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An Olympic marmot stands as the star of the show at Hurricane Ridge on Monday. These tourists from Alaska stopped and photographed the creature from a distance as he slowly ate his meal of wildflowers. The marmot is a rodent in the squirrel family and is unique to Washington state. The hibernating mammal’s burrow is only about 50 feet up the paved path away from the parking lot. The group had just photographed deer at the Ridge. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Olympic marmot

An Olympic marmot stands as the star of the show at Hurricane Ridge on Monday. These tourists from Alaska stopped and photographed the creature from… Continue reading

 

Special Olympian Deni Isett, center, holds a ceremonial torch with Clallam County Sheriff Brian King, right, accompanied by Lt. Jim Thompson of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Police on a leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run on the Olympic Discovery Trail at Port Angeles City Pier. Tuesday’s segment of the run, conducted mostly by area law enforcement agencies, was organized to support Special Olympics Washington and was to culminate with a community celebration at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Carrying the torch

Special Olympian Deni Isett, center, holds a ceremonial torch with Clallam County Sheriff Brian King, right, accompanied by Lt. Jim Thompson of the Lower Elwha… Continue reading

 

An interior view of the 12-passenger, all-electric hydrofoil ferry before it made a demonstration run on Port Townsend Bay on Saturday. Standing in the aisle is David Tyler, the co-founder and managing director of Artemis Technologies, the designer and builder of the carbon fiber boat. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Demonstration provides glimpse of potential for ferry service

Battery-powered hydrofoil could open water travel

 

A demonstrator carrying an American flag walks the sidewalk in front of the Clallam County Courthouse on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Demonstrators march at courthouse

A demonstrator carrying an American flag walks the sidewalk in front of the Clallam County Courthouse on Saturday.… Continue reading

A demonstrator carrying an American flag walks the sidewalk in front of the Clallam County Courthouse on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Mike O’Brien of Port Angeles watches as his dog, Nara, left, catches a flying disc and his other dog, Copper, waits for his turn to fetch a ball on Thursday at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. O’Brien said catch and fetch are favorite activities for his canine companions. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Got it!

Mike O’Brien of Port Angeles watches as his dog, Nara, left, catches a flying disc and his other dog, Copper, waits for his turn to… Continue reading

Mike O’Brien of Port Angeles watches as his dog, Nara, left, catches a flying disc and his other dog, Copper, waits for his turn to fetch a ball on Thursday at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. O’Brien said catch and fetch are favorite activities for his canine companions. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Maintenance workers, from left, Brian Phillips, Jeff Clark and Noah Mohmand, suspend a banner outside the Port Angeles Public Library to gather interest in the library system’s Summer Reading Program, which runs from Friday through Aug. 23. The program offers free books and prizes for avid readers at the system’s branches in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and Clallam Bay. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Summer reading

Maintenance workers, from left, Brian Phillips, Jeff Clark and Noah Mohmand, suspend a banner outside the Port Angeles Public Library to gather interest in the… Continue reading

Maintenance workers, from left, Brian Phillips, Jeff Clark and Noah Mohmand, suspend a banner outside the Port Angeles Public Library to gather interest in the library system’s Summer Reading Program, which runs from Friday through Aug. 23. The program offers free books and prizes for avid readers at the system’s branches in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and Clallam Bay. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Tina Marie Alcorn, right, talks with attorney John Hayden during Alcorn’s first appearance on Tuesday in Clallam County Superior Court after extradition from Arkansas in connection with the 2016 homicide of George Cecil David in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Woman charged in decade-old murder

Alcorn, 54, extradited in woodcarver’s death

Tina Marie Alcorn, right, talks with attorney John Hayden during Alcorn’s first appearance on Tuesday in Clallam County Superior Court after extradition from Arkansas in connection with the 2016 homicide of George Cecil David in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Ethan Davidson, 16, left, competes with his brother, Pierce Davidson, 12, both of Dallas, Texas, in a paddleboard race on a temporary course set up at East Boat Haven in Port Angeles as part of the weekend’s Maritime Career Fair & Festival. The two-day event, hosted by the Port of Port Angeles, featured informational displays, children’s activities, maritime demonstrations, food, music and a fishing derby. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Paddleboard race

Ethan Davidson, 16, left, competes with his brother, Pierce Davidson, 12, both of Dallas, Texas, in a paddleboard race on a temporary course set up… Continue reading

