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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News John Kent, commander of VFW Post 1024 of Port Angeles, rings the Liberty Bell replica in honor of Clallam County veterans who have died in the previous month during the monthly rememberance ceremony on Friday at Veterans Park in Port Angeles. A total of 29 veterans were recognized with a chiming of the bell for each.
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Monthly memorial ringing

John Kent, commander of VFW Post 1024 of Port Angeles, rings the Liberty Bell replica in honor of Clallam County veterans who have died in… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News John Kent, commander of VFW Post 1024 of Port Angeles, rings the Liberty Bell replica in honor of Clallam County veterans who have died in the previous month during the monthly rememberance ceremony on Friday at Veterans Park in Port Angeles. A total of 29 veterans were recognized with a chiming of the bell for each.
Tom Wayne Duke of Langley directs traffic as a North American SNJ-5 Texan based in Diamond Point taxies into a parking spot on Saturday at William R. Fairchild International Airport as part of Armed Forces & Public Safety Airport Appreciation Day and Fly-in. The event featured a variety of modern and vintage aircraft, flying demonstrations, public saftey displays and Young Eagles flights for children. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Armed Forces Public Safety Airport Appreciation Day and Fly-in

A variety of modern and vintage aircraft, flying demonstrations and a World War II reenactment filled the tarmac and sky at William R. Fairchild International… Continue reading

Tom Wayne Duke of Langley directs traffic as a North American SNJ-5 Texan based in Diamond Point taxies into a parking spot on Saturday at William R. Fairchild International Airport as part of Armed Forces & Public Safety Airport Appreciation Day and Fly-in. The event featured a variety of modern and vintage aircraft, flying demonstrations, public saftey displays and Young Eagles flights for children. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News David Fox of Port Angeles uses a rotary tiller on Thursday to prepare soil for planting on a plot in the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. The garden, which features plots planted by members of the comnnunty, is in full swing with a wide variety of plants and flowers.
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Garden prep work in Port Angeles

David Fox of Port Angeles uses a rotary tiller to prepare soil for planting on a plot in the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News David Fox of Port Angeles uses a rotary tiller on Thursday to prepare soil for planting on a plot in the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. The garden, which features plots planted by members of the comnnunty, is in full swing with a wide variety of plants and flowers.
Dick Richardson, volunteer coordinator of the U.S. Light House Society, shows off the 1880’s French made fresnel lens at the top of the Point Wilson Light at Fort Worden State Park. The society is the caretaker of the lighthouse, under a license from the U.S. Coast Guard. Public tours are conducted from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Because of liability issues and Coast Guard regulations, the top floor, where the lens is located, will be off limits. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Lighthouse tours

Dick Richardson, volunteer coordinator of the U.S. Light House Society, shows off the 1880’s French made fresnel lens at the top of the Point Wilson… Continue reading

Dick Richardson, volunteer coordinator of the U.S. Light House Society, shows off the 1880’s French made fresnel lens at the top of the Point Wilson Light at Fort Worden State Park. The society is the caretaker of the lighthouse, under a license from the U.S. Coast Guard. Public tours are conducted from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Because of liability issues and Coast Guard regulations, the top floor, where the lens is located, will be off limits. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Visitors to Lake Crescent Lodge at Barnes Point contemplate swimming from the lodge's dock on Tuesday in Olympic National Park southwest of Port Angeles. Lake Crescent is one of the parks most visited attractions, drawing thousands of visitors each year to marvel at the interface of mountains and water.
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Would-be swimmers at Lake Crescent

Visitors to Lake Crescent Lodge at Barnes Point contemplate swimming from the lodge’s dock on Tuesday in Olympic National Park southwest of Port Angeles. Lake… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Visitors to Lake Crescent Lodge at Barnes Point contemplate swimming from the lodge's dock on Tuesday in Olympic National Park southwest of Port Angeles. Lake Crescent is one of the parks most visited attractions, drawing thousands of visitors each year to marvel at the interface of mountains and water.
A stylized dragon with its mouth operated by Kurt White makes its way down Washington Street as part of the Olympic Theatre Arts entry in Saturday’s Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade. The event returned to an in-person activity with more than 90 entries and thousands of spectators lining the parade route. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Irrigation Festival Grand parade

Awards issued to floats in the Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade on Saturday are Mayor’s, Clallam County Fair Royalty; Chairman’s, Hoquiam Loggers Playday; President’s, Mason… Continue reading

A stylized dragon with its mouth operated by Kurt White makes its way down Washington Street as part of the Olympic Theatre Arts entry in Saturday’s Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade. The event returned to an in-person activity with more than 90 entries and thousands of spectators lining the parade route. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict, left, reads off the names of Washington law enforcment officers killed in the line of duty as Port Angeles Police Chief Brian Smith looks on during a ceremony of Friday honoring law enforcement personnel as part of National Police Week. The ceremoney, held at the Liberty Bell replica at Veterans Park in Port Angeles, included music from the Port Angeles High School choir, a flag ceremony, a gun salute and ringing of the bell.
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Memorial bell ringing in Port Angeles

