SHINE — Recovery work of the submerged truck of a missing state Department of Transportation worker continued Wednesday after DOT crews found the truck early Monday or late Sunday in 344 feet of water about 150 feet north of the Hood Canal Bridge.
Crews from Global Diving and Salvage worked through Tuesday night and were expected to work tonight to secure the Toyota pickup to a recovery line, said acting state Transportation Secretary Roger Millar.
Once that work is complete, a derrick barge will lift the pickup to the surface, and the State Patrol will take over the investigation, Millar said.
“I believe we are still a few days away from successful recovery and public release of our employee’s name,” Millar said in an email to public employees Tuesday.
Searchers began looking for the man May 17 when he went missing after a work shift a day earlier. Evidence at the scene indicated he drove through a pedestrian barrier and off the bridge’s lower deck.
The family of the worker has asked that his name not be released until positive identification and formal family notification can take place, Millar said.
Offices closed
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Health and Human Services offices in Port Angeles and Forks will be closed today for departmental training.
Limited services will be available at the permit counter in the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
The public health section will be closed and no immunizations will be provided today.
Staff will receive training to improve efficiency and running of the organization.
Clallam County commissioners approved the one-day closure.
Code of ethics
PORT ANGELES — The
Port Angeles School Board will consider a code of ethics for board members when it meets Thursday.
The regular session will begin at 7 p.m., with an executive session at 5:30 p.m. to consider employment or dismissal of personnel, to review the performance of a public employee, to consult with legal counsel, to consider the position to be taken in collective bargaining or to consider acquisition or sale of real estate.
Both meetings will be in the library at Port Angeles High School, 304 E. Park Ave.
The code of ethics will be considered for final approval, as will a policy on operating principles for board members.
The board also will consider adding an assistant principal position at Roosevelt Elementary School because of an increase in student enrollment.
PA trail closure
PORT ANGELES — A segment of the Olympic Discovery Trail between Ennis Street and Hollywood Beach will be closed through Friday for repair work.
The trail segment closed Tuesday for work to repair damage from an April 5 landslide across the trail, according to the city’s website. Francis Street Park is also closed.
The landslide was caused by efforts to fight a house fire on Caroline Street.
The trail remains open from Ennis Street heading east and from Hollywood Beach heading west. Trail users can detour around the construction activity by traveling Ennis Street to Front Street to Lincoln Street. The public is asked to follow the direction of trail closure signs and traffic control personnel.
The project might be extended depending on weather, progress and other conditions.
For more information, contact project manager Jonathan Boehme at 360-417-4811 or jboehme@cityofpa.us.
Entries for gala garden due July 10
SEQUIM — Soroptimist International of Sequim seeks entries of original photography and art for the 19th annual Gala Garden Show by Sunday, July 10.
Each year, an original work donated by a local artist is chosen to be the garden show logo.
The logo is featured on marketing and publicity materials throughout the year and is prominently displayed at the Gala Garden Show and at other public events earlier in the year.
Criteria for artwork submissions:
■ Subject must be garden-related.
■ Eligible art forms include paintings and drawings in all mediums, photography, computer and digital art, visual and graphic design.
■ Size of artwork or image without matting or framing must be no smaller than 8 inches by 10 inches and no larger than 17 inches by 24 inches.
The procedures and required forms for submissions are located at www.sequimgardenshow.com and www.sisequim.org.
The 19th annual gala will be March 18 and 19, 2017.
Funds raised from the gala will benefit Sequim Soroptimist projects for women and girls in the community.
