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Nita Davidson, 85, of Port Angeles, front, and her teammate, Elyse Grosz, 72, of Port Angeles take on a game of pickleball on Saturday at the Port Angeles Senior Center, one of numerous venues for Day of Play, a celebration of recreational opportunities around the city. The event was arranged by the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Day of Play

Nita Davidson, 85, of Port Angeles, front, and her teammate, Elyse Grosz, 72, of Port Angeles take on a game of pickleball on Saturday at… Continue reading

Nita Davidson, 85, of Port Angeles, front, and her teammate, Elyse Grosz, 72, of Port Angeles take on a game of pickleball on Saturday at the Port Angeles Senior Center, one of numerous venues for Day of Play, a celebration of recreational opportunities around the city. The event was arranged by the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Doris Thompson is 105 years old Saturday, July 22. She was born in 1918 in Los Angeles, Calif. She was married in 1940 and her husband, Yale, worked at Lockheed in California. She has two children, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Thompson was a preschool teacher and a volunteer for the Red Cross during WWII. She celebrated her birthday by checking off the next item on her bucket list — a ride in an fancy, old convertible — with the assistance of John Rudder of Port Angeles and his 1956 Pontiac. Next weekend, she will continue her bucket list with a celebration at the Elwha River Casino. The way she moves around the halls and walkways with her walker at Park View Villas, where she has lived for many years, has earned her the nickname “Speedy.” When asked how she has lived so long, her answer was short and succinct: “Take one day at a time.”
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Doris Thompson celebrates in style

Doris Thompson is 105 years old Saturday, July 22. She was born in 1918 in Los Angeles, Calif. She was married in 1940 and her husband, Yale, worked at Lockheed in California. She has two children, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Thompson was a preschool teacher and a volunteer for the Red Cross during WWII. She celebrated her birthday by checking off the next item on her bucket list — a ride in an fancy, old convertible — with the assistance of John Rudder of Port Angeles and his 1956 Pontiac. Next weekend, she will continue her bucket list with a celebration at the Elwha River Casino. The way she moves around the halls and walkways with her walker at Park View Villas, where she has lived for many years, has earned her the nickname “Speedy.” When asked how she has lived so long, her answer was short and succinct: “Take one day at a time.”
Quileute Tribal member Dana Williams prepares baked salmon in the old traditional way on Saturday while the Quillayute River flows to the sea. This tradition is included in the Quileute Days celebration held each year at LaPush. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Salmon bake

Quileute Tribal member Dana Williams prepares baked salmon in the old traditional way on Saturday while the Quillayute River flows to the sea. This tradition… Continue reading

  • Jul 18, 2023
  • By Lonnie Archibald For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Quileute Tribal member Dana Williams prepares baked salmon in the old traditional way on Saturday while the Quillayute River flows to the sea. This tradition is included in the Quileute Days celebration held each year at LaPush. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Tom Rooney of Seattle, left, and Marie Cazanave of Montreal, Quebec ride their bicycles over a 201-foot long footbridge spanning a small creek on Thursday at Sequim Bay State Park east of Sequim. The pair were on a bicycle camping excursion along the Olympic Discovery Trail.
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Biking on bridge in Sequim

Tom Rooney of Seattle, left, and Marie Cazanave of Montreal, Quebec, ride their bicycles over a 201-foot footbridge spanning a small creek on Thursday at… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Tom Rooney of Seattle, left, and Marie Cazanave of Montreal, Quebec ride their bicycles over a 201-foot long footbridge spanning a small creek on Thursday at Sequim Bay State Park east of Sequim. The pair were on a bicycle camping excursion along the Olympic Discovery Trail.
Susan McKay, a volunteer with the Welfare for Animals Guild, right, holds Athena, a Chihuahua, as Karen Mercil of Sequim, left, and fellow volunteer Jinx Bryant look on during an open house for the organization on Saturday near Sequim. The event allowed animal lovers an opportunity to visit the non-profit group’s dog shelter and to adopt a canine for its forever home. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Animal guild open house

