portland-Big Bend loser vs. Peninsula-South Puget Sound loser, 3 p.m.; Lane-Spokane winner vs. Shoreline-Centralia winner, semifinal, 5 p.m.; Portland-Big Bend winner vs. Peninsula-South Puget Sound winner, semfinal, 7 p.m. Men’s Basketball: South Region Crossover Tournament, at Lane (Eugene, Ore.): Peninsula-Lower Columbia loser vs. Clark-Treasure Valley loser, noon; Peninsula-Lower Columbia winner vs. Clark-Treasure Valley winner, semifinal, 4 p.m.

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y-clinched division Today Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 5:25 p.m. Saturday N.Y. Jets at Dallas, 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20 Chicago at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Tennessee at New England, 10 a.m. Buffalo at Washington, 10 a.m. Kansas City at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Seattle, 1:05 p.m. Green Bay at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Miami at San Diego, 1:25 p.m. Cincinnati at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m. Denver at Pittsburgh, 1:25 p.m. Arizona at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21 Detroit at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.

National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed OT Marcel Jones to the practice squad. BUFFALO BILLS — Placed CB Stephon Gilmore on injured reserve. Signed DE Max Valles from Oakland’s practice squad. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed QB Keith Wenning from the practice squad and WR Michael Bennett to the practice squad. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived WR Darius Jennings. Claimed RB Raheem Mostert off waivers from Baltimore. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Claimed S Akeem Davis off waivers from Seattle. Released LB Edwin Jackson from the practice squad. Signed RB LaDarius Perkins and LB Amarlo Herrera to the practice squad. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Waived WR Rashad Lawrence. Signed RB Jonas Gray from Miami’s practice squad. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Waived OL Jeff Linkenbach. Signed QB Logan Thomas from the practice squad. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed RB LeGarrette Blount on injured reserve. Released WR Damaris Johnson. Signed DL Ishmaa’ily Kitchen. Released RB Trey Williams from the practice squad. Signed LB Kevin Snyder to the practice squad. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Released DE Phillip Hunt. NEW YORK GIANTS — Released S Brandon Meriweather. ST. LOUIS RAMS — Waived PK Zach Hocker. Signed DT Louis Trinca-Pasat from the practice squad.

Preps: Neah Bay girls win to remain unbeaten Shorewood Christian 56, Neah Bay 40

CONTINUED FROM B1 “They wanted to speed it up and force us into some silly passes and force us to try doing too much with some of our guys. And we kind of did.” Forks’ Parker Browning led all scorers with 25 points, and Marky Adams added 11 points. Rodney Hamm paced Aberdeen with 16 points, including 14 in the second quarter. Payton Campbell scored 14 points, as did 6-foot-6 Chandler Craig, who got the better of the 6-8 Adams in the matchup of bigs. “He was pretty fluid, pretty fundamentally sound, so he gave Marky some fits,” Gooding said. “He was just a load, he did a good job.” Forks hosts Neah Bay (1-2) today before resuming league play Friday at home against Tenino (2-3). “I told them after the game, there’s winners and there’s learners. Hopefully we’re going to be some learners and figure out that we got to run our press breaker, we got to do things the right way,” Gooding said. “And I think we will. We got the right group. They figure things out, they’re a competitive group, they want it win, so I think we’ll be all right.” Aberdeen 67, Forks 49 Aberdeen Forks

16 25 10 16— 67 16 13 11 9— 49 Individual scoring

Aberdeen (67) Campbell 14, Dublanko 2, Devine 2, Collett 9, V. James 10, Hamm 16, Craig 14, Roiko, M. James, Williamson, Castleberry. Forks (49) Schumack 3, Baysinger 4, Tejano 3, Browning 25, Prose 3, Adams 11, Johnson, Ramsey, Pegram.

SEATTLE — Jovi Fevaleaki torched the Red Devils with 29 points to lead the Lions to victory in the rematch of last season’s Class 1B state semifinals. Fevaleaki only made 7 of 20 inside the 3-point line but hit 5 of 8 from beyond the arc. Kenrick Doherty was Neah Bay’s top scorer with 16 points on 6 of 20 shooting. Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. added nine points and Jericho McGimpsey finished with eight. The Red Devils defeated Shorewood Christian 67-44 at state last year. They also beat the Lions 72-59 in the Tri-District semifinals. Neah Bay (1-2) plays at Forks (2-2) tonight. Shorewood Christian 56, Neah Bay 40 Neah Bay 7 17 8 8— 40 Shorewood Christian 16 9 14 17— 56 Individual scoring Neah Bay (40) Munyagi 9, McGimpsey 8, Doherty 16, Moss 3, Buttram 4, Bitegeko, Dulik. Shorewood Christian (56) Domingo 8, Howell 10, Fevaleaki 29, Young 9, Munson, Morris, Sollesvick.

Taholah 69, Crescent 40 JOYCE — The Loggers opened strong and held a 13-9 lead over the Chitwins after one quarter. “The first period was really a great display of the potential our guys have as a team,” Crescent coach Chris Ferrier said. “Unfortunately, we had issues in the second quarter with their pressure, and that is a combination of inexperience and lack of size.

“Taholah had some length that got into the passing lanes, and we really had some issues with decision making against the pressure.” McCabe Story led the Loggers with 12 points. “KC Spencer had a great game, nine rebounds to go along with eights points,” Ferrier said. “And Neil Peppard played fiercely inside, pulling down 10 rebounds. “The bottom line, however, is that we are getting better, and we are going to continue to embrace the process of rebuilding this thing.” Crescent (0-5) hosts Clallam Bay on Friday. Taholah 69, Crescent 40 Taholah Crescent

9 20 23 17— 69 13 4 15 8— 40 Individual scoring

Crescent (40) Spencer 8, Leonard 8, Story 12, Peppard 4, McNeese 8, S. Williams, Hartley, Buchanan, Johnson, E. Williams.

