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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles High School graduate Kayanna Cordero gets assistance with her mortarboard from her mother, Port Angeles police Resource Officer Swift Sanchez, prior to the start of Friday's Senior Parade from Ediz Hook to the area of Port Angeles High School. Dozens of cars filled with grads and their families took part the procession - an activity started last year when COVID-19 cancelled the regular graduation ceremony. A total of 225 seniors were eligible for diplomas as the Class of 2021.

PHOTO GALLERY: Clallam County graduates take the stage

Port Angeles High School graduates took part in Friday’s Senior Parade from Ediz Hook to the area of Port Angeles High School. Dozens of cars… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles High School graduate Kayanna Cordero gets assistance with her mortarboard from her mother, Port Angeles police Resource Officer Swift Sanchez, prior to the start of Friday's Senior Parade from Ediz Hook to the area of Port Angeles High School. Dozens of cars filled with grads and their families took part the procession - an activity started last year when COVID-19 cancelled the regular graduation ceremony. A total of 225 seniors were eligible for diplomas as the Class of 2021.
Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News Nathalie Ballou sends her son Pierre Ballou, 19, off to graduate from Port Townsend High School on Friday night. Ceremonies for Chimacum and Quilcene high school graduating seniors were on Saturday. To view ceremonies online, see https://highschool.ptschools.org/ for Port Townsend, https://www.csd49.org/CJSHS/home for Chimacum and https://fb.me/e/1oyAmiWdA for Quilcene.

PHOTO GALLERY: Jefferson County graduates take the stage

Port Townsend High School held its graduation Friday evening. Ceremonies for Chimacum and Quilcene high school graduating seniors were on Saturday. To view ceremonies online,… Continue reading

Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News Nathalie Ballou sends her son Pierre Ballou, 19, off to graduate from Port Townsend High School on Friday night. Ceremonies for Chimacum and Quilcene high school graduating seniors were on Saturday. To view ceremonies online, see https://highschool.ptschools.org/ for Port Townsend, https://www.csd49.org/CJSHS/home for Chimacum and https://fb.me/e/1oyAmiWdA for Quilcene.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, center, speaks to, from left, Port Angeles School Board President Sarah Methner, Port Angeles City Councilman Mike French, School Superintendent Martin Brewer and school district Maintenance and Facilities Director Nolan Duce during a visit to Monroe Fields.

Monroe Fields to be added athletic venue in east Port Angeles

Kilmer tours area next to Roosevelt Elementary

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, center, speaks to, from left, Port Angeles School Board President Sarah Methner, Port Angeles City Councilman Mike French, School Superintendent Martin Brewer and school district Maintenance and Facilities Director Nolan Duce during a visit to Monroe Fields.
Members of the Port Angeles Lefties baseball team, including assistant coach Anthony Murillo, holding a hose, water down the infield prior to the start of Tuesday evening’s season opener against the Highline Bears at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Season opener

Keith Thorpe Peninsula Daily News Members of the Port Angeles Lefties baseball team, including assistant coach Anthony Murillo, holding a hose, water down the infield… Continue reading

Members of the Port Angeles Lefties baseball team, including assistant coach Anthony Murillo, holding a hose, water down the infield prior to the start of Tuesday evening’s season opener against the Highline Bears at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The cruist ship American Constellation sits at Port Angeles City Pier on Friday, marking the beginning of cruise season on the Salish Sea and Puget Sound. The ship, and its sister vessel American Spirt, both part of American Cruise Lines, are scheduled for weekly visits to Port Angeles, Port Townsend and other regional destinations out of Seattle from now through October.
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American Constellation at Port Angeles pier for cruise season start

