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KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS An excavator picks up woody debris for loading onto a nearby truck for disposal on Tuesday at the site of the former aquaculture site near the boat ramp on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles. The Ediz Hook Shoreline Restoration project, conducted by Western Marine Construction, Inc. in conjunction with the Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest, is designed to return a section of shoreling on the harborside section of the hook to its former condition with the removal of an area formerly used for maintining fish pens in Port Angeles Harbor.
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Ediz Hook restoration

An excavator picks up woody debris for loading onto a nearby truck for disposal on Tuesday at the site of the former aquaculture site near… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS An excavator picks up woody debris for loading onto a nearby truck for disposal on Tuesday at the site of the former aquaculture site near the boat ramp on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles. The Ediz Hook Shoreline Restoration project, conducted by Western Marine Construction, Inc. in conjunction with the Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest, is designed to return a section of shoreling on the harborside section of the hook to its former condition with the removal of an area formerly used for maintining fish pens in Port Angeles Harbor.
In honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, about 75 people paraded up Harrison Street in Port Townsend toward St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church on Monday afternoon. The police-escorted procession marked the day on which Roman Catholics believe the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego, an indigenous man, in 1531. Mary, known as Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico, is the patron saint of that country and “the Mother of us all,” according to a handout at the parish. St. Mary Star of the Sea, the only Catholic church in Jefferson County, celebrates Sunday masses in Spanish and in English. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

In honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, about 75 people paraded up Harrison Street in Port Townsend toward St. Mary Star of… Continue reading

In honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, about 75 people paraded up Harrison Street in Port Townsend toward St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church on Monday afternoon. The police-escorted procession marked the day on which Roman Catholics believe the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego, an indigenous man, in 1531. Mary, known as Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico, is the patron saint of that country and “the Mother of us all,” according to a handout at the parish. St. Mary Star of the Sea, the only Catholic church in Jefferson County, celebrates Sunday masses in Spanish and in English. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
Featured soloist Stephen Schermer smiles at the audience during Saturday’s public dress rehearsal with the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra, which brings musicians from across and beyond the North Olympic Peninsula to the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center. The symphony celebrated its 90th anniversary over the weekend with the world premiere of the specially commissioned Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra by Seattle composer Sarah L. Bassingthwaighte. (Diane Urbani de la Paz for Peninsula Daily News)
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World premiere

Featured soloist Stephen Schermer smiles at the audience during Saturday’s public dress rehearsal with the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra, which brings musicians from across and… Continue reading

Featured soloist Stephen Schermer smiles at the audience during Saturday’s public dress rehearsal with the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra, which brings musicians from across and beyond the North Olympic Peninsula to the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center. The symphony celebrated its 90th anniversary over the weekend with the world premiere of the specially commissioned Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra by Seattle composer Sarah L. Bassingthwaighte. (Diane Urbani de la Paz for Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Molly Brown of Port Angeles, and her children, Lucy Brown, 3, and Oliver Brown, 5 months, examine a display of loally-produced art items for sale as gifts on Thursday during the holiday Makers Market at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The market, open Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and Dec. 16, will observe extended. hours of 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the Wintertide Festival of Lights on Saturday..
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Makers Market open in Port Angeles

Molly Brown of Port Angeles, and her children, Lucy Brown, 3, and Oliver Brown, 5 months, examine a display of locally-produced art items for sale… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Molly Brown of Port Angeles, and her children, Lucy Brown, 3, and Oliver Brown, 5 months, examine a display of loally-produced art items for sale as gifts on Thursday during the holiday Makers Market at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The market, open Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and Dec. 16, will observe extended. hours of 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the Wintertide Festival of Lights on Saturday..
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Sophia McKee, owner of Rainier Reindeer Ranch in Buckley, directs the nose of Bunny, an 8-year-old reindeer, to the raisin treat offered by a young girl during the first Magic of Christmas event that opened on Thursday night at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St., Port Townsend. Although reindeers were onsite only for opening night, a myriad of free activities are planned from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. through Tuesday, with special events planned on Christmas Eve. For more information, see https://jeffcofairgrounds.com/.
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Making deer friends in Port Townsend

