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Photo credit: Dee Renee Ericks Caption: Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society members celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary. Seated, from left to right are: Ken Wiersema, Dow Lambert and John Gussman. Standing, from left to right, Bob Boekelheide, Kendra Donelson, Audrey Gift, Sue Dryden and Marie Grad.
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Audubon Society celebrates anniversary

The Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society celebrated its 50th anniversary during a recent open house at the Dungeness River Nature Center. Seated, from left, are Ken… Continue reading

Photo credit: Dee Renee Ericks Caption: Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society members celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary. Seated, from left to right are: Ken Wiersema, Dow Lambert and John Gussman. Standing, from left to right, Bob Boekelheide, Kendra Donelson, Audrey Gift, Sue Dryden and Marie Grad.
Jessica Jackson of Joyce and her son Blakely Baker, 5 months, pose for a selfie with a herd of inflatable dinosaurs ridden by employees of Port Angeles-based Eleven Eleven Dental during Tuesday’s Halloween trick-or-treating event in downtown Port Angeles. Riders were, from left, Dr. Erin Ostteen, Taylor Peabody, Krystal Feris, Emma Lindberg, Kelly Wheeleer and Alexis Perry. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Trick or treat

Jessica Jackson of Joyce and her son Blakely Baker, 5 months, pose for a selfie with a herd of inflatable dinosaurs ridden by employees of… Continue reading

Jessica Jackson of Joyce and her son Blakely Baker, 5 months, pose for a selfie with a herd of inflatable dinosaurs ridden by employees of Port Angeles-based Eleven Eleven Dental during Tuesday’s Halloween trick-or-treating event in downtown Port Angeles. Riders were, from left, Dr. Erin Ostteen, Taylor Peabody, Krystal Feris, Emma Lindberg, Kelly Wheeleer and Alexis Perry. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Helen Kenoyer of the Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic and Inspector Josh Ley of the Clallam County Sheriffs Office unload unwanted pharmaceuticals and medications from the agency at a drop-off point at the Clallam County Courthouse during Saturday’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. At the event, people were allowed to get rid of unwanted or expired drugs for disposal in a safe and responsible manner. Additional drop-off points on Saturday were at Sequim City Hall and the QFC grocery store in Port Hadlock. Year-round drug disposal sites are kiosks at the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office in Port Angeles, at the Sequim Police Department and through the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Port Hadlock. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Drug takeback day

Helen Kenoyer of the Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic and Inspector Josh Ley of the Clallam County Sheriffs Office unload unwanted pharmaceuticals and medications from the… Continue reading

Helen Kenoyer of the Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic and Inspector Josh Ley of the Clallam County Sheriffs Office unload unwanted pharmaceuticals and medications from the agency at a drop-off point at the Clallam County Courthouse during Saturday’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. At the event, people were allowed to get rid of unwanted or expired drugs for disposal in a safe and responsible manner. Additional drop-off points on Saturday were at Sequim City Hall and the QFC grocery store in Port Hadlock. Year-round drug disposal sites are kiosks at the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office in Port Angeles, at the Sequim Police Department and through the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Port Hadlock. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
King Wyatt Owens, a lineman for the Crescent High School football team, left, and Queen Ciara Cargo were named homecoming royalty at halftime of the Loggers’ game against Darrington on Saturday. Both are seniors at the school. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Crescent royalty

King Wyatt Owens, a lineman for the Crescent High School football team, left, and Queen Ciara Cargo were named homecoming royalty at halftime of the… Continue reading

King Wyatt Owens, a lineman for the Crescent High School football team, left, and Queen Ciara Cargo were named homecoming royalty at halftime of the Loggers’ game against Darrington on Saturday. Both are seniors at the school. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
A paranormal fan looks at a monitor showing an image from a infrared camera set up in a room at the School House at Fort Worden State Park on Saturday night in the hopes of catching a ghostly image of a spirit passing through the room during a paranormal investigation as part of the Haunted Histories and Mysteries of Port Townsend weekend by the Port Townsend Main Street Association. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Paranormal investigation

A paranormal fan looks at a monitor showing an image from a infrared camera set up in a room at the School House at Fort… Continue reading

A paranormal fan looks at a monitor showing an image from a infrared camera set up in a room at the School House at Fort Worden State Park on Saturday night in the hopes of catching a ghostly image of a spirit passing through the room during a paranormal investigation as part of the Haunted Histories and Mysteries of Port Townsend weekend by the Port Townsend Main Street Association. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Janaye Birkland of Sequim takes on the persona of Barbie as she passes out treats to Sophie Van Proyen, 5, right, and Shelbie Van Proyen, both of Sequim, during Saturday’s Sequim Prairie Grange Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat at the grange hall near Carlsborg. The festival featured pumpkin carving, children’s games and treats handed out to costumed youngsters. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Trunk or Treat

