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The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, last viewed on earth 80,000 years ago, shines brightly in the western sky over the Olympic Mountains from Port Townsend High School on Saturday evening. The comet may be visible for most of the month of October if the skies are clear. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Rare comet

The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, last viewed on earth 80,000 years ago, shines brightly in the western sky over the…

Laurie Hutchings of Port Angeles, right, and her grandson, Regan Davis, 5, of Port Angeles examine a display of infant car seats as Crystal Clark, a volunteer car seat technician for the Sequim Police Department, describes their function during Saturday’s Public Safety Fair at the Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The event featured a variety of public safety agencies and their equipment, as well as lectures and other presentations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Safety fair

Laurie Hutchings of Port Angeles, right, and her grandson, Regan Davis, 5, of Port Angeles examine a display…

A massive kinetic skulpture called Maxtivity’s GLORY-ous Chocolate Turtle from Corvallis, Ore., negotiates a turn on Water Street during the 40th Kinetic Skulpture Parade and Race in downtown Port Townsend on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Kinetic Skulpture race

A massive kinetic skulpture called Maxtivity’s GLORY-ous Chocolate Turtle from Corvallis, Ore., negotiates a turn on Water Street…

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Shelby Vaughan, left, and her mother, Martha Vaughan, along with a selection of dogs, plan to construct dog shelters at Fox-Bell farm near Sequim in an effort to assist the Clallam County Humane Society with housing wayward canines.

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Fox-Bell Humane Society transforming property

Goal is to turn 3 to 4 acres into new place for adoptable dogs

Partner families break ground along with supporters on Tuesday in Port Townsend. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Habitat project to bring six cottages to Port Townsend

Additional units in works for East Jefferson nonprofit

Melissa Bixby’s batik paintings are featured during October at the Port Townsend Gallery.

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First Saturday Art Walk set in Port Townsend this weekend

Gallery-9, Jeanette Best Gallery, Port Townsend Gallery hosting exhibits

Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tom Clark of Joyce loads a discarded computer onto a truck for recycling during Saturday’s e-Waste Recycling Day at in the parking lot at Port Angeles Civic Field. The club took in stacks of used computers, television sets, printers and other home electronics with donations going to the club’s children’s programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Recycling day

Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tom Clark of Joyce loads a discarded computer onto a truck for recycling during…

Grant Fairchild, 9, of Port Angeles plays Pictionary as Feiro Marine Life Center executive director Melissa Williams holds the drawing board outside the center on Saturday. Feiro hosted “Day of Play” with a variety of children’s activities geared toward conservation and the marine environment. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Day of Play

Grant Fairchild, 9, of Port Angeles plays Pictionary as Feiro Marine Life Center executive director Melissa Williams holds…

Juan Reyes of Patrick Walker, Inc. gets a head start on installing the holiday lights that will delight those driving along U.S. Highway 101 through the Blyn area this season. The crew from Patrick Walker, Inc. of Port Orchard, a landscape contractor, installs the lights on trees and bushes at the Jamestown Blyn Campus, Longhouse Market, 7 Cedars Casino and hotel, Jamestown Medical Center and The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course. The task will take more than a month to complete. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Headstart for holidays in Blyn

Juan Reyes of Patrick Walker, Inc. gets a head start on installing the holiday lights that will delight…

A red-footed booby has been roosting on a daily basis on a piling at the Marine Science Center aquarium at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Tropical roosting in Port Townsend

A red-footed booby has been roosting on a daily basis on a piling at the Marine Science Center…

Greg Maust of Port Angeles adds his suggestions to a wall devoted to visions and suggestions for the city’s future during a Storefront Studio open house on Tuesday hosted by the city at 230 E. First St. The studio, staffed by city planners, continues today with displays and a workshop. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Storefront studio in Port Angeles

Greg Maust of Port Angeles adds his suggestions to a wall devoted to visions and suggestions for the…

Film buffs enjoy a free presentation during the 25th Port Townsend Film Festival on Saturday. The feature was the 1973 classic “American Graffiti” about teenage life in 1962 California. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Outdoor film

Film buffs enjoy a free presentation during the 25th Port Townsend Film Festival on Saturday. The feature was…

Port Angeles siblings, from left, Parker Ahlgrim, 4, Mckenna Ahlgrim, 8, and Sierra Ahlgrim, 6, make fish prints at a booth set up by the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center during Saturday’s Forever StreamFest at Pebble Beach Park on the Port Angeles waterfront. The event, hosted by the Port Angeles Garden Club in conjunction with the Clallam County Conservation District, featured a variety of information booths and activities focused on protecting the environment and natural resources. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Fish prints

Port Angeles siblings, from left, Parker Ahlgrim, 4, Mckenna Ahlgrim, 8, and Sierra Ahlgrim, 6, make fish prints…

Port Angeles Parks Department workers walk along the Port Angeles City Pier moorage floats after they were removed for seasonal storage on Tuesday. The floats will be towed to a storage area near the McKinley Paper mill to protect them from winter winds and waves. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Seasonal storage

Port Angeles Parks Department workers walk along the Port Angeles City Pier moorage floats after they were removed…

Clallam County Juvenile Court Coordinator Candice Lawler stands in the foyer of the old courthouse in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Juvenile services program shows youth ‘they are not alone’

Drug court coordinator shares personal experience with kids

Port Angeles High School junior Tucker Swain, left, tries out a sample of roasted broccoli with ranch dressing dipping sauce prepared by Stacey Larsen, the district’s WSU Clallam Extension Farm to School consultant at the school’s cafeteria on Friday. Including locally grown produce like the Chi’s Farm broccoli into meals, increasing the amount of whole grains in foods and reducing salt and added sugar are part of the school district’s efforts to create healthier options and meet updated USDA nutrition standards. A new app provides students and parents a way to view menus and the nutritional content, calories and allergens in meal options. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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New flavors, new recipes for Port Angeles School District meal program

Goal is to promote healthy options for nutrition standards

Tracey Appleton of Port Townsend cuts flowers at Wilderbee Farm on Saturday while on the 22nd annual Jefferson County Farm Tour. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Farm tour

Tracey Appleton of Port Townsend cuts flowers at Wilderbee Farm on Saturday while on the 22nd annual Jefferson…

Mary Kniskern of Sonny’s Spaw and Self-Wash of Sequim gets a kiss from Winston at a “kissing booth” set up for “Music Where You Bark” for KSQM Pet Lovers Day at the James Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday in Sequim. The event featured animal-oriented display booths and live music and animal demonstrations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Canine kiss

Mary Kniskern of Sonny’s Spaw and Self-Wash of Sequim gets a kiss from Winston at a “kissing booth”…

Rick McKenzie, a retired Coast Guard veteran, plays bagpipes at the 9/11 memorial at the Francis Street Park in Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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‘Emotions and memories’ part of ceremony to remember 9/11

Firefighters, police officers gather to honor those lost 23 years ago

Scott Hanna, right, and Chad Vandehey, engineers with the state Department of Natural Resources’ Olympic National Forest unit, check out a new bridge over a tributary to the Calawah River. The project is a Good Neighbor Authority partnership between DNR and the U.S. Forest Service. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Joint project replaces culvert with steel bridge

DNR, Forest Service combine efforts on Calawah River tributary