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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The centerpiece play structure of the Generation II Dream Playgroun at Erickson Playfield stands over the surrounding play area on Thursday in Port Angeles. Organizers from the nonprofit Dream Playground Foundation have scheduled a work session to complete the playground from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday. Volunteers are asked to bring their own cordless woodworking and landscaping tools. Play surface installation is sheduled to begin Aug 2 with a soft opening and ribbon cutting planed for Aug. 14.
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Volunteers sought for Dream Playground work session

The centerpiece play structure of the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield stands over the surrounding play area Thursday in Port Angeles. Organizers from… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The centerpiece play structure of the Generation II Dream Playgroun at Erickson Playfield stands over the surrounding play area on Thursday in Port Angeles. Organizers from the nonprofit Dream Playground Foundation have scheduled a work session to complete the playground from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday. Volunteers are asked to bring their own cordless woodworking and landscaping tools. Play surface installation is sheduled to begin Aug 2 with a soft opening and ribbon cutting planed for Aug. 14.
A group of friends from Jefferson and Island counties met Monday to play music as they do year-round at Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park gazebo. In the foreground is Dianne Boeger; playing Shetland Islands tunes with her, from left, are fiddler Mhaire Merryman, bouzouki and guitar player Donald Terao and English concertina player Len Feldman. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Gazebo quartet

A group of friends from Jefferson and Island counties met Monday to play music as they do year-round at Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park gazebo. In… Continue reading

A group of friends from Jefferson and Island counties met Monday to play music as they do year-round at Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park gazebo. In the foreground is Dianne Boeger; playing Shetland Islands tunes with her, from left, are fiddler Mhaire Merryman, bouzouki and guitar player Donald Terao and English concertina player Len Feldman. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Chief Corrections Deputy Wendy Peterson, center, speaks at a retirement ceremony honoring her for 37 years of service with the Clallam County Sheriff's Office as Sheriff Bill Benedict watches at right. Peterson was recognized by county commissioners, friends and colleagues during Tuesday's commission meeting in Port Angeles in a ceremony that included a presentation of a chest full of memorabilia. Sheriff's Sgt. Don Wenzl will be promoted Aug. 2 to chief corrections deputy.
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Peterson retires in Clallam County

Clallam County Chief Corrections Deputy Wendy Peterson, center, speaks at a retirement ceremony honoring her for 37 years of service with the Clallam County Sheriff’s… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Chief Corrections Deputy Wendy Peterson, center, speaks at a retirement ceremony honoring her for 37 years of service with the Clallam County Sheriff's Office as Sheriff Bill Benedict watches at right. Peterson was recognized by county commissioners, friends and colleagues during Tuesday's commission meeting in Port Angeles in a ceremony that included a presentation of a chest full of memorabilia. Sheriff's Sgt. Don Wenzl will be promoted Aug. 2 to chief corrections deputy.
Traffic backs up on East First Street in Port Angeles on Tuesday, the result of lane closures at Golf Course Road, which is being repaved from East First Street to East Fifth Street. At times, traffic was snarled as far as downtown Port Angeles with backups on many side streets and arterials. Construction on Golf Course is expected to continue through Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Traffic jam

Traffic backs up on East First Street in Port Angeles on Tuesday, the result of lane closures at Golf Course Road, which is being repaved… Continue reading

Traffic backs up on East First Street in Port Angeles on Tuesday, the result of lane closures at Golf Course Road, which is being repaved from East First Street to East Fifth Street. At times, traffic was snarled as far as downtown Port Angeles with backups on many side streets and arterials. Construction on Golf Course is expected to continue through Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Rosaletta Curry, the Jefferson County Library’s early childhood program coordinator, begins story time by pointing out elements of the environment, such as trees. Ellie Long, 4, left, is among the listeners at story time outside the Port Townsend Library last Thursday. Story hours are offered free at libraries across the North Olympic Peninsula. For information, see NOLS.org and PTpubliclibrary.org. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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In-person stories

Rosaletta Curry, the Jefferson County Library’s early childhood program coordinator, begins story time by pointing out elements of the environment, such as trees. Ellie Long,… Continue reading

