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KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Excavators work along a section of Mount Angeles Road near the Olympic National Park visitor center on Thursday as part of a project to improve the Race Street corridor from Olympus Avenue to Eighth Street in Port Angeles. Phase one of the project, which will require occasional lane closures and detours, will include utility upgrades and isafety improvements for pedestrians, bicyclists, vehicles and transit users. Later phases of the project will extend from Eighth Street to the Port Angeles waterfront.
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Race Street project underway in Port Angeles

Excavators work along a section of Mount Angeles Road near the Olympic National Park visitor center on Thursday as part of a project to improve… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Excavators work along a section of Mount Angeles Road near the Olympic National Park visitor center on Thursday as part of a project to improve the Race Street corridor from Olympus Avenue to Eighth Street in Port Angeles. Phase one of the project, which will require occasional lane closures and detours, will include utility upgrades and isafety improvements for pedestrians, bicyclists, vehicles and transit users. Later phases of the project will extend from Eighth Street to the Port Angeles waterfront.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Jenni Tiderman of Port Angeles, front, holds a sign celebrating her five years of addiction recovery during "birthday bash" and resource fair hosted by Reflections Counseling Services Group on Thiursday at Veterans Park in Port Angeles. The event featured representatives from numerous drug and alcohol addiction and homelessness support agencies, as well as free meals and clothing for those in need.

Celebrating sobriety in Port Angeles

Jenni Tiderman of Port Angeles, front, holds a sign celebrating her five years of addiction recovery during a “birthday bash” and resource fair hosted by… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Jenni Tiderman of Port Angeles, front, holds a sign celebrating her five years of addiction recovery during "birthday bash" and resource fair hosted by Reflections Counseling Services Group on Thiursday at Veterans Park in Port Angeles. The event featured representatives from numerous drug and alcohol addiction and homelessness support agencies, as well as free meals and clothing for those in need.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Vicki Wallner, a representative of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, examinmes displays of gift certificates for goods and services available at a silent auction during the Red, Set Go! Heart Luncheon on Friday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The event, presented by the Jamestown tribe, served to raise awareness of heart health for women and as a fundraiser for the Olympic Medical Center's Heart Center.

Red, Set Go! Heart Luncheon in Port Angeles

Vicki Wallner, a representative of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, examines the display of gift certificates for goods and services available at a silent auction during… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Vicki Wallner, a representative of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, examinmes displays of gift certificates for goods and services available at a silent auction during the Red, Set Go! Heart Luncheon on Friday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The event, presented by the Jamestown tribe, served to raise awareness of heart health for women and as a fundraiser for the Olympic Medical Center's Heart Center.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Workers for Hilger Construction, out of Tacoma, move parts of scaffolding that will soon encase the historic Post Office and Customs House in Port Townsend. The building, constructed in 1892, is undergoing a months long preservation project to replace aging and nonfunctioning windows.
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Port Townsend post office project

Workers for Hilger Construction, out of Tacoma, move parts of scaffolding that will soon encase the historic Post Office and Customs House in Port Townsend.… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Workers for Hilger Construction, out of Tacoma, move parts of scaffolding that will soon encase the historic Post Office and Customs House in Port Townsend. The building, constructed in 1892, is undergoing a months long preservation project to replace aging and nonfunctioning windows.
Pictured, left to right, are Rita Frangione, John Goepferd, Karen Riel, Stephen Evans, Robin Pangborn, Jim Aman, Shirlee Beck and Jerry Lucas.
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Port Townsend Elks make donation

Port Townsend Elks Lodge No. 317 recently donated $2,000 to the Community Outreach Association Shelter Team. The donation, which will support the local homeless shelter,… Continue reading

Pictured, left to right, are Rita Frangione, John Goepferd, Karen Riel, Stephen Evans, Robin Pangborn, Jim Aman, Shirlee Beck and Jerry Lucas.
Kailani Rodriguez, of Port Angeles, has been selected at the Youth of the Year by the Boys and Girls Clubs of the North Olympic Peninsula.

Youth of the year announced

Kailani Rodriguez of Port Angeles has been selected as the Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. Rodriguez,… Continue reading

Kailani Rodriguez, of Port Angeles, has been selected at the Youth of the Year by the Boys and Girls Clubs of the North Olympic Peninsula.
Pictured, form left to right are Mark Hodgson, Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County board vice president; Colleen Robinson, Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County CEO; U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer; and Sherrana Kildun, from Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity.
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Habitat on the Hill

Representatives from Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County visited with congressional delegates during Habitat on the Hill, an annual advocacy event in Washington, D.C. Mark… Continue reading

Pictured, form left to right are Mark Hodgson, Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County board vice president; Colleen Robinson, Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County CEO; U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer; and Sherrana Kildun, from Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity.
A bald eagle caws from the top of a tree on the bluff overlooking Dungeness Harbor along Marine Drive northwest of Sequim on Saturday. The bluff is a favored nesting place for eagles and is typically inhabited by several mating pairs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Eagle outlook

A bald eagle caws from the top of a tree on the bluff overlooking Dungeness Harbor along Marine Drive northwest of Sequim on Saturday. The… Continue reading

