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Photos by KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Colton Romero, center, reaches the plate thanks to a sacrifice bunt by teammate Jordan Shumway, right, as Franklin Pierce catcher Trey Smith looks on helplessly in the second inning of Wednesday’s playoff game at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP BASEBALL: Riders crush Franklin Pierce and live to play another day

With their backs against the wall in a loser-out district playoff game, the Port Angeles baseball team flashed some serious leather, got… Continue reading

Photos by KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Colton Romero, center, reaches the plate thanks to a sacrifice bunt by teammate Jordan Shumway, right, as Franklin Pierce catcher Trey Smith looks on helplessly in the second inning of Wednesday’s playoff game at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Olympic National Park Superintendent Sula Jacobs speaks on Wednesday about the status of the day lodge at Hurricane Ridge and public access to the area in the aftermath of a fire on Sunday that destroyed the popular tourist destination. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

It’s still open, says park chief

Fire didn’t affect other areas in national park

Olympic National Park Superintendent Sula Jacobs speaks on Wednesday about the status of the day lodge at Hurricane Ridge and public access to the area in the aftermath of a fire on Sunday that destroyed the popular tourist destination. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sailboats bob along in light winds as they approach Marrowstone Point on the second leg, Sunday, of the annual Race to the Straits regatta from Shilshole to Port Townsend put on by the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club in Ballard. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Regatta racers spotted

Sailboats bob along in light winds as they approach Marrowstone Point on the second leg, Sunday, of the annual Race to the Straits regatta from… Continue reading

Sailboats bob along in light winds as they approach Marrowstone Point on the second leg, Sunday, of the annual Race to the Straits regatta from Shilshole to Port Townsend put on by the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club in Ballard. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
These members of the White Crane Martial Arts school in Port Angeles won medals at the Northwest Regional Hanmadang Championships in Eugene, Ore., this past weekend. Top center is school Grandmaster Robert Nicholls; left is Zach Irving, right is Connie Irving and bottom center is Annabelle Norcross from White Crane affiliate school Cross Martial Arts in Poulsbo. (Courtesy photo)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: White Crane members win medals in Oregon

The Port Angeles team from White Crane Martial Arts attended the two-day Northwest Regional Hanmadang Championships in Eugene, Ore., over this past… Continue reading

These members of the White Crane Martial Arts school in Port Angeles won medals at the Northwest Regional Hanmadang Championships in Eugene, Ore., this past weekend. Top center is school Grandmaster Robert Nicholls; left is Zach Irving, right is Connie Irving and bottom center is Annabelle Norcross from White Crane affiliate school Cross Martial Arts in Poulsbo. (Courtesy photo)
Lesley Welch of Sequim takes a photo of her daughter, Avani Welch, 1, on a Moana-themed mini float during Saturday’s Irrigation Festival Kids Parade at the Haller Athletic Fields in Sequim. The float was awarded grand prize by the judges, taking top honors in the parade. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Kids parade

Lesley Welch of Sequim takes a photo of her daughter, Avani Welch, 1, on a Moana-themed mini float during Saturday’s Irrigation Festival Kids Parade at… Continue reading

Lesley Welch of Sequim takes a photo of her daughter, Avani Welch, 1, on a Moana-themed mini float during Saturday’s Irrigation Festival Kids Parade at the Haller Athletic Fields in Sequim. The float was awarded grand prize by the judges, taking top honors in the parade. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department workers prepare floating dock sections for installation after they were barged across Port Angeles Harbor from storage to Port Angeles City Pier on Thursday. The docks, used for transient moorage, have not been deployed since 2021, when a primary float was damaged by a storm. Floats are scheduled to be in place this weekend, although the gangways from the upper pier deck will not be lowered into position until next week. The utility vessel Cheyenne Arrow assisted with bringing the sections across the harbor. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Floating docks

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department workers prepare floating dock sections for installation after they were barged across Port Angeles Harbor from storage to Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department workers prepare floating dock sections for installation after they were barged across Port Angeles Harbor from storage to Port Angeles City Pier on Thursday. The docks, used for transient moorage, have not been deployed since 2021, when a primary float was damaged by a storm. Floats are scheduled to be in place this weekend, although the gangways from the upper pier deck will not be lowered into position until next week. The utility vessel Cheyenne Arrow assisted with bringing the sections across the harbor. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke successfully steals second before the ball gets to Rivals’ second baseman Rylan Dunn during a game played in Chimacum on Tuesday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Sequim wins another wild one over East Jefferson

