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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Aria Barrette, 7, top, and her sister, Alyeah Barrette, 5, both of Olympia, spend time on a jungle gym at the Dream Playground in Erickson Park in Port Angeles on Saturday. The pair were in Port Angeles visiting relatives and took an afternoon to visit the playground.
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Playtime at the park

Aria Barrette, 7, top, and her sister, Alyeah Barrette, 5, both of Olympia, spend time on a jungle gym at the Dream Playground in Erickson… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Aria Barrette, 7, top, and her sister, Alyeah Barrette, 5, both of Olympia, spend time on a jungle gym at the Dream Playground in Erickson Park in Port Angeles on Saturday. The pair were in Port Angeles visiting relatives and took an afternoon to visit the playground.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Soohia Art of Port Angeles, right, gets her face painted by Emma Gockerell of Sequim-based Emma-gine Painting & Parties during Friday's pop-up market at the inaugural Squatchcon 2022 Comic & Arts Convention at The Wharf on the Port Angeles waterfront. The convention continues today and Sunday with a variety of activities.
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Face-painting fun at Squatchcon

Soohia Art of Port Angeles, right, gets her face painted by Emma Gockerell of Sequim-based Emma-gine Painting & Parties during Friday’s pop-up market at the… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Soohia Art of Port Angeles, right, gets her face painted by Emma Gockerell of Sequim-based Emma-gine Painting & Parties during Friday's pop-up market at the inaugural Squatchcon 2022 Comic & Arts Convention at The Wharf on the Port Angeles waterfront. The convention continues today and Sunday with a variety of activities.
Touring flamenco performer Savannah Fuentes will alight at the Palindrome in Port Townsend this Monday night. photo courtesy Savannah Fuentes

Spring days, nights fill with art, music

Activities set on Peninsula this weekend

Touring flamenco performer Savannah Fuentes will alight at the Palindrome in Port Townsend this Monday night. photo courtesy Savannah Fuentes
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Nina Sarmiento, a sea kayak guide with Adventures Through Kayaking, pulls out to lead a group of kayakers in the waters of Freshwater Bay west of Port Angeles on Thursday. The group was paddling out to explore the area around the Bachelor Rock sea stack, accessible by water from Freshwater Bay County Park.
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Exploring by kayak

Nina Sarmiento, a sea kayak guide with Adventures Through Kayaking, pulls out to lead a group of kayakers in the waters of Freshwater Bay west… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Nina Sarmiento, a sea kayak guide with Adventures Through Kayaking, pulls out to lead a group of kayakers in the waters of Freshwater Bay west of Port Angeles on Thursday. The group was paddling out to explore the area around the Bachelor Rock sea stack, accessible by water from Freshwater Bay County Park.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News A surfer starts to get up on his board to catch a nice 5 foot wave that was formed by high winds and tide at Port Townsend’s Point Hudson beach on Monday morning.
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Wave rider hits Point Hudson beach

A surfer starts to get up on his board to catch a nice 5-foot wave that was formed by high winds and tide at Port… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News A surfer starts to get up on his board to catch a nice 5 foot wave that was formed by high winds and tide at Port Townsend’s Point Hudson beach on Monday morning.
Barbarian Fine Cuisine’s Chris Kauffman was among the numerous cooks working opening day of the Port Townsend market on Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Farmers Market opens

Barbarian Fine Cuisine’s Chris Kauffman was among the numerous cooks working opening day of the Port Townsend Farmers Market on Saturday. Jefferson County Farmers Markets… Continue reading

Barbarian Fine Cuisine’s Chris Kauffman was among the numerous cooks working opening day of the Port Townsend market on Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Shelly Leavens, executive director of the Jefferson County Historical Society, will welcome visitors to the new "Wood" exhibition — which includes Annalise Rubida's wooden lights — during an open house this Saturday evening. The Jefferson Museum of Art & History on Water Street in Port Townsend is the venue. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Art blooming on Peninsula

Roundup of weekend events

Shelly Leavens, executive director of the Jefferson County Historical Society, will welcome visitors to the new "Wood" exhibition — which includes Annalise Rubida's wooden lights — during an open house this Saturday evening. The Jefferson Museum of Art & History on Water Street in Port Townsend is the venue. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
The Peninsula College welding program has fabricated a new gate for the Captain Joseph House in Port Angeles. Pictured, from left to right, are Peninsula College students Blake Parker, James Hancock, welding instructor Eoin Doherty, Betsy Reed Schultz, and welding instructor Kelly Flanagan.

