PORT ANGELES — It’s difficult to believe 10 years have passed.
The formal sister city agreement between Port Angeles and Mutsu City, Japan, was signed on Aug. 13, 1995, by then-mayor Joan Sargent.
It followed a May 1995 visit to the city on the northern end of Japan’s largest island, Honshu, by a delegation of 14 adults, including Sargent, and five students.
The sister city anniversary will be marked Saturday at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St.
The festivities will include a performance by the One World Taiko drummers and dancers from Seattle and a presentation by three generations of the Braun family, including former mayor Gary Braun.
“It’s an interesting connection. Gary, his son Scott and his grandson Eric all have been to Mutsu City. So that’s three generations,” said Peninsula International Relations Association Founding President David Bentley said.
“But the big attraction for the public is going to be the One World Taiko drummers and dancers.
“They also have performed at the Juan de Fuca Festival and Peninsula College.”
Mayor Richard Headrick is out of town so his ceremonial duties will be performed by the deputy mayor, who happens to be Braun.
