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KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Work progresses on the road deck of the main over-water spans at the site of a new U.S. Highway 101 bridge over the Elwha River southwest of Port Angeles on Thursday. The bridge will replace an older nearby span that was determined to have structurally-deficient pier footings. The $36 million project is expected to be completed in December.
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Elwha River bridge construction

Work progresses on the road deck of the main over-water spans at the site of a new U.S. Highway 101 bridge over the Elwha River… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Work progresses on the road deck of the main over-water spans at the site of a new U.S. Highway 101 bridge over the Elwha River southwest of Port Angeles on Thursday. The bridge will replace an older nearby span that was determined to have structurally-deficient pier footings. The $36 million project is expected to be completed in December.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Chris Johnson of Nordland-based Nordland Construction loads traffic drums onto a trailer as coworker Robert Bufford prepares to secure the load as the pair prepares to open the parking lot at Port Angeles City Pier to automobiles on Friday. The work was part of a project to improve storm drainage, replace damaged sidewalks and ADA ramps and mitigate shoreline erosion around the lot, which had been closed since early January. Tree replacement and other project detail work is expected to follow over the next few weeks.

City Pier parking open

Chris Johnson of Nordland-based Nordland Construction loads traffic drums onto a trailer as coworker Robert Bufford prepares to secure the load as the pair prepares… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Chris Johnson of Nordland-based Nordland Construction loads traffic drums onto a trailer as coworker Robert Bufford prepares to secure the load as the pair prepares to open the parking lot at Port Angeles City Pier to automobiles on Friday. The work was part of a project to improve storm drainage, replace damaged sidewalks and ADA ramps and mitigate shoreline erosion around the lot, which had been closed since early January. Tree replacement and other project detail work is expected to follow over the next few weeks.
A paving crew from Lakeside Industries replaces pavement on the Waterfront Trail and the entrance to the Port Angeles City Pier parking lot on Wednesday as part of a project to improve sidewalks and storm water drainage around the site. The project is expected to be substantially completed and the parking lot reopened by mid-March. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles City Pier

A paving crew from Lakeside Industries replaces pavement on the Waterfront Trail and the entrance to the Port Angeles City Pier parking lot on Wednesday… Continue reading

A paving crew from Lakeside Industries replaces pavement on the Waterfront Trail and the entrance to the Port Angeles City Pier parking lot on Wednesday as part of a project to improve sidewalks and storm water drainage around the site. The project is expected to be substantially completed and the parking lot reopened by mid-March. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Paige Mason, right, puts up the ball over the head of Sequim’s Libby Turella as Sequim’s Hailey Wagner looks on at left on Tuesday at Port Angeles High School. Mason led the Roughriders with 26 points to help Port Angeles win 74-46 and clinch an Olympic League championship and a No. 1 seed for the playoffs. For the story, go to Sports on page B1.
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Roughriders Olympic League champions

Port Angeles’ Paige Mason, right, puts up the ball over the head of Sequim’s Libby Turella as Sequim’s Hailey Wagner looks on at left on… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Paige Mason, right, puts up the ball over the head of Sequim’s Libby Turella as Sequim’s Hailey Wagner looks on at left on Tuesday at Port Angeles High School. Mason led the Roughriders with 26 points to help Port Angeles win 74-46 and clinch an Olympic League championship and a No. 1 seed for the playoffs. For the story, go to Sports on page B1.
Crew members of the ferry MV Coho secure lines to the dock as the vessel returns to Port Angeles on Tuesday after being out of service since early January for annual dry dock and maintenance in Anacortes. The ferry is scheduled to resume daily service between Port Angeles and Victoria on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Coho returns

Crew members of the ferry MV Coho secure lines to the dock as the vessel returns to Port Angeles on Tuesday after being out of… Continue reading

