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KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Tom McGraw of Port Angeles pulls weeds from a plot in the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles on Tuesday. With the first day of spring less than a week away, many gardeners are starting the process of preparing for the upcoming growing season.
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Weed work at community garden

Tom McGraw of Port Angeles pulls weeds from a plot in the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles on Tuesday. With the first day… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Tom McGraw of Port Angeles pulls weeds from a plot in the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles on Tuesday. With the first day of spring less than a week away, many gardeners are starting the process of preparing for the upcoming growing season.
Larissa Lupp of Frankfurt, Germany, left, and Alex Nebel of Graz, Austria, take cellphone photos of Madison Creek Falls on the north edge of Olympic National Park on Friday. The pair were exploring features of the Elwha River Valley southwest of Port Angeles during a visit to the park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Nature photography

Larissa Lupp of Frankfurt, Germany, left, and Alex Nebel of Graz, Austria, take cellphone photos of Madison Creek Falls on the north edge of Olympic… Continue reading

Larissa Lupp of Frankfurt, Germany, left, and Alex Nebel of Graz, Austria, take cellphone photos of Madison Creek Falls on the north edge of Olympic National Park on Friday. The pair were exploring features of the Elwha River Valley southwest of Port Angeles during a visit to the park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Annalise Sanchez, 2, along with her mother, Yvonne Bolstron of Port Angeles, look in awe at Sasquatch, portrayed by Jess Grello, an organizer of the annual Squatchcon comic and arts convention, during Saturday’s Kiwanis KidsFest and Clallam County Community Safety Day in and around Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The free event brought together a variety of organizations and agencies to promote parenting and community awareness. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Sasquatch and friends

Annalise Sanchez, 2, along with her mother, Yvonne Bolstron of Port Angeles, look in awe at Sasquatch, portrayed by Jess Grello, an organizer of the… Continue reading

Annalise Sanchez, 2, along with her mother, Yvonne Bolstron of Port Angeles, look in awe at Sasquatch, portrayed by Jess Grello, an organizer of the annual Squatchcon comic and arts convention, during Saturday’s Kiwanis KidsFest and Clallam County Community Safety Day in and around Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The free event brought together a variety of organizations and agencies to promote parenting and community awareness. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Visitors to the North Olympic Healthcare Network’s new Eastside Clinic look around the entry lobby during an open house on Friday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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North Olympic Healthcare Network opens eastside building

Edna Peterson, former owner of the building housing the North Olympic Healthcare Network’s new Eastside Clinic, left, speaks with real estate broker Jim Haguewood, healthcare… Continue reading

Visitors to the North Olympic Healthcare Network’s new Eastside Clinic look around the entry lobby during an open house on Friday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Chris Paulsen of Port Angeles watches as his dog, Loki, chases after soap bubbles on Tuesday at Port Angeles City Pier. Paulsen said that popping bubbles was the canine's favorite form of recreation.
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Bubble puppy pops up in Port Angeles

Chris Paulsen of Port Angeles watches as his dog, Loki, chases after soap bubbles at Port Angeles City Pier. Paulsen said that popping bubbles was… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Chris Paulsen of Port Angeles watches as his dog, Loki, chases after soap bubbles on Tuesday at Port Angeles City Pier. Paulsen said that popping bubbles was the canine's favorite form of recreation.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Excavators work along a section of Mount Angeles Road near the Olympic National Park visitor center on Thursday as part of a project to improve the Race Street corridor from Olympus Avenue to Eighth Street in Port Angeles. Phase one of the project, which will require occasional lane closures and detours, will include utility upgrades and isafety improvements for pedestrians, bicyclists, vehicles and transit users. Later phases of the project will extend from Eighth Street to the Port Angeles waterfront.
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Race Street project underway in Port Angeles

