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Port Townsend-Jefferson County’s Daily Newspaper
August 26-27, 2011
YOUR FRIDAY/SATURDAY WEEKEND PLANNER OUTLOOK: Mostly sunny today, weekend
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Makah Days in Neah Bay
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Moment of discovery What’s new with your neighbor? THIS WEEKEND EDITION of the Peninsula Daily News features a special section detailing happenings in downtown Port Angeles — what’s new, who’s new and more.
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Fixed-up ferry back at noon Dry-dock repair deemed successful By Charlie Bermant Peninsula Daily News
PORT TOWNSEND — Two-boat service will resume today on the Port Townsend-Coupeville route when the 64-car MV Chetzemoka returns for the noon sailing from Port Townsend, the state ferries system said Thursday. The vessel was pulled from service Tuesday so ONLINE . . . that shipyard craftsmen could install a new keel cooler. The repair was completed with no problems, but the cause of the failure has yet to be determined, ■ PT ferry along with whether the schedule repair is covered under found here: warranty, said Joy Golden- http:// berg, Washington State tinyurl.com/ pdnferrypt Ferries spokeswoman. The Chetzemoka went into service in November. The boat has been operating on only one of its two keel coolers since one failed Aug. 9. A keel cooler is a component attached to the vessel’s hull that cools fresh water from the diesel engines so cooling systems stay within designed temperatures. The Chetzemoka was removed from service that day for the day, and a temporary repair approved by the Coast Guard was made so it could return to service Aug. 10. Turn
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Port Townsend Marine Science Center volunteer Michael “Moh” O’Hanlon explains life inside a fish tank at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center to Hunt Pauly, 8, of Wallula. O’Hanlon was recognized Thursday night for 4,500 hours of volunteer service to the marine center.
Connecting kids with science PT marine center volunteer lauded for his years of service By Charlie Bermant
O’Hanlon’s lifetime total hours of volunteer work surpassed those of any other, said Anne Murphy, marine science center PORT TOWNSEND — In a town full executive director. of volunteers, Michael O’Hanlon stands O’Hanlon puts in about 36 hours a out. week, maintaining the exhibits and O’Hanlon, 68, who goes by the nickanswering questions from visitors. name of “Moh,” was honored Thursday “Moh has helped us tremendously night for 4,500 hours of volunteer service through the years,” Murphy said. since 2000 at the Port Townsend Marine “Kids come here because of him, and Science Center in Fort Worden State Park. he helps the kids feel connected to the He was one of 25 volunteers at the exhibits.” marine science center who were honored After she spoke, as if on cue, an 8-yearfor their dedication at a ceremony old boy came up to O’Hanlon to ask him attended by about 80 people at Fort Worden State Park Commons. if he remembered “me from before.” Peninsula Daily News
O’Hanlon nodded in assent and answered his questions about sea cucumbers. The most common question O’Hanlon gets — after the location of the bathroom — is where the marine animals come from and what they eat. O’Hanlon knows many of the questions because they have been asked before, but whatever he does not know, he will look up on the spot. And the next time someone asks that question, O’Hanlon will have that information at his fingertips. Turn
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Canadian killed in PA head-on crash By Tom Callis
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Crews investigate the remains of an SUV involved in a head-on collision west of Port Angeles on Thursday morning. One man died in the collision.
PORT ANGELES — A 49-yearold man from the Ahousaht First Nation in Canada died Thursday in a two-vehicle wreck on state Highway 112 that authorities are investigating as a vehicular homicide. Darrell E. Campbell, heading to Neah Bay — which is celebrating Makah Days this weekend — was a front-seat passenger in a pickup truck hit head-on by a sport utility vehicle at 8:11 a.m. near Sands Road, about four miles west of Port Angeles.
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Another passenger, 18-year-old Sophie H. Campbell, was listed in serious condition in Harborview Medical Center’s intensive care unit in Seattle on Thursday afternoon. The driver of the SUV, 48-yearold Steve W. Boyd of Port Angeles, was booked into Clallam County jail for investigation of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault after being treated at Olympic Medical Center and discharged. Alcohol was a factor, the State Patrol said. A blood-alcohol level was not available.
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