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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Sharon Prosser of Sequim creates refrigerator magnets with hand-painted rocks as part of the Ladybug Project, a fund-raising effort for the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society. Prosser was making and selling magnets for $1 each and taking monetary donations to the society on Saturday at the Port Angeles Farmers Market.
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Magnet fundraiser for humane society

Sharon Prosser of Sequim creates refrigerator magnets with hand-painted rocks as part of the Ladybug Project, a fundraising effort for the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society.… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Sharon Prosser of Sequim creates refrigerator magnets with hand-painted rocks as part of the Ladybug Project, a fund-raising effort for the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society. Prosser was making and selling magnets for $1 each and taking monetary donations to the society on Saturday at the Port Angeles Farmers Market.
A woman and her dog stroll along a leaf-lined path at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend. Fall temperatures this week are expected to be in the mid to upper 50s with rain and wind likely in the forecast. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Autumn pathways

A woman and her dog stroll along a leaf-lined path at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend. Fall temperatures this week are expected to be… Continue reading

A woman and her dog stroll along a leaf-lined path at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend. Fall temperatures this week are expected to be in the mid to upper 50s with rain and wind likely in the forecast. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
ictured from left to right are Peter Raiswell, Francie Louden, Annie Welch, Priya Jayadev, Anita Chilton, Heather Loyd and Gary Schneider.
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Car club makes hospice donation

The Strait Air Volksgrüppe VW Car Club recently donated $1,800 to Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County. The funds were raised at the club’s North Olympic… Continue reading

ictured from left to right are Peter Raiswell, Francie Louden, Annie Welch, Priya Jayadev, Anita Chilton, Heather Loyd and Gary Schneider.
Pictured, left to right, are Janet Russell, Lorenzo Portelli and Mary Jacoby.
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Green thumb award winner named

The Port Angeles Garden Club has awarded its fill Green Thumb award to Lorenzo Portelli. Portelli received the award for excellence in landscaping at his… Continue reading

Pictured, left to right, are Janet Russell, Lorenzo Portelli and Mary Jacoby.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Six-year-old Emmett Stratford of Port Angeles receives a treat from Sarah Ogerly, owner of Olympic Stauned Glass, left, and Mitch Zenobi during Halloween trick or treating in downtown Port Angeles in 2019.

Scares and dares on Peninsula for Halloween

Thrills and chills are in store on the North Olympic Peninsula as Halloween approaches. Leading up to Halloween on Oct. 31 are a variety of… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Six-year-old Emmett Stratford of Port Angeles receives a treat from Sarah Ogerly, owner of Olympic Stauned Glass, left, and Mitch Zenobi during Halloween trick or treating in downtown Port Angeles in 2019.
A road crew from the Port Townsend Public Works Department — Rafe Thornton, bucket driver, Tracy Benson, with hard hat, Chris MacDonald and Lane Dotson in the background — finishes repaving a section of Walnut Street on Thursday. The section of street was degraded for months with barriers set up to direct traffic around the worst part, essentially making it a one-lane roadway. The street was slated to be open for traffic later in the afternoon. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Repaving Walnut Street

Rafe Thornton, bucket driver, Tracy Benson, with hard hat, Chris MacDonald and Lane Dotson… Continue reading

A road crew from the Port Townsend Public Works Department — Rafe Thornton, bucket driver, Tracy Benson, with hard hat, Chris MacDonald and Lane Dotson in the background — finishes repaving a section of Walnut Street on Thursday. The section of street was degraded for months with barriers set up to direct traffic around the worst part, essentially making it a one-lane roadway. The street was slated to be open for traffic later in the afternoon. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
At the Sunday Chimacum Farmers Market, Jill and Kevin — aka Jill McAnally and Kevin McConell — sing country, swing and blues songs to vendors and shoppers. The produce and artisan market, outside the Chimacum Corner at 9122 Rhody Drive, will be held just two more Sundays before it wraps up for the season on Oct. 30. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

Farmers Market music

aka Jill McAnally and Kevin McConell — sing country, swing and blues songs to vendors… Continue reading

At the Sunday Chimacum Farmers Market, Jill and Kevin — aka Jill McAnally and Kevin McConell — sing country, swing and blues songs to vendors and shoppers. The produce and artisan market, outside the Chimacum Corner at 9122 Rhody Drive, will be held just two more Sundays before it wraps up for the season on Oct. 30. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)
A boat floats placidly on Dungeness Bay on Saturday as hikers walk along Dungeness Spit in the background and Striped Peak stands on the horizon. Unseasonably warm and dry conditions made for good boating weather, despite hazy skies from wildfire smoke from east of the Cascades. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Hazy Day on Dungeness Bay

Hazy day on Dungeness Bay A boat floats placidly on Dungeness Bay on Saturday as hikers walk along Dungeness Spit in the background and Striped… Continue reading

