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PHOTO: A shining moment in the sun on the North Olympic Peninsula

PHOTO: A shining moment in the sun on the North Olympic Peninsula

Kirk Peterson of Port Angeles, center, holds the hand of his great-granddaughter, Ella Holland, 2½, as his granddaughter, Sheena Peterson of Port Angeles, right, takes… Continue reading

PHOTO: A shining moment in the sun on the North Olympic Peninsula
PHOTO: Lift and a tuck: Port Townsend hotel gets a makeover

PHOTO: Lift and a tuck: Port Townsend hotel gets a makeover

The Belmont, a hotel at 925 Water St. in Port Townsend, is undergoing a complete makeover inside and out. Scaffolding will be… Continue reading

PHOTO: Lift and a tuck: Port Townsend hotel gets a makeover
PHOTOS: A day of play brings out Port Angeles families

PHOTOS: A day of play brings out Port Angeles families

Kidsfest 2019 event, hosted by the Port Angeles Kiwanis Club and Lutheran Community Services NW, featured a variety of activities and resources for parents and… Continue reading

PHOTOS: A day of play brings out Port Angeles families
PHOTO: Port Angeles event connects homeless with services

PHOTO: Port Angeles event connects homeless with services

Mary Mann, who lives at Oxford House transitional housing in Port Angeles, looks over free clothing available to attendees of Friday’s 2019 Clallam County Project… Continue reading

PHOTO: Port Angeles event connects homeless with services
PHOTO: Showers bring greenhouse flowers in Port Angeles

PHOTO: Showers bring greenhouse flowers in Port Angeles

Jill Morrison, a volunteer with The Answer For Youth, an organization providing services for homeless youths, waters flowers Wednesday in the organization’s… Continue reading

PHOTO: Showers bring greenhouse flowers in Port Angeles
Roses are red for Valentine’s Day

Roses are red for Valentine’s Day

Danna Rosario staffs a temporary flower stand at First and Race streets in Port AngEles stocked with Valentine’s Day flowers operated by… Continue reading

Roses are red for Valentine’s Day
Boat sinks at Port Angeles Boat Haven

Boat sinks at Port Angeles Boat Haven

A crew from Seattle-based Global Diving & Salvage Inc. was on the way to assess the situation Wednesday after a 50-foot sailboat… Continue reading

Boat sinks at Port Angeles Boat Haven
PHOTO: Sequoia tree named ‘Hope’ is removed from Port Angeles park

PHOTO: Sequoia tree named ‘Hope’ is removed from Port Angeles park

An excavator sits next to the trunk of a felled sequoia tree Wednesday as it is removed from Lions Park in Port Angeles. The tree… Continue reading

PHOTO: Sequoia tree named ‘Hope’ is removed from Port Angeles park
PHOTO: Ahoy, Coho — ferry returns after three-week dry dock maintenance

PHOTO: Ahoy, Coho — ferry returns after three-week dry dock maintenance

The ferry MV Coho sails into Port Angeles Harbor on Tuesday evening after spending three weeks out of service for its annual dry dock maintenance… Continue reading

PHOTO: Ahoy, Coho — ferry returns after three-week dry dock maintenance
PHOTO: Eagle-eye view in Port Angeles

PHOTO: Eagle-eye view in Port Angeles

A bald eagle perches atop a utility pole along Ediz Hook Road in Port Angeles. The hook on the north side of Port Angeles Harbor… Continue reading

PHOTO: Eagle-eye view in Port Angeles
PHOTO: Cleanup king at Storm King Ranger Station

PHOTO: Cleanup king at Storm King Ranger Station

Clay Murdach, a maintenance mechanic with Olympic National Park, picks up trash in the parking lot near the Storm King Ranger Station at Lake Crescent… Continue reading

PHOTO: Cleanup king at Storm King Ranger Station
PHOTO: Sometimes in winter: Enjoying a dry day on the Olympic Peninsula

PHOTO: Sometimes in winter: Enjoying a dry day on the Olympic Peninsula

Dave Stuart of Sequim takes advantage of a dry day to practice his photography from the dock at Lake Crescent Lodge… Continue reading

PHOTO: Sometimes in winter: Enjoying a dry day on the Olympic Peninsula
PHOTO: Fighting back grime for a cause in Port Angeles

PHOTO: Fighting back grime for a cause in Port Angeles

Clallam County Fire District 2 firefighter Tim Davis sprays down a car at the 8th Street Car Wash in Port Angeles on Saturday to raise… Continue reading

PHOTO: Fighting back grime for a cause in Port Angeles
PHOTO: Port Angeles park gets cleanup day

PHOTO: Port Angeles park gets cleanup day

Volunteers Louise Rose, left, and Lashanna Peterson, both of Port Angeles, drag a tarp filled with tree branches as part of a work party to… Continue reading

PHOTO: Port Angeles park gets cleanup day
PHOTO: Adventures of Huck and Finn

PHOTO: Adventures of Huck and Finn

Howard McAlpine from Port Townsend and his two yellow Labs, Huck and Finn, finish a great morning walk at Fort Worden State… Continue reading

PHOTO: Adventures of Huck and Finn
PHOTO: Duck-billed pond

PHOTO: Duck-billed pond

Geri Angiuli, left, and Marlene Swinford, both of Sequim, stroll past a duck-filled pond at Sequim’s Carrie Blake Park on Wednesday. The park’s… Continue reading

PHOTO: Duck-billed pond
PHOTO: Hamming it up at Peninsula College

PHOTO: Hamming it up at Peninsula College

Peninsula College student Alan Lee of Hong Kong, left, gobbles down a full can of Spam as fellow student David Lee of… Continue reading

PHOTO: Hamming it up at Peninsula College
PHOTO: Drilling in the basics at ROTC competition in Port Angeles

PHOTO: Drilling in the basics at ROTC competition in Port Angeles

Members of the Port Angeles High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps perform in an armed drill for the judges during Saturday’s Northwest Drill… Continue reading

PHOTO: Drilling in the basics at ROTC competition in Port Angeles
PHOTOS: Volunteers clean up homeless encampment in Port Angeles

PHOTOS: Volunteers clean up homeless encampment in Port Angeles

Helping Hands member Bruce O’Rourke drags a tent filled with garbage from a litter-strewn homeless encampment next to Tumwater Creek on Saturday.… Continue reading

PHOTOS: Volunteers clean up homeless encampment in Port Angeles
PHOTO: End of the holiday season

PHOTO: End of the holiday season

Elijah Hammel of the Port Angeles Parks Department watches as the crown of the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree falls to the ground after cutting… Continue reading

PHOTO: End of the holiday season