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S’mores and Flurry, relative newcomers to the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society facility on Old Olympic Highway, are two Australian shepherd-border collies rescued from an Agnew home in mid-May. Below, Pando came to the humane society as “a very calm and gentle soul with a badly broken spirit.”
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AGNEW — Five weeks after being rescued from what pet advocates said were unhealthy and dangerous conditions at an Agnew home, most of the more than two-dozen Australian shepherd-border collies are still adjusting to their new, cleaner surroundings. In mid-May, after Clallam County animal control officer Tracy Kellas and staff initially rounded up eight dogs, volunteers with Welfare for Animals Guild (WAG) spent the next 10 days rounding up about two dozen more canines at the Agnew residence after its owner died. The majority of the dogs had skin issues, fleas and broken teeth, WAG volunteers said. TURN
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PORT ANGELES — Clallam County is preparing to enter into an agreement with Lindberg Architecture to determine how much work is needed before the Port of Port Angeles-owned 10.10 Building could be used as an Emergency Operations Center and a dispatch center. Commissioner Mark Ozias said Monday that the county would have a budget emergency hearing July 30 in anticipation of about $7,500 in costs. “I tend to agree this work is important to move forward,” Ozias said. The county routinely has “budget emergencies” to process unanticipated costs that were not budgeted in the previous year. The county and the city of Port Angeles are considering leasing the Port of Port Angelesowned 10.10 Building adjacent to Fairchild International Airport. Lease negotiations are ongoing, but port and county officials said the hope is for the county to occupy the building this fall. Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict said there will be a “huge amount of work” to prepare the building for housing the county’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC). “The cost of modifying the space and moving in is going to be several million dollars,” Benedict said. “You can expect [Lindberg Architecture] is going to get some share of that.” Benedict told commissioners that though negotiations are ongoing and though there is no guarantee the county will receive the Port Security Grant it applied for, he feels the work needs to happen anyway. Benedict said the $7,500 price tag for Lindberg Architecture would climb significantly if negotiations are successful. TURN
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Charter Review Only 1 candidate at forum council hopefuls in Forks Two opponents miss District 3 candidates were invited BY JESSE MAJOR
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FORKS — Candidates for the District 3 positions on the 15-person Charter Review Commission participated in a League of Women Voters forum in Forks on Tuesday, with some candidates proposing issues that the commission should consider while others said amendment suggestions should come from the people. The top five people from each of the county’s three districts will be elected during the November general election to propose amendments to the Clallam
Attending Those who attended the forum Tuesday included Brian Hunter, Kenneth Reandeau, Rod Fleck, Nina Sarmiento, Therese “Tree” Stokan and Andrew May. Candidates Lisa Unger, Joseph Murray and Deborah Cooke sent surrogates in their place. Mike French and Don Corson did not attend or send surrogates. TURN
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FORKS — Mike Gilstrap, candidate for Position 5 on the Forks City Council, was the only candidate out of three to participate in a League of Women Voters forum in Forks on Tuesday evening. Gilstrap, a logger and veteran, said during the forum that he wants to serve the people of Forks, work with the state on management of trust lands and that he would like to see a greater police presence in the city. Position 5 is currently occu-
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Mike Gilstrap, candidate for Forks City Council Position 5, answers questions during a League of Women Voters forum in Forks on Tuesday. pied by Council Member Jon Christiana Kohout and Danny Preston, who is not seeking re- Smith, who did not attend the forum. election. Gilstrap’s competitors are TURN TO FORUM/A5
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