Rosaletta Curry, the Jefferson County Library’s early childhood program coordinator, begins story time by pointing out elements of the environment, such as trees. Ellie Long, 4, left, is among the listeners at story time outside the Port Townsend Library last Thursday. Story hours are offered free at libraries across the North Olympic Peninsula. For information, see NOLS.org and PTpubliclibrary.org. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Tom Deeney is the recipient of the 2021 Lion of the Year award from the Port Angeles Lions Club. He was selected for his 34-year commitment to building ramps for the homes of handicapped members of the local community. Pictured, from left to right, are Scooter Chapman, Gary Reidel, Tom Deeney and Dave Wagoner.
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Lion of the year announced

Tom Deeney is the recipient of the 2021 Lion of the Year award from the Port Angeles Lions Club. He was selected for his 34-year… Continue reading

Tom Deeney is the recipient of the 2021 Lion of the Year award from the Port Angeles Lions Club. He was selected for his 34-year commitment to building ramps for the homes of handicapped members of the local community. Pictured, from left to right, are Scooter Chapman, Gary Reidel, Tom Deeney and Dave Wagoner.
Ann and Steve Johnson of rural Port Angeles dance to the music of John Huard at the season opener of the Concerts on the Pier music series on Wednesday at Port Angeles City Pier. Huard was the opening act for a garage surf music performance by Port Angeles-based AntBath, signaling a return to live music after the weekly series was put on hiatus in 2020 by COVID-19. Abakis will perform vintage country music at the next performance, set for 6 p.m. on July 14. Concerts on the Pier are presented by the Juan de Fuca Foundation, Elwha River Casino, the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department and the Peninsula Daily News. Sequim offers free weekly concerts in its Music Where You Park series every Tuesday through July 27. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Concerts on the Pier return

Ann and Steve Johnson of rural Port Angeles dance to the music of John Huard at the season opener of the Concerts on the Pier… Continue reading

Ann and Steve Johnson of rural Port Angeles dance to the music of John Huard at the season opener of the Concerts on the Pier music series on Wednesday at Port Angeles City Pier. Huard was the opening act for a garage surf music performance by Port Angeles-based AntBath, signaling a return to live music after the weekly series was put on hiatus in 2020 by COVID-19. Abakis will perform vintage country music at the next performance, set for 6 p.m. on July 14. Concerts on the Pier are presented by the Juan de Fuca Foundation, Elwha River Casino, the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department and the Peninsula Daily News. Sequim offers free weekly concerts in its Music Where You Park series every Tuesday through July 27. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Scores of gulls fly off the roof of the lighthouse keeper’s residence at Point Wilson on Wednesday at Fort Worden State Park. Pleasant temperatures are expected to continue thorugh the weekend. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
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On the flight path

Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News Scores of gulls fly off the roof of the lighthouse keeper’s residence at Point Wilson on Wednesday at Fort… Continue reading

Scores of gulls fly off the roof of the lighthouse keeper’s residence at Point Wilson on Wednesday at Fort Worden State Park. Pleasant temperatures are expected to continue thorugh the weekend. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
Tony Genovese, center, holding his dog Cleo, enjoys meeting his friends at Sunrise Coffee in Port Townsend on Monday morning. Genovese is a member of the Port Townsend New Friendships Meetup group and has been meeting for coffee and a walk every Monday for the past four years. “It’s wonderful to see the faces of my friends without masks once again,” he said. Seated, from left, are Betty Peterson-Wheeler, Norman Christie and Norma Bishop, all members of the group. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Friendship group

Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News Tony Genovese, center, holding his dog Cleo, enjoys meeting his friends at Sunrise Coffee in Port Townsend on Monday… Continue reading

Tony Genovese, center, holding his dog Cleo, enjoys meeting his friends at Sunrise Coffee in Port Townsend on Monday morning. Genovese is a member of the Port Townsend New Friendships Meetup group and has been meeting for coffee and a walk every Monday for the past four years. “It’s wonderful to see the faces of my friends without masks once again,” he said. Seated, from left, are Betty Peterson-Wheeler, Norman Christie and Norma Bishop, all members of the group. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
Sam McElravy, who served in the U.S. Army as Special Forces Green Beret from 1966-69, rides in a float with his wife Phyllis on Sunday during a Fourth of July parade in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Holiday festivities

In Forks, Sam McElravy, who served in the U.S. Army as Special Forces Green Beret from 1966-69, rides in a float with his wife Phyllis… Continue reading

Sam McElravy, who served in the U.S. Army as Special Forces Green Beret from 1966-69, rides in a float with his wife Phyllis on Sunday during a Fourth of July parade in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News)
Lora Brabant, on left, presents the Clallam County School Retirees Association’s 2021 Community Service Award to Ray and Ginni Weigel, also pictured is Daisy, the service dog. The Weigels were recognized for their support of the community through children’s book drives, cleaning trails, tutoring within the Port Angeles School District and other volunteer services.
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Clallam County School Retirees Association recognizes service

