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The Port Angeles Branch of 1st Security Bank recently donated $2,500 to the Port Angeles Community Players to upgrade the ventilation system in the playhouse. The improved system will make it safer for audiences at the player’s performances. Pictured, from left to right, are Stephanie McFadden, Barbara Frederick, Tyrone Beatty, Richard Stephens, Elisa Simonsen and John James.
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Bank donates to Port Angeles Community Players

The Port Angeles Branch of 1st Security Bank recently donated $2,500 to the Port Angeles Community Players to upgrade the ventilation system in the playhouse.… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Branch of 1st Security Bank recently donated $2,500 to the Port Angeles Community Players to upgrade the ventilation system in the playhouse. The improved system will make it safer for audiences at the player’s performances. Pictured, from left to right, are Stephanie McFadden, Barbara Frederick, Tyrone Beatty, Richard Stephens, Elisa Simonsen and John James.
A small break in rain was all it took to bring Sequim residents out into the sunshine on Saturday. Taking advantage of the good weather, many spent their time during the last weekend of the summer outdoors before fall officially begins Wednesday. More rainfall is expected today as a storm crosses the North Olympic Peninsula. (Scott Gardinier/Peninsula Daily News)
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Weather or not

A small break in rain was all it took to bring Sequim residents out into the sunshine on Saturday. Taking advantage of the good weather,… Continue reading

A small break in rain was all it took to bring Sequim residents out into the sunshine on Saturday. Taking advantage of the good weather, many spent their time during the last weekend of the summer outdoors before fall officially begins Wednesday. More rainfall is expected today as a storm crosses the North Olympic Peninsula. (Scott Gardinier/Peninsula Daily News)
Red and orange hues mean change is coming as shown on these trees on Water Street next to Pope Marine Park in downtown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Fall is in the air

By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News Red and orange hues mean change is coming as shown on these trees on Water Street next to… Continue reading

Red and orange hues mean change is coming as shown on these trees on Water Street next to Pope Marine Park in downtown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Duane Grego, left, and Dan Welden check the scales on Welden’s winning pumpkin at 166.2 pounds Sunday. A giant pumpkin contest is conducted each year at the Evergreen Country Estates neighborhood on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. Welden, who started the contest 14 years ago, gives each of his neighbors special pumpkin sprouts he has started from seeds from the Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers Association. The growing season starts around May 1 and the neighbors gather for a weigh-in and to have a pumpkin potluck party this time of year. Only one pumpkin weighed more than 100 pounds out of the dozen entries. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Giant pumpkin contest

By Dave Logan For Peninsula Daily News Duane Grego, left, and Dan Welden check the scales on Welden’s winning pumpkin at 166.2 pounds Sunday. A… Continue reading

Duane Grego, left, and Dan Welden check the scales on Welden’s winning pumpkin at 166.2 pounds Sunday. A giant pumpkin contest is conducted each year at the Evergreen Country Estates neighborhood on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. Welden, who started the contest 14 years ago, gives each of his neighbors special pumpkin sprouts he has started from seeds from the Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers Association. The growing season starts around May 1 and the neighbors gather for a weigh-in and to have a pumpkin potluck party this time of year. Only one pumpkin weighed more than 100 pounds out of the dozen entries. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)
LuAnne Hinkle, left, of the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, receives a check from Ginger Rushton of the home health department at Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles. Staff and customers at the pharmacy raised more than $950 to support the humane society, the July recipient of Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity. The funds are raised through monetary donations, used book sales, donated employee casual days and a percentage of over-the-counter sales.
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Charity of the month

LuAnne Hinkle, left, of the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, receives a check from Ginger Rushton of the home health department at Jim’s Pharmacy in Port… Continue reading