The cruise ship American Constellation sits at Port Angeles City Pier on Friday, marking the beginning of cruise season on the Salish Sea and Puget… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The cruist ship American Constellation sits at Port Angeles City Pier on Friday, marking the beginning of cruise season on the Salish Sea and Puget Sound. The ship, and its sister vessel American Spirt, both part of American Cruise Lines, are scheduled for weekly visits to Port Angeles, Port Townsend and other regional destinations out of Seattle from now through October.
Clallam County Fire District 2 An unoccupied 18-foot travel trailer in Gale's Addition east of Port Angeles that was gutted by an early Wednesday evening fire was extinguished by Clallam County Fire District 2 first-responders. Fire Chief Jake Patterson said the owner or an occupant of the East Ennis Creek Road parcel could not be contacted and that the blaze is not under investigation. The owner is a Seattle resident.
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Travel trailer burns Wednesday evening

An unoccupied 18-foot travel trailer in Gales Addition east of Port Angeles that was gutted by an early Wednesday evening fire was extinguished by Clallam… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 2 An unoccupied 18-foot travel trailer in Gale's Addition east of Port Angeles that was gutted by an early Wednesday evening fire was extinguished by Clallam County Fire District 2 first-responders. Fire Chief Jake Patterson said the owner or an occupant of the East Ennis Creek Road parcel could not be contacted and that the blaze is not under investigation. The owner is a Seattle resident.
A mower cuts grass around the trees in Lions Park in Port Angeles on Wednesday. Lawn-mowing weather is expected to continue across the North Olympic Peninsula into the weekend with a chance of showers forecast for Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Fresh cut

A mower cuts grass around the trees in Lions Park in Port Angeles on Wednesday. Lawn-mowing weather is expected to continue across the North Olympic… Continue reading

A mower cuts grass around the trees in Lions Park in Port Angeles on Wednesday. Lawn-mowing weather is expected to continue across the North Olympic Peninsula into the weekend with a chance of showers forecast for Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Lummi Nation totem carver Sit ki kadem, also called Doug James, explains the meaning of the elements of a totem that is traveling the United States on its way to Washington, D.C., during a stop on Tuesday at the Lower Elwha Reservation near Port Angeles. The journey, dubbed the Red Road to D.C., included a stop at the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Sequim on Tuesday. The 25-foot totem will be featured this fall at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. It is scheduled to return May 25 for an appearance at Port Angeles City Pier. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Traveling totem

Lummi Nation totem carver Sit ki kadem, also called Doug James, explains the meaning of the elements of a totem that is traveling the United… Continue reading

Lummi Nation totem carver Sit ki kadem, also called Doug James, explains the meaning of the elements of a totem that is traveling the United States on its way to Washington, D.C., during a stop on Tuesday at the Lower Elwha Reservation near Port Angeles. The journey, dubbed the Red Road to D.C., included a stop at the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Sequim on Tuesday. The 25-foot totem will be featured this fall at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. It is scheduled to return May 25 for an appearance at Port Angeles City Pier. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A crew hoists a new tsunami siren into place atop a pole located in the public parking lot at First and Lincoln streets in downtown Port Angeles.

Downtown Port Angeles gets second tsunami siren

Tsunami warnings are about to become much clearer for many Port Angeles residents and businesses because of the installation of a second… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A crew hoists a new tsunami siren into place atop a pole located in the public parking lot at First and Lincoln streets in downtown Port Angeles.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Color guard members Deputy Eric Morris, left, and Deputy Hector Eagan, both of the Clallam County Sheriffs Officed, get assistance from Port Angeles police Detective Cpl. Dave Arand dring a flag folding ceremony at Friday's Peace Officers Memorial Day observance at Veteran's Park in Port Angeles. The event was part of Police Week, running May 9 throgh May 15, which honors law enforcement officers and those killed in the line of duty.
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Observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day in Port Angeles

