Keith Thorpe

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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Crews install plate glass windows on the northeast face of the new Field Arts & Events Hall at the Port Angeles Waerfront Center on Tuesday. The 41,000-square-foot structure which will include an art gallery, performance hall, conference center and coffee shop, was scheduled to be completed by summer 2021, will be put on a construction hold in January as organizers attempt to secure more funding to complete the project after previous fundraising projections fell short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Windows go up on Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles

Crews install plate glass windows on the northeast face of the new Field Arts & Events Hall at the Port Angeles Waterfront Center on Tuesday,… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Crews install plate glass windows on the northeast face of the new Field Arts & Events Hall at the Port Angeles Waerfront Center on Tuesday. The 41,000-square-foot structure which will include an art gallery, performance hall, conference center and coffee shop, was scheduled to be completed by summer 2021, will be put on a construction hold in January as organizers attempt to secure more funding to complete the project after previous fundraising projections fell short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsVictoria Bower of Port Angeles and her granddaughter, Ella Bower, 8, marvel at a water feature in the recreation pool at the Shore Aquatic Center in Port Angeles on Saturday's opening day. The $20 million facility replaces the former William Shore Memorial Pool with a larger building, four pools and expanded support facilities. Because of separation rules for COVID-19, swimmers are required to reserve time to prevent crowding. Blocks of swimming are currently available from 10 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Pool opening day makes a splash in Port Angeles

Victoria Bower of Port Angeles and her granddaughter, Ella Bower, 8, marvel at a water feature in the recreation pool at the Shore Aquatic Center… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsVictoria Bower of Port Angeles and her granddaughter, Ella Bower, 8, marvel at a water feature in the recreation pool at the Shore Aquatic Center in Port Angeles on Saturday's opening day. The $20 million facility replaces the former William Shore Memorial Pool with a larger building, four pools and expanded support facilities. Because of separation rules for COVID-19, swimmers are required to reserve time to prevent crowding. Blocks of swimming are currently available from 10 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsBill Witherspoon of Port Angeles-based Olympic Lawn Care moves leaves with a leaf blower in the 600 block of East Eighth Street in Port Angeles on Thursday. As the days get shorter and temperatures begin to cool, foliage is transitioning from the greens of spring and summer to the reds, yellows and golds of autumn across much of the North Olympic Peninsula.
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Blowing over a new leaf

Bill Witherspoon of Port Angeles-based Olympic Lawn Care moves leaves with a leaf blower in the 600 block of East Eighth Street in Port Angeles… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsBill Witherspoon of Port Angeles-based Olympic Lawn Care moves leaves with a leaf blower in the 600 block of East Eighth Street in Port Angeles on Thursday. As the days get shorter and temperatures begin to cool, foliage is transitioning from the greens of spring and summer to the reds, yellows and golds of autumn across much of the North Olympic Peninsula.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsMarchers celebrating the legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg make their way up Lincoln Street to the Clallam County Courthouse after a procession through downtown Port Angeles on Saturday. A crowd of nearly 300 people took part in the demonstration, which also served as a protest of the policies of President Donald Trump..
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Women’s march Port Angeles

Marchers celebrating the legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg make their way up Lincoln Street to the Clallam County Courthouse after… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsMarchers celebrating the legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg make their way up Lincoln Street to the Clallam County Courthouse after a procession through downtown Port Angeles on Saturday. A crowd of nearly 300 people took part in the demonstration, which also served as a protest of the policies of President Donald Trump..
Maple seeds hang from their parent tree in the 300 block of East Fifth Street near Port Angeles City Hall on Tuesday. As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler, many trees across the North Olympic Peninsula are transforming into their autumn colors. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Fall transformation

Maple seeds hang from their parent tree in the 300 block of East Fifth Street near Port Angeles City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.… Continue reading

Maple seeds hang from their parent tree in the 300 block of East Fifth Street near Port Angeles City Hall on Tuesday. As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler, many trees across the North Olympic Peninsula are transforming into their autumn colors. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Hot wares Andréa Mingiano of Sequim-based Ulivo Pizzeria pulls a steaming hot pizza from a gas fired oven at his vendor’s tent at last Saturday’s Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market. The market operates from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays on the plaza of the Sequim Civic Center at Cedar Street and North Sequim Avenue. This Saturday, the Sequim Irrigation Festival will host the Innovative Arts and Crafts Fairat the market. For more about the festival, which is largley online this year, see irrigationfestival.com.
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Hot wares at Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market

