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Jefferson County Election Coordinator Quinn Grewell, left, and Chief Deputy Auditor Brenda Huntingford tabulate special election ballots on Tuesday at the Jefferson County Courthouse. Election results can be viewed online at peninsuladailynews.com. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
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Special election

Jefferson County Election Coordinator Quinn Grewell, left, and Chief Deputy Auditor Brenda Huntingford tabulate special election ballots on Tuesday at the Jefferson County Courthouse. Election… Continue reading

Jefferson County Election Coordinator Quinn Grewell, left, and Chief Deputy Auditor Brenda Huntingford tabulate special election ballots on Tuesday at the Jefferson County Courthouse. Election results can be viewed online at peninsuladailynews.com. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula Friends of Animals donation Peninsula Friends of Animals Executive Director Danette Grady, left, receives a donation of $150 for the cage-free, no-kill animal welfare group from Tyrone Beatty, the assistant manager of the Port Angeles branch of First Security Bank.
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Peninsula Friends of Animals receives donation

Peninsula Friends of Animals Executive Director Danette Grady, left, receives a donation of $150 for the cage-free, no-kill animal welfare group from Tyrone Beatty, the… Continue reading

Peninsula Friends of Animals donation Peninsula Friends of Animals Executive Director Danette Grady, left, receives a donation of $150 for the cage-free, no-kill animal welfare group from Tyrone Beatty, the assistant manager of the Port Angeles branch of First Security Bank.
The Sequim UPS Store, seen here in December, closed this month as its owner said a sale of the franchise has yet to finalize. Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group

UPS Store in Sequim closes again

Former owner says franchise sale not final yet

The Sequim UPS Store, seen here in December, closed this month as its owner said a sale of the franchise has yet to finalize. Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group
RCMP chalked up two arrests just minutes after setting bait bike traps in Nanaimo. (File photo)

Bait bike stolen seven minutes after being left unattended in Nanaimo

Two suspects nabbed after Nanaimo RCMP set bait bike traps earlier this month

  • Jan 29, 2021
  • By Staff Nanaimo
  • crime
RCMP chalked up two arrests just minutes after setting bait bike traps in Nanaimo. (File photo)
Tirzah Juskalian, COVID Navigator for Olympic Community Action Programs, talks to homeless campers at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Thursday during the annual Point In Time homeless count. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OlyCAP, along with Bayside Housing Services, only used staff to conduct the count, instead of having assistance from volunteers.
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Jefferson County homelessness counted for Point in Time

Tirzah Juskalian, COVID Navigator for Olympic Community Action Programs, talks to homeless campers at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Thursday during the annual Point In Time… Continue reading

Tirzah Juskalian, COVID Navigator for Olympic Community Action Programs, talks to homeless campers at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Thursday during the annual Point In Time homeless count. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OlyCAP, along with Bayside Housing Services, only used staff to conduct the count, instead of having assistance from volunteers.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lacey Fry, development program manager for Serenity House of Clallam County, reaches for a gift bag that will be given away at the organization's Point in Time census of homeless people as Dylan Godsety, director of coordinated entry, looks on in the Serenity House office in Port Angeles. The annual count is today.
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Point in Time counting for Clallam County

Lacey Fry, development program manager for Serenity House of Clallam County, reaches for a gift bag to be given away at the organization’s annual Point… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lacey Fry, development program manager for Serenity House of Clallam County, reaches for a gift bag that will be given away at the organization's Point in Time census of homeless people as Dylan Godsety, director of coordinated entry, looks on in the Serenity House office in Port Angeles. The annual count is today.
A kite surfer enjoys the wind and waves early afternoon Wednesday at Fort Worden State Park's beach near Point Wilson Lighthouse. Kitesurfing alone is a good way to social distance and stay active while COVID-19 remains a danger. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
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Wind and waves for kite surfer

A kite surfer enjoys the wind and waves early afternoon Wednesday at Fort Worden State Park’s beach near Point Wilson Lighthouse. Kitesurfing alone is a… Continue reading

