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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Carleen Bensen, right, is sworn in as Clallam County Hospital District 2 commissioner by Gena Winningham at the Olympic Medical Center’s board of commissioners meeting on Wednesday. New commissioners Gerald Stephanz and Penney Sanders also were sworn in. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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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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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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Carleen Bensen, right, is sworn in as Clallam County Hospital District 2 commissioner by Gena Winningham at the Olympic Medical Center’s board of commissioners meeting on Wednesday. New commissioners Gerald Stephanz and Penney Sanders also were sworn in. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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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)

A break in the rain

Logan Gear, 3 1/2, uses a garden hose to wash the family… Continue reading

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Carleen Bensen, right, is sworn in as Clallam County Hospital District 2 commissioner by Gena Winningham at the Olympic Medical Center’s board of commissioners meeting on Wednesday. New commissioners Gerald Stephanz and Penney Sanders also were sworn in. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Amy Howard has been elected Port Townsend mayor in her 10th year on the Port Townsend City Council. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke shoots against the defense of Port Angeles's Ashton Gedelman (20) and Abe Brenkman (35). Keilar Point (23) is also on the floor. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles’ Morgan Politika goes up for a shot against Sequim on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. Defending for Sequim is Indi Mixon (30), Kaiya Robinson (5) and Hailey Wagner (21). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Sunflower Dreams Project to host reception on Sunday

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Webster paintings to be discussed at Studium Generale

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