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Tom Deeney is the recipient of the 2021 Lion of the Year award from the Port Angeles Lions Club. He was selected for his 34-year commitment to building ramps for the homes of handicapped members of the local community. Pictured, from left to right, are Scooter Chapman, Gary Reidel, Tom Deeney and Dave Wagoner.
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Lion of the year announced

Tom Deeney is the recipient of the 2021 Lion of the Year award from the Port Angeles Lions Club. He was selected for his 34-year… Continue reading

Tom Deeney is the recipient of the 2021 Lion of the Year award from the Port Angeles Lions Club. He was selected for his 34-year commitment to building ramps for the homes of handicapped members of the local community. Pictured, from left to right, are Scooter Chapman, Gary Reidel, Tom Deeney and Dave Wagoner.
Ann and Steve Johnson of rural Port Angeles dance to the music of John Huard at the season opener of the Concerts on the Pier music series on Wednesday at Port Angeles City Pier. Huard was the opening act for a garage surf music performance by Port Angeles-based AntBath, signaling a return to live music after the weekly series was put on hiatus in 2020 by COVID-19. Abakis will perform vintage country music at the next performance, set for 6 p.m. on July 14. Concerts on the Pier are presented by the Juan de Fuca Foundation, Elwha River Casino, the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department and the Peninsula Daily News. Sequim offers free weekly concerts in its Music Where You Park series every Tuesday through July 27. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Concerts on the Pier return

Ann and Steve Johnson of rural Port Angeles dance to the music of John Huard at the season opener of the Concerts on the Pier… Continue reading

Ann and Steve Johnson of rural Port Angeles dance to the music of John Huard at the season opener of the Concerts on the Pier music series on Wednesday at Port Angeles City Pier. Huard was the opening act for a garage surf music performance by Port Angeles-based AntBath, signaling a return to live music after the weekly series was put on hiatus in 2020 by COVID-19. Abakis will perform vintage country music at the next performance, set for 6 p.m. on July 14. Concerts on the Pier are presented by the Juan de Fuca Foundation, Elwha River Casino, the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department and the Peninsula Daily News. Sequim offers free weekly concerts in its Music Where You Park series every Tuesday through July 27. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Scores of gulls fly off the roof of the lighthouse keeper’s residence at Point Wilson on Wednesday at Fort Worden State Park. Pleasant temperatures are expected to continue thorugh the weekend. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
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On the flight path

Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News Scores of gulls fly off the roof of the lighthouse keeper’s residence at Point Wilson on Wednesday at Fort… Continue reading

Scores of gulls fly off the roof of the lighthouse keeper’s residence at Point Wilson on Wednesday at Fort Worden State Park. Pleasant temperatures are expected to continue thorugh the weekend. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
Tony Genovese, center, holding his dog Cleo, enjoys meeting his friends at Sunrise Coffee in Port Townsend on Monday morning. Genovese is a member of the Port Townsend New Friendships Meetup group and has been meeting for coffee and a walk every Monday for the past four years. “It’s wonderful to see the faces of my friends without masks once again,” he said. Seated, from left, are Betty Peterson-Wheeler, Norman Christie and Norma Bishop, all members of the group. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Friendship group

Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News Tony Genovese, center, holding his dog Cleo, enjoys meeting his friends at Sunrise Coffee in Port Townsend on Monday… Continue reading

Tony Genovese, center, holding his dog Cleo, enjoys meeting his friends at Sunrise Coffee in Port Townsend on Monday morning. Genovese is a member of the Port Townsend New Friendships Meetup group and has been meeting for coffee and a walk every Monday for the past four years. “It’s wonderful to see the faces of my friends without masks once again,” he said. Seated, from left, are Betty Peterson-Wheeler, Norman Christie and Norma Bishop, all members of the group. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
Sam McElravy, who served in the U.S. Army as Special Forces Green Beret from 1966-69, rides in a float with his wife Phyllis on Sunday during a Fourth of July parade in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Holiday festivities

In Forks, Sam McElravy, who served in the U.S. Army as Special Forces Green Beret from 1966-69, rides in a float with his wife Phyllis… Continue reading

Sam McElravy, who served in the U.S. Army as Special Forces Green Beret from 1966-69, rides in a float with his wife Phyllis on Sunday during a Fourth of July parade in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News)
Lora Brabant, on left, presents the Clallam County School Retirees Association’s 2021 Community Service Award to Ray and Ginni Weigel, also pictured is Daisy, the service dog. The Weigels were recognized for their support of the community through children’s book drives, cleaning trails, tutoring within the Port Angeles School District and other volunteer services.
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Clallam County School Retirees Association recognizes service

