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PHOTOS: Makah Days festival celebrates ancient culture

PHOTOS: Makah Days festival celebrates ancient culture

Above, Monty McAlpin prepares sockeye salmon fillets from among 400 fish that were caught for the Makah Days salmon bake Saturday. The three-day Makah Days… Continue reading

PHOTOS: Makah Days festival celebrates ancient culture
PHOTO: Fans of Indie-rock group pack Fort Worden

PHOTO: Fans of Indie-rock group pack Fort Worden

An Indie-rock group, Modest Mouse, fronted by vocalist and guitarist Isaac Brock, center, played before a crowd of almost 2,000 screaming fans… Continue reading

PHOTO: Fans of Indie-rock group pack Fort Worden
Journal tells of Port Angeles couple’s Kilimanjaro climb

Journal tells of Port Angeles couple’s Kilimanjaro climb

The summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania was sunny and dusted with snow, said Port… Continue reading

Journal tells of Port Angeles couple’s Kilimanjaro climb
A team in two hours: Strangers row together on longboat in Port Townsend

A team in two hours: Strangers row together on longboat in Port Townsend

Face it: We didn’t look like a team. A disparate bunch, we were tossed together under the heading Team Longboat, poised on… Continue reading

A team in two hours: Strangers row together on longboat in Port Townsend
PHOTO: Painting as the air clears

PHOTO: Painting as the air clears

Squinting into the sun Wednesday afternoon — as the air slowly cleared — artist Robin Weiss creates his latest plein air painting.… Continue reading

PHOTO: Painting as the air clears
PHOTO: Breezeway busking

PHOTO: Breezeway busking

Katie Cobb, 15, and her father, Dan Cobb, both of Port Angeles, spend part of their Saturday busking in the breezeway in the 100 block… Continue reading

PHOTO: Breezeway busking
PHOTO: Food and fun at Jefferson All-County Picnic

PHOTO: Food and fun at Jefferson All-County Picnic

David Lewis, 2, sisters Rivka, 7, and Tirzah, 4, sitting in her mom Lindsey Lewis’ lap, tuck into their ears of corn distrubuted and cooked… Continue reading

PHOTO: Food and fun at Jefferson All-County Picnic
PHOTO: Paint what you see

PHOTO: Paint what you see

Artist Richard Russell Sneary of Kansas City, Mo., paints a waterfront scene from his vantage point on Port Angeles City Pier as he takes part… Continue reading

PHOTO: Paint what you see
PHOTO: Port Townsend building gets a brush-up

PHOTO: Port Townsend building gets a brush-up

The James & Hastings Building on Water Street gets a fresh coat of paint Wednesday morning. The Victorian architecture and ornate design… Continue reading

PHOTO: Port Townsend building gets a brush-up
PHOTO: Getting a trim

PHOTO: Getting a trim

Lukas Teague, 10, of Port Angeles, a member of the Lambchops 4-H Club, trims the hair on Lacey, his show pig, during… Continue reading

PHOTO: Getting a trim
Gift saves Jefferson Community School’s building

Gift saves Jefferson Community School’s building

Because of an anonymous gift, the Jefferson Community School’s building is no longer for sale. The private school will continue to operate… Continue reading

Gift saves Jefferson Community School’s building
John White of Freeland works to paint the “Big Guns” at Fort Casey. It was a good day to paint, with the sunshine and fresh air, he said. (Maria Matson/Whidbey News Group)

Fort Casey celebrates 50th anniversary of biggest draw

Celebration in recognition of ‘big guns’ arrival 50 years ago

John White of Freeland works to paint the “Big Guns” at Fort Casey. It was a good day to paint, with the sunshine and fresh air, he said. (Maria Matson/Whidbey News Group)
Bridge barrier work underway in Port Angeles

Bridge barrier work underway in Port Angeles

A work crew places upright posts on the Eighth Street bridge over Valley Creek in Port Angeles on Wednesday as part of a project to… Continue reading

Bridge barrier work underway in Port Angeles
Maple Fire base camp moved from Brinnon as blaze grows

Maple Fire base camp moved from Brinnon as blaze grows

This Jefferson County town of about 800 people just wasn’t big enough to accommodate fire crews battling the growing Maple Fire. The crews… Continue reading

Maple Fire base camp moved from Brinnon as blaze grows
Northwest Maritime Center to be publisher of free publication

Northwest Maritime Center to be publisher of free publication

The Northwest Maritime Center has added a marine-related publication to its growing fleet of high-profile adventure races, festivals, educational programs and activities.… Continue reading

Northwest Maritime Center to be publisher of free publication
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Parks Department worker Brooke Keohokaloke, right, hands a drill to coworker Leon Leonard as the pair assemble new playground equipment at Georgiana Park in Port Angeles on Tuesday. The equipment was the result of $148,000 in funding and in-kind labor to buy new playground pieces and a wheelchair-friendly surface for the play area, located a block from Olympic Medical Center. Keohokaloke said the goal was to have the equipment finished and the playground open by the end of summer.

PHOTO: New PA playground expected before end of summer

Parks Department worker Brooke Keohokaloke, right, hands a drill to coworker Leon Leonard as the pair assemble new playground equipment at Georgiana… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Parks Department worker Brooke Keohokaloke, right, hands a drill to coworker Leon Leonard as the pair assemble new playground equipment at Georgiana Park in Port Angeles on Tuesday. The equipment was the result of $148,000 in funding and in-kind labor to buy new playground pieces and a wheelchair-friendly surface for the play area, located a block from Olympic Medical Center. Keohokaloke said the goal was to have the equipment finished and the playground open by the end of summer.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Arron Stark, executive chef for Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend, holds up the peel from a cucumber while giving pointers for cooking healthy foods to kids and adults at the Jefferson County Farmer’s market on Wednesday. Stark demonstrated the making of a healthy dip for a crudite using fresh peas and cottage cheese as part of World Wide Breast Feeding Week with the emphasis on breast milk as the very first healthy food kids get in life. The program was sponsored by Jefferson Healthcare and Jefferson County Public Health. The demos will repeat on Saturday at the Uptown Farmer’s Market.

PHOTO: Appealing peel at farmers market in PT

Arran Stark, executive chef for Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend, holds up the peel from a cucumber while giving pointers for cooking… Continue reading

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Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Arron Stark, executive chef for Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend, holds up the peel from a cucumber while giving pointers for cooking healthy foods to kids and adults at the Jefferson County Farmer’s market on Wednesday. Stark demonstrated the making of a healthy dip for a crudite using fresh peas and cottage cheese as part of World Wide Breast Feeding Week with the emphasis on breast milk as the very first healthy food kids get in life. The program was sponsored by Jefferson Healthcare and Jefferson County Public Health. The demos will repeat on Saturday at the Uptown Farmer’s Market.
PHOTO: Movie magic

PHOTO: Movie magic

Youngsters and adults watch a showing of the movie “Peter Rabbit” under a tent set up at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles as part of… Continue reading

PHOTO: Movie magic
PHOTO: Art in the library

PHOTO: Art in the library

Members of the Tanner family of Port Angeles, from left, Griffin, 11, Heather Tanner and Marcus Tanner, examine a line of decorated art chairs that… Continue reading

PHOTO: Art in the library
PHOTO: Lazy, hazy days of summer

PHOTO: Lazy, hazy days of summer

With several days of temperatures reaching 90 in the Forks-Beaver area many adults and children have taken to the Lake Pleasant County Park. Picnic-goers, swimmers,… Continue reading

PHOTO: Lazy, hazy days of summer