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KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula College students Riley Baermann, left, and Avery Saul, both of Port Angeles, talk about their upcoming involvement in the Media Tech and Stagehand Training School with KING-5 television interviewer Eric Wilkinson and camera operator Robin Lile during a taping session at Field Hall Arts & Events Hall on Thursday in Port Angeles. The training school, which features a new media technicians certificate program, will be hosted by Field Hall and accredited by the college. The program will be funded through a $1 million grant by the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to develop skills that can be put to living-wage jobs on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Tech talk at Field Arts & Events Hall

Peninsula College students Riley Baermann, left, and Avery Saul, both of Port Angeles, talk about their upcoming involvement in the Media Tech and Stagehand Training… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula College students Riley Baermann, left, and Avery Saul, both of Port Angeles, talk about their upcoming involvement in the Media Tech and Stagehand Training School with KING-5 television interviewer Eric Wilkinson and camera operator Robin Lile during a taping session at Field Hall Arts & Events Hall on Thursday in Port Angeles. The training school, which features a new media technicians certificate program, will be hosted by Field Hall and accredited by the college. The program will be funded through a $1 million grant by the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to develop skills that can be put to living-wage jobs on the North Olympic Peninsula.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Julie Moen of Port Angeles, right, points the quirks of a "rat rod" built from a 1928 Ford Roadster by Dennis Broderson of Port Angeles, in drivers seat, during Saturday's Kiwanis Car Show at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. The event a fundraiser hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles, featured more than 70 vintage and customized autos and trucks.
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‘Rat rod’ at Kiwanis car show

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KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Julie Moen of Port Angeles, right, points the quirks of a "rat rod" built from a 1928 Ford Roadster by Dennis Broderson of Port Angeles, in drivers seat, during Saturday's Kiwanis Car Show at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. The event a fundraiser hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles, featured more than 70 vintage and customized autos and trucks.
Workers prepare oil and containment boom lines on Tuesday for placing around the creosote pilings that will be removed when construction of the new entrance to Point Hudson Marina begins on Thursday. The booms will contain and extract any oil residue that might leak from the pilings. A groundbreaking ceremony is set today. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Preparing for work

Workers prepare oil and containment boom lines on Tuesday for placing around the creosote pilings that will be removed when construction of the new entrance… Continue reading

Workers prepare oil and containment boom lines on Tuesday for placing around the creosote pilings that will be removed when construction of the new entrance to Point Hudson Marina begins on Thursday. The booms will contain and extract any oil residue that might leak from the pilings. A groundbreaking ceremony is set today. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Marlene McCurdy of Port Angeles, left, purchases coffee mugs from Gary Gort of Port Angeles at a sale table in front of the Crescent Grange Hall in Joyce on Saturday. The location was one of dozens of garage and yard sales taking part in the Great Strait Sale, stretching along and near State Highway 112 from Port Angeles to Neah Bay.
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Shopping Great Strait Sale

Marlene McCurdy of Port Angeles, left, purchases coffee mugs from Gary Gort of Port Angeles at a sale table in front of the Crescent Grange… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Marlene McCurdy of Port Angeles, left, purchases coffee mugs from Gary Gort of Port Angeles at a sale table in front of the Crescent Grange Hall in Joyce on Saturday. The location was one of dozens of garage and yard sales taking part in the Great Strait Sale, stretching along and near State Highway 112 from Port Angeles to Neah Bay.
Sailboats cruise by the downtown area of Port Townsend to end the 45th Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson Marina on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Sailing by the festival

Sailboats cruise by the downtown area of Port Townsend to end the 45th Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson Marina on Sunday.… Continue reading

Sailboats cruise by the downtown area of Port Townsend to end the 45th Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson Marina on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Freddie Lane, with the Lummi Indian Tribe, talks about a totem pole, carved by Uncle Doug James of the House of Tears carvers during a blessing on Sunday at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Port Townsend. The pole will leave Wednesday for a cross-country trip to Pittsburgh. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Lummi totem pole

Freddie Lane, with the Lummi Indian Tribe, talks about a totem pole, carved by Uncle Doug James of the House of Tears carvers during a… Continue reading

