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A mud slide brought trees down onto power lines on Marine Drive just each of the intersection with Hill Street on Monday. City of Port Angeles crews responded and restored power quickly. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Downed trees

A mud slide brought trees down onto power lines on Marine Drive just each of the intersection with Hill Street on Monday. City of Port… Continue reading

 

The Sequim Valley Lions Club donated $5,000 the Sequim Unit of the Boys Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. Mary Budke, on left, and Norma Turner, on right, received the donation on behalf of the Boys Girls Clubs.
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Lions donation

The Sequim Valley Lions Club donated $5,000 the Sequim Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. Mary Budke, on left, and… Continue reading

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill opens today at 2021, Suite B, U.S. Highway 101 in Port Angeles. The fast food restaurant features freshly prepared burritos, burrito bowls, salads and tacos. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Chipotle opens in Port Angeles

Chipotle Mexican Grill opens today at 2021, Suite B, U.S. Highway 101 in Port Angeles. The fast food restaurant features freshly prepared burritos, burrito bowls,… Continue reading

 

Former Marine Joseph Schwann of Port Townsend smiles as he receives a Quilt of Valor from Susan Travis, right, and another member of Quilts of Valor during the Veterans Day event at the American Legion Marvin G. Shields Memorial Post 26 in Port Townsend on Monday. Group leader Kathey Bates, left, was the emcee of the event. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Quilts of Valor

Former Marine Joseph Schwann of Port Townsend smiles as he receives a Quilt of Valor from Susan Travis, right, and another member of Quilts of… Continue reading

Former Marine Joseph Schwann of Port Townsend smiles as he receives a Quilt of Valor from Susan Travis, right, and another member of Quilts of Valor during the Veterans Day event at the American Legion Marvin G. Shields Memorial Post 26 in Port Townsend on Monday. Group leader Kathey Bates, left, was the emcee of the event. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Decoy carver Ben Tyler, left, talks about the carvings he has on display to Brian Erickson, from Juneau, Alaska, during the Port Townsend Woodworkers Show at the Legion Hall in Port Townsend on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Decoy carvings

Decoy carver Ben Tyler, left, talks about the carvings he has on display to Brian Erickson, from Juneau, Alaska, during the Port Townsend Woodworkers Show… Continue reading

Decoy carver Ben Tyler, left, talks about the carvings he has on display to Brian Erickson, from Juneau, Alaska, during the Port Townsend Woodworkers Show at the Legion Hall in Port Townsend on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
About two dozen witches set off on the second annual Witches Paddle from Northwest Maritime to the Pourhouse pub on Saturday, a distance of half a mile. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Witches paddle

About two dozen witches set off on the second annual Witches Paddle from Northwest Maritime to the Pourhouse pub on Saturday, a distance of half… Continue reading

About two dozen witches set off on the second annual Witches Paddle from Northwest Maritime to the Pourhouse pub on Saturday, a distance of half a mile. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Craig Warden and wife Morgana of Port Townsend spend Saturday afternoon looking for the perfect pumpkin for holiday cooking and decorating at the Dharma Ridge Farm off Center Road in Chimacum Valley. The patch will be open at least one more weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Pumpkin hunting

Craig Warden and wife Morgana of Port Townsend spend Saturday afternoon looking for the perfect pumpkin for holiday cooking and decorating at the Dharma Ridge… Continue reading

Craig Warden and wife Morgana of Port Townsend spend Saturday afternoon looking for the perfect pumpkin for holiday cooking and decorating at the Dharma Ridge Farm off Center Road in Chimacum Valley. The patch will be open at least one more weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Patrick Young of Sequim pulls a cart containing his son, Ellis Young, 2 1/2, and freshly picked pumpkins on Saturday at the pumpkin patch at Agnew Grocery east of Port Angeles. The family was out in a light rain to collect the perfect Jack ‘o Lantern for Halloween. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Rolling along

Patrick Young of Sequim pulls a cart containing his son, Ellis Young, 2 1/2, and freshly picked pumpkins on Saturday at the pumpkin patch at… Continue reading

Patrick Young of Sequim pulls a cart containing his son, Ellis Young, 2 1/2, and freshly picked pumpkins on Saturday at the pumpkin patch at Agnew Grocery east of Port Angeles. The family was out in a light rain to collect the perfect Jack ‘o Lantern for Halloween. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Karyn Bocko of Port Angeles, front, looks at mushroom merchandise at the annual Fungi Festival on Saturday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. Looking on at right is Freya Gereke of Portland-based Odd Fox & Fern. The two-day event brought together mushroom fans for a weekend of fungus appreciation, along with food, merchandise and workshops. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Fungi Festival at Fairgrounds

