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Sequim's Mekhi Ashby (10) dribbles the ball up the field against North Mason on Tuesday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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PREPS: Bremerton edges Sequim in penalty kick shootout

SEQUIM — Sequim came four minutes away from a regulation victory but was penalized late and the Wolves…

Renne Brock is the Sequim-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce's 2023 Citizen of the Year. (Emily Matthiessen/for Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Brock builds bridges through art, education and media

Sequim chamber’s Citizen of Year known for founding art walk

August Gala, 2, of Port Angeles spins an idle wheel of a truck belonging to Bruch & Bruch Construction during Saturday’s Touch a Truck event at Queen of Angeles School in Port Angeles. The event, hosted by the school’s parent-teacher organization, allowed youngsters and adults to visit and climb aboard a variety of construction, public safety and utility vehicles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Touch a Truck

August Gala, 2, of Port Angeles spins an idle wheel of a truck belonging to Bruch & Bruch…

Lily Galloway, 9, of Port Angeles looks down from a climbing wall set up at the Olympic National Park visitor center in Port Angeles during Junior Ranger Day, a celebration of the park and of the outdoors. The event featured a variety of activities and exhibits focused on getting youths interested in the environment and the wonders of the national park system. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Junior Ranger Day

Lily Galloway, 9, of Port Angeles looks down from a climbing wall set up at the Olympic National…

Government officials applaud the ribbon cutting at the Point Hudson breakwater in Port Townsend on Wednesday afternoon. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

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Point Hudson breakwater opens centennial celebration

$12 million port project finishes on time, under budget

East Jefferson Fire Rescue Chief Bret Black describes the 2,500-gallon wildfire tender located at Marrowstone Fire Station 12 on Marrowstone Island during an open house on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Marrowstone Island fire station open for business

Volunteers to staff 1,300-square-foot building

Walter (Shaun Hughbanks) sings a familiar jingle with Haley (Steve Fisher) in “The Man with the Plastic Sandwich.” Hughbanks’ character encounters three life-changing individuals after losing his job of 20 years. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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New fortunes for ‘Man with the Plastic Sandwich’

Olympic Theatre Arts’ show kicks off three-week run

Clayton Hergert, 2, along with is mother, Mandy Hergert of Port Angeles, sit at the bow of a U.S. Coast Guard response boat on display during Saturday’s Healthy Kids Day at the Port Angeles YMCA. The event, hosted by all three Olympic Peninsula YMCA branches, featured children’s activities designed to promote a healthy lifestyle and a love for physical activity. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Captain on deck

Clayton Hergert, 2, along with is mother, Mandy Hergert of Port Angeles, sit at the bow of a…

Mary Kelsoe of the Port Angeles Garden Club thins a cluster of azaleas as a tulip sprouts nearby in one of the decorative planters on Wednesday along the esplanade in the 100 block of West Railroad Avenue on the Port Angeles waterfront. Garden club members have traditionally maintained a pair of planters along the Esplanade as Billie Loos’s Garden, named for a longtime club member. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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In full bloom

Mary Kelsoe of the Port Angeles Garden Club thins a cluster of azaleas as a tulip sprouts nearby…

Becca Paul, a paraeducator at Jefferson Elementary in Port Angeles, helps introduce a new book for third-graders, from left, Margret Trowbridge, Taezia Hanan and Skylyn King, to practice reading in the Literacy Lab. The book is entitled “The Girl With A Vision.” (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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After two-year deal, PA paraeducators back to work

Union, school district agree to mediated contract with baseline increases

Dave Swinford of Sequim, left, and Marlana Ashlie of Victoria take part in a workshop on Saturday about cropping bird photos for best presentation during Saturday’s Olympic Birdfest. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Bird spotting

Dave Swinford of Sequim, left, and Marlana Ashlie of Victoria take part in a workshop on Saturday about…

Fernando Cruz of Auburn, an employee of Specialized Pavement Marking in Pacific, cleans off a sign he used to paint a bicycle lane on Sims Way and Kearney Street, the site of the new roundabout. The workers needed at least two days of 47 degrees or above in order to paint the pedestrian crosswalks and other necessary markings. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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New bike lane in Port Townsend

Fernando Cruz of Auburn, an employee of Specialized Pavement Marking in Pacific, cleans off a sign he used…

The Hawaiian Chieftain, a 103-foot sailing ship, was returned to the water Tuesday after it spent several years being restored at the Port of Port Townsend Boat Haven. The ship, purchased from the Grays Harbor Historical Society by Aubrey and Matt Wilson, will now return to Hawaii, where it will be available for tours and events. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

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Hawaiian Chieftain back in the water

The Hawaiian Chieftain, a 103-foot sailing ship, was returned to the water Tuesday after it spent several years…

Pickets in support of paraeducators in the Port Angeles School District march along West Eighth Street in front of the district offices at Lincoln Center on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Strike enters Day 4

Paraeducators, district continue to bargain

Karyn Williams, owner of Red Dog Farm in Chimacum, bags fresh lettuce in anticipation of the opening of the 32nd Port Townsend Farmers Market on Saturday. This will be Williams’ 17th year of participation in the market. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Fresh from the farm

Karyn Williams, owner of Red Dog Farm in Chimacum, bags fresh lettuce in anticipation of the opening of…

Kelly Couthlin of Port Angeles-based RJ Services Inc. uses an excavator to remove damaged surface padding tiles at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles on Thursday. Surface removal paves the way for rebuilding the playground, currently scheduled as a volunteer community effort on May 15-19. A large portion of the playground was destroyed in an arson fire on Dec. 20. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Playground progress in Port Angeles

Kelly Couthlin of Port Angeles-based RJ Services Inc. uses an excavator to remove damaged surface padding tiles at…

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Hoch Construction to build Sequim library expansion

$7.5M contract awarded to renovate 1983 building

Dane Schoonover of Port Townsend helps his daughter Lyra, 8, learn how to skateboard at the Port Townsend Skateboard Park on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Training wheels

Dane Schoonover of Port Townsend helps his daughter Lyra, 8, learn how to skateboard at the Port Townsend…

Children take off from the starting ropes in search of prize-filled eggs at the 46th annual KONP Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. Hundreds of youngsters took part in the event. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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And they’re off …

Youngsters around the Peninsula went in search of the Easter Bunny’s bounty at area egg hunts this weekend.

Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty, from left, Princess Ashlynn Northaven, Princess Kailah Blake, Princess Sophia Treece and Queen Ariya Goettling stand with their new float that they’ll ride on for 14 parades this year. It was shown to them for the first time on Saturday at 7 Cedars Casino. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Irrigation Festival royalty, crowd find fun in float

Annual kickoff dinner ushers in 129th year for event