Freddie Lane, with the Lummi Indian Tribe, talks about a totem pole, carved by Uncle Doug James of the House of Tears carvers during a blessing on Sunday at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Port Townsend. The pole will leave Wednesday for a cross-country trip to Pittsburgh. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Rick McKenzie starts Sunday’s ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial Park with bagpipe music, walking down the line of flags to the memorial of a 9-foot I-beam from the Twin Towers in New York. About 2,000 of these memorial pieces of wreckage have been placed around the country. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Remembering 9/11

Rick McKenzie starts Sunday’s ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial Park with bagpipe music, walking down the line of flags to the memorial of a 9-foot… Continue reading

Rick McKenzie starts Sunday’s ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial Park with bagpipe music, walking down the line of flags to the memorial of a 9-foot I-beam from the Twin Towers in New York. About 2,000 of these memorial pieces of wreckage have been placed around the country. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group Before the Autograph and Photograph Event on Friday, the Forever Twilight in Forks (FTF) committee had a group photo taken with actors Billie Burke and Erik Odom. From left are Teresa Aldrich, Shannon Damron, Rob Hunter, Burke, Lissy Andros, Kelly Grable, Odom and Kim DeMaria. The festival continues today and Sunday. It highlights the town in which author Stephenie Meyer set her four novels released from 2005 through 2008, about a romance between 17-year-old Isabella Swan, a mortal, and 104-year-old vampire Edward Cullen — all of which spawned five movies.
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Forever fans in Forks

Before the Autograph and Photograph Event on Friday, the Forever Twilight in Forks (FTF) committee had a group photo taken with actors Billie Burke and… Continue reading

Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group Before the Autograph and Photograph Event on Friday, the Forever Twilight in Forks (FTF) committee had a group photo taken with actors Billie Burke and Erik Odom. From left are Teresa Aldrich, Shannon Damron, Rob Hunter, Burke, Lissy Andros, Kelly Grable, Odom and Kim DeMaria. The festival continues today and Sunday. It highlights the town in which author Stephenie Meyer set her four novels released from 2005 through 2008, about a romance between 17-year-old Isabella Swan, a mortal, and 104-year-old vampire Edward Cullen — all of which spawned five movies.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Ingrid Sorensen of Port Angeles reads a magazine on a park bench at Port Angeles City Pier on Tuesday as a catamaran sits at anchor just offshore in Port Angeles Harbor. As summer begins to give way to autumn, the forecast calls for seasonal conditions across most of the North Olympic Peninsula.
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Summer reading on Port Angeles pier

Ingrid Sorensen of Port Angeles reads a magazine on a park bench at Port Angeles City Pier on Tuesday as a catamaran sits at anchor… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Ingrid Sorensen of Port Angeles reads a magazine on a park bench at Port Angeles City Pier on Tuesday as a catamaran sits at anchor just offshore in Port Angeles Harbor. As summer begins to give way to autumn, the forecast calls for seasonal conditions across most of the North Olympic Peninsula.
Laura Snodgrass of Port Townsend, an employee of the Port of Port Townsend, uses the sole of her boot to feel for protruding screw heads that might catch on anyone’s foot and cause an accident. Snodgrass was working to replace or tighten screws as necessary in advance of this weekend’s Wooden Boat Festival. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Finishing touches

Laura Snodgrass of Port Townsend, an employee of the Port of Port Townsend, uses the sole of her boot to feel for protruding screw heads… Continue reading

Laura Snodgrass of Port Townsend, an employee of the Port of Port Townsend, uses the sole of her boot to feel for protruding screw heads that might catch on anyone’s foot and cause an accident. Snodgrass was working to replace or tighten screws as necessary in advance of this weekend’s Wooden Boat Festival. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
A flock of Canada geese take off from Port Townsend on Tuesday morning heading south. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Flying south

A flock of Canada geese takes off from Port Townsend on Tuesday morning heading south.… Continue reading

A flock of Canada geese take off from Port Townsend on Tuesday morning heading south. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Irick family — dad Chance, daughters Maeve, 4, and June, 18 months, and mom Sarah, all from Port Townsend — spend the last day of summer vacation at the beach at Fort Worden State Park on Monday. Maeve starts school today. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Sandy summer

dad Chance, daughters Maeve, 4, and June, 18 months, and mom Sarah, all from Port Townsend — spend the last day… Continue reading