A bald eagle caws from the top of a tree on the bluff overlooking Dungeness Harbor along Marine Drive northwest of Sequim on Saturday. The bluff is a favored nesting place for eagles and is typically inhabited by several mating pairs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Emily Kauffman of Port Angeles, left, and her dog, Dezzy, and Emily Jorgenson of Austin, Minn., with her dog, Lexi, take a stroll on the Waterfront Trail east of downtown Port Angeles. The pair and their pets were taking advantage of a dry winter day on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Out for a walk

Emily Kauffman of Port Angeles, left, and her dog, Dezzy, and Emily Jorgenson of Austin, Minn., with her dog, Lexi, take a stroll on the… Continue reading

Emily Kauffman of Port Angeles, left, and her dog, Dezzy, and Emily Jorgenson of Austin, Minn., with her dog, Lexi, take a stroll on the Waterfront Trail east of downtown Port Angeles. The pair and their pets were taking advantage of a dry winter day on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
STEVE MULLENSKY/FOR PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Denver Smyth and wife Marianne, both with Western Red Brewery in Poulsbo, purge the Rubys Are Forever ale of air before the start of the 17th Strange Brew Fest in Port Townsend on Friday and Saturday at the American Legion Hall in downtown. There are 26 breweries from around western Washington that will be serving their own unique versions of strange brews.

Strange Brew afoot in Port Townsend

Denver Smyth and wife Marianne, both with Western Red Brewery in Poulsbo, purge the Rubys Are Forever ale of air before the start of the… Continue reading

STEVE MULLENSKY/FOR PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Denver Smyth and wife Marianne, both with Western Red Brewery in Poulsbo, purge the Rubys Are Forever ale of air before the start of the 17th Strange Brew Fest in Port Townsend on Friday and Saturday at the American Legion Hall in downtown. There are 26 breweries from around western Washington that will be serving their own unique versions of strange brews.
Joel and Amanda Schipani have opened a take-out vegan restaurant, Rabbit Food.
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Rabbit Food open in Port Angeles

Joel and Amanda Schipani have opened a take-out vegan restaurant, Rabbit Food. The new eatery is between the bridges at 511 W.… Continue reading

Joel and Amanda Schipani have opened a take-out vegan restaurant, Rabbit Food.
Brock Tejeda, a high school senior, fits together his carefully crafted pieces of wood to make a step stool just like the larger finished sample on the left. Port Angeles High School hosted a Skills USA Olympic Regional contest in the woodshop at the school on Saturday. The contest involved students making in eight hours from precise directions a small step stool using their skills and the shop’s many tools and machines. Joe Shideler is the woodshop teacher, but retired woodshop teacher Tim Branham was the enabler who brought the contest back to the school after a four-year COVID absence. There were five high school contestants including one girl. Skills USA sponsors over 50 skills across the country. PAHS participated in the carpentry and precision machinery areas. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Skills contest

Brock Tejeda, a high school senior, fits together his carefully crafted pieces of wood to make a step stool just like the larger finished sample… Continue reading

Brock Tejeda, a high school senior, fits together his carefully crafted pieces of wood to make a step stool just like the larger finished sample on the left. Port Angeles High School hosted a Skills USA Olympic Regional contest in the woodshop at the school on Saturday. The contest involved students making in eight hours from precise directions a small step stool using their skills and the shop’s many tools and machines. Joe Shideler is the woodshop teacher, but retired woodshop teacher Tim Branham was the enabler who brought the contest back to the school after a four-year COVID absence. There were five high school contestants including one girl. Skills USA sponsors over 50 skills across the country. PAHS participated in the carpentry and precision machinery areas. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are Vance Smith, John Wylie, John Braasch, Gary Zambor, Pete Waldrip, Bob Caruthers, William Smith and Bob Wheeler. In the back row, from left to right: Arnie Finley, Winston Cardinez, Bob Jackson, William Schult, Michael Dew, Paul Carmean and Mike Sutherland. Sadie is in the foreground.
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Masonic officers announced

The Port Angeles Masonic Lodge #69 has elected new officers for 2023. Pictured in the front row, left to right, are Vance Smith, John Wylie,… Continue reading

Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are Vance Smith, John Wylie, John Braasch, Gary Zambor, Pete Waldrip, Bob Caruthers, William Smith and Bob Wheeler. In the back row, from left to right: Arnie Finley, Winston Cardinez, Bob Jackson, William Schult, Michael Dew, Paul Carmean and Mike Sutherland. Sadie is in the foreground.
The MV Coho, pictured in dry dock at the Anacortes Ship Yards, will be back in service Thursday. Yearly maintenance began Jan. 3. The maintenance is taking a few days longer due to COVID-19 the past two years, Black Ball Ferry Line officials have said. The ship returns to twice-daily round trips across the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Victoria and Port Angeles at 8:20 a.m. Thursday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Coho maintenance

The MV Coho, pictured in dry dock at the Anacortes Ship Yards, will be back in service Thursday. Yearly maintenance began Jan. 3. The maintenance… Continue reading