Pictured left: Susan McKay, a volunteer with the Welfare for Animals Guild, right, holds Athena, a Chihuahua, as Karen Mercil of Sequim, left, and fellow… Continue reading

Susan McKay, a volunteer with the Welfare for Animals Guild, right, holds Athena, a Chihuahua, as Karen Mercil of Sequim, left, and fellow volunteer Jinx Bryant look on during an open house for the organization on Saturday near Sequim. The event allowed animal lovers an opportunity to visit the non-profit group’s dog shelter and to adopt a canine for its forever home. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Carol Pearson of Sequim-based Lizzie Betz Jewelry assists Maureen Kennedy of Port Angeles with a bracelet during Saturday’s Rain Shadow Artisans Fair at the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim. The event brought together more than a dozen local crafters with the opportunity to market their wares. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Rain Shadow Artisans Fair set in Sequim

Carol Pearson of Sequim-based Lizzie Betz Jewelry assists Maureen Kennedy of Port Angeles with a bracelet during Saturday’s Rain Shadow Artisans Fair at the Dungeness… Continue reading

Carol Pearson of Sequim-based Lizzie Betz Jewelry assists Maureen Kennedy of Port Angeles with a bracelet during Saturday’s Rain Shadow Artisans Fair at the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim. The event brought together more than a dozen local crafters with the opportunity to market their wares. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Olympic National Park Arist-in-Residence Program manager Eliza Goode provides an introduction to "Terminus: A Glacier Memorial Project" during an opening reception for a collection more than 40 art pieces themed around the effects of climate change on glaciers on Friday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. Most most of the installations will be exhibited at the fine arts center through Sept. 3. The center is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays.
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Terminus project talks glaciers

Olympic National Park Arist-in-Residence Program manager Eliza Goode provides an introduction to “Terminus: A Glacier Memorial Project” during an opening reception for a collection more… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Olympic National Park Arist-in-Residence Program manager Eliza Goode provides an introduction to "Terminus: A Glacier Memorial Project" during an opening reception for a collection more than 40 art pieces themed around the effects of climate change on glaciers on Friday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. Most most of the installations will be exhibited at the fine arts center through Sept. 3. The center is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays.
Mike Nikolaus of Chico polishes up his 1955 Ford Fairlane Sunliner during Friday’s 26th annual Ruddell Cruise In car show at Ruddell Auto Mall in Port Angeles. The event drew hundreds of people to view dozens of antique and vintage automobiles for an evening of food, music and automotive nostalgia. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Cruise In

Mike Nikolaus of Chico polishes up his 1955 Ford Fairlane Sunliner during Friday’s 26th annual Ruddell Cruise In car show at Ruddell Auto Mall in… Continue reading

Mike Nikolaus of Chico polishes up his 1955 Ford Fairlane Sunliner during Friday’s 26th annual Ruddell Cruise In car show at Ruddell Auto Mall in Port Angeles. The event drew hundreds of people to view dozens of antique and vintage automobiles for an evening of food, music and automotive nostalgia. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Colleen McAleer prepares to toss goodies to the crowd from the back of a trailered boat during Tuesday’s Independence Day parade in Port Angeles. McAleer, along with fellow commissioners Steve Burke and Connie Beauvais, facing the other side, were the parade’s grand marshals in honor of the 100th anniversary of the port. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Independence Day parade

Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Colleen McAleer prepares to toss goodies to the crowd from the back of a trailered boat during Tuesday’s Independence Day… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Colleen McAleer prepares to toss goodies to the crowd from the back of a trailered boat during Tuesday’s Independence Day parade in Port Angeles. McAleer, along with fellow commissioners Steve Burke and Connie Beauvais, facing the other side, were the parade’s grand marshals in honor of the 100th anniversary of the port. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Dungeness River Nature Center visitors, from left, Chris McDonald of Port Angeles, Tram Pham of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Paul McDonald of Redmond examine a relief map display of the Dungeness River Watershed on Wednesday in Sequim. The center at Railroad Bridge Park offers a variety of displays and exhibits showcasing the nature and geography of the Dungeness River Valley.
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Visiting Dungeness River Nature Center

