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Ida Shantz, 5, of Port Angeles looks over a sheet of stenciled letters with her grandmother, Patricia Kessler of Woodburn, Ore., at a cardboard crown craft table during Saturday’s Barn Dance at the Clallam County Fairgrounds to benefit the Five Acre School north of Sequim. The dance also included food, entertainment, children’s activities and a silent auction. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Five Acre School benefit

Ida Shantz, 5, of Port Angeles looks over a sheet of stenciled letters with her grandmother, Patricia Kessler of Woodburn, Ore., at a cardboard crown… Continue reading

Ida Shantz, 5, of Port Angeles looks over a sheet of stenciled letters with her grandmother, Patricia Kessler of Woodburn, Ore., at a cardboard crown craft table during Saturday’s Barn Dance at the Clallam County Fairgrounds to benefit the Five Acre School north of Sequim. The dance also included food, entertainment, children’s activities and a silent auction. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Bird watchers peer out over the waters of Dungeness Bay from Dungeness Landing County Park north of Sequim on Friday in search of waterfowl as part of Olympic BirdFest 2023. The annual birding event draws avian enthusiasts from across the region who are attracted by the diversity of birds across the North Olympic Peninsula.

Avid avian enthusiasts

Bird watchers peer out over the waters of Dungeness Bay from Dungeness Landing County Park north of Sequim on Friday in search of waterfowl as… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Bird watchers peer out over the waters of Dungeness Bay from Dungeness Landing County Park north of Sequim on Friday in search of waterfowl as part of Olympic BirdFest 2023. The annual birding event draws avian enthusiasts from across the region who are attracted by the diversity of birds across the North Olympic Peninsula.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Imelda Jones, left, and Richard Wade, both of Port Angeles, along with the dog, Archie, walk along the Morse Creek trestle near Port Angeles. The trestle, part of the abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific railroad grade, is a key span on the Olympic Discovery Trail.
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Morse Creek trestle stroll

Imelda Jones, left, and Richard Wade, both of Port Angeles, along with the dog, Archie, walk along the Morse Creek trestle near Port Angeles. The… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Imelda Jones, left, and Richard Wade, both of Port Angeles, along with the dog, Archie, walk along the Morse Creek trestle near Port Angeles. The trestle, part of the abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific railroad grade, is a key span on the Olympic Discovery Trail.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Cheri Tinker, executive director of Forks-based Sarge's Veterans Support, front, looks over the features of a donated van with Mark Schildknecht, commandant of Mount Olympus Detatchmet 897 of the Marine Corps League after turning over the keys on Thursday at the Northwest Veterans Resource Center in Port Angeles. The 2013 Ford Explorer van, donated by the Marine Corps League, will be used by the North Olympic Regiional Veteran's Housing Network for ferrying Forks-area vets to and from medical appointments and for veterans outreach services.
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New van for vets donated

Cheri Tinker, executive director of Forks-based Sarge’s Veterans Support, front, looks over the features of a donated van with Mark Schildknecht, commandant of Mount Olympus… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Cheri Tinker, executive director of Forks-based Sarge's Veterans Support, front, looks over the features of a donated van with Mark Schildknecht, commandant of Mount Olympus Detatchmet 897 of the Marine Corps League after turning over the keys on Thursday at the Northwest Veterans Resource Center in Port Angeles. The 2013 Ford Explorer van, donated by the Marine Corps League, will be used by the North Olympic Regiional Veteran's Housing Network for ferrying Forks-area vets to and from medical appointments and for veterans outreach services.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Port Townsend city council member, Monica Mick-Hagger and Port Townsend Pickleball Club president Lynn Pierle (cq) cut the ribbon to dedicate the Mountain View Pickleball courts to the City of Port Townsend in a ribbon cutting on Wednesday at the club. Others looking on are members of the club board of directors and city manager John Mauro, holding the microphone, Carrie Hite, Director of Parks and Recreation strategy, holding the ribbon and to her left is director of parks facilities, Michael Todd. The club now has 219 members on the roster.
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Pickleball court dedicated in Port Townsend

Port Townsend City Council member Monica Mick-Hagger and Port Townsend Pickleball Club President Lynn Pierle cut the ribbon to dedicate the Mountain View pickleball courts… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Port Townsend city council member, Monica Mick-Hagger and Port Townsend Pickleball Club president Lynn Pierle (cq) cut the ribbon to dedicate the Mountain View Pickleball courts to the City of Port Townsend in a ribbon cutting on Wednesday at the club. Others looking on are members of the club board of directors and city manager John Mauro, holding the microphone, Carrie Hite, Director of Parks and Recreation strategy, holding the ribbon and to her left is director of parks facilities, Michael Todd. The club now has 219 members on the roster.
Karen Kitchens will present "Native Songs and Stories" at three branches of the North Olympic Library System this week.
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Native songs and stories offered at NOLS

Karen Kitchen will present “Native Songs and Stories” at three branches of the North Olympic Library System this week. Kitchen will be at the Forks… Continue reading

