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Warrior Bike cyclist Matt Hofmeister of Olympia, a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces who served from 1992-2022, including a stint in Iraq, talks to Peninsula Trails Coalition trail ambassadors Laila Sundin, left, and Ashton Reichner upon Hofmeister’s arrival in Port Angeles on Wednesday on the Waterfront Trail portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail. Hofmeiser is one of seven veterans taking part independently in this year’s Warrior Bike journey, a 3,700-mile ride from Washington, D.C., to La Push. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Warrior journey

Warrior Bike cyclist Matt Hofmeister of Olympia, a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces who served from…

Cheryl and John Francis of Sequim, along with their dogs, from left, Bella, Molly and Yogi, enjoy a day in the sun at Cline Spit County Park north of Sequim on Tuesday. The couple and their pets, who recently moved from California, took advantage of the area’s recreational opportunities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Dog days of summer

Cheryl and John Francis of Sequim, along with their dogs, from left, Bella, Molly and Yogi, enjoy a…

A state Department of Transportation crew constructs a temporary diversion dam under the former and current U.S. Highway 101 bridges on Saturday in preparation for the demolition of the old bridge. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Demolition of old Elwha River bridge has begun

PORT ANGELES — Demolition of the old U.S. Highway 101 bridge across the Elwha River is underway.

Gov. Bob Ferguson, left, speaks with Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Chairwoman Frances Charles and Vice Chair Russ Hefner before a news conference on Sunday at the confluence of Indian Creek and the Elwha River after a fuel spill into the creek on Friday forced a shutdown of the Port Angeles municipal water system. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Governor calls crash into river ‘heartbreaking’

Ecology official says hundreds of fish died after fuel spill

Ben Hecht, a geologist with environmental consulting firm Landau Associates, takes a sample of raw drinking water taken at the city of Port Angeles’ ranney collector on Saturday at the Elwha River, downstream from Friday’s tanker crash that dumped petroleum products into Indian Creek west of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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‘Do not drink’ order lifted for Port Angeles water customers

Conservation encouraged for reservoir recharge

Lisa Hansen of Port Angeles, center, takes a cellphone photo of her son, Cooper Hansen, 3, as Hansen’s mother, Tracy Hansen, right, looks on during a warm day at Hollywood Beach on the Port Angeles waterfront on Wednesday. The trio were enjoying a sunny summer afternoon next to the water. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Picture perfect

Lisa Hansen of Port Angeles, center, takes a cellphone photo of her son, Cooper Hansen, 3, as Hansen’s…

Matthew Nash / Olympic Peninsula News Group Jennifer Scott of the Hudson Valley region in New York with her niece Calliope Scott of Denver walk the lavender fields of Jardin du Soleil. Scott said she loves lavender. Last week was their first time visiting a lavender farm.

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Lavender weekend to bring concerts, food and music

Festivities set across Peninsula from Friday through Sunday

Beachgoers look for a spot on the sand on Sunday afternoon at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend. Mount Rainier looms in the distance. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Summer sand

Beachgoers look for a spot on the sand on Sunday afternoon at Fort Worden State Park in Port…

Kennedy Reynolds, 2, takes a look at a row of lavender plants with her mother, Chelsea Reynolds of Port Angeles, during a Saturday outing to B & B Family Lavender Farm west of Sequim. The farm will be a participant in this weekend’s Lavender Weekend, a celebration of all things lavender in Sequim and across the Dungeness Valley. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Fields of lavender

Kennedy Reynolds, 2, takes a look at a row of lavender plants with her mother, Chelsea Reynolds of…

Kelly and Dan Freeman of Port Ludlow examine a 1958 Edsel on display during Friday evening’s 29th annual Ruddell Cruise-In at Ruddell Auto in Port Angeles. The event featured hundreds of antique and vintage automobiles from across the region as well as food, music and other activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Classic show

