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A surveillance and patrol helicopter operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security lands at Saturday’s Unity of Effort festival of military, law enforcement and first responders in Sequim. The event, hosted by Security Services Northwest, featured a variety of military equipment, law enforcement and public safety displays, food, music and other activities as well as a helicopter fly-in. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Honoring first responders

A surveillance and patrol helicopter operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security lands at Saturday’s Unity of Effort festival of military, law enforcement and… Continue reading

A surveillance and patrol helicopter operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security lands at Saturday’s Unity of Effort festival of military, law enforcement and first responders in Sequim. The event, hosted by Security Services Northwest, featured a variety of military equipment, law enforcement and public safety displays, food, music and other activities as well as a helicopter fly-in. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Police officers Kenneth McKnight, left, and Lilliana Emery give a canine demonstration with Freddy, a trained police dog, during Tuesday’s National Night Out at Port Angeles Civic Field. The nationwide event brought law enforcement agencies, watch groups and civic organizations together for an evening of community building, featuring informational displays, children’s activities and a large-screen movie presentation. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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National Night Out

Port Angeles Police officers Kenneth McKnight, left, and Lilliana Emery give a canine demonstration with Freddy, a trained police dog, during Tuesday’s National Night Out… Continue reading

Port Angeles Police officers Kenneth McKnight, left, and Lilliana Emery give a canine demonstration with Freddy, a trained police dog, during Tuesday’s National Night Out at Port Angeles Civic Field. The nationwide event brought law enforcement agencies, watch groups and civic organizations together for an evening of community building, featuring informational displays, children’s activities and a large-screen movie presentation. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Quileute tribal member Devin Coberly-Black carries the tribe's banner as dancers enter the performance area at the Paddle to Elwha 2025 celebration on Tuesday at the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Reservation west of Port Angeles. Native bands from around the region took part in the five-day event following the arrival of dozens of tribal canoes last Thursday. Festivities concluded on Tuesday with traditional dances and songs by native groups from across the Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Traditional performance

Quileute tribal member Devin Coberly-Black carries the tribe’s banner as dancers enter the performance area at the Paddle to Elwha 2025 celebration on Tuesday at… Continue reading

Quileute tribal member Devin Coberly-Black carries the tribe's banner as dancers enter the performance area at the Paddle to Elwha 2025 celebration on Tuesday at the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Reservation west of Port Angeles. Native bands from around the region took part in the five-day event following the arrival of dozens of tribal canoes last Thursday. Festivities concluded on Tuesday with traditional dances and songs by native groups from across the Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Darren Peacock drives a 1949 Gibson Super D2 tractor down state Highway 112 during Saturday’s Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival grand parade. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Joyce Daze

Darren Peacock drives a 1949 Gibson Super D2 tractor down state Highway 112 during Saturday’s Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival grand parade.… Continue reading

Darren Peacock drives a 1949 Gibson Super D2 tractor down state Highway 112 during Saturday’s Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival grand parade. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Members of the Cheam First Nation of Rosedale, British Columbia, perform a canoe dance during Friday’s first full day of dancing and protocols for visiting native groups to Paddle to Elwha 2025 on the Lower Elwha Klallam reservation west of Port Angeles. Native bands from across the region are taking part in the event, which will continue through Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Canoe dance

Members of the Cheam First Nation of Rosedale, British Columbia, perform a canoe dance during Friday’s first full day of dancing and protocols for visiting… Continue reading

Members of the Cheam First Nation of Rosedale, British Columbia, perform a canoe dance during Friday’s first full day of dancing and protocols for visiting native groups to Paddle to Elwha 2025 on the Lower Elwha Klallam reservation west of Port Angeles. Native bands from across the region are taking part in the event, which will continue through Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jamestown S’Klallam tribal members Loni Greninger, left, and Jesse Osmer greet members of the Kw’umut Lelum youth canoe from a collection of First Nation tribes of eastern Vancouver Island as they arrive at Jamestown Beach near Sequim as part of the 2025 Canoe Journey to Elwha. About 40 canoes were expected to land at Jamestown on their way to a mass landing today at the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Canoe arrival

