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PA’s Haggen closing; 67 to lose jobs
On the mend
29 core sites to be sold to Albertsons store chain BY MARK SWANSON PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
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Eric Edmiston sits on the couch of his Port Angeles home near the door where a Port Angeles police dog attacked him.
Man recovering after mistakenly being bitten to his home to attack him in the doorway — and he plans to hold the city accountable.
BY ARWYN RICE AND LEAH LEACH PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man has had surgery after he was bitten by a police dog that was on the trail of another man outside his home. Eric Edmiston, 53, a single father and owner of a house painting company, said the police dog pushed open the door
Plans to sue “I’m planning to sue the city,” Edmiston said. Rich McMenamin, attorney for Edmiston, said that a claim will be filed with the city once the extent of his client’s injuries are known.
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“We will file a claim at the appropriate time,” he said. “If we can’t work something out with them, we’ll file a lawsuit.” Edmiston said he is recovering from 28 puncture wounds to his right thigh — three of them deep gashes — and torn flesh. He had surgery on Tuesday to have infected tissue removed, he said. TURN
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Port of PA fills vacant seat Commissioners pick Steve Burke for Hallett’s spot
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The Haggen Northwest Fresh grocery story and pharmacy in Port Angeles is one of three Washington stores in the Haggen chain scheduled for closure.
Many park facilities closed for storm
BY PAUL GOTTLIEB PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES — Steve Burke has a new hat to wear: Port of Port Angeles commissioner. Burke, part-time executive director of William Shore Memorial Pool and treasurer of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce, was appointed to the position vacated by Jim Hallett at a special meeting Friday by Commissioners Colleen McAleer and Connie Beauvais.
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Haggen store will be closed within two months, the Bellingham-based grocery chain has announced. Haggen Northwest Fresh said Friday that it is selling most of its other stores to Albertsons and closing others, including the store at 114 E. Lauridsen Blvd. Haggen will lay off all 67 employees of the Port Angeles store on May 10, it said in a document filed with the state. Haggen said store closures are expected to occur within the next
60 days, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal. Darrel Chard, manager of the Haggen grocery and pharmacy in Port Angeles, said employees were informed of the layoffs Friday. “All of this news is a big hurt,” said store employee Dave Logan, who also shoots photographs for the Peninsula Daily News. “It was hard to smile at work today because of this,” Logan said in an email. Earlier, Haggen had announced that the Port Angeles store was among its core stores that would be sold.
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Steve Burke and Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Connie Beauvais share a light moment Friday after Beauvais and Commissioner Colleen McAleer selected Burke to fill a vacancy on the port commission.
Burke was selected from six applicants. Hallett resigned “I’m pleasantly surprised, but I felt there were a lot of good Hallett, 60, resigned effective candidates,” Burke, 51, of Port Feb. 1 from the elected position that Angeles said Friday. represents the Port Angeles area.
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OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Many Olympic National Park roads and campgrounds have been closed until an expected storm blows over. The National Weather Service forecasts a strong front coming into the North Olympic Peninsula today. It is expected to bring high winds and lowland rain and mountain snow through this evening. High winds and heavy rain can lead to such hazardous conditions as falling limbs and
trees, high surf and coastal flooding, said Barb Maynes, parks spokeswoman, in a news release. The closures are to ensure that visitors and employees are not injured or trapped by falling trees or branches, she said. Areas and facilities will remain closed through at least Monday morning, she added. Park staff will work to clean and repair areas so they can be reopened as soon as possible once the storm passes, Maynes said. TURN
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