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Eugenia Vargas is among the performers who will perform Japanese Butoh in Port Townsend this week.

Butoh Fesitval begins with free performance

Japanese art form to be seen also Wednesday, Saturday

Eugenia Vargas is among the performers who will perform Japanese Butoh in Port Townsend this week.
This agave plant, pictured in 2020, was bought nearly 30 years ago by Isobel Johnston when it was about the size of a baseball, and it's now preparing to bloom with a sprout that could grow more than 25 feet tall. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Agave plant getting ready to bloom after nearly 30 years

Large succulent could reach heights more than 25 feet

This agave plant, pictured in 2020, was bought nearly 30 years ago by Isobel Johnston when it was about the size of a baseball, and it's now preparing to bloom with a sprout that could grow more than 25 feet tall. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Thousands of seagulls roost and fly near a log boom inside the Port Angeles Harbor earlier this week. This view is looking south from Ediz Hook toward the city. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Birds on a boom

Thousands of seagulls roost and fly near a log boom inside the Port Angeles Harbor earlier this week. This view is looking south from Ediz… Continue reading

Thousands of seagulls roost and fly near a log boom inside the Port Angeles Harbor earlier this week. This view is looking south from Ediz Hook toward the city. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Carol and Greg Shinsky of Port Angeles take an afternoon break on a picnic table at the Port Angeles City Pier with visiting friends. Gay and Russ James, right, are visiting from Orland, Calif., where the temperature has been over 100 degrees. They rested at the pier after visiting Hurricane Ridge and the Dungeness Spit. The couples have known each other for years from when they both lived in Arizona. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Catching up with friends

Carol and Greg Shinsky of Port Angeles take an afternoon break on a picnic table at the Port Angeles City Pier with visiting friends. Gay… Continue reading

Carol and Greg Shinsky of Port Angeles take an afternoon break on a picnic table at the Port Angeles City Pier with visiting friends. Gay and Russ James, right, are visiting from Orland, Calif., where the temperature has been over 100 degrees. They rested at the pier after visiting Hurricane Ridge and the Dungeness Spit. The couples have known each other for years from when they both lived in Arizona. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Washington Scuba Alliance diver Glenn Grant holds the regulator of dive buddy Randy Williams while Williams adjusts his flipper before submerging at the breakwater at the entrance to the Point Hudson Marina. The divers were volunteering their services to relocate marine animals, such as sea stars, sea anemone and other invertebrates in advance of the re-placing the south entrance to the marina after the Wooden Boat Festival ends in September. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Scuba divers relocate Point Hudson creatures

Action taken to preserve marine life during breakwater work

Washington Scuba Alliance diver Glenn Grant holds the regulator of dive buddy Randy Williams while Williams adjusts his flipper before submerging at the breakwater at the entrance to the Point Hudson Marina. The divers were volunteering their services to relocate marine animals, such as sea stars, sea anemone and other invertebrates in advance of the re-placing the south entrance to the marina after the Wooden Boat Festival ends in September. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
A bright sun shone Tuesday afternoon on Kevin Mason and his Raccoon Lodge in Uptown Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend Raccoon Lodge to stay for at least two years

Whimsical art piece to be loaned to city

A bright sun shone Tuesday afternoon on Kevin Mason and his Raccoon Lodge in Uptown Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)
Stephen Fisher, from the Kenmore area, tows 2-year-old Juniper and pugs Jackie and JoJo, with wife Catherine Creason following. They participated in the couple’s sixth Tour de Lavender this weekend. Creason said they were married during the event five years ago. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Tour de Lavender enjoys its biggest turnout to date

More than 900 people register for annual bike ride

Stephen Fisher, from the Kenmore area, tows 2-year-old Juniper and pugs Jackie and JoJo, with wife Catherine Creason following. They participated in the couple’s sixth Tour de Lavender this weekend. Creason said they were married during the event five years ago. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Blackberry pie contest winners, from left, Rachel Rice of Joyce (second place, adult), Audry Rice, 11, of Joyce (third place, youth), Janice Harsh of Port Angeles (third place, adult), Haylie Tenneson, 11, of Port Angeles (first place, youth), Tamara Stephens, Clackamas, Ore. (first place, adult) and Ariana Varholla, 15, of Sequim (second place, youth) display their pies and ribbons at the end of judging on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Joyce Daze

Blackberry pie contest winners, from left, Rachel Rice of Joyce (second place, adult), Audry Rice, 11, of Joyce (third place, youth), Janice Harsh of Port… Continue reading

