Fourth of July

Happy Fourth of July, Port Angelinos! Lots of music, celebrations and fireworks all over town tomorrow.

There'll be music and food/craft vendors on the City Pier tomorrow afternoon, starting at 3 p.m. Fireworks will begin around 10 p.m. on the pier.

The parade starts at 6 p.m. It'll start at Fourth and Lincoln and head toward First Street, then turn West on First Street (yes, the “wrong” way) and go as far as Valley Street.

The fireworks will be hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Wave Broadband. (Details here.)

Have a great Fourth everybody.

Gateway Groundbreaking Ceremony

The Gateway groundbreaking ceremony was right on schedule this morning at 9 a.m. About fifty people attended. Speeches were given by Mayor Karen Rogers, City Manager Mark Madsen and Kevin Thompson, President of the Downtown Association, among others. The event was also attended by:

Members of Clallam Transit, Primo Construction, several former Port Angeles mayors, members of the City Council, Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Association; and representatives from the offices of Norm Dicks and Patty Murray.

According to the City of Port Angeles website, the construction chaos won't start getting worse until around mid-August. Their website will continue to provide updated information on Gateway. This site also has photos of the groundbreaking ceremony.