Dungeness River Nature Center visitors, from left, Chris McDonald of Port Angeles, Tram Pham of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Paul McDonald of Redmond examine a… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Dungeness River Nature Center visitors, from left, Chris McDonald of Port Angeles, Tram Pham of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Paul McDonald of Redmond examine a relief map display of the Dungeness River Watershed on Wednesday in Sequim. The center at Railroad Bridge Park offers a variety of displays and exhibits showcasing the nature and geography of the Dungeness River Valley.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Radio operator Chris Icide of Joyce, who uses the call sign WY7W, talks to other radio stations while broadcasting from a tent on Saturday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles as part of Field Day, an international competition where partcipants attempt to log as many contacts across the United States and Canada as possible in a 24-hour period. The North Amerian event was coordinated nationally by the American Radio Relay League and hosted locally by the Clallam County Amateur Radio Club.
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Field Day held in Clallam County

Radio operator Chris Icide of Joyce, who uses the call sign WY7W, talks to other radio stations while broadcasting from a tent on Saturday at… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Radio operator Chris Icide of Joyce, who uses the call sign WY7W, talks to other radio stations while broadcasting from a tent on Saturday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles as part of Field Day, an international competition where partcipants attempt to log as many contacts across the United States and Canada as possible in a 24-hour period. The North Amerian event was coordinated nationally by the American Radio Relay League and hosted locally by the Clallam County Amateur Radio Club.
Dorothy Hoffman, left, and Anne Steurer, both of Port Townsend, examine a water feature in the backyard garden of Niki Kobes and Tom Riette in Carlsborg, one of five featured gardens during Saturday’s 28th annual Petals & Pathways home garden tour. The event was hosted by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Petals & Pathways

Dorothy Hoffman, left, and Anne Steurer, both of Port Townsend, examine a water feature in the backyard garden of Niki Kobes and Tom Riette in… Continue reading

Dorothy Hoffman, left, and Anne Steurer, both of Port Townsend, examine a water feature in the backyard garden of Niki Kobes and Tom Riette in Carlsborg, one of five featured gardens during Saturday’s 28th annual Petals & Pathways home garden tour. The event was hosted by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Pictured, left to right, are Pam Ehtee, Mary Jacobi, Rudy Hiener, April Hiener and Janet Russell.
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Green thumb award given

The Port Angeles Garden Club has awarded its summer Green Thumb award to Rudy and April Hiener. The Heiners received the award for excellence in… Continue reading

Pictured, left to right, are Pam Ehtee, Mary Jacobi, Rudy Hiener, April Hiener and Janet Russell.
Leading the march of the 21 Crescent High School graduates are Harmony Henderson, left, and Rhylin Lium. Superintendent David Bingham presented the graduating class in front of a full house of family and friends in the high school gym. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Crescent High School graduation

Leading the march of the 21 Crescent High School graduates are Harmony Henderson, left, and Rhylin Lium. Superintendent David Bingham presented the graduating class in… Continue reading

Leading the march of the 21 Crescent High School graduates are Harmony Henderson, left, and Rhylin Lium. Superintendent David Bingham presented the graduating class in front of a full house of family and friends in the high school gym. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula College graduates April Fordyce-Blewett, left, and Deborah Ceja-Cisneros, both of Forks, have a photograph taken by Fordyce-Blewett’s mother, Peggy Blewett, prior to the first of two commencement ceremonies on Saturday on the college’s Port Angeles campus. A total of 388 degrees and certificates were awarded for the 2022-23 school year with 270 people signed up to participate Saturday’s ceremonies. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Peninsula College graduation

