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David and Tor Patsiga of University Place enjoy a crab dinner on Saturday during the annual Dungeness Crab Festival in downtown Port Angeles. The three-day event featured a variety of seafoods and other culinary treats, as well as crafts, music and other activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Dressed for dinner in Port Angeles

David and Tor Patsiga of University Place enjoy a crab dinner on Saturday during the annual Dungeness Crab Festival in downtown Port Angeles. The three-day… Continue reading

David and Tor Patsiga of University Place enjoy a crab dinner on Saturday during the annual Dungeness Crab Festival in downtown Port Angeles. The three-day event featured a variety of seafoods and other culinary treats, as well as crafts, music and other activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Mario Casarez of U.S. Food pours out a batch of freshly-boiled crabs in preparation for Friday's opening day of the Dungeness Crab Festival. The three-day festival celebrates a wide variety of seafood available for purchase, as well as music, merchandise vendors and other activities centered around the Red Lion Hotel parking lot and other nearby venues.

Crab cookers

Mario Casarez of U.S. Food pours out a batch of freshly-boiled crabs in preparation for today’s opening day of the Dungeness Crab Festival. The three-day… Continue reading

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Mario Casarez of U.S. Food pours out a batch of freshly-boiled crabs in preparation for Friday's opening day of the Dungeness Crab Festival. The three-day festival celebrates a wide variety of seafood available for purchase, as well as music, merchandise vendors and other activities centered around the Red Lion Hotel parking lot and other nearby venues.
Participants in the Women’s March for Humanity cross Sequim Avenue at Washington Street in downtown Sequim on Saturday, part of a rally for U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz. The group of about 200 participants marched from Centennial Place Park to Fifth Avenue and back. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Women’s march

Participants in the Women’s March for Humanity cross Sequim Avenue at Washington Street in downtown Sequim on Saturday, part of a rally for U.S. presidential… Continue reading

Participants in the Women’s March for Humanity cross Sequim Avenue at Washington Street in downtown Sequim on Saturday, part of a rally for U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz. The group of about 200 participants marched from Centennial Place Park to Fifth Avenue and back. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Townsend Shipwright's Co-op employees, Ossian Smith, seals cracks on the deck while Olly Nivison lays masking tape for a paint line while both are working on the 111 year old halibut schooner Seymore, on the hard at the Port Townsend Marina on Wednesday.

Schooner facelift

Port Townsend Shipwright’s Co-op employee Ossian Smith seals cracks on the deck while Olly Nivison lays masking tape for a paint line. Both are working… Continue reading

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Port Townsend Shipwright's Co-op employees, Ossian Smith, seals cracks on the deck while Olly Nivison lays masking tape for a paint line while both are working on the 111 year old halibut schooner Seymore, on the hard at the Port Townsend Marina on Wednesday.
Laurie Hutchings of Port Angeles, right, and her grandson, Regan Davis, 5, of Port Angeles examine a display of infant car seats as Crystal Clark, a volunteer car seat technician for the Sequim Police Department, describes their function during Saturday’s Public Safety Fair at the Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The event featured a variety of public safety agencies and their equipment, as well as lectures and other presentations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Safety fair

Laurie Hutchings of Port Angeles, right, and her grandson, Regan Davis, 5, of Port Angeles examine a display of infant car seats as Crystal Clark,… Continue reading

Laurie Hutchings of Port Angeles, right, and her grandson, Regan Davis, 5, of Port Angeles examine a display of infant car seats as Crystal Clark, a volunteer car seat technician for the Sequim Police Department, describes their function during Saturday’s Public Safety Fair at the Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The event featured a variety of public safety agencies and their equipment, as well as lectures and other presentations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tom Clark of Joyce loads a discarded computer onto a truck for recycling during Saturday’s e-Waste Recycling Day at in the parking lot at Port Angeles Civic Field. The club took in stacks of used computers, television sets, printers and other home electronics with donations going to the club’s children’s programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Recycling day

Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tom Clark of Joyce loads a discarded computer onto a truck for recycling during Saturday’s e-Waste Recycling Day at in the… Continue reading

Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tom Clark of Joyce loads a discarded computer onto a truck for recycling during Saturday’s e-Waste Recycling Day at in the parking lot at Port Angeles Civic Field. The club took in stacks of used computers, television sets, printers and other home electronics with donations going to the club’s children’s programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Grant Fairchild, 9, of Port Angeles plays Pictionary as Feiro Marine Life Center executive director Melissa Williams holds the drawing board outside the center on Saturday. Feiro hosted “Day of Play” with a variety of children’s activities geared toward conservation and the marine environment. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Day of Play

Grant Fairchild, 9, of Port Angeles plays Pictionary as Feiro Marine Life Center executive director Melissa Williams holds the drawing board outside the center on… Continue reading

Grant Fairchild, 9, of Port Angeles plays Pictionary as Feiro Marine Life Center executive director Melissa Williams holds the drawing board outside the center on Saturday. Feiro hosted “Day of Play” with a variety of children’s activities geared toward conservation and the marine environment. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Helen Haller Elementary third-graders Annyah Beck, 9, left, and Accasia Andertson, 8, examine a water quality display using an oyster for demonstration at a booth staffed by Rob Banes and Liz Maier, both health advisers for the state Department of Health, during the Dungeness River Festival on Friday at the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim. The event brought a variety of environmental and educational agencies in a celebration of the outdoors and conservation. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

River fest

Helen Haller Elementary third-graders Annyah Beck, 9, left, and Accasia Andertson, 8, examine a water quality display using an oyster for demonstration at a booth… Continue reading

Helen Haller Elementary third-graders Annyah Beck, 9, left, and Accasia Andertson, 8, examine a water quality display using an oyster for demonstration at a booth staffed by Rob Banes and Liz Maier, both health advisers for the state Department of Health, during the Dungeness River Festival on Friday at the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim. The event brought a variety of environmental and educational agencies in a celebration of the outdoors and conservation. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A Labrador retriever pokes its head out the second-floor window of an apartment building in downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. The dog seemed content with watching people and traffic pass by on the street below. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Window watcher in Port Angeles

A Labrador retriever pokes its head out the second-floor window of an apartment building in downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. The dog seemed content with… Continue reading

A Labrador retriever pokes its head out the second-floor window of an apartment building in downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. The dog seemed content with watching people and traffic pass by on the street below. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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)