Crew members of the ferry MV Coho secure lines to the dock as the vessel returns to Port Angeles on Tuesday after being out of service since early January for annual dry dock and maintenance in Anacortes. The ferry is scheduled to resume daily service between Port Angeles and Victoria on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Dianne McIntosh of Sequim, right, chats about gardening with Jayde Carean, an employee of New Dungeness Nursery, during Saturday’s Building, Remodeling & Energy Expo at Sequim Middle School. The two-day event, hosted by the North Peninsula Building Association and sponsored by Clallam County PUD No. 1., featured displays, workshops and vendor booths showcasing a variety of building products and services. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Building expo

Dianne McIntosh of Sequim, right, chats about gardening with Jayde Carean, an employee of New Dungeness Nursery, during Saturday’s Building, Remodeling & Energy Expo at… Continue reading

Dianne McIntosh of Sequim, right, chats about gardening with Jayde Carean, an employee of New Dungeness Nursery, during Saturday’s Building, Remodeling & Energy Expo at Sequim Middle School. The two-day event, hosted by the North Peninsula Building Association and sponsored by Clallam County PUD No. 1., featured displays, workshops and vendor booths showcasing a variety of building products and services. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Alison and Brian Fogarty of Sequim, along with their dog, Bowie, take a mid-winter stroll along a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail near the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim on Thursday. Warm sunshine with temperatures in the 50s made the excursion seem more spring-like than wintery.
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Spring-like stroll in Sequim

Alison and Brian Fogarty of Sequim, along with their dog, Bowie, take a mid-winter stroll along a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail near the… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Alison and Brian Fogarty of Sequim, along with their dog, Bowie, take a mid-winter stroll along a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail near the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim on Thursday. Warm sunshine with temperatures in the 50s made the excursion seem more spring-like than wintery.
Michael Poats, left, and Brody Merritt of the Port Angeles stormwater department work to install a pump to remove standing water from a flooded area near the playground at Shane Park in Port Angeles on Wednesday. The pool of standing water, which is up to 3 feet deep in places and has at times covered the nearby play equipment, is to be pumped to a nearby storm drain. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Park drainage

Michael Poats, left, and Brody Merritt of the Port Angeles stormwater department work to install a pump to remove standing water from a flooded area… Continue reading

Michael Poats, left, and Brody Merritt of the Port Angeles stormwater department work to install a pump to remove standing water from a flooded area near the playground at Shane Park in Port Angeles on Wednesday. The pool of standing water, which is up to 3 feet deep in places and has at times covered the nearby play equipment, is to be pumped to a nearby storm drain. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The paving work planned for Thursday at the intersection of Fifth and Lincoln streets has been delayed until today, Port Angeles Public Works Director Mike Healy said early Thursday afternoon. “The stabilizing material didn’t stabilize as well as it should, probably because of the rain and temperatures. About 20 percent isn’t as firm as we would like,” he said. “If you pave that, there will be a soft spot and we don’t want that. We have a lot of confidence that it will be ready Friday sometime around evening rush hour. Who knows? We hope Mother Nature cooperates,” he said. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Intersection paving delayed

The paving work planned for Thursday at the intersection of Fifth and Lincoln streets has been delayed until today, Port Angeles Public Works Director Mike… Continue reading

The paving work planned for Thursday at the intersection of Fifth and Lincoln streets has been delayed until today, Port Angeles Public Works Director Mike Healy said early Thursday afternoon. “The stabilizing material didn’t stabilize as well as it should, probably because of the rain and temperatures. About 20 percent isn’t as firm as we would like,” he said. “If you pave that, there will be a soft spot and we don’t want that. We have a lot of confidence that it will be ready Friday sometime around evening rush hour. Who knows? We hope Mother Nature cooperates,” he said. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Tamara Galvan, facilities director for the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles, seated, talks about an interactive traveling bull kelp exhibit with Feiro volunteer Anni Lanigan on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Bull kelp exhibit visits Feiro Marine Life Center