Andréa Mingiano of Sequim-based Ulivo Pizzeria pulls a steaming hot pizza from a gas-fired oven at his vendor’s tent at last Saturday’s Sequim Farmers and… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Hot wares Andréa Mingiano of Sequim-based Ulivo Pizzeria pulls a steaming hot pizza from a gas fired oven at his vendor’s tent at last Saturday’s Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market. The market operates from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays on the plaza of the Sequim Civic Center at Cedar Street and North Sequim Avenue. This Saturday, the Sequim Irrigation Festival will host the Innovative Arts and Crafts Fairat the market. For more about the festival, which is largley online this year, see irrigationfestival.com.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsThe 285-foot mega-yacht Lonian and its support vessel, Hodor, sit moored at Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1 on Wednesday. It moored there last week for 75 days while Platypus Marine does work on the 285-foot vessel. It was built by Feadship, the Netherlands, for $160 million for Lorenzo Fertitta of Las Vegas, Nevada (https://tinyurl.com/PDN-LonianBackground). Watch it getting built at https://tinyurl.com/PDN-LonianSuperyacht.
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Mega-yacht visiting Port Angeles

The 285-foot mega-yacht Lonian and its support vessel, Hodor, sit moored at Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1 on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. It moored… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsThe 285-foot mega-yacht Lonian and its support vessel, Hodor, sit moored at Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1 on Wednesday. It moored there last week for 75 days while Platypus Marine does work on the 285-foot vessel. It was built by Feadship, the Netherlands, for $160 million for Lorenzo Fertitta of Las Vegas, Nevada (https://tinyurl.com/PDN-LonianBackground). Watch it getting built at https://tinyurl.com/PDN-LonianSuperyacht.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsRescue workers attend to one of several vehicles involved in a collision at U.S. Highway 101 and North Larch Avenue east of Port Angeles on Tuesday afternoon that snarled westbound traffic.
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Four vehicles involved in Highway 101 wreck

Rescue workers attend to one of several vehicles involved in a collision at U.S. Highway 101 and North Larch Avenue east of Port Angeles on… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsRescue workers attend to one of several vehicles involved in a collision at U.S. Highway 101 and North Larch Avenue east of Port Angeles on Tuesday afternoon that snarled westbound traffic.
A tractor with a dethatching attachment makes its way through a recently cut field in the Port Williams area of rural Sequim on Tuesday. As fall gets into full swing, harvest season is arriving across much of the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Harvest season arriving

A tractor with a de-thatching attachment makes its way through a recently cut field in the Port Williams area of rural Sequim on Tuesday, Oct.… Continue reading

A tractor with a dethatching attachment makes its way through a recently cut field in the Port Williams area of rural Sequim on Tuesday. As fall gets into full swing, harvest season is arriving across much of the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Touching up the details
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Touching up the details

Port Angeles artist and sign painter Jackson Smart performs touch-up work to the visage of President Theodore Roosevelt emblazoned near the top of the “Olympic… Continue reading

Touching up the details
Smoky skies on the Peninsula
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Smoky skies on the Peninsula

The sun rises through a layer of smoke and marine air at Port Angeles City Pier on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Smoke from wildfires in… Continue reading

Smoky skies on the Peninsula
In full bloom
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In full bloom

A bee buzzes around a Chilson’s pride dahlia in bloom at the Sequim Botanical Garden at the city’s water reclamation park. The garden is currently… Continue reading

In full bloom
Practice in the park
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Practice in the park

Cindy Mackay, front, a member of the Sequim City Band, and Bonnie Booth, who plays with numerous local ensembles, practice on their trombones at the… Continue reading

Practice in the park
Port Angeles piano tunes
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Port Angeles piano tunes

Raisa Mathisen of Port Angeles busks on an electric piano in the breezeway of the 100 block of West First Street in downtown Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles piano tunes
Fresh bouquet
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Fresh bouquet

Autumn Watson, left, and Sonja Jenkins-Crawford, both of Port Angeles, sort through flowers to make a bouquet at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port… Continue reading

Fresh bouquet
Culp takes the stage
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Culp takes the stage

Protest held Saturday

Culp takes the stage
Shrouded in smoke
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Shrouded in smoke

Air quality in hazardous range for Clallam County

Shrouded in smoke
More stadium access
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More stadium access

Handrails installed on wheelchair ramp at Civic Field

More stadium access
Freshwater horses head home
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Freshwater horses head home

Animals moved from neighboring field

Freshwater horses head home
Farm equipment catches fire
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Farm equipment catches fire

West of Carlsborg Road near Sequim Valley Airport

Farm equipment catches fire