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Memorial Field bone is human Foot fragment tagged in analysis BY BRIAN MCLEAN
PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT TOWNSEND — A bone fragment discovered last summer during a project to upgrade the light standards at Jefferson County Memorial Field has been identified as human. Allyson Brooks, the director for the state Department of Archaeol-
ogy and Historic Preservation, said part of a foot bone was identified. “We can’t determine from a foot, but based on the fact it came from the site, it’s likely Native American,” Brooks wrote in an email Thursday. Brooks said in August that all of the bone fragments were animal remains and that nothing
was Native American. “They are not hundreds of years old,” she said. “They relate to the history of Port Townsend, not the Native American settlement of Port Townsend.” It wasn’t until closer analysis was done during the past two months that the single bone fragment was determined to be from a human foot, said county Public Works Director Monte Reinders on Friday. “It takes experts at the state to
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make that determination in a lab,” he said. “The bone fragments could have come from anywhere until you really study them closely.” The excavated material from Memorial Field was taken to an off-site location, where it was secured until April, when an archaeological firm was hired by the county to analyze it. A crew from Equinox Research and Consulting International Inc. re-screened the material and
found several objects, including some metal and several bones, Reinders said. “Only the foot bone was human,” Brooks said in an email on Thursday. “The rest were faunal remains.” Reinders said state and federal mandates require cultural and historical assessments prior to excavating, and the county completed that work. TURN
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Laser show set for PT’s July 4th Celebration will forego fireworks BY ZACH JABLONSKI
PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
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Commander Rocky Pulley, left, concluded his two-year assignment at Naval Magazine Indian Island Friday during a change of command ceremony. He was presented a meritorious service award and gold star by Rear Admiral Scott Gray, USN commander, Navy Region Northwest on behalf of the president of the United States. Below, Commander Don Emerson, USN, relieved Pulley. Emerson is an aerospace engineer and fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft pilot.
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PORT TOWNSEND — The Old School 4th of July celebration will forego the public fireworks show this year in favor of a laser display and the traditional community events at Fort Worden. Thursday’s celebration at Fort Worden Commons at 200 Battery Way will start at 4 p.m. and culminate with the laser show beginning at 10:20 p.m. The event’s entry fee is a $5 suggested donation, but no one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay, said event coordinator Daniel Milholland. The decision to have a laser show was not because of burn restrictions or worries about fire, he said. It was due to lack of early sponsorship. “We are not presenting a public display of fireworks. Instead, we are doing more live entertainment, including fire spinning and juggling, and then all culminating in an epic laser show,” Milholland said. “The cost of fireworks has gone up, and we also didn’t have enough early big sponsors and the City of Port Townsend — although
they funded fireworks last year — wasn’t able to contribute financially this year. So we just basically made ends meet, and we pursued this other vision, which was for the laser show.” The laser alternative was significantly less expensive than fireworks and also freed up money to go toward local organizations, Milholland said. The show is being put on by Rick Hale, who owns and operates Slick Lasers of Seattle. It hasn’t been decided if the laser show will become a permanent part of the event. “It could become an annual tradition,” Milholland said. “We are just gonna try it out on the community … and see what people think, and if people really want fireworks again, then we’re going to have to get financial support from the community in future years.” The event will celebrate several traditions. “This is the fourth annual celebration of the Old School 4th,” Milholland said. “We have bunch of traditions that we’ve been cultivating over the years.” TURN
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BY JEANNIE MCMACKEN PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
NAVAL MAGAZINE INDIAN ISLAND — Cmdr. Rocky Pulley has stepped down as commanding officer of Naval Magazine Indian Island and welcomed incoming commanding officer Cmdr. Donald Emerson. About 100 invited family and guests gathered to hear comments from guest speaker Rear Admiral Scott Gray, commander, Navy Region Northwest, on Friday. Additionally, Captain Emile Moured, Jr. CHC, USN gave the invocation and benediction and the Navy Band Northwest provided musical interludes. TURN
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A sack race takes place at the 2018 Old School 4th celebration at Fort Worden.
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