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Port Angeles siblings Gwendolyn McCord, 4, left, and Brân McCord, 6, assist their grandfather, Glenn Jones, with creating a jack-o-lantern during a pumpkin-carving session on Saturday at the Port Angeles Public Library. About 40 children and their parents took part in the spooky Halloween activity. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Pumpkin carving

Port Angeles siblings Gwendolyn McCord, 4, left, and Brân McCord, 6, assist their grandfather, Glenn Jones, with creating a jack-o-lantern during a pumpkin-carving session on… Continue reading

Port Angeles siblings Gwendolyn McCord, 4, left, and Brân McCord, 6, assist their grandfather, Glenn Jones, with creating a jack-o-lantern during a pumpkin-carving session on Saturday at the Port Angeles Public Library. About 40 children and their parents took part in the spooky Halloween activity. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jessica Topham of Sequim collects sweet treats for her son, Ivar Baker, 19 months, as Becky Rice looks on from her spookily decorated vehicle during Saturday’s Country Fair and Trunk or Treat at the Sequim Prairie Grange north of Carlsborg. The Halloween-themed event featured food, games, pumpkin carving and scary treats, hosted by members of the grange. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Trunk or treat

Jessica Topham of Sequim collects sweet treats for her son, Ivar Baker, 19 months, as Becky Rice looks on from her spookily decorated vehicle during… Continue reading

Jessica Topham of Sequim collects sweet treats for her son, Ivar Baker, 19 months, as Becky Rice looks on from her spookily decorated vehicle during Saturday’s Country Fair and Trunk or Treat at the Sequim Prairie Grange north of Carlsborg. The Halloween-themed event featured food, games, pumpkin carving and scary treats, hosted by members of the grange. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Rachel Anderson of Port Angeles fills out a raffle ticket for gifts and nautical-themed items during Wednesday’s Float the Boat fundraiser benefitting the Port Angeles junior and senior high school sailing teams. The event, held at Olympic Lodge by Ayres in Port Angeles, was conducted by the nonprofit Community Boating Program to support youth sailing and other nautical programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Float the boat

Rachel Anderson of Port Angeles fills out a raffle ticket for gifts and nautical-themed items during Wednesday’s Float the Boat fundraiser benefitting the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Rachel Anderson of Port Angeles fills out a raffle ticket for gifts and nautical-themed items during Wednesday’s Float the Boat fundraiser benefitting the Port Angeles junior and senior high school sailing teams. The event, held at Olympic Lodge by Ayres in Port Angeles, was conducted by the nonprofit Community Boating Program to support youth sailing and other nautical programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A group of friends stop to look at a Halloween display put up by the camp host at the RV park at Point Hudson Marina. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Halloween display

A group of friends stop to look at a Halloween display put up by the camp host at the RV park at Point Hudson Marina.… Continue reading

A group of friends stop to look at a Halloween display put up by the camp host at the RV park at Point Hudson Marina. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Hailey Robinson welds a steel frame on a component of a temporary military billet being constructed at Composite Recycling Technology Center's Port Angeles facility. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Recycling center innovating with carbon fiber, timber

Business constructs pickleball nets, housing solutions

Hailey Robinson welds a steel frame on a component of a temporary military billet being constructed at Composite Recycling Technology Center's Port Angeles facility. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Matthew Nash / Olympic Peninsula News Group In Olympic Theatre Arts’ “A Murder is Announced,” Inspector Craddock (Susan Cates), left, tries to solve a suspicious death with help from Agatha Christie’s popular character Miss Marple (Susan DelaBarre), front right.

Olympic Theatre Arts stages ‘A Murder is Announced’

Show will be on main stage weekends through Nov. 2

Matthew Nash / Olympic Peninsula News Group In Olympic Theatre Arts’ “A Murder is Announced,” Inspector Craddock (Susan Cates), left, tries to solve a suspicious death with help from Agatha Christie’s popular character Miss Marple (Susan DelaBarre), front right.
A crowd gathers on the lawn of the Clallam County Courthouse on Saturday for one of two “No Kings” rallies in Port Angeles protesting the policies of President Donald Trump and his administration. Several hundred people attended the courthouse demonstration with about a thousand at a concurrent rally at the intersection of First and Front streets on the east side of the city. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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‘No Kings’

A crowd gathers on the lawn of the Clallam County Courthouse on Saturday for one of two “No Kings” rallies in Port Angeles protesting the… Continue reading