Teams combine for 25 hits and 30 runs

Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke successfully steals second before the ball gets to Rivals’ second baseman Rylan Dunn during a game played in Chimacum on Tuesday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Alex Angevine bats against Kingston on Monday. In the same at-bat, he hit a deep RBI triple. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Roughriders hang on tight for win over Kingston

Port Angeles awaits postseason seeding, could earn share of 2A league title

Port Angeles' Alex Angevine bats against Kingston on Monday. In the same at-bat, he hit a deep RBI triple. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Kylie Jenkins of Mesa, Ariz., along with her children, Embree Jenkins, 11, left, and Tenney Jenkins, 2, feed a carrot to Poncho, an Olympic National Park trail mule, during Junior Ranger Day at the Olympic National Park visitor center on Saturday in Port Angeles. The event, part of the nationwide National Park Week, was designed to expose youth and adults to the outdoors experience and learn about what the national park system has to offer. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Junior Ranger Day

Kylie Jenkins of Mesa, Ariz., along with her children, Embree Jenkins, 11, left, and Tenney Jenkins, 2, feed a carrot to Poncho, an Olympic National… Continue reading

Kylie Jenkins of Mesa, Ariz., along with her children, Embree Jenkins, 11, left, and Tenney Jenkins, 2, feed a carrot to Poncho, an Olympic National Park trail mule, during Junior Ranger Day at the Olympic National Park visitor center on Saturday in Port Angeles. The event, part of the nationwide National Park Week, was designed to expose youth and adults to the outdoors experience and learn about what the national park system has to offer. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Molly Yanoff Odell, 12, and Darby Berg, 12, both from Port Townsend, model 1890 swimwear costumes during a Victorian Era fashion show at the Legion Hall on Saturday. The girls took part in the Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival, which was at various venues over the weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Victorian Festival

Molly Yanoff Odell, 12, and Darby Berg, 12, both from Port Townsend, model 1890 swimwear costumes during a Victorian Era fashion show at the Legion… Continue reading

Molly Yanoff Odell, 12, and Darby Berg, 12, both from Port Townsend, model 1890 swimwear costumes during a Victorian Era fashion show at the Legion Hall on Saturday. The girls took part in the Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival, which was at various venues over the weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Ghostlight Productions has bought the McCrorie building next to the Lincoln Theatre to become Ghostlight Headquarters to support its theater productions and for classes and workshops. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Ghostlight Productions expands into building next to Port Angeles’ Lincoln Theater

Space to provide storage area, studio and place for props

Ghostlight Productions has bought the McCrorie building next to the Lincoln Theatre to become Ghostlight Headquarters to support its theater productions and for classes and workshops. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Left, Piper Williams of Port Angeles takes her tee shot on the 16th hole of Peninsula Golf Course in Port Angeles during Tuesday's Duke Streeter Memorial Invitational. Right, Ava Johnson of Sequim putts on the 14th green during Tuesday's Duke Streeter Memorial Invitational Tournament at Peninsula Golf Course in Port Angeles. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles golfers shine at Streeter

Sequim soccer loses; PA wins on the pitch

Left, Piper Williams of Port Angeles takes her tee shot on the 16th hole of Peninsula Golf Course in Port Angeles during Tuesday's Duke Streeter Memorial Invitational. Right, Ava Johnson of Sequim putts on the 14th green during Tuesday's Duke Streeter Memorial Invitational Tournament at Peninsula Golf Course in Port Angeles. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)
David Brownell, executive director of the North Olympic History Center, stands in front of the historic Lincoln School at Eighth and C streets in Port Angeles on Tuesday. The NOHC is hoping to divest itself of the school building and has issued a request for proposal on what to do with the structure. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Historical society seeks new proposals for Lincoln school

After 32 years, group giving up on dream of museum

David Brownell, executive director of the North Olympic History Center, stands in front of the historic Lincoln School at Eighth and C streets in Port Angeles on Tuesday. The NOHC is hoping to divest itself of the school building and has issued a request for proposal on what to do with the structure. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County Fire District 2 firefighter Mya Delano plays her guitar surrounded by fellow squad members as a house at 141 Harry Brown Road burns behind her on Sunday west of Port Angeles. The house was intentionally torched as a training exercise, giving firefighters an opportunity to practice in a live fire situation. Fire districts 2 and 4, along with members of the Port Angeles Fire Department, took part in the event. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Training exercise

