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Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the official weigh-in during the 18th Evergreen Country Estate pumpkin contest on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. The four pumpkins, from left to right, weighed 151 pounds, 166 pounds, 84 pounds and 115 pounds. Dawna Krause grew the 166-pounder and was declared this year’s champion. The winner of the weight-guessing contest won a coho salmon or two Dungeness crabs. A dozen smaller pumpkins also were entered for fun. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Pumpkin contest

Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the… Continue reading

Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the official weigh-in during the 18th Evergreen Country Estate pumpkin contest on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. The four pumpkins, from left to right, weighed 151 pounds, 166 pounds, 84 pounds and 115 pounds. Dawna Krause grew the 166-pounder and was declared this year’s champion. The winner of the weight-guessing contest won a coho salmon or two Dungeness crabs. A dozen smaller pumpkins also were entered for fun. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam budget may have layoffs

Deficit amounts to nearly $2 million

The Production Alliance will press cider on site, boiling it and making hot cider. (Sarah Wright)

Peninsula apple, cider festival set across multiple locations

Music, dancing, games and a parade highlight event

The Production Alliance will press cider on site, boiling it and making hot cider. (Sarah Wright)
Jennifer Hanshaw, left, her daughter Ember, center, and friend Skyler Adair enjoy cream sodas during a fundraiser for the Hanshaw family at Rainshadow Cafe on Sept. 27. Jacque Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Rainshadow Cafe hosts fundraiser for Sequim student

Ember Hanshaw has conditions that affect one in 100 million, doctors say

Jennifer Hanshaw, left, her daughter Ember, center, and friend Skyler Adair enjoy cream sodas during a fundraiser for the Hanshaw family at Rainshadow Cafe on Sept. 27. Jacque Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Racers make a big splash as they hit the water after rolling down the boat ramp at Northwest Maritime on Saturday. The 14 entrants in the Kinetic Skulpture race had to prove their floatability by paddling across the bay to the Port Townsend city dock, about a quarter-mile, and back to the ramp before they could participate in Sunday’s event. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Making a splash

Racers make a big splash as they hit the water after rolling down the boat ramp at Northwest Maritime on Saturday. The 14 entrants had… Continue reading

Racers make a big splash as they hit the water after rolling down the boat ramp at Northwest Maritime on Saturday. The 14 entrants in the Kinetic Skulpture race had to prove their floatability by paddling across the bay to the Port Townsend city dock, about a quarter-mile, and back to the ramp before they could participate in Sunday’s event. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County could replace parcel

Doc Holliday unit under consideration

Hadley Harp, 7, accompanied by brother Van Harp, 3, and mother Ashton Harp, all of Port Angeles, stroll through a room filled with evil clowns as part of a haunted house set up by the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society in its Kitty City animal shelter west of Sequim. Saturday’s haunted attraction was a highlight of the organization’s Howl-O-‘Ween event that benefitted the humane society along with a food drive for the Sequim Food Bank. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Haunted fundraiser

Hadley Harp, 7, accompanied by brother Van Harp, 3, and mother Ashton Harp, all of Port Angeles, stroll through a room filled with evil clowns… Continue reading

Hadley Harp, 7, accompanied by brother Van Harp, 3, and mother Ashton Harp, all of Port Angeles, stroll through a room filled with evil clowns as part of a haunted house set up by the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society in its Kitty City animal shelter west of Sequim. Saturday’s haunted attraction was a highlight of the organization’s Howl-O-‘Ween event that benefitted the humane society along with a food drive for the Sequim Food Bank. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Interim CEO: Medicare, financial stability are OMC’s top priorities

Gregson says public can expect to see more transparency

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Josette Goarin of Sequim pauses at an informational kiosk as she watches a pair of bicyclists approach over a span connecting the railroad bridge to the Olympic Discovery Trail on Friday near the Dungeness Nature Center at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim. The popular park and nearby nature center offer a glimpse of the Dungeness River watershed and provide a venue for outdoor leisure activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Railroad traffic

Josette Goarin of Sequim pauses at an informational kiosk as she watches a pair of bicyclists approach over a span connecting the railroad bridge to… Continue reading

Josette Goarin of Sequim pauses at an informational kiosk as she watches a pair of bicyclists approach over a span connecting the railroad bridge to the Olympic Discovery Trail on Friday near the Dungeness Nature Center at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim. The popular park and nearby nature center offer a glimpse of the Dungeness River watershed and provide a venue for outdoor leisure activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Gabriella Wolman, holding her son, Andy Wolman, 2, left, and Francesca Wolman, with daughters Lily Parker, 5, and Lucy Parker, 2, all of Sequim, examine a gurney with a stuffed bear placed on display by Olympic Ambulance during Saturday’s Safety Fair at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The fair, hosted by the city of Sequim, Clallam County Fire District 3 and members of the Community Emergency Response Team, featured a variety of public safety displays and demonstrations as well as workshops and lectures themed around surviving an emergency. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Safety fair

