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Tour guide Anne Virtue, right, begins a walking tour of Port Townsend on Thursday with passengers from the American Spirit including Donna Moody of Mountain Lakes, N.J.
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Two towns primp up for visiting cruise ship PT, PA annual stopovers for American Spirit BY CHARLIE BERMANT PAUL GOTTLIEB PENINSULA DAILY NEWS AND
The inaugural 2016 cruise of the American Spirit to the North Olympic Peninsula took place this week, with visits to
six waterfront towns including Port Angeles and Port Townsend, where passengers were slated to depart from this morning. The cruises begin and end in Seattle. Passengers travel to Anacortes, Friday Harbor, Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Poulsbo. The 22 excursions for 2016 that include the Peninsula are twice the number of the 2015 sailings, said Marc Abshire, Port Angeles Regional Chamber of
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PORT HADLOCK — A Fireball recreational vehicle lived up to its name Thursday, exploding mere minutes after the occupant stepped out of it. “This man was extremely fortunate as he was not in the trailer at the time of the explosion,” said Bill Beezley, East Jefferson FireRescue spokesman. “If he had been inside, he would have most likely been killed.” The 25-foot fifth wheel RV parked in the 100 block of West Price Street was destroyed by the fire that followed the explosion at about 11:45 a.m., Beezley said. No one was hurt, Beezley said,
Commerce executive director. Throughout the season, the ship will spend Tuesday and Wednesday nights in Port Angeles and Thursday night in Port Townsend. The cruises operate weekly until June 4 before moving to Alaska for two months, resuming Aug. 13 through Nov. 7. “They are coming during our shoulder season for the most part,” Abshire said. TURN
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but the man living there, who was not identified, was left homeless. Neighbors up to three blocks away were shaken by the large explosion and called 9-1-1, he said.
Four minutes Fire crews from the Chimacum Fire Station arrived four minutes, after the call to find the RV fully engulfed in flames. The fire was declared out at 12:06 p.m. by Assistant Chief Brian Tracer, 20 minutes after the call was received, Beezley said, adding it was a demonstration of a fast, efficient response. TURN
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Ward, Perry move up at Sound Publishing BY CHRIS MCDANIEL PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES — Taking on the mantle of Sound Publishing West Regional Publisher, Terry R. Ward says the state of the local newspaper industry is strong. “This is such an exciting time for the newspaper industry,” Ward said this week. “Our strong, community-oriented newspapers are growing by leaps and bounds at a time when many newspaper companies are shrinking.” Ward — group publisher of the Peninsula Daily News, Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum — has been promoted to regional publisher and will now oversee all of Sound Publishing’s Kitsap County
publications in addition to the publications on the North Olympic Peninsula. In addition, Steve Perry — Olympic Peninsula News Group advertising director — has been promoted to general manager of the PDN, Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum. “I’m glad these two fine gentlemen will be working together to continue building the legacy of these quality newspapers and websites,” said Gloria Fletcher, Sound Publishing president, when she announced the promotions this week. “Both are tremendous leaders and they truly understand the deep connection between our business and the communities we serve.” Said Ward: “I take on this new
role with a great appreciation for the support and enthusiasm Sound Publishing offers to the communities it serves, and I will continue to honor that tradition.” Publications under Ward’s leadership now include the Bainbridge Island Review, Bremerton Patriot, Central Kitsap Reporter, Forks Forum, Kingston Community News, North Kitsap Herald, PDN, Peninsula Homes-Land Magazine, Port Orchard Independent, Sequim Gazette and Kitsap Military Times. Ward said he will continue to engage heavily with the PDN news team “because that is really a publisher’s role: to make sure we are presenting ourselves well to the community.”
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