Karyn Bocko of Port Angeles, front, looks at mushroom merchandise at the annual Fungi Festival on Saturday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. Looking on at… Continue reading

Karyn Bocko of Port Angeles, front, looks at mushroom merchandise at the annual Fungi Festival on Saturday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. Looking on at right is Freya Gereke of Portland-based Odd Fox & Fern. The two-day event brought together mushroom fans for a weekend of fungus appreciation, along with food, merchandise and workshops. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Pat Boyd of Port Angeles picks out a tree during Saturday’s tree giveaway in the Port Angeles City Hall parking lot. The event, part of the City Shade Tree program, offered a selection of scarlet oaks/American red oaks, Garry oaks/Oregon white oaks and Katsura trees to be planted along city rights-of-way. The city handed out about 140 trees last year, the first year of the program. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Tree selection in Port Angeles

Pat Boyd of Port Angeles picks out a tree during Saturday’s tree giveaway in the Port Angeles City Hall parking lot. The event, part of… Continue reading

Pat Boyd of Port Angeles picks out a tree during Saturday’s tree giveaway in the Port Angeles City Hall parking lot. The event, part of the City Shade Tree program, offered a selection of scarlet oaks/American red oaks, Garry oaks/Oregon white oaks and Katsura trees to be planted along city rights-of-way. The city handed out about 140 trees last year, the first year of the program. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
About two dozen took part in a community cold plunge in the 48-degree waters of Port Townsend Bay on Thursday to celebrate the biggest super moon of the year. Although the moon wasn’t due to rise for at least another hour, that didn’t dampen the participants’ entry into the bay next to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center aquarium. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Taking the plunge

About two dozen took part in a community cold plunge in the 48-degree waters of Port Townsend Bay on Thursday to celebrate the biggest super… Continue reading

About two dozen took part in a community cold plunge in the 48-degree waters of Port Townsend Bay on Thursday to celebrate the biggest super moon of the year. Although the moon wasn’t due to rise for at least another hour, that didn’t dampen the participants’ entry into the bay next to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center aquarium. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Participants in the Women’s March for Humanity cross Sequim Avenue at Washington Street in downtown Sequim on Saturday, part of a rally for U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz. The group of about 200 participants marched from Centennial Place Park to Fifth Avenue and back. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Women’s march

Participants in the Women’s March for Humanity cross Sequim Avenue at Washington Street in downtown Sequim on Saturday, part of a rally for U.S. presidential… Continue reading

Participants in the Women’s March for Humanity cross Sequim Avenue at Washington Street in downtown Sequim on Saturday, part of a rally for U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz. The group of about 200 participants marched from Centennial Place Park to Fifth Avenue and back. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The Port Angeles High School Class of 1974 recently held their 50th class reunion. The 102 classmates in attendance and spouses met at the Field Hall and Event Center for their reunion. The class had 360 who graduated back in 1974. ASB President then was Greg Dooley and the class president was Jim Jacobson. Larry Bennett, Kim Chapman and Kristine Konapaski were the leads of the reunion committee. It was reported that the furthest a class member came was one from Portugal and another one from Sweden. DLOGAN
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Class reunion

The Port Angeles High School class of 1974 recently held their 50th reunion. Of the 360 who graduated in the class, 102 attended the event… Continue reading

The Port Angeles High School Class of 1974 recently held their 50th class reunion. The 102 classmates in attendance and spouses met at the Field Hall and Event Center for their reunion. The class had 360 who graduated back in 1974. ASB President then was Greg Dooley and the class president was Jim Jacobson. Larry Bennett, Kim Chapman and Kristine Konapaski were the leads of the reunion committee. It was reported that the furthest a class member came was one from Portugal and another one from Sweden. DLOGAN
Platypus Marine is building a new facility for its boat-building business on Marine Drive in Port Angeles directly east of its current building. The new facility has about 17,000 square feet of space. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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New building in Port Angeles

Platypus Marine is building a new facility for its boat-building business on Marine Drive in Port Angeles directly east of its current building. The new… Continue reading

Platypus Marine is building a new facility for its boat-building business on Marine Drive in Port Angeles directly east of its current building. The new facility has about 17,000 square feet of space. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
A Labrador retriever pokes its head out the second-floor window of an apartment building in downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. The dog seemed content with watching people and traffic pass by on the street below. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Window watcher in Port Angeles

A Labrador retriever pokes its head out the second-floor window of an apartment building in downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. The dog seemed content with… Continue reading

