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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Steam rises from the roof and front driveway of the Olympic National Park Visitor Center on Thursday in Port Angeles after direct sunlight reached its rain-drenched shingles. Unsettled weather and below-normal temperatures are expected into next week in most areas of the North Olympic Peninsula.
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Steamy afternoon at visitor center

Steam rises from the roof and front driveway of the Olympic National Park Visitor Center on Thursday in Port Angeles after direct sunlight reached its… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Steam rises from the roof and front driveway of the Olympic National Park Visitor Center on Thursday in Port Angeles after direct sunlight reached its rain-drenched shingles. Unsettled weather and below-normal temperatures are expected into next week in most areas of the North Olympic Peninsula.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Aria Barrette, 7, top, and her sister, Alyeah Barrette, 5, both of Olympia, spend time on a jungle gym at the Dream Playground in Erickson Park in Port Angeles on Saturday. The pair were in Port Angeles visiting relatives and took an afternoon to visit the playground.
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Playtime at the park

Aria Barrette, 7, top, and her sister, Alyeah Barrette, 5, both of Olympia, spend time on a jungle gym at the Dream Playground in Erickson… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Aria Barrette, 7, top, and her sister, Alyeah Barrette, 5, both of Olympia, spend time on a jungle gym at the Dream Playground in Erickson Park in Port Angeles on Saturday. The pair were in Port Angeles visiting relatives and took an afternoon to visit the playground.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Soohia Art of Port Angeles, right, gets her face painted by Emma Gockerell of Sequim-based Emma-gine Painting & Parties during Friday's pop-up market at the inaugural Squatchcon 2022 Comic & Arts Convention at The Wharf on the Port Angeles waterfront. The convention continues today and Sunday with a variety of activities.
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Face-painting fun at Squatchcon

Soohia Art of Port Angeles, right, gets her face painted by Emma Gockerell of Sequim-based Emma-gine Painting & Parties during Friday’s pop-up market at the… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Soohia Art of Port Angeles, right, gets her face painted by Emma Gockerell of Sequim-based Emma-gine Painting & Parties during Friday's pop-up market at the inaugural Squatchcon 2022 Comic & Arts Convention at The Wharf on the Port Angeles waterfront. The convention continues today and Sunday with a variety of activities.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Nina Sarmiento, a sea kayak guide with Adventures Through Kayaking, pulls out to lead a group of kayakers in the waters of Freshwater Bay west of Port Angeles on Thursday. The group was paddling out to explore the area around the Bachelor Rock sea stack, accessible by water from Freshwater Bay County Park.
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Exploring by kayak

Nina Sarmiento, a sea kayak guide with Adventures Through Kayaking, pulls out to lead a group of kayakers in the waters of Freshwater Bay west… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Nina Sarmiento, a sea kayak guide with Adventures Through Kayaking, pulls out to lead a group of kayakers in the waters of Freshwater Bay west of Port Angeles on Thursday. The group was paddling out to explore the area around the Bachelor Rock sea stack, accessible by water from Freshwater Bay County Park.
Barney Lund of Kent takes to the water off Dungeness Bay with his kite board on a blustery Tuesday north of Sequim. Stiff westerly breezes prompted Lund to try his hand at harnessing the wind, he said. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Catching the wind

Barney Lund of Kent takes to the water off Dungeness Bay with his kite board on a blustery Tuesday north of Sequim. Stiff westerly breezes… Continue reading

Barney Lund of Kent takes to the water off Dungeness Bay with his kite board on a blustery Tuesday north of Sequim. Stiff westerly breezes prompted Lund to try his hand at harnessing the wind, he said. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Matthew Carter of Sequim walks his dogs Roxie and Izaak, right, past the Storm King Ranger Station at Barnes Point near the shore of Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park on Saturday. The Barnes Point area is home to the Lake Crescent Lodge, which is open weekends and then daily beginning April 29, as well as the NatureBridge environmental science park and the trailhead to Marymere Falls. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Storm King walkabout

