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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)
The Forks High School Class of 2023 begins to celebrate at the conclusion of the Commencement Ceremony Saturday afternoon in the Spartan Gym. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Forks High School Class of 2023

The Forks High School Class of 2023 begins to celebrate at the conclusion of the Commencement Ceremony Saturday afternoon in the Spartan Gym.… Continue reading

  • Jun 12, 2023
  • By Lonnie Archibald For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
The Forks High School Class of 2023 begins to celebrate at the conclusion of the Commencement Ceremony Saturday afternoon in the Spartan Gym. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Quilcene High School graduate Rhiannon Chapman, right, puts the finishing touches on her mortar board while Ashley Jones, center, and Zoey Carver, left, watch. The trio were waiting for their graduation ceremony to start on Saturday at the high school. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Quilcene High School Class of 2023

Quilcene High School graduate Rhiannon Chapman, right, puts the finishing touches on her mortar board while Ashley Jones, center, and Zoey Carver, left, watch. The… Continue reading

Quilcene High School graduate Rhiannon Chapman, right, puts the finishing touches on her mortar board while Ashley Jones, center, and Zoey Carver, left, watch. The trio were waiting for their graduation ceremony to start on Saturday at the high school. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Janel Bistrika of Port Angeles and her daughter, Amelia Bistrika, 7, look at a wall of photographs of first-grade students, including Amelia, who took part in the garden-themed "Blooming Artists" exhibition during an opening reception on Tuesday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. "Blooming Artists" features the works of about 275 youngsters and will run through June 25.
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Blooming Art on display

Janel Bistrika of Port Angeles and her daughter, Amelia Bistrika, 7, look at a wall of photographs of first-grade students, including Amelia, who took part… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Janel Bistrika of Port Angeles and her daughter, Amelia Bistrika, 7, look at a wall of photographs of first-grade students, including Amelia, who took part in the garden-themed "Blooming Artists" exhibition during an opening reception on Tuesday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. "Blooming Artists" features the works of about 275 youngsters and will run through June 25.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Four-year-old Collin Windrich bolts from a slide on the playground at Shane Park in Port Angeles as his mother, Lissa Windrich of Sequim, watches on Tuesday. The playground equipment was reopened on Monday after being closed by the Port Angeles Parks Department in September 2022 after numerous tiles on the play surface became dislodged, creating a trip hazard for playground users. Delays ensued acquiring specialized glue and replacement tiles while waiting for adequate weather to complete the project.
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Play time at Shane Park

Four-year-old Collin Windrich bolts from a slide on the playground at Shane Park in Port Angeles as his mother, Lissa Windrich of Sequim, watches on… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Four-year-old Collin Windrich bolts from a slide on the playground at Shane Park in Port Angeles as his mother, Lissa Windrich of Sequim, watches on Tuesday. The playground equipment was reopened on Monday after being closed by the Port Angeles Parks Department in September 2022 after numerous tiles on the play surface became dislodged, creating a trip hazard for playground users. Delays ensued acquiring specialized glue and replacement tiles while waiting for adequate weather to complete the project.
In a PT Artscape project, Blue Heron Middle School teacher Charlie Fornia, left, and artist Jesse Watson finish painting a “Welcome to PTHS” mural on the woodshop building at Port Townsend High School. PT Artscape hired Watson to design the mural and hosted a morning of painting with elementary, middle school and high school students from around Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Welcome mural at Port Townsend High School

In a PT Artscape project, Blue Heron Middle School teacher Charlie Fornia, left, and artist Jesse Watson finish painting a “Welcome to PTHS” mural on… Continue reading

In a PT Artscape project, Blue Heron Middle School teacher Charlie Fornia, left, and artist Jesse Watson finish painting a “Welcome to PTHS” mural on the woodshop building at Port Townsend High School. PT Artscape hired Watson to design the mural and hosted a morning of painting with elementary, middle school and high school students from around Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
Goby McCaffrey, 3, does his best Spiderman act in his battery-powered Spider-Mobile with his parents, Teresa and Travis McCaffrey of Port Angeles, while strolling the Esplanade on the Port Angeles waterfront on Wednesday. The family was on a springtime stroll and the youngster had insisted on superhero regalia. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Superhero stroll in Port Angeles

Goby McCaffrey, 3, does his best Spiderman act in his battery-powered Spider-Mobile with his parents, Teresa and Travis McCaffrey of Port Angeles, while strolling the… Continue reading

Goby McCaffrey, 3, does his best Spiderman act in his battery-powered Spider-Mobile with his parents, Teresa and Travis McCaffrey of Port Angeles, while strolling the Esplanade on the Port Angeles waterfront on Wednesday. The family was on a springtime stroll and the youngster had insisted on superhero regalia. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Smoke billows from a garage 71 S. Benson Road near Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Garage fire near Port Angeles

Smoke billows from a garage at 71 S. Benson Road near Port Angeles on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Smoke billows from a garage 71 S. Benson Road near Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Victoria Wellman, of Clinton, won first place in Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary's 11th Running of the Balls.
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Running of the balls in Port Townsend

Victoria Wellman of Clinton won first place in Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary’s 11th Running of the Balls. The annual fundraiser features 1,500 numbered golf balls… Continue reading

