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Don Oliveira, Blue Heron Middle School sixth- and seventh-grade social studies and language arts teacher, shelters under his desk Thursday during the Washington Great ShakeOut drill, an international exercise to prepare for a large-scale earthquake. The photograph was shot through the window of the classroom since school authorities would not allow a masked reporter inside. Public access is limited to protect students and staff from COVID-19. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
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Washington Great ShakeOut drill

Don Oliveira, Blue Heron Middle School sixth- and seventh-grade social studies and language arts teacher, shelters under his desk Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, during the… Continue reading

Don Oliveira, Blue Heron Middle School sixth- and seventh-grade social studies and language arts teacher, shelters under his desk Thursday during the Washington Great ShakeOut drill, an international exercise to prepare for a large-scale earthquake. The photograph was shot through the window of the classroom since school authorities would not allow a masked reporter inside. Public access is limited to protect students and staff from COVID-19. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
Maple seeds hang from their parent tree in the 300 block of East Fifth Street near Port Angeles City Hall on Tuesday. As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler, many trees across the North Olympic Peninsula are transforming into their autumn colors. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Fall transformation

Maple seeds hang from their parent tree in the 300 block of East Fifth Street near Port Angeles City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.… Continue reading

Maple seeds hang from their parent tree in the 300 block of East Fifth Street near Port Angeles City Hall on Tuesday. As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler, many trees across the North Olympic Peninsula are transforming into their autumn colors. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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North Olympic Peninsula 2020 Voter Guide

The North Olympic Peninsula 2020 Voter Guide is out now. Inside, you will find information on the candidates and the issues in Clallam County and… Continue reading

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The Clallam County School Retirees’ Association has recognized Jill Oakes with its 2019-2020 Community Service Award. Oakes was selected for her service to the association as well as to Soroptimist International of Port Angeles — Jet Set.
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Oakes recognized by Clallam County School Retirees’ Association

The Clallam County School Retirees’ Association has recognized Jill Oakes with its 2019-2020 Community Service Award. Oakes was selected for her service to the association… Continue reading

The Clallam County School Retirees’ Association has recognized Jill Oakes with its 2019-2020 Community Service Award. Oakes was selected for her service to the association as well as to Soroptimist International of Port Angeles — Jet Set.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Hot wares Andréa Mingiano of Sequim-based Ulivo Pizzeria pulls a steaming hot pizza from a gas fired oven at his vendor’s tent at last Saturday’s Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market. The market operates from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays on the plaza of the Sequim Civic Center at Cedar Street and North Sequim Avenue. This Saturday, the Sequim Irrigation Festival will host the Innovative Arts and Crafts Fairat the market. For more about the festival, which is largley online this year, see irrigationfestival.com.
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Hot wares at Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market

Andréa Mingiano of Sequim-based Ulivo Pizzeria pulls a steaming hot pizza from a gas-fired oven at his vendor’s tent at last Saturday’s Sequim Farmers and… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Hot wares Andréa Mingiano of Sequim-based Ulivo Pizzeria pulls a steaming hot pizza from a gas fired oven at his vendor’s tent at last Saturday’s Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market. The market operates from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays on the plaza of the Sequim Civic Center at Cedar Street and North Sequim Avenue. This Saturday, the Sequim Irrigation Festival will host the Innovative Arts and Crafts Fairat the market. For more about the festival, which is largley online this year, see irrigationfestival.com.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsThe 285-foot mega-yacht Lonian and its support vessel, Hodor, sit moored at Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1 on Wednesday. It moored there last week for 75 days while Platypus Marine does work on the 285-foot vessel. It was built by Feadship, the Netherlands, for $160 million for Lorenzo Fertitta of Las Vegas, Nevada (https://tinyurl.com/PDN-LonianBackground). Watch it getting built at https://tinyurl.com/PDN-LonianSuperyacht.
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Mega-yacht visiting Port Angeles

The 285-foot mega-yacht Lonian and its support vessel, Hodor, sit moored at Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1 on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. It moored… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsThe 285-foot mega-yacht Lonian and its support vessel, Hodor, sit moored at Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1 on Wednesday. It moored there last week for 75 days while Platypus Marine does work on the 285-foot vessel. It was built by Feadship, the Netherlands, for $160 million for Lorenzo Fertitta of Las Vegas, Nevada (https://tinyurl.com/PDN-LonianBackground). Watch it getting built at https://tinyurl.com/PDN-LonianSuperyacht.
Sequim Elks Lodge #2642 recently presented a $2,000 Gratitude Grant to the Carroll C. Kendall Unit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. The grant, from the Elks National Foundation, will support the unit’s meal program and may also be used to provide child care scholarships for local families. Pictured, from left to right, are Maura Mattson, Elks charity chair; Mary Budke, Boys and Girls Club director; and Charlie Johnson, Exalted Ruler of the Sequim lodge

Gratitude Grant awarded to Boys and Girls Club

Sequim Elks Lodge #2642 recently presented a $2,000 Gratitude Grant to the Carroll C. Kendall Unit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic… Continue reading

