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Tickets still available for Saturday benefit for Captain Joseph House Foundation in Port Angeles

SEQUIM — A few seats are still available for the fourth annual Captain Joseph House Foundation dinner and auction this Saturday. The benefit for the… Continue reading

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WEEKEND REWIND: Sequim private school teacher accused of sex crimes is fired, replaced

SEQUIM — The principal and head teacher of a Sequim-area private school who has been charged with 12 counts of sexual misconduct with children has… Continue reading

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Robbie Kessler

Anderson Lake to remain closed to fishing Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — Anderson Lake, which has been plagued with biotoxins for years, will not open to fishing Saturday, when the state lowland fishing season… Continue reading

Robbie Kessler

Sign-up starts Sunday for pilot Port Angeles program aimed at reducing teen pregnancy, risks

PORT ANGELES — Parents and their children can sign up Sunday for a pilot program aimed at reducing teen pregnancy and other risks to adolescents.… Continue reading

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Tickets still available for Saturday benefit for Captain Joseph House Foundation in Port Angeles

SEQUIM — A few seats are still available for the fourth annual Captain Joseph House Foundation dinner and auction this Saturday. The benefit for the… Continue reading

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Lori Taylor of Port Angeles looks for litter and debris along Ediz Hook on the shore of Port Angeles Harbor during last year’s beach cleanup event. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

WEEKEND: Registered or not, all are welcome at beach cleanups across the Peninsula

Registration is still open for volunteers to help clean beaches Saturday during the Washington Coast Cleanup. A particular need is for more volunteers on the… Continue reading

Lori Taylor of Port Angeles looks for litter and debris along Ediz Hook on the shore of Port Angeles Harbor during last year’s beach cleanup event. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()
Douglas J. Allison ()

Sequim private school teacher accused of sex crimes is fired, replaced

SEQUIM — The principal and head teacher of a Sequim-area private school who has been charged with 12 counts of sexual misconduct with children has… Continue reading

Douglas J. Allison ()

Volunteers sign up for Washington state coast cleanup, slated for this Saturday

About 835 volunteers had registered online by late last week for the Washington Coast Cleanup this Saturday. And more are needed to clean beaches of… Continue reading

Carolyn Flint

Finishing touches being put in place at Elwha River interpretive center on Highway 112

PORT ANGELES — The final pieces of the Elwha River interpretive center, a project some five years in the making, are being put in place.… Continue reading

Carolyn Flint
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WEEKEND REWIND: Extra, extra, read all about it: Peninsula Daily News 100 years old

This newspaper is 100 years old today. Now the Peninsula Daily News, it was born as the Port Angeles Evening News on Monday, April 10,… Continue reading

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Carolyn Flint

Finishing touches being put in place at Elwha River interpretive center on Highway 112

PORT ANGELES — The final pieces of the Elwha River interpretive center, a project some five years in the making, are being put in place.… Continue reading

Carolyn Flint
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Extra, extra, read all about it: Peninsula Daily News 100 years old today

This newspaper is 100 years old today. Now the Peninsula Daily News, it was born as the Port Angeles Evening News on Monday, April 10,… Continue reading

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Public comment will be taken through April 30 on plans for the rehabilitation of U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND REWIND: Park drops idea of full closure of Highway 101 around Lake Crescent; comment taken now on plans for roadwork

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A draft document drops the idea of closing a 12.3-mile section of U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent during rehabilitation of… Continue reading

Public comment will be taken through April 30 on plans for the rehabilitation of U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Children dance during the Quileute tribe's whale song during the ninth annual Welcoming of the Whales ceremony near First Beach in La Push on Friday. Several gray whales appeared just offshore “flipping their tales” and spouting during the ceremony

WEEKEND REWIND: Whales spout as Quileute welcome annual migration

LA PUSH — Whales showed up at the Quileute's ninth annual Whale Welcoming ceremony, the tribal council said. Friday morning's ceremony on the beach at… Continue reading

Children dance during the Quileute tribe's whale song during the ninth annual Welcoming of the Whales ceremony near First Beach in La Push on Friday. Several gray whales appeared just offshore “flipping their tales” and spouting during the ceremony
Christian Bolanos of Corona

Voting over for Sequim Lavender Festival in USA Today contest; two more Peninsula contestants still in running

SEQUIM — The Sequim Lavender Festival had a good showing, but not good enough to make it into the Top 10 in the Best Flower… Continue reading

Christian Bolanos of Corona
Public comment will be taken through April 30 on plans for the rehabilitation of U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Park drops idea of full closure of Highway 101 around Lake Crescent; comment taken now on plans for roadwork

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A draft document drops the idea of closing a 12.3-mile section of U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent during rehabilitation of… Continue reading

Public comment will be taken through April 30 on plans for the rehabilitation of U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Small wonder? Olympic Peninsula Humane Society’s ‘mini-elephant’ offer is April Fools’ joke

PORT ANGELES — Anyone who wanted the “mini-elephant” posted on the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society Facebook page Friday was doomed to disappointment. It was just… Continue reading

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Children dance during the Quileute tribe’s whale song during the ninth annual Welcoming of the Whales ceremony near First Beach in La Push on Friday. Several gray whales appeared just offshore “flipping their tales” and spouting during the ceremony

Whales spout as Quileute welcome annual migration

LA PUSH — Whales showed up at the Quileute’s ninth annual Whale Welcoming ceremony, the tribal council said. Friday morning’s ceremony on the beach at… Continue reading

Children dance during the Quileute tribe’s whale song during the ninth annual Welcoming of the Whales ceremony near First Beach in La Push on Friday. Several gray whales appeared just offshore “flipping their tales” and spouting during the ceremony
Kelly Fox

WEEKEND REWIND: Film crew shoots Peninsula’s Lumber Traders Inc. for PBS

PORT ANGELES — Lumber Traders Inc. will be part of a Public Broadcasting Service special. The holding company — which is made up of Hartnagel… Continue reading

Kelly Fox
Kelly Fox

Film crew shoots Peninsula’s Lumber Traders Inc. for PBS

PORT ANGELES — Lumber Traders Inc. will be part of a Public Broadcasting Service special. The holding company — which is made up of Hartnagel… Continue reading

Kelly Fox