Girls Basketball Neah Bay 55, Shorewood Christian 34 SEATTLE — The Red Devils improved to 3-0 with a road rout of the Lions. Jessica Greene made 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range and led Neah Bay with 17 points in Tuesday’s win. Greene’s older sister Holly finished with 15 points and made 3 of 9 treys. Holly Greene also had six rebounds. Vonte Aguirre pulled down a team-high nine boards for the Red Devils. Shorewood Christian trailed by only one point after one quarter, 11-10, but Neah Bay outscored the Lions by 13 points in the second, five points in the third and seven points in the fourth.

All of the Lions’ scoring came from two players: Shelaine Lorenz had 18 points, and Natalie Billharz scored 16. The Red Devils play at Forks (0-4) today. Neah Bay 55, Shorewood Christian 34 Neah Bay 11 19 11 14— 55 Shorewood Christian 10 6 7 11— 34 Individual scoring Neah Bay (55) J. Greene 17, Aguirre 4, H. Greene 15, Gagnon 6, McCaulley 6, Johnson 5, Halttunen 2, Svec, Olson, Goodrich, Lovik. Shorewood Christian (34) Young 16, Lorenz 18, Billharz, Mengesha, Bir, Appert.

Aberdeen 44, Forks 25 FORKS — The Spartans kept pace with the Class 2A Bobcats through the first half, trailing 17-13 at the break, but Aberdeen pulled away for an Evergreen League victory. “We came out strong tonight,” Forks coach Madison Riebe said. “We got in some foul trouble, which ended up hurting us, but we continue to come together as a unit more each game.” The Spartans (0-3, 0-4) host Neah Bay (3-0) tonight. Aberdeen 44, Forks 25 Aberdeen Forks

10 7 15 12— 44 9 4 6 6— 25 Individual scoring

Aberdeen (44) Roiko 16, Glanz 9, Buckman 7, Swor 5, Kuhn 4, Gallinger 3. Forks (25) DeMatties 14, Leons 4, Goodlance 4, Baar 3.

Taholah 55, Crescent 7 JOYCE — The Loggers struggled against the Chitwins in a nonleague contest. “Another rough outing for the young, inexperienced Loggers,” Crescent coach Chris Ferrier said. “Taholah has some long, athletic girls and it made it really tough for us to do anything with

the ball. “We are building and trying to get the best out of our kids at the same time. It’s a process.” Alyssa Hutto led the Loggers with six points. Crescent (0-5) hosts Clallam Bay on Friday. Taholah 55, Crescent 7 Taholah Crescent

19 18 16 2— 55 3 3 1 1— 7 Individual scoring

Crescent (7) Hutto 6, Baillargeon 1.

Clallam Bay 66, Oakville 33 OAKVILLE — Atokena Abe recorded a triple-double and the Bruins doubled up the Acorns in Class 1B nonleague action. Abe had 12 points, 14 rebounds and 11 steals. She also dished out three assists in Tuesday’s victory. “She had a really, really fantastic night for a sophomore,” Clallam Bay coach Michael Maines said. “She has a good nose for the basketball.” Mariah LaChester led the Bruins with 20 points and Molly McCoy contributed 15. Clallam Bay (6-1) plays at Crescent on Friday. The Bruins then get a chance to avenge their only loss of the season when they host Mary M. Knight on Saturday. The Owls defeated Clallam Bay 33-29 last week. Clallam Bay 66, Oakville 33 Clallam Bay Oakville

13 19 10 22— 66 8 8 13 9— 33 Individual scoring

Clallam Bay (66) LaChester 20, McCoy 15, Abe 12, Wonderly 6, K. Willis 4, Z. Signor 2, K. Signor 4, S. Willis 2. Oakville (33) K. Bray 21, White 3, J. Bray 5, Thebiay 1.

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Seattle re-signs Michael to bolster run game BY TIM BOOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENTON — The Seattle Seahawks’ search for a primary running back until Marshawn Lynch returns took an unexpected twist Wednesday. After being traded away to Dallas at the end of training camp and seemingly falling out of favor in Seattle, Christine Michael was welcomed back by the Seahawks, who signed the former second-round pick after he was released from Washington’s practice squad Tuesday. It was an unexpected move but emphasized the situation the Seahawks find themselves in. With Lynch still sidelined after abdominal surgery last month and Thomas Rawls lost for the season to a broken ankle, Seattle was simply out of options. So they are turning to the combination of Michael, Bryce Brown and potentially fullback Derrick Coleman to fill the spot for at least this week against Cleveland and presumably until Lynch returns.

“The familiarity and the background that he [Michael] has gives him a chance to help us,” coach Pete Carroll said. “We always saw him as an explosive player so we’ll see how that works out.” The running back position will be unsettled at least until Lynch gets back. The only certainty in the backfield is veteran Fred Jackson, but at age 34 and with a handful of lingering injuries, he has not appeared capable of handling 20 attempts per game. Carroll said the intent is to keep Jackson as the third-down back as he’s been for most of the year. Brown, Michael and Coleman will all get reps in practice this week. Offensive line coach Tom Cable said his preference is that two of the three become the primary ball carries on Sunday against the Browns. “Getting them all prepared I think is the right way and then when we get to Sunday we’ll figure it out,” Cable said. Even with what Russell Wilson has shown in recent weeks as a passer, the Seahawks will always try to

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The Seahawks re-signed former second-round draft pick Christine Michael on Wednesday. be a team that is built off the run game. Seattle has run for at least 100 yards as a team in 24 straight games. Even with the perfor-

mances Wilson has had during the past four games, Seattle’s still been leaning on the run. Seattle had 255 yards rushing in Week 11 vs. San Francisco; 100 yards

in Week 12 vs. Pittsburgh; 173 yards in Week 13 at Minnesota; and 123 yards last Sunday at Baltimore. And just because Seattle lacks an established running option right now, don’t expect Wilson to carry it more often. If anything, with what he’s shown of late, Seattle may lean more on the pass game if the run game isn’t working. “The effectiveness of the run game is a big deal,” Carroll said. “I talk about it to you guys all the time. It’s a big deal to fitting things together and causing the defense to have to deal with us in a certain manner. That’s why we’re so committed because we have a real sense for what that means.” The decision to bring Brown back Tuesday — after the team released DuJuan Harris — was an expected response. Brown has spent two previous stints with Seattle earlier this season, giving him some familiarity with the offense. Brown was inactive for both games while he was

previously on Seattle’s active roster. “I honestly didn’t think I would be back here this year,” Brown said. Michael said “humbling” is a word he’s used often to describe this season. After getting beat out by Rawls for Seattle’s backup spot in training camp, Michael was rarely used in Dallas. He was active for five games and had just 51 yards on 15 carries. After being released by the Cowboys in late November, Michael latched on with the Washington practice squad. Michael was drafted by Seattle in 2013 with the idea that he could eventually be Lynch’s replacement but never matched the potential he flashed at Texas A&M. Michael had 52 carries for 254 yards in his two seasons with Seattle. “I just have to evaluate myself. I just have to do things right and come here with a good mindset, come here focused like these other guys are and come in here and work,” Michael said.

Pirates: Title game rematch possible Saturday CONTINUED FROM B1 “It’s going to be a great opening night.” Johnson also leads the team in 3-pointers made with 26. “She’s playing very well,” Crumb said. “Good shooter; we’re going to have to key on that.” Hofer, a forward, averages 4.7 points off the bench for the Clippers. She also played softball for South Puget Sound this past spring. If Peninsula (7-3) beats the Clippers, who lead the West Region with a 6-2 record, they’ll face the winner between Big Bend and Portland in Friday’s semifinals. If the Pirates win both of their first two games then they will move on to the championship game Saturday at 4 p.m. On the other side of the bracket is Lane (7-0), the only undefeated team remaining in the NWAC. Peninsula defeated the Titans in the NWAC championship game in March, but Lane beat the Pirates 82-72 at last week’s Raider Invitational at Pierce College. Lane faces Spokane in the tournament’s opening game this afternoon at 1 p.m. against Spokane. In Peninsula (North), South Puget Sound (West) and Lane (South), the Battle in the Olympic features three of the NWAC’s region leaders. Admission to the tournament is $6 per day for adults, and $4 for seniors (55 and older), veterans and youth ages 13-17. Peninsula College students and children 12 and younger get in for free.

Battle in the Olympics NWAC North Crossover TODAY Lane vs. Spokane, 1 p.m. Shoreline vs. Centralia, 3 p.m. Portland vs. Big Bend, 5 p.m. South Puget Sound vs. Peninsula, 7 p.m. All games at Peninsula College

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South Puget Sound’s Lenora Hofer, in blue, returns Port Angeles to face Peninsula College tonight. Here is a quick look at all eight Smith is 16th in steals. teams competing at the North Region Crossover. South Puget Sound

Peninsula Pirates ■ Record: 7-3, first in North. ■ Players to watch: Cierra Moss (16.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg), Imani Smith (14.3 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.5 spg), Zhara Laster (11.8 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 3.6 spg, 2.7 apg), Cherish Moss (6.3 ppg). ■ Notes: Cierra Moss ranks 15th in the NWAC in scoring and 17th in free-throw percentage (80 percent); Laster is seventh in rebounds and third in steals;

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■ Record: 4-3, fifth in East. ■ Players to watch: Max Shelly (15.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.9 apg), Deanna Manning (7.4 ppg, 10.6 rpg). ■ Notes: Five of the Vikings first seven games were against North Region teams. They’ve gone 1-4 against Peninsulas league foes.

Tiana Thompson (13.9 ppg, 7 rpg), Alisha Sorensen (12.88 ppg, 7.6 rpg), Sydnie Cole-Vogler (13 ppg, 6.3 rpg). ■ Notes: Lost to Peninsula 69-55 last month. Cole-Vogler led the Trailblazers with 15 points and nine rebounds.

Shoreline Dolphins ■ Record: 2-5, sixth in North. ■ Players to watch: Darrien Dolquist-Larson (12.7 ppg, 4.6, rpg, 2.4 spg), Dani Hayes 11 ppg, 4.4 apg, 3 spg), Paris Sanders (5.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg). ■ Notes: With two wins so far, the Dolphins have already surpassed last season’s win total by two games.

Spokane Sasquatch ■ Record: 7-2, second in East. ■ Players to watch: Brianna King (14.3 ppg, 3.4 apg), Khadija Neumeyer (13.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg). ■ Notes: Sasquatch are on a four-game win streak. One of their two losses to Lane 85-80.

Lane Titans Portland Panthers ■ Record: 1-7, ninth in South. ■ Players to watch: Angelique Williams (24 ppg), Deijonae Slade (16.7 ppg, 7.7 rpg), Shyanne Akles (9.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg). ■ Notes: Last in the NWAC in scoring with 49.9 points per game, but Williams played her first game of the season game last week and put up 24 points.

■ Record: 7-0, first in South. ■ Players to watch: Jordan Kimbrough (18.4 ppg, 9.3 rpg), Shelby Snook (17.9 ppg, 7.3 apg), Bre Dubois (12.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 4.4 apg, 2 spg). ■ Notes: Kimbrough was the MVP of the Raider Invitational. The Titans beat Peninsula twice last December but lost to the Pirates when it counted most in the NWAC title game.

■ Record: 6-2, first in West. ■ Players to watch: Savannah McGill (16.9 ppg, 15.1 rpg), Krista Johnson (13.5 ppg, 26/66 3pfg), Sydney Sauls (11.8 ppg), Lenora Hofer (4.7 ppg). ■ Notes: McGill, a 6-foot-1 freshman, ranks first in the NWAC in rebounding and 13th in Centralia Trailblazers ________ scoring. She has had two games of at least 20 points and 20 rebounds ■ Record: 5-3, third in West. Sports Editor Lee Horton can be as well as a 25-point, 18-rebound ■ Players to watch: Susan reached at 360-417-3525 or at lhorton@ performance. Kenney (14.5 ppg, 3.6 apg, 3 spg), peninsuladailynews.com.

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CONTINUED FROM B1 the Alaska Department of Fish and Game figured out that the gold rush fisheries Anglers who spoke at like king crab or halibut the meeting in Port were getting people killed, Townsend asked for comour experts might have missioners to push for a longer halibut season when learned.” state representatives Rockfish rebound attend meetings of the International Pacific HaliNorden was mainly at but Commission. the meeting to hear a preThe Halibut Commissentation on Endangered sion regulates the fishery Species Act-listed rockfish from Alaska’s Aleutian conservation and recovery Islands near Japan all the planning. way to Northern California. Fish and Wildlife scienA few called for a move tists have been working to a British Columbia-like with the National Oceanic season, which begins in and Atmospheric AdminisFebruary and lasts as long tration since three rockfish as the halibut quota species (yelloweye, canary remains unfilled. and bocaccio) were listed in British Columbia 2010. anglers have the same oneThe public, including fish-per-day bag limit as in many members of the Washington, but are limPuget Sound Anglers, ited to six halibut for the helped with a test fishery entire season. featuring 98 anglers on 73 “Some good ideas are in fishing trips. play about halibut,” said Genetic testing conWard Norden owner of ducted on these fish shed Snapper Tackle Company new light on two of the speand a former fishery biolo- cies. gist who lives in Quilcene. Restriction-site Associ“You would think after ated DNA sequencing tests

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners have claimed right-handed pitcher A.J. Schugel off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Seattle acquired Schugel on Wednesday and designated for assignment lefthanded pitcher Tyler Olson. Schugel, 26, made his major league debut last season with the Diamondbacks. Schugel made five

helped scientists discover yelloweye rockfish found in Hood Canal are genetically distinct from those found in the Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia. These fish will be treated separately in NOAA’s Rockfish Recovery Plan. Canary rockfish were not found to be genetically distinct, and delisting from the Endangered Species Act is likely. That’s good news for recreational anglers. Bocaccio rockfish were few and far between in test fisheries. More genetic samples are required to evaluate any genetic differences. This information was presented at last by Dayv Lowry, a senior research scientist with Fish and Wildlife’s Marine Fish Science Unit, and Dan Tonnes, rockfish recovery coordinator with NOAA’s West Coast Region.

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appearances during two stints with Arizona. He split most of the season between Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Reno and was 9-9 with a 4.84 ERA combined in both stops. Schugel was originally a 25th-round pick of the Angels in 2010. Olson, 26, started last season in the majors with Seattle and appeared in 11 games before landing on the disabled list. Olson was 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA.

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U.S.: ’14 new cars averaged record mpg WASHINGTON — New cars and trucks averaged a record 24.3 miles per gallon last year, but falling gas prices and America’s rekindled love affair with SUVs could endanger future fuel economy gains. The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that fuel economy rose in 2014 by 0.2 mpg, from 24.1 mpg the year before, as the positive impact of technical improvements were nearly offset by resurgent consumer demand for larger vehicles. That’s a second straight year of modest gains after efficiency improved a more robust 1.2 mpg between 2011 and 2012. Still, automakers exceeded overall federal targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions by a healthy margin. The agency’s calculations are based on cars and trucks sold in the U.S. each model year. Grundler predicted slow growth again for 2015, but still expects automakers to meet ambitious government standards requiring a fleet-wide average of 54.5 mpg by 2025.

Industrial output WASHINGTON — U.S. industrial output fell for the third straight month in November, another sign that American manufacturers are under stress. American industrial production dropped 0.6 percent last month, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. It was the biggest drop since March 2012. Manufacturing output was flat after expanding

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Gold and silver Gold for February jumped $15.20, or 1.4 percent, to settle at $1,076.80 an ounce Wednesday. March silver gained 47.8 cents, or 3.5 percent, to $14.248 an ounce. The Associated Press

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DEAR ABBY: After I became an adult and left home, my father remarried a woman with a grown son. “Jack” has been incarcerated for the past several years. I have only vague information about what he did, but I do know it was related to drugs and gang affiliation. His mother insists he was “framed” and refuses to talk about the charges. I haven’t been able to find any public information except that this wasn’t the first time he was arrested. My father has hinted that there is a bigger story there, but he keeps quiet out of respect for his wife’s feelings. Jack will be released soon, and my stepmom is already planning big family events for us to welcome him home. I have a wife and kids now, and I’m not sure I want them around an ex-con. At the same time, I don’t really know what happened, and I don’t want to start a family rift. What should I do next? What’s the Secret?

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DEAR ABBY to our kids. My ex now has Van Buren cancer. When she dies, am I expected to attend the funeral? I would like to go as a show of respect to my kids. However, I don’t know how they would react because they know I have had little contact with their mother for the past decade. The same question goes for my ex-mother-in-law, who is almost 90. I had a good relationship with her until the divorce, at which point she would no longer talk to me. Should I be there since she is the grandmother of my children? Planning Ahead

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Dear Planning: I think your question may be somewhat premature. Your relationship with your exwife and her mother may improve Dear What’s: Talk to your father before anyone dies — and let’s admit and tell him that unless you know it, you could be the one to go first. the whole story about what Jack did, If there is any chance that your you will not be a part of the welcome presence at her mother’s funeral home party. would upset your ex-wife, then I vote As a parent, you have a right to for skipping it and explaining the know whether your children could be reason to your children. in danger if they are around him and As to attending your ex’s funeral base your decision on it. when (and if) the time comes, Not that Jack might ever hurt remember that funerals are to comyour children, but should a rival fort the living. gang member come after him, they During one of your monthly conmight be collateral damage, as we so versations with your children — often read about these days. once your ex-wife is determined to be Better to err on the side of cauterminal and not before — ask what tion. their wishes are and abide by them.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t let being overgenerous be your downfall. It’s OK to want to help someone, but paying for others’ mistakes is not an option. Use your intelligence and offer solutions or hands-on help. End the year carrying as little debt as possible. 2 stars

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A positive change at home is heading your way. Avoid letting outside influences interfere in your life. Don’t listen to rumors or indulge in exaggeration. Helping others will encourage you to be thoughtful and compassionate. Put muscle behind your words. 2 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Communication will be your vehicle to success if you keep your debates respectful. Someone from your past will help stabilize a situation. An emotional matter is best cleared up quickly. Compromise is your best bet. 4 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Question what you are doing with your life. You need to shake things up a bit. Open up a dialogue with the people your decisions will affect, and you will receive interesting suggestions that will help you move forward. 3 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You will be sensitive to other people’s thoughts and feelings. Ask questions and find out where you stand. Passing a milestone will help you head into the new year with optimism. Celebrate the choices you make with someone you love. 3 stars

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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CNECTA Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

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Movement causes gear thud Dear Doctor: I hear a thud occasionally in my 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee when I place the gear shifter into drive. I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t noticed it in any of the other gears, and it seems to happen more often in warmer temperatures. What should I look for? Jason Dear Jason: The noise you describe sounds like movement in the driveline. There are many possibilities that could cause this thud, including any of the driveline universal joints or C/V joints. Check the cross brace in the rear and upper rear end support center universal joint. Also, check the engine mounts and front exhaust pipe converter mount for wear.

Battery drain Dear Doctor: My 2001 Toyota Camry with 65,000 miles is on its third battery in 18 months. The batteries would last three to five years in the past. My mechanic thought it could be either miswiring of a rear light assembly that had to be replaced by a body shop after an acci-

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Dash cluster failure Dear Doctor: I have a 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora V-6 with 81,000 miles. About every 500 miles, the tachometer jumps from 1,800 rpm to 5,000 or 6,000 rpm. This happens with no change in engine speed. Turning off the ignition and restarting the car clears the problem. Larry Dear Larry: General Motors vehicles of this era have internal dash cluster failures such as yours. The dash cluster is simple to remove for a professional expert to send out for repair, or you can buy a used dash cluster at a salvage yard. Note: The unit from the salvage yard will not have the same mileage, and that cannot be changed.

Regular vs. synthetic oil Dear Doctor: I recently leased a 2016 Mazda6. Someone said I could use regular oil on my very first oil change but must always stick with regular oil thereafter. Someone else told me to use synthetic oil only. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d really prefer standard oil changes. Bob

Dear Bob: This is a great question. In the past, there were only a few different types of engine oil. Older engines did not have all of the internal electronic valve controls that vary valve timing. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late-model engines require the type of oil the factory recommends. Any variation in using oil other than what the automaker recommends will result in internal part failure and void the warranty. Regarding oil change intervals, I recommend a 5,000-mile change interval with full-synthetic oils. I also suggest that engine oil levels be checked monthly. Some engines use oil more than others. A quart of oil usage at 1,000-mile intervals is not unusual.

________ Junior Damato is an accredited Master Automobile Technician, radio host and writer for Motor Matters who also finds time to run his own seven-bay garage. Questions for the Auto Doc? Send them to Motor Matters, P.O. Box 3305, Wilmington, DE 19804, or info@motormatters.biz. Personal replies are not possible; questions are answered only in the column.

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ACREAGE WITH VIEWS This building site is in the exclusive neighborhood of Benson Heights, in a subdivision of quality homes. Sunny, Southern exposure and with views of both the Olympic Mts. and Strait of Juan De Fuca. Perfect location for you to build your dream home. Paved roads and CC & Râ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help promote an estate feel. Purchase includes a water connection to the community system. SERVICE TRAINING MLS#282276/718722 SUPERVISOR $89,900 Jefferson Transit is acDan Erickson cepting applications for a (360)461-3888 FT Service Training SuTOWN & COUNTRY pervisor. This supervisory position requires at Affordable-Just Listed l e a s t 2 y r s o f fo r m a l Quiet cul-de-sac rambler training resulting in a de- r ight in the center of gree or certificate. Send t ow n , 3 b e d , 1 b a t h , a p p l i c a t i o n , r e s u m e , large family room, sunny cover letter, and a list of living room with woodreferences to 63 4 Cor- stove. New: roof, electriners Rd, Port Townsend, c a l a n d f l o o r i n g . A t WA 98368 or email to t a c h e d c a r p o r t a n d trubert@jeffersontransit. garage with shop. com. A complete job de- MLS#292297 $149,900 scription and application Ania Pendergrass can be found at jeffer360-461-3973 sontransit.com. CLOSRemax Evergreen ING DATE: December 30, 2015 by 5:00 pm. Charming little house EOE Charming little house with good bones. Home needs some TLC and Support Staff has been priced accordTo wor k with adults ingly. There are some w i t h d eve l o p m e n t a l good features to wor k disabilities, no experi- with. Hardwood ďŹ&#x201A;oors, vie n c e n e c e s s a r y , nyl windows, single at$ 1 0 . 5 0 h r. A p p l y i n tached garage, and big person at 1020 Caro- fenced backyard. line St. M-F 8-4 p.m. MLS#292192 $71,000 Jennifer Holcomb SWITCHBOARD / (360)460-3831 RECEPTIONIST / WINDERMERE GENERAL CLERICAL PORT ANGELES Ve r s a t i l e a n d m a t u r e HOT PROPERTY t e a m p l aye r fo r bu s y front office. Must have Custom built, 4 bd., 3 excellent interpersonal, ba., contemporary home customer service, and with an attached double keyboarding skills. Re- garage and RV parking! c e n t e x p e r i e n c e i n Vaulted ceilings, ceramic health care office pre- tile throughout, bay winferred. F.T., with bene- dow with par tial view, f i t s . S o m e e v e n i n g spacious deck overlookhours. $ 1 3 . 3 3 - ing the fully fenced large $14.00/hr to start, DOQ. backyard and hot tub! Resume to: PBH, 118 MLS#292004 $279,900 Mark DeRousie E. 8th St., Port Angeles, (360) 457-6600 WA. 98362. www.peninRemax Evergreen sulabehavioral.org EOE.

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Newest to the market! Well kept 3 br 2 ba double wide. Close to all the amenities of Sequim! The kitchen / dinning room has an open floor plan. Plenty of living space in this lovely home. There is a one car detached garage. MLS#292265 $35,000 Kim Bower CLOSE TO SHOPPING 360-477-0654 New carpet, vinyl in the Blue Sky Real Estate kitchen and baths. New Sequim kitchen countertops and backsplash. New refrigPEACEFUL SERENE erator, dishwasher, and SETTING microwave. Cute clean 3 C e d a r L i n d a l Style 2 br., 2 ba. home in Sequim with an attached 1 BD., 2.5 BA., 2450 Sq. car garage plus a de- Ft., Large Windows For t a c h e d 2 c a r g a r a g e Nature Views, Lots of sized shop or hobby with Decking, Brick Patio, Hot Tu b, G a r d e n S p a c e , 3/4 ba and kitchenette. S e p a r a t e W o r k s h o p, $190,000 Tw o C a r G a r a g e w / Tom Blore CENTRAL P.A.: 1 Br., 1 Wood Burning Stove 360-683-4116 ba, no smoking/pets. MLS#820426/291469 PETER BLACK $550. (360)457-9698. $350,000 REAL ESTATE Deb Kahle lic# 47224 CUSTOM SUNLAND 1163 Commercial (360)918-3199 HOME Rentals WINDERMERE Craftsman style home, SUNLAND 3 br., 2.5 ba., 2,216 sf. beautiful quality wor k throughout, large kitch308 For Sale Properties by en, master bed and bath Lots & Acreage first floor, easy access Inc. attic, large basement, LOT FOR SALE. 93 Silworkshop, mature land- ber Ln. is located in Suns c a p i n g w i t h u n d e r - ny S e q u i m . M o u n t a i n ground sprinklers. v i ew ! R e a d y t o bu i l d MLS#871375/292219 plans Incl. Call 417-8043 $324,999 Tyler Conkle 505 Rental Houses lic# 112797 (360)918-3199 Clallam County WINDERMERE SUNLAND

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BEEF: Hanging, grass-fed, no antibiotics, 1/2 or 1/4. $3.10 lb.(360)775-5113

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8183 Garage Sales PA - East Estate Auction Construction - Hoists Semi Trailers Tools and Equipment Conex Box Scrap and More Sat., Dec 19, 10:00 a.m. Preview: 9 am until auction 73 Howe Road Port Angeles, WA Stokes Auction Boardman Orwiler Inc. (360) 876-0236 WA Lic #2059 HUGE ESTATE SALE Fri.-Sat., 8-3 p.m., 1715 E. 5th St. Furniture, collectibles, antiques, tools, lots of Bergsma ar t, household items, glassware, china, electronics and tons more.

A U T O M AT E D C O N - 7025 Farm Animals VEYOR: System. Was & Livestock working and have video. Now dis-assembled and FRYER RABBITS: $18 ready to transpor t. In- Califor nia Doe rabbit, clines 10’ up. 60’ total $15. (360)809-0032 length. 2 hp motor. Excel cond. $1,500 obo. (360)452-3364

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KIRBY: Vacuum cleaner. G Series with never FARRIER SERVICE u s e d s h a m p o o a c c . Horse, Mule and Donkey CADILLAC: ‘84 El Dora$500. (360)452-6711 hoof trims and shoeing do Coupe 62K ml., exc. ava i l a bl e i n Po r t A n - cond. 4.1L V8, $8,500. M I S C : I b a n e z g u i t a r, geles. Respectful ani(360)452-7377 case, music stand and mals only. Will travel to Fender Amp. $350. At- Forks and Sequim. mos clock, $1,250. (907)978-8635 (360)457-6889 M I S C : Ke n m o r e E l i t e stainless steel refrigerat o r o n l y, g o o d c o n d . $250 obo. Precor Eliptical, EFXsi, heavy duty, good cond. $450 obo, ($1500 new). (360)808-2498 M I S C : Wa s h e r / D r y e r $100 ea., 3 chairs $200. for all or $100/ea., 55” big screen TV $300., lawn mower $500. refrigerator $200. (360)452-2705 SCOOTER: 4 wheels, Ventura Deluxe. $600 / cash. (360)452-0998 WHEELCHAIR: Electric. Never used. Top speed 4.5 mph, range 15 miles, $500. (360)681-0528

REMINGTON: Left 6105 Musical handed, model 300 WinInstruments mag, Leupold 3x9 scope, extra clip, case. GUITAR: Esteban LimitExcellent cond. $725. ed Edition Midnight Steel cell (206)498-8008 guitar with case, amp and stand. Never used. R U G E R : A R - 5 . 5 6 $175. (360)928-3599 Nato, $700. (360)5043368 VIOLINS: With hard cases. 1/8, 1/2, 3/4, and full $175-$500. Perfect 6055 Firewood, size. Christmas gift. Good Fuel & Stoves c o n d . E x c e l l e n t bu y s f r o m p r i v a t e o w n e r. FIREWOOD: $179 deliv- (360)808-2498. ered Sequim-P.A. True cord. 3 cord special 6115 Sporting $499. Closed from 12/15 to 12/29. (360)582-7910 Goods www.portangelesfire wood.com BIKES: (2) 21 speed, specialized, 24” Hot Rock. Show room new 6065 Food & condition, with kick Farmer’s Market stand, bottle cage, mirror and helmet. $350 each BEEF: 100% GRASS- or both for $600. FED. Open range An(360)681-8544 gus. NO antibiotics or hormones. Buy a ¼ or ½ 6140 Wanted side. $3 per Hanging Weight + 60¢/lb butcher & Trades fees. Individual packages of meat also avail. WANTED: Mid-size reSequim (360)683-8815 frigerator.(360)963-2122 EGGS: LOCAL SUPER QUALITY. Place, at the 8142 Garage Sales happy healthy bird farm. Sequim (special continuous care), gathered daily, E S TAT E S A L E : S a t . s i m p l y t h e b e s t . 8-5pm, Sun.12-5pm, 825 $4/dz.(360)457-8102 W. Washington St. Seq. Former Jeremiah’s BBQ. LONG DISTANCE Large estate sale, anNo Problem! tiques, collectibles, anPeninsula Classified tique quilts, bronzes, silver, furniture, all must 1-800-826-7714 go.

