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The McKinley Paper Co. mill in Port Angeles sits mostly idle on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clarity sought for McKinley mill closure

Union, community leaders say there’s been a lack of transparency

The McKinley Paper Co. mill in Port Angeles sits mostly idle on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Kenzi Winters, 14, of Port Angeles, a member of the Lambchops 4H Club, along with her broad-breasted white turkey, Earl, wait for their chance in the show ring on Wednesday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. The fair officially opens today and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Clallam County Fair opens

Kenzi Winters, 14, of Port Angeles, a member of the Lambchops 4H Club, along with her broad-breasted white turkey, Earl, wait for their chance in… Continue reading

Kenzi Winters, 14, of Port Angeles, a member of the Lambchops 4H Club, along with her broad-breasted white turkey, Earl, wait for their chance in the show ring on Wednesday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. The fair officially opens today and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Erin Moilanen of the Crescent Grange arranges the group’s display in preparation for the Clallam County Fair on Tuesday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Traditional offerings, new activites highlight Clallam fair

Food, music, events part of annual agricultural celebration

Erin Moilanen of the Crescent Grange arranges the group’s display in preparation for the Clallam County Fair on Tuesday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Maya Jennings-Kelly, 5, of Port Angeles gets a push from Nick Simpson of Port Angeles during an outing to Bovee’s Meadow at Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park on Saturday. Warm weekend weather drew hundreds of people to the Barnes Point area of the lake, leading to full parking lots and busy beaches. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Floating on water

Maya Jennings-Kelly, 5, of Port Angeles gets a push from Nick Simpson of Port Angeles during an outing to Bovee’s Meadow at Lake Crescent in… Continue reading

Maya Jennings-Kelly, 5, of Port Angeles gets a push from Nick Simpson of Port Angeles during an outing to Bovee’s Meadow at Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park on Saturday. Warm weekend weather drew hundreds of people to the Barnes Point area of the lake, leading to full parking lots and busy beaches. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A packed grandstand watches as Belgian draft horses Rusty and George, with teamster Jeff Lee aboard, strain to pull the sled with 6,500 pounds on it the required 27 feet, 9 inches during the draft horse pulls competition at the Jefferson County Fair on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Draft horse pulls

Belgian draft horses lift the 5,500-pound sled off the ground during a draft horse pull competition at the Jefferson County Fair on Saturday at the… Continue reading

A packed grandstand watches as Belgian draft horses Rusty and George, with teamster Jeff Lee aboard, strain to pull the sled with 6,500 pounds on it the required 27 feet, 9 inches during the draft horse pulls competition at the Jefferson County Fair on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Grace Mathews, 14, of Chimacum grooms her Tennessee walking horse Chief, also 14, before entering the ring for the Showmanship Class competition on Thursday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Port Townsend. The 87th annual fair starts today and runs through Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Animals, entertainment set at Jefferson County Fair

Annual event to feature multiple stages, food options this weekend

Grace Mathews, 14, of Chimacum grooms her Tennessee walking horse Chief, also 14, before entering the ring for the Showmanship Class competition on Thursday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Port Townsend. The 87th annual fair starts today and runs through Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
A red-footed boobie rests on the roof of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center aquarium at Fort Worden State Park. Boobies are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. It is also one of three species found on the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Tropical bird spotted

A red-footed boobie rests on the roof of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center aquarium at Fort Worden State Park. Boobies are found in tropical… Continue reading

A red-footed boobie rests on the roof of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center aquarium at Fort Worden State Park. Boobies are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. It is also one of three species found on the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County election worker Janet Parris of Port Angeles sorts through incoming primary ballots on Tuesday at the Clallam County Courthouse. Initial results were scheduled to be released after print deadline. For election coverage, see Thursday’s print edition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Election results online

Clallam County election worker Janet Parris of Port Angeles sorts through incoming primary ballots on Tuesday at the Clallam County Courthouse. Initial results were scheduled… Continue reading