Sophia McKee, owner of Rainier Reindeer Ranch in Buckley, directs the nose of Bunny, an 8-year-old reindeer, to the raisin treat offered by a young… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Sophia McKee, owner of Rainier Reindeer Ranch in Buckley, directs the nose of Bunny, an 8-year-old reindeer, to the raisin treat offered by a young girl during the first Magic of Christmas event that opened on Thursday night at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St., Port Townsend. Although reindeers were onsite only for opening night, a myriad of free activities are planned from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. through Tuesday, with special events planned on Christmas Eve. For more information, see https://jeffcofairgrounds.com/.
Pictured in the front row, from left to right are Bella Sains, Ana Gustafson, Leyla Price, Brenna Murphy, Michael Aranda and Andrew Corson. Back row, left to right are Sea Scout leader Jared Minard, Elliot Dahlin, Rynn Hays, Adian Carlquist-Bundy and Michael Rodgers. Not pictured are Dean Spaulding, Ella Schulz, Ozzy Minard and Jonathan Bridges.
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Sea scouts serve

Port Angeles Sea Scouts recently served up a Thanksgiving meal for an Olympic Medical Center inpatient and their family. The Sea Scouts is a program… Continue reading

Pictured in the front row, from left to right are Bella Sains, Ana Gustafson, Leyla Price, Brenna Murphy, Michael Aranda and Andrew Corson. Back row, left to right are Sea Scout leader Jared Minard, Elliot Dahlin, Rynn Hays, Adian Carlquist-Bundy and Michael Rodgers. Not pictured are Dean Spaulding, Ella Schulz, Ozzy Minard and Jonathan Bridges.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Sean Bunting, red hat, and David Molotsky, blue hat, both teachers in the Ocean K-12 program, a partnership program between the Northwest Maritime Center and the Port Townsend School District, instructs the Bravo Team class in the benefits of eel grass during a session at the beach on eh Port Townsend Boat Haven on Thursday. The team would normally be out in a long boat but had to stay ashore because of small craft warnings.
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Ocean lessons at Port Townsend Boat Haven

Sean Bunting, red hat, and David Molotsky, blue hat, both teachers in the Ocean K-12 program, a partnership program between the Northwest Maritime Center and… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Sean Bunting, red hat, and David Molotsky, blue hat, both teachers in the Ocean K-12 program, a partnership program between the Northwest Maritime Center and the Port Townsend School District, instructs the Bravo Team class in the benefits of eel grass during a session at the beach on eh Port Townsend Boat Haven on Thursday. The team would normally be out in a long boat but had to stay ashore because of small craft warnings.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Sandie Kiehl of Sequim, left, makes a purchase from Pat Snyder of Sequim-based China Cat Creations during Saturday's Homemade Christmas Craft Fair at the Sequim Prairie Grange near Carlsborg. The event featured dozens of vendors with a wide variety of holiday gifts and gift ideas created by local artisans.
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Christmas crafts on display in Sequim

Sandie Kiehl of Sequim, left, makes a purchase from Pat Snyder of Sequim-based China Cat Creations during Saturday’s Homemade Christmas Craft Fair at the Sequim… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Sandie Kiehl of Sequim, left, makes a purchase from Pat Snyder of Sequim-based China Cat Creations during Saturday's Homemade Christmas Craft Fair at the Sequim Prairie Grange near Carlsborg. The event featured dozens of vendors with a wide variety of holiday gifts and gift ideas created by local artisans.
Santa, Christopher Thomsen, holds Lizzie on Sunday at Airport Garden and Nursery in Port Angeles as part of a fundraiser for the Peninsula Friends of Animals. More than a dozen dogs, some more wiggly than others, sat in Santa’s lap for a photo. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Furry fundraiser

Santa, Christopher Thomsen, holds Lizzie on Sunday at Airport Garden and Nursery in Port Angeles as part of a fundraiser for the Peninsula Friends of… Continue reading

Santa, Christopher Thomsen, holds Lizzie on Sunday at Airport Garden and Nursery in Port Angeles as part of a fundraiser for the Peninsula Friends of Animals. More than a dozen dogs, some more wiggly than others, sat in Santa’s lap for a photo. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Santa tides down Forks Avenue in the West End Business Professional Association train on Saturday evening during the 21st annual Twinkle Light Parade before lighting the Forks Community Tree at the intersection of Sol Duc Way and Forks Avenue. Before and after the parade, the public viewed the Soroptimist International of the Olympic Rain Forest’s annual Festival of Trees. Trees were auctioned off Sunday. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Twinkle Light Parade