New gate for the Captain Joseph House

The Peninsula College welding program has fabricated a new gate for the Captain Joseph House in Port Angeles. The gate features a triangular representation of… Continue reading

The Peninsula College welding program has fabricated a new gate for the Captain Joseph House in Port Angeles. Pictured, from left to right, are Peninsula College students Blake Parker, James Hancock, welding instructor Eoin Doherty, Betsy Reed Schultz, and welding instructor Kelly Flanagan.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Terry Ward, vice-president of Sound Publishing and publisher of the six-day-per-week Peninsula Daily News and the weekly Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum, right, speaks about changes to the newspapers during a Tuesday morning breakfast with members of the Port Angeles Business Association. Ward described the switch to delivery-by-mail, adjustments to the publication schedule and the general health of the newspaper group. Among those in attendence were business association members, from left, Dick Pilling, former PDN publisher John Brewer and former mayor Cherie Kidd.
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Publisher talks business in Port Angeles

Terry Ward, vice president of Sound Publishing and publisher of the six-day-per-week Peninsula Daily News and the weekly Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum, right, speaks… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Terry Ward, vice-president of Sound Publishing and publisher of the six-day-per-week Peninsula Daily News and the weekly Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum, right, speaks about changes to the newspapers during a Tuesday morning breakfast with members of the Port Angeles Business Association. Ward described the switch to delivery-by-mail, adjustments to the publication schedule and the general health of the newspaper group. Among those in attendence were business association members, from left, Dick Pilling, former PDN publisher John Brewer and former mayor Cherie Kidd.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Traffic splashes along East Lauridsen Boulevard as water from a main break slows into a storm drain at South Chase Street on Wednesday after a 6-inch water line burst in the 200 block of East Orcas Avenue in Port Angeles. Repairs were expected to be completed by about 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to a report posted late Wednesday afternoon on the city website. Some 54 customers were affected and were under a boil-water advisory, city officials said.
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Water main break in Port Angeles

Traffic splashes along East Lauridsen Boulevard as water from a main break flows into a storm drain at South Chase Street on Wednesday after a… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Traffic splashes along East Lauridsen Boulevard as water from a main break slows into a storm drain at South Chase Street on Wednesday after a 6-inch water line burst in the 200 block of East Orcas Avenue in Port Angeles. Repairs were expected to be completed by about 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to a report posted late Wednesday afternoon on the city website. Some 54 customers were affected and were under a boil-water advisory, city officials said.
A line of sloops file past the committee boat, red flags, to start the 31st annual Shipwright’s Regatta on Port Townsend Bay on Saturday. The regatta, open to sailing boats of all sizes, is generally considered the official start of sailing season for Port Townsend mariners. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Regatta opens season

By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News A line of sloops file past the committee boat, red flags, to start the 31st annual Shipwright’s Regatta… Continue reading

A line of sloops file past the committee boat, red flags, to start the 31st annual Shipwright’s Regatta on Port Townsend Bay on Saturday. The regatta, open to sailing boats of all sizes, is generally considered the official start of sailing season for Port Townsend mariners. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
Pictured from left to right are Roger Ferris, executive director of the Washington State Fire Commissioners Association; Fire Chief Greg Waters; Commissioner Terry Barnett; Commissioner Ben Pacheco, commission chair; Commissioner Sam Nugent; and Commissioner Lynne Kastner.
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Joyce Fire Department recognized

Clallam County Fire District #4, in Joyce, has been recognized for management excellence by the Washington State Fire Commissioners Association for the fifth consecutive year.… Continue reading

Pictured from left to right are Roger Ferris, executive director of the Washington State Fire Commissioners Association; Fire Chief Greg Waters; Commissioner Terry Barnett; Commissioner Ben Pacheco, commission chair; Commissioner Sam Nugent; and Commissioner Lynne Kastner.
Keltoi -- from left, Cameron St. Louis, Vienna Scheyer, Bill Woods, David Rivers and Rich Hill -- will bring their Celtic music to Port Townsend's Quimper Grange Hall this Saturday night. photo courtesy of Keltoi
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Sailboat regatta, music, art await this weekend

from Celtic to classical, blues to rock’n’roll — will flow freely this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. And there’s a dramatic… Continue reading

Keltoi -- from left, Cameron St. Louis, Vienna Scheyer, Bill Woods, David Rivers and Rich Hill -- will bring their Celtic music to Port Townsend's Quimper Grange Hall this Saturday night. photo courtesy of Keltoi
Owl, skippered by Dale Dunning, is one of the boats registered in the Thunderbird class in the 2022 Shipwrights Regatta this weekend. The race across Port Townsend Bay will start at 1 p.m. Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Ready to set sail

Owl, skippered by Dale Dunning, is one of the boats registered in the Thunderbird class in the 2022 Shipwrights Regatta this weekend. The race across… Continue reading

Owl, skippered by Dale Dunning, is one of the boats registered in the Thunderbird class in the 2022 Shipwrights Regatta this weekend. The race across Port Townsend Bay will start at 1 p.m. Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Plant and Seed Exchange Organizer Ashley Kehl, left in hat, mingles with visitors including Bryan DeCaterina of Port Townsend, at right, and Daryl Dietrich of Quilcene on Sunday at Shy Acre Farm during the annual event in Port Townsend. Held on the first day of spring, there was a chilly breeze and a good turnout. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Plant and seed exchange