Traveling display created at Port Townsend Marine Science Center

Tamara Galvan, facilities director for the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles, seated, talks about an interactive traveling bull kelp exhibit with Feiro volunteer Anni Lanigan on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Clint Ostler, president of Dash Air Shuttle, right, points out features of the Cessna 402C aircraft to Peter Metz, left, and Kim Reynolds, both of Port Angeles, during an open house for the air service on Tuesday at William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles.
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Open house at Dash Air

Clint Ostler, president of Dash Air Shuttle, right, points out features of the Cessna 402C aircraft to Peter Metz, left, and Kim Reynolds, both of… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Clint Ostler, president of Dash Air Shuttle, right, points out features of the Cessna 402C aircraft to Peter Metz, left, and Kim Reynolds, both of Port Angeles, during an open house for the air service on Tuesday at William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles.
An excavator pulls a piece of aging stormwater drain pipe leading to the Peabody Creek Estuary under the parking lot at Port Angeles City Pier on Thursday. The operation was part of a project to replace a failed stormwater line, fortify the shoreline from erosion and replace damaged sidewalks around the parking area. In addition to the repairs, pedestrian ramps within the City Pier parking lot will be replaced and made ADA compliant. Nordland Construction, Inc. is the contractor for the city project. The parking lot, located at North Lincoln Street and East Railroad Avenue, is expected to remain closed through the project, which is expected to be completed in March. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Stormwater project

An excavator pulls a piece of aging stormwater drain pipe leading to the Peabody Creek Estuary under the parking lot at Port Angeles City Pier… Continue reading

An excavator pulls a piece of aging stormwater drain pipe leading to the Peabody Creek Estuary under the parking lot at Port Angeles City Pier on Thursday. The operation was part of a project to replace a failed stormwater line, fortify the shoreline from erosion and replace damaged sidewalks around the parking area. In addition to the repairs, pedestrian ramps within the City Pier parking lot will be replaced and made ADA compliant. Nordland Construction, Inc. is the contractor for the city project. The parking lot, located at North Lincoln Street and East Railroad Avenue, is expected to remain closed through the project, which is expected to be completed in March. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department worker Lukas Cox tosses a limb from the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree into a truck for eventual recycling as the tree is dismantled on Tuesday. The tree, donated by the Port of Port Angeles, illuminated downtown at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain since it was lit on Thanksgiving weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Tree recycling

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department worker Lukas Cox tosses a limb from the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree into a truck for eventual recycling… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department worker Lukas Cox tosses a limb from the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree into a truck for eventual recycling as the tree is dismantled on Tuesday. The tree, donated by the Port of Port Angeles, illuminated downtown at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain since it was lit on Thanksgiving weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Participants in the New Year’s Day polar bear dip in Port Angeles run in and out of the chilly water of Port Angeles Harbor at Hollywood Beach as onlookers watch from the shore on Monday. More than 100 dippers took part in the annual ritual, which served as a fundraiser for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Taking the plunge

Participants in the New Year’s Day polar bear dip in Port Angeles run in and out of the chilly water of Port Angeles Harbor at… Continue reading

Participants in the New Year’s Day polar bear dip in Port Angeles run in and out of the chilly water of Port Angeles Harbor at Hollywood Beach as onlookers watch from the shore on Monday. More than 100 dippers took part in the annual ritual, which served as a fundraiser for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County Fire District 2 firefighter/EMT Anaka Hughes makes her way up the stairs behind the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in Port Angeles on Saturday to gather donations and pledges supporting the upcoming Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Firefighter Stairclimb on March 10 at the Columbia Center in Seattle. The North Olympic Firefighters Team consisting of firefighters from Fire District 2 and the Port Angeles Fire Department will join about 2,000 firefighters from across the region in the event, ascending 69 floors with 1,356 steps of Seattle’s tallest skyscraper benefiting blood cancer research and patient services. The North Olympic team plans another fundraising event with stairclimb machines on March 10 at Bourbon West, 125 W. Front St. in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Stairclimb donations

