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Olympic National Park visitors, from left, Nelson Nunez, Mateo Sancho and Albert Martinez, all from New York City, look at an information board at Hurricane Ridge after the area was reopened to the public on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Visitors flocking to reopened Ridge

Kilmer: Too early to tell about funds for new lodge

Olympic National Park visitors, from left, Nelson Nunez, Mateo Sancho and Albert Martinez, all from New York City, look at an information board at Hurricane Ridge after the area was reopened to the public on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Olympic National Park Superintendent Sula Jacobs talks about the fire from a vantage point just below the day lodge, which burned May 7. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Hurricane Ridge reopening to public

Park aims to restore services after blaze

Olympic National Park Superintendent Sula Jacobs talks about the fire from a vantage point just below the day lodge, which burned May 7. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Dorothy Hoffman, left, and Anne Steurer, both of Port Townsend, examine a water feature in the backyard garden of Niki Kobes and Tom Riette in Carlsborg, one of five featured gardens during Saturday’s 28th annual Petals & Pathways home garden tour. The event was hosted by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Petals & Pathways

Dorothy Hoffman, left, and Anne Steurer, both of Port Townsend, examine a water feature in the backyard garden of Niki Kobes and Tom Riette in… Continue reading

Dorothy Hoffman, left, and Anne Steurer, both of Port Townsend, examine a water feature in the backyard garden of Niki Kobes and Tom Riette in Carlsborg, one of five featured gardens during Saturday’s 28th annual Petals & Pathways home garden tour. The event was hosted by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County 4-H participants Cole Anderson, left, and Zoey Van Gordon practice judging and evaluating Boer goats at a practice session for the state Livestock Judging Contest on Saturday in Moses Lake. Last year’s team of Anderson, Van Gordon, Asha Swanberg and Lukas Teague won first place in the team competition. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

4-H’ers head to state livestock judging competition

Team won first place last year

Clallam County 4-H participants Cole Anderson, left, and Zoey Van Gordon practice judging and evaluating Boer goats at a practice session for the state Livestock Judging Contest on Saturday in Moses Lake. Last year’s team of Anderson, Van Gordon, Asha Swanberg and Lukas Teague won first place in the team competition. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
Volunteer Laken Folsom stocks shelves with skates on Tuesday in preparation for Friday’s official opening of the Olympic Skate Village and its seasonal roller skating rink in the 100 block of West Front Street in downtown Port Angeles. The village, operated by the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce and staffed by volunteers, will offer three daily sessions of skating through Aug. 14. Admission is $10 per session or $8 per session if you bring your own skates. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Skating preparations

Volunteer Laken Folsom stocks shelves with skates on Tuesday in preparation for Friday’s official opening of the Olympic Skate Village and its seasonal roller skating… Continue reading

Volunteer Laken Folsom stocks shelves with skates on Tuesday in preparation for Friday’s official opening of the Olympic Skate Village and its seasonal roller skating rink in the 100 block of West Front Street in downtown Port Angeles. The village, operated by the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce and staffed by volunteers, will offer three daily sessions of skating through Aug. 14. Admission is $10 per session or $8 per session if you bring your own skates. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Fire managers, from front, Robert Thurston working with GIS, communications unit leader Carsen Smith and operations section chief Scott Coulson work at a command post for the Lake Sutherland Fire on Tuesday at Dry Creek School in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Lake Sutherland Fire fight continues

Mop-up operations ongoing in some areas of the blaze

Fire managers, from front, Robert Thurston working with GIS, communications unit leader Carsen Smith and operations section chief Scott Coulson work at a command post for the Lake Sutherland Fire on Tuesday at Dry Creek School in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Noah Erickson, 2, snips a flower head with the help of his father, Chris Erickson of Port Angeles, while making a solstice crown headdress during the Summertide Solstice Art Festival on Saturday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center and adjoining Webster’s Woods Sculpture Park. The event served as a celebration of the coming of summer with a variety of food, music and outdoor activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Artists, poets ring in beginning of new season

Solstice event draws in families for arts exhibitions

Noah Erickson, 2, snips a flower head with the help of his father, Chris Erickson of Port Angeles, while making a solstice crown headdress during the Summertide Solstice Art Festival on Saturday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center and adjoining Webster’s Woods Sculpture Park. The event served as a celebration of the coming of summer with a variety of food, music and outdoor activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A state Department of Natural Resources helicopter flies through clouds of smoke to dump water on a hotspot of a wildland fire in the Indian Creek Valley on Sunday southwest of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

UPDATE: Evacuations downgraded as Lake Sutherland fire continues

No road closures as more than 100 acres are burned

A state Department of Natural Resources helicopter flies through clouds of smoke to dump water on a hotspot of a wildland fire in the Indian Creek Valley on Sunday southwest of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Emily Matthiessen / Olympic Peninsula News Group From left, Amber Ahrens, Shauna Rogers McClain and Brittney Vincent practice blocker and jammer moves at a recent roller derby practice.

