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Normajane Goodfellow, 4, left, and Minue Garling, 5, both of Port Angeles, cavort in the waters of Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park over the weekend. The youth were on a family outing to East Beach Road. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Last splash of summer

Normajane Goodfellow, 4, left, and Minue Garling, 5, both of Port Angeles, cavort in the waters of Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park over the… Continue reading

Normajane Goodfellow, 4, left, and Minue Garling, 5, both of Port Angeles, cavort in the waters of Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park over the weekend. The youth were on a family outing to East Beach Road. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Salmon rest in a side channel of the Dungeness River at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim on Thursday. Thousands of the fish were making their way upriver to their spawning grounds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Salmon returning

Salmon rest in a side channel of the Dungeness River at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim on Thursday. Thousands of the fish were making their… Continue reading

Salmon rest in a side channel of the Dungeness River at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim on Thursday. Thousands of the fish were making their way upriver to their spawning grounds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Children and parents roam through the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Piort Angeles.

Updated playground celebrated

Community build sparks renewed interest in park

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Children and parents roam through the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Piort Angeles.
Sisters Jenny Edwards, left, and Julia Ahrndt, both of Port Angeles, assemble flower bouquets that will be distributed to teachers and staff members of the Port Angeles School District at an assembly session with volunteers on Thursday at Hamilton School. The pair collected more than 4,000 flowers from their own flower farms, along with donations from other farms and area gardeners, that will be arranged in tin can vases and given out in the days to come to about 450 school district employees as a token of thanks for their hard work in tending to the needs of children. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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A bouquet of gratitude in Port Angeles

Sisters Jenny Edwards, left, and Julia Ahrndt, both of Port Angeles, assemble flower bouquets that will be distributed to teachers and staff members of the… Continue reading

Sisters Jenny Edwards, left, and Julia Ahrndt, both of Port Angeles, assemble flower bouquets that will be distributed to teachers and staff members of the Port Angeles School District at an assembly session with volunteers on Thursday at Hamilton School. The pair collected more than 4,000 flowers from their own flower farms, along with donations from other farms and area gardeners, that will be arranged in tin can vases and given out in the days to come to about 450 school district employees as a token of thanks for their hard work in tending to the needs of children. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jamie Haney helps her fourth-grader Elise prepare for the first day of school Tuesday morning at Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend. The school has 408 students enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grade; 21 were absent Tuesday, principal Lisa Condran noted. "We are very successfully running outdoor breakfast and lunch to keep our students safe, so we are excited about that," she added. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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School starts at Salish Coast Elementary

Jamie Haney, above, helps her fourth-grader, Elise, prepare for the first day of school Tuesday morning at Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend. The school… Continue reading

Jamie Haney helps her fourth-grader Elise prepare for the first day of school Tuesday morning at Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend. The school has 408 students enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grade; 21 were absent Tuesday, principal Lisa Condran noted. "We are very successfully running outdoor breakfast and lunch to keep our students safe, so we are excited about that," she added. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Loretta Bilow of Sequim, left, and Angel Ortiz of Port Angeles dance to the music of the Buck Ellard Band during Saturday's Jammin' in the Park at Pebble Beach Park in Port Angeles. The event, hosted by Nor’Wester Rotary and Koenig Suburu, featured music, food, children's activities and a car show.
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Dancing Days at Jammin’ in the Park

Loretta Bilow of Sequim, left, and Angel Ortiz of Port Angeles dance to the music of the Buck Ellard Band during Saturday’s Jammin’ in the… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Loretta Bilow of Sequim, left, and Angel Ortiz of Port Angeles dance to the music of the Buck Ellard Band during Saturday's Jammin' in the Park at Pebble Beach Park in Port Angeles. The event, hosted by Nor’Wester Rotary and Koenig Suburu, featured music, food, children's activities and a car show.
Kathleen Krecklow sits under an umbrella as she converses with Jo Ehly on the shore of Dungeness Bay at Dungeness Landing County Park on Wednesday. The women, both of Sequim, were sharing the morning with other friends in a weekly gathering. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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A sunny disposition at Dungeness Bay