Karen Kitchens will present "Native Songs and Stories" at three branches of the North Olympic Library System this week.
Sisters Ashlynn and Kellan Northaven of Port Angeles roam the artists market at the 2023 Squatchcon comic and arts convention on Saturday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The four-day event served as a celebration of gaming and culture and included panel discussions and workshops, as well as a cosplay contest. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Squatchcon convention in Port Angeles

Sisters Ashlynn and Kellan Northaven of Port Angeles roam the artists market at the 2023 Squatchcon comic and arts convention on Saturday at Vern Burton… Continue reading

Sisters Ashlynn and Kellan Northaven of Port Angeles roam the artists market at the 2023 Squatchcon comic and arts convention on Saturday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The four-day event served as a celebration of gaming and culture and included panel discussions and workshops, as well as a cosplay contest. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Pictured, from left to right, are Sophie Kunka, Lhotse Rowell, Indigo Gould, Ashton Meyer-Bibbins, team captain Stuart Dow and Maeve Kenney.
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Knowledge bowl 1A winner announced

Port Townsend High School’s Knowledge Bowl team recently won first place in the state’s Division 1A Knowledge Bowl competition in Wenatchee. The team defeated Cascade… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right, are Sophie Kunka, Lhotse Rowell, Indigo Gould, Ashton Meyer-Bibbins, team captain Stuart Dow and Maeve Kenney.
Pictured, from left to right, are Lucy Schmitt, Zia Magill, Mia Lowell, Coach Susan Trower, Noah Holly, Andrew Corbo and Nadia Fisch.
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Knowledge bowl 1B winners named

Nadia Fisch and Zia Magill, from Port Townsend, and Noah Holly, of Port Hadlock, were members of the West Sound Academy Knowledge Bowl team that… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right, are Lucy Schmitt, Zia Magill, Mia Lowell, Coach Susan Trower, Noah Holly, Andrew Corbo and Nadia Fisch.
People gather at First and Lincoln streets in Port Angeles on Friday in support of transgender rights. The group was celebrating the International Transgender Day of Visibility, an annual event celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination they can face. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Transgender rights

People gather at First and Lincoln streets in Port Angeles on Friday in support of transgender rights. The group was celebrating the International Transgender Day… Continue reading

People gather at First and Lincoln streets in Port Angeles on Friday in support of transgender rights. The group was celebrating the International Transgender Day of Visibility, an annual event celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination they can face. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A bed of daffodils blooms at the U.S. 101 Deer Park Rest Area on Tuesday as spring gets into full swing on the North Olympic Peninsula. As the days get longer and temperatures moderate, a wide variety of flowers and other plants are coming into blossom as nature wakes from winter slumber.
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Hello, yellow in Port Angeles

A bed of daffodils blooms at the U.S. 101 Deer Park Rest Area on Tuesday as spring gets into full swing on the North Olympic… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A bed of daffodils blooms at the U.S. 101 Deer Park Rest Area on Tuesday as spring gets into full swing on the North Olympic Peninsula. As the days get longer and temperatures moderate, a wide variety of flowers and other plants are coming into blossom as nature wakes from winter slumber.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS U.S. Air Force veteran Robert Reinking, left, receives a lapel pin from Holly Rowan, president of the Clallam County Veterans Association, during a Vietnam Veteran Commemorative Ceremony on Wednesday at the Northwest Veterans Resource Center in Port Angeles. A total of 22 Vietnam veterans and six surviving spouses of veterans were honored with pins and certificates in an event sponsored by the veterans association and the Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Veterans lauded in Port Angeles

U.S. Air Force veteran Robert Reinking, left, receives a lapel pin from Holly Rowan, president of the Clallam County Veterans Association, during a Vietnam Veteran… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS U.S. Air Force veteran Robert Reinking, left, receives a lapel pin from Holly Rowan, president of the Clallam County Veterans Association, during a Vietnam Veteran Commemorative Ceremony on Wednesday at the Northwest Veterans Resource Center in Port Angeles. A total of 22 Vietnam veterans and six surviving spouses of veterans were honored with pins and certificates in an event sponsored by the veterans association and the Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Princess Skylar Kryzworz, Prince Fred Cameron, Princess Anne Marie Barni and Queen Pepper Reymond try out their float for the first time at the kickoff dinner and auction for the Irrigation Festival at the 7 Cedars Resort on Saturday. The float features a changing sign, and real flowing water. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Festival kickoff

Princess Skylar Kryzworz, Prince Fred Cameron, Princess Anne Marie Barni and Queen Pepper Reymond try out their float for the first time at the kickoff… Continue reading

  • Mar 27, 2023
  • By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Princess Skylar Kryzworz, Prince Fred Cameron, Princess Anne Marie Barni and Queen Pepper Reymond try out their float for the first time at the kickoff dinner and auction for the Irrigation Festival at the 7 Cedars Resort on Saturday. The float features a changing sign, and real flowing water. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Maxamus White, 8, laughs with delight as his mother, Naomi White of Port Angeles, twirls him around on a spin toy on Saturday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The pair were enjoying a break in the weather before showers moved into the area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Taking a spin

Maxamus White, 8, laughs with delight as his mother, Naomi White of Port Angeles, twirls him around on a spin toy on Saturday at the… Continue reading

Maxamus White, 8, laughs with delight as his mother, Naomi White of Port Angeles, twirls him around on a spin toy on Saturday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The pair were enjoying a break in the weather before showers moved into the area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Volunter Janis Burger of Port Angeles, left, plants American dune grass as Allyce Miller, revetation manage for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, looks on during a planting session at a newly-restored section of beach on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Thursday. Nearly a dozen volunteers added their efforts to replant native grasses and other beach vegetation through a joint project of the tribe and the Clallam Conservation District.