Blackberry pie contest winners, from left, Rachel Rice of Joyce (second place, adult), Audry Rice, 11, of Joyce (third place, youth), Janice Harsh of Port Angeles (third place, adult), Haylie Tenneson, 11, of Port Angeles (first place, youth), Tamara Stephens, Clackamas, Ore. (first place, adult) and Ariana Varholla, 15, of Sequim (second place, youth) display their pies and ribbons at the end of judging on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Greg Holmquist of Port Angeles walks to his beached boat to pull it to a waiting trailer, parked more than 100 yards from the end of the regular boat ramp as a group of kayakers paddle around the Bachelor Rock sea stack during Thursday’s minus-2 low tide at Freshwater Bay west of Port Angeles. Holmquist said it was a perfect day for boating with calm seas and pleasant weather. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Low tide boat launch

Greg Holmquist of Port Angeles walks to his beached boat to pull it to a waiting trailer, parked more than 100 yards from the end… Continue reading

Greg Holmquist of Port Angeles walks to his beached boat to pull it to a waiting trailer, parked more than 100 yards from the end of the regular boat ramp as a group of kayakers paddle around the Bachelor Rock sea stack during Thursday’s minus-2 low tide at Freshwater Bay west of Port Angeles. Holmquist said it was a perfect day for boating with calm seas and pleasant weather. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A multi-agency police force walks up the ramp after conducting a high-risk, low-frequency training exercise on board the M/V Kennewick on Wednesday. High risk refers to the level of danger to people and property, i.e., a hostage situation, and low frequency refers to the chance of it actually happening, but the agencies want to be prepared by training. The force was made up with personnel from the Port Townsend, Port Angeles and Sequim police departments and both the Clallam and Jefferson county sheriff’s departments as well as from customs enforcement. The 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. ferries from Port Townsend were cancelled due to low tides, so travel was not impacted during the exercise. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Training exercise

A multi-agency police force walks up the ramp after conducting a high-risk, low-frequency training exercise on board the M/V Kennewick on Wednesday. High risk refers… Continue reading

A multi-agency police force walks up the ramp after conducting a high-risk, low-frequency training exercise on board the M/V Kennewick on Wednesday. High risk refers to the level of danger to people and property, i.e., a hostage situation, and low frequency refers to the chance of it actually happening, but the agencies want to be prepared by training. The force was made up with personnel from the Port Townsend, Port Angeles and Sequim police departments and both the Clallam and Jefferson county sheriff’s departments as well as from customs enforcement. The 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. ferries from Port Townsend were cancelled due to low tides, so travel was not impacted during the exercise. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Visitors to Cape Flattery, the northwesternmost point in the contiguous United States, take scenic photos and selfies from the viewing platform on Tuesday as Tatoosh Island lies in the distance. The popular tourist attraction is part of an area administered by the Makah Tribe in Neah Bay. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Northwestern landmark

Visitors to Cape Flattery, the northwesternmost point in the contiguous United States, take scenic photos and selfies from the viewing platform on Tuesday as Tatoosh… Continue reading

Visitors to Cape Flattery, the northwesternmost point in the contiguous United States, take scenic photos and selfies from the viewing platform on Tuesday as Tatoosh Island lies in the distance. The popular tourist attraction is part of an area administered by the Makah Tribe in Neah Bay. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The Psycho Racing No. 151 boat with Kyle Patrick of Albany, Ore., driving races in the unlimited class at the American Sprint Boat Racing at the Extreme Sports Park outside of Port Angeles. A total of 38 teams from the U.S. and New Zealand competed in unlimited, modified and 400 classes in racing that was expanded to two days this summer. For final results, go online at www.peninsuladailynews.com or look in Tuesday's sports section. The sprint boats will return to the ESP on Sept. 9-11. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

EXTREME SPORTS PARK: Sprint boats tear up the water this weekend

Above, the Psycho Racing No. 151 boat with Kyle Patrick of Albany, Ore., as the driver races in the unlimited class at the American Sprint… Continue reading

The Psycho Racing No. 151 boat with Kyle Patrick of Albany, Ore., driving races in the unlimited class at the American Sprint Boat Racing at the Extreme Sports Park outside of Port Angeles. A total of 38 teams from the U.S. and New Zealand competed in unlimited, modified and 400 classes in racing that was expanded to two days this summer. For final results, go online at www.peninsuladailynews.com or look in Tuesday's sports section. The sprint boats will return to the ESP on Sept. 9-11. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Members of the BANDALOOP vertical dance troupe practice a routine on the side of the Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles on Wednesday. The group will take part in the venue’s official grand opening celebration this weekend with three free public performances on Saturday at noon, 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. For more about the grand opening weekend, see Page A4. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Field Hall reflections