Matthew Carter of Sequim walks his dogs Roxie and Izaak, right, past the Storm King Ranger Station at Barnes Point near the shore of Lake… Continue reading

Matthew Carter of Sequim walks his dogs Roxie and Izaak, right, past the Storm King Ranger Station at Barnes Point near the shore of Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park on Saturday. The Barnes Point area is home to the Lake Crescent Lodge, which is open weekends and then daily beginning April 29, as well as the NatureBridge environmental science park and the trailhead to Marymere Falls. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Anna Brady of Kingston shares a moment with her son, Owen, 9 months, after a picnic lunch at Robin Hill Farm County Park west of Sequim over the weekend. The lunch was a prelude to a family bike ride on the Olympic Discovery Trail. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Family outing

Anna Brady of Kingston shares a moment with her son, Owen, 9 months, after a picnic lunch at Robin Hill Farm County Park west of… Continue reading

Anna Brady of Kingston shares a moment with her son, Owen, 9 months, after a picnic lunch at Robin Hill Farm County Park west of Sequim over the weekend. The lunch was a prelude to a family bike ride on the Olympic Discovery Trail. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News A surfer starts to get up on his board to catch a nice 5 foot wave that was formed by high winds and tide at Port Townsend’s Point Hudson beach on Monday morning.
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Wave rider hits Point Hudson beach

A surfer starts to get up on his board to catch a nice 5-foot wave that was formed by high winds and tide at Port… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News A surfer starts to get up on his board to catch a nice 5 foot wave that was formed by high winds and tide at Port Townsend’s Point Hudson beach on Monday morning.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Terry Ward, vice-president of Sound Publishing and publisher of the six-day-per-week Peninsula Daily News and the weekly Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum, right, speaks about changes to the newspapers during a Tuesday morning breakfast with members of the Port Angeles Business Association. Ward described the switch to delivery-by-mail, adjustments to the publication schedule and the general health of the newspaper group. Among those in attendence were business association members, from left, Dick Pilling, former PDN publisher John Brewer and former mayor Cherie Kidd.
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Publisher talks business in Port Angeles

Terry Ward, vice president of Sound Publishing and publisher of the six-day-per-week Peninsula Daily News and the weekly Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum, right, speaks… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Terry Ward, vice-president of Sound Publishing and publisher of the six-day-per-week Peninsula Daily News and the weekly Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum, right, speaks about changes to the newspapers during a Tuesday morning breakfast with members of the Port Angeles Business Association. Ward described the switch to delivery-by-mail, adjustments to the publication schedule and the general health of the newspaper group. Among those in attendence were business association members, from left, Dick Pilling, former PDN publisher John Brewer and former mayor Cherie Kidd.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Traffic splashes along East Lauridsen Boulevard as water from a main break slows into a storm drain at South Chase Street on Wednesday after a 6-inch water line burst in the 200 block of East Orcas Avenue in Port Angeles. Repairs were expected to be completed by about 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to a report posted late Wednesday afternoon on the city website. Some 54 customers were affected and were under a boil-water advisory, city officials said.
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Water main break in Port Angeles

Traffic splashes along East Lauridsen Boulevard as water from a main break flows into a storm drain at South Chase Street on Wednesday after a… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Traffic splashes along East Lauridsen Boulevard as water from a main break slows into a storm drain at South Chase Street on Wednesday after a 6-inch water line burst in the 200 block of East Orcas Avenue in Port Angeles. Repairs were expected to be completed by about 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to a report posted late Wednesday afternoon on the city website. Some 54 customers were affected and were under a boil-water advisory, city officials said.
Ken Lincoln of Port Townsend kayaks across Dungeness Bay against a backdrop of the New Dungeness Lighthouse on Saturday north of Sequim. Lincoln said he was paddling out from Cline Spit to meet a group of other kayakers who were putting in at Port Williams. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Kayaking Dungeness Bay