Beach planting in Port Angeles

Volunteer Janis Burger of Port Angeles, left, plants American dune grass as Allyce Miller, revegetation manager for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, looks on during… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Volunter Janis Burger of Port Angeles, left, plants American dune grass as Allyce Miller, revetation manage for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, looks on during a planting session at a newly-restored section of beach on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Thursday. Nearly a dozen volunteers added their efforts to replant native grasses and other beach vegetation through a joint project of the tribe and the Clallam Conservation District.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Christian Hoy of Port Angeles practices riding his new unicycle against a backdrop of wind turbine spires at Pebble Beach Park on the Port Angeles waterfront on Tuesday. Hoy said he had previously mastered the use of a motoriszed unicycle and decided he wanted to learn to ride a a pedal-powered one, and the circular paths at the park were perfect for the task.
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Breezy rider in Port Angeles

Christian Hoy of Port Angeles practices riding his new unicycle against a backdrop of wind turbine spires at Pebble Beach Park on the Port Angeles… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Christian Hoy of Port Angeles practices riding his new unicycle against a backdrop of wind turbine spires at Pebble Beach Park on the Port Angeles waterfront on Tuesday. Hoy said he had previously mastered the use of a motoriszed unicycle and decided he wanted to learn to ride a a pedal-powered one, and the circular paths at the park were perfect for the task.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Brett Raemer of Port Angeles, right, speaks with Colleen Robinson, chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County during Wednesday's Clallam County Job Fair at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The fair, hosted by the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Olympic Medical Center, featured dozens of businesses and orgainztios offereing information on career opportinites on the North Olympic Peninsula.
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Clallam County Job Fair hosted

Brett Raemer of Port Angeles, right, speaks with Colleen Robinson, chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County, during Wednesday’s Clallam County Job… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Brett Raemer of Port Angeles, right, speaks with Colleen Robinson, chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County during Wednesday's Clallam County Job Fair at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The fair, hosted by the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Olympic Medical Center, featured dozens of businesses and orgainztios offereing information on career opportinites on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Christine Rose of Port Angeles and her children, Eliabeth Poindexter, 8, and Rowan Poindexter, 4, examine a display of rocks and crystals at the Clallam County Gem & Mineral Association’s Rock, Gem & Jewelry Show on Saturday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The two-day event showcased a wide variety of exhibits and vendors offering crystals, minerals, rocks and gemstones from around the world. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Gem show

Christine Rose of Port Angeles and her children, Eliabeth Poindexter, 8, and Rowan Poindexter, 4, examine a display of rocks and crystals at the Clallam… Continue reading

Christine Rose of Port Angeles and her children, Eliabeth Poindexter, 8, and Rowan Poindexter, 4, examine a display of rocks and crystals at the Clallam County Gem & Mineral Association’s Rock, Gem & Jewelry Show on Saturday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The two-day event showcased a wide variety of exhibits and vendors offering crystals, minerals, rocks and gemstones from around the world. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
John Graham of Sequim, right, talks with Richard Fife, owner of Port Angeles-based Strait Comfort Systems, at the 38th annual KONP Home Show on Saturday at Port Angeles High School. The event featured dozens of exhibitors and displays centered on homes, home improvement and lifestyles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Home Show exhibit

John Graham of Sequim, right, talks with Richard Fife, owner of Port Angeles-based Strait Comfort Systems, at the 38th annual KONP Home Show on Saturday… Continue reading

John Graham of Sequim, right, talks with Richard Fife, owner of Port Angeles-based Strait Comfort Systems, at the 38th annual KONP Home Show on Saturday at Port Angeles High School. The event featured dozens of exhibitors and displays centered on homes, home improvement and lifestyles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Mason Wilcox-Olton, 8, of Port Angeles casts a shadow on a high-banked curve at the Port Angeles Pump Track at Erickson Playfield on Wednesday. The track, the largest of its type in the Northwest, caters to a wide variety of wheeled conveyances and the first in the country to have an adaptive track element.
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Pump track tricks in Port Angeles

Mason Wilcox-Olton, 8, of Port Angeles casts a shadow on a high-banked curve at the Port Angeles Pump Track at Erickson Playfield on Wednesday. The… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Mason Wilcox-Olton, 8, of Port Angeles casts a shadow on a high-banked curve at the Port Angeles Pump Track at Erickson Playfield on Wednesday. The track, the largest of its type in the Northwest, caters to a wide variety of wheeled conveyances and the first in the country to have an adaptive track element.