Sequim Elks Lodge #2642 recently presented a $2,000 Gratitude Grant to the Carroll C. Kendall Unit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. The grant, from the Elks National Foundation, will support the unit’s meal program and may also be used to provide child care scholarships for local families. Pictured, from left to right, are Maura Mattson, Elks charity chair; Mary Budke, Boys and Girls Club director; and Charlie Johnson, Exalted Ruler of the Sequim lodge
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsRescue workers attend to one of several vehicles involved in a collision at U.S. Highway 101 and North Larch Avenue east of Port Angeles on Tuesday afternoon that snarled westbound traffic.
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Four vehicles involved in Highway 101 wreck

Rescue workers attend to one of several vehicles involved in a collision at U.S. Highway 101 and North Larch Avenue east of Port Angeles on… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsRescue workers attend to one of several vehicles involved in a collision at U.S. Highway 101 and North Larch Avenue east of Port Angeles on Tuesday afternoon that snarled westbound traffic.
A tractor with a dethatching attachment makes its way through a recently cut field in the Port Williams area of rural Sequim on Tuesday. As fall gets into full swing, harvest season is arriving across much of the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Harvest season arriving

A tractor with a de-thatching attachment makes its way through a recently cut field in the Port Williams area of rural Sequim on Tuesday, Oct.… Continue reading

A tractor with a dethatching attachment makes its way through a recently cut field in the Port Williams area of rural Sequim on Tuesday. As fall gets into full swing, harvest season is arriving across much of the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Three friends spend their Monday afternoon playing Irish traditional tunes while sitting socially distanced on a crisp, sunny October day at Point Hudson in Port Townsend. Mark Morris, foreground, of Ashland, Ore., plays the concert flute while Dave Lewicki, left, plays the fiddle and Alex Bradbury plays the concertina. Both Lewicki and Bradbury are Port Townsend residents. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)
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Hardly working

Three friends spend their Monday afternoon playing Irish traditional tunes while sitting socially distanced on a crisp, sunny October day at Point Hudson in Port… Continue reading

Three friends spend their Monday afternoon playing Irish traditional tunes while sitting socially distanced on a crisp, sunny October day at Point Hudson in Port Townsend. Mark Morris, foreground, of Ashland, Ore., plays the concert flute while Dave Lewicki, left, plays the fiddle and Alex Bradbury plays the concertina. Both Lewicki and Bradbury are Port Townsend residents. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)
Alicia Kaake, left, talks to her daughter Freya Kaake as she sits in her seat for the first time in Mrs. Teague-Schmeltz’s classroom at Hamilton Elementary School in Port Angeles. Monday was the first day of school for kindergartners and first-graders in the Port Angeles School District. Desks are at least 6 feet apart and all students and teachers are wearing face masks. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Hybrid school in session

Monday was the first day of school for some in Port Angeles

Alicia Kaake, left, talks to her daughter Freya Kaake as she sits in her seat for the first time in Mrs. Teague-Schmeltz’s classroom at Hamilton Elementary School in Port Angeles. Monday was the first day of school for kindergartners and first-graders in the Port Angeles School District. Desks are at least 6 feet apart and all students and teachers are wearing face masks. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Daughters of the American Revolution welcome new members
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Daughters of the American Revolution welcome new members

The Michael Trebert chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, welcomed new members at a Sept. 16 meeting. The meeting was a hybrid… Continue reading

Daughters of the American Revolution welcome new members
Touching up the details
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Touching up the details

Port Angeles artist and sign painter Jackson Smart performs touch-up work to the visage of President Theodore Roosevelt emblazoned near the top of the “Olympic… Continue reading

Touching up the details
Smoky skies on the Peninsula
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Smoky skies on the Peninsula

The sun rises through a layer of smoke and marine air at Port Angeles City Pier on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Smoke from wildfires in… Continue reading

Smoky skies on the Peninsula
In full bloom
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In full bloom

A bee buzzes around a Chilson’s pride dahlia in bloom at the Sequim Botanical Garden at the city’s water reclamation park. The garden is currently… Continue reading

In full bloom
Practice in the park
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Practice in the park

Cindy Mackay, front, a member of the Sequim City Band, and Bonnie Booth, who plays with numerous local ensembles, practice on their trombones at the… Continue reading

Practice in the park
Crosswalk improvement
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Crosswalk improvement

Three workers with Port Townsend’s street/sewer/stormwater department re-stripe the crosswalk at the corner of Harrison and Washington streets Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, using thermoplastic pieces.… Continue reading

Crosswalk improvement
Olympic Peninsula Humane Society receives donation
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Olympic Peninsula Humane Society receives donation

Peninsula Pet Cremation presented a check for $1,582 to the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society (OPHS). The money was collected during July in lieu of fees… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society receives donation
Port Angeles piano tunes
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Port Angeles piano tunes

Raisa Mathisen of Port Angeles busks on an electric piano in the breezeway of the 100 block of West First Street in downtown Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles piano tunes
Best of the Peninsula 2020 winners announced

Best of the Peninsula 2020 winners announced

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Best of the Peninsula 2020 winners announced