Kelly and Dan Freeman of Port Ludlow examine a 1958 Edsel on display during Friday evening’s 29th annual…

Mandy Miller of Port Angeles and other members of her family spent some time over the Fourth of July weekend picking eight pounds of strawberries at the Graysmarsh Farms north of Sequim. Raspberries will soon though reach their peak picking season, and both are available at Graysmarsh. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Berry picking

Mandy Miller of Port Angeles and other members of her family spent some time over the Fourth of…

The Tennessee Hillbuddies, from left, Conner Vlietstra, Henry Barnes and Trevor Holder, perform during a concert at McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden State Park on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Fiddle Tunes

The Tennessee Hillbuddies, from left, Conner Vlietstra, Henry Barnes and Trevor Holder, perform during a concert at McCurdy…

Children pick up candy along the parade route in Forks on Friday during the Forks Old Fashioned 4th of July Parade. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Festivities on the Fourth

Children pick up candy along the parade route in Forks on Friday during the Forks Old Fashioned 4th…

Jaiden Dokken, former Clallam County poet laureate and grand marshal of the 2025 Sequim Pride Parade, addresses the audience of Sequim Pride from the steps of Sequim City Hall during Saturday’s Sequim Farmers & Artisans Market. The event, celebrating Pride Month to honor the area’s LGBTQIA2S+ community, featured speeches and a march around downtown Sequim with more than 200 participants followed by a group photo at the city hall plaza. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Pride celebration

Jaiden Dokken, former Clallam County poet laureate and grand marshal of the 2025 Sequim Pride Parade, addresses the…

Eragon Terry, 7, left, and his brother, Raphael Terry, 11, both of Port Angeles, sort the contents of free lunch bags received through the Summer Food Service Program on Wednesday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The program, administered by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, provides free meals to all youngsters younger than 18 Monday through Friday at 11 locations in Port Angeles and Sequim. About 250 meals per day are available at the Dream Playground, the Boys & Girls Club’s Turner Unit, Jefferson Elementary School, Shane Park and Evergreen Family Village in Port Angeles, as well as the Boys & Girls Club’s Carroll C. Kendall Unit, Greywolf Elementary School, Carrie Blake Park, Elk Creek Apartments, Mountain View Court Apartments and SeaBreeze Apartments in Sequim. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Summer meals

Eragon Terry, 7, left, and his brother, Raphael Terry, 11, both of Port Angeles, sort the contents of…

Muralist Adam Nelson of Port Angeles paints a mountainscape on the north wall of Drake’s U-Bake Pizza & Subs on Wednesday in Port Angeles. Nelson said the job would take about two days to complete. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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New mural

Muralist Adam Nelson of Port Angeles paints a mountainscape on the north wall of Drake’s U-Bake Pizza &…

Randy Nobbs of Sequim attempts to get a kite to take flight on Wednesday at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. A line of sheltering trees made it difficult to launch the kite until he received help from family members to get the aerial glider above the tree line and into the breeze. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Taking flight

Randy Nobbs of Sequim attempts to get a kite to take flight on Wednesday at Carrie Blake Park…

Carissa Guiley of Silverdale, left, along with daughters Mia Guiley, 5, and Evelyn Guiley, 8, peer over a rocky bluff at a sea stack in Crescent Bay on Saturday near Port Crescent. The family was on an outing at Salt Creek County Recreation Area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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What’s over the edge?

Carissa Guiley of Silverdale, left, along with daughters Mia Guiley, 5, and Evelyn Guiley, 8, peer over a…

Denise Thornton of Sequim deadheads roses on a flower display at the Sequim Botanical Garden at the Water Reuse Demonstration Park at Carrie Blake Park on Wednesday in Sequim. Thornton, a volunteer gardener, was taking part in a work party to maintain the beauty of the garden. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Rose display

Denise Thornton of Sequim deadheads roses on a flower display at the Sequim Botanical Garden at the Water…

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…