Lora Brabant, left, presents the Clallam County School Retirees Association’s 2021 Community Service Award to Ray and Ginni Weigel, also pictured is Daisy, the service… Continue reading

Lora Brabant, on left, presents the Clallam County School Retirees Association’s 2021 Community Service Award to Ray and Ginni Weigel, also pictured is Daisy, the service dog. The Weigels were recognized for their support of the community through children’s book drives, cleaning trails, tutoring within the Port Angeles School District and other volunteer services.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Cliff Hales of Port Angeles and his daughter, Julie Hales, 14, work on a play structure at the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield on Saturday in Port Angeles. Playground organizers held an informal build session attended by about 50 people on Saturday to make progress on portions of the playground left unfinished during last week's six-day community build. The Dream Playground Foundation will hold a two-day community build this Friday and Saturday with the hope of completing playground construction. Signups for the build can be found at padreamplayground.org.
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Generation II Dream Playground build days at Erickson Playfield

Signups open for volunteers

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Cliff Hales of Port Angeles and his daughter, Julie Hales, 14, work on a play structure at the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield on Saturday in Port Angeles. Playground organizers held an informal build session attended by about 50 people on Saturday to make progress on portions of the playground left unfinished during last week's six-day community build. The Dream Playground Foundation will hold a two-day community build this Friday and Saturday with the hope of completing playground construction. Signups for the build can be found at padreamplayground.org.
Raffle winners Mary and Steve Herbel, enjoy their new Adirondack chairs while, from left to right, Dollie Sparks, Arlene Sawyer, Vina Winters, Suzan Mannisto, Joan Whiting, Sharon Hampton and Alan Burwell pass a check for the proceeds from the Windermere Real Estate/Sequim-East Community Service Day Raffle. The raffle raised $1,153.96 for the Sequim Prairie Garden Club to help fund the upkeep of Pioneer Memorial Park. The chairs won by the Herbels were built by the brokers of Windermere on June 11, their annual Community Service Day. For more information, or to donate to the garden club, visit www.sequimprairiegardenclub.org.
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Raffle raises funds for memorial park

The Windermere Real Estate/Sequim-East Community Service Day Raffle raised $1,153.96 for the Sequim Prairie Garden Club to help fund the upkeep of Pioneer Memorial Park.… Continue reading

Raffle winners Mary and Steve Herbel, enjoy their new Adirondack chairs while, from left to right, Dollie Sparks, Arlene Sawyer, Vina Winters, Suzan Mannisto, Joan Whiting, Sharon Hampton and Alan Burwell pass a check for the proceeds from the Windermere Real Estate/Sequim-East Community Service Day Raffle. The raffle raised $1,153.96 for the Sequim Prairie Garden Club to help fund the upkeep of Pioneer Memorial Park. The chairs won by the Herbels were built by the brokers of Windermere on June 11, their annual Community Service Day. For more information, or to donate to the garden club, visit www.sequimprairiegardenclub.org.
A section of a spruce tree in front of the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., crashed to the ground in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting Regimental Tree Care to remove the entire tree Wednesday. The multiple trunks of the tree had formed a basket, which collected water and debris and caused the tree to rot; the extreme heat earlier this week may have been a factor too, said Regimental’s Rachael Cecil. “We’re sad that we lost a tree,” said Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Manager Matt Tyler, “but it had to be removed for the safety of the public and the building.” (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Fallen tree removed

A section of a spruce tree in front of the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., crashed to the ground in the early hours… Continue reading

A section of a spruce tree in front of the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., crashed to the ground in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting Regimental Tree Care to remove the entire tree Wednesday. The multiple trunks of the tree had formed a basket, which collected water and debris and caused the tree to rot; the extreme heat earlier this week may have been a factor too, said Regimental’s Rachael Cecil. “We’re sad that we lost a tree,” said Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Manager Matt Tyler, “but it had to be removed for the safety of the public and the building.” (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
The sun rises behind the Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend, bringing with it a heat advisory for the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca. The National Weather Service’s excessive heat warning will be in effect until 9 p.m. Monday. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)

Mercury rising

By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News The sun rises behind the Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend, bringing with it a heat advisory for… Continue reading

