PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Angeles woman has been charged after Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies said they found an estimated $100,000 worth of heroin in her car Wednesday.
Colleen Marie Vail, 35, was charged in her initial court appearance Friday with two counts of possession with intent to manufacture or deliver controlled substances, heroin and methamphetamine, and one count of possession of oxycodone.
She was also charged with driving with a suspended license.
She remained in the Jefferson County jail Saturday on a $250,000 bond.
Vail is scheduled for arraignment on the charges at 8:30 a.m. Friday in Jefferson County Superior Court in the courthouse at 1830 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.
According to a probable-cause statement written by Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Anderson, the vehicle driven by Vail was pulled over on U.S. Highway 101 near Discovery Bay due to an expired registration.
Vail was taken into custody due to the expired license and a Department of Corrections warrant, and the vehicle was taken to the sheriff’s Port Hadlock office, where a search warrant was obtained.
The search yielded heroin, meth and other drug paraphernalia, according to the report.
Wreck near Shelton
SHELTON — A Port Angeles log truck driver was uninjured in a three-car wreck near Shelton that sent an Issaquah woman to a Seattle hospital.
Jeffrey B. Schott, 54, was towing a fully loaded homemade log trailer with a 2007 Kenworth log truck while traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 101 approaching Brockdale Road 3 miles north of Shelton when the collision occurred at 12:05 p.m. Friday, the State Patrol said.
He was not hurt, and his vehicle was driven from the scene, troopers said.
Cara L.E. Carpenter, 20, of Issaquah was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, the State Patrol said.
Christopher R. Moore, 47, of Onalaska was treated and discharged from Mason General Hospital in Shelton.
His passengers — Gretchen L. Moore, 44, and Logan D. Moore, 11, both also of Onalaska — were taken to St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, the State Patrol said.
Troopers said Carpenter had been stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 101 and Brockdale Road, then entered the northbound lane of the highway to travel southbound, the State Patrol said.
Moore’s Ford Expedition, which was towing a flatbed trailer, hit Carpenter’s Nissan and left the roadway to the left, the trailer breaking free and colliding with Schott’s truck.
Carpenter is under investigation.
The roadway was blocked for three hours.
Stand Down slated
PORT TOWNSEND — Services will be offered free to veterans at the 2015 Jefferson County Stand Down today.
The annual free event, hosted by Voices for Veterans, will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St.
A hot breakfast and lunch will be served. Haircuts and clothing, bedding, hygiene kits and outdoor equipment will be provided.
Employment services, benefits counseling, housing assistance, legal aid and medical and dental screening will be offered.
The Stand Down is open to all veterans, especially those who are homeless or in need and their immediate dependent family members.
Jefferson Transit will provide free transportation to and from the Stand Down to veterans who tell bus drivers their destination.
For information and transportation questions, call 360-417-2383, 360-640-0296 or 360-302-1285.
Voices for Veterans also will host Stand Downs in Port Angeles on Oct. 1 and Forks on May 5.
Dementia talk set
SEQUIM — A free presentation on dementia is planned from noon to 4:15 p.m. Wednesday at John Wayne Marina.
“Memory Loss Concerns & Diagnosis of Dementia: What Can a Patient or Family Do?” will be presented at the marina at 2577 W. Sequim Bay Road.
The seminar will be led by Dr. Paul Cunningham, family physician and geriatrician of Jamestown Family Health Clinic, and Dr. Kelvin Ma, neurologist at Olympic Medical Physicians Specialty Clinic in Sequim and affiliate Swedish Neuroscience Institute.
It is hosted by Park View Villas, Dungeness Courte Memory Care, Sequim Health & Rehabilitation and Assured Hospice.
To RSVP, call 360-582-9309 or email reneew@villageconcepts.com.
No practice set at station in Coupeville
COUPEVILLE — There will be no field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field in Coupeville between today and Saturday.
The schedule is subject to change to meet mission requirements.
Comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to station’s comment line at 360-257-6665 or via email at comments.NASWI@navy.mil.
All other questions can be directed to the public affairs office at 360-257-2286.
Cyclists’ dinner
PORT ANGELES — First Baptist Church, 105 W. Sixth St., will host a free dinner featuring cyclists from International Justice Mission at 6 p.m. today.
The event is open to the public
There are 12 cyclists who are representing the mission and riding from Seattle to bring awareness of the global organization’s activities to provide relief for the poor and their fight against human trafficking.
The mission works in communities with local authorities to rescue victims of violence, bring criminals to justice, restore survivors and strengthen the justice system, according to a news release.
For more information, phone Wayne Roedell at 360-808-1048.
Drum circle set
PORT ANGELES — A community drum circle will be held in the longhouse on the Peninsula College campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
All are welcome to the free event.
Participants can drum, rattle, play bells and other percussion, chant, sing and dance.
Phone Penny Burdick at 360-461-4538 or email peninsuladrumming@gmail.com.
Community dinner
SEQUIM — A free community dinner will be served at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., at 6 p.m. Thursday.
The meal will include ham, potato salad, vegetables, fruit salad, desserts and beverages.
Reservations, which are requested to ensure that enough food is prepared, can be made by phoning the church at 360-683-5367 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday before the dinner, or by email to dinners@sequimtumc.org.
The church presents the dinners the last Thursday of each month.
Community project
SEQUIM — In 2014, the Sequim Sunrise Rotary took on a community project to restore Sister City Park, which is located in Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.
Project coordinator Eric Mahnerd returned to the park recently to see if there would be any additional requirements for upkeep.
While the Sister City Park needed no additional work, he noticed three Carrie Blake Park entrance signs in need of restoration.
Working with Pam Leonard-Ray, volunteer coordinator for the city of Sequim, and Joe Irwin, assistant to the city manager/parks manager, a plan was developed to complete the projects: The city would provide the materials, and the Rotary would provide the manpower.
The sign bases and bridges were power-washed, sanded and stained. New roofing paper was installed on the bridge decking. The signs were removed, cleaned, waxed and buffed to their original luster.
The Sunrise Rotarians working on the project were Chis Coolures, Peter Bahnsen, Mahnerd, Paul McHugh, Jim Pickett, Dave Salmon, Kathy Schreiner and Jack Tatom.
In total, more than 75 hours of labor were put into the project.
