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Gary Engbrecht has a hobby like no other. “Everyone needs a hobby,” he says. “Mine is picking up trash strewn around the town. I think I’ve emptied this bag about five times already and it is just 9 a.m.” During the weekend, Engbrecht, who is the production manager for the Port Townsend Film Festival, concentrated his efforts at the Point Hudson Marina in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Keeping Port Townsend green

By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News Gary Engbrecht has a hobby like no other. “Everyone needs a hobby,” he says. “Mine is picking up… Continue reading

Gary Engbrecht has a hobby like no other. “Everyone needs a hobby,” he says. “Mine is picking up trash strewn around the town. I think I’ve emptied this bag about five times already and it is just 9 a.m.” During the weekend, Engbrecht, who is the production manager for the Port Townsend Film Festival, concentrated his efforts at the Point Hudson Marina in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Staff and customers at Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles raised $665 to support Voices for Veterans, the June recipient of Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity. The funds are raised through monetary donations, used book sales, donated employee casual days and a percentage of over-the-counter sales at Jim’s Pharmacy. John Braasch, left, of Voices for Veterans receive a check from Jim's Pharmacy employees Lori Ambrose and Jessica Thompson.
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Charity of the Month

Staff and customers at Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles raised $665 to support Voices for Veterans, the June recipient of Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity. The… Continue reading

Staff and customers at Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles raised $665 to support Voices for Veterans, the June recipient of Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity. The funds are raised through monetary donations, used book sales, donated employee casual days and a percentage of over-the-counter sales at Jim’s Pharmacy. John Braasch, left, of Voices for Veterans receive a check from Jim's Pharmacy employees Lori Ambrose and Jessica Thompson.
Amid the Saturday afternoon drizzle, the Seattle band Great American Trainwreck brought country and rock to the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. The Concerts in the Woods series (coyleconcerts.com) is presenting free outdoor shows this summer. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Great American Trainwreck performs at Concert in the Woods

Amid the Saturday afternoon drizzle, the Seattle band Great American Trainwreck brings country and rock to the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. The… Continue reading

Amid the Saturday afternoon drizzle, the Seattle band Great American Trainwreck brought country and rock to the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. The Concerts in the Woods series (coyleconcerts.com) is presenting free outdoor shows this summer. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Katie and Jason Blose of Joyce share a piece of blackberry pie a la mode at Saturday's Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival in Joyce. The event featured food, entertaainment and a grand parade.
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Joyce Daze offers blackberry pie and fun

Katie and Jason Blose of Joyce share a piece of blackberry pie a la mode at Saturday’s Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival. The event featured… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Katie and Jason Blose of Joyce share a piece of blackberry pie a la mode at Saturday's Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival in Joyce. The event featured food, entertaainment and a grand parade.
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Clallam Junior Livestock Auction marks the 30th anniversary

The Clallam County Junior Livestock Auction drew attendees Saturday at the Pumpkin Patch, 260045 U.S. Highway 101, Sequim. The auction provides local youth… Continue reading

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The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 at Pope Marine Park Plaza in downtown Port Townsend. The free, all-ages concerts will go from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Thursday through Sept. 2. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
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Concert series kicks off in Port Townsend

The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 at Pope Marine… Continue reading

The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 at Pope Marine Park Plaza in downtown Port Townsend. The free, all-ages concerts will go from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Thursday through Sept. 2. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Phyllis Millan of Wilsonville, Ore., admires the view on Dungeness Spit on Thursday from an overlook in the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge north of Sequim. The refuge, home to a variety of birds and marine mammals, offers the access trail to hikers along the spit.
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Spitting image of Dungeness view

Phyllis Millan of Wilsonville, Ore., admires the view of Dungeness Spit on Thursday from an overlook in the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge north of Sequim.… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Phyllis Millan of Wilsonville, Ore., admires the view on Dungeness Spit on Thursday from an overlook in the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge north of Sequim. The refuge, home to a variety of birds and marine mammals, offers the access trail to hikers along the spit.
Sooni Gillett of Santa Cruz, Calif., left, along with her sons, Cody Strong-Cvetich, 2, and Jack Strong-Cvetich, 4, talks with Emily Gherard of Seattle, right, as her daughter, Etta Swope, 5, swings high on the playground equipment at Salt Creek Recreation Area north of Joyce on Wednesday. The Clallam County-operated park is a popular outdoors destination for visitors to the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Summer swing

Sooni Gillett of Santa Cruz, Calif., left, along with her sons, Cody Strong-Cvetich, 2, and Jack Strong-Cvetich, 4, talks with Emily Gherard of Seattle, right,… Continue reading

Sooni Gillett of Santa Cruz, Calif., left, along with her sons, Cody Strong-Cvetich, 2, and Jack Strong-Cvetich, 4, talks with Emily Gherard of Seattle, right, as her daughter, Etta Swope, 5, swings high on the playground equipment at Salt Creek Recreation Area north of Joyce on Wednesday. The Clallam County-operated park is a popular outdoors destination for visitors to the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Kate Kinney of Port Townsend turns in her ballot from the primary election at the dropbox in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon. Results of Tuesday’s primary election are posted online at www.peninsuladailynews.com and will be explored in depth in Thursday’s print edition. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
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Primary election

