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Tim Stone of Port Townsend practices his hobby of tying fishing flies while enjoying a cup of coffee at his favorite cafe. Stone has fished the lakes and streams in Washington and once caught 70 while fishing in Quilcene. Sixty-six were catch and release; he kept four. Although a hobbyist, Stone has sold the occasional fly to fellow enthusiasts. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Attention to detail

Tim Stone of Port Townsend practices his hobby of tying fishing flies while enjoying a cup of coffee at his favorite cafe. Stone has fished… Continue reading

 

Logan Gear, 3 1/2, uses a garden hose to wash the family car in Port Angeles. His mother Rachel Gear said it was sunny and it was a chance “to get out of the house and do something constructive.” (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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A break in the rain

Logan Gear, 3 1/2, uses a garden hose to wash the family car in Port Angeles. His mother Rachel Gear said it was sunny and… Continue reading

 

The Sanderling Building, a vacant office building on Water Street across from Quimper Mercantile in downtown Port Townsend, underwent exterior demolition on Monday to clear the lot for a 50-room hotel to be built by BJC Group of Port Orchard. Interior demolition started last week and the site should to be cleared in about a week and a half. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Building demolition

The Sanderling Building, a vacant office building on Water Street across from Quimper Mercantile in downtown Port Townsend, underwent exterior demolition on Monday to clear… Continue reading

 

Raquel Matiase-Pablo and Ruben Rameriz of Forks welcomed Helen into the world at 6:28 p.m. on Friday, the first baby born on the North Olympic Peninsula in 2026. Helen weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and has three siblings ages 9, 5 and 1. Matiase-Pablo, who speaks three languages, said she migrated to the United States more than 10 years ago. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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It’s a girl!

Raquel Matiase-Pablo and Ruben Rameriz of Forks welcomed Helen into the world at 6:28 p.m. on Friday, the first baby born on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Raquel Matiase-Pablo and Ruben Rameriz of Forks welcomed Helen into the world at 6:28 p.m. on Friday, the first baby born on the North Olympic Peninsula in 2026. Helen weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and has three siblings ages 9, 5 and 1. Matiase-Pablo, who speaks three languages, said she migrated to the United States more than 10 years ago. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Members of Port Townsend Indivisible, a political protest group, begin to amass along Sims Way on Saturday in the first rally of 2026. The group was called to action in protest of the U.S. government and Donald Trump ousting the president of Venezuela overnight. Gina McMather, second from the right, a member of the Indivisible leadership team, led the pop-up rally. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Venezuela protest

Members of Port Townsend Indivisible, a political protest group, begin to amass along Sims Way on Saturday in the first rally of 2026. The group… Continue reading

Members of Port Townsend Indivisible, a political protest group, begin to amass along Sims Way on Saturday in the first rally of 2026. The group was called to action in protest of the U.S. government and Donald Trump ousting the president of Venezuela overnight. Gina McMather, second from the right, a member of the Indivisible leadership team, led the pop-up rally. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Aspen Mason-Kleeb, left, and Satria McKnight, both of Port Townsend and members of Popup Movement in Port Hadlock, a circus school owned by Sadie La Donna, right, rehearse a routine they were set to perform Wednesday in a performance as part of the First Night event put on by the Production Alliance. Watching is Julia Franz, seated, a rigger for the company. (Steve Mullensky/ for Peninsula Daily News)
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First Night

Aspen Mason-Kleeb, left, and Satria McKnight, both of Port Townsend and members of Popup Movement in Port Hadlock, a circus school owned by Sadie La… Continue reading

Aspen Mason-Kleeb, left, and Satria McKnight, both of Port Townsend and members of Popup Movement in Port Hadlock, a circus school owned by Sadie La Donna, right, rehearse a routine they were set to perform Wednesday in a performance as part of the First Night event put on by the Production Alliance. Watching is Julia Franz, seated, a rigger for the company. (Steve Mullensky/ for Peninsula Daily News)
Holiday lights reflect off the water at Boat Haven in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Holiday reflections

Holiday lights reflect off the water at Boat Haven in Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Holiday lights reflect off the water at Boat Haven in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Anita La Salle, kneeling in the center, poses with her family of son, daughters, son-in-law and grandkids, all from Port Townsend, after spending Saturday on a scavenger hunt and celebrating a reunion to welcome a long-lost family member who hasn’t been seen in more than 50 years. The hunt originated at the Port Townsend Goodwill, where they each had to buy matching clothes, and took them to various venues around Port Townsend culminating at the anchor at Fort Worden State Park. This is the first Christmas they have all been together as a family. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Family reunion