Ken Lincoln of Port Townsend kayaks across Dungeness Bay against a backdrop of the New Dungeness Lighthouse on Saturday north of Sequim. Lincoln said he… Continue reading

Ken Lincoln of Port Townsend kayaks across Dungeness Bay against a backdrop of the New Dungeness Lighthouse on Saturday north of Sequim. Lincoln said he was paddling out from Cline Spit to meet a group of other kayakers who were putting in at Port Williams. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Allison Berry, public health officer for Clallam and Jefferson counties, left, talks with Marcia Limoges, center, and Bonnie Bless-Boenish of the League of Women Voters of Clallam County before presenting Berry with the organization’s annual “Making a Difference Award” on Tuesday in Port Angeles. Presented in celebration of women’s contributions to history and coinciding with Women’s History Month, the award was given to Berry for her contributions to public health during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Making a difference

Allison Berry, public health officer for Clallam and Jefferson counties, left, talks with Marcia Limoges, center, and Bonnie Bless-Boenish of the League of Women Voters… Continue reading

Allison Berry, public health officer for Clallam and Jefferson counties, left, talks with Marcia Limoges, center, and Bonnie Bless-Boenish of the League of Women Voters of Clallam County before presenting Berry with the organization’s annual “Making a Difference Award” on Tuesday in Port Angeles. Presented in celebration of women’s contributions to history and coinciding with Women’s History Month, the award was given to Berry for her contributions to public health during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A construction crew installs a new traffic light at the corner of Lincoln and Third streets on Tuesday as a traffic improvement project along South Lincoln Street resumes. The project, which includes traffic dividers, lane revisions, sidewalks and crosswalks, began in 2021 and is expected to now add a traffic light and pedestrian crossing flashing light, with work through mid-April. Motorists can expect periodic detours and traffic delays during construction. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Lincoln Street construction

A construction crew installs a new traffic light at the corner of Lincoln and Third streets on Tuesday as a traffic improvement project along South… Continue reading

A construction crew installs a new traffic light at the corner of Lincoln and Third streets on Tuesday as a traffic improvement project along South Lincoln Street resumes. The project, which includes traffic dividers, lane revisions, sidewalks and crosswalks, began in 2021 and is expected to now add a traffic light and pedestrian crossing flashing light, with work through mid-April. Motorists can expect periodic detours and traffic delays during construction. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Cherry blossoms bloom from a tree in the 200 block of West Front Street in Port Angeles on Wednesday. As spring approaches, trees and flowers are beginning to emerge from the chilly slumber of winter. Spring officially begins at 8:33 a.m. on Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Signs of spring

Cherry blossoms bloom from a tree in the 200 block of West Front Street in Port Angeles on Wednesday. As spring approaches, trees and flowers… Continue reading

Cherry blossoms bloom from a tree in the 200 block of West Front Street in Port Angeles on Wednesday. As spring approaches, trees and flowers are beginning to emerge from the chilly slumber of winter. Spring officially begins at 8:33 a.m. on Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jan Dove plays a guitar that was custom made for her by her husband, luthier Steve Card of Wildcard Guitars, in front of the guitar workshop, 111 N. Oak St., in downtown Port Angeles. Dove said she wanted a classical style guitar, but with a cutout at the base of the neck, so one was made to order. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Custom guitar

Jan Dove plays a guitar that was custom made for her by her husband, luthier Steve Card of Wildcard Guitars, in front of the guitar… Continue reading

