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Group seeks donations to save Tarboo-area forestland

QUILCENE — The Northwest Watershed Institute is $49,000 away from protecting 236 acres of forests and streams next to the Tarboo Wildlife Preserve. With a… Continue reading

Have coffee with Sequim’s mayor on Thursday

SEQUIM — Mayor Ken Hays will continue the “Coffee with the Mayor” program in December. Sequim residents can meet informally with Hays at the Oak… Continue reading

Lake Ozette Steering Committee meets Wednesday

SEKIU — A meeting of the Lake Ozette Steering Committee is planned for the Sekiu Community Center, 42 Rice St., from 10:15 a.m. to 3:15… Continue reading

Makah tribal member speaks on water treaty rights on Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Makah tribal member Micah McCarty will open the Peninsula College Longhouse Lecture Series on Wednesday (Dec. 4). He will speak in the… Continue reading

PC faculty member’s writings focus of program Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Works from Peninsula College English faculty member Jim Fisher will be celebrated when he is joined by several friends to present excerpts… Continue reading

PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of the Peninsula Daily News are available to speak to clubs, organizations and at other gatherings across the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Port Townsend police holding more than 20 unclaimed bikes

PORT TOWNSEND — More than 20 abandoned bicycles and small motorcycles are waiting to be claimed at the Port Townsend Police Department. They all share… Continue reading

Sirens to sound at high noon today on Peninsula

All Hazard Alert Broadcast System warning sirens will sound in communities along the North Olympic Peninsula coast at noon today. In Jefferson County, sirens are… Continue reading

Tryouts for ‘Return to the Forbidden Planet (The Lost Shakespeare Musical)’ on Tuesday, Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Auditions for “Return to the Forbidden Planet (The Lost Shakespeare Musical)” will be held in Room J-7 next to the Little Theater… Continue reading

Author to talk in Port Townsend on narwhals in the Arctic

PORT TOWNSEND — Author Todd McLeish will talk about studying the narwhal, a rare Arctic whale with a spiral tusk, at a multimedia presentation at… Continue reading

Economic development agencies ponder merger possibilities in Clallam

PORT ANGELES — Should the Clallam County Economic Development Council merge with the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce? No one is recommending that —… Continue reading

The Christmas tree that brought the highest auction bid during Friday night's Festival of Trees gala was “A MacKenzie Child's-Inspired Christmas

Festival of Trees shines in Port Angeles; final day today

PORT ANGELES — Today is the last day to see the glittering decorated trees that were auctioned Friday night during the Festival of Trees gala… Continue reading

The Christmas tree that brought the highest auction bid during Friday night's Festival of Trees gala was “A MacKenzie Child's-Inspired Christmas

PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of the Peninsula Daily News are available to speak to clubs, organizations and at other gatherings across the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Sirens to sound Monday on Peninsula

All Hazard Alert Broadcast System warning sirens will sound in communities along the North Olympic Peninsula coast at noon Monday. In Jefferson County, sirens are… Continue reading

A still from the webcam at the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center on Thursday morning shows very little snow has fallen at the popular winter sports area.

WEEKEND: Hurricane Ridge Road begins winter schedule

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Although the ground is brown and barren at Hurricane Ridge, the road to the popular winter playground south of Port Angeles… Continue reading

A still from the webcam at the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center on Thursday morning shows very little snow has fallen at the popular winter sports area.
Peninsula College President Luke Robins

Bates alumni can pursue Peninsula College bachelor’s degree

PORT ANGELES — Graduates of Bates Technical College in Tacoma now can be admitted into a bachelor's program at Peninsula College in Port Angeles. The… Continue reading

Peninsula College President Luke Robins
CLEAR VISION: Peninsula Home Fund turns lives around with new eyeglasses

CLEAR VISION: Peninsula Home Fund turns lives around with new eyeglasses

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 25 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

CLEAR VISION: Peninsula Home Fund turns lives around with new eyeglasses

Nearshore eco-value focus of 2 Port Angeles forums

PORT ANGELES — The economic value of nearshore systems will be the topic of two public forums Thursday. The two-hour forums on the Central Strait… Continue reading

Sequim forum to help with holiday de-stressing

SEQUIM — Dr. Penny Burdick of Mandala Healing Touch will present a free WOW! Working on Wellness Forum titled “Overwhelmed by the Holidays? De-stress with… Continue reading

State Patrol Trooper Keith Nestor takes photos to document a collision involving a State Patrol cruiser and other vehicles Friday near Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

UPDATED: Trooper injured in U.S. Highway 101 wreck identified

PORT ANGELES — A State Patrol trooper was transported to Olympic Medical Center with minor injuries Friday after his patrol car was severely damaged in… Continue reading

State Patrol Trooper Keith Nestor takes photos to document a collision involving a State Patrol cruiser and other vehicles Friday near Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News