Leah Leach

Randy and Enid Kriewald of Snohomish drop off recyclables at the Mora beach parking lot in 2011. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Volunteers needed to help clean up debris on coastal beaches on Saturday

Volunteers can come out to the beach and help clean up coastal debris Saturday. Only 120 volunteers have signed up online for Washington CoastSavers' inaugural… Continue reading

Randy and Enid Kriewald of Snohomish drop off recyclables at the Mora beach parking lot in 2011. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Randy and Enid Kriewald of Snohomish drop off recyclables at the Mora beach parking lot in 2011. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Volunteers needed to help clean up debris on coastal beaches on Saturday

Volunteers can come out to the beach and help clean up coastal debris Saturday. Only 120 volunteers have signed up online for Washington CoastSavers' inaugural… Continue reading

Randy and Enid Kriewald of Snohomish drop off recyclables at the Mora beach parking lot in 2011. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Scott Deschenes

Sequim rec center to reopen part of facility Saturday

SEQUIM — The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center is reopening much of its exercise facilities a day earlier than expected — and has added touches of… Continue reading

Scott Deschenes

Gibbs Lake reopened after recent tests; Anderson still closed

PORT TOWNSEND — Gibbs Lake has been reopened after tests last week found algae-created toxins to be at a safe level. Toxins remained low in… Continue reading

Jinny Longfellow of Port Angeles holds a photo of her younger brother

Sister of man missing in Olympic National Park believes strongly her brother is still alive

PORT ANGELES — Jinny Longfellow, the older sister of a 71-year-old hiker in Olympic National Park who hasn't been seen for more than two weeks,… Continue reading

Jinny Longfellow of Port Angeles holds a photo of her younger brother
Jinny Longfellow of Port Angeles holds a photo of her younger brother

Sister of Seattle man missing in Olympic National Park believes strongly her brother is still alive

PORT ANGELES — Jinny Longfellow, the older sister of a 71-year-old hiker in Olympic National Park who hasn't been seen for more than two weeks,… Continue reading

Jinny Longfellow of Port Angeles holds a photo of her younger brother
High toxin levels means Anderson Lake in Jefferson County is still off-limits

Anderson, Gibbs lakes’ clear water doesn’t mean they’re safe

PORT TOWNSEND — The lakes may look clearer, but the closure signs remain at Anderson and Gibbs lakes until more water samples are tested the… Continue reading

High toxin levels means Anderson Lake in Jefferson County is still off-limits
Walkers with the Forks Relay For Life march toward the junction of East Division Street and Forks Avenue in downtown Forks in 2011. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Forks Relay For Life walkers hit the track to fight cancer

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, August 2. FORKS — Relay For Life teams are throwing a big party today and Saturday to continue… Continue reading

Walkers with the Forks Relay For Life march toward the junction of East Division Street and Forks Avenue in downtown Forks in 2011. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Walkers with the Forks Relay For Life march toward the junction of East Division Street and Forks Avenue in downtown Forks in 2011. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Beginning Friday, Forks Relay For Life walkers hit the track to fight cancer

FORKS — Relay For Life teams are throwing a big party Friday and Saturday to continue raising money for cancer research. The Forks Relay For… Continue reading

Walkers with the Forks Relay For Life march toward the junction of East Division Street and Forks Avenue in downtown Forks in 2011. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Majs. Majors Cherilee and Scott Ramsey

Port Angeles Salvation Army gets new leadership

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles office of the Salvation Army Corps found its new leaders right at home. Majs. Cherilee and Scott Ramsey will… Continue reading

Majs. Majors Cherilee and Scott Ramsey
Liz Putnam

Anniversary events for Olympic National Park this week (UPDATED)

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A conservationist who received a Presidential Citizens Medal — the second-highest civilian award in the United States — is expected to… Continue reading

Liz Putnam
Thousands of plastic ducks tumble out of a dump truck and into the Lincoln Park pond during the 23rd annual Duck Derby in Port Angeles last year. Jerry Hendricks

Rubber ducks to race to finish line in Sunday’s derby in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Thousands of rubber ducks will float to the finish line Sunday to benefit a good cause and provide 42 people with prizes… Continue reading

Thousands of plastic ducks tumble out of a dump truck and into the Lincoln Park pond during the 23rd annual Duck Derby in Port Angeles last year. Jerry Hendricks

Anderson Lake closes due to high toxin level

CHIMACUM — Anderson Lake, which has been plagued with high levels of algae-produced toxins for the past seven years, has been closed to fishing and… Continue reading

Anderson Lake to be tested to see if safe to open for season

PORT TOWNSEND — Tests that resume this week will help determine whether Anderson Lake will be reopened for the trout-fishing season the last Saturday of… Continue reading

Makah Tribal Chairman Timothy J. Greene Sr. holds the memorandum of agreement alongside Coast Guard Rear Adm. Keith A. Taylor and Gov. Jay Inslee.  -- Photo by Meredith Parker/Makah Tribal Council

Makah, Coast Guard pact a first on several fronts

SEATTLE — The first written statement of the collaboration between the Makah tribe and the U.S. Coast Guard in vigilance against oil spills in the… Continue reading

Makah Tribal Chairman Timothy J. Greene Sr. holds the memorandum of agreement alongside Coast Guard Rear Adm. Keith A. Taylor and Gov. Jay Inslee.  -- Photo by Meredith Parker/Makah Tribal Council
Nippon paper mill manager Harold Norlund said pulp-making machines have to be heated up before any paper gets made. The machines have been idle since last week's strike action. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

First paper production expected tonight after Nippon workers return

PORT ANGELES — When union workers return to their jobs at Nippon Paper Industries USA today, they will spend several hours warming up the machines… Continue reading

Nippon paper mill manager Harold Norlund said pulp-making machines have to be heated up before any paper gets made. The machines have been idle since last week's strike action. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Workers hack away at the dock that floated 4

Tsunami flotsam may be recycled as roadway material [*PHOTO GALLERY*]

LAPUSH — Concrete from a 65-foot-long dock pushed into the Pacific Ocean by a powerful tsunami in Japan and driven by currents some 4,000 miles… Continue reading

Workers hack away at the dock that floated 4
Barbara Lott of Port Angeles displays the grand-prize doll that will be awarded by drawing at this weekend's “Promise of Spring” doll show at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Doll club members to dress the part for antebellum-themed show

PORT ANGELES — A couple portraying Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara of Gone with the Wind will sweep through the Vern Burton Community Center, where… Continue reading

Barbara Lott of Port Angeles displays the grand-prize doll that will be awarded by drawing at this weekend's “Promise of Spring” doll show at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Lawrence Karp

Quilcene hires fire chief after ‘long, drawn-out process’

QUILCENE — A new Quilcene fire chief, hired a year and a half after his predecessor resigned, will begin work March 28. Lawrence Karp —… Continue reading

Lawrence Karp
Neighboring houses in the 800 block of East Ninth Street in Port Angeles are featured on this year's Christmas lights tour by All Points Charters & Tours. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Communities bring illumination to night with holiday displays [ *** GALLERY *** ]

Lights blaze from one end of the North Olympic Peninsula to the other during the Christmas season. From Forks to Port Angeles to Sequim, Blyn… Continue reading

Neighboring houses in the 800 block of East Ninth Street in Port Angeles are featured on this year's Christmas lights tour by All Points Charters & Tours. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News