Jamestown S’Klallam tribal members Loni Greninger, left, and Jesse Osmer greet members of the Kw’umut Lelum youth canoe from a collection of First Nation tribes… Continue reading

Jamestown S’Klallam tribal members Loni Greninger, left, and Jesse Osmer greet members of the Kw’umut Lelum youth canoe from a collection of First Nation tribes of eastern Vancouver Island as they arrive at Jamestown Beach near Sequim as part of the 2025 Canoe Journey to Elwha. About 40 canoes were expected to land at Jamestown on their way to a mass landing today at the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A trio of paddeboarders make their way across the waters of Lake Crescent off of Barnes Point on Sunday in Olympic National Park. Calm winds made for an ideal day for watercraft on the popular lake west of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Calm waters

A trio of paddeboarders make their way across the waters of Lake Crescent off of Barnes Point on Sunday in Olympic National Park. Calm winds… Continue reading

A trio of paddeboarders make their way across the waters of Lake Crescent off of Barnes Point on Sunday in Olympic National Park. Calm winds made for an ideal day for watercraft on the popular lake west of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Anita Gage of Fortuna, Calif., gets a kiss from GHC Bronze Firle Oak Sadlers Wells “Sadler” in preparation for showing before the judges during the 2025 AKC All-Breed Conformation Show and Obedience and Rally Trials on Sunday at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The three-day show, hosted by the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club, featured hundreds of dogs from across the region in multiple rings and obedience displays. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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All-breed show

Anita Gage of Fortuna, Calif., gets a kiss from GHC Bronze Firle Oak Sadlers Wells “Sadler” in preparation for showing before the judges during the… Continue reading

Anita Gage of Fortuna, Calif., gets a kiss from GHC Bronze Firle Oak Sadlers Wells “Sadler” in preparation for showing before the judges during the 2025 AKC All-Breed Conformation Show and Obedience and Rally Trials on Sunday at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The three-day show, hosted by the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club, featured hundreds of dogs from across the region in multiple rings and obedience displays. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Patsy and Jan Yoder of Port Angeles meet up with Bowie, a mixed-breed canine on a leash held by Paul Stehr-Green, chairman of the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society board of directors, right, during Saturday’s adoption day at the Bark House Shelter east of Port Angeles. Numerous dogs were featured at the event, an effort to find forever homes for homeless animals. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Adoption day

Patsy and Jan Yoder of Port Angeles meet up with Bowie, a mixed-breed canine on a leash held by Paul Stehr-Green, chairman of the Olympic… Continue reading

Patsy and Jan Yoder of Port Angeles meet up with Bowie, a mixed-breed canine on a leash held by Paul Stehr-Green, chairman of the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society board of directors, right, during Saturday’s adoption day at the Bark House Shelter east of Port Angeles. Numerous dogs were featured at the event, an effort to find forever homes for homeless animals. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Youngsters gather on the lawn of the Port Angeles Public Library to listen to children’s entertainer Eli Rosenblatt of Seattle as part of the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department’s citywide Day of Play. The Saturday event featured a variety of activities for children and their parents at venues across the city. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Day of Play

Youngsters gather on the lawn of the Port Angeles Public Library to listen to children’s entertainer Eli Rosenblatt of Seattle as part of the Port… Continue reading

Youngsters gather on the lawn of the Port Angeles Public Library to listen to children’s entertainer Eli Rosenblatt of Seattle as part of the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department’s citywide Day of Play. The Saturday event featured a variety of activities for children and their parents at venues across the city. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Warrior Bike cyclist Matt Hofmeister of Olympia, a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces who served from 1992-2022, including a stint in Iraq, talks to Peninsula Trails Coalition trail ambassadors Laila Sundin, left, and Ashton Reichner upon Hofmeister’s arrival in Port Angeles on Wednesday on the Waterfront Trail portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail. Hofmeiser is one of seven veterans taking part independently in this year’s Warrior Bike journey, a 3,700-mile ride from Washington, D.C., to La Push. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Warrior journey

