Keith Thorpe

PHOTO: Cattle graze in sunshine in Sequim

PHOTO: Cattle graze in sunshine in Sequim

Cattle graze in a pasture near Anderson Road north of Sequim recently. Like last week, the Olympic Peninsula is due for a lot of sunshine… Continue reading

PHOTO: Cattle graze in sunshine in Sequim
PHOTO: Road work backs up traffic in Port Angeles

PHOTO: Road work backs up traffic in Port Angeles

Traffic along East First Street was snarled by lane restrictions as state road crews patch sections of the roadway from Chambers Street… Continue reading

PHOTO: Road work backs up traffic in Port Angeles
PHOTO: Sunshine for sailing in Sequim

PHOTO: Sunshine for sailing in Sequim

David Tarr of Port Townsend admires the view of a sailboat on Sequim Bay on Tuesday at John Wayne Marina near Sequim. Warm temperatures and… Continue reading

PHOTO: Sunshine for sailing in Sequim
PHOTO: Junior rangers learn lessons at Olympic National Park

PHOTO: Junior rangers learn lessons at Olympic National Park

Above, Olympic National Park firefighter Paul Staley directs 3-year-old Owen Bailey of Gig Harbor where to point a fire hose as part of Junior Ranger… Continue reading

PHOTO: Junior rangers learn lessons at Olympic National Park
Kids try out dreams at Touch-a-Truck

Kids try out dreams at Touch-a-Truck

Four-year-old Makai Hapoff of Port Angeles rides a wheelchair lift operated by Clallam Transit driver Pete Sekac during Saturday’s Touch a Truck… Continue reading

Kids try out dreams at Touch-a-Truck
Pitching in for Day of Service

Pitching in for Day of Service

Kenzie Fors, 6, of Port Angeles, a member of the 4-H Pony Express Club, tosses collected tree branches into a pile during Saturday’s Day of… Continue reading

Pitching in for Day of Service
PHOTOS: Volunteers pull up refuse from Port Angeles harbor

PHOTOS: Volunteers pull up refuse from Port Angeles harbor

Sara Cendejas-Zarelli, left, and Michael Sheldon of Lower Elwha Klallam Fisheries pull an abandoned shopping cart from the bottom of Port Angeles Harbor beneath City… Continue reading

PHOTOS: Volunteers pull up refuse from Port Angeles harbor
PHOTO: Volunteers search for debris on Peninsula beaches

PHOTO: Volunteers search for debris on Peninsula beaches

Verna Myers and Bruce Murray, both of Chico, Calif., search for garbage and other debris along the inside of Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on… Continue reading

PHOTO: Volunteers search for debris on Peninsula beaches
PHOTOS: Port Angeles students send experiment up in the air

PHOTOS: Port Angeles students send experiment up in the air

Students from Port Angeles and Crescent high schools release a high-altitude helium balloon containing cameras and tracking devices Thursday from Port Angeles… Continue reading

PHOTOS: Port Angeles students send experiment up in the air
PHOTO: Peninsula College staff members protest underfunding

PHOTO: Peninsula College staff members protest underfunding

Members of the faculty and staff of Peninsula College hold signs Tuesday at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles to raise awareness… Continue reading

PHOTO: Peninsula College staff members protest underfunding
PHOTO: Port Townsend busker fiddles for funds in Sequim

PHOTO: Port Townsend busker fiddles for funds in Sequim

Robert Downing of Port Townsend fiddles for donations in front of the Sequim QFC store Friday afternoon. Downing, who calls himself “The Mad Fiddler,” saw… Continue reading

PHOTO: Port Townsend busker fiddles for funds in Sequim
PHOTO: Early easter fun plays out in Port Angeles

PHOTO: Early easter fun plays out in Port Angeles

Seven-year-old Naveah Davidson of Port Angeles creates a rabbit mask during Saturday’s Easter Fun Day at the Camp Fire Clubhouse in Port Angeles. Dozens of… Continue reading

PHOTO: Early easter fun plays out in Port Angeles
PHOTO: Raising funds for Olympic Peninsula Alpaca Rescue

PHOTO: Raising funds for Olympic Peninsula Alpaca Rescue

Alexis Price, 12, of Port Angeles watches over a pen with alpacas, from left, Nikki, Patches, Oceania and Paxton, on display at a flea market… Continue reading

PHOTO: Raising funds for Olympic Peninsula Alpaca Rescue
Three cars collide in wreck near Port Angeles

Three cars collide in wreck near Port Angeles

Three Port Angeles residents suffered apparent minor injuries in a three-car wreck near the Walmart Supercenter in Port Angeles. The 10:48 a.m.… Continue reading

Three cars collide in wreck near Port Angeles
PHOTO: Raising funds for animals in Port Angeles

PHOTO: Raising funds for animals in Port Angeles

A.J. Newland, 9, of Port Angeles pets Slater, a 5-month-old Chihuahua/Doberman pinscher puppy, during a pet adoption and fundraising session for the Olympic Peninsula Humane… Continue reading

PHOTO: Raising funds for animals in Port Angeles
PHOTO: Work party help sought at Port Angeles BMX track

PHOTO: Work party help sought at Port Angeles BMX track

Rainbow Sweepers Inc., employees, from left, Bailey Collins, Charley Mathis and Ty Proike install new fencing around the Lincoln Park BMX track in Port Angeles… Continue reading

PHOTO: Work party help sought at Port Angeles BMX track
PHOTO: Driftwood displayed in Sequim show

PHOTO: Driftwood displayed in Sequim show

Julie Nennens of Sequim examines driftwood creations on display during Saturday’s 11th annual Spring Art Show, hosted by the Olympic Driftwood Sculptors. The… Continue reading

PHOTO: Driftwood displayed in Sequim show
PHOTO: Rain garden starts here; Port Angeles crews plant trees

PHOTO: Rain garden starts here; Port Angeles crews plant trees

Port Angeles Stormwater Department worker Greg “Woo” Haskins plants a tree in a rain garden at West Fifth and South L streets Thursday. Rain gardens… Continue reading

PHOTO: Rain garden starts here; Port Angeles crews plant trees
PHOTO: Jellyfish star in new Feiro Marine Life Center habitat

PHOTO: Jellyfish star in new Feiro Marine Life Center habitat

Tamara Galvan, facilities director for the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles, points out features of moon jellyfish in a newly… Continue reading

PHOTO: Jellyfish star in new Feiro Marine Life Center habitat
PHOTO: Port Angeles job fair draws dozens of employers

PHOTO: Port Angeles job fair draws dozens of employers

Sierra Stack, assistant vice president and recruiter for First Federal Savings and Loan, gives a brochure to Kristen Spivey, of Port Angeles, during Wednesday’s Clallam… Continue reading

PHOTO: Port Angeles job fair draws dozens of employers