LuAnne Hinkle, left, of the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, receives a check from Ginger Rushton of the home health department at Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles. Staff and customers at the pharmacy raised more than $950 to support the humane society, the July recipient of Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity. The funds are raised through monetary donations, used book sales, donated employee casual days and a percentage of over-the-counter sales.
The Port Angeles Branch of 1st Security Bank make a cash donation to Jefferson Elementary School from its Stuff the Bus campaign. Pictured, from left to right, are John James, Tyrone Beatty, Erica Rudesill, Rhonda Kromm and Britney Martin. The bank has hosted the annual fundraiser for more than ten years; this year’s campaign raised more than $41,000 state-wide in cash and essential supplies, like backpacks and notebooks, for local schools.
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Stuff the Bus campaign yields school donations

The Port Angeles Branch of 1st Security Bank make a cash donation to Jefferson Elementary School from its Stuff the Bus campaign. Pictured, from left… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Branch of 1st Security Bank make a cash donation to Jefferson Elementary School from its Stuff the Bus campaign. Pictured, from left to right, are John James, Tyrone Beatty, Erica Rudesill, Rhonda Kromm and Britney Martin. The bank has hosted the annual fundraiser for more than ten years; this year’s campaign raised more than $41,000 state-wide in cash and essential supplies, like backpacks and notebooks, for local schools.
Sisters Jenny Edwards, left, and Julia Ahrndt, both of Port Angeles, assemble flower bouquets that will be distributed to teachers and staff members of the Port Angeles School District at an assembly session with volunteers on Thursday at Hamilton School. The pair collected more than 4,000 flowers from their own flower farms, along with donations from other farms and area gardeners, that will be arranged in tin can vases and given out in the days to come to about 450 school district employees as a token of thanks for their hard work in tending to the needs of children. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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A bouquet of gratitude in Port Angeles

Sisters Jenny Edwards, left, and Julia Ahrndt, both of Port Angeles, assemble flower bouquets that will be distributed to teachers and staff members of the… Continue reading

Sisters Jenny Edwards, left, and Julia Ahrndt, both of Port Angeles, assemble flower bouquets that will be distributed to teachers and staff members of the Port Angeles School District at an assembly session with volunteers on Thursday at Hamilton School. The pair collected more than 4,000 flowers from their own flower farms, along with donations from other farms and area gardeners, that will be arranged in tin can vases and given out in the days to come to about 450 school district employees as a token of thanks for their hard work in tending to the needs of children. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jody Moss of Congregation Olympic B'nai Shalom blows the Shofar to usher in the Jewish New Year at sunrise Tuesday on City Pier in Port Angeles. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)
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Looking forward in Port Angeles

Jody Moss of Congregation Olympic B’nai Shalom blows the Shofar to usher in the Jewish New Year at sunrise Tuesday on City Pier in Port… Continue reading

Jody Moss of Congregation Olympic B'nai Shalom blows the Shofar to usher in the Jewish New Year at sunrise Tuesday on City Pier in Port Angeles. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)
Jamie Haney helps her fourth-grader Elise prepare for the first day of school Tuesday morning at Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend. The school has 408 students enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grade; 21 were absent Tuesday, principal Lisa Condran noted. "We are very successfully running outdoor breakfast and lunch to keep our students safe, so we are excited about that," she added. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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School starts at Salish Coast Elementary

Jamie Haney, above, helps her fourth-grader, Elise, prepare for the first day of school Tuesday morning at Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend. The school… Continue reading

Jamie Haney helps her fourth-grader Elise prepare for the first day of school Tuesday morning at Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend. The school has 408 students enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grade; 21 were absent Tuesday, principal Lisa Condran noted. "We are very successfully running outdoor breakfast and lunch to keep our students safe, so we are excited about that," she added. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Loretta Bilow of Sequim, left, and Angel Ortiz of Port Angeles dance to the music of the Buck Ellard Band during Saturday's Jammin' in the Park at Pebble Beach Park in Port Angeles. The event, hosted by Nor’Wester Rotary and Koenig Suburu, featured music, food, children's activities and a car show.
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Dancing Days at Jammin’ in the Park