Clallam County Fire District 2 firefighter/EMT Anaka Hughes makes her way up the stairs behind the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in Port Angeles on Saturday… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 2 firefighter/EMT Anaka Hughes makes her way up the stairs behind the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in Port Angeles on Saturday to gather donations and pledges supporting the upcoming Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Firefighter Stairclimb on March 10 at the Columbia Center in Seattle. The North Olympic Firefighters Team consisting of firefighters from Fire District 2 and the Port Angeles Fire Department will join about 2,000 firefighters from across the region in the event, ascending 69 floors with 1,356 steps of Seattle’s tallest skyscraper benefiting blood cancer research and patient services. The North Olympic team plans another fundraising event with stairclimb machines on March 10 at Bourbon West, 125 W. Front St. in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles Winter Ice Village volunteers Rich Johnson, left, and Sarah Fixter check in used ice skates on a busy Friday afternoon skate session.

Ice Village season drawing to a close

Sixth season promising total high attendance

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles Winter Ice Village volunteers Rich Johnson, left, and Sarah Fixter check in used ice skates on a busy Friday afternoon skate session.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Kenzie Carney of Port Angeles plays guitar and sings while giving away candy canes, oranges and homemade cookies in front of the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain on Tuesday. Carney said the effort was an opportunity to spread holiday cheer to those who might need it on the day after Christmas.
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A cheerful chord in Port Angeles

Kenzie Carney of Port Angeles plays guitar and sings while giving away candy canes, oranges and homemade cookies in front of the downtown Port Angeles… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Kenzie Carney of Port Angeles plays guitar and sings while giving away candy canes, oranges and homemade cookies in front of the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain on Tuesday. Carney said the effort was an opportunity to spread holiday cheer to those who might need it on the day after Christmas.
A Christmas ornament hangs from the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree as a pedestrian walks past the plaza at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain. The tree, towering above the intersection at First and Laurel streets, will remain illuminated through the holiday season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Merry Christmas

A Christmas ornament hangs from the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree as a pedestrian walks past the plaza at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain. The… Continue reading

A Christmas ornament hangs from the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree as a pedestrian walks past the plaza at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain. The tree, towering above the intersection at First and Laurel streets, will remain illuminated through the holiday season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Enzo Ramirez, 4, of Port Angeles clutches his dollar bill while searching for an affordable gift to purchase at a vendor table set up by Port Angeles-based Power Up Perler & Soaps during Saturday’s Holiday Market at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The market featured dozens of gift and craft tables by local artisans, including a donation and craft table benefiting Peninsula Friends of Animals. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Holiday market

Enzo Ramirez, 4, of Port Angeles clutches his dollar bill while searching for an affordable gift to purchase at a vendor table set up by… Continue reading

Enzo Ramirez, 4, of Port Angeles clutches his dollar bill while searching for an affordable gift to purchase at a vendor table set up by Port Angeles-based Power Up Perler & Soaps during Saturday’s Holiday Market at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The market featured dozens of gift and craft tables by local artisans, including a donation and craft table benefiting Peninsula Friends of Animals. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Farrah Friswold, 5, of Port Angeles looks at a silhouette of a bird for placement on an overhead projector at an interactive light station at Wintertide on Saturday in Webster’s Woods Sculpture Park at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The Wintertide Festival of Lights featured a variety of hands-on activities, food, music, a fire dancing exhibition, a lantern walk and a seasonal selection of illuminated sculptures, as well as an ongoing Makers Market of artistic gifts in the fine art center gallery. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Wintertide Festival

Farrah Friswold, 5, of Port Angeles looks at a silhouette of a bird for placement on an overhead projector at an interactive light station at… Continue reading

Farrah Friswold, 5, of Port Angeles looks at a silhouette of a bird for placement on an overhead projector at an interactive light station at Wintertide on Saturday in Webster’s Woods Sculpture Park at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The Wintertide Festival of Lights featured a variety of hands-on activities, food, music, a fire dancing exhibition, a lantern walk and a seasonal selection of illuminated sculptures, as well as an ongoing Makers Market of artistic gifts in the fine art center gallery. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)