Color guard members Deputy Eric Morris, left, and Deputy Hector Eagan, both of the Clallam County Sheriffs Office, get assistance from Port Angeles police Detective… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Color guard members Deputy Eric Morris, left, and Deputy Hector Eagan, both of the Clallam County Sheriffs Officed, get assistance from Port Angeles police Detective Cpl. Dave Arand dring a flag folding ceremony at Friday's Peace Officers Memorial Day observance at Veteran's Park in Port Angeles. The event was part of Police Week, running May 9 throgh May 15, which honors law enforcement officers and those killed in the line of duty.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A pair of bicyclists make their way along the Waterfront Trail east of dowtown Piort Angeles on Thursday. The trail, a poppular route for bicyclists and pedestraians, makes its way along or near the shore of Port Angeles Harbor from Morse Creek to Ediz hook.
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Waterfront wanderers take to trail

A pair of bicyclists make their way along the Waterfront Trail east of downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. The trail, a popular route for bicyclists… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A pair of bicyclists make their way along the Waterfront Trail east of dowtown Piort Angeles on Thursday. The trail, a poppular route for bicyclists and pedestraians, makes its way along or near the shore of Port Angeles Harbor from Morse Creek to Ediz hook.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News People gather on Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles for Thursdays Natiional Day of Prayer -- a nationwide event where people are asked "to turn to God in prayer and meditation." The observance is held on the first Thursday of May, designated by the United States Congress. About 50 people took part in the Port Angeles event, serving both Clallam and Jefferson counties.
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Day of prayer observed at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles

a nationwide event where people are asked “to turn to… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News People gather on Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles for Thursdays Natiional Day of Prayer -- a nationwide event where people are asked "to turn to God in prayer and meditation." The observance is held on the first Thursday of May, designated by the United States Congress. About 50 people took part in the Port Angeles event, serving both Clallam and Jefferson counties.
Evelyn Simpson of Port Angeles cuts away a kale plant that had gone to seed in her plot at the Fifth Street Community Garden on Tuesday in Port Angeles. She said the plant, which had over wintered and become woody, would be removed to make way for another plant. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Garden maintenance

Evelyn Simpson of Port Angeles cuts away a kale plant that had gone to seed in her plot at the Fifth Street Community Garden on… Continue reading

Evelyn Simpson of Port Angeles cuts away a kale plant that had gone to seed in her plot at the Fifth Street Community Garden on Tuesday in Port Angeles. She said the plant, which had over wintered and become woody, would be removed to make way for another plant. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Charles W. Creed of Port Angeles combs for interesting rocks and small sea shells during Thursday’s low tide at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. Low tide on Thursday was minus 2.2 feet in Port Angeles with daytime minus tides through Monday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Minus tide

Charles W. Creed of Port Angeles combs for interesting rocks and small sea shells during Thursday’s low tide at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. Low… Continue reading

Charles W. Creed of Port Angeles combs for interesting rocks and small sea shells during Thursday’s low tide at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. Low tide on Thursday was minus 2.2 feet in Port Angeles with daytime minus tides through Monday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Traffic crosses a new bridge on U.S. Highway 101 over Bagley Creek east of Port Angeles on Wednesday as work continues on building a second bridge for the eastbound lanes. The project, designed to replace aging culverts for improved salmon habitat, also includes a new bridge over Siebert Creek farther east, as well as smaller box culverts on South Bagley Creek Road and James Page Road. The $30.6 million project, which is expected to last until late fall, currently has traffic constricted to a single lane in each direction through the two major construction zones. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Bridge work continues

Traffic crosses a new bridge on U.S. Highway 101 over Bagley Creek east of Port Angeles on Wednesday as work continues on building a second… Continue reading

Traffic crosses a new bridge on U.S. Highway 101 over Bagley Creek east of Port Angeles on Wednesday as work continues on building a second bridge for the eastbound lanes. The project, designed to replace aging culverts for improved salmon habitat, also includes a new bridge over Siebert Creek farther east, as well as smaller box culverts on South Bagley Creek Road and James Page Road. The $30.6 million project, which is expected to last until late fall, currently has traffic constricted to a single lane in each direction through the two major construction zones. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County District 2 firefighters work at the scene of a blaze that damaged a travel trailer at 2442 E. Highway 101, Space 25, of the Monroe Estates RV park in Port Angeles on Wednesday. District 2 Fire Chief Jake Patterson said his department was summoned after a passerby knocked on the door of a nearby trailer and informed that resident that the trailer was on fire, then left the scene. No one was at home when firefighters arrived, and no one was injured. Patterson said the cause of the blaze was unknown. Law enforcement authorities are investigating the blaze as possible arson. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Travel trailer fire in Port Angeles