Daria O’Neill, 9, of Sequim empties the innards of a pumpkin at Sequim Prairie Grange Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat on Saturday at the… Continue reading

Janaye Birkland of Sequim takes on the persona of Barbie as she passes out treats to Sophie Van Proyen, 5, right, and Shelbie Van Proyen, both of Sequim, during Saturday’s Sequim Prairie Grange Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat at the grange hall near Carlsborg. The festival featured pumpkin carving, children’s games and treats handed out to costumed youngsters. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are: Gary Hamilton, Bill Hermann, Nancy Faires, Bill Clevenger, Pat Brelsford, Bobbie Lyon, Craig Shore, Valle Blundeau, John Wagner, Jack Kintner, Ned Kennedy, Karen Byrne and Pat Jarnagin. In the middle row, from left to right, are: Jim Meyer, Pamela Clerico, Mary Gagnon, Mary Cahill, Pam Miller, Nadine Taper, Merry Fuller, Kathy Hughes, Mikki Caldwell, Jani Kendall, Chelea Cnockaert, Bonnie Downen, Jody Bruch, Patsy Kelly, Kathy Miller, Mary Loftus, Ann Dyar, Pam Schier, Dorothy Acorn and Mary Reynolds. In the back row, from left to right, are: Dave Glas, Dale Gesellchen, Dennis Alwine, (head) Hank Boni, Blaine Pearman, Pat Nicpon, Judy Hinrichs, Don Erickson, Bob Peterson, Paulette Wilson, Dixie Welch, Sharon Wagner, Betty Mathes, Donna Day.
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PAHS Class of 1963 reunites

The Port Angeles High School class of 1963 recently gathered at the Red Lion Hotel in Port Angeles for its 60th reunion. Pictured in the… Continue reading

Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are: Gary Hamilton, Bill Hermann, Nancy Faires, Bill Clevenger, Pat Brelsford, Bobbie Lyon, Craig Shore, Valle Blundeau, John Wagner, Jack Kintner, Ned Kennedy, Karen Byrne and Pat Jarnagin. In the middle row, from left to right, are: Jim Meyer, Pamela Clerico, Mary Gagnon, Mary Cahill, Pam Miller, Nadine Taper, Merry Fuller, Kathy Hughes, Mikki Caldwell, Jani Kendall, Chelea Cnockaert, Bonnie Downen, Jody Bruch, Patsy Kelly, Kathy Miller, Mary Loftus, Ann Dyar, Pam Schier, Dorothy Acorn and Mary Reynolds. In the back row, from left to right, are: Dave Glas, Dale Gesellchen, Dennis Alwine, (head) Hank Boni, Blaine Pearman, Pat Nicpon, Judy Hinrichs, Don Erickson, Bob Peterson, Paulette Wilson, Dixie Welch, Sharon Wagner, Betty Mathes, Donna Day.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Joey Butcher of Seattle-based Coast to Coast Turf installs a foul line at the baseball diamond at Volunteer Field in Port Angeles on Thursday as part an upgrade to the sports facility. The infield area of the diamond is being replaced with an artificial surface, cutting down on continual maintenance to the diamond.
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New home turf in Port Angeles

Joey Butcher of Seattle-based Coast to Coast Turf installs a foul line at the baseball diamond at Volunteer Field in Port Angeles on Thursday as… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Joey Butcher of Seattle-based Coast to Coast Turf installs a foul line at the baseball diamond at Volunteer Field in Port Angeles on Thursday as part an upgrade to the sports facility. The infield area of the diamond is being replaced with an artificial surface, cutting down on continual maintenance to the diamond.
A two-vehicle wreck ended in a pickup driving into Caregivers Home Health at 622 E. Front St. early Tuesday afternoon, according to Port Angeles Police Sgt. Kevin Miller, pictured far right. The pickup, driven by Linda Turman of Port Angeles, was on the far right of the road when it switched to the left lane, which was occupied by a late model Ford Mustang, Miller said. The pickup hit the building. Turman was reported in satisfactory condition at Olympic Medical Center later in the day. The Mustang was damaged but did not crash into anything or block traffic. Turman was cited for improper lane use, Miller said. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Driver cited after two-vehicle wreck

A two-vehicle wreck ended in a pickup driving into Caregivers Home Health at 622 E. Front St. early Tuesday afternoon, according to Port Angeles Police… Continue reading