Warrior Bike cyclist Matt Hofmeister of Olympia, a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces who served from 1992-2022, including a stint in Iraq, talks… Continue reading

Warrior Bike cyclist Matt Hofmeister of Olympia, a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces who served from 1992-2022, including a stint in Iraq, talks to Peninsula Trails Coalition trail ambassadors Laila Sundin, left, and Ashton Reichner upon Hofmeister’s arrival in Port Angeles on Wednesday on the Waterfront Trail portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail. Hofmeiser is one of seven veterans taking part independently in this year’s Warrior Bike journey, a 3,700-mile ride from Washington, D.C., to La Push. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Cheryl and John Francis of Sequim, along with their dogs, from left, Bella, Molly and Yogi, enjoy a day in the sun at Cline Spit County Park north of Sequim on Tuesday. The couple and their pets, who recently moved from California, took advantage of the area’s recreational opportunities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Dog days of summer

Cheryl and John Francis of Sequim, along with their dogs, from left, Bella, Molly and Yogi, enjoy a day in the sun at Cline Spit… Continue reading

Cheryl and John Francis of Sequim, along with their dogs, from left, Bella, Molly and Yogi, enjoy a day in the sun at Cline Spit County Park north of Sequim on Tuesday. The couple and their pets, who recently moved from California, took advantage of the area’s recreational opportunities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Azi Farjad of Redmond decides on her favorite lavender stalks from a U-pick patch at Jardin du Soleil Lavender Farm north of Sequim on Saturday, part of the 2025 Sequim Lavender Weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Purple paradise

Azi Farjad of Redmond decides on her favorite lavender stalks from a U-pick patch at Jardin du Soleil Lavender Farm north of Sequim on Saturday,… Continue reading

Azi Farjad of Redmond decides on her favorite lavender stalks from a U-pick patch at Jardin du Soleil Lavender Farm north of Sequim on Saturday, part of the 2025 Sequim Lavender Weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Artists Heather Sparks, left, and Zeo Boekbinder set up a stencil of a fern leaf in an effort to decorate an otherwise-drab concrete roadside divider along Race Street south of Lauridsen Boulevard on Wednesday in Port Angeles. The divider work was part of a larger project to beautify the Race Street corridor from Eighth Street to Hurricane Ridge Road, which included improved traffic lanes, pedestrian and bicycle lanes and decorative lighting. Long-term plans call for similar improvements to Race Street, extending to First and Front streets. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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A touch of color

Artists Heather Sparks, left, and Zeo Boekbinder set up a stencil of a fern leaf in an effort to decorate an otherwise-drab concrete roadside divider… Continue reading

Artists Heather Sparks, left, and Zeo Boekbinder set up a stencil of a fern leaf in an effort to decorate an otherwise-drab concrete roadside divider along Race Street south of Lauridsen Boulevard on Wednesday in Port Angeles. The divider work was part of a larger project to beautify the Race Street corridor from Eighth Street to Hurricane Ridge Road, which included improved traffic lanes, pedestrian and bicycle lanes and decorative lighting. Long-term plans call for similar improvements to Race Street, extending to First and Front streets. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Lisa Hansen of Port Angeles, center, takes a cellphone photo of her son, Cooper Hansen, 3, as Hansen’s mother, Tracy Hansen, right, looks on during a warm day at Hollywood Beach on the Port Angeles waterfront on Wednesday. The trio were enjoying a sunny summer afternoon next to the water. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Picture perfect

Lisa Hansen of Port Angeles, center, takes a cellphone photo of her son, Cooper Hansen, 3, as Hansen’s mother, Tracy Hansen, right, looks on during… Continue reading