Clallam County District 2 firefighters work at the scene of a blaze that damaged a travel trailer at 2442 E. Highway 101, Space 25, of… Continue reading

Clallam County District 2 firefighters work at the scene of a blaze that damaged a travel trailer at 2442 E. Highway 101, Space 25, of the Monroe Estates RV park in Port Angeles on Wednesday. District 2 Fire Chief Jake Patterson said his department was summoned after a passerby knocked on the door of a nearby trailer and informed that resident that the trailer was on fire, then left the scene. No one was at home when firefighters arrived, and no one was injured. Patterson said the cause of the blaze was unknown. Law enforcement authorities are investigating the blaze as possible arson. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Cameron Colfax, 10, a member of the Jamestown S’Klallam tribal youth program, plants pinwheels along the driveway of the tribal Justice Center in Blyn on Tuesday. The pinwheels are part of 3,600 that Dru Froggett, child advocate for the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, has ensured were placed around the Jamestown campus, at the Jamestown Medical Clinic in Sequim and at Lower Elwha Klallam facilities in Port Angeles as part of a national effort to raise awareness of child abuse prevention. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Raising awareness

Cameron Colfax, 10, a member of the Jamestown S’Klallam tribal youth program, plants pinwheels along the driveway of the tribal Justice Center in Blyn on… Continue reading

Cameron Colfax, 10, a member of the Jamestown S’Klallam tribal youth program, plants pinwheels along the driveway of the tribal Justice Center in Blyn on Tuesday. The pinwheels are part of 3,600 that Dru Froggett, child advocate for the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, has ensured were placed around the Jamestown campus, at the Jamestown Medical Clinic in Sequim and at Lower Elwha Klallam facilities in Port Angeles as part of a national effort to raise awareness of child abuse prevention. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Inspector Josh Ley of the Clallam County Sheriff's Office accepts a package of medications from a motorist at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday. Drugs also were taken to law enforcement in Sequim and Port Hadlock on Saturday as part of a nation-wide event developted to provide a safe method of disposing of prescription and illicit drugs.
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day for Peninsula

Take back Inspector Josh Ley of the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office accepts a package of medications from a motorist at the Clallam County Courthouse in… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Inspector Josh Ley of the Clallam County Sheriff's Office accepts a package of medications from a motorist at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday. Drugs also were taken to law enforcement in Sequim and Port Hadlock on Saturday as part of a nation-wide event developted to provide a safe method of disposing of prescription and illicit drugs.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Young Hanson of Dallas, left, along with Chun Kim and Jennifer Choi, both of Tacoma, prepares lunch at a picnic shelter at Sequim Bay State Park east of Sequim on Thursday. The group was taking advantage of a free day at all Washington state parks in celebration of Earth Day. The next free state parks day will be June 5 to celebrate National Trails Day.
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Celebrating Earth Day

Young Hanson of Dallas, left, along with Chun Kim and Jennifer Choi, both of Tacoma, prepares lunch at a picnic shelter at Sequim Bay State… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Young Hanson of Dallas, left, along with Chun Kim and Jennifer Choi, both of Tacoma, prepares lunch at a picnic shelter at Sequim Bay State Park east of Sequim on Thursday. The group was taking advantage of a free day at all Washington state parks in celebration of Earth Day. The next free state parks day will be June 5 to celebrate National Trails Day.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Skaters make their way around the ice at the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village.

Today last of the season for skating rink in Port Angeles

This year’s ice village conducted in spring

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Skaters make their way around the ice at the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village.