Clallam County Fire District 2 firefighter Mya Delano plays her guitar surrounded by fellow squad members as a house at 141 Harry Brown Road burns… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 2 firefighter Mya Delano plays her guitar surrounded by fellow squad members as a house at 141 Harry Brown Road burns behind her on Sunday west of Port Angeles. The house was intentionally torched as a training exercise, giving firefighters an opportunity to practice in a live fire situation. Fire districts 2 and 4, along with members of the Port Angeles Fire Department, took part in the event. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Joan Mickelson of Anacortes, left, and Doug Atterbury of Port Angeles scour the shores of Port Angeles Harbor on Ediz Hook on Saturday looking for refuse as an Earth Day activity in Port Angeles. Washington CoastSavers and Olympic National Park, as well as several other organizations, hosted beach cleanups across the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Earth Day cleanup

Joan Mickelson of Anacortes, left, and Doug Atterbury of Port Angeles scour the shores of Port Angeles Harbor on Ediz Hook on Saturday looking for… Continue reading

Joan Mickelson of Anacortes, left, and Doug Atterbury of Port Angeles scour the shores of Port Angeles Harbor on Ediz Hook on Saturday looking for refuse as an Earth Day activity in Port Angeles. Washington CoastSavers and Olympic National Park, as well as several other organizations, hosted beach cleanups across the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Hal Peterson, a co-owner of Ballard-based Mach 2 Arts, works on a fabricated tree on Wednesday that will become part of a mountains-to-sea diorama of regional landscapes at the Dungeness River Nature Center at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Heart of new Dungeness nature center nears completion

Exhibit Room expected to be open by May

Hal Peterson, a co-owner of Ballard-based Mach 2 Arts, works on a fabricated tree on Wednesday that will become part of a mountains-to-sea diorama of regional landscapes at the Dungeness River Nature Center at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Olympic National Park Superintendent Sula Jacobs speaks to a meeting of the Port Angeles Business Association at Joshua’s Restaurant in Port Angeles on Tuesday. Jacobs has been on the job for less than a year and said big things are happening at the park, including an $11 million renovation to the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Hurricane Ridge lodge renovation to begin soon

Building to be closed for 2 years; recreation area open

Olympic National Park Superintendent Sula Jacobs speaks to a meeting of the Port Angeles Business Association at Joshua’s Restaurant in Port Angeles on Tuesday. Jacobs has been on the job for less than a year and said big things are happening at the park, including an $11 million renovation to the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)
Jaiden Dokken, Clallam County’s first poet laureate, receives a hug and flowers from their father Mark Dokken of Port Angeles after Jaiden was inaugurated to their two-year post on Tuesday at the Port Angeles Public Library. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam’s first poet laureate busy long before inauguration

Free activities scheduled around the county

Jaiden Dokken, Clallam County’s first poet laureate, receives a hug and flowers from their father Mark Dokken of Port Angeles after Jaiden was inaugurated to their two-year post on Tuesday at the Port Angeles Public Library. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The Clallam County Courthouse is in the foreground while the Klahhane Ridge in the Olympic National Park is covered with fresh snow. High temperatures are expected to be in the the upper 40s to mid-50s this week with some rain showers in the forecast. (Dave Logan/Peninsula Daily News)
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Time for spring

The Clallam County Courthouse is in the foreground while the Klahhane Ridge in the Olympic National Park is covered with fresh snow. High temperatures are… Continue reading

The Clallam County Courthouse is in the foreground while the Klahhane Ridge in the Olympic National Park is covered with fresh snow. High temperatures are expected to be in the the upper 40s to mid-50s this week with some rain showers in the forecast. (Dave Logan/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Heidi Leitz rounds the bases after slugging a home run in the bottom of the first against North Mason on Saturday in Port Angeles.

PREP SOFTBALL: Roughriders remain perfect as Leitz, Worthington go deep

Big game coming up against Sequim

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Heidi Leitz rounds the bases after slugging a home run in the bottom of the first against North Mason on Saturday in Port Angeles.