Lora Brabant, left, presents the Clallam County School Retirees Association’s 2021 Community Service Award to Ray and Ginni Weigel, also pictured is Daisy, the service… Continue reading

Lora Brabant, on left, presents the Clallam County School Retirees Association’s 2021 Community Service Award to Ray and Ginni Weigel, also pictured is Daisy, the service dog. The Weigels were recognized for their support of the community through children’s book drives, cleaning trails, tutoring within the Port Angeles School District and other volunteer services.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Cliff Hales of Port Angeles and his daughter, Julie Hales, 14, work on a play structure at the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield on Saturday in Port Angeles. Playground organizers held an informal build session attended by about 50 people on Saturday to make progress on portions of the playground left unfinished during last week's six-day community build. The Dream Playground Foundation will hold a two-day community build this Friday and Saturday with the hope of completing playground construction. Signups for the build can be found at padreamplayground.org.
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Generation II Dream Playground build days at Erickson Playfield

Signups open for volunteers

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Cliff Hales of Port Angeles and his daughter, Julie Hales, 14, work on a play structure at the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield on Saturday in Port Angeles. Playground organizers held an informal build session attended by about 50 people on Saturday to make progress on portions of the playground left unfinished during last week's six-day community build. The Dream Playground Foundation will hold a two-day community build this Friday and Saturday with the hope of completing playground construction. Signups for the build can be found at padreamplayground.org.
Raffle winners Mary and Steve Herbel, enjoy their new Adirondack chairs while, from left to right, Dollie Sparks, Arlene Sawyer, Vina Winters, Suzan Mannisto, Joan Whiting, Sharon Hampton and Alan Burwell pass a check for the proceeds from the Windermere Real Estate/Sequim-East Community Service Day Raffle. The raffle raised $1,153.96 for the Sequim Prairie Garden Club to help fund the upkeep of Pioneer Memorial Park. The chairs won by the Herbels were built by the brokers of Windermere on June 11, their annual Community Service Day. For more information, or to donate to the garden club, visit www.sequimprairiegardenclub.org.
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Raffle raises funds for memorial park

The Windermere Real Estate/Sequim-East Community Service Day Raffle raised $1,153.96 for the Sequim Prairie Garden Club to help fund the upkeep of Pioneer Memorial Park.… Continue reading

Raffle winners Mary and Steve Herbel, enjoy their new Adirondack chairs while, from left to right, Dollie Sparks, Arlene Sawyer, Vina Winters, Suzan Mannisto, Joan Whiting, Sharon Hampton and Alan Burwell pass a check for the proceeds from the Windermere Real Estate/Sequim-East Community Service Day Raffle. The raffle raised $1,153.96 for the Sequim Prairie Garden Club to help fund the upkeep of Pioneer Memorial Park. The chairs won by the Herbels were built by the brokers of Windermere on June 11, their annual Community Service Day. For more information, or to donate to the garden club, visit www.sequimprairiegardenclub.org.
A section of a spruce tree in front of the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., crashed to the ground in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting Regimental Tree Care to remove the entire tree Wednesday. The multiple trunks of the tree had formed a basket, which collected water and debris and caused the tree to rot; the extreme heat earlier this week may have been a factor too, said Regimental’s Rachael Cecil. “We’re sad that we lost a tree,” said Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Manager Matt Tyler, “but it had to be removed for the safety of the public and the building.” (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Fallen tree removed

A section of a spruce tree in front of the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., crashed to the ground in the early hours… Continue reading

A section of a spruce tree in front of the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., crashed to the ground in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting Regimental Tree Care to remove the entire tree Wednesday. The multiple trunks of the tree had formed a basket, which collected water and debris and caused the tree to rot; the extreme heat earlier this week may have been a factor too, said Regimental’s Rachael Cecil. “We’re sad that we lost a tree,” said Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Manager Matt Tyler, “but it had to be removed for the safety of the public and the building.” (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
The sun rises behind the Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend, bringing with it a heat advisory for the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca. The National Weather Service’s excessive heat warning will be in effect until 9 p.m. Monday. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)

Mercury rising

By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News The sun rises behind the Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend, bringing with it a heat advisory for… Continue reading