Above: Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict, left, reads off the names of Washington law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty as Port Angeles… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict, left, reads off the names of Washington law enforcment officers killed in the line of duty as Port Angeles Police Chief Brian Smith looks on during a ceremony of Friday honoring law enforcement personnel as part of National Police Week. The ceremoney, held at the Liberty Bell replica at Veterans Park in Port Angeles, included music from the Port Angeles High School choir, a flag ceremony, a gun salute and ringing of the bell.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Business Association member John Brewer fills a wheelbarrow with weeds and dirt during a clean-up effort to beautify the Port Angeles welcome display Front Street and Ennis Cutoff on Saturday. A team of association members along with their friends and families took part in the activity.
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Welcome efforts clean up in Port Angeles

Port Angeles Business Association member John Brewer fills a wheelbarrow with weeds and dirt during a clean-up effort to beautify the Port Angeles welcome display… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Business Association member John Brewer fills a wheelbarrow with weeds and dirt during a clean-up effort to beautify the Port Angeles welcome display Front Street and Ennis Cutoff on Saturday. A team of association members along with their friends and families took part in the activity.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Cari Gavin, left, and Pam Wennerberg, both of Port Angeles, examine a cutting board created by Tim Smith of Port Angeles-based Blacktail Trail LLC, right, during Saturday's Mother's Day Market at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The event featured a variety of vendor displays with items created mostly by local artisans.
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Board browsers peruse market in Port Angeles

Cari Gavin, left, and Pam Wennerberg, both of Port Angeles, examine a cutting board created by Tim Smith of Port Angeles-based Blacktail Trail LLC, right,… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Cari Gavin, left, and Pam Wennerberg, both of Port Angeles, examine a cutting board created by Tim Smith of Port Angeles-based Blacktail Trail LLC, right, during Saturday's Mother's Day Market at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The event featured a variety of vendor displays with items created mostly by local artisans.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Sharon Prosser, a board member for the Port Angeles Farmers Market, pulls weeds from the welcome sign at The Gateway transit center in downtown Port Angeles during Saturday's Big Spring Spruce Up. The second annual event saw teams cleaning around the downtown area in an activity hosted by ElevateLPA, the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce and the city of Port Angeles.
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Big Spring Spruce Up in Port Angeles

Sharon Prosser, a board member for the Port Angeles Farmers Market, pulls weeds from the welcome sign at The Gateway transit center in downtown Port… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Sharon Prosser, a board member for the Port Angeles Farmers Market, pulls weeds from the welcome sign at The Gateway transit center in downtown Port Angeles during Saturday's Big Spring Spruce Up. The second annual event saw teams cleaning around the downtown area in an activity hosted by ElevateLPA, the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce and the city of Port Angeles.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Peggy DeYoung of Port Angeles, left, talks about plants with Port Angeles Garden Club member Bev Dawson during the group's annual plant sale on Saturday at the Port Angeles Senior Center. The sale featured perennials, annuals, succulents and vegetable starts and served as a fundraiser for garden club activities.
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Port Angeles Garden Club plant sale

Peggy DeYoung of Port Angeles, left, talks about plants with Port Angeles Garden Club member Bev Dawson during the group’s annual plant sale on Saturday… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Peggy DeYoung of Port Angeles, left, talks about plants with Port Angeles Garden Club member Bev Dawson during the group's annual plant sale on Saturday at the Port Angeles Senior Center. The sale featured perennials, annuals, succulents and vegetable starts and served as a fundraiser for garden club activities.
Alisha Teater of Port Angeles watches as her son, William, 14 months, who is fascinated by decorative wind spinners on display on the porch of Pacific Rim Hobby on Saturday in Port Angeles. The pair was on a family shopping excursion with a stop at the hobby store. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Windy wonders spin in Port Angeles

Alisha Teater of Port Angeles watches as her son, William, 14 months, is fascinated by decorative wind spinners on display on the porch of Pacific… Continue reading

Alisha Teater of Port Angeles watches as her son, William, 14 months, who is fascinated by decorative wind spinners on display on the porch of Pacific Rim Hobby on Saturday in Port Angeles. The pair was on a family shopping excursion with a stop at the hobby store. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Nicole Salim, evidence manager for the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, left, and Detective Swift Sanchez of the Port Angeles Police Department dump medicines into a collection box during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday at a drop-off site at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles. At the event, people were allowed to anonymously bring in expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for safe disposal. Similar drop-off sites on the North Olympic Peninsula were set for Sequim, Quilcene and Port Hadlock. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Drug Take-Back Day

Nicole Salim, evidence manager for the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, left, and Detective Swift Sanchez of the Port Angeles Police Department dump medicines into a… Continue reading