The MV Coho, pictured in dry dock at the Anacortes Ship Yards, will be back in service Thursday. Yearly maintenance began Jan. 3. The maintenance is taking a few days longer due to COVID-19 the past two years, Black Ball Ferry Line officials have said. The ship returns to twice-daily round trips across the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Victoria and Port Angeles at 8:20 a.m. Thursday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
At the Nest, a new hangout for young people in Uptown Port Townsend, teenagers including, from left, Ruby Morgensen, Kyah Kusy and Tilly Norton attended Friday's grand opening. The former dental office at 1119 Lawrence St. is a welcoming coffee house and resource center. The girls, all 15, heard about the Nest from their art teacher, Michele Soderstrom of Port Townsend High School. Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News
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Nest has grand opening

At the Nest, a new hangout for young people in Uptown Port Townsend, teenagers including, from left, Ruby Morgensen, Kyah Kusy and Tilly Norton attended… Continue reading

At the Nest, a new hangout for young people in Uptown Port Townsend, teenagers including, from left, Ruby Morgensen, Kyah Kusy and Tilly Norton attended Friday's grand opening. The former dental office at 1119 Lawrence St. is a welcoming coffee house and resource center. The girls, all 15, heard about the Nest from their art teacher, Michele Soderstrom of Port Townsend High School. Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News
Geri Smith of Sequim, along with her white German shepherd, Polar Bear, take a walk on a fog-shrouded trail along the bluff at the Dungeness Recreation Area on Saturday northwest of Sequim. The pair took advantage of a break in the recent stretch of showery weather that is forecast to continue this week over much of the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Foggy walk

Geri Smith of Sequim, along with her white German shepherd, Polar Bear, take a walk on a fog-shrouded trail along the bluff at the Dungeness… Continue reading

Geri Smith of Sequim, along with her white German shepherd, Polar Bear, take a walk on a fog-shrouded trail along the bluff at the Dungeness Recreation Area on Saturday northwest of Sequim. The pair took advantage of a break in the recent stretch of showery weather that is forecast to continue this week over much of the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Howard “Scooter” Chapman makes the first bet at 7 Cedars Casino’s new Cedars Sportsbook at 270756 U.S. Highway 101 east of Sequim. on Thursday.

Scooter starts the betting in Blyn

Local sports icon Howard “Scooter” Chapman made the first legal bet in Clallam County at 7 Cedars Casino’s new Cedars Sportsbook on Thursday.… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Howard “Scooter” Chapman makes the first bet at 7 Cedars Casino’s new Cedars Sportsbook at 270756 U.S. Highway 101 east of Sequim. on Thursday.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Staffers from Clallam County Fire District 3 in Sequim, other North Olympic Peninsula fire departments and first responders honor Fire District 3 Capt. Charles "Chad" Cate with a procession of vehicles through Sequim on Friday. Here, the procession passes by District 3's station on North Fifth Avenue. Firefighters escorted the body of Cate, who died in the early morning hours of Jan. 12 while on duty, to Thurston County where an autopsy was performed, and then back through Sequim before delivering him to Sequim Valley Funeral Home. Cate, a Sequim High graduate, began serving as a volunteer firefighter in 1994, was hired by the fire district in 1997 as firefighter/paramedic, and promoted to the rank of captain in 2020. He leaves behind his wife, a 2 year-old son and two adult children. A full fire service memorial is being planned for Jan. 21. Leah Leach

Firefighter honored with procession

Memorial service planned next week

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Staffers from Clallam County Fire District 3 in Sequim, other North Olympic Peninsula fire departments and first responders honor Fire District 3 Capt. Charles "Chad" Cate with a procession of vehicles through Sequim on Friday. Here, the procession passes by District 3's station on North Fifth Avenue. Firefighters escorted the body of Cate, who died in the early morning hours of Jan. 12 while on duty, to Thurston County where an autopsy was performed, and then back through Sequim before delivering him to Sequim Valley Funeral Home. Cate, a Sequim High graduate, began serving as a volunteer firefighter in 1994, was hired by the fire district in 1997 as firefighter/paramedic, and promoted to the rank of captain in 2020. He leaves behind his wife, a 2 year-old son and two adult children. A full fire service memorial is being planned for Jan. 21. Leah Leach
Pictured, from left to right are Shawn Gould, Mike Loucks, Debbie Peterson, Tom Hartig, Richard Suskind and Amala Kuster

Rotary makes donation

The Sequim Sunrise Rotary Club recently presented $850 in gift cards to staff members at Olympic Medical Center’s Cancer Center in Sequim. The cards are… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right are Shawn Gould, Mike Loucks, Debbie Peterson, Tom Hartig, Richard Suskind and Amala Kuster
Waves crash along Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Monday. The North Olympic Peninsula forecast will continue to see rain and windy conditions this week. Temperatures are expected to be in the upper 40s to low 50s with overnight lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Wind and waves

Waves crash along Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Monday. The North Olympic Peninsula forecast will continue to see rain and windy conditions this week.… Continue reading

Waves crash along Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Monday. The North Olympic Peninsula forecast will continue to see rain and windy conditions this week. Temperatures are expected to be in the upper 40s to low 50s with overnight lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)