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Quinn Early, 6, of Port Townsend, spins five hula hoops at once during the 33rd Uptown Port Townsend Street Fair on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Street Fair

Quinn Early, 6, of Port Townsend, spins five hula hoops at once during the 33rd Uptown Port Townsend…

Natilee Winters, 11, a member of the Port Angeles-based Lambchops 4-H Club, sits on a display cart with her chickens as she awaits her turn in the auction ring during the Pacific Northwest Junior Livestock Auction on Saturday at the Clallam County Fair. Dozens of youngsters put their animals on the auction block in hopes of a large payoff for their livestock-rearing efforts. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Livestock auction

Natilee Winters, 11, a member of the Port Angeles-based Lambchops 4-H Club, sits on a display cart with…

Anna-Marie Tax, 9, of Port Angeles, a member of the Rascals 4H Club, sits in a pen with Fiona, a Berkshire/Hampshire cross breed, on Thursday in the swine barn at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Youngsters set their sights on medals and ribbons

From showmanship to livestock auction, fair offers stage

Terri Johnson of Sequim, a member of Sequim Prairie Grange No. 1108, puts the finishing touches on her organization’s display entry on Wednesday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. The display follows this year’s fair theme, “Bee-lieve in the Magic of the Fair.” The fair begins its four-day run today with agricultural judging, food, entertainment and other activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Clallam County Fair opens four-day slate

Live music, shows highlight various events this weekend

Still suspended and held in steady by a heavy lift crane, a 50-ton crossmember beam of the new 300-ton variable width Travelift acquired by the Port of Port Townsend is bolted down by an employee, lower right, on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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New Travelift

Still suspended and held in steady by a heavy lift crane, a 50-ton crossmember beam of the new…

A surveillance and patrol helicopter operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security lands at Saturday’s Unity of Effort festival of military, law enforcement and first responders in Sequim. The event, hosted by Security Services Northwest, featured a variety of military equipment, law enforcement and public safety displays, food, music and other activities as well as a helicopter fly-in. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Honoring first responders

A surveillance and patrol helicopter operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security lands at Saturday’s Unity of…

The pink salmon were running close enough to shore to attract at least dozen anglers to the beach at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Pinks are running

The pink salmon were running close enough to shore to attract at least dozen anglers to the beach…

Avery Reeser, 10, of Sequim, pets Mai Tai, her Nigerian Dwarf goat entered in the Jefferson County Fair at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The fair opens at 10 a.m. today and runs through Sunday in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Fair opens today

Avery Reeser, 10, of Sequim, pets Mai Tai, her Nigerian Dwarf goat entered in the Jefferson County Fair…

Port Angeles Police officers Kenneth McKnight, left, and Lilliana Emery give a canine demonstration with Freddy, a trained police dog, during Tuesday’s National Night Out at Port Angeles Civic Field. The nationwide event brought law enforcement agencies, watch groups and civic organizations together for an evening of community building, featuring informational displays, children’s activities and a large-screen movie presentation. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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National Night Out

Port Angeles Police officers Kenneth McKnight, left, and Lilliana Emery give a canine demonstration with Freddy, a trained…

Clallam County election workers Shellie Andrews of Port Angeles, front, Ray Farrell of Forks, left, and Kathy Schreiner of Sequim organize ballots on Tuesday at the Clallam County Courthouse. Primary election results from Tuesday night are at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews, and coverage of the election will be in Thursday’s print edition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Voters pass Clallam County Fire District 3 levy lid lift

Top two candidates in multiple races advance to November election

Spectators roam the grounds of Jefferson County International Airport looking over some of the historic airplanes on display during the second annual Jefferson County Airport Day on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Air show

Spectators roam the grounds of Jefferson County International Airport looking over some of the historic airplanes on display…

Darren Peacock drives a 1949 Gibson Super D2 tractor down state Highway 112 during Saturday’s Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival grand parade. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Joyce Daze

Darren Peacock drives a 1949 Gibson Super D2 tractor down state Highway 112 during Saturday’s Joyce Daze Wild…

Tribal member Jerry Foster waves a Lower Elwha Klallam tribal flag as a canoe paddled by members of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe arrives at Elwha Beach at Angeles Point on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Elwha welcome canoes for final stop in journey

Singing, dancing to take place over next few days

Jamestown S’Klallam tribal members Loni Greninger, left, and Jesse Osmer greet members of the Kw’umut Lelum youth canoe from a collection of First Nation tribes of eastern Vancouver Island as they arrive at Jamestown Beach near Sequim as part of the 2025 Canoe Journey to Elwha. About 40 canoes were expected to land at Jamestown on their way to a mass landing today at the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Canoe arrival

Jamestown S’Klallam tribal members Loni Greninger, left, and Jesse Osmer greet members of the Kw’umut Lelum youth canoe…

The Tana Stobs canoe, a family memorial canoe with members from the Port Gamble and Suquamish tribes, arrived first to the beach at Fort Worden on Tuesday. The canoe, in its 25th year, honors the memory of paddler Nic Armstrong’s brother Santana Ives. Their trip from Port Gamble took 4 1/2 hours. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Tribal canoe journey lands at Fort Worden

Event upholds tradition, culture, with final destination Thursday

Anita Gage of Fortuna, Calif., gets a kiss from GHC Bronze Firle Oak Sadlers Wells “Sadler” in preparation for showing before the judges during the 2025 AKC All-Breed Conformation Show and Obedience and Rally Trials on Sunday at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The three-day show, hosted by the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club, featured hundreds of dogs from across the region in multiple rings and obedience displays. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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All-breed show

Anita Gage of Fortuna, Calif., gets a kiss from GHC Bronze Firle Oak Sadlers Wells “Sadler” in preparation…

Youngsters gather on the lawn of the Port Angeles Public Library to listen to children’s entertainer Eli Rosenblatt of Seattle as part of the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department’s citywide Day of Play. The Saturday event featured a variety of activities for children and their parents at venues across the city. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Day of Play

Youngsters gather on the lawn of the Port Angeles Public Library to listen to children’s entertainer Eli Rosenblatt…

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.

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