Excavators work along a section of Mount Angeles Road near the Olympic National Park visitor center on Thursday as part of a project to improve… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Excavators work along a section of Mount Angeles Road near the Olympic National Park visitor center on Thursday as part of a project to improve the Race Street corridor from Olympus Avenue to Eighth Street in Port Angeles. Phase one of the project, which will require occasional lane closures and detours, will include utility upgrades and isafety improvements for pedestrians, bicyclists, vehicles and transit users. Later phases of the project will extend from Eighth Street to the Port Angeles waterfront.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Jenni Tiderman of Port Angeles, front, holds a sign celebrating her five years of addiction recovery during "birthday bash" and resource fair hosted by Reflections Counseling Services Group on Thiursday at Veterans Park in Port Angeles. The event featured representatives from numerous drug and alcohol addiction and homelessness support agencies, as well as free meals and clothing for those in need.

Celebrating sobriety in Port Angeles

Jenni Tiderman of Port Angeles, front, holds a sign celebrating her five years of addiction recovery during a “birthday bash” and resource fair hosted by… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Jenni Tiderman of Port Angeles, front, holds a sign celebrating her five years of addiction recovery during "birthday bash" and resource fair hosted by Reflections Counseling Services Group on Thiursday at Veterans Park in Port Angeles. The event featured representatives from numerous drug and alcohol addiction and homelessness support agencies, as well as free meals and clothing for those in need.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Vicki Wallner, a representative of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, examinmes displays of gift certificates for goods and services available at a silent auction during the Red, Set Go! Heart Luncheon on Friday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The event, presented by the Jamestown tribe, served to raise awareness of heart health for women and as a fundraiser for the Olympic Medical Center's Heart Center.

Red, Set Go! Heart Luncheon in Port Angeles

Vicki Wallner, a representative of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, examines the display of gift certificates for goods and services available at a silent auction during… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Vicki Wallner, a representative of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, examinmes displays of gift certificates for goods and services available at a silent auction during the Red, Set Go! Heart Luncheon on Friday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The event, presented by the Jamestown tribe, served to raise awareness of heart health for women and as a fundraiser for the Olympic Medical Center's Heart Center.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Workers for Hilger Construction, out of Tacoma, move parts of scaffolding that will soon encase the historic Post Office and Customs House in Port Townsend. The building, constructed in 1892, is undergoing a months long preservation project to replace aging and nonfunctioning windows.
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Port Townsend post office project

Workers for Hilger Construction, out of Tacoma, move parts of scaffolding that will soon encase the historic Post Office and Customs House in Port Townsend.… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Workers for Hilger Construction, out of Tacoma, move parts of scaffolding that will soon encase the historic Post Office and Customs House in Port Townsend. The building, constructed in 1892, is undergoing a months long preservation project to replace aging and nonfunctioning windows.
Andie Spencer, a barista at the Lincoln Street Coffee Pot in Port Angeles, hands a drink order to a customer in a snow-covered car on Wednesday after the city received a dusting of snow overnight at sea level. Higher elevations reported up to 2 inches of snow. Areas across the North Olympic Peninsula, including in Forks and Port Townsend, received little snow overnight. Scattered periods of snow with cold temperatures are expected into early next week across the Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Light snowfall

Andie Spencer, a barista at the Lincoln Street Coffee Pot in Port Angeles, hands a drink order to a customer in a snow-covered car on… Continue reading

Andie Spencer, a barista at the Lincoln Street Coffee Pot in Port Angeles, hands a drink order to a customer in a snow-covered car on Wednesday after the city received a dusting of snow overnight at sea level. Higher elevations reported up to 2 inches of snow. Areas across the North Olympic Peninsula, including in Forks and Port Townsend, received little snow overnight. Scattered periods of snow with cold temperatures are expected into early next week across the Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Holden Janssen, 7, of Port Townsend walks among a flock of ducks near the ponds at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The youngster was on a family outing to visit kid-friendly places in Clallam County. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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All lined up

