PORT ANGELES — After three years with no derby due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kids’ Fishing Derby at the Lincoln Park Ponds is returning Saturday.
The event is sponsored by the Olympic Peninsula Fly Fishers and will run from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Kids from 5 to 14 years old can fish using conventional spin gear with bait and lures.
The Kiwanis, Les Schwab, Re/Max Realty and Swain’s General Store are all supporting the event. The Kiwanis Club will be at Loomis Cabin serving hot dogs.
There will be prizes for the top three fish caught in five age divisions.
Prizes include quality fishing outfits, rods, accessories, tackle boxes and more. The fish will be planted just prior to the derby and awards will be immediately after 10:30 a.m. Measuring will begin at 8:30 a.m.
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PORT TOWNSEND — The city of Port Townsend will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 12 for its growing pickleball facilities at Mountain View Commons at 1919 Blaine Street in Port Townsend.
The ceremony will make official the city’s commitment to maintain three permanent pickleball courts at the commons. Following the ceremony, the public is welcome to a pickleball demonstration, games, refreshments and a raffle.
The Port Townsend Pickleball Club raised $40,000 to fund the project. With more than 200 members, club leadership worked with the city, Port Townsend School District and the YMCA as well as elected officials on this latest addition to local pickleball expansion.
