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Come and Run for the Fun! The course will start at the City Pier at 12 noon, on Monday, May 28, 2012. Runners will travel out along the waterfront trail and finish back at the City Pier. Event shirts for the first 50 to register. Costumes encouraged!

Cost is $25 per person and $15 for ages 18 and under. Register now! After May 21, add $5 per entrant. Registration form from the Recreation office or City’s website:   http://www.cityofpa.us/recreation.htm#MDay

For more information contact Dan Estes at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 417-4557.

The City of Port Angeles Recreation Division is hosting the Saint Paddy's Day Dash on Saturday, March 17, 2012, beginning at noon. The event features a 5k or 10k run.

The course starts at City Pier and runners will travel out along the Waterfront Trail and then finish back at the City Pier. Early registration is $20 per person and $10 for ages 18 and under until March 10. Add $5 if registering after March 10.

Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each age division. Event shirts for the first 50 that register. Costumes are encouraged with prizes for "Best Wearing of the Green".

Registration form are available at the Recreation office or online:  www.cityofpa.us/recreation.htm . For more information call 360-417-4557.

The City of Port Angeles Recreation Division and the Port Angeles Boys and Girls Basketball Clubs are gearing up for the Martin Luther King Jr. basketball tournament this weekend. The 39 teams participating will make this the one of the biggest January tournaments in the 17-year history of the event.

Thirty-one boys' teams and eight girls' teams will be playing in 5th through 8th grade divisions. Port Angeles has a representative in the 5^th, 6th & 7^th grade boys' divisions, and the 6th and 8th grade girls' divisions.

The 25 teams from off the Peninsula will bring over 500 visitors to the area, each spending one or two nights in Port Angeles. Gig Harbor alone accounts for six of the teams coming to play.

Other cities represented among the teams from off the Peninsula will be  Arlington, Auburn, Bellingham, Bremerton,  Edmonds, Everett, Kent, Lake Stevens, Lynnwood, Maple Valley, Meadowdale, Peninsula, Poulsbo, Port Orchard, Seattle, Silverdale, Seattle, Tumwater, and Vashon. 

Games get under way at noon on Saturday at Port Angeles High School, Stevens Middle School, Roosevelt Elementary School, and the Vern Burton Memorial Community Center, with final games scheduled for late Sunday afternoon.

A total of 78 games will played over the two days on seven different courts. T-shirts go to the winners and most runners up in each division along with team plaques.  The games are open to the public for a slight admission charge.

For more information, contact Dan Estes, Special Events Coordinator at 360-417-4557 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Port Angeles Crab and Seafood Festival is honored to feature Sonny Sixkiller, the “game changing” quarterback for the University of Washington Huskies (from 1970-72).  Sonny was an iconic figure in the early 70’s as he not only led winning teams but also because of his groundbreaking work as an American Indian athlete.  Sonny currently works closely with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in connecting community with tribal events and his presence at “CrabFest” marks the beginning of a long-term partnership with the Tribe and it’s commitment to the people of Clallam County.

Wearing Number 6 on his jersey, Sonny awed Northwest fans at the UofW and went on to co-star in The Longest Yard with Burt Reynolds.  He was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 1985 and the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.

Sonny will be at The Cedars of Dungeness food booth in the Gateway Center on Sunday October 9, from 11am-1pm.

This past weekend was a big weekend for Port Angeles. Saturday marked the official start of the removal of the two dams blocking the flow of the Elwha River, and the Sprint Boat races were held

at the new Extreme Sport Park where over 8,000 people enjoyed the perfect day of racing.

For more information about the Elwha Dam removal Click Here, For information about the Sprint Boat races Click here.

Here are the results for the first three days of qualifying for the $500,000 Hole In One Challenge.

These three closest to the pin players from each course each day now move to the semi finals which takes place September 10 at The Cedars At Dungeness.

FYI three players from each course each day qualify for the semi finals. At the semi finals players will be hitting from 135 yards for a chance at $5000 and a new car from Ruddell Auto. The top 24 then move to the finals where they hit from 150 yards and a chance at a hole in one worth $500,000 and a new car from Ruddell.

 

Qualifying continues at The Cedars At Dungeness, SkyRidge, and Peninsula Golf Club Friday August 26, Saturday August 27 and Sunday August 28. For more details go to www.portangeles.org.

 

Photo: Ruddell Auto with a car on display for what a player could win.

Qualifying for the September 10 semi finals
From Cedars			From SkyRidge			From Peninsula Golf Club
Friday			Friday			Friday
William Hart	2'1"		William Hart	11"		Ken Fisher	11"
Jacob McMeanin	3'5"		Paul Boucher	3'5"		Alan Austenberg	2'7"
Todd Reed	4'8"		Marty Pederson	3'8"		Tom Jacabson	2'8"
Saturday			Saturday			Saturday
Sid Krumpe	11 1/2 "		Berny Anselmo	2'4"		Chris Greer	2"
Kendal Wake	44 1/2 "		Carl taylor	2'5"		Clark Lesser	2'6"
David Johnson	48"		Bob Madsen	3'6"		James Bourget	7'3"
Sunday			Sunday			Sunday
Walter Steher	4'6"		Terry Randall	7'11"		Jeyy Jacobs	3'2"
Greig Arnold	10'9"					Rick Parkhurst	5'
Richarn Hansen	37'7"					Daryl Jenson	35'

The Recreation Division is hosting this fun run / walk on December 18, 2010, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Participants should check in by 12:45 p.m. The 5K and 10K run / walk routes will start at the City Pier and follow the Waterfront Trail out and back. There will be shirts and antlers for participants and a raffle drawing for prizes. Pre-registration is $25.00 per person, and $15.00 for ages 18 and under. Pre-registration guarantees a T-shirt. Add $5.00 per person to register after December 10. Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each age division. Awards ceremony will start at approximately 2:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Recreation General Fund which helps cover costs for the various Recreation programs and special events throughout the year. Registration forms available in the Recreation office or online at www.cityofpa.us/parksrecreation.htm. For more information contact Dan Estes at 417-4557 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The wait is finally over. After weeks of anticipation over what may very well be the biggest football game in the rivalry's history, Port Angeles and Sequim meet tonight at 7 in Port Angeles' Civic Field. A crowd of more than 3,000 is expected to show up in Green-and-White and Purple-and-Gold to cheer on a pair of playoff teams battling for an outright Olympic League title. Port Angeles, a year removed from its first-ever 0-10 season, hopes to complete its dramatic turnaround with a worst-to-first run under first-year head coach Tom Wahl. Sequim is looking to clinch its sixth league title in seven years under head coach Erik Wiker. Each is ranked in the Class 2A top 10 by The Associated Press, with the Roughriders (6-0 in league, 8-0 overall) at No. 7 and Wolves (6-0, 7-1) at No. 10. And, of course, each can make its season by pulling off a win tonight against its archrival. Simply put, it doesn't get much bigger than this. Have fun and Good luck!