The sun rises behind the Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend, bringing with it a heat advisory for the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca. The National Weather Service’s excessive heat warning will be in effect until 9 p.m. Monday. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
Sabaston Bushnell, left, looks on as Naval Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Evan Boyd, far right. presents the keys to a Honda Civic to Ryan Bushnell. Bushnell, center, a service-related disabled veteran and a Port Angeles resident, has been commuting to his full-time job by bicycle for the past year. The car, which was donated to Naval Elks Lodge No. 353, was repaired by the automobile mechanics program at Peninsula College with parts donated by Simpson’s Towing and Salvage. Boyd also thanked Past Exalted Ruler Rob Gunn for taking care of the final touches on the car and coordinating the donation. --
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Car donated to disabled veteran

Sabaston Bushnell, left, looks on as Naval Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Evan Boyd, far right, presents the keys to a Honda Civic to Ryan Bushnell.… Continue reading

Sabaston Bushnell, left, looks on as Naval Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Evan Boyd, far right. presents the keys to a Honda Civic to Ryan Bushnell. Bushnell, center, a service-related disabled veteran and a Port Angeles resident, has been commuting to his full-time job by bicycle for the past year. The car, which was donated to Naval Elks Lodge No. 353, was repaired by the automobile mechanics program at Peninsula College with parts donated by Simpson’s Towing and Salvage. Boyd also thanked Past Exalted Ruler Rob Gunn for taking care of the final touches on the car and coordinating the donation. --
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A beachcomber, who asked not to be identified, roams the waterline at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Friday during the lowest tide of the year. Port Angeles and Sequim each experienced a minus 3.3 tide, Crescent Bay and Neah Bay dropped to minus 3.0, La Push was minus 2.9 and Port Townsend was minus 3.7. Minus times will continue today and Monday at locations around the North Olympic Peninsula.
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Lowest tide of year in Port Angeles

A beachcomber, who asked not to be identified, roams the waterline at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Friday during the lowest tide of the… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A beachcomber, who asked not to be identified, roams the waterline at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Friday during the lowest tide of the year. Port Angeles and Sequim each experienced a minus 3.3 tide, Crescent Bay and Neah Bay dropped to minus 3.0, La Push was minus 2.9 and Port Townsend was minus 3.7. Minus times will continue today and Monday at locations around the North Olympic Peninsula.
Volunteers, from left, John Albiso, Tien Vo and Bill Chastain cut boards that will become part of the Generation II Dream Playground during the first day of a six-day community build on Tuesday at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The playground will replace an antiquated version that was built by volunteers in 2002 and torn down earlier this year. Organizers are still seeking volunteers to help with construction, the loan of woodworking tools and monetary donations. More information on the build is at www.padreamplayground.org. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Dream Playground

Volunteers, from left, John Albiso, Tien Vo and Bill Chastain cut boards that will become part of the Generation II Dream Playground during the first… Continue reading

Volunteers, from left, John Albiso, Tien Vo and Bill Chastain cut boards that will become part of the Generation II Dream Playground during the first day of a six-day community build on Tuesday at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The playground will replace an antiquated version that was built by volunteers in 2002 and torn down earlier this year. Organizers are still seeking volunteers to help with construction, the loan of woodworking tools and monetary donations. More information on the build is at www.padreamplayground.org. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Pictured, from left to right, are Cindy Thomas, Nancy King, Sarah Abbitt and Tabby Whitaker.
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Jim’s Pharmacy names charity of the month

Pictured, from left to right, are Cindy Thomas, Nancy King, Sarah Abbitt and Tabby Whitaker. Staff and customers at Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles raised… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right, are Cindy Thomas, Nancy King, Sarah Abbitt and Tabby Whitaker.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Peninsula College graduate Mackenzie Jay of Sequim looks at her cellphone in Pirate Square prior to the beginning of Saturday's ceremony to award associate of arts degrees on the Port Angeles campus. A total of 413 students were qualified to receive degrees and certificates as part of the Class of 2020 and 2021.
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Peninsula College graduation held Saturday

Peninsula College graduate Mackenzie Jay of Sequim looks at her cellphone in Pirate Square prior to the beginning of Saturday’s ceremony to award associate of… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Peninsula College graduate Mackenzie Jay of Sequim looks at her cellphone in Pirate Square prior to the beginning of Saturday's ceremony to award associate of arts degrees on the Port Angeles campus. A total of 413 students were qualified to receive degrees and certificates as part of the Class of 2020 and 2021.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Crews work on Thursday to dismantle the loading dock at the site of the former Rayonier pulp mill in Port Angeles. Workers began removing about 800 concrete dock panels this week as a step toward dismantling the 6-acre pier at the former Rayonier property 2 miles east of downtown Port Angeles. The target date for completion is July, while more than 5,000 creosote-treated pilings will not be taken out at least until 2023 as part of the overall environmental cleanup of the 75-acre former industrial site's uplands and adjacent harbor waters, a process overseen by the state Department of Ecology and paid for by property owner Rayonier Advanced Materials.
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Dock dismantle begins at Rayonier site in Port Angeles

