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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS 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

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS 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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
A model of a statue of Nisqually tribal activist Billy Frank Jr. by Chinese American sculptor Haiying Wu sits in the Port Angeles Public Library in conjunction with a meeting of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. The model eventually will be cast in bronze and installed in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. Frank received a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 for his work in fighting for tribal treaty rights and obligations. The statue will be on display at the library through Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Tribal activist

A model of a statue of Nisqually tribal activist Billy Frank Jr. by Chinese American sculptor Haiying Wu sits in the Port Angeles Public Library… Continue reading

A model of a statue of Nisqually tribal activist Billy Frank Jr. by Chinese American sculptor Haiying Wu sits in the Port Angeles Public Library in conjunction with a meeting of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. The model eventually will be cast in bronze and installed in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. Frank received a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 for his work in fighting for tribal treaty rights and obligations. The statue will be on display at the library through Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Cevoun Anders, 5, of Port Angeles, left, and Brixton Dennis, 3, of Sequim take a ride on the Flying Fish amusement ride at the Clallam County Fair on Saturday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Fair wraps up

Cevoun Anders, 5, of Port Angeles, left, and Brixton Dennis, 3, of Sequim take a ride on the Flying Fish amusement ride at the Clallam… Continue reading

Cevoun Anders, 5, of Port Angeles, left, and Brixton Dennis, 3, of Sequim take a ride on the Flying Fish amusement ride at the Clallam County Fair on Saturday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Bolts of lighting strike around the rain-obscured Klahhane Ridge area of Olympic National Park south of Port Angeles as thunderstorms work their way across the Olympic Peninsula on Saturday evening. Hundreds of strikes were recorded across the region. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Lightning storm

Bolts of lighting strike around the rain-obscured Klahhane Ridge area of Olympic National Park south of Port Angeles as thunderstorms work their way across the… Continue reading

Bolts of lighting strike around the rain-obscured Klahhane Ridge area of Olympic National Park south of Port Angeles as thunderstorms work their way across the Olympic Peninsula on Saturday evening. Hundreds of strikes were recorded across the region. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Patrick Mahoney of Raymond takes aim at his wooden target during the springboard chop competition during Saturday's logging show in the grandstands arena of the Clallam County Fair in Port Angeles. Mahoney went on to win the event against two other competetors.

CLALLAM COUNTY FAIR: Hack attack at logging show

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Patrick Mahoney of Raymond takes aim at his wooden target during the springboard chop competition during Saturday’s logging show in the… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Patrick Mahoney of Raymond takes aim at his wooden target during the springboard chop competition during Saturday's logging show in the grandstands arena of the Clallam County Fair in Port Angeles. Mahoney went on to win the event against two other competetors.
Kenzi Winters, 14, of Port Angeles, a member of the Lambchops 4H Club, along with her broad-breasted white turkey, Earl, wait for their chance in the show ring on Wednesday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. The fair officially opens today and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Clallam County Fair opens

Kenzi Winters, 14, of Port Angeles, a member of the Lambchops 4H Club, along with her broad-breasted white turkey, Earl, wait for their chance in… Continue reading

Kenzi Winters, 14, of Port Angeles, a member of the Lambchops 4H Club, along with her broad-breasted white turkey, Earl, wait for their chance in the show ring on Wednesday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. The fair officially opens today and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Maya Jennings-Kelly, 5, of Port Angeles gets a push from Nick Simpson of Port Angeles during an outing to Bovee’s Meadow at Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park on Saturday. Warm weekend weather drew hundreds of people to the Barnes Point area of the lake, leading to full parking lots and busy beaches. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Floating on water

Maya Jennings-Kelly, 5, of Port Angeles gets a push from Nick Simpson of Port Angeles during an outing to Bovee’s Meadow at Lake Crescent in… Continue reading

Maya Jennings-Kelly, 5, of Port Angeles gets a push from Nick Simpson of Port Angeles during an outing to Bovee’s Meadow at Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park on Saturday. Warm weekend weather drew hundreds of people to the Barnes Point area of the lake, leading to full parking lots and busy beaches. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Kevin Anderson of Port Angeles takes a travel cage of six cockatiels for a walk to the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain on a sunny Thursday in downtown Port Angeles. Anderson said the birds were fond of the outdoors and didn’t mind being confined to a cage for the outing, adding that each of the birds had its own cage at home. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Getting some sunshine

Kevin Anderson of Port Angeles takes a travel cage of six cockatiels for a walk to the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain on a sunny Thursday… Continue reading

Kevin Anderson of Port Angeles takes a travel cage of six cockatiels for a walk to the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain on a sunny Thursday in downtown Port Angeles. Anderson said the birds were fond of the outdoors and didn’t mind being confined to a cage for the outing, adding that each of the birds had its own cage at home. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County election worker Janet Parris of Port Angeles sorts through incoming primary ballots on Tuesday at the Clallam County Courthouse. Initial results were scheduled to be released after print deadline. For election coverage, see Thursday’s print edition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Election results online

Clallam County election worker Janet Parris of Port Angeles sorts through incoming primary ballots on Tuesday at the Clallam County Courthouse. Initial results were scheduled… Continue reading

Clallam County election worker Janet Parris of Port Angeles sorts through incoming primary ballots on Tuesday at the Clallam County Courthouse. Initial results were scheduled to be released after print deadline. For election coverage, see Thursday’s print edition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Stephanie Fuscher receives a ceremonial key to the city from Joyce Daze festival chairman John Kent, who took on the honor of being Joyce “mayor” for the day. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Joyce Daze

Stephanie Fuscher receives a ceremonial key to the city from Joyce Daze festival chairman John Kent, who took on the honor of being Joyce “mayor”… Continue reading

Stephanie Fuscher receives a ceremonial key to the city from Joyce Daze festival chairman John Kent, who took on the honor of being Joyce “mayor” for the day. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Youngsters taking part in the Community Boating Program at the Port Angeles Yacht Club cavort in the water after an afternoon sailing session on Thursday in Port Angeles Harbor. The program, operated in conjunction with the yacht club and the Port of Port Angeles, gives youths and adults an opportunity to learn boating and sailing from certified instructors. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Boating program

Youngsters taking part in the Community Boating Program at the Port Angeles Yacht Club cavort in the water after an afternoon sailing session on Thursday… Continue reading

Youngsters taking part in the Community Boating Program at the Port Angeles Yacht Club cavort in the water after an afternoon sailing session on Thursday in Port Angeles Harbor. The program, operated in conjunction with the yacht club and the Port of Port Angeles, gives youths and adults an opportunity to learn boating and sailing from certified instructors. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A crew from Pacific-based Titan Earthwork LLC rewires the traffic lights at Front and Laurel streets in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday as part of a larger safety project to improve 13 intersections across the city. Plans call for replacing signal timing equipment and inclusion of ADA-compliant curb ramps as well as sidewalk repairs around work sites. The $5.6 million project is expected to be completed by December. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Rewiring traffic lights

A crew from Pacific-based Titan Earthwork LLC rewires the traffic lights at Front and Laurel streets in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday as part of… Continue reading

A crew from Pacific-based Titan Earthwork LLC rewires the traffic lights at Front and Laurel streets in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday as part of a larger safety project to improve 13 intersections across the city. Plans call for replacing signal timing equipment and inclusion of ADA-compliant curb ramps as well as sidewalk repairs around work sites. The $5.6 million project is expected to be completed by December. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)