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Greg Maust of Port Angeles adds his suggestions to a wall devoted to visions and suggestions for the city’s future during a Storefront Studio open house on Tuesday hosted by the city at 230 E. First St. The studio, staffed by city planners, continues today with displays and a workshop. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Storefront studio in Port Angeles

Greg Maust of Port Angeles adds his suggestions to a wall devoted to visions and suggestions for the city’s future during a Storefront Studio open… Continue reading

Greg Maust of Port Angeles adds his suggestions to a wall devoted to visions and suggestions for the city’s future during a Storefront Studio open house on Tuesday hosted by the city at 230 E. First St. The studio, staffed by city planners, continues today with displays and a workshop. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Moya Cavanagh, a teacher with Olympic Nature Experience, pours a taster glass with beer during Saturday’s Beer in the Woods at Webster’s Woods at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The event featured food, music, youth activities and samples of various breweries around Northwest Washington. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Beer in the woods

Moya Cavanagh, a teacher with Olympic Nature Experience, pours a taster glass with beer during Saturday’s Beer in the Woods at Webster’s Woods at the… Continue reading

Moya Cavanagh, a teacher with Olympic Nature Experience, pours a taster glass with beer during Saturday’s Beer in the Woods at Webster’s Woods at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The event featured food, music, youth activities and samples of various breweries around Northwest Washington. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles siblings, from left, Parker Ahlgrim, 4, Mckenna Ahlgrim, 8, and Sierra Ahlgrim, 6, make fish prints at a booth set up by the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center during Saturday’s Forever StreamFest at Pebble Beach Park on the Port Angeles waterfront. The event, hosted by the Port Angeles Garden Club in conjunction with the Clallam County Conservation District, featured a variety of information booths and activities focused on protecting the environment and natural resources. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Fish prints

Port Angeles siblings, from left, Parker Ahlgrim, 4, Mckenna Ahlgrim, 8, and Sierra Ahlgrim, 6, make fish prints at a booth set up by the… Continue reading

Port Angeles siblings, from left, Parker Ahlgrim, 4, Mckenna Ahlgrim, 8, and Sierra Ahlgrim, 6, make fish prints at a booth set up by the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center during Saturday’s Forever StreamFest at Pebble Beach Park on the Port Angeles waterfront. The event, hosted by the Port Angeles Garden Club in conjunction with the Clallam County Conservation District, featured a variety of information booths and activities focused on protecting the environment and natural resources. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jason Eason, left, and Amanda Krott, both of Bremerton, examine a collection of rocks and minerals on display by Rockin’ the Castle of Lebanon, Ore., during Saturday’s Gem, Rock and Jewelry Show at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The show, hosted by the Clallam County Gem and Mineral Association, featured a wide variety of exhibits as well as an area devoted to children’s activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Gem show

Jason Eason, left, and Amanda Krott, both of Bremerton, examine a collection of rocks and minerals on display by Rockin’ the Castle of Lebanon, Ore.,… Continue reading

Jason Eason, left, and Amanda Krott, both of Bremerton, examine a collection of rocks and minerals on display by Rockin’ the Castle of Lebanon, Ore., during Saturday’s Gem, Rock and Jewelry Show at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The show, hosted by the Clallam County Gem and Mineral Association, featured a wide variety of exhibits as well as an area devoted to children’s activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Seth Stewart of Silverdale-based Hanson Signs inspects the side panels on a new business sign at Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles on Thursday. Swain’s general manager Don Droz said the original iconic sign dated back to the 1960s and was in need being replaced. Droz said the neon-lit lettering from the old sign was preserved and incorporated into the new marquee. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

New marquee

Seth Stewart of Silverdale-based Hanson Signs inspects the side panels on a new business sign at Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles on Thursday. Swain’s… Continue reading

Seth Stewart of Silverdale-based Hanson Signs inspects the side panels on a new business sign at Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles on Thursday. Swain’s general manager Don Droz said the original iconic sign dated back to the 1960s and was in need being replaced. Droz said the neon-lit lettering from the old sign was preserved and incorporated into the new marquee. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Parks Department workers walk along the Port Angeles City Pier moorage floats after they were removed for seasonal storage on Tuesday. The floats will be towed to a storage area near the McKinley Paper mill to protect them from winter winds and waves. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Seasonal storage

Port Angeles Parks Department workers walk along the Port Angeles City Pier moorage floats after they were removed for seasonal storage on Tuesday. The floats… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks Department workers walk along the Port Angeles City Pier moorage floats after they were removed for seasonal storage on Tuesday. The floats will be towed to a storage area near the McKinley Paper mill to protect them from winter winds and waves. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Paulo Leite of Port Angeles sets up a display of automotive and Star Wars toys at Saturday’s Olympic Peninsula Toy and Collectibles Show at Guy Cole Convention Center in Sequim. The exhibition featured a wide variety of toys and collectible items for display, sale or trade. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Toy show