Anita La Salle, kneeling in the center, poses with her family of son, daughters, son-in-law and grandkids, all from Port Townsend, after spending Saturday on… Continue reading

Anita La Salle, kneeling in the center, poses with her family of son, daughters, son-in-law and grandkids, all from Port Townsend, after spending Saturday on a scavenger hunt and celebrating a reunion to welcome a long-lost family member who hasn’t been seen in more than 50 years. The hunt originated at the Port Townsend Goodwill, where they each had to buy matching clothes, and took them to various venues around Port Townsend culminating at the anchor at Fort Worden State Park. This is the first Christmas they have all been together as a family. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Justice Loftus holds up a dinosaur mask he received at the Winter Wishes assembly. He said he plans to use it to play with his younger brother. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim High School assembly grants students’ requests

Annual assembly provides gifts via leadership class

Justice Loftus holds up a dinosaur mask he received at the Winter Wishes assembly. He said he plans to use it to play with his younger brother. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Stevens Middle School eighth-grader Linda Venuti, left, and seventh-graders Noah Larsen and Airabella Rogers pour through the contents of a time capsule found in August by electrical contractors working on the new school scheduled to open in 2028. The time capsule was buried by sixth graders in 1989. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Middle school students open capsule from 1989

Phone book, TV Guide among items left behind more than 30 years ago

Stevens Middle School eighth-grader Linda Venuti, left, and seventh-graders Noah Larsen and Airabella Rogers pour through the contents of a time capsule found in August by electrical contractors working on the new school scheduled to open in 2028. The time capsule was buried by sixth graders in 1989. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
Tom Malone of Port Townsend, seeks the warmth of a towel and a shirt as he leaves the 46-degree waters of the Salish Sea on Saturday after he took a cold plunge to celebrate the winter solstice. “You can’t feel the same after doing this as you did before,” Malone said. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Solstice plunge

Tom Malone of Port Townsend, seeks the warmth of a towel and a shirt as he leaves the 46-degree waters of the Salish Sea on… Continue reading

Tom Malone of Port Townsend, seeks the warmth of a towel and a shirt as he leaves the 46-degree waters of the Salish Sea on Saturday after he took a cold plunge to celebrate the winter solstice. “You can’t feel the same after doing this as you did before,” Malone said. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Joe McDonald, from Fort Worth, Texas, purchases a bag of Brussels sprouts from Red Dog Farm on Saturday, the last day of the Port Townsend Farmers Market in Uptown Port Townsend. The market will resume operations on the first Saturday in April 2026. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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End of season

Joe McDonald of Fort Worth, Texas, purchases a bag of Brussels sprouts from Red Dog Farm on Saturday, the last day of the Port Townsend… Continue reading

Joe McDonald, from Fort Worth, Texas, purchases a bag of Brussels sprouts from Red Dog Farm on Saturday, the last day of the Port Townsend Farmers Market in Uptown Port Townsend. The market will resume operations on the first Saturday in April 2026. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Tippy Munger, an employee at Olympic Stationers on East Front Street in Port Angeles, puts out a welcoming display for holiday shoppers just outside the business’ door every day. She said several men have sat there waiting while their wives shop inside. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Holiday hijinks

Tippy Munger, an employee at Olympic Stationers on East Front Street in Port Angeles, puts out a welcoming display for holiday shoppers just outside the… Continue reading

Tippy Munger, an employee at Olympic Stationers on East Front Street in Port Angeles, puts out a welcoming display for holiday shoppers just outside the business’ door every day. She said several men have sat there waiting while their wives shop inside. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
A crew from the Mason County PUD, in support of the Jefferson County PUD, works to replace a power pole and reconnect the power lines after a tree fell onto the wires and damaged the pole at the corner of Discovery Road and Cape George Road, near the Discovery Bay Golf Course. Powerful winds on Tuesday and early Wednesday morning knocked out power across the Peninsula. The majority had been restored by Wednesday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Reconnecting power

A crew from the Mason County PUD, in support of the Jefferson County PUD, works to replace a power pole and reconnect the power lines… Continue reading

A crew from the Mason County PUD, in support of the Jefferson County PUD, works to replace a power pole and reconnect the power lines after a tree fell onto the wires and damaged the pole at the corner of Discovery Road and Cape George Road, near the Discovery Bay Golf Course. Powerful winds on Tuesday and early Wednesday morning knocked out power across the Peninsula. The majority had been restored by Wednesday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Judy Krebs of Port Townsend speaks to the Port Townsend City Council on Monday to voice her concerns regarding the council’s pending vote on the 2026 Comprehensive Plan and development regulations. Krebs holds a sign that reads “pause,” as do others, entreating the council to delay its vote on passing the plan. About 65 citizens filled the chamber to capacity for the meeting. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend council passes its comprehensive plan update