Santa tides down Forks Avenue in the West End Business & Professional Association train on Saturday evening during the 21st annual Twinkle Light Parade before… Continue reading

Santa tides down Forks Avenue in the West End Business Professional Association train on Saturday evening during the 21st annual Twinkle Light Parade before lighting the Forks Community Tree at the intersection of Sol Duc Way and Forks Avenue. Before and after the parade, the public viewed the Soroptimist International of the Olympic Rain Forest’s annual Festival of Trees. Trees were auctioned off Sunday. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News A runner starts his ascent Friday on the Taylor Street stairs in downtown Port Townsend, where the city's Christmas tree stands ready for lighting at about 4:30 p.m. today. Santa will arrive on the Kiwanis Choo Choo after listening to the children's requests at Flagship Landing earlier in the day, Caroling with the Wild Rose Choral and ornament-making at the Tyler Street Plazas tent also are planned today.

Holiday preparations in Port Townsend

A runner starts his ascent Friday on the Taylor Street stairs in downtown Port Townsend, where the city’s Christmas tree stands ready for lighting at… Continue reading

Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News A runner starts his ascent Friday on the Taylor Street stairs in downtown Port Townsend, where the city's Christmas tree stands ready for lighting at about 4:30 p.m. today. Santa will arrive on the Kiwanis Choo Choo after listening to the children's requests at Flagship Landing earlier in the day, Caroling with the Wild Rose Choral and ornament-making at the Tyler Street Plazas tent also are planned today.
Steve Hampton of Port Townsend searches for birds in the Salish Sea at Point Wilson Lighthouse on Wednesday. “I just got here and the wind and choppy water don’t make for ideal conditions, but so far I’ve seen rhinoceros auklets and a Pacific loon,” Hampton said. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Bird watcher

Steve Hampton of Port Townsend searches for birds in the Salish Sea at Point Wilson Lighthouse on Wednesday. “I just got here and the wind… Continue reading

Steve Hampton of Port Townsend searches for birds in the Salish Sea at Point Wilson Lighthouse on Wednesday. “I just got here and the wind and choppy water don’t make for ideal conditions, but so far I’ve seen rhinoceros auklets and a Pacific loon,” Hampton said. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS U.S. Coast Guard and law enforcement chase boats follow the ferry MV Coho during an armed passenger drill on Tuesday near the mouth of Port Angeles Harbor.
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MV Coho part of drill

Two 45-foot response boats and a 29-foot response boat from U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles, plus local law enforcement, performed “touch and go” exercises… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS U.S. Coast Guard and law enforcement chase boats follow the ferry MV Coho during an armed passenger drill on Tuesday near the mouth of Port Angeles Harbor.
Joe Suter and Dave Smith, employees of Palouse Power, which contracts for additional services to Jefferson County Public Utility District, have snow flurries fall on them as they work to lift a communications cable, owned by Lumen, that was torn down Sunday morning by a boat on a trailer that snagged the cable at the entrance as it entered the boat yard, workers said. The PUD secured the cable as a public service so the entrance could be opened for business on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Communications cable

Joe Suter and Dave Smith, employees of Palouse Power, which contracts for additional services to Jefferson County Public Utility District, have snow flurries fall on… Continue reading

Joe Suter and Dave Smith, employees of Palouse Power, which contracts for additional services to Jefferson County Public Utility District, have snow flurries fall on them as they work to lift a communications cable, owned by Lumen, that was torn down Sunday morning by a boat on a trailer that snagged the cable at the entrance as it entered the boat yard, workers said. The PUD secured the cable as a public service so the entrance could be opened for business on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
People stop and take pictures of the Port Townsend Kiwanis’ George Earl Memorial Cho Cho as it clangs along Water Street in downtown Port Townsend on Small Business Saturday. The popular Choo Choo made a circuit from the American Legion to Uptown and back again, delighting passengers and spectators alike. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Holidays roll into town

People stop and take pictures of the Port Townsend Kiwanis’ George Earl Memorial Choo Choo as it clangs along Water Street in downtown Port Townsend… Continue reading