Loretta Bilow of Sequim, left, and Angel Ortiz of Port Angeles dance to the music of the Buck Ellard Band during Saturday’s Jammin’ in the… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Loretta Bilow of Sequim, left, and Angel Ortiz of Port Angeles dance to the music of the Buck Ellard Band during Saturday's Jammin' in the Park at Pebble Beach Park in Port Angeles. The event, hosted by Nor’Wester Rotary and Koenig Suburu, featured music, food, children's activities and a car show.
Kathleen Krecklow sits under an umbrella as she converses with Jo Ehly on the shore of Dungeness Bay at Dungeness Landing County Park on Wednesday. The women, both of Sequim, were sharing the morning with other friends in a weekly gathering. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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A sunny disposition at Dungeness Bay

Kathleen Krecklow sits under an umbrella as she converses with Jo Ehly on the shore of Dungeness Bay at Dungeness Landing County Park on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Kathleen Krecklow sits under an umbrella as she converses with Jo Ehly on the shore of Dungeness Bay at Dungeness Landing County Park on Wednesday. The women, both of Sequim, were sharing the morning with other friends in a weekly gathering. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
It was the first day of school for First graders in Mrs. Johnson classroom at Hamilton Elem in PA. Just over 20 students were greeted by the teacher and all wore masks and sat upwards of six feet apart.
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Colorful start to school year in Port Angeles

Dave Logan For Peninsula Daily News It was the first day of school for first-graders in Mrs. Johnson’s classroom at Hamilton Elementary in Port Angeles.… Continue reading

It was the first day of school for First graders in Mrs. Johnson classroom at Hamilton Elem in PA. Just over 20 students were greeted by the teacher and all wore masks and sat upwards of six feet apart.
The Clean Bay is an all electric, zero-emission work boat built by students of the School, that will be based out of Port Ludlow Bay, to provide free pump out services to recreational mariners. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
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Students build Clean Bay, an launch all electric, zero-emission work boat

Clean Bay was built to provide free pump out services to recreational mariners

The Clean Bay is an all electric, zero-emission work boat built by students of the School, that will be based out of Port Ludlow Bay, to provide free pump out services to recreational mariners. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Special education kindergarten teacher Amy DelaBarre of Port Angeles gives an emotional hug to Betsy Schulz, founder of the Captain Joseph House Foundation in Port Angeles, after DelaBarre completed the bicycle portion of "Run for Joe," a solo triathelion on Saturday to raise funds in support of Gold Star families who have lost loved ones in military action. The Captain Joseph House, a former bed-and-breakfast which was converted to give respite to military families, is named for Schultz' son, Joseph Schultz, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on May 29, 2011.
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‘Run for Joe’

Special education kindergarten teacher Amy DelaBarre of Port Angeles gives an emotional hug to Betsy Schulz, founder of the Captain Joseph House Foundation in Port… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Special education kindergarten teacher Amy DelaBarre of Port Angeles gives an emotional hug to Betsy Schulz, founder of the Captain Joseph House Foundation in Port Angeles, after DelaBarre completed the bicycle portion of "Run for Joe," a solo triathelion on Saturday to raise funds in support of Gold Star families who have lost loved ones in military action. The Captain Joseph House, a former bed-and-breakfast which was converted to give respite to military families, is named for Schultz' son, Joseph Schultz, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on May 29, 2011.
Kendall Huff and nearly-2-year-old Kenna Huff of Snohomish get an up-close look at an RV-9A homebulit aircraft at the eighth Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire and Fly-In on Saturday afternoon in Sequim. This year’s show, reduced to a one-day fest, featured helicopter and airplane rides, dozens of airplanes, classic cars and remote control airplane demonstrations at the Sequim Valley Airport. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Air Affaire, Fly-In wows again at one-day show

Kendall Huff and nearly-2-year-old Kenna Huff of Snohomish get an up-close look at an RV-9A homebulit aircraft at the eighth Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire and… Continue reading