Peninsula Daily News Crews work on Thursday to dismantle the loading dock at the site of the former Rayonier pulp mill in Port Angeles. Workers… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Crews work on Thursday to dismantle the loading dock at the site of the former Rayonier pulp mill in Port Angeles. Workers began removing about 800 concrete dock panels this week as a step toward dismantling the 6-acre pier at the former Rayonier property 2 miles east of downtown Port Angeles. The target date for completion is July, while more than 5,000 creosote-treated pilings will not be taken out at least until 2023 as part of the overall environmental cleanup of the 75-acre former industrial site's uplands and adjacent harbor waters, a process overseen by the state Department of Ecology and paid for by property owner Rayonier Advanced Materials.
About 370 people gather Saturday at City Pier in Port Angeles for the inaugural Pride Celebration. Separate marches from the pier and the Clallam County Courthouse converged at Front and Lincoln streets led by Eli Smith and Ian Nickel. Earlier in the day, the Farmers Market celebrated pride month and SisterLand Farms gave out free plant starts to anyone who visited in their best pride-themed outfit. Food Not Bombs had a free pride-themed barbecue at Jesse Webster Tree Park, and the North Olympic Library System hosted an online event called “Storytime with a Queen.” The event organizers were Navarra Carr, Cloud Huxley, Jenson, Benji Astrachan, Smith and Nickel. (Photo courtesy of Kasia Kawczynski)
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Pride celebration

Peninsula Daily News About 370 people gather Saturday at City Pier in Port Angeles for the inaugural Pride Celebration. Separate marches from the pier and… Continue reading

About 370 people gather Saturday at City Pier in Port Angeles for the inaugural Pride Celebration. Separate marches from the pier and the Clallam County Courthouse converged at Front and Lincoln streets led by Eli Smith and Ian Nickel. Earlier in the day, the Farmers Market celebrated pride month and SisterLand Farms gave out free plant starts to anyone who visited in their best pride-themed outfit. Food Not Bombs had a free pride-themed barbecue at Jesse Webster Tree Park, and the North Olympic Library System hosted an online event called “Storytime with a Queen.” The event organizers were Navarra Carr, Cloud Huxley, Jenson, Benji Astrachan, Smith and Nickel. (Photo courtesy of Kasia Kawczynski)
The heavy-lift vessel Zhen Hua, loaded with massive tower cranes and bound for the Port of Seattle, passes by the city of Port Townsend in the early Sunday morning. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Towering above the sea

The heavy-lift vessel Zhen Hua, loaded with massive tower cranes and bound for the Port of Seattle, passes by the city of Port Townsend in… Continue reading

The heavy-lift vessel Zhen Hua, loaded with massive tower cranes and bound for the Port of Seattle, passes by the city of Port Townsend in the early Sunday morning. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Carver Jeff Eshom uses a gas torch on Thursday to burn sections of a wood sculpture his is creating at the site of the new Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles.

Carvings enliven Dream Playground

Felled trees provide stumps for creativity

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Carver Jeff Eshom uses a gas torch on Thursday to burn sections of a wood sculpture his is creating at the site of the new Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles High School graduate Kayanna Cordero gets assistance with her mortarboard from her mother, Port Angeles police Resource Officer Swift Sanchez, prior to the start of Friday's Senior Parade from Ediz Hook to the area of Port Angeles High School. Dozens of cars filled with grads and their families took part the procession - an activity started last year when COVID-19 cancelled the regular graduation ceremony. A total of 225 seniors were eligible for diplomas as the Class of 2021.

PHOTO GALLERY: Clallam County graduates take the stage

Port Angeles High School graduates took part in Friday’s Senior Parade from Ediz Hook to the area of Port Angeles High School. Dozens of cars… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles High School graduate Kayanna Cordero gets assistance with her mortarboard from her mother, Port Angeles police Resource Officer Swift Sanchez, prior to the start of Friday's Senior Parade from Ediz Hook to the area of Port Angeles High School. Dozens of cars filled with grads and their families took part the procession - an activity started last year when COVID-19 cancelled the regular graduation ceremony. A total of 225 seniors were eligible for diplomas as the Class of 2021.