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Courtesy of Jay Cline/Lincoln Park BMX More than two dozen volunteers helped the Lincoln Park BMX track put on double-point races and triple-point state qualifiers this weekend. More than 370 racers competed at the track this weekend and nearly twice that many are expected at the Pacific Northwest Gold Cup Finals set for Sept. 16-18.

BMX RACING: 378 racers compete at Lincoln Park, more expected for NW finals

In a bit of a dry run for the Pacific Northwest Gold Cup Finals to be hosted at the Lincoln Park BMX… Continue reading

Courtesy of Jay Cline/Lincoln Park BMX More than two dozen volunteers helped the Lincoln Park BMX track put on double-point races and triple-point state qualifiers this weekend. More than 370 racers competed at the track this weekend and nearly twice that many are expected at the Pacific Northwest Gold Cup Finals set for Sept. 16-18.
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Mike Daniels, a janitor at Hamilton Elementary School in Port Angeles, does some last-minute preparation to get the school ready for kids returning on Thursday. Quilcene and Brinnon schools started class today, while the first day for other Peninsula schools is Wednesday for Forks, Thursday for Cape Flattery, Sept. 6 for Port Townsend and Chimacum, and Sept. 7 for Sequim. Crescent started school last Thursday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Finishing touches

Mike Daniels, a janitor at Hamilton Elementary School in Port Angeles, does some last-minute preparation to get the school ready for kids returning on Thursday.… Continue reading

Mike Daniels, a janitor at Hamilton Elementary School in Port Angeles, does some last-minute preparation to get the school ready for kids returning on Thursday. Quilcene and Brinnon schools started class today, while the first day for other Peninsula schools is Wednesday for Forks, Thursday for Cape Flattery, Sept. 6 for Port Townsend and Chimacum, and Sept. 7 for Sequim. Crescent started school last Thursday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Jennifer Porter of Edmonds loads her 14-foot kayak after a morning on the water at Port Townsend Boat Haven on Monday. Porter attended the three-day THING Festival at Fort Worden State Park over the weekend and wanted to get some time on the water before going home. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Jennifer Porter of Edmonds loads her 14-foot kayak after a morning on the water at Port Townsend Boat Haven on Monday. Porter attended the three-day… Continue reading

Jennifer Porter of Edmonds loads her 14-foot kayak after a morning on the water at Port Townsend Boat Haven on Monday. Porter attended the three-day THING Festival at Fort Worden State Park over the weekend and wanted to get some time on the water before going home. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Paper mill helps destroy black market marijuana

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Pierre LaBossiere

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE: Online coverage to increase for preps football coverage

As our subscribers are aware, delivery has changed for the Peninsula Daily News. We’re delivered through the U.S. Postal Service now, which means we added… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere

Road work set on Highway 112

Department of Transportation work crews will replace a culvert and repair the roadway of state Highway 112 near Neah Bay between 6 a.m.… Continue reading

Singer-songwriter Greeninger to perform at Palindrome in Port Townsend

Artist has won top awards; Jenner Fox to be special guest

Sterling Bradby lays out plants to line a new walkway. (Steve Murakami)

Quilcene volunteers repurpose old bus barn

Outdoor learning center created for school

Sterling Bradby lays out plants to line a new walkway. (Steve Murakami)
Grayson Kelm, 9, sits on the shoulders of his father, Jon Kelm of Happy Valley, Ore., to get a better look inside the cockpit of a Boeing Stearman PT-17 biplane at Air Affaire on Saturday at Sequim Valley Airport near Carlsborg. The event featured an aircraft fly-in, along with displays, airplane and helicopter rides, a car show, food and live music. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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A closer look

Grayson Kelm, 9, sits on the shoulders of his father, Jon Kelm of Happy Valley, Ore., to get a better look inside the cockpit of… Continue reading

Grayson Kelm, 9, sits on the shoulders of his father, Jon Kelm of Happy Valley, Ore., to get a better look inside the cockpit of a Boeing Stearman PT-17 biplane at Air Affaire on Saturday at Sequim Valley Airport near Carlsborg. The event featured an aircraft fly-in, along with displays, airplane and helicopter rides, a car show, food and live music. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Water from the Elwha River flows unimpeded through what was once the north spillway of the former Elwha Dam on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, west of Port Angeles. Demolition crews removed a coffer dam above the demolished spillway, rerouting the water from the south side of the dam site to allow deconstruction of the south side of the dam and an adjoining powerhouse. Penstocks leading to the powerhouse are visible at left. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News file)