A boat floats placidly on Dungeness Bay on Saturday as hikers walk along Dungeness Spit in the background and Striped Peak stands on the horizon. Unseasonably warm and dry conditions made for good boating weather, despite hazy skies from wildfire smoke from east of the Cascades. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
From left, Nancy Mandell, Julia Escobedo and Mandy Escobedo partake in the inaugural Witches’ Walk through downtown Port Townsend on Saturday. Some 50 witches — women, children and men among them — assembled at Haller Fountain and sashayed through traffic to Pope Marine Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Witches’ walk

From left, Nancy Mandell, Julia Escobedo and Mandy Escobedo partake in the inaugural Witches’ Walk through downtown Port Townsend on Saturday. Some 50 witches —… Continue reading

From left, Nancy Mandell, Julia Escobedo and Mandy Escobedo partake in the inaugural Witches’ Walk through downtown Port Townsend on Saturday. Some 50 witches — women, children and men among them — assembled at Haller Fountain and sashayed through traffic to Pope Marine Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Two-year-old Knox Wahlsten of Port Angeles crawls into a cart filled with freshly-cut pumpkins on Wednesday at a pumpkin patch grown at Agnew Grocery in the Agnew area between Port Angeles and Sequim. The grocery and feed store at 2863 Old Olympic Highway features two fields of u-pick pumpkins as well as other seasonal activities for youngsters.
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Pumpkin wagon in Agnew

Two-year-old Knox Wahlsten of Port Angeles crawls into a cart filled with freshly-cut pumpkins at a pumpkin patch grown at Agnew Grocery in the Agnew… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Two-year-old Knox Wahlsten of Port Angeles crawls into a cart filled with freshly-cut pumpkins on Wednesday at a pumpkin patch grown at Agnew Grocery in the Agnew area between Port Angeles and Sequim. The grocery and feed store at 2863 Old Olympic Highway features two fields of u-pick pumpkins as well as other seasonal activities for youngsters.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Adam Cowan 1 1/2, of Sequim show a hint of trepidation on Wednesday while getting to know a goat named Trixie that resides at Agnew Grocery east of Port Angeles. The goat is one of several farm animals kept on the property of the grocery and feed store.
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Kid to kid in Agnew

Adam Cowan, 1½, of Sequim shows a hint of trepidation on Wednesday while getting to know a goat named Trixie that resides at Agnew Grocery… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Adam Cowan 1 1/2, of Sequim show a hint of trepidation on Wednesday while getting to know a goat named Trixie that resides at Agnew Grocery east of Port Angeles. The goat is one of several farm animals kept on the property of the grocery and feed store.
Fiona Krienke, 19, and her brother Hawk, 6, take a spin on the tire swing at Chetzemoka Park in Port Townsend. The 118-year-old city park is named after Chief Chetzemoka, the 19th century S’Klallam leader. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Getting in the swing of things

Fiona Krienke, 19, and her brother Hawk, 6, take a spin on the tire swing at Chetzemoka Park in Port Townsend. The 118-year-old city park… Continue reading

Fiona Krienke, 19, and her brother Hawk, 6, take a spin on the tire swing at Chetzemoka Park in Port Townsend. The 118-year-old city park is named after Chief Chetzemoka, the 19th century S’Klallam leader. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Martha Olbrych of Port Ludlow is part of the tennis crew at the Port Townsend High School courts on Wednesdays and Sundays. Players of various levels are getting together for morning doubles as long as the weather stays tennis-friendly. Anyone interested in joining the group can contact organizer David Michael at harp@olympus.net. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
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It’s not all pickleball

Martha Olbrych of Port Ludlow is part of the tennis crew at the Port Townsend High School courts on Wednesdays and Sundays. Players of various… Continue reading

Martha Olbrych of Port Ludlow is part of the tennis crew at the Port Townsend High School courts on Wednesdays and Sundays. Players of various levels are getting together for morning doubles as long as the weather stays tennis-friendly. Anyone interested in joining the group can contact organizer David Michael at harp@olympus.net. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles High School senior homecoming King and Queen Jack Gladfelter and Lily Halberg prepare to ride in their school’s homecoming parade after being crowned on Friday. The pair presided over the Port Angeles Roughriders’ 28-9 loss to the Bremerton Knights during Friday’s football game at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Homecoming royalty crowned

Port Angeles High School senior homecoming King and Queen Jack Gladfelter and Lily Halberg prepare to ride in their school’s homecoming parade after being crowned… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School senior homecoming King and Queen Jack Gladfelter and Lily Halberg prepare to ride in their school’s homecoming parade after being crowned on Friday. The pair presided over the Port Angeles Roughriders’ 28-9 loss to the Bremerton Knights during Friday’s football game at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Crab crew member Jacob Brown of Port Angeles pulls cooked crab from a boiler on Thursday in preparation for the opening of the Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival on the Port Angeles waterfront. The three-day festival begins today and runs through Sunday. For more information, see Page A6. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Prepping for crab

Crab crew member Jacob Brown of Port Angeles pulls cooked crab from a boiler on Thursday in preparation for the opening of the Dungeness Crab… Continue reading