Ethan Davidson, 16, left, competes with his brother, Pierce Davidson, 12, both of Dallas, Texas, in a paddleboard race on a temporary course set up at East Boat Haven in Port Angeles as part of the weekend’s Maritime Career Fair & Festival. The two-day event, hosted by the Port of Port Angeles, featured informational displays, children’s activities, maritime demonstrations, food, music and a fishing derby. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Ivy Karlinsky of Seattle has her two daughters Isla, 6, and Ellie, 3, help her over the finish line during the last 20 meters of her half-marathon race at the Port Angeles Pier on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: A hot time was had by all

They came, they ran and they conquered the elements in the 23rd annual North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Sunday. Runners from all… Continue reading

Ivy Karlinsky of Seattle has her two daughters Isla, 6, and Ellie, 3, help her over the finish line during the last 20 meters of her half-marathon race at the Port Angeles Pier on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Master Gardener Cece Fitton of Sequim waters a patch of black-eyed Susans and phacelia, along with other pollinator plants, on Thursday at the group’s demonstration garden at 2711 Woodcock Road near Sequim. The Woodcock Garden, operated through the Washington State University Extension office, features a classroom and an outdoor pavilion for seasonal lectures and workshops and is open to the public during daylight hours year-round. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Demonstration garden

Master Gardener Cece Fitton of Sequim waters a patch of black-eyed Susans and phacelia, along with other pollinator plants, on Thursday at the group’s demonstration… Continue reading

Master Gardener Cece Fitton of Sequim waters a patch of black-eyed Susans and phacelia, along with other pollinator plants, on Thursday at the group’s demonstration garden at 2711 Woodcock Road near Sequim. The Woodcock Garden, operated through the Washington State University Extension office, features a classroom and an outdoor pavilion for seasonal lectures and workshops and is open to the public during daylight hours year-round. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Elizabeth Angell of Port Angeles keeps watch on her son, Myles Angell, 2, during an outing at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield on Wednesday in Port Angeles. Portions of the playground are currently closed for maintenance and the entire playground is scheduled to be closed on Saturday morning for seasonal play surface rehabilitation. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Seasonal closure

Elizabeth Angell of Port Angeles keeps watch on her son, Myles Angell, 2, during an outing at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield on Wednesday… Continue reading

Elizabeth Angell of Port Angeles keeps watch on her son, Myles Angell, 2, during an outing at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield on Wednesday in Port Angeles. Portions of the playground are currently closed for maintenance and the entire playground is scheduled to be closed on Saturday morning for seasonal play surface rehabilitation. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Lane Coney, who lives in Port Townsend, stops and looks at a flowering poison hemlock plant that extends over the sidewalk on Washington Street near the Port Townsend post office on Tuesday morning. Poison hemlock is a highly poisonous, flowering plant in the carrot family. All parts of the plant are toxic, especially when ingested. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Poison hemlock

Lane Coney, who lives in Port Townsend, stops and looks at a flowering poison hemlock plant that extends over the sidewalk on Washington Street near… Continue reading

Lane Coney, who lives in Port Townsend, stops and looks at a flowering poison hemlock plant that extends over the sidewalk on Washington Street near the Port Townsend post office on Tuesday morning. Poison hemlock is a highly poisonous, flowering plant in the carrot family. All parts of the plant are toxic, especially when ingested. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Stephen and Christine Humphries of Nottingham, United Kingdom, spend part of Monday looking over the skeleton of Gunther, the 4-year-old Pacific gray whale that washed ashore and died on a beach in Port Ludlow in 2019 and is now an educational exhibit for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center located on the Union Wharf in downtown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Visiting Gunther

Stephen and Christine Humphries of Nottingham, United Kingdom, spend part of Monday looking over the skeleton of Gunther, the 4-year-old Pacific gray whale that washed… Continue reading

Stephen and Christine Humphries of Nottingham, United Kingdom, spend part of Monday looking over the skeleton of Gunther, the 4-year-old Pacific gray whale that washed ashore and died on a beach in Port Ludlow in 2019 and is now an educational exhibit for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center located on the Union Wharf in downtown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Lynette Hostetler of Port Angeles instructs Ian, her shetland sheepdog, over an inclined obstacle during Saturday’s AKC Agility Rally and Obedience Trials at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The event, hosted by the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club, featured a variety of obstacle courses with dogs searching for the fastest time in the ring. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Up and over