Plant and Seed Exchange Organizer Ashley Kehl, left in hat, mingles with visitors including Bryan DeCaterina of Port Townsend, at right, and Daryl Dietrich of… Continue reading

Plant and Seed Exchange Organizer Ashley Kehl, left in hat, mingles with visitors including Bryan DeCaterina of Port Townsend, at right, and Daryl Dietrich of Quilcene on Sunday at Shy Acre Farm during the annual event in Port Townsend. Held on the first day of spring, there was a chilly breeze and a good turnout. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Cherry blossoms bloom from a tree in the 200 block of West Front Street in Port Angeles on Wednesday. As spring approaches, trees and flowers are beginning to emerge from the chilly slumber of winter. Spring officially begins at 8:33 a.m. on Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Signs of spring

Cherry blossoms bloom from a tree in the 200 block of West Front Street in Port Angeles on Wednesday. As spring approaches, trees and flowers… Continue reading

Cherry blossoms bloom from a tree in the 200 block of West Front Street in Port Angeles on Wednesday. As spring approaches, trees and flowers are beginning to emerge from the chilly slumber of winter. Spring officially begins at 8:33 a.m. on Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The free electric-vehicle charging station at the First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St. in Uptown Port Townsend, has been increasingly busy in the months since it was installed. One user sent a thank-you note to Holly Hallman, chairperson of the church’s Social Action, Justice and Environment committee. That driver must commute to Poulsbo, and the free juice made that feasible, she said. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Skipping the gas pump

The free electric-vehicle charging station at the First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St. in Uptown Port Townsend, has been increasingly busy in the months since… Continue reading

The free electric-vehicle charging station at the First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St. in Uptown Port Townsend, has been increasingly busy in the months since it was installed. One user sent a thank-you note to Holly Hallman, chairperson of the church’s Social Action, Justice and Environment committee. That driver must commute to Poulsbo, and the free juice made that feasible, she said. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Phil Lusk Marga Kapka of Port Townsend was among the 75 people who gathered at the corner of East Sims Way and Kearney Street in Port Townsend late Thursday to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Her Hungarian parents fled Budapest in July 1945 to escape the brutality of the Soviets who had liberated the city from the Nazis earlier that year, she said. Another rally is planned at 2 p.m. today at the intersection of Washington and Taylor Streets in Port Townsend.
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Solidarity

Marga Kapka of Port Townsend was among the 75 people who gathered at the corner of East Sims Way and Kearney Street in Port Townsend… Continue reading

Phil Lusk Marga Kapka of Port Townsend was among the 75 people who gathered at the corner of East Sims Way and Kearney Street in Port Townsend late Thursday to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Her Hungarian parents fled Budapest in July 1945 to escape the brutality of the Soviets who had liberated the city from the Nazis earlier that year, she said. Another rally is planned at 2 p.m. today at the intersection of Washington and Taylor Streets in Port Townsend.
Karlena Brailey, left, and Becky Godby, both of Sequim, paddle into John Wayne Marina near Sequim on Wednesday after rowing on the waters of Sequim Bay. The pair said it was a pleasant morning for rowing in a double scull. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Morning paddle on Sequim Bay

Karlena Brailey, left, and Becky Godby, both of Sequim, paddle into John Wayne Marina near Sequim on Wednesday after rowing on the waters of Sequim… Continue reading

Karlena Brailey, left, and Becky Godby, both of Sequim, paddle into John Wayne Marina near Sequim on Wednesday after rowing on the waters of Sequim Bay. The pair said it was a pleasant morning for rowing in a double scull. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Shawna Small walks on Marine Drive in Port Angeles past a large Ukrainian flag on the outside of Mister Buds, which owner Malik Atwater put up recently along with the U.S. flag he has flown for many years. The flag was hand-sewn by Vivian Wai, Atwater’s wife, after the two discussed how to support the Ukrainians as they fight against the invasion of the country launched by Russia on Feb. 24. “We felt helpless to do anything to help,” Atwater said, adding that it was Wai who came up with the idea. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Support for Ukraine

By Dave Logan For Peninsula Daily News Shawna Small walks on Marine Drive in Port Angeles past a large Ukrainian flag on the outside of… Continue reading

Shawna Small walks on Marine Drive in Port Angeles past a large Ukrainian flag on the outside of Mister Buds, which owner Malik Atwater put up recently along with the U.S. flag he has flown for many years. The flag was hand-sewn by Vivian Wai, Atwater’s wife, after the two discussed how to support the Ukrainians as they fight against the invasion of the country launched by Russia on Feb. 24. “We felt helpless to do anything to help,” Atwater said, adding that it was Wai who came up with the idea. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)