Paulo Leite of Port Angeles sets up a display of automotive and Star Wars toys at Saturday’s Olympic Peninsula Toy and Collectibles Show at Guy… Continue reading

Paulo Leite of Port Angeles sets up a display of automotive and Star Wars toys at Saturday’s Olympic Peninsula Toy and Collectibles Show at Guy Cole Convention Center in Sequim. The exhibition featured a wide variety of toys and collectible items for display, sale or trade. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Mary Kniskern of Sonny’s Spaw and Self-Wash of Sequim gets a kiss from Winston at a “kissing booth” set up for “Music Where You Bark” for KSQM Pet Lovers Day at the James Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday in Sequim. The event featured animal-oriented display booths and live music and animal demonstrations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Canine kiss

Mary Kniskern of Sonny’s Spaw and Self-Wash of Sequim gets a kiss from Winston at a “kissing booth” set up for “Music Where You Bark”… Continue reading

Mary Kniskern of Sonny’s Spaw and Self-Wash of Sequim gets a kiss from Winston at a “kissing booth” set up for “Music Where You Bark” for KSQM Pet Lovers Day at the James Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday in Sequim. The event featured animal-oriented display booths and live music and animal demonstrations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jackie Leonard of Cottage Grove, Ore., left, examines a sweatshirt while Janet Estes of Joyce looks on at a merchandise table set up by Cindy Kelly at the Joyce Grange Hall on Saturday in Joyce. The venue was one location of the Great Strait Sale, a collection of garage and yard sales by residents along state Highway 112 from Port Angeles to Neah Bay. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Strait sale

Jackie Leonard of Cottage Grove, Ore., left, examines a sweatshirt while Janet Estes of Joyce looks on at a merchandise table set up by Cindy… Continue reading

Jackie Leonard of Cottage Grove, Ore., left, examines a sweatshirt while Janet Estes of Joyce looks on at a merchandise table set up by Cindy Kelly at the Joyce Grange Hall on Saturday in Joyce. The venue was one location of the Great Strait Sale, a collection of garage and yard sales by residents along state Highway 112 from Port Angeles to Neah Bay. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Laura Lee Wadsworth of Sequim looks out on Morse Creek near the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Port Angeles on Tuesday. Wadsworth said the creek is a peaceful place to enjoy a late-summer day. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Late-summer day

Laura Lee Wadsworth of Sequim looks out on Morse Creek near the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Port Angeles on Tuesday. Wadsworth said the creek… Continue reading

Laura Lee Wadsworth of Sequim looks out on Morse Creek near the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Port Angeles on Tuesday. Wadsworth said the creek is a peaceful place to enjoy a late-summer day. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Isaac Deater of Port Angeles plays guitar as his dog, Mimi, listens in on the sidewalk outside the Port Angeles Farmers Market at The Gateway pavilion on Saturday. Deater was busking for donations on a warm late-summer weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Summer song

Isaac Deater of Port Angeles plays guitar as his dog, Mimi, listens in on the sidewalk outside the Port Angeles Farmers Market at The Gateway… Continue reading

Isaac Deater of Port Angeles plays guitar as his dog, Mimi, listens in on the sidewalk outside the Port Angeles Farmers Market at The Gateway pavilion on Saturday. Deater was busking for donations on a warm late-summer weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Ezra Rodriguez, 3, of Forks learns the workings of a bear canister with Olympic National Park Education Technician Christine Whitmarsh at the Peninsula College Fall Spectacular on Saturday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Fall spectacular

Ezra Rodriguez, 3, of Forks learns the workings of a bear canister with Olympic National Park Education Technician Christine Whitmarsh at the Peninsula College Fall… Continue reading

Ezra Rodriguez, 3, of Forks learns the workings of a bear canister with Olympic National Park Education Technician Christine Whitmarsh at the Peninsula College Fall Spectacular on Saturday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
John Anderson of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and his dog, Myla, examine a 1929 Pierce Arrow Model 133 on display at the Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles Car Show on Saturday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. Dozens of classic and vintage automobiles were on display in an event to benefit Kiwanis community programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Kiwanis car show

John Anderson of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and his dog, Myla, examine a 1929 Pierce Arrow Model 133 on display at the Kiwanis Club of… Continue reading