Changes to zoning in residential areas bring public opposition

Judy Krebs of Port Townsend speaks to the Port Townsend City Council on Monday to voice her concerns regarding the council’s pending vote on the 2026 Comprehensive Plan and development regulations. Krebs holds a sign that reads “pause,” as do others, entreating the council to delay its vote on passing the plan. About 65 citizens filled the chamber to capacity for the meeting. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Pamela and Ernie Burnett, left, talk about their craft items, Amijurmi — Japanese small crocheted stuffed yarn creatures — to Tracey Harris of Marrowstone Island on Saturday during the first of two days at the 38th annual Chimacum Arts and Crafts Show at Chimacum High School. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Craft show

Japanese small crocheted stuffed yarn creatures — to Tracey Harris of Marrowstone Island… Continue reading

Pamela and Ernie Burnett, left, talk about their craft items, Amijurmi — Japanese small crocheted stuffed yarn creatures — to Tracey Harris of Marrowstone Island on Saturday during the first of two days at the 38th annual Chimacum Arts and Crafts Show at Chimacum High School. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
TSR Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Chef Arron Stark gently inserts a piece of king salmon into a hot saute pan so as not to cause a splatter of hot oil. Stark was presenting a cooking demonstration to 35 people on Wednesday December 10th at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds who paid $30.00 each for the privilege of learning from one of the best chefs in the county.
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Delicious demonstration

Chef Arron Stark gently inserts a piece of king salmon into a hot saute pan so as not to cause a splatter of hot oil.… Continue reading

TSR Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Chef Arron Stark gently inserts a piece of king salmon into a hot saute pan so as not to cause a splatter of hot oil. Stark was presenting a cooking demonstration to 35 people on Wednesday December 10th at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds who paid $30.00 each for the privilege of learning from one of the best chefs in the county.
Donna Bower, left, and Kristine Konapaski, volunteers from the Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, unload one of the 115 boxes of Christmas wreaths and carry it to a waiting truck. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Wreaths arrive for veterans

Donna Bower, left, and Kristine Konapaski, volunteers from the Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, unload one of the 115 boxes… Continue reading

Donna Bower, left, and Kristine Konapaski, volunteers from the Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, unload one of the 115 boxes of Christmas wreaths and carry it to a waiting truck. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)
Patrick Zolpi-Mikols, a park aide with Fort Worden State Park, gathers and removes leaves covering the storm drains after an atmospheric river rainstorm early Wednesday morning in Port Townsend. A flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service until 11:11 a.m. today for the Elwha River at the McDonald Bridge in Clallam County. With the flood stage at 20 feet, the Elwha River was projected to rise to 23.3 feet late Wednesday afternoon and then fall below flood stage just after midnight. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Cleaning storm drains

Patrick Zolpi-Mikols, a park aide with Fort Worden State Park, gathers and removes leaves covering the storm drains after an atmospheric river rainstorm early Wednesday… Continue reading

Patrick Zolpi-Mikols, a park aide with Fort Worden State Park, gathers and removes leaves covering the storm drains after an atmospheric river rainstorm early Wednesday morning in Port Townsend. A flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service until 11:11 a.m. today for the Elwha River at the McDonald Bridge in Clallam County. With the flood stage at 20 feet, the Elwha River was projected to rise to 23.3 feet late Wednesday afternoon and then fall below flood stage just after midnight. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sue Bahl walks with an umbrella on West Eighth Street on Monday. Heavy rainfall up to 8 inches over the past several days has increased the threat of landslides in Western Washington, according to the National Weather Service. A flood watch also has been issued until 4 p.m. Friday for portions of northwest and west central Washington, including Clallam and Jefferson counties. Sharp rises in rivers, especially those flowing off the Olympics and Cascades, are expected, the National Weather Service said. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Atmospheric river

Sue Bahl walks with an umbrella on West Eighth Street on Monday. Heavy rainfall up to 8 inches over the past several days has increased… Continue reading

Sue Bahl walks with an umbrella on West Eighth Street on Monday. Heavy rainfall up to 8 inches over the past several days has increased the threat of landslides in Western Washington, according to the National Weather Service. A flood watch also has been issued until 4 p.m. Friday for portions of northwest and west central Washington, including Clallam and Jefferson counties. Sharp rises in rivers, especially those flowing off the Olympics and Cascades, are expected, the National Weather Service said. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)