Members of the BANDALOOP vertical dance troupe practice a routine on the side of the Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Members of the BANDALOOP vertical dance troupe practice a routine on the side of the Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles on Wednesday. The group will take part in the venue’s official grand opening celebration this weekend with three free public performances on Saturday at noon, 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. For more about the grand opening weekend, see Page A4. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Celeste Dybeck, elder with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in Sequim, invites the pullers from the Quileute Tribe in La Push to come ashore at Fort Worden in Port Townsend and rest and eat before continuing the Paddle to Muckleshoot for the annual Tribal Canoe Journey. The tribal members are wearing purple, the color of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children movement, to honor the memory of tribal member Virginia Castaneda, 19, who was murdered in a domestic violence dispute about six years ago. An empty seat was left for her in one of the canoes. The stop was the final one on the North Olympic Peninsula before canoes are due to reach their destination on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Canoes reach Port Townsend

Celeste Dybeck, elder with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in Sequim, invites the pullers from the Quileute Tribe in La Push to come ashore at Fort… Continue reading

Celeste Dybeck, elder with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in Sequim, invites the pullers from the Quileute Tribe in La Push to come ashore at Fort Worden in Port Townsend and rest and eat before continuing the Paddle to Muckleshoot for the annual Tribal Canoe Journey. The tribal members are wearing purple, the color of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children movement, to honor the memory of tribal member Virginia Castaneda, 19, who was murdered in a domestic violence dispute about six years ago. An empty seat was left for her in one of the canoes. The stop was the final one on the North Olympic Peninsula before canoes are due to reach their destination on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
The dancers of BANDALOOP, pictured in Munich, Germany, will come to Port Angeles to perform on Field Arts & Events Hall’s north exterior wall this Saturday. (Basil Tsimoyianis/BANDALOOP)

Performers to dance off the wall in Port Angeles

Field Hall grand opening features three shows Saturday

The dancers of BANDALOOP, pictured in Munich, Germany, will come to Port Angeles to perform on Field Arts & Events Hall’s north exterior wall this Saturday. (Basil Tsimoyianis/BANDALOOP)
Canoes from around the Pacific Northwest landed on the beach at the Lower Elwha Klallam Indian Reservation on Sunday, part of the 2023 “Paddle to Muckleshoot” canoe journey. Canoe families from the West End of the Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island arrived Sunday and will leave on the next leg of the journey to Port Townsend today. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Hundreds gather at Lower Elwha for canoe journey

Canoe pullers cross Strait of Juan de Fuca in about six hours

Canoes from around the Pacific Northwest landed on the beach at the Lower Elwha Klallam Indian Reservation on Sunday, part of the 2023 “Paddle to Muckleshoot” canoe journey. Canoe families from the West End of the Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island arrived Sunday and will leave on the next leg of the journey to Port Townsend today. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)
A canoe representing the Hoh Tribe approaches the beach on Lower Elwha Klallam territory on Sunday. Canoe teams will set out Tuesday for their next stop at Jamestown Beach near Sequim for an overnight stay hosted by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Pullers arriving in Port Townsend on Wednesday will greeted by representatives of the Lower Elwha, Jamestown and Port Gamble S’Klallam tribes. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Canoe journey

A canoe representing the Hoh Tribe approaches the beach on Lower Elwha Klallam territory on Sunday.… Continue reading

A canoe representing the Hoh Tribe approaches the beach on Lower Elwha Klallam territory on Sunday. Canoe teams will set out Tuesday for their next stop at Jamestown Beach near Sequim for an overnight stay hosted by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Pullers arriving in Port Townsend on Wednesday will greeted by representatives of the Lower Elwha, Jamestown and Port Gamble S’Klallam tribes. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Firefighters with Clallam County Fire District 3 extinguish a fire after a home exploded on the 100 block of June Place on Tuesday evening. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Home explosion ruled accidental

Man found dead inside remains unidentified Wednesday

Firefighters with Clallam County Fire District 3 extinguish a fire after a home exploded on the 100 block of June Place on Tuesday evening. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Emma Carter of Boulder, Colo., sits between rows of lavender, hoping to get photos of bees on Saturday at the B & B Family Farm near Carlsborg, a participating farm in the upcoming Lavender Weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Lavender fields flower before big weekend

Purple blooms, sweet scents adorn Sequim area

Emma Carter of Boulder, Colo., sits between rows of lavender, hoping to get photos of bees on Saturday at the B & B Family Farm near Carlsborg, a participating farm in the upcoming Lavender Weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Phil Gilles of Port Angeles adds a message to keep Hurricane Ridge open during the winter ski season before taking part in a parade on Saturday co-organized by Remi Lamarshe, 13, of Port Angeles, sitting on the back of a nearby parade participant. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Group wants winter access at Ridge

Remmi Lamarche, 13, has been skiing since she was able to walk, but she wasn’t old enough Saturday to drive the family’s… Continue reading

Phil Gilles of Port Angeles adds a message to keep Hurricane Ridge open during the winter ski season before taking part in a parade on Saturday co-organized by Remi Lamarshe, 13, of Port Angeles, sitting on the back of a nearby parade participant. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)