A two-vehicle wreck ended in a pickup driving into Caregivers Home Health at 622 E. Front St. early Tuesday afternoon, according to Port Angeles Police Sgt. Kevin Miller, pictured far right. The pickup, driven by Linda Turman of Port Angeles, was on the far right of the road when it switched to the left lane, which was occupied by a late model Ford Mustang, Miller said. The pickup hit the building. Turman was reported in satisfactory condition at Olympic Medical Center later in the day. The Mustang was damaged but did not crash into anything or block traffic. Turman was cited for improper lane use, Miller said. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The award, for Being Excellent Everyday, was presented by Daryl Wolfe, the center’s CEO, and Katrin Junghanns-Royack, the ICU/Telemetry director.
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McKee recognized by OMC

Jennifer McKee has received a BEE award from Olympic Medical Center. The award, for Being Excellent Everyday, was presented by Daryl Wolfe, the center’s CEO,… Continue reading

The award, for Being Excellent Everyday, was presented by Daryl Wolfe, the center’s CEO, and Katrin Junghanns-Royack, the ICU/Telemetry director.
Fern Ollerman, 7, of Sequim nets skulls in a fish tank hoping for treats during Saturday’s Scaredy Cats Howl-o-ween Fall Festival & Haunted House at the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society’s Kitty City campus near Carlsborg. The event featured food, music, treats and a variety of spooky decor, including an animatronic haunted house. The festival was a benefit for the society’s operations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Haunted fundraiser at Kitty City

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Scaredy cats Fern Ollerman, 7, of Sequim nets skulls in a fish tank hoping for treats during Saturday’s Scaredy Cats Howl-o-ween… Continue reading

Fern Ollerman, 7, of Sequim nets skulls in a fish tank hoping for treats during Saturday’s Scaredy Cats Howl-o-ween Fall Festival & Haunted House at the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society’s Kitty City campus near Carlsborg. The event featured food, music, treats and a variety of spooky decor, including an animatronic haunted house. The festival was a benefit for the society’s operations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles High School senior homecoming royalty King Parker Nickerson and Queen Paige Mason stand before an admiring crowd on Friday at halftime of the school’s football game against Bainbridge at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles High School royalty

Port Angeles High School senior homecoming royalty King Parker Nickerson and Queen Paige Mason stand before an admiring crowd on Friday at halftime of the… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School senior homecoming royalty King Parker Nickerson and Queen Paige Mason stand before an admiring crowd on Friday at halftime of the school’s football game against Bainbridge at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim High School Homecoming Queen Taryn Johnson, left, receives a sash at Friday night’s football game while king Sage Younger looks on. Sequim shut out North Mason 36-0. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Sequim High School Homecoming royalty

Sequim High School Homecoming Queen Taryn Johnson, left, receives a sash at Friday night’s football game while king Sage Younger looks on. Sequim shut out… Continue reading

Sequim High School Homecoming Queen Taryn Johnson, left, receives a sash at Friday night’s football game while king Sage Younger looks on. Sequim shut out North Mason 36-0. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Ashley Rizan of Port Angeles, left, and her daughter, Zoe Rizan, 6, get assistance from City Shade project volunteer Drea Moore with picking out the perfect English oak tree during Saturday’s tree giveaway in front of Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. About 250 trees, grown in the City Shade Nursery, were distributed to Port Angeles residents with the goal of having them planted along city rights-of-way to contribute to the community’s forest canopy. Another City Shade tree giveaway is planned for spring 2024. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Shade tree giveaway

Ashley Rizan of Port Angeles, left, and her daughter, Zoe Rizan, 6, get assistance from City Shade project volunteer Drea Moore with picking out the… Continue reading

Ashley Rizan of Port Angeles, left, and her daughter, Zoe Rizan, 6, get assistance from City Shade project volunteer Drea Moore with picking out the perfect English oak tree during Saturday’s tree giveaway in front of Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. About 250 trees, grown in the City Shade Nursery, were distributed to Port Angeles residents with the goal of having them planted along city rights-of-way to contribute to the community’s forest canopy. Another City Shade tree giveaway is planned for spring 2024. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jeff Clark, facilities technician for the North Olympic Library System, wears special glasses to observe Saturday’s partial eclipse of the sun in front of the Port Angeles Public Library. The annular eclipse was visible as a “ring of fire” for a swath of watchers across Oregon to Texas and Mexico, was visible on the North Olympic Peninsula at about 80 percent with a large portion of the solar disc obscured by the Moon. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Solar eclipse