Holden Janssen, 7, of Port Townsend walks among a flock of ducks near the ponds at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The youngster was on… Continue reading

Holden Janssen, 7, of Port Townsend walks among a flock of ducks near the ponds at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The youngster was on a family outing to visit kid-friendly places in Clallam County. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jack and Marcella Ridge of Sequim talk about power tools with Tony Contestable, tool specialist with Hartnagel Building Supply of Port Angeles, right, during Saturday’s 2023 Building, Remodeling & Energy Expo in the Sequim High School gym. The two-day event, hosted by the North Peninsula Building Association, featured a variety of booths, displays and presentations dedicated to home building, repair and remodeling. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Builders expo

Jack and Marcella Ridge of Sequim talk about power tools with Tony Contestable, tool specialist with Hartnagel Building Supply of Port Angeles, right, during Saturday’s… Continue reading

Jack and Marcella Ridge of Sequim talk about power tools with Tony Contestable, tool specialist with Hartnagel Building Supply of Port Angeles, right, during Saturday’s 2023 Building, Remodeling & Energy Expo in the Sequim High School gym. The two-day event, hosted by the North Peninsula Building Association, featured a variety of booths, displays and presentations dedicated to home building, repair and remodeling. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Katie Roszatycki of Port Angeles and her children, June Roszatycki, 2, and Asher Roszatycki, 3, sit in the back of their car waiting for the delivery of dry shoes and socks from another family member after an outing to Hollywood Beach on Thursday. The family was keeping themselves entertained in the parking lot at Port Angeles City Pier. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Wet feet

Katie Roszatycki of Port Angeles and her children, June Roszatycki, 2, and Asher Roszatycki, 3, sit in the back of their car waiting for the… Continue reading

Katie Roszatycki of Port Angeles and her children, June Roszatycki, 2, and Asher Roszatycki, 3, sit in the back of their car waiting for the delivery of dry shoes and socks from another family member after an outing to Hollywood Beach on Thursday. The family was keeping themselves entertained in the parking lot at Port Angeles City Pier. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Braxton Stewart, 3, of Mill Creek pushes a merry-go-round as Kiara Ann, 4 of Sequim gets a free ride on Wednesday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The pair were enjoying a cool but clear late-winter day on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Winter play

Braxton Stewart, 3, of Mill Creek pushes a merry-go-round as Kiara Ann, 4 of Sequim gets a free ride on Wednesday at the Dream Playground… Continue reading

Braxton Stewart, 3, of Mill Creek pushes a merry-go-round as Kiara Ann, 4 of Sequim gets a free ride on Wednesday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The pair were enjoying a cool but clear late-winter day on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Tanner Germeau, a maintenance worker with the Clallam County Parks Department, uses a pressure washer to clean portions of an observation deck at Dungeness Landing County Park north of Sequim on Tuesday. The deck is a popular spot for bird watching as part of the Great Washington State Birding Trail. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Pressure washing

Tanner Germeau, a maintenance worker with the Clallam County Parks Department, uses a pressure washer to clean portions of an observation deck at Dungeness Landing… Continue reading

Tanner Germeau, a maintenance worker with the Clallam County Parks Department, uses a pressure washer to clean portions of an observation deck at Dungeness Landing County Park north of Sequim on Tuesday. The deck is a popular spot for bird watching as part of the Great Washington State Birding Trail. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A bald eagle caws from the top of a tree on the bluff overlooking Dungeness Harbor along Marine Drive northwest of Sequim on Saturday. The bluff is a favored nesting place for eagles and is typically inhabited by several mating pairs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Eagle outlook

A bald eagle caws from the top of a tree on the bluff overlooking Dungeness Harbor along Marine Drive northwest of Sequim on Saturday. The… Continue reading

