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NEWS BRIEFS: Plight of the honeybee focus of Sequim talk Wednesday . . . and other items

SEQUIM — Sarah Red-Laird, founder and director of The Bee Girl Organization, will talk on the lives of honeybees at Nash's Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness… Continue reading

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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Mystery booms and rumbles are surprisingly common around the world — and there’s more than one possible explanation

LOUD RUMBLES AND unexplained booms are not unique to the North Olympic Peninsula by any means. HERE'S AN ARTICLE we ran in late February after… Continue reading

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PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Abraham Venske picked to play in All-State game Saturday

SAMMAMISH — Neah Bay senior Abraham Venske will play in the Class 1B/2B Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association, or WIBCA, All-State Game Saturday at Eastside… Continue reading

PREP GOLF: Shea and McMenamin lead Sequim boys and girls to victories over Kingston

SEQUIM — Jack Shea earned medalist honors with a 1-over-par 73 to lead the Sequim boys golf team to a 330-367 season-opening win against Kingston… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Atwell leads Port Angeles boys to season-opening win; other area results

KINGSTON — The Port Angeles boys golf team notched a season-opening road victory over North Kitsap 352 to 444. Alex Atwell earned match medalist honors… Continue reading

Staff changes made for Peninsula Daily News, Sequim Gazette, Forks Forum

JOHN BREWER, PUBLISHER of the Peninsula Daily News, the weekly Sequim Gazette and the weekly Forks Forum, has announced three staff changes: ■ Chris McDaniel is… Continue reading

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WANTED — A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award (Don’t delay — deadline March 23)

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

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Womanfest plans meal Wednesday in Port Angeles in celebration of International Women’s Day

PORT ANGELES — Womanfest, a North Olympic Peninsula nonprofit organization, will host the 11th annual International Women's Day celebration at Olympic Cellars winery, 255410 U.S.… Continue reading

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Staija Pope

Young Port Angeles chefs win honors for nutritious after-school snacks

PORT ANGELES — Healthy snacks were more than their own reward when Port Angeles students competed in Sodexo's 2015 Future Chefs Challenge. Israel Gonzalez' Turkey-Fruit… Continue reading

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UPDATED — Latest Clallam measles victim was believed to be immune to disease

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man related to people who caught measles this year has come down with the highly contagious disease despite having… Continue reading

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BUSINESS BRIEFS: Stairclimb fundraiser set Saturday at Port Angeles dealership . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Price Ford Lincoln, located at 3311 E. U.S. Highway 101, will host a fundraiser in conjunction with the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb from… Continue reading

Seattle-based country singer Jessica Lynne returns to the Metta Room in Port Angeles on Saturday night. (Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFLY: ‘Spiritual cowgirl’ riding into Port Angeles on Saturday . . . and other upcoming events you need to know about

'Spiritual cowgirl' rides into town PORT ANGELES — Country singer Jessica Lynne of Seattle will bring her band, the Cousins, over for a show at… Continue reading

Seattle-based country singer Jessica Lynne returns to the Metta Room in Port Angeles on Saturday night. (Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County Fire District 2 firefighters extinguish flames in a garage on Marsden Road. (Clallam County Fire District 2)

Fire east of Port Angeles destroys garage, damages nearby homes

PORT ANGELES — Flames burned a garage to the ground at 82 Marsden Road, melted vinyl siding on a nearby home and cracked windows on… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 2 firefighters extinguish flames in a garage on Marsden Road. (Clallam County Fire District 2)
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MEN’S SOCCER: Cale Rodriguez tabbed as new Peninsula Pirates head coach

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College had hired Cale Rodriguez of Redlands, Calif., as the fourth head coach in the storied history of the school's men's… Continue reading

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Mystery booms and rumbles are surprisingly common around the world — and there’s more than one possible explanation

LOUD RUMBLES AND unexplained booms are not unique to the North Olympic Peninsula by any means. HERE'S AN ARTICLE we ran in late February after… Continue reading

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PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Abraham Venske picked to play in All-State game Saturday

SAMMAMISH — Neah Bay senior Abraham Venske will play in the Class 1B/2B Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association, or WIBCA, All-State Game Saturday at Eastside… Continue reading

PREP GOLF: Shea and McMenamin lead Sequim boys and girls to victories over Kingston

SEQUIM — Jack Shea earned medalist honors with a 1-over-par 73 to lead the Sequim boys golf team to a 330-367 season-opening win against Kingston… Continue reading

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WANTED — A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award (Don’t delay — deadline March 23)

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

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WEEKEND: Author of book on Clallam County during World War II to sign copies Saturday in Forks

FORKS — The author of Here on the Home Front: WWII in Clallam County will sign copies of his book in Forks from 2 p.m.… Continue reading

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WEEKEND: Donate items, rent space for huge garage sale in Port Townsend on March 21

PORT TOWNSEND — Items can be donated and space rented now for next weekend’s 13th annual Jeffco Community Garage Sale. More than 40 garage sales,… Continue reading