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Olympic News Group photo by Dave Logan/ The Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board provided tours of the Clallam County Courthouse clock on Monday, June 1. Mike Doherty, from the board, and Pete Pettit, far right, were part of one group of 10 who climbed a ladder to the room where the clock mechanism is. The clock’s workings were manufactured in 1880 in Boston, purchased by Clallam County and installed in the courthouse in 1914. Jefferson County has a similar clock mechanism. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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A look inside the Clallam County clock tower

The Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board provided tours of the Clallam County Courthouse clock on Monday.

Demonstrators, some dressed as Handmaids, gather at the corner of Eighth and Race streets in Port Angeles on Wednesday. The group holds signs in support of Planned Parenthood, whose clinic on Eighth Street closed in April, and pro-choice messages. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Signs of support

Demonstrators, some dressed as Handmaids, gather at the corner of Eighth and Race streets in Port Angeles on…

Frank Reuter of Port Orchard exposes the circuitry that makes his 3D-printed R2-D2 run. Reuter showed off the droid Friday at the Abracadabra toy store on Water Street in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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‘R2’ 3D droid

Frank Reuter of Port Orchard exposes the circuitry that makes his 3D-printed R2D2 run. Reuter showed off the…

Koyuke Fritchman of Port Townsend applies glitter to Rebecca Katz of Port Townsend during the Port Townsend Pride Festival on Saturday at Pope Marine Park. Fritchman is a teacher at Ocean Alternative School and volunteered her time and talents with glitter as a fundraiser for the LGBTQ+ club. An estimated 3,000 people attended the festival. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Glowing with pride

Koyuke Fritchman of Port Townsend applies glitter to Rebecca Katz of Port Townsend during the Port Townsend Pride…

5K and 10K runners take off at the starting line of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon weekend of races Saturday morning at the Port Angeles City Pier. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: The marathon in photos

5K and 10K runners take off at the starting line of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon weekend of…

The three-story Hurricane Ridge Middle School is currently under construction north of the existing Stevens Middle School of West 14th Street in Port Angeles. The new school is expected to open in fall 2027. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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School taking shape

The three-story Hurricane Ridge Middle School is currently under construction north of the existing Stevens Middle School of…

Hudson DeCou, 9, left, watches as his sister, Kalea DeCou, 7, prepares to dip a blowfly larva into paint before setting it on a small sheet of white paper, where it will wriggle and crawl to create what local entomologist Richard Lewis, right, calls “maggot art” at the Port Angeles Fine Art Center’s Creative Start Celebration. The event kicked off the Blooming Artists pop-up exhibition, which showcases the work of more than 250 local students. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Elementary school students have their work on view at fine art center

Exhibit is culmination of hundreds of hours in Creative Start Program

The Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board provided tours of the Clallam County Courthouse clock on Monday. Mike Doherty, from the board, and Pete Pettit, far right, were part of one group of 10 who climbed a ladder to the room where the clock mechanism is. The clock’s workings were manufactured in 1880 in Boston, purchased by Clallam County and installed in the courthouse in 1914. Jefferson County has a similar clock mechanism. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Inside the clock tower

The Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board provided tours of the Clallam County Courthouse clock on Monday.

Crew chief Shawn Wiles, left, and Will Humistan of the Port Townsend Parks and Recreation department inspect an irrigation fitting on Monday that broke over the weekend on the corner of Water and Monroe streets. The constant pressurization of the fitting took its toll after 20 years of service and will need to be replaced. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Replacement fitting

Crew chief Shawn Wiles, left, and Will Humistan of the Port Townsend Parks and Recreation department inspect an…

Team Tritons, from left, Dave Jensen of Truckee, Calif., Rich Long of San Clemente, Calif., and Andrew McEwan of White Salmon paddle their Carbonology three-man Surfski the last few meters to the beach at the Northwest Maritime beach to win the annual Seventy48 race from Tacoma to Port Townsend. The 70-mile race started at 7 p.m. Friday and ended at 4:50 a.m. Saturday after nine hours and 50 minutes of continuous paddling. This was the second win in a row for Team Tritons. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Seventy48 winners

Team Tritons, from left, Dave Jensen of Truckee, Calif., Rich Long of San Clemente, Calif., and Andrew McEwan…