Peninsula College graduates April Fordyce-Blewett, left, and Deborah Ceja-Cisneros, both of Forks, have a photograph taken by Fordyce-Blewett’s mother, Peggy Blewett, prior to the first… Continue reading

Peninsula College graduates April Fordyce-Blewett, left, and Deborah Ceja-Cisneros, both of Forks, have a photograph taken by Fordyce-Blewett’s mother, Peggy Blewett, prior to the first of two commencement ceremonies on Saturday on the college’s Port Angeles campus. A total of 388 degrees and certificates were awarded for the 2022-23 school year with 270 people signed up to participate Saturday’s ceremonies. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Members of Sequim High School’s Class of 2023 toss their graduation caps to the skies at the conclusion of SHS’ commencement ceremony on Friday. About 166 seniors earned their diplomas. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim High celebrates the Class of 2023

Members of Sequim High School’s Class of 2023 toss their graduation caps to the skies at the conclusion of SHS’ commencement ceremony on Friday. About… Continue reading

Members of Sequim High School’s Class of 2023 toss their graduation caps to the skies at the conclusion of SHS’ commencement ceremony on Friday. About 166 seniors earned their diplomas. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
U.S. Army veteran Nancy Zimmerman, a member of the Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, is flanked by fellow DAR members Amira-Lee Salavati, left, and Lindsey Christianson as Zimmerman incinerates a used American Flag during a flag retirement ceremony on Wednesday at the Northwest Veterans Resource Center in Port Angeles. A total of 24 cotton flags were burned during the Flag Day ceremony. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Flag retirement ceremony

U.S. Army veteran Nancy Zimmerman, a member of the Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, is flanked by fellow DAR members… Continue reading

U.S. Army veteran Nancy Zimmerman, a member of the Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, is flanked by fellow DAR members Amira-Lee Salavati, left, and Lindsey Christianson as Zimmerman incinerates a used American Flag during a flag retirement ceremony on Wednesday at the Northwest Veterans Resource Center in Port Angeles. A total of 24 cotton flags were burned during the Flag Day ceremony. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Pictured, from left to right, are Don Corson, Darlene Martin, Teresa Martin, Tom Sanford, Sandy Cameron, Pam Ehtee, Tina Cozzolino, Alex Wilson, Vicki Corson and Gay Taylor.
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Garden club donates

The Port Angeles Garden Club recently donated $3,000 to the North Olympic Land Trust. The club raised the money through sales of a special red… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right, are Don Corson, Darlene Martin, Teresa Martin, Tom Sanford, Sandy Cameron, Pam Ehtee, Tina Cozzolino, Alex Wilson, Vicki Corson and Gay Taylor.
The duty crew from Clallam County Fire District #3 stopped in at the Sequim High School wrestling team’s car wash fundraiser on Saturday, June 3. Both teams are joined by the shared sorrow over the recent loss of District #3 Fire Captain/Sequim wrestling coach Chad Cate.
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Sequim car wash crew

The duty crew from Clallam County Fire District 3 stopped in at the Sequim High School wrestling team’s car wash fundraiser on Saturday. Both teams… Continue reading

The duty crew from Clallam County Fire District #3 stopped in at the Sequim High School wrestling team’s car wash fundraiser on Saturday, June 3. Both teams are joined by the shared sorrow over the recent loss of District #3 Fire Captain/Sequim wrestling coach Chad Cate.
A group of graduating seniors take a selfie with teacher and head football coach Tony Haddenham while they wait for their graduation ceremony to begin on Saturday at Chimacum High School. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Chimacum High School Class of 2023

A group of graduating seniors take a selfie with teacher and head football coach Tony Haddenham while they wait for their graduation ceremony to begin… Continue reading

A group of graduating seniors take a selfie with teacher and head football coach Tony Haddenham while they wait for their graduation ceremony to begin on Saturday at Chimacum High School. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)