A Labrador retriever pokes its head out the second-floor window of an apartment building in downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. The dog seemed content with watching people and traffic pass by on the street below. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Moya Cavanagh, a teacher with Olympic Nature Experience, pours a taster glass with beer during Saturday’s Beer in the Woods at Webster’s Woods at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The event featured food, music, youth activities and samples of various breweries around Northwest Washington. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Beer in the woods

Moya Cavanagh, a teacher with Olympic Nature Experience, pours a taster glass with beer during Saturday’s Beer in the Woods at Webster’s Woods at the… Continue reading

Moya Cavanagh, a teacher with Olympic Nature Experience, pours a taster glass with beer during Saturday’s Beer in the Woods at Webster’s Woods at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The event featured food, music, youth activities and samples of various breweries around Northwest Washington. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jason Eason, left, and Amanda Krott, both of Bremerton, examine a collection of rocks and minerals on display by Rockin’ the Castle of Lebanon, Ore., during Saturday’s Gem, Rock and Jewelry Show at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The show, hosted by the Clallam County Gem and Mineral Association, featured a wide variety of exhibits as well as an area devoted to children’s activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Gem show

Jason Eason, left, and Amanda Krott, both of Bremerton, examine a collection of rocks and minerals on display by Rockin’ the Castle of Lebanon, Ore.,… Continue reading

Jason Eason, left, and Amanda Krott, both of Bremerton, examine a collection of rocks and minerals on display by Rockin’ the Castle of Lebanon, Ore., during Saturday’s Gem, Rock and Jewelry Show at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The show, hosted by the Clallam County Gem and Mineral Association, featured a wide variety of exhibits as well as an area devoted to children’s activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Paulo Leite of Port Angeles sets up a display of automotive and Star Wars toys at Saturday’s Olympic Peninsula Toy and Collectibles Show at Guy Cole Convention Center in Sequim. The exhibition featured a wide variety of toys and collectible items for display, sale or trade. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Toy show

Paulo Leite of Port Angeles sets up a display of automotive and Star Wars toys at Saturday’s Olympic Peninsula Toy and Collectibles Show at Guy… Continue reading

Paulo Leite of Port Angeles sets up a display of automotive and Star Wars toys at Saturday’s Olympic Peninsula Toy and Collectibles Show at Guy Cole Convention Center in Sequim. The exhibition featured a wide variety of toys and collectible items for display, sale or trade. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jackie Leonard of Cottage Grove, Ore., left, examines a sweatshirt while Janet Estes of Joyce looks on at a merchandise table set up by Cindy Kelly at the Joyce Grange Hall on Saturday in Joyce. The venue was one location of the Great Strait Sale, a collection of garage and yard sales by residents along state Highway 112 from Port Angeles to Neah Bay. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Strait sale

Jackie Leonard of Cottage Grove, Ore., left, examines a sweatshirt while Janet Estes of Joyce looks on at a merchandise table set up by Cindy… Continue reading

Jackie Leonard of Cottage Grove, Ore., left, examines a sweatshirt while Janet Estes of Joyce looks on at a merchandise table set up by Cindy Kelly at the Joyce Grange Hall on Saturday in Joyce. The venue was one location of the Great Strait Sale, a collection of garage and yard sales by residents along state Highway 112 from Port Angeles to Neah Bay. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Kelly Grable of Mobile, Ala., prepares Bella’s birthday cake outside Forks Outfitters in Forks on Thursday as Forever Twilight in Forks fans look on. Isabella “Bella” Marie Cullen (née Swan) was born to Charlie Swan and Renée Dwyer on Sept. 13, 1987. The Twilight series’ main protagonist celebrated a day early as the store played along and paged her over the public address system. Grable is a member of the Forever Twilight Forks planning committee and travels to Forks each year to help with the festival. More than 400 VIT (Very Important Twilighter) tickets were sold. Planned VIT and other free activities continue throughout town and to La Push through Sunday. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Forever Twilight in Forks

Kelly Grable of Mobile, Ala., prepares Bella’s birthday cake outside Forks Outfitters in Forks on Thursday as Forever Twilight in Forks fans look on. Isabella… Continue reading

  • Sep 14, 2024
  • By Christi Baron Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Kelly Grable of Mobile, Ala., prepares Bella’s birthday cake outside Forks Outfitters in Forks on Thursday as Forever Twilight in Forks fans look on. Isabella “Bella” Marie Cullen (née Swan) was born to Charlie Swan and Renée Dwyer on Sept. 13, 1987. The Twilight series’ main protagonist celebrated a day early as the store played along and paged her over the public address system. Grable is a member of the Forever Twilight Forks planning committee and travels to Forks each year to help with the festival. More than 400 VIT (Very Important Twilighter) tickets were sold. Planned VIT and other free activities continue throughout town and to La Push through Sunday. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)