Clallam County election worker Janet Parris of Port Angeles sorts through incoming primary ballots on Tuesday at the Clallam County Courthouse. Initial results were scheduled to be released after print deadline. For election coverage, see Thursday’s print edition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Marina Rosenquist of Port Townsend takes a photo of her son Casper, 4, sitting in the seat of a 1964 Beechcraft Bonanza owned by Port Townsend’s Pete Hanke during an air show of vintage and historic aircraft on Saturday at Jefferson County International Airport. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Air show

Marina Rosenquist of Port Townsend takes a photo of her son Casper, 4, sitting in the seat of a 1964 Beechcraft Bonanza owned by Port… Continue reading

Marina Rosenquist of Port Townsend takes a photo of her son Casper, 4, sitting in the seat of a 1964 Beechcraft Bonanza owned by Port Townsend’s Pete Hanke during an air show of vintage and historic aircraft on Saturday at Jefferson County International Airport. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Stephanie Fuscher receives a ceremonial key to the city from Joyce Daze festival chairman John Kent, who took on the honor of being Joyce “mayor” for the day. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Joyce Daze

Stephanie Fuscher receives a ceremonial key to the city from Joyce Daze festival chairman John Kent, who took on the honor of being Joyce “mayor”… Continue reading

Stephanie Fuscher receives a ceremonial key to the city from Joyce Daze festival chairman John Kent, who took on the honor of being Joyce “mayor” for the day. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The Big Lots! store in the Port Angeles Plaza Shopping Center is among those being closed by the company for performing under expectations.

Big Lots at Port Angeles Plaza plans to close

The Big Lots in Port Angeles will close its doors soon. About 149 Big Lots stores across the nation revealed they are… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The Big Lots! store in the Port Angeles Plaza Shopping Center is among those being closed by the company for performing under expectations.
The former steam tug Elmore, built in 1890 by Elmore and Sanborn Fisheries in Astoria, Ore., sits on the hard at the Port Townsend Boat Haven Marina. The Elmore had several owners over the decades, the last being Henning Heinemann, who died recently, leaving the boat abandoned and claimed by the Port of Port Townsend as a derelict to be put up for auction. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Century-old vessel to go up for auction Monday

Diesel engine, brass hardware and glass portholes part of historic boat

The former steam tug Elmore, built in 1890 by Elmore and Sanborn Fisheries in Astoria, Ore., sits on the hard at the Port Townsend Boat Haven Marina. The Elmore had several owners over the decades, the last being Henning Heinemann, who died recently, leaving the boat abandoned and claimed by the Port of Port Townsend as a derelict to be put up for auction. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
A crew from Pacific-based Titan Earthwork LLC rewires the traffic lights at Front and Laurel streets in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday as part of a larger safety project to improve 13 intersections across the city. Plans call for replacing signal timing equipment and inclusion of ADA-compliant curb ramps as well as sidewalk repairs around work sites. The $5.6 million project is expected to be completed by December. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Rewiring traffic lights

A crew from Pacific-based Titan Earthwork LLC rewires the traffic lights at Front and Laurel streets in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday as part of… Continue reading

A crew from Pacific-based Titan Earthwork LLC rewires the traffic lights at Front and Laurel streets in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday as part of a larger safety project to improve 13 intersections across the city. Plans call for replacing signal timing equipment and inclusion of ADA-compliant curb ramps as well as sidewalk repairs around work sites. The $5.6 million project is expected to be completed by December. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Shari Phillips of Ravensdale vacuums excess fur from Color Book’s Music to My Ears’ Harmony prior to entering the show ring during Saturday’s AKC All-Breed Conformation Show and Obedience and Rally Trials near Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The event, hosted by the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club, featured hundreds of dogs from around the region in a show of rally obedience and conformance to style, as well as a Fast CAT coursing ability testing. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Dog show