Gabriella Wolman, holding her son, Andy Wolman, 2, left, and Francesca Wolman, with daughters Lily Parker, 5, and Lucy Parker, 2, all of Sequim, examine… Continue reading

Gabriella Wolman, holding her son, Andy Wolman, 2, left, and Francesca Wolman, with daughters Lily Parker, 5, and Lucy Parker, 2, all of Sequim, examine a gurney with a stuffed bear placed on display by Olympic Ambulance during Saturday’s Safety Fair at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The fair, hosted by the city of Sequim, Clallam County Fire District 3 and members of the Community Emergency Response Team, featured a variety of public safety displays and demonstrations as well as workshops and lectures themed around surviving an emergency. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sarah Severns, left, and Diana Burns, both of Sequim and members of the North Olympic Shuttle & Spindle Guild, operate a pair of spinning wheels at a demonstration table at the Pacific Northwest Fiber Arts Expo on Friday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The three-day festival featured dozens of vendor displays, workshops and demonstrations that supported knitting, weaving and other fiber activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Spinning yarn

Sarah Severns, left, and Diana Burns, both of Sequim and members of the North Olympic Shuttle & Spindle Guild, operate a pair of spinning wheels… Continue reading

Sarah Severns, left, and Diana Burns, both of Sequim and members of the North Olympic Shuttle & Spindle Guild, operate a pair of spinning wheels at a demonstration table at the Pacific Northwest Fiber Arts Expo on Friday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The three-day festival featured dozens of vendor displays, workshops and demonstrations that supported knitting, weaving and other fiber activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Vaccines available for most but not children

Health officer: Feds holding back pediatric doses

Legal representatives and staff with John Wayne Enterprises and Seabrook Holding Company say Sequim’s moratorium on Master Plan overlays is not an emergency and the city approved but did not resolve issues staff identified in 2019. The moratorium put a pause on overlay projects like Westbay that would add 600 lots by John Wayne Marina on space on and around John Wayne Rustic Waterfront Resort. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim project threatens lawsuit

Dissension caused by moratorium on overlays

Legal representatives and staff with John Wayne Enterprises and Seabrook Holding Company say Sequim’s moratorium on Master Plan overlays is not an emergency and the city approved but did not resolve issues staff identified in 2019. The moratorium put a pause on overlay projects like Westbay that would add 600 lots by John Wayne Marina on space on and around John Wayne Rustic Waterfront Resort. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
The Sequim school board will tentatively hear a proposal in December for a repair plan for the lights, curtains and sound inside the Sequim High School auditorium. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Technical repairs eyed for Sequim High’s auditorium

Multiple repairs sought with capital levy funds

The Sequim school board will tentatively hear a proposal in December for a repair plan for the lights, curtains and sound inside the Sequim High School auditorium. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Volunteering for Sequim Wheelers has been a natural fit for Ron Adler, who, prior to his accident on May 30, cycled about 4,000 miles a year. (Aliyah Traficante)

Community rallies around man paralyzed in biking accident

As a Sequim Wheeler, Ron Adler gave rides to others

Volunteering for Sequim Wheelers has been a natural fit for Ron Adler, who, prior to his accident on May 30, cycled about 4,000 miles a year. (Aliyah Traficante)

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Board to hear possible timber sale replacement

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Food bank to cover Peninsula counties

Port Angeles location to distribute supplies

Leif Bishop, 9, and his father Jason Bishop are taken aback by a scary prop at Spirit Halloween’s entrance, which suddenly pulls up its mask to a scary sound. The seasonal store has opened at 1940 E. First St. in Port Angeles Plaza in the former Big Lots location. Spirit Halloween has been in Sequim for the past four years, but it migrated to Port Angeles this year. The chain store has more than 1,400 locations across North America this time of year. It sells costumes, decorations, props and accessories during the Halloween season. Store hours are from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day through Halloween. It closes at 9 p.m. on Sundays. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Halloween spirit

Leif Bishop, 9, and his father Jason Bishop are taken aback by a scary prop at Spirit Halloween’s entrance, which suddenly pulls up its mask… Continue reading

Leif Bishop, 9, and his father Jason Bishop are taken aback by a scary prop at Spirit Halloween’s entrance, which suddenly pulls up its mask to a scary sound. The seasonal store has opened at 1940 E. First St. in Port Angeles Plaza in the former Big Lots location. Spirit Halloween has been in Sequim for the past four years, but it migrated to Port Angeles this year. The chain store has more than 1,400 locations across North America this time of year. It sells costumes, decorations, props and accessories during the Halloween season. Store hours are from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day through Halloween. It closes at 9 p.m. on Sundays. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Marine carbon removal system launches after testing phase

Project Macoma pulls seawater from harbor, makes it less acidic

Port Angeles seeking feedback on bicycle project

The city of Port Angeles is asking for input on its planned bike boulevard project. The project, planned for the west side… Continue reading