A bald eagle caws from the top of a tree on the bluff overlooking Dungeness Harbor along Marine Drive northwest of Sequim on Saturday. The bluff is a favored nesting place for eagles and is typically inhabited by several mating pairs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Emily Kauffman of Port Angeles, left, and her dog, Dezzy, and Emily Jorgenson of Austin, Minn., with her dog, Lexi, take a stroll on the Waterfront Trail east of downtown Port Angeles. The pair and their pets were taking advantage of a dry winter day on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Out for a walk

Emily Kauffman of Port Angeles, left, and her dog, Dezzy, and Emily Jorgenson of Austin, Minn., with her dog, Lexi, take a stroll on the… Continue reading

Emily Kauffman of Port Angeles, left, and her dog, Dezzy, and Emily Jorgenson of Austin, Minn., with her dog, Lexi, take a stroll on the Waterfront Trail east of downtown Port Angeles. The pair and their pets were taking advantage of a dry winter day on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Able seamen Doug Reader, front, and Brandon Melville drive forklifts as they offload equipment from the ferry MV Coho after its return to Port Angeles from annual dry dock maintenance in Anacortes on Wednesday. The ferry is scheduled to resume regular service between Port Angeles and Victoria today. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Preparing for service

Able seamen Doug Reader, front, and Brandon Melville drive forklifts as they offload equipment from the ferry MV Coho after its return to Port Angeles… Continue reading

Able seamen Doug Reader, front, and Brandon Melville drive forklifts as they offload equipment from the ferry MV Coho after its return to Port Angeles from annual dry dock maintenance in Anacortes on Wednesday. The ferry is scheduled to resume regular service between Port Angeles and Victoria today. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Geri Smith of Sequim, along with her white German shepherd, Polar Bear, take a walk on a fog-shrouded trail along the bluff at the Dungeness Recreation Area on Saturday northwest of Sequim. The pair took advantage of a break in the recent stretch of showery weather that is forecast to continue this week over much of the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Foggy walk

Geri Smith of Sequim, along with her white German shepherd, Polar Bear, take a walk on a fog-shrouded trail along the bluff at the Dungeness… Continue reading

Geri Smith of Sequim, along with her white German shepherd, Polar Bear, take a walk on a fog-shrouded trail along the bluff at the Dungeness Recreation Area on Saturday northwest of Sequim. The pair took advantage of a break in the recent stretch of showery weather that is forecast to continue this week over much of the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Staffers from Clallam County Fire District 3 in Sequim, other North Olympic Peninsula fire departments and first responders honor Fire District 3 Capt. Charles "Chad" Cate with a procession of vehicles through Sequim on Friday. Here, the procession passes by District 3's station on North Fifth Avenue. Firefighters escorted the body of Cate, who died in the early morning hours of Jan. 12 while on duty, to Thurston County where an autopsy was performed, and then back through Sequim before delivering him to Sequim Valley Funeral Home. Cate, a Sequim High graduate, began serving as a volunteer firefighter in 1994, was hired by the fire district in 1997 as firefighter/paramedic, and promoted to the rank of captain in 2020. He leaves behind his wife, a 2 year-old son and two adult children. A full fire service memorial is being planned for Jan. 21. Leah Leach

Firefighter honored with procession

Memorial service planned next week

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Staffers from Clallam County Fire District 3 in Sequim, other North Olympic Peninsula fire departments and first responders honor Fire District 3 Capt. Charles "Chad" Cate with a procession of vehicles through Sequim on Friday. Here, the procession passes by District 3's station on North Fifth Avenue. Firefighters escorted the body of Cate, who died in the early morning hours of Jan. 12 while on duty, to Thurston County where an autopsy was performed, and then back through Sequim before delivering him to Sequim Valley Funeral Home. Cate, a Sequim High graduate, began serving as a volunteer firefighter in 1994, was hired by the fire district in 1997 as firefighter/paramedic, and promoted to the rank of captain in 2020. He leaves behind his wife, a 2 year-old son and two adult children. A full fire service memorial is being planned for Jan. 21. Leah Leach