Lynette Hostetler of Port Angeles instructs Ian, her shetland sheepdog, over an inclined obstacle during Saturday’s AKC Agility Rally and Obedience Trials at Carrie Blake… Continue reading

Lynette Hostetler of Port Angeles instructs Ian, her shetland sheepdog, over an inclined obstacle during Saturday’s AKC Agility Rally and Obedience Trials at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The event, hosted by the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club, featured a variety of obstacle courses with dogs searching for the fastest time in the ring. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Edmond Mills, 4, and his brother, Avery Mills, 10, both of Port Angeles, enjoy ice cream on Saturday at the Juan de Fuca Festival. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Sights and sounds of Juan de Fuca Festival

Edmond Mills, 4, and his brother, Avery Mills, 10, both of Port Angeles, enjoy ice cream on Saturday at the Juan de Fuca Festival.… Continue reading

Edmond Mills, 4, and his brother, Avery Mills, 10, both of Port Angeles, enjoy ice cream on Saturday at the Juan de Fuca Festival. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Kayla Oakes, former director of the Juan de Fuca Festival Foundation and current director of education for Field Arts & Events Hall, hangs student artwork in the Port Angeles City Hall atrium on Thursday in preparation for this weekend’s Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts. The three-day festival features music, food, a craft market and other entertainment spread over four stages. Additional festival information is available at jffa.org. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Festival preparation

Kayla Oakes, former director of the Juan de Fuca Festival Foundation and current director of education for Field Arts & Events Hall, hangs student artwork… Continue reading

Kayla Oakes, former director of the Juan de Fuca Festival Foundation and current director of education for Field Arts & Events Hall, hangs student artwork in the Port Angeles City Hall atrium on Thursday in preparation for this weekend’s Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts. The three-day festival features music, food, a craft market and other entertainment spread over four stages. Additional festival information is available at jffa.org. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A crane lifts the framework for a new scoreboard being installed at Port Angeles Civic Field. The nearly $1 million, 40-foot-wide scoreboard, which dwarfs the field’s old board, is expected to be operational in time for opening day of the Port Angeles Lefties baseball season on May 30. About $800,000 came from state funding through the West Coast League, and $120,000 in Port Angeles Lodging Tax funds also were awarded. Due to technical issues, final placement of the structure was postponed on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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New scoreboard

A crane lifts the framework for a new scoreboard being installed at Port Angeles Civic Field. The nearly $1 million, 40-foot-wide scoreboard, which dwarfs the… Continue reading

A crane lifts the framework for a new scoreboard being installed at Port Angeles Civic Field. The nearly $1 million, 40-foot-wide scoreboard, which dwarfs the field’s old board, is expected to be operational in time for opening day of the Port Angeles Lefties baseball season on May 30. About $800,000 came from state funding through the West Coast League, and $120,000 in Port Angeles Lodging Tax funds also were awarded. Due to technical issues, final placement of the structure was postponed on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
U.S. Highway 101, pictured from the Black Diamond bridge, is set to reopen late Thursday or early Friday, the state Department of Transportation said. The section has been closed since early March for fish passage work on Tumwater Creek with a detour set up on state Highway 117. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Reopening soon

U.S. Highway 101, pictured from the Black Diamond bridge, is set to reopen late Thursday or early Friday, the state Department of Transportation said. The… Continue reading

U.S. Highway 101, pictured from the Black Diamond bridge, is set to reopen late Thursday or early Friday, the state Department of Transportation said. The section has been closed since early March for fish passage work on Tumwater Creek with a detour set up on state Highway 117. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Kayla Fairchild, culinary manager for the Port Angeles Food Bank, chops vegetables on Friday that will go into ready-made meals for food bank patrons. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Meal programs offer twist to food bank services

PA launches first revenue-producing effort with entrees

Kayla Fairchild, culinary manager for the Port Angeles Food Bank, chops vegetables on Friday that will go into ready-made meals for food bank patrons. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Bill Schlichting of Wilder Toyota holds up the rubber duck belonging to winner Colleen WIlliams of Port Angeles at the 36th annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby held at City Pier on Sunday. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Lucky duck

Bill Schlichting, Wilder Toyota sales manager, holds up the rubber duck belonging to Colleen Williams of Port Angeles, winner of the 2025 Toyota Corolla, at… Continue reading

Bill Schlichting of Wilder Toyota holds up the rubber duck belonging to winner Colleen WIlliams of Port Angeles at the 36th annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby held at City Pier on Sunday. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)