Kathleen Krecklow sits under an umbrella as she converses with Jo Ehly on the shore of Dungeness Bay at Dungeness Landing County Park on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Kathleen Krecklow sits under an umbrella as she converses with Jo Ehly on the shore of Dungeness Bay at Dungeness Landing County Park on Wednesday. The women, both of Sequim, were sharing the morning with other friends in a weekly gathering. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Special education kindergarten teacher Amy DelaBarre of Port Angeles gives an emotional hug to Betsy Schulz, founder of the Captain Joseph House Foundation in Port Angeles, after DelaBarre completed the bicycle portion of "Run for Joe," a solo triathelion on Saturday to raise funds in support of Gold Star families who have lost loved ones in military action. The Captain Joseph House, a former bed-and-breakfast which was converted to give respite to military families, is named for Schultz' son, Joseph Schultz, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on May 29, 2011.
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‘Run for Joe’

Special education kindergarten teacher Amy DelaBarre of Port Angeles gives an emotional hug to Betsy Schulz, founder of the Captain Joseph House Foundation in Port… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Special education kindergarten teacher Amy DelaBarre of Port Angeles gives an emotional hug to Betsy Schulz, founder of the Captain Joseph House Foundation in Port Angeles, after DelaBarre completed the bicycle portion of "Run for Joe," a solo triathelion on Saturday to raise funds in support of Gold Star families who have lost loved ones in military action. The Captain Joseph House, a former bed-and-breakfast which was converted to give respite to military families, is named for Schultz' son, Joseph Schultz, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on May 29, 2011.
Ian Mackay, right, briefs motorized wheelchair riders, from left, Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton and Clallam County Commissioner Randy Johnson as they prepare to participate in a leg of Ian’s Ride on Saturday at Port Angeles City Pier. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sea to Sound illustrates accessibility of ODT

Clallam, Jefferson commissioners join in on wheelchairs

Ian Mackay, right, briefs motorized wheelchair riders, from left, Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton and Clallam County Commissioner Randy Johnson as they prepare to participate in a leg of Ian’s Ride on Saturday at Port Angeles City Pier. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Kyle Dietrich, 9, left, Sam Dietrich, 9, and father Joe Dietrich, all of Toledo, Ore., walk along a floating dock used for transient moorage at Port Angeles City Pier on Thursday. The family was admiring marine life while exploring the pier area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Sea life

Kyle Dietrich, 9, left, Sam Dietrich, 9, and father Joe Dietrich, all of Toledo, Ore., walk along a floating dock used for transient moorage at… Continue reading

Kyle Dietrich, 9, left, Sam Dietrich, 9, and father Joe Dietrich, all of Toledo, Ore., walk along a floating dock used for transient moorage at Port Angeles City Pier on Thursday. The family was admiring marine life while exploring the pier area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe./Peninsula Daily News Traffic makes its way through a gauntlet of orange cones and barrels on Tuesday as part of a safety enhancement prioject on South Lincoln Street in Port Angeles. The state-funded project is intended to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety along the half-mile corridor between East First and Eighth streets. It includes upgraded pedestrian crossings and installation of a new traffic light at Third Street. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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Lincoln Street under construction in Port Angeles

Traffic makes its way through a gauntlet of orange cones and barrels on Tuesday as part of a safety enhancement project on South Lincoln Street… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe./Peninsula Daily News Traffic makes its way through a gauntlet of orange cones and barrels on Tuesday as part of a safety enhancement prioject on South Lincoln Street in Port Angeles. The state-funded project is intended to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety along the half-mile corridor between East First and Eighth streets. It includes upgraded pedestrian crossings and installation of a new traffic light at Third Street. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Children cavort on a merry-go-ground after Friday evening's soft opening of the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles.

Second gen playground opens to children

Formal dedication planned in September

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Children cavort on a merry-go-ground after Friday evening's soft opening of the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles.
Blacksmith Keith Chester of Arlington pounds hot metal during a smithing demonstration on Saturday at Northwest Colonial Festival on the grounds of the George Washington Inn and Estate east of Port Angeles. The event featured displays, demonstrations and reenactments of life during the colonial era of the American Revolution. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Reliving American colonial times

Blacksmith Keith Chester of Arlington pounds hot metal during a smithing demonstration on Saturday at Northwest Colonial Festival on the grounds of the George Washington… Continue reading

Blacksmith Keith Chester of Arlington pounds hot metal during a smithing demonstration on Saturday at Northwest Colonial Festival on the grounds of the George Washington Inn and Estate east of Port Angeles. The event featured displays, demonstrations and reenactments of life during the colonial era of the American Revolution. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Laurie and Ford Rathbun of Bonney Lake, along with dogs Chevy and Jack, take in the view of Sequim Bay from John Wayne Marina near Sequim. The couple and their pets were staying in a nearby RV park and decided to spend part of their day lounging by the bay.
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Made in the shade near Sequim

