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PENINSULA DAILY NEWS February 2, 2, 2016 | 75¢
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Clallam County Fire District No. 2 firefighters respond to a structure fire Monday east of Port Angeles.
Firefighters stop spread of garage fire east of PA The 625-square-foot wooden storage building was engulfed in flames when it was discovered by Jesse Spencer, occupant of a manufactured home located next to the storage building, Phillips said. PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Phillips said the cause of the fire has PORT ANGELES — Firefighters not yet been identified but that it did not were called too late to save a garage initially appear to be of suspicious origin. building but kept flames from spreading to a home early Monday morning. Loss estimated at $45,000 No one was hurt in the fire reported a The loss of the building and contents little after 3 a.m. at 512 S. Alder Road in the Four Seasons Park community east was estimated to be about $45,000. Spencer told firefighters he was of Port Angeles. Flames consumed the garage and asleep in his home when he was awakstorage building before firefighters from ened by a loud noise outside at about Clallam County Fire District Nos. 2 and 3:14 a.m., Phillips said. When Spencer looked outside, he saw 3 arrived, said District No. 2 Chief Sam Phillips. the garage-type outbuilding in flames
Blaze was heading for adjacent home
and called 9-1-1, he said. He told dispatchers the fire was spreading toward his home. Firefighters from the two fire districts stopped the flames from spreading to the nearby home and another outside storage building adjacent to the fire. In addition to the building, the fire destroyed two motorcycles, fuel cans and an assortment of tools and other personal belongings, Phillips said. Spencer told fire investigators he did not have insurance on the outbuilding. Fire District No. 2 sent 11 firefighters, three engines, a water tender and a command unit. Fire District No. 3 provided assistance to District No. 2 with two engines, a medic unit, a water tender and a duty officer.
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County’s newest commissioner has asked for a progress report from the Economic Development Corp. so taxpayers know what they’re getting for their dollar. Mark Ozias, a first-year commissioner from Sequim, also encouraged Clallam County EDC officials to agree on a set of metrics to measure the success of the nonprofit organization that helps local businesses. The metrics would be built Ozias into a one-year contract.
Report suggested Ozias also suggested Monday that the EDC deliver a report to the board of county commissioners in September. “As you know, I’m interested in continuing to support the EDC,” Ozias told EDC Executive Director Bill Greenwood in a board work session. “I, however, want to do that in a way that helps county taxpayers understand what they’re getting for that investment.” Because Commissioner Bill Peach was absent, Ozias and board Chairman Mike Chapman agreed to delay a decision on whether to renew a $150,000, one-year contract with the EDC. The full board will vote on renewing a contract on a date to be determined. TURN
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PA police probe PA man continues recovery injured man’s shooting 32-year-old by bulldozer seeks Officers: Might have been accidental BY ARWYN RICE PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES — Police were investigating Monday how a Port Angeles was shot in the chest Sunday. Jacob Marcel Parker, 23, of Port Angeles was in satisfactory condition Monday morning at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, a hospital spokesman said. Port Angeles police and paramedics found Parker after a report of a shooting at 4:40 a.m. Sunday at a residence in the 1400 block of South Oak Street, said Deputy Chief Brian Smith. Parker was taken by ambu-
lance to OMC, Smith said. He added that officers recovered a weapon at the house. Parker told police he had been the victim of an attempted robbery, but Smith said an initial investigation by police indicated the shooting might have been accidental. Parker is forbidden by Clallam County Superior Court from having firearms. According to court documents, Parker was charged Nov. 12 with theft of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance other than marijuana. TURN
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an 18-ton Caterpillar D6 bulldozer Sept. 28 as he worked on the landfill bluff stabilization project near the Port Angeles Regional Transfer Station at 3501 W. 18th St. The state Department of Labor and Industries opened an investigation into the incident. Results of that investigation are not yet available.
help with his bills BY ARWYN RICE PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man is on the road to recovery four months after being crushed by a bulldozer in a workplace accident, but he says he needs a little help to get his life back on track.
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Learning to walk again Kyle Trussell, 32, a Port Angeles surveyor and former soccer standout at Port Angeles High School and Peninsula College, is learning how to walk again using a walker and has hopes of moving on to a relatively normal life,
Kyle Trussell Surveyor crushed during work he said Sunday. His pelvis and legs were crushed when he was run over by
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Trussell continues to receive a regular paycheck from his employer, Northwest Territories Inc. But after four months of extra expenses, he and his girlfriend have struggled to keep up with their bills, including rent, utilities and other expenses that go along with recovery from a major accident, he said.
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