Kate Kinney of Port Townsend turns in her ballot from the primary election at the dropbox in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse on Tuesday… Continue reading

Kate Kinney of Port Townsend turns in her ballot from the primary election at the dropbox in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon. Results of Tuesday’s primary election are posted online at www.peninsuladailynews.com and will be explored in depth in Thursday’s print edition. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
A group of horses stand amid the sprinklers on a farm along Kitchen-Dick Road west of Sequim. A prolonged dry spell on the North Olympic Peninsula has prompted many farmers to turn to irrigation to keep their fields green. Only trace amounts of rain fell in Port Angeles in July, with no measurable rain in Sequim or Port Townsend. Forks recorded 0.35 inches of rain. (Keith Thorpe /Peninsula Daily News)
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Chillin’ on a summer’s day

A group of horses stand amid the sprinklers on a farm along Kitchen-Dick Road west of Sequim. A prolonged dry spell on the North Olympic… Continue reading

A group of horses stand amid the sprinklers on a farm along Kitchen-Dick Road west of Sequim. A prolonged dry spell on the North Olympic Peninsula has prompted many farmers to turn to irrigation to keep their fields green. Only trace amounts of rain fell in Port Angeles in July, with no measurable rain in Sequim or Port Townsend. Forks recorded 0.35 inches of rain. (Keith Thorpe /Peninsula Daily News)
From left are Pam Ehtee, Ela Ploch, Terri Coleman, Beth Kremer, Shannon Bird, Leiann Niccoli and Mary Jacoby.
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Port Angeles Garden Club selects summer Green Thumb award winner

The Port Angeles Garden Club has announced Terri Coleman as the summer Green Thumb award winner. Coleman received the award for excellence in landscaping at… Continue reading

From left are Pam Ehtee, Ela Ploch, Terri Coleman, Beth Kremer, Shannon Bird, Leiann Niccoli and Mary Jacoby.
A corA corkscrew willow tree, a landmark at Port Townsend’s Gateway Park, collapsed Wednesday. A city Public Works Department crew later used straps to stabilize the high-risk portion of the tree that is still standing to reduce the risk of it falling farther into the East Sims Way-Kearney Street intersection. Working with an arborist, “our next step is to further evaluate the tree, on whether or not it can be saved. We will clean up the fallen portion of the tree now that it is stabilized,” Public Works Director Steve King said. Old age and rot at the tree’s center caused the failure, King added. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
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Landmark willow tree falls in Port Townsend

A corkscrew willow tree, a landmark at Port Townsend’s Gateway Park, collapsed Wednesday. A city Public Works Department crew later used straps to stabilize the… Continue reading

A corA corkscrew willow tree, a landmark at Port Townsend’s Gateway Park, collapsed Wednesday. A city Public Works Department crew later used straps to stabilize the high-risk portion of the tree that is still standing to reduce the risk of it falling farther into the East Sims Way-Kearney Street intersection. Working with an arborist, “our next step is to further evaluate the tree, on whether or not it can be saved. We will clean up the fallen portion of the tree now that it is stabilized,” Public Works Director Steve King said. Old age and rot at the tree’s center caused the failure, King added. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Receiving a standing ovation from the audience at the Rose Theatre on Wednesday night, owner Rocky Friedman expressed his gratitude to supporters who waited 499 days for the downtown Port Townsend cinema to reopen. Friedman also introduced his mother Miriam, 101, during his speech before the showing of the film “The Truffle Hunters,” from Italy. The two-screen movie house is using a MERV-13 air filtration system and selling two-thirds of the seats for each screening. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
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The Rose blooms again in Port Townsend

Receiving a standing ovation from the audience at the Rose Theatre on Wednesday night, owner Rocky Friedman expressed his gratitude to supporters who waited 499… Continue reading

Receiving a standing ovation from the audience at the Rose Theatre on Wednesday night, owner Rocky Friedman expressed his gratitude to supporters who waited 499 days for the downtown Port Townsend cinema to reopen. Friedman also introduced his mother Miriam, 101, during his speech before the showing of the film “The Truffle Hunters,” from Italy. The two-screen movie house is using a MERV-13 air filtration system and selling two-thirds of the seats for each screening. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Extreme Sports Park personnel and emergency medical workers assist navigator Lisa Bowman, left, and driver Steven Church of the Ron Domoe Racing crew after their Bad Influence sprint boat was catapulted over an embankment into the track's spin-out pool and immediately sank, leaving both briefly trapped under water during a qualifying race on Saturday in Port Angeles. For results, see Sports on Monday.
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Sprint boats on the water in Port Angeles

Extreme Sports Park personnel and emergency medical workers assist navigator Lisa Bowman, left, and driver Steven Church of the Ron Domoe Racing crew after their… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Extreme Sports Park personnel and emergency medical workers assist navigator Lisa Bowman, left, and driver Steven Church of the Ron Domoe Racing crew after their Bad Influence sprint boat was catapulted over an embankment into the track's spin-out pool and immediately sank, leaving both briefly trapped under water during a qualifying race on Saturday in Port Angeles. For results, see Sports on Monday.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A variety of flowers bloom in a city planter on Thursday in downtown Port Angeles. Numerous planters scattered around the downtown area add splashes of color for visitors and residents alike.
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Downtown Port Angeles in bloom