The sun rises behind the Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend, bringing with it a heat advisory for the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca. The National Weather Service’s excessive heat warning will be in effect until 9 p.m. Monday. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
Sabaston Bushnell, left, looks on as Naval Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Evan Boyd, far right. presents the keys to a Honda Civic to Ryan Bushnell. Bushnell, center, a service-related disabled veteran and a Port Angeles resident, has been commuting to his full-time job by bicycle for the past year. The car, which was donated to Naval Elks Lodge No. 353, was repaired by the automobile mechanics program at Peninsula College with parts donated by Simpson’s Towing and Salvage. Boyd also thanked Past Exalted Ruler Rob Gunn for taking care of the final touches on the car and coordinating the donation. --
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Car donated to disabled veteran

Sabaston Bushnell, left, looks on as Naval Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Evan Boyd, far right, presents the keys to a Honda Civic to Ryan Bushnell.… Continue reading

Sabaston Bushnell, left, looks on as Naval Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Evan Boyd, far right. presents the keys to a Honda Civic to Ryan Bushnell. Bushnell, center, a service-related disabled veteran and a Port Angeles resident, has been commuting to his full-time job by bicycle for the past year. The car, which was donated to Naval Elks Lodge No. 353, was repaired by the automobile mechanics program at Peninsula College with parts donated by Simpson’s Towing and Salvage. Boyd also thanked Past Exalted Ruler Rob Gunn for taking care of the final touches on the car and coordinating the donation. --
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A beachcomber, who asked not to be identified, roams the waterline at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Friday during the lowest tide of the year. Port Angeles and Sequim each experienced a minus 3.3 tide, Crescent Bay and Neah Bay dropped to minus 3.0, La Push was minus 2.9 and Port Townsend was minus 3.7. Minus times will continue today and Monday at locations around the North Olympic Peninsula.
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Lowest tide of year in Port Angeles

A beachcomber, who asked not to be identified, roams the waterline at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Friday during the lowest tide of the… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A beachcomber, who asked not to be identified, roams the waterline at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Friday during the lowest tide of the year. Port Angeles and Sequim each experienced a minus 3.3 tide, Crescent Bay and Neah Bay dropped to minus 3.0, La Push was minus 2.9 and Port Townsend was minus 3.7. Minus times will continue today and Monday at locations around the North Olympic Peninsula.
Volunteers, from left, John Albiso, Tien Vo and Bill Chastain cut boards that will become part of the Generation II Dream Playground during the first day of a six-day community build on Tuesday at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The playground will replace an antiquated version that was built by volunteers in 2002 and torn down earlier this year. Organizers are still seeking volunteers to help with construction, the loan of woodworking tools and monetary donations. More information on the build is at www.padreamplayground.org. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Dream Playground

Volunteers, from left, John Albiso, Tien Vo and Bill Chastain cut boards that will become part of the Generation II Dream Playground during the first… Continue reading

Volunteers, from left, John Albiso, Tien Vo and Bill Chastain cut boards that will become part of the Generation II Dream Playground during the first day of a six-day community build on Tuesday at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The playground will replace an antiquated version that was built by volunteers in 2002 and torn down earlier this year. Organizers are still seeking volunteers to help with construction, the loan of woodworking tools and monetary donations. More information on the build is at www.padreamplayground.org. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Pictured, from left to right, are Cindy Thomas, Nancy King, Sarah Abbitt and Tabby Whitaker.
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Jim’s Pharmacy names charity of the month

Pictured, from left to right, are Cindy Thomas, Nancy King, Sarah Abbitt and Tabby Whitaker. Staff and customers at Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles raised… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right, are Cindy Thomas, Nancy King, Sarah Abbitt and Tabby Whitaker.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Peninsula College graduate Mackenzie Jay of Sequim looks at her cellphone in Pirate Square prior to the beginning of Saturday's ceremony to award associate of arts degrees on the Port Angeles campus. A total of 413 students were qualified to receive degrees and certificates as part of the Class of 2020 and 2021.
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Peninsula College graduation held Saturday

Peninsula College graduate Mackenzie Jay of Sequim looks at her cellphone in Pirate Square prior to the beginning of Saturday’s ceremony to award associate of… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Peninsula College graduate Mackenzie Jay of Sequim looks at her cellphone in Pirate Square prior to the beginning of Saturday's ceremony to award associate of arts degrees on the Port Angeles campus. A total of 413 students were qualified to receive degrees and certificates as part of the Class of 2020 and 2021.