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Sequim man dies after wreck 51-year-old struck pole on Old Olympic Highway ing to a press release. Valaske had been traveling eastbound on Old Olympic Highway and left the south side of the roadway, sliding through a front yard before striking a main distribution high voltage power pole.
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SEQUIM — A 51-year-old Sequim man died after his car struck a power pole on Old Olympic Highway early Sunday morning, according to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office. Greg Valaske, who was driv- Broke pole ing the car, was found unconThe pole broke in half, with the scious and entangled in the wreckage before he was extri- top half suspended by the power cated by first responders, accord- lines and the car coming to rest on
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top of part of the pole. No one else was in the car and alcohol might have been involved in the collision, the Sheriff’s Office said. Clallam County Sheriff’s Sgt. Randy Pieper said a deputy smelled alcohol at the scene. Deputies, Sequim police officers, and Fire District No. 3 personnel responded to the crash at 1:05 a.m. in the 7000 block of Old Olympic Highway, north of Sequim. Crews were on scene for about one-and-a-half hours, he said. Valaske at one point gained consciousness and was airlifted by Airlift Northwest to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
alaske had been traveling eastbound on Old Olympic Highway and left the south side of the roadway, sliding through a front yard before striking a main distribution high voltage power pole.
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Valaske died of unspecified County Public Utility District injuries upon arrival at Harbor- customers but was restored by view, according to the press about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. release. Michael Howe, PUD communication’s manager, said crews Power outage worked through the night to The power lines still had power replace the broken power pole. when rescue crews removed ________ Valaske from the 2002 Buick, which was a total loss. Reporter Jesse Major can be reached The collision knocked out at 360-452-2345, ext. 56250, or at power for about 1,200 Clallam jmajor@peninsuladailynews.com.
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TACOMA — Washington Democrats wrapped up the final day of their state convention Sunday. They selected the final 34 national delegates and eight alternates to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July 25-28. Sixty-seven delegates were previously elected at the party’s May congressional caucuses. The selection of delegates is a formality. Presidential candidates are awarded delegates proportional to their finish at the Democratic caucuses in March.
Sanders, Clinton Bernie Sanders, who won the caucuses, will have 74 delegates from Washington state at the national convention. Hillary Clinton will have 27. In addition, 17 superdelegates, most of whom have already pledged their support to Clinton, will represent the state at the convention. TURN
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Brent Valentine flies a rainbow kite on the Port Angeles Waterfront on Sunday. Valentine and his husband, Levi Brown, organized the event in which about 15 people flew rainbow kites to show support for the victims of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando on June 12. Brown and Valentine said they wanted to honor the victims’ lives by hosting a fun event.
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Port Angeles man to share lotto winnings Winner plans gift cards, lodging after $150,000 Powerball jackpot
U.S. Highway 101, screaming with her arms in the air, he thought the place was being robbed.
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PORT ANGELES — After winning a $150,000 Powerball jackpot, a Port Angeles man decided to share the winnings with the employees who sold him the ticket. Troy Ott told Lottery officials he plans to give each seller a $150 gift card to the nicest restaurant in town and provide the owners with an overnight stay at the Lake Crescent Lodge on Lake
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Crescent, according to a news release from Washington’s Lottery. “I just want to thank them for giving me the opportunity to win,” Ott said in the release. “I’m so incredibly grateful and appreciative of this win.” Ott was not available for comment to the Peninsula Daily News. Ott said that when he saw his girlfriend running out of the Mt. Pleasant IGS & Texaco at 3010 E.
Instead, it turned out he had won the $150,000 jackpot from the Powerball drawing May 11. “I gave my girlfriend some of my old tickets to scan while she ran into the convenience store and the next thing I know, she’s yelling and running toward the car,” Ott said. A Lottery official did not identify Ott’s girlfriend. Ott told Lottery officials he’s already used some of his winnings
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“We went out to a celebratory dinner at our favorite restaurant, but we’re planning to take an extended trip to Leavenworth for her birthday. We’re going to stay at a loft cabin, enjoy some wine tastings and just relax for a week.” TROY OTT Port Angeles Powerball winner
Ott to purchase his girlfriend a new kitten and pay off some of his mortgage, but that he has even bigger plans on how he’s going to spend the rest. “We went out to a celebratory dinner at our favorite restaurant,
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but we’re planning to take an extended trip to Leavenworth for her birthday,” Ott said. “We’re going to stay at a loft cabin, enjoy some wine tastings and just relax for a week.”
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