Jeff Clark, facilities technician for the North Olympic Library System, wears special glasses to observe Saturday’s partial eclipse of the sun in front of the… Continue reading

Jeff Clark, facilities technician for the North Olympic Library System, wears special glasses to observe Saturday’s partial eclipse of the sun in front of the Port Angeles Public Library. The annular eclipse was visible as a “ring of fire” for a swath of watchers across Oregon to Texas and Mexico, was visible on the North Olympic Peninsula at about 80 percent with a large portion of the solar disc obscured by the Moon. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Shana Rogers of Port Angeles-based Maddie's Mushrooms, left, talks about her products as Linda Dilan of Port Angeles makes a selection on Friday at the three-day Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival. The event, centered at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles with additional activities at the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim on Sunday, featured a variety of mycology topics and vendors, along with numerous lectures, workshops and entertainment.
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Fungi Fest in Port Angeles

Shana Rogers of Port Angeles-based Maddie’s Mushrooms, left, talks about her products as Linda Dilan of Port Angeles makes a selection on Friday at the… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Shana Rogers of Port Angeles-based Maddie's Mushrooms, left, talks about her products as Linda Dilan of Port Angeles makes a selection on Friday at the three-day Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival. The event, centered at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles with additional activities at the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim on Sunday, featured a variety of mycology topics and vendors, along with numerous lectures, workshops and entertainment.
Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members sing the “Salmon Song” led by Jonathan Arakawa, right. More than 100 people attended the outdoor ceremony Monday near the banks of the Elwha River at the Lower Elwha Klallam Hatchery, 700 Stratton Road. The tribe has been waiting for the go-ahead to fish the Elwha like their ancestors did a century ago. The fishery will be a mix of hook-and-line and river nets, and fishing will continue until the quota of 400 has been met. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Tribal fishing opens

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members sing the “Salmon Song” led by Jonathan Arakawa, right. More than 100 people attended the outdoor ceremony Monday near the… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members sing the “Salmon Song” led by Jonathan Arakawa, right. More than 100 people attended the outdoor ceremony Monday near the banks of the Elwha River at the Lower Elwha Klallam Hatchery, 700 Stratton Road. The tribe has been waiting for the go-ahead to fish the Elwha like their ancestors did a century ago. The fishery will be a mix of hook-and-line and river nets, and fishing will continue until the quota of 400 has been met. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Loren Krause checks the scales on his winning pumpkin, which came in at 297.8 pounds on Sunday. He also placed second with a 202-pound pumpkin. The giant pumpkin contest is conducted each year at the Evergreen Country Estates neighborhood on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. Dan Welden, who started the contest 16 years ago, gives each of his neighbors special pumpkin seeds from the Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers Association. The growing season starts in May or June and requires daily watering and lots of fertilizer. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Winning pumpkin in Port Angeles

Loren Krause checks the scales on his winning pumpkin, which came in at 297.8 pounds on Sunday. He also placed second with a 202-pound pumpkin.… Continue reading

Loren Krause checks the scales on his winning pumpkin, which came in at 297.8 pounds on Sunday. He also placed second with a 202-pound pumpkin. The giant pumpkin contest is conducted each year at the Evergreen Country Estates neighborhood on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. Dan Welden, who started the contest 16 years ago, gives each of his neighbors special pumpkin seeds from the Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers Association. The growing season starts in May or June and requires daily watering and lots of fertilizer. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles police and rescue workers assist the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a traffic light support pole at Marine Drive and the Tumwater Truck Route at abut 3:30 p.m. Thursday. No more information was available as of Friday.
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Marine Drive crash in Port Angeles

Port Angeles police and rescue workers assist the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a traffic light support pole at Marine Drive and the… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles police and rescue workers assist the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a traffic light support pole at Marine Drive and the Tumwater Truck Route at abut 3:30 p.m. Thursday. No more information was available as of Friday.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Crab cook Jacob Brown takes cooked crabs from a boiling kettle on Thursday in preparation for this weekend's Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival in Port Angeles. The three-day event features a variety of seafood and other culinary delights, musical entertainment and other activities along the Port Angeles waterfront.
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Crustacean preparation in Port Angeles

Crab cook Jacob Brown takes cooked crabs from a boiling kettle on Thursday in preparation for this weekend’s Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival in Port… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Crab cook Jacob Brown takes cooked crabs from a boiling kettle on Thursday in preparation for this weekend's Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival in Port Angeles. The three-day event features a variety of seafood and other culinary delights, musical entertainment and other activities along the Port Angeles waterfront.