Peninsula Daily News

Clallam United Way to allocate $100,000 for early learning programs; bidders’ conference set for September in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — United Way of Clallam County will allocate $100,000 in early learning grants and has scheduled a bidders' conference for early next month.… Continue reading

Free access to state parks set Monday

OLYMPIA — Visits to state parks will be free Monday. Day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass to visit state parks in honor of… Continue reading

Jefferson edges out Clallam in New York Times livability analysis

PORT ANGELES — Jefferson County is an easier place to live than Clallam County, and both counties fared better than the national average in a… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS — Fish Feast to be served up Sunday in Port Townsend . . . and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Democrats will host the 20th annual Fish Feast at 4 p.m. Sunday. The feast will be at the Jefferson County… Continue reading

Paws to Read set at public libraries on Olympic Peninsula

Children can practice reading by reading to dogs at the Port Angeles, Sequim and Forks public libraries monthly beginning in September through the Paws to… Continue reading

Andy Ritchie

Take a ranger-guided exploration walk along Elwha River on Sunday

PORT ANGELES — Take a guided walk on what was once under water behind Elwha Dam. Olympic National Park rangers are leading free two-hour walking… Continue reading

Andy Ritchie

WEEKEND: Artist studio tour starts Saturday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND –– The studios of 36 area artists will be opened up for those who want to watch pros at work. Art Port Townsend’s… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Beethoven’s later years theme for music festival Saturday, Sunday in Quilcene

QUILCENE –– Compositions from Beethoven’s final years will be featured for the ninth weekend of Olympic Music Festival’s 31st season Saturday and Sunday at 2… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Comic book swap, historic rescue tug/cutter tour, karaoke among offerings on Peninsula

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Aug. 22. TOURS OF A historic rescue tug/cutter, a comic book swap meet and an open house for… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Contra dance season kicks up its heels this weekend; gets started in Sequim today

A busy month lies ahead for contra dancers, as callers and bands are scheduled across the North Olympic Peninsula. “We are going to be treated… Continue reading

Creme Tangerine plays Olympic Cellars winery Saturday. Captus Photography

WEEKEND: Creme Tangerine brings taste of Beatles to Port Angeles winery for benefit concert series Saturday

PORT ANGELES –– The British are coming! The British are coming! Well, at least a facsimile. Beatles tribute band Creme Tangerine invades the North Olympic… Continue reading

Creme Tangerine plays Olympic Cellars winery Saturday. Captus Photography

WEEKEND: Day of service scheduled Saturday at schools in Chimacum, Quilcene

Chimacum and Quilcene schools plan a day of service from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. The local congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of… Continue reading

Inca shaman Washington Gibaja Tapia will teach spiritual and healing work in Port Townsend.

WEEKEND: Inca shaman to share teachings of heritage today in Port Townsend

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Aug. 22. PORT TOWNSEND — Inca shaman Washington Gibaja Tapia from Peru's Sacred Valley will share the teachings… Continue reading

Inca shaman Washington Gibaja Tapia will teach spiritual and healing work in Port Townsend.

WEEKEND: Olympic Medical Center Foundation fundraiser in Port Angeles to go ‘hog wild’ Saturday for therapy pool

PORT ANGELES — “Hog Wild — A Night of Games, Suds and Grub” will offer a pig roast, microbrews and games from 5 p.m. to… Continue reading

Andy Ritchie

Today — Take a ranger-guided exploration walk along Elwha River; see the dam-removal transformation yourself

PORT ANGELES — Take a guided walk on what was once under water behind the Elwha Dam. Beginning today, Olympic National Park rangers will lead… Continue reading

Andy Ritchie
PDN photographer Keith Thorpe took this photo of a recent pass by the International Space Station.  He snapped it from the front lawn of the Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles. Exposure was 30 seconds.

How to see the International Space Station in the Peninsula’s sky tonight

PORT ANGELES — Clouds permitting, you can see the International Space Station tonight. A bright speck of light that will move quickly across the sky,… Continue reading

PDN photographer Keith Thorpe took this photo of a recent pass by the International Space Station.  He snapped it from the front lawn of the Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles. Exposure was 30 seconds.
A Coast Guard Station Neah Bay crew member assists local emergency medical services with the transfer of a diver rescued off Cape Flattery. Coast Guard

Coast Guard rescues diver near Cape Flattery

NEAH BAY — The Coast Guard rescued a Port Orchard diver lost in the fog near Cape Flattery after a solo dive. The diver, reported… Continue reading

A Coast Guard Station Neah Bay crew member assists local emergency medical services with the transfer of a diver rescued off Cape Flattery. Coast Guard

Jefferson edges out Clallam in New York Times livability analysis

PORT ANGELES — Jefferson County is an easier place to live than Clallam County, and both counties fared better than the national average in a… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS — Yard sale set Friday at Olympic Christian School in Port Angeles . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Christian School will hold a yard sale in the parking lot of the school, 43 O'Brien Road, from 8 a.m. to… Continue reading

Sound Community Bank’s purchase of Columbia branches expected to close Friday

By next week, Columbia Bank customers on the North Olympic Peninsula most likely will be conducting their business at Sound Community Bank. The purchase of… Continue reading