A crowd gathers on the lawn of the Clallam County Courthouse on Saturday for one of two “No Kings” rallies in Port Angeles protesting the policies of President Donald Trump and his administration. Several hundred people attended the courthouse demonstration with about a thousand at a concurrent rally at the intersection of First and Front streets on the east side of the city. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port of Port Townsend project administrator Natalie Toews, left, Washington Recreation and Conservation Office Outdoor Grants Manager Brian Carpenter, Jefferson County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour, Port of Port Townsend commissioners Carol Hasse and Pam Petranek and Port Executive Director Eron Berg cut the ribbon at the new Gardiner boat ramp and ADA-compliant boat launch on Discovery Bay. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Port of Port Townsend cuts ribbon at Gardiner boat launch

New ramp, floating dock provide access to Discovery Bay

Port of Port Townsend project administrator Natalie Toews, left, Washington Recreation and Conservation Office Outdoor Grants Manager Brian Carpenter, Jefferson County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour, Port of Port Townsend commissioners Carol Hasse and Pam Petranek and Port Executive Director Eron Berg cut the ribbon at the new Gardiner boat ramp and ADA-compliant boat launch on Discovery Bay. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
Dalton Tullis of Port Angeles speaks at a rally commemorating the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Tuesday at the Conrad Dyer Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles. The group hopes to develop a local chapter of the Turning Point USA student organization in honor of Kirk, who was assassinated on Sept. 10. The rally was held on the 32nd anniversary of Kirk’s birth. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Remembering Charlie Kirk

Dalton Tullis of Port Angeles speaks at a rally commemorating the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Tuesday at the Conrad Dyer Memorial Fountain… Continue reading

Dalton Tullis of Port Angeles speaks at a rally commemorating the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Tuesday at the Conrad Dyer Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles. The group hopes to develop a local chapter of the Turning Point USA student organization in honor of Kirk, who was assassinated on Sept. 10. The rally was held on the 32nd anniversary of Kirk’s birth. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Scuba divers Shawn Augustine, left, Chris Van Damme and Jackie Selbitschka, all with Reef Check, an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of two ecosystems — tropical coral reefs and temperate kelp forests — place instruments recovered from a buoy in a bucket of water on Tuesday to keep them wet until the data can be downloaded. The data contains information on the salinity, Ph, dissolved oxygen and temperature of the kelp in the 50-degree water of the Salish Sea. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Scientific data

Scuba divers Shawn Augustine, left, Chris Van Damme and Jackie Selbitschka, all with Reef Check, an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of two… Continue reading

Scuba divers Shawn Augustine, left, Chris Van Damme and Jackie Selbitschka, all with Reef Check, an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of two ecosystems — tropical coral reefs and temperate kelp forests — place instruments recovered from a buoy in a bucket of water on Tuesday to keep them wet until the data can be downloaded. The data contains information on the salinity, Ph, dissolved oxygen and temperature of the kelp in the 50-degree water of the Salish Sea. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Klahhane Ridge, as seen from Port Angeles, had a good dusting of snow on Monday. Fall temperatures on the Peninsula were expected to be in the mid-50s this week while overnight lows were expected to dip into the upper 30s. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Snow-covered ridge

Klahhane Ridge, as seen from Port Angeles, had a good dusting of snow on Monday. Fall temperatures on the Peninsula were expected to be in… Continue reading

Klahhane Ridge, as seen from Port Angeles, had a good dusting of snow on Monday. Fall temperatures on the Peninsula were expected to be in the mid-50s this week while overnight lows were expected to dip into the upper 30s. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Festival-goers, from left, Cara Saunto, Shelby Damiani and Adrienne Bohannon, all of Seattle, crack into their crab dinners on Saturday at the Dungeness Crab Festival on the Port Angeles waterfront. The annual event drew thousands of visitors to downtown Port Angeles for a variety of seafood delights, music, cooking demonstrations, a craft fair and other activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Dinner is served

Festival-goers, from left, Cara Saunto, Shelby Damiani and Adrienne Bohannon, all of Seattle, crack into their crab dinners on Saturday at the Dungeness Crab Festival… Continue reading

Festival-goers, from left, Cara Saunto, Shelby Damiani and Adrienne Bohannon, all of Seattle, crack into their crab dinners on Saturday at the Dungeness Crab Festival on the Port Angeles waterfront. The annual event drew thousands of visitors to downtown Port Angeles for a variety of seafood delights, music, cooking demonstrations, a craft fair and other activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Saul and Suzanna Martinez of Monroe take in the view over the Salish Sea from Fort Worden State Park on Thursday. The couple enjoyed a quick trip to Port Townsend to celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Anniversary visit