Shari Phillips of Ravensdale vacuums excess fur from Color Book’s Music to My Ears’ Harmony prior to entering the show ring during Saturday’s AKC All-Breed… Continue reading

Shari Phillips of Ravensdale vacuums excess fur from Color Book’s Music to My Ears’ Harmony prior to entering the show ring during Saturday’s AKC All-Breed Conformation Show and Obedience and Rally Trials near Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The event, hosted by the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club, featured hundreds of dogs from around the region in a show of rally obedience and conformance to style, as well as a Fast CAT coursing ability testing. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A canoe from the Scianew Tribe, from Beecher Bay on Vancouver Island, approaches the beach and asks permission to land from a Jamestown S’Klallam tribal member on the beach. The annual Intertribal Canoe Journey, this year also known as the Power Paddle to Puyallup Youth Canoe Journey, landed 13 canoes from around the Olympic Peninsula and Canada on the beach at Fort Worden on Friday. The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is the host tribe for the landings in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Canoe lands in Port Townsend

A canoe from the Scianew Tribe, from Beecher Bay on Vancouver Island, approaches the beach and asks permission to land from a Jamestown S’Klallam tribal… Continue reading

A canoe from the Scianew Tribe, from Beecher Bay on Vancouver Island, approaches the beach and asks permission to land from a Jamestown S’Klallam tribal member on the beach. The annual Intertribal Canoe Journey, this year also known as the Power Paddle to Puyallup Youth Canoe Journey, landed 13 canoes from around the Olympic Peninsula and Canada on the beach at Fort Worden on Friday. The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is the host tribe for the landings in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Crystal Heap of Lynden admires a lavender bouquet as her daughter, Lillian, 6, looks on at Old Barn Lavender Company near Sequim on Saturday, part of Sequim Lavender Weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Fresh lavender in Sequim fields

Crystal Heap of Lynden admires a lavender bouquet as her daughter, Lillian, 6, looks on at Old Barn Lavender Company near Sequim on Saturday, part… Continue reading

Crystal Heap of Lynden admires a lavender bouquet as her daughter, Lillian, 6, looks on at Old Barn Lavender Company near Sequim on Saturday, part of Sequim Lavender Weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Abbot Construction’s crew responsible for crane lifting the two-story concrete walls pack up as new crew members move in for steel reinforcement on Monday. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson Healthcare adding capacity, programs

Expanded services to be offered upon 2025 opening

Abbot Construction’s crew responsible for crane lifting the two-story concrete walls pack up as new crew members move in for steel reinforcement on Monday. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Siena Vo, 2, of Da Nang, Vietnam roams through a lavender field at B & B Family Farm on Wednesday near Carlsborg.

Lavender star of weekend fest

Plethora of activities set for annual event

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Siena Vo, 2, of Da Nang, Vietnam roams through a lavender field at B & B Family Farm on Wednesday near Carlsborg.
Chloe Turner, a kennel technician with the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, gives some attention to Dingo, a canine housed at the society’s Bark House campus. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Humane society closes Bark House, plans to sell

Executive director says monthly finances were ‘unsustainable’

Chloe Turner, a kennel technician with the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, gives some attention to Dingo, a canine housed at the society’s Bark House campus. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Andrea Raymor, left, and Christine Cray, former owners of the Spruce Goose Cafe on Airport Road in Port Townsend, share a moment with the new owners of the cafe in the background, Ashley Owen, left, Vanessa McKenney, middle, and sister Kathryn McKenney during a break between cooking and waitressing. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Spruce Goose keeps new ownership in Port Townsend

Waitresses, cook purchase business, keep local institution

Andrea Raymor, left, and Christine Cray, former owners of the Spruce Goose Cafe on Airport Road in Port Townsend, share a moment with the new owners of the cafe in the background, Ashley Owen, left, Vanessa McKenney, middle, and sister Kathryn McKenney during a break between cooking and waitressing. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)