The state Supreme Court traveled to Peninsula College on Thursday. A full house in the college’s Little Theater listened to arguments about bias in a jury. The nine justices listened and questioned the lawyers presenting the case. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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State Supreme Court justices hear arguments at Little Theater

Two cases presented before nine-member panel in Port Angeles

State Supreme Court Justices Colleen Melody, left, and G. Helen Whitener answer questions Wednesday in teacher Stacey Sanders’ civics and global issues class at Port Angeles High School. The nine-member court is visiting the North Olympic Peninsula as part of its Traveling Court program and will hear oral arguments in two cases at Peninsula College today in a session open to the public. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Justices visit Port Angeles classroom as part of their traveling tour

Nine-member court to hear oral arguments at Peninsula College today

Josephine Myers, 11, of Port Angeles feeds some peanuts to a herd of Shetland sheep that are from the Yellow Rock Farm of Port Angeles. Sheep, goats and chickens were the animals of the day during the 43rd annual Shepherd’s Festival at Macleay Hall near Sequim. The festival celebrated local fiber arts, farming and agricultural traditions with live demonstrations and food. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Shepherd’s Festival

Josephine Myers, 11, of Port Angeles feeds some peanuts to a herd of Shetland sheep that are from…

David Harrah of the American Legion Marvin G. Shields Memorial Post 26 in Port Townsend carries the American flag and leads a color guard during a Memorial Day observance at Fort Worden Military Cemetery on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Memorial Day ceremonies

David Harrah of the American Legion Marvin G. Shields Memorial Post 26 in Port Townsend carries the American…

Alysa Thomas, left, and Dean Bartl, both from Port Townsend and employees of Tessera, a facilities management company, place American flags on the graves at the Fort Worden Military Cemetery on Friday, in advance of today’s Memorial Day services. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Flag placement

Alysa Thomas, left, and Dean Bartl, both from Port Townsend and employees of Tessera, a facilities management company,…

Ann Reynolds-Pearl, left, of Port Townsend and Joy Ruddell of Bodega Bay, Calif., along with husbands David Rudell, pointing, and Mack Pearl, look closely at an exact-scale reproduction of the Spirit of St. Louis on display Thursday at the Port Townsend Aero Museum. Built in Burlington, Wash., by John Norman with JNE Aviation, it is considered the definitive reproduction of the historic Spirit of St. Louis that Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic in 1927 to become the first person to fly solo across that body of water to land outside Paris, France. One of only five in existence, the original is at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. This version of the Spirit of St. Louis will be on permanent display in the Port Townsend museum. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Replicating history

Ann Reynolds-Pearl, left, of Port Townsend and Joy Ruddell of Bodega Bay, Calif., along with husbands David Rudell,…

Janine Ledford, right, the executive director of the Makah Museum in Neah Bay, received a donation of authentic Makah baskets from Marcia Logan. The three-basket set made of cedar bark and bear grass were judged to be in good condition. They were estimated to be 70 to 75 years old. The baskets were originally in the possession of Logan’s grandparents Albert and Norma Gustafson of Port Angeles, who died decades ago. The baskets have been treasured for all those years. Logan decided to take them to the museum, as they were handmade by Makah members of the past. (Rebekah Monette)

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Basket donation

Janine Ledford, right, the executive director of the Makah Museum in Neah Bay, received a donation of authentic…

Phillip Beck, the sales manger at Wilder Toyota, pulls the winning duck from a Wilder truck and hands it to be checked to Bruce Skinner, the executive director of the Olympic Medical Center Foundation. The sales of the 29,152 ducks will support the foundation’s purchase of needed medical equipment at the hospital. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Sequim man wins top prize in Great Peninsula Duck Derby

Wilder Auto donates a Toyota Corolla for fundraising event

The Chimacum High School marching band marches along Lawrence Street in Port Townsend during the 91st Rhododendron Parade on Saturday. The band will play in Washington, D.C., during the Fourth of July parade to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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March to their own drum

The Chimacum High School marching band marches along Lawrence Street in Port Townsend during the 91st Rhododendron Parade…

Emily Glaspell, center, edges out Sloan Kendrick to take the 3-year-old strider race during the Rhododendron Festival Trike Races on Wednesday in Port Townsend. Festival events will continue through Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Down the stretch they come …

Emily Glaspell, center, edges out Sloan Kendrick to take the 3-year-old strider race during the Rhododendron Festival Trike…