People stop and take pictures of the Port Townsend Kiwanis’ George Earl Memorial Cho Cho as it clangs along Water Street in downtown Port Townsend on Small Business Saturday. The popular Choo Choo made a circuit from the American Legion to Uptown and back again, delighting passengers and spectators alike. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Shoppers, from left, Sue Priest, Pam Predovich and Peggy Romero, all of Port Angeles, stroll down West First Street in downtown Port Angeles searching for bargains on Small Business Saturday, a local followup to Black Friday, kicking off the holiday shopping season. Weekend shoppers were given an opportunity to purchase tote bags containing coupons for special deals from participating merchants, with proceeds from tote sales benefiting the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Small Business Saturday

Shoppers, from left, Sue Priest, Pam Predovich and Peggy Romero, all of Port Angeles, stroll down West First Street in downtown Port Angeles searching for… Continue reading

Shoppers, from left, Sue Priest, Pam Predovich and Peggy Romero, all of Port Angeles, stroll down West First Street in downtown Port Angeles searching for bargains on Small Business Saturday, a local followup to Black Friday, kicking off the holiday shopping season. Weekend shoppers were given an opportunity to purchase tote bags containing coupons for special deals from participating merchants, with proceeds from tote sales benefiting the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Braving cold steady rain and the early hour of eight Black Friday shoppers were out in force Friday looking for those early holiday bargains. Swain's General Store in Port Angeles was no exception as scores of early risers came out of the cold and rain to shop there.

Black Friday shoppers in Port Angeles

Braving cold steady rain and the early hour of eight Black Friday shoppers were out in force Friday looking for those early holiday bargains. Swain’s… Continue reading

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Braving cold steady rain and the early hour of eight Black Friday shoppers were out in force Friday looking for those early holiday bargains. Swain's General Store in Port Angeles was no exception as scores of early risers came out of the cold and rain to shop there.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Martha Worthley, of Mim and Poppy Design, shows a tablecloth she designed to Alisa Martin and daughter Etta-Pearl, during the Port Townsend Arts Guild Arts and Crafts Fair on Friday at the Port Townsend Community Center in the Uptown neighborhood. The fair continues today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Port Townsend Arts Guild Arts and Crafts Fair ongoing

Martha Worthley, of Mim and Poppy Design, shows a tablecloth she designed to Alisa Martin and daughter Etta-Pearl, during the Port Townsend Arts Guild Arts… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Martha Worthley, of Mim and Poppy Design, shows a tablecloth she designed to Alisa Martin and daughter Etta-Pearl, during the Port Townsend Arts Guild Arts and Crafts Fair on Friday at the Port Townsend Community Center in the Uptown neighborhood. The fair continues today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Harry Nagra, left, and Harry Sangha, owners of Hardy’s Market in Sequim, dish out dinner boxes of Biryani chicken and rice for the market's annual Thanksgiving Day meal giveaway. The meals also included slices of pumpkin pie for distribution to hungry diners.
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Hardy meal served in Sequim

Harry Nagra, left, and Harry Sangha, owners of Hardy’s Market in Sequim, dish out dinner boxes of Biryani chicken and rice for the market’s annual… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Harry Nagra, left, and Harry Sangha, owners of Hardy’s Market in Sequim, dish out dinner boxes of Biryani chicken and rice for the market's annual Thanksgiving Day meal giveaway. The meals also included slices of pumpkin pie for distribution to hungry diners.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Cecilia Stevenson, of Dallas, left, and her father, Will Stevenson of Port Angeles, say a blessing before enjoying a Thanksgiving meal in the fellowship hall of Queen of Angeles Catholic Church in Port Angeles. The church offered a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for the community, with several hundred diners taking advantage of the in-house meal. Numerous other dinners were sent out for in-home dining.
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Thankful diners eat at Queen of Angels

Cecilia Stevenson, of Dallas, left, and her father, Will Stevenson of Port Angeles, say a blessing before enjoying a Thanksgiving meal in the fellowship hall… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Cecilia Stevenson, of Dallas, left, and her father, Will Stevenson of Port Angeles, say a blessing before enjoying a Thanksgiving meal in the fellowship hall of Queen of Angeles Catholic Church in Port Angeles. The church offered a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for the community, with several hundred diners taking advantage of the in-house meal. Numerous other dinners were sent out for in-home dining.