Nicole Salim, evidence manager for the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, left, and Detective Swift Sanchez of the Port Angeles Police Department dump medicines into a collection box during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday at a drop-off site at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles. At the event, people were allowed to anonymously bring in expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for safe disposal. Similar drop-off sites on the North Olympic Peninsula were set for Sequim, Quilcene and Port Hadlock. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Vicki Parrish of Seven Bays near Davenport, left, discusses the circumstances of a 1987 plane crash she survived on Blyn Mountain with one of her rescuers, Robert Hamlin of Clallam County Search and Rescue, during a reunion in Port Angeles on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Survivor of 1987 Blyn Mountain crash meets rescuer

Night a ‘pivot point’ in her life

Vicki Parrish of Seven Bays near Davenport, left, discusses the circumstances of a 1987 plane crash she survived on Blyn Mountain with one of her rescuers, Robert Hamlin of Clallam County Search and Rescue, during a reunion in Port Angeles on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Chynna Penird of Port Angeles collects trash and debris from the driftwood along Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Saturday as part of a beach cleanup effort in honor of Earth Day. The event, hosted by Washington CoastSavers with assistance from other groups and supporters, drew more than two dozen participants. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Earth Day cleanup

Hundreds of people turned out for beach cleanups on Saturday and Sunday in celebration of Earth Day. Beach cleanups were scheduled all along the Strait… Continue reading

Chynna Penird of Port Angeles collects trash and debris from the driftwood along Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Saturday as part of a beach cleanup effort in honor of Earth Day. The event, hosted by Washington CoastSavers with assistance from other groups and supporters, drew more than two dozen participants. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The cruise ships Celebrity Eclipse, front, and Ovation of the Seas, rear, sit anchored in Port Angeles Harbor on Friday as they await the Alaskan cruise season. Both ships are operated by the Royal Caribbean Group or its subsidiaries. Anchored between the cruise vessels are the bulk carrier James Bay and the pusher tug Dublin Sea.
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Cruising the harbor in Port Angeles

The cruise ships Celebrity Eclipse, front, and Ovation of the Seas, rear, sit anchored in Port Angeles Harbor on Friday as they await the Alaskan… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The cruise ships Celebrity Eclipse, front, and Ovation of the Seas, rear, sit anchored in Port Angeles Harbor on Friday as they await the Alaskan cruise season. Both ships are operated by the Royal Caribbean Group or its subsidiaries. Anchored between the cruise vessels are the bulk carrier James Bay and the pusher tug Dublin Sea.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department workers, from left, Brooke Keohokalole, Darryl Anderson and Eli Hammel install a chain link fence around a portion of the Campfire Clubhouse at Jessie Webster Park on Wednesday. The fence is part of an effort to keep transients from camping on the covered porch of the building, which is used for a variety of community events.
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Campfire Clubhouse fence goes up

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department workers, from left, Brooke Keohokalole, Darryl Anderson and Eli Hammel install a chain link fence around a portion of… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department workers, from left, Brooke Keohokalole, Darryl Anderson and Eli Hammel install a chain link fence around a portion of the Campfire Clubhouse at Jessie Webster Park on Wednesday. The fence is part of an effort to keep transients from camping on the covered porch of the building, which is used for a variety of community events.
Grant Axling, 8, has his eyes set on a blue egg ready for plucking during an Easter egg hunt at Fairwinds Winery on Saturday. About 50 kids ranging in age from 2 to 8 took part in the first hunt on the winery grounds. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Let the hunt begin

By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News Grant Axling, 8, has his eyes set on a blue egg ready for plucking during an Easter egg… Continue reading

Grant Axling, 8, has his eyes set on a blue egg ready for plucking during an Easter egg hunt at Fairwinds Winery on Saturday. About 50 kids ranging in age from 2 to 8 took part in the first hunt on the winery grounds. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Children burst from the starting area in search if treat-filled plastic eggs during Saturday’s 44th annual KONP Easter Egg Hunt at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. Hundreds of children and their parents took part in the event, which also featured a visit from the Easter Bunny and a drawing for prizes. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Let the Easter egg hunt begin

Children burst from the starting area in search if treat-filled plastic eggs during Saturday’s 44th annual KONP Easter Egg Hunt at the Clallam County Fairgrounds… Continue reading

Children burst from the starting area in search if treat-filled plastic eggs during Saturday’s 44th annual KONP Easter Egg Hunt at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. Hundreds of children and their parents took part in the event, which also featured a visit from the Easter Bunny and a drawing for prizes. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A thick layer of slush coats the soccer pitch at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College in Port Angeles on Saturday, forcing the cancellation of JV and varsity soccer matches between Port Angeles and Bremerton. A storm that brought winter-like conditions, along with lightning and thunder, rendered the field unplayable, prompting a postponement of the games until a later date.

PREP SOCCER: Sigmar Slush

A thick layer of slush coats the soccer pitch at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College in Port Angeles on Saturday, forcing the cancellation of… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A thick layer of slush coats the soccer pitch at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College in Port Angeles on Saturday, forcing the cancellation of JV and varsity soccer matches between Port Angeles and Bremerton. A storm that brought winter-like conditions, along with lightning and thunder, rendered the field unplayable, prompting a postponement of the games until a later date.