Crab crew member Jacob Brown of Port Angeles pulls cooked crab from a boiler on Thursday in preparation for the opening of the Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival on the Port Angeles waterfront. The three-day festival begins today and runs through Sunday. For more information, see Page A6. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The Roosevelt High School (Port Angeles High School) Class of 1952 held their 70th class reunion recently at the home of Fred Sullivan in Port Angeles. The class went to school in a building where the present day City Hall now sits. It was called Roosevelt High School then. The current high school on Park Ave was built the next year. Only 15 were able to attend from a class of 160 plus back in 1952. Each of the classmates are around 88 years old. ID: front row l to r: Merle Bailey, Gwen Fairchild Potterfield, John Rife. 2nd row: Dick Hopkins, Carol Macklin Moffat, Marilyn Halberg Hill, Lois Grady Edwards, Grey Tozier Pohl, Pat Dotson Stamateou, Mel Kobel, 3rd row: Don Walken, Fred Sullivan. Top row: Dick McLean, Scooter Chapman, Ire Beadle. dlogan
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Class of 1952 holds 70th class reunion

The Roosevelt High School (Port Angeles High School) Class of 1952 held their 70th class reunion recently at the home of Fred Sullivan in Port… Continue reading

The Roosevelt High School (Port Angeles High School) Class of 1952 held their 70th class reunion recently at the home of Fred Sullivan in Port Angeles. The class went to school in a building where the present day City Hall now sits. It was called Roosevelt High School then. The current high school on Park Ave was built the next year. Only 15 were able to attend from a class of 160 plus back in 1952. Each of the classmates are around 88 years old. ID: front row l to r: Merle Bailey, Gwen Fairchild Potterfield, John Rife. 2nd row: Dick Hopkins, Carol Macklin Moffat, Marilyn Halberg Hill, Lois Grady Edwards, Grey Tozier Pohl, Pat Dotson Stamateou, Mel Kobel, 3rd row: Don Walken, Fred Sullivan. Top row: Dick McLean, Scooter Chapman, Ire Beadle. dlogan
Preparing to celebrate Girls’ Night Out in downtown Port Townsend on Thursday afternoon are, from left, Holly Erickson, Lorilee Houston, Eryn Smith, Sue Arthur and Mari Mullen. After a hiatus, the Main Street Program-hosted annual event returned to distribute goodie bags, encourage women to shop local and raise funds for the Jefferson Healthcare Foundation. The foundation helps provide free breast/cervical cancer screenings for women in need. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Shopping locally

Preparing to celebrate Girls’ Night Out in downtown Port Townsend on Thursday afternoon are, from left, Holly Erickson, Lorilee Houston, Eryn Smith, Sue Arthur and… Continue reading

Preparing to celebrate Girls’ Night Out in downtown Port Townsend on Thursday afternoon are, from left, Holly Erickson, Lorilee Houston, Eryn Smith, Sue Arthur and Mari Mullen. After a hiatus, the Main Street Program-hosted annual event returned to distribute goodie bags, encourage women to shop local and raise funds for the Jefferson Healthcare Foundation. The foundation helps provide free breast/cervical cancer screenings for women in need. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Pedestrians and bicyclists make their way arcoss a pair of new spans crossing the newly-restored flood plain of the Dungeness River at Railroad Bridge Park on Wednesday. The two spans, which opened this week, eliminate a long detour for users of the Olympic Discovery Trail by restoring the link across the river. An additional walkway, which is still under construction with an opening scheduled for later this fall, will link the trail to the outdoor patio of the recently-opened Dungeness River Nature Center.
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Building bridges at Railroad Bridge Park

Pedestrians and bicyclists make their way across a pair of new spans crossing the newly-restored flood plain of the Dungeness River at Railroad Bridge Park… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Pedestrians and bicyclists make their way arcoss a pair of new spans crossing the newly-restored flood plain of the Dungeness River at Railroad Bridge Park on Wednesday. The two spans, which opened this week, eliminate a long detour for users of the Olympic Discovery Trail by restoring the link across the river. An additional walkway, which is still under construction with an opening scheduled for later this fall, will link the trail to the outdoor patio of the recently-opened Dungeness River Nature Center.
A crew from Bothel-based Grand Event Rentals erects a dining tent in the parking lot of the 48 Degrees North restaurant along the Port Angeles waterfront on Wednesday. The tent will serve as the focal point for food and entertainment for this weekend’s three-day Port Angeles Crab Festival, which begins Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Festival preparation

A crew from Bothel-based Grand Event Rentals erects a dining tent in the parking lot of the 48 Degrees North restaurant along the Port Angeles… Continue reading

A crew from Bothel-based Grand Event Rentals erects a dining tent in the parking lot of the 48 Degrees North restaurant along the Port Angeles waterfront on Wednesday. The tent will serve as the focal point for food and entertainment for this weekend’s three-day Port Angeles Crab Festival, which begins Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Sequim High’s royalty reigns

Sequim High School celebrated its 2022 Homecoming in style last week, with a key win in the football game and crowning of royalty at halftime… Continue reading

  • Oct 6, 2022
  • By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
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