Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles seeks applicants for board, committee seats; application deadline is March 21

PORT ANGELES — The city is accepting applications to fill vacancies on various boards, commissions and committees. Current members with expiring terms are encouraged to… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Area seniors compete in basketball all-star game; other area reports

BREMERTON — Boys and girls basketball players from the North Olympic Peninsula competed at the 12th annual West Sound Senior High School All-Star Basketball games… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award; nomination deadline is March 24

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award; nomination deadline is March 24

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

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award; nomination deadline is March 24

BUSINESS BRIEF — Free paper shredding event set Saturday in Sequim

SEQUIM — Castell Insurance will host its annual customer appreciation free shred event at its 426 E. Washington St. location from 10 a.m. to noon… Continue reading

Bill banning tanning beds for youth goes to Gov. Inslee

OLYMPIA — Those younger than 18 would be banned from using tanning beds in Washington state under a measure going to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk.… Continue reading

Vote today for your favorite cutie!

Cast your vote today for the North Olympic Peninsula’s cutest baby!

THANKFULLY, NO ONE at the Peninsula Daily News has to decide the winners in our Cutest Baby on the Peninsula contest. All the babies entered… Continue reading

Vote today for your favorite cutie!

Bill banning tanning beds for youth goes to Gov. Inslee

OLYMPIA — Those younger than 18 would be banned from using tanning beds in Washington state under a measure going to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk.… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS — Traffic to be disrupted Thursday on First Street . . . and other news items

PORT ANGELES — First Street between Oak and Lincoln streets will be narrowed to one lane between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday. Stormwater manhole… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

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

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award
Vote today for your favorite cutie!

Cast your vote today for the North Olympic Peninsula’s cutest baby!

THANKFULLY, NO ONE at the Peninsula Daily News has to decide the winners in our Cutest Baby on the Peninsula contest. All the babies entered… Continue reading

Vote today for your favorite cutie!

UPDATED — Semi-truck fire prompts temporary closure of Highway 101 at Barr Road

SEQUIM — U.S. Highway 101 was reopened fully to traffic by 12:30 p.m. today after an engine fire in a semitruck loaded with sawdust prompted… Continue reading

Benefit set for Captain Joseph House on April 5

PORT ANGELES — The annual benefit for the Captain Joseph House Foundation, “Forming Foundations for Families,” will take place at the C'est Si Bon restaurant,… Continue reading

Blue Heron Middle School students

Blue Heron Middle School students gain insights on working world during career day

PORT TOWNSEND — “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life,” veterinarian Abbie Doll told students at Blue Heron… Continue reading

Blue Heron Middle School students
Craig Buhler and his band will play for a dance at the Shipley Center in Sequim on Wednesday.

Buhler, band to play at dance Wednesday in Sequim

SEQUIM — The Craig Buhler Dance Combo will play for dancers at the Shipley Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Admission to dance… Continue reading

Craig Buhler and his band will play for a dance at the Shipley Center in Sequim on Wednesday.

Grants available from Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation is accepting grant applications. Jefferson County residents and schools can apply for grants ranging from $100… Continue reading

Before . . . and after Olympic National Park

Legendary ‘Kalaloch Big Cedar’ in Olympic National Park destroyed by storm

From Olympic National Park's Facebook post: "On March 8th, during a coastal storm, Kalaloch's Big Cedar tree split in two. "In some ways, the centuries-old… Continue reading

Before . . . and after Olympic National Park
Gary Griswold's work

NEWS BRIEFS — Wednesday reception set in Port Ludlow for Artist of Month . . . and other news items

PORT LUDLOW — The Port Ludlow Artists' League announces “plein air” painter Gary Griswold as Artist of the Month for March. Griswold's work will be… Continue reading

Gary Griswold's work

Sequim Arts Show entry deadline set for Saturday

SEQUIM — Saturday is the deadline to enter the 38th annual Sequim Arts Juried Art Show, to go on display in May at the Bell… Continue reading

Songwriting Works event Wednesday in Port Townsend fetes folk artist

PORT TOWNSEND — The music and spirit of Malvina Reynolds, whose legacy includes “Little Boxes,” “Magic Penny,” “Morningtown Ride,” “God Bless the Grass” and other… Continue reading

Veteran Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardener Lois Bellamy will present “Starting Seeds Indoors” from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday in the county commissioners’ meeting room of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles.

Thursday talk in Port Angeles to focus on starting plants indoors

PORT ANGELES — Washington State University Clallam County’s Lois Bellamy will demonstrate how to start seeds indoors in the commissioners’ meeting room at the Clallam… Continue reading

Veteran Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardener Lois Bellamy will present “Starting Seeds Indoors” from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday in the county commissioners’ meeting room of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles.