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November 17, 2010
Cancer in smoking pot, too, detective says By Paul Gottlieb
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PORT ANGELES — When Detective Michael Grall of the State Patrol talks to middle school students about marijuana, he gives them a dose of cancer-related truth. The youngsters commonly say they would never smoke cigarettes because they know cigarettes cause cancer, but when it comes to smoking mari-
juana, many say that at least they’ve considered the possibility, Grall said. That’s when Grall tells them what’s really up. Marijuana is carcinogenic, too, Grall said, adding that young people need information like that to make good decisions. Giving information was Grall’s goal Tuesday in talking to about two dozen members of the Port Angeles Business Asso-
ciation at the group’s weekly breakfast meeting. His topic was drugs, from marijuana to prescription drugs to heroin and methamphetamine, which he termed “the most addictive drug out there.” Grall, a class of 1984 Port Angeles High School graduate who lives on the North Olympic Peninsula, is a 24-year law enforcement veteran, including
the past 22 with the State Patrol. His duties include working undercover as a member of the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team, which covers Clallam and Jefferson counties. The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is the “host agency,” providing an administrator and clerical support, he said. The Port Angeles Police Department provides a detec-
tive sergeant, while the State Patrol, Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Sequim Police Department and U.S. Border Patrol each staff OPNET with a detective, Grall said. “From use to manufacture to sale to importation from other countries, we work all those angles,” he said. Turn
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Election Picking up the pieces in Clallam losers look to future Another try at politics improbable, some say By Paul Gottlieb
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Jamie Rounds of Port Angeles picks up one of several trash containers Tuesday that were blown over by gusty winds in an alley near South Pine Street the night before.
Crews scurry to fix outages, clear debris By Tom Callis
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Electrical power was restored to all Clallam County residents Tuesday after a sudden windstorm hit the night before. The heavy winds, not expected in such ferocity by the National Weather Service, knocked out electricity to about 8,200 customers in Clallam County. In Port Angeles, the last outage was repaired at about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, said Glenn Cutler, city public works and utilities director. About 2,200 customers lost power in the city, he said. Power outages outside of Port Angeles were concentrated in East Clallam County, said Clallam County Public Utility District spokesman Mike Howe. About 6,000 PUD customers lost power, he said. Electricity service was restored to everyone by about 11 a.m. Tuesday Puget Sound Energy estimated that roughly 6,000 of its customers in East Jefferson County were without power Monday night. More than 200,000 electrical customers lost power statewide, The Associated Press reported. PSE’s website displayed no outages in Jefferson County as of 4:30 p.m. Tuesday but Megan Fitzpatrick, PSE spokes-
woman, said there may still have been scattered outages. Fitzpatrick said all that all those without power in Jefferson County, if any remained, should have service by today. Chris Burke, a Weather Service meteorologist, said sustained winds had been only forecast to reach about 30 mph Monday night. Instead, they easily exceeded 40 mph at weather stations in Port Angeles and at Point Wilson near Port Townsend, with gusts at both reaching at least 60 mph.
Stronger than expected “It was definitely stronger than anticipated,” Burke said. The low pressure system responsible for the storm turned out to be “deeper” than expected, he said, causing greater pressure gradients, leading to stronger winds. For Clallam County road crews, Monday night and Tuesday morning turned out to be “relatively quiet” despite the storm, said Mary Peterson, office manager for the county Road Division. The office received several calls regarding downed trees, but most of them had been pushed to the side by the time the crews arrived, she said. Turn
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Losers in the Nov. 2 general election are taking stock of their rejection by voters but are looking forward to getting on with their non-election-related lives, they said in recent interviews. Republican Dan Gase of Port Angeles lost to incumbent 24th Legislative District Position 1 Democratic incumbent Kevin Van De Wege, 36, of Sequim 34,818 votes to 27,182, or 56 percent to 44 percent. The 24th District includes Clallam and Jefferson counties and the northern half of Grays Harbor County. A combined 60 votes will be counted in all three counties by Nov. 23, when the election will be certified. Gase, 57, lost more than an election. Call it the campaign diet. He shed 18 pounds from walking North Olympic Peninsula neighborhoods and ringing thousands of doorbells, and for that he’s glad. “I’m going to try to try to lose another 10,” he said Monday. “I hadn’t planned on losing weight from the campaigning, but it was a nice side result, so I thought I might try to keep it up,” he said, adding, about the election: “I am completely at peace with the process.” Turn
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The top gust logged on the North Olympic Peninsula during Monday’s storm was 72 mph at a citizen weather observer program station at 1,400 feet near Lost Mountain southwest of Sequim, as reported by the National Weather Service. Other observations: ■ Point Wilson: 64 mph. ■ Race Rocks, B.C.: 62 mph. ■ Oak Harbor: 61 mph. ■ Port Angeles: 60 mph. ■ North Bend: 60 mph. ■ Anacortes: 57 mph. ■ Sequim: 56 mph. ■ Hurricane Ridge: 54 mph. ■ Victoria Harbour: 54 mph. ■ Neah Bay: 52 mph. ■ Tacoma: 51 mph. ■ SeaTac: 49 mph. ■ Gig Harbor: 49 mph. ■ Shelton: 49 mph. ■ Victoria Airport: 48 mph. ■ Port Townsend: 47 mph ■ Quillayute Airport (Forks): 45 mph. ■ Olympia: 45 mph. ■ Boeing Field: 44 mph. ■ University of Washington: 41 mph. ■ Esquimalt Harbour, B.C.: 40 mph. ■ Bellingham: 39 mph. ■ Everett: 38 mph. ■ Friday Harbor: 36 mph. ■ Queets: 25 mph. ■ Mount Walker: 21 mph.
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Park bares logo, slogan for project By Rob Ollikainen Peninsula Daily News
PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park unveiled a new logo and catchphrase for its massive Elwha River Restoration project Tuesday night. About 30 people looked on as Park Superintendent Karen Gustin displayed the image of a fish swimming in a stream with trees and a mountain in the background next to a tagline that reads: “Natural Wonders Never Cease.” “This logo and this tagline is something we want to share with all of you,” Gustin said during an after-hours unveiling ceremony at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles. Turn
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