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SUZUKI: ‘05 Boulevard C50. Like new. 800cc, extras. $4,250. LINCOLN: ‘10 MKZ, (360)461-2479 PRISTINE, 53K ml. All options except sun roof AWD. Car has al9180 Automobiles and ways been garaged, oil Classics & Collect. changed every 5K miles, and has just been fully 1 9 3 0 R o a d s t e r. 1 9 3 0 detailed. You will not find Ford Model A Roadster a better car. $14,995. pickup truck. Beautiful brucec1066@gmail.com teal green exterior with or text (630)248-0703. black fenders and interior and customized vinyl MAZDA: ‘01 Miata. Silc o nve r t i bl e t o p. 1 9 8 6 ver w/beige leather inNissan running gear re- terior. 53K mi. $8,000. c e n t l y t u n e d u p. R e - (360)808-7858 ceived many trophies; s t i l l g e t s s t a r e s. A p - M I T S U B I S H I : ‘ 9 3 p r a i s e d a t $ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ; Eclipse, nice wheels, priced at $22,500 to needs lots of work. sell. Call 360-775-7520 $800. (360)683-9146 or 457-3161. TOYOTA : ‘ 9 8 C a m r y, A M C : ‘ 8 5 E a g l e 4 x 4 , 217K ml. 2 owner car. $3,700/obo. 92K ml., $4,000. (360)928-9645 (360)683-6135 CADILLAC: ‘67, Eldorado, 2 door, hard top, fwd, good motor, trans, and tries, new brakes need adj. Have all parts a n d ex t ra s, m a t c h i n g n u m b e r s, r e s t o r a t i o n project car. $3,000/obo. (360)457-6182

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GLASSPLY: 19’ Cuddy cabin, inboard 470, 15 hp Johnson kicker, ra- HONDA: ‘08 Civic Sedan. Very clean fun stick dio, fish finder, $3,000. shift, beautiful midnight(360)457-7827 blue paint (minor rock TWIN V: ‘95, 18’, Fiber- chip pitting to the front), g l a s s , l o a d e d , V H F, rubber floor mats, pioGPS, fish finder, Penn neer CD player/radio, d o w n r i g g e r s , B a s s large digital speedomechairs for comport. 45 hp t e r d i s p l a y. 8 7 K m i , Honda 4 stroke, Nissan $9200 (360)477-3019 4 stroke kicker, electric crab pot puller, all run HYUNDAI: ‘09 Sonata, great. Boat is ready to 79K miles, Auto, 1 owngo. $7,000. (360)681- er, no smoking. $6,800. 3717 or (360)477-2684 (509)731-9008

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JEEP: ‘05 Wrangler Unlimited Hardtop 4X4 4.0L Inline 6, 6 Speed Manual, Alloy Wheels, New BFGoodr ich AllTerrain Tires, Running Boards, Tow Package, Privacy Glass, Chrome Grille, Hardtop, Cruise Control, Tilt, Air Conditioning, Alpine CD Stereo, Dual Front Airbags. 59K ml. $16,995 VIN# 1J4FA44S15P357240 Gray Motors 457-4901 graymotors.com

KIA: ‘08 Rondo LX V6, low miles. Auto., loaded runs great. $5,000/obo. (360)460-1207

NISSAN: ‘00 Exterra XE 4x4. Runs great, has all t h e ex t ra s, n ew Toyo tires and custom alloy wheels. Must see! 271K C H E V Y : ‘ 9 9 , Ta h o e , miles. Want to trade for 4x4, 4 dr. all factory op- commuter car, must be tions. $3,500. (360)452- reliable and economical. 4156 or (361)461-7478. (360)477-2504 eves. GMC: ‘98 Jimmy SLE, Great Deal. White, one 9730 Vans & Minivans owner, good condition, Others 213K miles, V6, 4WD, 4-speed Auto trans. with over drive, towing pack- PLYMOUTH: ‘95 Van, age, PS/PB, Disc ABS n e w t i r e s , b r a k e s , brakes, AC, $2250 o.b.o. s h o c k s , s t r u t s , e t c . $2,899. (360)207-9311 Call (206) 920-1427

