Good morning, Port Angeles.

Serenity House of Clallam County faces nearly $800K in funding gaps to maintain shelter operations (staffing remains essential for safety) while housing about 130 people nightly.

The organization is seeking approximately $14M in grants to expand its supportive housing units.

Tania Buhre and her son Beckett (11) from Tacoma opened a Dungeness crab on Friday during the first day of the Dungeness Crab Festival in downtown while the event continues at City Pier and Gateway Center through Sunday.

The Clallam County Economic Development Council has named Caleb McMahon as its next Executive Director effective Jan.

1 — he served as the Port’s Chief Commercial Officer for over five years and will lead efforts to boost local business growth and investment across the county.

Clallam County is moving forward on a new road safety plan after a decade review showed county roads had 32% of fatal crashes despite handling less than 20% of incidents; a top-ranked consulting firm will deliver a final scope & budget soon for board review and potential work this year.

The Port Angeles girls soccer team lost 1-0 to Bainbridge last night after a late corner kick and will travel to Bremerton Tuesday in a bid to regain the lead, while boys tennis beat Kingston 5-2 and the Homecoming football game is set for 7 p.m. tonight at Olympic.