Jan Dove plays a guitar that was custom made for her by her husband, luthier Steve Card of Wildcard Guitars, in front of the guitar workshop, 111 N. Oak St., in downtown Port Angeles. Dove said she wanted a classical style guitar, but with a cutout at the base of the neck, so one was made to order. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
To mark the Rotary Club of Port Townsend's $10,000 gift to the Community Boat Project -- which is constructing tiny homes for local farmworkers -- boat project director Wayne Chimenti, far right, and shop organizer Gillian Kenagy, second from right, quickly painted a "check" on a piece of wood. Rotarian Carla Caldwell, far left, and club president Jim Cunnington were among the volunteers who joined a work party toward finishing the project's latest wooden tiny house last week. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
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Donations for wooden tiny houses

which is constructing tiny homes for local farmworkers —… Continue reading

To mark the Rotary Club of Port Townsend's $10,000 gift to the Community Boat Project -- which is constructing tiny homes for local farmworkers -- boat project director Wayne Chimenti, far right, and shop organizer Gillian Kenagy, second from right, quickly painted a "check" on a piece of wood. Rotarian Carla Caldwell, far left, and club president Jim Cunnington were among the volunteers who joined a work party toward finishing the project's latest wooden tiny house last week. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Steffen Goeber, left, takes a photo of his wife, Sabine Goeber, both of Halle, Germany, as she experience a touch tank during a mask-required session on Saturday a the Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier. Looking on is Feiro volunteer Jim Jewell.

Feiro sets aside an hour a week for those at high risk

Masks required at special time each Saturday

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Steffen Goeber, left, takes a photo of his wife, Sabine Goeber, both of Halle, Germany, as she experience a touch tank during a mask-required session on Saturday a the Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier. Looking on is Feiro volunteer Jim Jewell.
Karlena Brailey, left, and Becky Godby, both of Sequim, paddle into John Wayne Marina near Sequim on Wednesday after rowing on the waters of Sequim Bay. The pair said it was a pleasant morning for rowing in a double scull. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Morning paddle on Sequim Bay

Karlena Brailey, left, and Becky Godby, both of Sequim, paddle into John Wayne Marina near Sequim on Wednesday after rowing on the waters of Sequim… Continue reading

Karlena Brailey, left, and Becky Godby, both of Sequim, paddle into John Wayne Marina near Sequim on Wednesday after rowing on the waters of Sequim Bay. The pair said it was a pleasant morning for rowing in a double scull. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Tiffanie Powless gets a splash of yellow at the last color station at the Sun Fun Color Run 5k Saturday morning at the Albert Haller Playfields just north of Carrie Blake Community Park in Sequim. More than 500 participants were registered to run/walk 5k and 1k races, which were among the events offered during the third annual Sunshine Festival on Friday and Saturday.
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Sun Fun Color Run

Tiffanie Powless gets a splash of yellow at the last color station at the Sun Fun Color Run 5k Saturday morning at the Albert Haller… Continue reading

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Tiffanie Powless gets a splash of yellow at the last color station at the Sun Fun Color Run 5k Saturday morning at the Albert Haller Playfields just north of Carrie Blake Community Park in Sequim. More than 500 participants were registered to run/walk 5k and 1k races, which were among the events offered during the third annual Sunshine Festival on Friday and Saturday.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Erik Evans of Port Angeles, otherwise known as the "Parking Lot Piper," gives a free bagpipe performance on Tuesday at Sail and Paddle Park on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles. Evans, who often plays with fellow piper Tomas McCurdy, has been offering weekly outdoor sets since April 2020 and currently pipes on a weather-permitting schedule of noon on Tuesdays on Ediz Hook and noon on Fridays at Sequim's Carrie Blake Park.
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Seaside serenade on Ediz Hook

Erik Evans of Port Angeles, otherwise known as the “Parking Lot Piper,” gives a free bagpipe performance on Tuesday at Sail and Paddle Park on… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Erik Evans of Port Angeles, otherwise known as the "Parking Lot Piper," gives a free bagpipe performance on Tuesday at Sail and Paddle Park on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles. Evans, who often plays with fellow piper Tomas McCurdy, has been offering weekly outdoor sets since April 2020 and currently pipes on a weather-permitting schedule of noon on Tuesdays on Ediz Hook and noon on Fridays at Sequim's Carrie Blake Park.