Lisa Hansen of Port Angeles, center, takes a cellphone photo of her son, Cooper Hansen, 3, as Hansen’s mother, Tracy Hansen, right, looks on during a warm day at Hollywood Beach on the Port Angeles waterfront on Wednesday. The trio were enjoying a sunny summer afternoon next to the water. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Marius Gerber, 13, front, and his sister, Tirza Gerber, 12, both of Zurich, Switzerland, examine information boards after a hike on Tuesday at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge northwest of Sequim. The main trail through the refuge provides access to Dungeness Spit and Dungeness Bay. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Dungeness hike

Marius Gerber, 13, front, and his sister, Tirza Gerber, 12, both of Zurich, Switzerland, examine information boards after a hike on Tuesday at the Dungeness… Continue reading

Marius Gerber, 13, front, and his sister, Tirza Gerber, 12, both of Zurich, Switzerland, examine information boards after a hike on Tuesday at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge northwest of Sequim. The main trail through the refuge provides access to Dungeness Spit and Dungeness Bay. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Kennedy Reynolds, 2, takes a look at a row of lavender plants with her mother, Chelsea Reynolds of Port Angeles, during a Saturday outing to B & B Family Lavender Farm west of Sequim. The farm will be a participant in this weekend’s Lavender Weekend, a celebration of all things lavender in Sequim and across the Dungeness Valley. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Fields of lavender

Kennedy Reynolds, 2, takes a look at a row of lavender plants with her mother, Chelsea Reynolds of Port Angeles, during a Saturday outing to… Continue reading

Kennedy Reynolds, 2, takes a look at a row of lavender plants with her mother, Chelsea Reynolds of Port Angeles, during a Saturday outing to B & B Family Lavender Farm west of Sequim. The farm will be a participant in this weekend’s Lavender Weekend, a celebration of all things lavender in Sequim and across the Dungeness Valley. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Kelly and Dan Freeman of Port Ludlow examine a 1958 Edsel on display during Friday evening’s 29th annual Ruddell Cruise-In at Ruddell Auto in Port Angeles. The event featured hundreds of antique and vintage automobiles from across the region as well as food, music and other activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Classic show

Kelly and Dan Freeman of Port Ludlow examine a 1958 Edsel on display during Friday evening’s 29th annual Ruddell Cruise-In at Ruddell Auto in Port… Continue reading

Kelly and Dan Freeman of Port Ludlow examine a 1958 Edsel on display during Friday evening’s 29th annual Ruddell Cruise-In at Ruddell Auto in Port Angeles. The event featured hundreds of antique and vintage automobiles from across the region as well as food, music and other activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Vintage cars line up along Golf Course Road waiting entry into the 29th annual Ruddell Cruise-in car show on Friday at Ruddell Auto in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Classic cruise-in

Vintage cars line up along Golf Course Road waiting entry into the 29th annual Ruddell Cruise-in car show on Friday at Ruddell Auto in Port… Continue reading

Vintage cars line up along Golf Course Road waiting entry into the 29th annual Ruddell Cruise-in car show on Friday at Ruddell Auto in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Emily Simmons of Port Angeles, a member of the Surfriders Foundation, collects fireworks debris from along Ediz Hook Road in Port Angeles on Saturday. Although fireworks have been banned in the city of Port Angeles, many people used them illegally, leaving behind trash and spent casings and tasking volunteers to pick up the remains. A group from 4PA performed similar cleanup duty on another portion of the hook. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Cleanup efforts

Emily Simmons of Port Angeles, a member of the Surfriders Foundation, collects fireworks debris from along Ediz Hook Road in Port Angeles on Saturday. Although… Continue reading

Emily Simmons of Port Angeles, a member of the Surfriders Foundation, collects fireworks debris from along Ediz Hook Road in Port Angeles on Saturday. Although fireworks have been banned in the city of Port Angeles, many people used them illegally, leaving behind trash and spent casings and tasking volunteers to pick up the remains. A group from 4PA performed similar cleanup duty on another portion of the hook. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)