The Irick family — dad Chance, daughters Maeve, 4, and June, 18 months, and mom Sarah, all from Port Townsend — spend the last day of summer vacation at the beach at Fort Worden State Park on Monday. Maeve starts school today. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles Water Utility workers Garey Hampton, left, and Logan Beebe apply a new coat of paint to a fire hydrant near the corner of 12th and I streets on a warm Friday in Port Angeles. The work was part of an on-going effort to maintain the city's water systems. GAREY IS CQ
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Hello, yellow hydrants in Port Angeles

Port Angeles Water Utility workers Garey Hampton, left, and Logan Beebe apply a new coat of paint to a fire hydrant near the corner of… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles Water Utility workers Garey Hampton, left, and Logan Beebe apply a new coat of paint to a fire hydrant near the corner of 12th and I streets on a warm Friday in Port Angeles. The work was part of an on-going effort to maintain the city's water systems. GAREY IS CQ
A belly board rider gets a slingshot boost and zooms almost ahead of the tow boat as they zip over the cooling waters of Port Townsend Bay. High temperatures are expected to remain in the 70s through Labor Day weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Cruisin’ the bay

A belly board rider gets a slingshot boost and zooms almost ahead of the tow boat as they zip over the cooling waters of Port… Continue reading

A belly board rider gets a slingshot boost and zooms almost ahead of the tow boat as they zip over the cooling waters of Port Townsend Bay. High temperatures are expected to remain in the 70s through Labor Day weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Posters of the Port Townsend Main Street Family Portrait, taken Thursday by photographer David Conklin at the final Concert on the Dock, can be ordered from The Printery, which will print orders on demand for $29 each. Orders can be placed at printery.com/family. The Printery has been involved with designing and printing the Family Portrait since the original one in 1985. The portrait, which pictures some 300 to 400 people, also celebrated the Port Townsend Creative District and Soundcheck, said Mari Mullen, executive director of Port Townsend Main Street. (David Conklin)
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Community portrait

Posters of the Port Townsend Main Street Family Portrait, taken Thursday by photographer David Conklin at the final Concert on the Dock, can be ordered… Continue reading

Posters of the Port Townsend Main Street Family Portrait, taken Thursday by photographer David Conklin at the final Concert on the Dock, can be ordered from The Printery, which will print orders on demand for $29 each. Orders can be placed at printery.com/family. The Printery has been involved with designing and printing the Family Portrait since the original one in 1985. The portrait, which pictures some 300 to 400 people, also celebrated the Port Townsend Creative District and Soundcheck, said Mari Mullen, executive director of Port Townsend Main Street. (David Conklin)
Randy Smith of Sequim, a volunteer with the Sequim Botanical Garden Society, pulls weeds from the organization’s garden at the Water Reuse Demonstration Park at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Buckets of experience at Sequim garden

Randy Smith of Sequim, a volunteer with the Sequim Botanical Garden Society, pulls weeds from the organization’s garden at the Water Reuse Demonstration Park at… Continue reading

Randy Smith of Sequim, a volunteer with the Sequim Botanical Garden Society, pulls weeds from the organization’s garden at the Water Reuse Demonstration Park at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/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)
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)
The Port Angeles class of 1957 recently met for its 65-year reunion. Photo Credit: Gena Bruner.

Class of 1957 reunites

The Port Angeles class of 1957 recently met for its 65-year reunion at the Port Angeles Golf Club.… Continue reading

The Port Angeles class of 1957 recently met for its 65-year reunion. Photo Credit: Gena Bruner.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Several hundred people assembled at Pope Marine Park on Thursday for the final Concert on the Dock presented by the Port Townsend Main Street Association but also, for a Community Portrait that happened during intermission. Local photographer David Conklin, on the roof of the building, directs the crowd to raise their hands in celebration of the event. The photo session was over in less than 1/500th of a second.

Community portrait taken in Port Townsend

Several hundred people assembled at Pope Marine Park on Thursday for the final Concert on the Dock presented by the Port Townsend Main Street Association,… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Several hundred people assembled at Pope Marine Park on Thursday for the final Concert on the Dock presented by the Port Townsend Main Street Association but also, for a Community Portrait that happened during intermission. Local photographer David Conklin, on the roof of the building, directs the crowd to raise their hands in celebration of the event. The photo session was over in less than 1/500th of a second.