Port Scandalous aims to keep rolling

Area’s lone roller derby league seeks a practice space

Emily Matthiessen / Olympic Peninsula News Group From left, Amber Ahrens, Shauna Rogers McClain and Brittney Vincent practice blocker and jammer moves at a recent roller derby practice.
Members of team We Brake for Whales celebrate their win in the 2023 Race to Alaska in Ketchikan, Alaska, on Wednesday. (Kelsey Brenner via the Northwest Maritime Center)

We Brake for Whales wins Race to Alaska

Captain is event’s first two-time winner

Members of team We Brake for Whales celebrate their win in the 2023 Race to Alaska in Ketchikan, Alaska, on Wednesday. (Kelsey Brenner via the Northwest Maritime Center)
Rachel Storck, community engagement director for the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, sits on the art installation “Sky Gazer” by Port Angeles artist Steve Belz, one of several new artworks in the Webster’s Woods Sculpture Park, the site of this weekend’s Summertide Solstice Arts Festival. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Art festival to kick off summer at fine arts center

New works, poetry at Webster’s Woods

Rachel Storck, community engagement director for the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, sits on the art installation “Sky Gazer” by Port Angeles artist Steve Belz, one of several new artworks in the Webster’s Woods Sculpture Park, the site of this weekend’s Summertide Solstice Arts Festival. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Visitors examine the marine exhibits at the Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier on Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

NOAA pledges $3 million for new marine life center in Port Angeles

Building to replace Feiro Marine Discovery Center

Visitors examine the marine exhibits at the Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier on Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Participants in the Maritime Festival’s Orca Bait Swim pump themselves up on Ediz Hook before heading out across the harbor. The inaugural event drew 12 swimmers and three orcas, whose paths did not happen to meet over the 1 1/2-mile course. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Orcas visit inaugural race in their name

Maritime fesitival offers variety over weekend

Participants in the Maritime Festival’s Orca Bait Swim pump themselves up on Ediz Hook before heading out across the harbor. The inaugural event drew 12 swimmers and three orcas, whose paths did not happen to meet over the 1 1/2-mile course. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
Derek Binnersley of Victoria, B.C., crosses the finish line as the winner of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon. Binnersley, running his first marathon, won in a time of 2 hours, 48 minutes, 47.51 seconds, winning by more than 5 minutes. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Victoria runners lead the way in annual marathon

Series of races include 5K, 10K and kids event

Derek Binnersley of Victoria, B.C., crosses the finish line as the winner of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon. Binnersley, running his first marathon, won in a time of 2 hours, 48 minutes, 47.51 seconds, winning by more than 5 minutes. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Tamara Galvin, facilities manager for the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles, watches as Rocky, the center’s black rockfish, explores his new viewing tank. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Feiro Marine Life Center replaces tank for rockfish

City lodging tax pays for project

Tamara Galvin, facilities manager for the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles, watches as Rocky, the center’s black rockfish, explores his new viewing tank. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Matthew Sacks, left, and Levi Smith of Brandsen Co. from Portland, Ore., lay one of the layers on the new stage floor at the Field Arts and Events Hall in downtown Port Angeles. There will be a total of six layers of materials for the high-tech stage floor. The venue, which will seat 500, will begin to host performances when it opens at the end of July. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Field Hall floor installation

Matthew Sacks, left, and Levi Smith of Brandsen Co. from Portland, Ore., lay one of the layers on the new stage floor at the Field… Continue reading

Matthew Sacks, left, and Levi Smith of Brandsen Co. from Portland, Ore., lay one of the layers on the new stage floor at the Field Arts and Events Hall in downtown Port Angeles. There will be a total of six layers of materials for the high-tech stage floor. The venue, which will seat 500, will begin to host performances when it opens at the end of July. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
A helicopter from the Coast Guard station in Port Angeles assists in the rescue. (Clallam County Sheriff’s Office)

Unidentified man rescued from beach after falling 60 feet

Taken to Harborview; his condition was unknown on Tuesday

A helicopter from the Coast Guard station in Port Angeles assists in the rescue. (Clallam County Sheriff’s Office)
Betsy Schultz, left, and Claire Rausch unveil a painting especially drawn for the Captain Joseph House on Monday. The artwork was done by a Michael Reagan, a veteran who features military men and women who have been lost in the service to their country. This was the 12th Memorial Day ceremony held at Captain Joseph House, at 1108 S. Oak St. in Port Angeles, which is now open to Gold Star families. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Peninsula Memorial Day

Betsy Schultz, left, and Claire Rausch unveil a painting especially drawn for the Captain Joseph House on Monday. The artwork was done by a Michael… Continue reading

Betsy Schultz, left, and Claire Rausch unveil a painting especially drawn for the Captain Joseph House on Monday. The artwork was done by a Michael Reagan, a veteran who features military men and women who have been lost in the service to their country. This was the 12th Memorial Day ceremony held at Captain Joseph House, at 1108 S. Oak St. in Port Angeles, which is now open to Gold Star families. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sam Chase, center, performs with The Sam Chase Trio, Chandra Johnson, left, and Devon McClive, on Saturday at the Chamber Stage of the Juan de Fuca Festival. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Festival acts light up stage

Sam Chase, center, performs with The Sam Chase Trio, Chandra Johnson, left, and Devon McClive, on Saturday at the Chamber Stage of the Juan de… Continue reading

Sam Chase, center, performs with The Sam Chase Trio, Chandra Johnson, left, and Devon McClive, on Saturday at the Chamber Stage of the Juan de Fuca Festival. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Ryan Schroeder of Port Angeles makes adjustments to a beaded hanging ceiling decoration as his son, Noah, 3, looks on before the hanging was hoisted into place during Thursday’s preparation for the 30th annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The three-day festival kicks off today at Vern Burton and Port Angeles City Hall, and it spreads out to additional venues on Saturday and Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Preparing for the festival

Ryan Schroeder of Port Angeles makes adjustments to a beaded hanging ceiling decoration as his son, Noah, 3, looks on before the hanging was hoisted… Continue reading

Ryan Schroeder of Port Angeles makes adjustments to a beaded hanging ceiling decoration as his son, Noah, 3, looks on before the hanging was hoisted into place during Thursday’s preparation for the 30th annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The three-day festival kicks off today at Vern Burton and Port Angeles City Hall, and it spreads out to additional venues on Saturday and Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)