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Council ethics filing revised PA resident gives refocused edition BY PAUL GOTTLIEB PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
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Black Bear Diner employees report carving of a bear, valued at $1,000, was stolen sometime between Monday and Tuesday. The bear had been located near the window at left.
Sequim diner reports theft of popular bear carving BY MATTHEW NASH OLYMPIC PENINSULA NEWS GROUP
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SEQUIM — Black Bear Diner’s Peekin’ Bear wood carving has been stolen, employees say. The carving, which stood on a stump outside a window of the southwest corner of the building at 1471 E. Washington St., disappeared sometime between 11 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 a.m. Monday, March 7. General Manager Linda Donaghay said a maintenance staffer noticed it was missing Monday morning. Peekin’ Bear, valued at $1,000, was
carved by Black Bear’s specialist carver Ray Schultz, who has created more than 1,400 bears for the national franchise including several at the Sequim eatery. Donaghay said the table inside where the bear looked in is a popular spot for children, who often waved to him. Peekin’ Bear was bolted down and the chain was likely cut and he was carried to the nearby parking lot, staff said. A thief or thieves was not captured on surveillance cameras, Donaghay said. Staff reported the bear missing to the Sequim Police Department on Tuesday. Donaghay said the police have sus-
pects in the theft. Calls to the Sequim Police Department were not immediately returned Thursday. Donaghay said this is the first bear theft from the restaurant. Anyone with any information regarding the stolen bear is asked to call Sequim Police at 360-683-7227.
________ Matthew Nash is a reporter with the Olympic Peninsula News Group, which is composed of Sound Publishing newspapers Peninsula Daily News, Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum. Reach him at mnash@sequimgazette.com.
PORT ANGELES — Marolee Smith has submitted a revised, seven-page version of her ethics complaint against Deputy Mayor Cherie Kidd. The newest rendition submitted Wednesday afternoon, which Smith calls an “addendum” or supplement, also includes three additional pages of references. It alleges Kidd violated four “General Standards of Conduct” in the city ethics code rather than eight, but also adds narrative to buttress Smith’s allegations. That compares with Smith’s earlier assertion that Kidd violated all eight standards of the code that were contained in Smith’s original complaint.
Boil it down Ethics board members Frank Prince Jr., Grant Meiner and Danetta Rutten were reviewing the original seven-page version of Smith’s allegations at their first meeting Tuesday when Smith said she “was not in full understanding of what the [city] code was” and offered to “boil down” the complaint. “I do know that a few of my points are a little muddy,” Smith said at the meeting. They unanimously agreed that she be allowed to amend the original complaint. TURN
Zika virus case in Clallam Woman traveled to Central America BY ROB OLLIKAINEN PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
have mild symptoms such as fever, rash, joint pain and red eyes that last a few days to a week. For pregnant women, Zika Christopher Frank, Clallam County health officer, on Thurs- infection has been linked to microday. cephaly, a serious birth defect of The mosquito-borne virus the brain. causes no more than a mild illness in most people but has been Delay travel linked to birth defects. “For pregnant women or “In Washington, we are fortunate that we don’t have the spe- women who may become pregcies of mosquito that transmits nant, this is an important the Zika virus, so a widespread reminder to consider delaying outbreak is very unlikely,” Frank travel to regions with Zika,” Frank said. said. Regions with Zika include the May not show symptoms Caribbean, South America, Central America and the Pacific About 80 percent of those infected never show symptoms of Islands.
PORT ANGELES — Health officials have confirmed a Zika virus infection in a Clallam County resident, the third such diagnosis in the state. The young woman, who was not identified, had recently traveled to a region of Central America where Zika transmission is occurring, Clallam County Health and Human Services officials said. She has recovered from the illness without complications, they said. There have been no Zika cases in Jefferson County, said Dr. the disease, while about 1 in 5 will
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OLYMPIA — Jim Hargrove announced his retirement on the floor of the state Senate on Thursday. The longtime Democratic Senator from Hoquiam represents the 24th Legislative District, which includes Clallam, Jefferson and parts of Grays Harbor County.
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