Laurie and Ford Rathbun of Bonney Lake, along with dogs Chevy and Jack, take in the view of Sequim Bay from John Wayne Marina near… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Laurie and Ford Rathbun of Bonney Lake, along with dogs Chevy and Jack, take in the view of Sequim Bay from John Wayne Marina near Sequim. The couple and their pets were staying in a nearby RV park and decided to spend part of their day lounging by the bay.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Katie and Jason Blose of Joyce share a piece of blackberry pie a la mode at Saturday's Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival in Joyce. The event featured food, entertaainment and a grand parade.
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Joyce Daze offers blackberry pie and fun

Katie and Jason Blose of Joyce share a piece of blackberry pie a la mode at Saturday’s Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival. The event featured… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Katie and Jason Blose of Joyce share a piece of blackberry pie a la mode at Saturday's Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival in Joyce. The event featured food, entertaainment and a grand parade.
The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 at Pope Marine Park Plaza in downtown Port Townsend. The free, all-ages concerts will go from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Thursday through Sept. 2. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
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Concert series kicks off in Port Townsend

The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 at Pope Marine… Continue reading

The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 at Pope Marine Park Plaza in downtown Port Townsend. The free, all-ages concerts will go from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Thursday through Sept. 2. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Phyllis Millan of Wilsonville, Ore., admires the view on Dungeness Spit on Thursday from an overlook in the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge north of Sequim. The refuge, home to a variety of birds and marine mammals, offers the access trail to hikers along the spit.
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Spitting image of Dungeness view

Phyllis Millan of Wilsonville, Ore., admires the view of Dungeness Spit on Thursday from an overlook in the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge north of Sequim.… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Phyllis Millan of Wilsonville, Ore., admires the view on Dungeness Spit on Thursday from an overlook in the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge north of Sequim. The refuge, home to a variety of birds and marine mammals, offers the access trail to hikers along the spit.
Sooni Gillett of Santa Cruz, Calif., left, along with her sons, Cody Strong-Cvetich, 2, and Jack Strong-Cvetich, 4, talks with Emily Gherard of Seattle, right, as her daughter, Etta Swope, 5, swings high on the playground equipment at Salt Creek Recreation Area north of Joyce on Wednesday. The Clallam County-operated park is a popular outdoors destination for visitors to the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Summer swing

Sooni Gillett of Santa Cruz, Calif., left, along with her sons, Cody Strong-Cvetich, 2, and Jack Strong-Cvetich, 4, talks with Emily Gherard of Seattle, right,… Continue reading

Sooni Gillett of Santa Cruz, Calif., left, along with her sons, Cody Strong-Cvetich, 2, and Jack Strong-Cvetich, 4, talks with Emily Gherard of Seattle, right, as her daughter, Etta Swope, 5, swings high on the playground equipment at Salt Creek Recreation Area north of Joyce on Wednesday. The Clallam County-operated park is a popular outdoors destination for visitors to the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County election worker Daniel Cain of Sequim consults a database of signatures to verify ballots on Tuesday at the courthouse in Port Angeles. Results of the primary election were posted online Tuesday night, and they will be explored in depth in Thursday’s print edition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Preparing for count

Clallam County election worker Daniel Cain of Sequim consults a database of signatures to verify ballots on Tuesday at the courthouse in Port Angeles. Results… Continue reading

Clallam County election worker Daniel Cain of Sequim consults a database of signatures to verify ballots on Tuesday at the courthouse in Port Angeles. Results of the primary election were posted online Tuesday night, and they will be explored in depth in Thursday’s print edition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A group of horses stand amid the sprinklers on a farm along Kitchen-Dick Road west of Sequim. A prolonged dry spell on the North Olympic Peninsula has prompted many farmers to turn to irrigation to keep their fields green. Only trace amounts of rain fell in Port Angeles in July, with no measurable rain in Sequim or Port Townsend. Forks recorded 0.35 inches of rain. (Keith Thorpe /Peninsula Daily News)
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Chillin’ on a summer’s day

A group of horses stand amid the sprinklers on a farm along Kitchen-Dick Road west of Sequim. A prolonged dry spell on the North Olympic… Continue reading

A group of horses stand amid the sprinklers on a farm along Kitchen-Dick Road west of Sequim. A prolonged dry spell on the North Olympic Peninsula has prompted many farmers to turn to irrigation to keep their fields green. Only trace amounts of rain fell in Port Angeles in July, with no measurable rain in Sequim or Port Townsend. Forks recorded 0.35 inches of rain. (Keith Thorpe /Peninsula Daily News)