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More PA patrols in panhandling push Federal grant to help fund effort BY PAUL GOTTLIEB PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES — Residents will see an immediate increase in foot patrols downtown as a result of recent City Council action on panhandling, Port Angeles Police Sgt. Jason Viada said Wednesday. The City Council decided Tues-
day to delay considering tougher panhandling laws for 60 days while police step up their monitoring of begging downtown and let businesses know they can post enforceable signs that prohibit loitering and trespassing. Business owners can sign authorization forms available at the police department that authorize police to enforce no-trespass-
ing laws that could result in the trespasser’s arrest, according to a presentation by city police officials at Tuesday’s regular council meeting. A sample notice prohibiting “loitering, trespassing, skateboarding and unauthorized vehicles” and warning of “prosecution through the city of Port Angeles Police Department” was included in a PowerPoint presentation by interim Police Chief Brian Smith and Viada.
“The goal of those signs is to gain voluntary compliance,” Viada said Wednesday. He said an Operation Stonegarden grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, targeted for increased overall enforcement around international ports, will help fund overtime for the patrols. The push for more enforcement was spearheaded by Mayor Patrick Downie, Deputy Mayor Cherie Kidd and the city-spon-
sored PA Forward Committee on which they sit and that Downie chairs.
Online petition As of Wednesday, 96 people had signed an online petition calling for tougher measures, said Jennifer Linde, the Clallam County Economic Development Corp. representative on PA Forward. TURN
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Films by design Fest post unveiled tonight; no guest yet BY CHARLIE BERMANT PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
The 2016 Port Townsend Film Festival poster designed by Terry Tennesen will be formally unveiled at a public event tonight.
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Film Festival will unveil the 2016 festival poster today. The public reception at 5:30 p.m. at the film festival office at 211 Taylor St., Suite 401-A, will include a briefing on the films that will be shown at this year’s festival, planned Sept. 23-25. The poster is designed by Port Townsend graphic artist and set designer Terry Tennesen. Tennesen also drew the 2015 poster, which contained images of all of the 15 special guests to date. Because no special guest has yet committed to appear at this year’s event, Tennesen’s poster takes on a simpler tone. It includes a film strip drawn in charcoal and contact information for those who want to attend the festival, which will be at venues in and around downtown Port Townsend. Each year, an acting or directing star is invited to be the special guest at the festival. The Port Townsend Film Festival has not yet secured a special guest for this year’s event — its 17th — causing both anxiety and optimism. “We have a good tuna on the hook but haven’t reeled them in yet,” Force said of the prospect, who traditionally is referred to as a fish to avoid
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As part of the selection process for this year’s festival, a film about a 1966 school shooting is screened by, from left, Terry Tennesen, Janette Force, Victoria O’Donnell and Cody Updegrave. speaking the name before the big reveal. “It won’t be until mid-July until we hear, and it’s making me crazy,” Force said. Should this particular fish slip out of the net, there are many other possibilities, she said. TURN
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Racers hope for fair winds in Alaska race Official start set for 6 a.m. today BY CHARLIE BERMANT
A favorable weather forecast adds to the enthusiasm, Evans PORT TOWNSEND — The said. second Race to Alaska from Port Townsend was scheduled to begin Noon Sunday today, with 63 non-motorized The race sponsored by the boats lining up in time for the Northwest Maritime Center will 6 a.m. starting gun. begin in earnest at noon Sunday, Racers have until 5 p.m. Friwhen participants will start the day to finish the qualifying leg 750-mile journey to Ketchikan, from Port Townsend to Victoria. “I’m feeling charged and the Alaska, from Victoria. Of the 63 boats participating, energy is really high,” said Daniel Evans, race boss, Wednesday 44 have committed to run the entire race. afternoon. Several potential participants “We’ve seen a lot of preparedness from the racers, and the backed out in the past few days boats are very well put together.” “because they were having trou-
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ble getting here,” Evans said. The first team to arrive in Ketchikan will earn a $10,000 cash prize. The second will get a set of steak knives. All other participants will earn “cathartic elation if you can simply complete the course,” according to the event website. Jake Beattie, Northwest Maritime Center executive director, said sponsoring a race in 2017 has not yet been decided. If the race occurs, details will be announced at the Wooden Boat CHARLIE BERMANT/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Festival, which is set for Matt Johnson of Seattle prepares his one-man pedaled Sept. 9-11. For more information, go to trimaran for the Race to Alaska, which was scheduled to begin early this morning in Port Townsend. www.r2ak.com.
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