Saul and Suzanna Martinez of Monroe take in the view over the Salish Sea from Fort Worden State Park on Thursday. The couple enjoyed a… Continue reading

Saul and Suzanna Martinez of Monroe take in the view over the Salish Sea from Fort Worden State Park on Thursday. The couple enjoyed a quick trip to Port Townsend to celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
A dog walker, lower right, stops to read a sign while strolling along among the autumn colors at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Autumn colors

A dog walker, lower right, stops to read a sign while strolling along among the autumn colors at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend.… Continue reading

A dog walker, lower right, stops to read a sign while strolling along among the autumn colors at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the official weigh-in during the 18th Evergreen Country Estate pumpkin contest on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. The four pumpkins, from left to right, weighed 151 pounds, 166 pounds, 84 pounds and 115 pounds. Dawna Krause grew the 166-pounder and was declared this year’s champion. The winner of the weight-guessing contest won a coho salmon or two Dungeness crabs. A dozen smaller pumpkins also were entered for fun. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Pumpkin contest

Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the… Continue reading

Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the official weigh-in during the 18th Evergreen Country Estate pumpkin contest on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. The four pumpkins, from left to right, weighed 151 pounds, 166 pounds, 84 pounds and 115 pounds. Dawna Krause grew the 166-pounder and was declared this year’s champion. The winner of the weight-guessing contest won a coho salmon or two Dungeness crabs. A dozen smaller pumpkins also were entered for fun. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Racers make a big splash as they hit the water after rolling down the boat ramp at Northwest Maritime on Saturday. The 14 entrants in the Kinetic Skulpture race had to prove their floatability by paddling across the bay to the Port Townsend city dock, about a quarter-mile, and back to the ramp before they could participate in Sunday’s event. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Making a splash

Racers make a big splash as they hit the water after rolling down the boat ramp at Northwest Maritime on Saturday. The 14 entrants had… Continue reading

Racers make a big splash as they hit the water after rolling down the boat ramp at Northwest Maritime on Saturday. The 14 entrants in the Kinetic Skulpture race had to prove their floatability by paddling across the bay to the Port Townsend city dock, about a quarter-mile, and back to the ramp before they could participate in Sunday’s event. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Runners begin heading up the hill between the starting line and the McFee Tunnell at the Spruce Railroad Trail run Saturday. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News).

RUN THE PENINSULA: It was a family affair at Spruce Railroad Run

The second Spruce Railroad Trail Run went off without a hitch and it was a family affair among the winners. Last year’s… Continue reading

Runners begin heading up the hill between the starting line and the McFee Tunnell at the Spruce Railroad Trail run Saturday. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News).
Trevor Sly, operations manager of Olympic Hiking Co., left, and Tommy Farris, company owner and general manager, discuss relocating their business from The Wharf on the Port Angeles Waterfront to a new office on West Marine Drive. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Olympic Hiking Co. moving to Marine Drive location

Tour company plans to open ‘heart and soul of the operation’

Trevor Sly, operations manager of Olympic Hiking Co., left, and Tommy Farris, company owner and general manager, discuss relocating their business from The Wharf on the Port Angeles Waterfront to a new office on West Marine Drive. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Drew Simmons of Precision Tree Service in Chimacum saws through a poplar tree stump that was one of about a dozen old and rotting poplars cut down on Monday along Sims Way in Port Townsend. The trees were cut down because they posed a threat to vehicles and pedestrians who drive or walk by on a daily basis. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Poplar removal

Drew Simmons of Precision Tree Service in Chimacum saws through a poplar tree stump that was one of about a dozen old and rotting poplars… Continue reading

Drew Simmons of Precision Tree Service in Chimacum saws through a poplar tree stump that was one of about a dozen old and rotting poplars cut down on Monday along Sims Way in Port Townsend. The trees were cut down because they posed a threat to vehicles and pedestrians who drive or walk by on a daily basis. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson Fire Rescue and the state Department of Ecology responded Sunday to a sunken cabin cruiser that went aground off Indian Point between the ferry dock and Port Townsend Marina. One person on board was treated for injuries. The Washington State Ferry M/V Salish is entering the dock. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Two people, dog rescued from sinking vessel in PT

East Jefferson Fire Rescue, Port of PT staff deploy absorbent booms

East Jefferson Fire Rescue and the state Department of Ecology responded Sunday to a sunken cabin cruiser that went aground off Indian Point between the ferry dock and Port Townsend Marina. One person on board was treated for injuries. The Washington State Ferry M/V Salish is entering the dock. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)