Dam removal topic of gathering

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe hosts presentation of research, discussion of river restoration

Water from the Elwha River flows unimpeded through what was once the north spillway of the former Elwha Dam on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, west of Port Angeles. Demolition crews removed a coffer dam above the demolished spillway, rerouting the water from the south side of the dam site to allow deconstruction of the south side of the dam and an adjoining powerhouse. Penstocks leading to the powerhouse are visible at left. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News file)
Ian Mackay of Agnew, center, prepares to lead a group of wheelchair, bicyclists, runners and others on a portion of Sea-to-Sound, a three-day, 74-mile multi-modal group ride along a section of the Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles on Saturday. The excursion, which followed numerous portions of the Olympic Discovery from west of Lake Crescent to the Larry Scott Trail in Jefferson County, ended Sunday. It was organized through Ian’s Ride, a nonprofit organization the advocates outdoor accessibility for all. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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From Sea to Sound

Ian Mackay of Agnew, center, prepares to lead a group of wheelchair, bicyclists, runners and others on a portion of Sea-to-Sound, a three-day, 74-mile multi-modal… Continue reading

Ian Mackay of Agnew, center, prepares to lead a group of wheelchair, bicyclists, runners and others on a portion of Sea-to-Sound, a three-day, 74-mile multi-modal group ride along a section of the Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles on Saturday. The excursion, which followed numerous portions of the Olympic Discovery from west of Lake Crescent to the Larry Scott Trail in Jefferson County, ended Sunday. It was organized through Ian’s Ride, a nonprofit organization the advocates outdoor accessibility for all. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News The Cloudraker Skybridge spans a pair of summits at the top of Whistler Peak in British Columbia. It is 430 feet long and sits at 7,160 feet in elevation. It was built in 2018.

OUTDOORS: A place to rake the clouds not so far away

Whistler Peak skybridge not for the faint of heart

Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News The Cloudraker Skybridge spans a pair of summits at the top of Whistler Peak in British Columbia. It is 430 feet long and sits at 7,160 feet in elevation. It was built in 2018.

Road closure begins today in Port Townsend

Workers for the city of Port Townsend will close off the intersection of Water and Gaines streets for approximately two months beginning… Continue reading

Vessel recovery devices arrive off San Juan Island

Orcas turned back just before diesel sheen from sunken boat

John Locher/The Associated Press Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots against the Las Vegas Aces during the second half in Game 1 of a WNBA basketball semifinal playoff series Sunday in Las Vegas.

WNBA PLAYOFFS: Loyd scores 26 to hand Storm win over Las Vegas

Jewell Loyd scored 26 points, including Seattle’s final six, and the Storm edged the Las Vegas Aces 76-73 on Sunday to take… Continue reading

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John Locher/The Associated Press Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots against the Las Vegas Aces during the second half in Game 1 of a WNBA basketball semifinal playoff series Sunday in Las Vegas.
The $3.35 million Spartan Stadium grandstand replacement project is projected to be completed by Oct. 28, when the Forks High School football team plays its final home game of the season. The Quillayute Valley School District is using timber dollars from the Junior Taxing District, not a bond measure, to fund Phase I of the project that includes the new grandstand and ticket booth. Paula

Spartan Stadium on track for end-of-season debut

$3.35 million facility funded with timber dollars

The $3.35 million Spartan Stadium grandstand replacement project is projected to be completed by Oct. 28, when the Forks High School football team plays its final home game of the season. The Quillayute Valley School District is using timber dollars from the Junior Taxing District, not a bond measure, to fund Phase I of the project that includes the new grandstand and ticket booth. Paula

A GROWING CONCERN: Plant tulips for a kiss of spring color

SINCE WE BECAME informed about the “miracle drug” of gardening (Bone Meal) and how crucial it is to continued success of your blooming spring bulbs… Continue reading

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Marten

Camera station documents a Pacific marten in Olympic National Forest

A rare Pacific marten recorded by a motion-triggered wildlife camera is the first time the species has been recorded by a… Continue reading

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Marten