Victoria Wellman, of Clinton, won first place in Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary's 11th Running of the Balls.
Aggy Huff of PA holds “Dallas" a Nigerian Dwarf Goat at the annual Shepherd’s Festival held at the Sequim Prairie Grange. She is inside a white tent. The festival was half inside the grange and half outside with many vendors with sheep, goats and llamas and related products. Cyndie Stumbaugh who has directed the festival for years recalls that it started back in 1980 but missed the last three years because of COVID. This years revival of the festival was met with blue skies and many many visitors. Cyndie said. “It's excellent and I’m thrilled." dlogan
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Shepherd’s Festival held at Sequim Prairie Grange

Aggy Huff of Port Angeles holds “Dallas” a Nigerian dwarf goat at the annual Shepherd’s Festival held at the Sequim Prairie Grange. The festival was… Continue reading

Aggy Huff of PA holds “Dallas" a Nigerian Dwarf Goat at the annual Shepherd’s Festival held at the Sequim Prairie Grange. She is inside a white tent. The festival was half inside the grange and half outside with many vendors with sheep, goats and llamas and related products. Cyndie Stumbaugh who has directed the festival for years recalls that it started back in 1980 but missed the last three years because of COVID. This years revival of the festival was met with blue skies and many many visitors. Cyndie said. “It's excellent and I’m thrilled." dlogan
David Nestvold of Bellevue, front, and Kary York of Kirkland prepare to leave the Dungeness Schoolhouse north of Sequim during Saturday’s Northwest Tandem Rally bicycle event. The two-day event, which drew more than 500 participants, was a fundraiser for the Olympic Discovery Trail and was organized by Peninsula Trails Coalition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Tandem riding

David Nestvold of Bellevue, front, and Kary York of Kirkland prepare to leave the Dungeness Schoolhouse north of Sequim during Saturday’s Northwest Tandem Rally bicycle… Continue reading

David Nestvold of Bellevue, front, and Kary York of Kirkland prepare to leave the Dungeness Schoolhouse north of Sequim during Saturday’s Northwest Tandem Rally bicycle event. The two-day event, which drew more than 500 participants, was a fundraiser for the Olympic Discovery Trail and was organized by Peninsula Trails Coalition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Kay Hermann of Port Angeles poses with her 2023 Toyota Corolla from Wilder Toyota. She won the top prize in the Great American Duck Derby, which benefits the Olympic Medical Center Foundation. “It’s amazing. I couldn’t believe Bruce Skinner (the foundation executive director) when he called me. I thought he was joking.” Hermann has supported the foundation through the years, figuring she has purchased “a million ducks’” over the years. Her plans for the new car are perhaps for her grandson turning 16 soon.
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Duck Derby winner

Kay Hermann of Port Angeles poses with her 2023 Toyota Corolla from Wilder Toyota. She won the top prize in the Great American Duck Derby,… Continue reading

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Kay Hermann of Port Angeles poses with her 2023 Toyota Corolla from Wilder Toyota. She won the top prize in the Great American Duck Derby, which benefits the Olympic Medical Center Foundation. “It’s amazing. I couldn’t believe Bruce Skinner (the foundation executive director) when he called me. I thought he was joking.” Hermann has supported the foundation through the years, figuring she has purchased “a million ducks’” over the years. Her plans for the new car are perhaps for her grandson turning 16 soon.
Ryan Schroeder of Port Angeles makes adjustments to a beaded hanging ceiling decoration as his son, Noah, 3, looks on before the hanging was hoisted into place during Thursday’s preparation for the 30th annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The three-day festival kicks off today at Vern Burton and Port Angeles City Hall, and it spreads out to additional venues on Saturday and Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Preparing for the festival

Ryan Schroeder of Port Angeles makes adjustments to a beaded hanging ceiling decoration as his son, Noah, 3, looks on before the hanging was hoisted… Continue reading

Ryan Schroeder of Port Angeles makes adjustments to a beaded hanging ceiling decoration as his son, Noah, 3, looks on before the hanging was hoisted into place during Thursday’s preparation for the 30th annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The three-day festival kicks off today at Vern Burton and Port Angeles City Hall, and it spreads out to additional venues on Saturday and Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Martin Gutowski, a volunteer with the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, right, discusses features and attractions of the North Olympic Peninsula with Jan and Bob Tivel of Anacortes at the refuge's information kiosk northwest of Sequim. Besides being a sanctuary for birds and other wildlife, the refuge serves as gateway to the Dungeness Spit and the New Dungeness Lighthouse.
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Visitors get info at Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge

Martin Gutowski, a volunteer with the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, right, discusses features and attractions of the North Olympic Peninsula with Jan and Bob Tivel… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Martin Gutowski, a volunteer with the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, right, discusses features and attractions of the North Olympic Peninsula with Jan and Bob Tivel of Anacortes at the refuge's information kiosk northwest of Sequim. Besides being a sanctuary for birds and other wildlife, the refuge serves as gateway to the Dungeness Spit and the New Dungeness Lighthouse.
Kevin Smith of Neely Construction Co. walks the perimeter next to newly installed railing panels on Thursday at Port Angeles City Pier. The first phase of pier railing replacement was completed on Thursday in a project that eliminates major portions of rusty steel edge barriers and the installation of 1,300 linear feet of galvanized steel pedestrian barriers. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Railings replaced at city pier

Kevin Smith of Neely Construction Co. walks the perimeter next to newly installed railing panels on Thursday at Port Angeles City Pier. The first phase… Continue reading

Kevin Smith of Neely Construction Co. walks the perimeter next to newly installed railing panels on Thursday at Port Angeles City Pier. The first phase of pier railing replacement was completed on Thursday in a project that eliminates major portions of rusty steel edge barriers and the installation of 1,300 linear feet of galvanized steel pedestrian barriers. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)