Kendall Huff and nearly-2-year-old Kenna Huff of Snohomish get an up-close look at an RV-9A homebulit aircraft at the eighth Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire and Fly-In on Saturday afternoon in Sequim. This year’s show, reduced to a one-day fest, featured helicopter and airplane rides, dozens of airplanes, classic cars and remote control airplane demonstrations at the Sequim Valley Airport. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Kyle Dietrich, 9, left, Sam Dietrich, 9, and father Joe Dietrich, all of Toledo, Ore., walk along a floating dock used for transient moorage at Port Angeles City Pier on Thursday. The family was admiring marine life while exploring the pier area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Sea life

Kyle Dietrich, 9, left, Sam Dietrich, 9, and father Joe Dietrich, all of Toledo, Ore., walk along a floating dock used for transient moorage at… Continue reading

Kyle Dietrich, 9, left, Sam Dietrich, 9, and father Joe Dietrich, all of Toledo, Ore., walk along a floating dock used for transient moorage at Port Angeles City Pier on Thursday. The family was admiring marine life while exploring the pier area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The 961-foot Serenade of the Seas skirts Point Wilson on its way from Seattle to Alaska. The Royal Caribbean ship, which holds 2,578 passengers, also passed Port Angeles and Sekiu en route to its first stop in Sitka today. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Just passing through

The 961-foot Serenade of the Seas skirts Point Wilson on its way from Seattle to Alaska. The Royal Caribbean ship, which holds 2,578 passengers, also… Continue reading

The 961-foot Serenade of the Seas skirts Point Wilson on its way from Seattle to Alaska. The Royal Caribbean ship, which holds 2,578 passengers, also passed Port Angeles and Sekiu en route to its first stop in Sitka today. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe./Peninsula Daily News Traffic makes its way through a gauntlet of orange cones and barrels on Tuesday as part of a safety enhancement prioject on South Lincoln Street in Port Angeles. The state-funded project is intended to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety along the half-mile corridor between East First and Eighth streets. It includes upgraded pedestrian crossings and installation of a new traffic light at Third Street. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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Lincoln Street under construction in Port Angeles

Traffic makes its way through a gauntlet of orange cones and barrels on Tuesday as part of a safety enhancement project on South Lincoln Street… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe./Peninsula Daily News Traffic makes its way through a gauntlet of orange cones and barrels on Tuesday as part of a safety enhancement prioject on South Lincoln Street in Port Angeles. The state-funded project is intended to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety along the half-mile corridor between East First and Eighth streets. It includes upgraded pedestrian crossings and installation of a new traffic light at Third Street. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
John “Greyhound” Maxwell, left, and Jon Parry dish up blues and swing Saturday afternoon outside the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. Their show was likely to be the last of the season’s Concerts in the Woods series. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Concert in the Woods

John “Greyhound” Maxwell, left, and Jon Parry dish up blues and swing Saturday afternoon outside the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. Their show… Continue reading

John “Greyhound” Maxwell, left, and Jon Parry dish up blues and swing Saturday afternoon outside the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. Their show was likely to be the last of the season’s Concerts in the Woods series. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Police officers Adam Lovik and Swift Sanchez help a bunch of school children with information and freebie from the police department. The Back to school fair, the 13th annual, was held in the parking lot of the PA school district buildings at 9th and “B” Streets. Over 50 volunteers from many community organizations helped droves of young kids getting ready for school in a few weeks with supplies and information about the upcoming school year which in Port Angeles begins on Sept 2nd this year.
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Checking out Port Angeles Back to School Fair’s wares

Police officers Adam Lovik and Swift Sanchez help children with information and freebies from the police department at the 13th annual Back to School Fair,… Continue reading

Police officers Adam Lovik and Swift Sanchez help a bunch of school children with information and freebie from the police department. The Back to school fair, the 13th annual, was held in the parking lot of the PA school district buildings at 9th and “B” Streets. Over 50 volunteers from many community organizations helped droves of young kids getting ready for school in a few weeks with supplies and information about the upcoming school year which in Port Angeles begins on Sept 2nd this year.