John Anderson of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and his dog, Myla, examine a 1929 Pierce Arrow Model 133 on display at the Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles Car Show on Saturday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. Dozens of classic and vintage automobiles were on display in an event to benefit Kiwanis community programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Nor’Wester Rotary member Chris Szczepczynski turns hot dogs for sale at Jammin’ in the Park on Saturday at Pebble Beach Park on the Port Angeles waterfront. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jammin’ in the Park

Nor’Wester Rotary member Chris Szczepczynski turns hot dogs for sale at Jammin’ in the Park on Saturday at Pebble Beach Park on the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Nor’Wester Rotary member Chris Szczepczynski turns hot dogs for sale at Jammin’ in the Park on Saturday at Pebble Beach Park on the Port Angeles waterfront. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Mia Styant-Browne of Seattle sits at a picnic table with her laptop as her dog, Frankie, snoozes in the sun at Port Angeles City Pier on Tuesday. The pair took advantage of a clear morning on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Taking a break

Mia Styant-Browne of Seattle sits at a picnic table with her laptop as her dog, Frankie, snoozes in the sun at Port Angeles City Pier… Continue reading

Mia Styant-Browne of Seattle sits at a picnic table with her laptop as her dog, Frankie, snoozes in the sun at Port Angeles City Pier on Tuesday. The pair took advantage of a clear morning on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Emma Gulley, 14, of Roy takes her turn in the senior girls breakaway during Saturday's Port Angeles Junior Rodeo at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. The event brought youth competitors from across Western Washington for two days of rodeo competition.

JUNIOR RODEO: Rope ‘em, Cowgirls

Above: Emma Gulley, 14, of Roy takes her turn in the senior girls breakaway during Saturday’s Port Angeles Junior Rodeo at the Clallam County Fairgrounds.… Continue reading

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Emma Gulley, 14, of Roy takes her turn in the senior girls breakaway during Saturday's Port Angeles Junior Rodeo at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. The event brought youth competitors from across Western Washington for two days of rodeo competition.
Members of the Sequim Guide Dogs for the Blind Puppy Club, from left, Barbara Surber, Claudine Sill with dog Phaedra, Kith Lamm with Weasley and Delores Wolfe with Timon, examine a 1947 Republic RC-3 airplane during Air Affaire on Saturday at Sequim Valley Airport. The event included food, music and a car show, as well as a variety of aircraft. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Air affaire

Members of the Sequim Guide Dogs for the Blind Puppy Club, from left, Barbara Surber, Claudine Sill with dog Phaedra, Kith Lamm with Weasley and… Continue reading

Members of the Sequim Guide Dogs for the Blind Puppy Club, from left, Barbara Surber, Claudine Sill with dog Phaedra, Kith Lamm with Weasley and Delores Wolfe with Timon, examine a 1947 Republic RC-3 airplane during Air Affaire on Saturday at Sequim Valley Airport. The event included food, music and a car show, as well as a variety of aircraft. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Disa Wilson, guest services specialist at Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier, rinses anthropods from a filtering screen that will become food for other fish in the center’s public displays. The center offers visitors a chance to see and touch numerous forms of marine life, along with other interactive displays. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Filter food

Disa Wilson, guest services specialist at Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier, rinses anthropods from a filtering screen that will become food… Continue reading

Disa Wilson, guest services specialist at Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier, rinses anthropods from a filtering screen that will become food for other fish in the center’s public displays. The center offers visitors a chance to see and touch numerous forms of marine life, along with other interactive displays. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Visitors and dignitaries ascend the steps at the observation tower at Port Angeles City Pier on Wednesday after a ceremony to officially reopen the structure to the public. The tower was closed in November 2023 due to safety issues and structural concerns, prompting numerous repairs. Funding for the work, totaling more than $650,000, came from city lodging tax. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Tower opens in Port Angeles

Visitors and dignitaries ascend the steps at the observation tower at Port Angeles City Pier on Wednesday after a ceremony to officially reopen the structure… Continue reading

Visitors and dignitaries ascend the steps at the observation tower at Port Angeles City Pier on Wednesday after a ceremony to officially reopen the structure to the public. The tower was closed in November 2023 due to safety issues and structural concerns, prompting numerous repairs. Funding for the work, totaling more than $650,000, came from city lodging tax. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Nora Murray, 2, reaches for a handhold while climbing on a playground toy at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield as her mother, Christina Murray of Port Angeles, looks on. The pair were on a Wednesday outing to the popular Port Angeles playground. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Firm grasp

Nora Murray, 2, reaches for a handhold while climbing on a playground toy at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield as her mother, Christina Murray… Continue reading

Nora Murray, 2, reaches for a handhold while climbing on a playground toy at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield as her mother, Christina Murray of Port Angeles, looks on. The pair were on a Wednesday outing to the popular Port Angeles playground. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)