A kite surfer enjoys the wind and waves early afternoon Wednesday at Fort Worden State Park's beach near Point Wilson Lighthouse. Kitesurfing alone is a good way to social distance and stay active while COVID-19 remains a danger. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Parks & Recreation Dept. workers, from left, Brooke Keohokaloke, Leon Leonard, Darryl Anderson and Elijah Hammel perform maintenance on a city boat dock on Ediz Hook on Tuesday. An approach ramp from the shore to the first float was damaged, necessitating the repair.
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Ramp repaired on Ediz Hook dock

Port Angeles Parks & Recreation Department workers, from left, Brooke Keohokaloke, Leon Leonard, Darryl Anderson and Elijah Hammel perform maintenance on a city boat dock… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Parks & Recreation Dept. workers, from left, Brooke Keohokaloke, Leon Leonard, Darryl Anderson and Elijah Hammel perform maintenance on a city boat dock on Ediz Hook on Tuesday. An approach ramp from the shore to the first float was damaged, necessitating the repair.
Raisa Mathisen of Port Angeles performs on an electric piano in the 100 block of South Oak Street next to Country Aire in downtown Port Angeles on Saturday. Mathisen said she was busking to help cover living expenses. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Busking to get by

Raisa Mathisen of Port Angeles performs on an electric piano in the 100 block of South Oak Street next to Country Aire in downtown Port… Continue reading

Raisa Mathisen of Port Angeles performs on an electric piano in the 100 block of South Oak Street next to Country Aire in downtown Port Angeles on Saturday. Mathisen said she was busking to help cover living expenses. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Susie and Larry Ormbrek of Sequim enjoy a sunny Tuesday to play a game of backgammon while eating lunch near the shore of Sequim Bay at John Wayne Marine in Sequim. The pair said they often try to take advantage of nice weather for outdoor dining. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Backgammon al fresco

Susie and Larry Ormbrek of Sequim enjoy a sunny day last week to play a game of backgammon while eating lunch near the shore of… Continue reading

Susie and Larry Ormbrek of Sequim enjoy a sunny Tuesday to play a game of backgammon while eating lunch near the shore of Sequim Bay at John Wayne Marine in Sequim. The pair said they often try to take advantage of nice weather for outdoor dining. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Forrest Brennan performed as part of the Intercollegiate Marching Band in a virtual performance that played during halftime of the College Football Playoff national championship game on Jan.11.
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Brennan performs for College Football Playoff national championship

Forrest Brennan performed as part of the Intercollegiate Marching Band in a virtual performance that played during halftime of the College Football Playoff national championship… Continue reading

Forrest Brennan performed as part of the Intercollegiate Marching Band in a virtual performance that played during halftime of the College Football Playoff national championship game on Jan.11.
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New horizons for chick

Sequim farm animal with disability headed to Utah preserve

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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Ray Cooper, left, anbd Detective Sgt. Eric Munger keep watch at the front entrance of the Clallam County Courthoiuse in Port Angeles on Wednesday to guard against potential disturbances triggered by the election of President Joe Biden. In response to the Jan. 6 storming of the White House in Washington, D,C., and threats of violence in state capitals across the U.S., county officials opted to increase security at the courthouse on Inaugaration Day.
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Safe and secure

Clallam County Sheriff’s Deputy Ray Cooper, left, and Detective Sgt. Eric Munger keep watch at the front entrance of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Ray Cooper, left, anbd Detective Sgt. Eric Munger keep watch at the front entrance of the Clallam County Courthoiuse in Port Angeles on Wednesday to guard against potential disturbances triggered by the election of President Joe Biden. In response to the Jan. 6 storming of the White House in Washington, D,C., and threats of violence in state capitals across the U.S., county officials opted to increase security at the courthouse on Inaugaration Day.
Steve Downer and Brian Grad, both of Sequim, wave to drivers on Jan. 20 as they celebrate the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris. “I’m relieved,” Downer said of the inauguration. He hopes their first steps will be to address COVID-19, the economy and environment. Matthew Nash/ Olympic Peninsula News Group
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Show of support