A variety of flowers bloom in a city planter on Thursday in downtown Port Angeles. Numerous planters scattered around the downtown area add splashes of… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A variety of flowers bloom in a city planter on Thursday in downtown Port Angeles. Numerous planters scattered around the downtown area add splashes of color for visitors and residents alike.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The centerpiece play structure of the Generation II Dream Playgroun at Erickson Playfield stands over the surrounding play area on Thursday in Port Angeles. Organizers from the nonprofit Dream Playground Foundation have scheduled a work session to complete the playground from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday. Volunteers are asked to bring their own cordless woodworking and landscaping tools. Play surface installation is sheduled to begin Aug 2 with a soft opening and ribbon cutting planed for Aug. 14.
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Volunteers sought for Dream Playground work session

The centerpiece play structure of the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield stands over the surrounding play area Thursday in Port Angeles. Organizers from… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The centerpiece play structure of the Generation II Dream Playgroun at Erickson Playfield stands over the surrounding play area on Thursday in Port Angeles. Organizers from the nonprofit Dream Playground Foundation have scheduled a work session to complete the playground from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday. Volunteers are asked to bring their own cordless woodworking and landscaping tools. Play surface installation is sheduled to begin Aug 2 with a soft opening and ribbon cutting planed for Aug. 14.
A group of friends from Jefferson and Island counties met Monday to play music as they do year-round at Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park gazebo. In the foreground is Dianne Boeger; playing Shetland Islands tunes with her, from left, are fiddler Mhaire Merryman, bouzouki and guitar player Donald Terao and English concertina player Len Feldman. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Gazebo quartet

A group of friends from Jefferson and Island counties met Monday to play music as they do year-round at Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park gazebo. In… Continue reading

A group of friends from Jefferson and Island counties met Monday to play music as they do year-round at Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park gazebo. In the foreground is Dianne Boeger; playing Shetland Islands tunes with her, from left, are fiddler Mhaire Merryman, bouzouki and guitar player Donald Terao and English concertina player Len Feldman. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Chief Corrections Deputy Wendy Peterson, center, speaks at a retirement ceremony honoring her for 37 years of service with the Clallam County Sheriff's Office as Sheriff Bill Benedict watches at right. Peterson was recognized by county commissioners, friends and colleagues during Tuesday's commission meeting in Port Angeles in a ceremony that included a presentation of a chest full of memorabilia. Sheriff's Sgt. Don Wenzl will be promoted Aug. 2 to chief corrections deputy.
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Peterson retires in Clallam County

Clallam County Chief Corrections Deputy Wendy Peterson, center, speaks at a retirement ceremony honoring her for 37 years of service with the Clallam County Sheriff’s… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Chief Corrections Deputy Wendy Peterson, center, speaks at a retirement ceremony honoring her for 37 years of service with the Clallam County Sheriff's Office as Sheriff Bill Benedict watches at right. Peterson was recognized by county commissioners, friends and colleagues during Tuesday's commission meeting in Port Angeles in a ceremony that included a presentation of a chest full of memorabilia. Sheriff's Sgt. Don Wenzl will be promoted Aug. 2 to chief corrections deputy.
Traffic backs up on East First Street in Port Angeles on Tuesday, the result of lane closures at Golf Course Road, which is being repaved from East First Street to East Fifth Street. At times, traffic was snarled as far as downtown Port Angeles with backups on many side streets and arterials. Construction on Golf Course is expected to continue through Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Traffic jam

Traffic backs up on East First Street in Port Angeles on Tuesday, the result of lane closures at Golf Course Road, which is being repaved… Continue reading

Traffic backs up on East First Street in Port Angeles on Tuesday, the result of lane closures at Golf Course Road, which is being repaved from East First Street to East Fifth Street. At times, traffic was snarled as far as downtown Port Angeles with backups on many side streets and arterials. Construction on Golf Course is expected to continue through Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Rosaletta Curry, the Jefferson County Library’s early childhood program coordinator, begins story time by pointing out elements of the environment, such as trees. Ellie Long, 4, left, is among the listeners at story time outside the Port Townsend Library last Thursday. Story hours are offered free at libraries across the North Olympic Peninsula. For information, see NOLS.org and PTpubliclibrary.org. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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In-person stories

Rosaletta Curry, the Jefferson County Library’s early childhood program coordinator, begins story time by pointing out elements of the environment, such as trees. Ellie Long,… Continue reading

Rosaletta Curry, the Jefferson County Library’s early childhood program coordinator, begins story time by pointing out elements of the environment, such as trees. Ellie Long, 4, left, is among the listeners at story time outside the Port Townsend Library last Thursday. Story hours are offered free at libraries across the North Olympic Peninsula. For information, see NOLS.org and PTpubliclibrary.org. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)