CHEV: ‘02, Avalanche 1/2 ton, 5.3 L, tow pkg, 9931 Legal Notices 9931 Legal Notices 4x4, air bags. leather, Clallam County Clallam County excellent in and out. 84k m i . , $ 1 2 , 5 0 0 / o b o . SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR ( 9 0 7 ) 2 0 9 - 4 9 4 6 o r CLALLAM COUNTY (360)504-2487 In re the Estate of Ernest W. Griffith, Jr., Deceased. F O R D : ‘ 0 8 E x p l o r e r NO. 15-4-00399-2 PROBATE NOTICE TO Spor t Trac XLT 4X4 - CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 4 . 6 L V 8 , Au t o m a t i c , The personal representative named below has Traction Control, Alloy been appointed as personal representative of this W h e e l s , N e w T i r e s , estate. Any person having a claim against the deRunning Boards, Tow cedent must, before the time the claim would be Package, Keyless En- barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitatry, 4 Full Doors, Power tions, present the claim in the manner as provided Windows, Door Locks, in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the M i r r o r s, a n d D r i ve r s personal representative or the personal representaSeat, Power Rear Slid- tive’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of er, Cruise Control, Tilt, the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Air Conditioning, MP3 court in which the probate proceedings were comCD Stereo, Dual Front, menced. The claim must be presented within the Side, and Side Curtain later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal represenAirbags. 54K ml. tative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as $19,995 provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four VIN# months after the date of first publication of the no1FMEU51818UA91811 tice. If the claim is not presented within this time Gray Motors frame, the claim is forever barred, except as other457-4901 wise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. graymotors.com This bar is effective as to claims against both the FORD: ‘08 Ranger. 4 decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. December 10, 2015 door, 4x4 with canopy, Date of First Publication: Personal Representative: Debra J. Griffith stick shift. $14,500. Attorney for Personal Representative: (360)477-2713 Stephen C. Moriarty, WSBA #18810 FORD: ‘90 F150, Lariat Address for mailing or service: XLT, 4.9 L, Five speed., PLATT IRWIN LAW FIRM M a i n t a i n e d t o k e e p . 403 S. Peabody, Port Angeles, WA 98362 176K (7k/yr.) All new (360) 457-3327 brakes, alternator, bat- Court of Probate Proceedings: Clallam County Superior Court tery & more. $3,295 Probate Cause Number: 15-4-00399-2 (360)703-1859 Pub: December 10, 17, 24, 2015 Legal No.672244 GMC: ‘91 2500. Long SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR bed, auto. 4x2, body is CLALLAM COUNTY straight. $3,700 obo. (360)683-2455

FORD: F-350 Super Duty ‘03, Dually V-10 Auto, cruise, incredible A/C, 11ft ser vice box,1,600lb Tommy Lift, all top quality, runs perfect always maintained with syn oil, set up to tow anything but never has. Truck belonged to Miscellaneous the owner of a elevator FORD : ‘05 Focus Hatch company so it’s had an A Captains License back. Clean and reliable, easy life. 162K miles No CG exams. Star ts 122K mi. $5,500 obo. uses no oil, truck needs Jan. 11, eves. 385-4852. (360)912-2225 nothing. $8,500. www.usmaritime.us (360)477-6218 Sequim CANOE: 17’ Grumman Canoe. $500. (360)452-1260

FORD: F250, ‘95, XLT, extra cab. Banks air, bed liner, canopy, tow package, low miles. $6,000/obo. (360)461-9119

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TOYOTA: ‘00 Tacoma Extended Cab SR5 TRD 4X4 - 3.4L V6, 5 Speed Manual, Locking Rear Differential, Alloy Wheels, Tow Package, Bed Mat, Rear Slider, Tinted Windows, Sunroof, Power Windows and Door Locks, Cruise Control, Tilt, Air Conditioning, CD/Cassette Stereo, Dual Front Airbags. $8,495 VIN# 4TAWN72N4YZ583494 Gray Motors 457-4901 graymotors.com

In re the Estate of HOWARD R. EDWARDS, Deceased. NO. 15-4-00411-5 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Pe r s o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e o r t h e Pe r s o n a l Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: December 17, 2015 Personal Representative: Kurt H. Edwards Attorney for Personal Representative: Simon Barnhart, WSBA #34207 Address for mailing or service: PLATT IRWIN LAW FIRM 403 S. Peabody, Port Angeles, WA 98362 (360) 457-3327 Court of Probate Proceedings: Clallam County Superior Court Probate Cause Number: 15-4-00411-5 Pub: December 17, 24, 31, 2015 Legal No.673735

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015 Neah Bay 43/38

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Briefly . . . Bird count set Saturday for Jefferson PORT HADLOCK — The Admiralty Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count will be held Saturday. The count, an organized continent-wide survey, documents every bird seen on a given day from sunrise to sunset. The count is an all-day event open to anyone wishing to participate. Half-day participants and home feeder-watchers also are welcome. Anyone with feeders in the count circle who can spare at least one hour to watch their yard are encouraged to participate. A few more “expert” field birders as possible team leaders are needed. The Admiralty Audubon count circle is a 7.5-mile radius centered near the Indian Island ship dock and is divided into 13 sections, with a team of three or more individuals assigned to each section. Team leaders for each

section will make arrangements with the rest of their group for a meeting place and time (usually between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m.) the morning of the count. Participants should bring cold and wet-weather gear, binoculars, a scope if available, lunch and snacks for the day. A notepad and pencil or electronic recording devices, field guides, camera and a thermos with something hot also are recommended. There will be a countdown potluck after the count at the RoseWind Commons at 5 p.m. For more information, email danwags57@gmail. com or phone Dan Waggoner at 360-301-1788.

Testing lab closure PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County water testing laboratory will be closed Dec. 23-25 for the Christmas holiday and Dec. 31-Jan. 1 for the New Year holiday. Water tests require a 24-hour period for results, so no water samples will be accepted the day before the holiday closure. For questions or infor-

tion efficiencies, enhance stream flows and ensure quality cultural resources considerations. Tribal partnership “They enjoy a shared SPOKANE — The Clalvision of healthy natural lam Conservation District resources and work together and Jamestown S’Klallam tribe recently were honored to realize that vision.” The award was preby the Washington Associasented during the WACD tion of Conservation Districts (WACD) with the 2015 annual meeting, held in Spokane. Tribal Partnership Award. Tribal council member The award was preKurt Grinnell accepted the sented “in recognition of award on behalf of the tribe, successful collaboration, and supervisor Don Hatler based on mutual respect accepted it for the conservaand strong district board tion district. and tribal council leaderIn October, Hatler was ship,” according to a news recognized by the Washingrelease. ton State Conservation “The tribe and district Commission as the Northpartner to improve water quality, reduce shellfish clo- west Washington supervisor sures, protect endangered of the year. salmonids, improve irrigaPeninsula Daily News mation, phone the lab at 360-417-2334.

Clallam Conservation District supervisor Don Hatler, left, and Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe council member Kurt Grinnell with WACD Tribal Partnership Awards.

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