Steve Downer and Brian Grad, both of Sequim, wave to drivers on Wednesday as they celebrate the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President… Continue reading

Steve Downer and Brian Grad, both of Sequim, wave to drivers on Jan. 20 as they celebrate the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris. “I’m relieved,” Downer said of the inauguration. He hopes their first steps will be to address COVID-19, the economy and environment. Matthew Nash/ Olympic Peninsula News Group
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Pickleballers take to court

Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News Court in session Peggy Tonan was among the players making the most of recent sunshine on the pickleball… Continue reading

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Ginny Holladay, as Henrietta Leavitt in “Silent Sky,” looks at a photograph of space on a glass plate with her boss’ apprentice Matt Forrest, as Peter Shaw, in the Harvard Observatory in November 2019. Holladay was recently named OTA’s executive director. (Matthew Nash /Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Olympic Theatre Arts picks new executive director

Olympic Theatre Arts is getting a change of leadership after executive director Carol Willis stepped down recently with health issues. Ginny Holladay will… Continue reading

Ginny Holladay, as Henrietta Leavitt in “Silent Sky,” looks at a photograph of space on a glass plate with her boss’ apprentice Matt Forrest, as Peter Shaw, in the Harvard Observatory in November 2019. Holladay was recently named OTA’s executive director. (Matthew Nash /Olympic Peninsula News Group)
A car splashes through a puddle of standing water on Ediz Hook Road in Port Angeles on Tuesday after heavy overnight rains soaked much of the North Olympic Peninsula. Drier weather is expected today and Thursday with unsettled conditions forecast for Thursday night into Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Standing water

A car splashes through a puddle of standing water on Ediz Hook Road in Port Angeles on Tuesday after heavy overnight rains soaked much of… Continue reading

A car splashes through a puddle of standing water on Ediz Hook Road in Port Angeles on Tuesday after heavy overnight rains soaked much of the North Olympic Peninsula. Drier weather is expected today and Thursday with unsettled conditions forecast for Thursday night into Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Independent Zumba instructor Bailey Burkhartsmeier teaches a spread-out, masked class for a handful of students at the Port Townsend Community Center on Tuesday morning. Statewide guidelines allowing in-person exercise — with restrictions — are inspiring fitness enthusiasts to come back to gyms and yoga studios this week. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Zumba class

Independent Zumba instructor Bailey Burkhartsmeier teaches a spread-out, masked class for a handful of students at the Port Townsend Community Center on Tuesday morning. Statewide… Continue reading

Independent Zumba instructor Bailey Burkhartsmeier teaches a spread-out, masked class for a handful of students at the Port Townsend Community Center on Tuesday morning. Statewide guidelines allowing in-person exercise — with restrictions — are inspiring fitness enthusiasts to come back to gyms and yoga studios this week. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Elections Supervisor Susan Johnson leafs through a stack of test ballots during a logic and accuracy test of the county's two ballot scanners on Wednesday at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles. The test, performed before every election, showed that the scanners came up with the expected results and passed certification.
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Ballot accuracy test in Clallam County

Clallam County Elections Supervisor Susan Johnson leafs through a stack of test ballots during a logic and accuracy test of the county’s two ballot scanners… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Elections Supervisor Susan Johnson leafs through a stack of test ballots during a logic and accuracy test of the county's two ballot scanners on Wednesday at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles. The test, performed before every election, showed that the scanners came up with the expected results and passed certification.
Piper Dunlap of Port Townsend rides the cold waves at North Beach County Park, where he and four other surfers stayed Sunday evening until it was too dark to see. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Catching some waves

Piper Dunlap of Port Townsend rides the cold waves at North Beach County Park, where he and four other surfers stayed Sunday evening until it… Continue reading

Piper Dunlap of Port Townsend rides the cold waves at North Beach County Park, where he and four other surfers stayed Sunday evening until it was too dark to see. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)