Peninsula Daily News

Forks Relay For Life set to reach its 2012 goal

FORKS — Volunteers are on track to reach a $33,000 fundraising goal for Relay For Life, said the event chairwoman before this weekend’s event. The… Continue reading

Help for last-minute voters.  Who should get my vote?

Help for last-minute voters. Who should get my vote?

FREE COPIES OF the North Olympic Peninsula Primary Voter Guide, which focuses on Clallam and Jefferson county candidates and election measures and was distributed with… Continue reading

Help for last-minute voters.  Who should get my vote?
Jefferson Land Trust Conservation Projects Committee Chairman Owen Fairbank and staffer Caroline Robertson admire a stretch of Chimacum Creek that runs through the Illahee Preserve

Jefferson Land Trust purchases 5 acres

PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson Land Trust has continued in its efforts to restore Chimacum Creek with the purchase of a 5-acre parcel near the… Continue reading

Jefferson Land Trust Conservation Projects Committee Chairman Owen Fairbank and staffer Caroline Robertson admire a stretch of Chimacum Creek that runs through the Illahee Preserve

Jefferson voter turnout more than 18 percent

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County voter turnout in Tuesday’s all-mail primary election has risen to more than 18 percent. The Clallam County Auditor’s Office had… Continue reading

Jefferson-wide voter turnout over 28% so far

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County voter turnout in Tuesday’s all-mail primary election has risen to more than 28 percent. The Jefferson County Auditor’s Office had… Continue reading

Park seeks volunteers for revegetation

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park is seeking volunteers for the Elwha River Restoration Revegetation Project. Volunteers can assist with native-seed collection, growing and caring… Continue reading

Replanting of Elwha is talk topic

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park restoration biologist Joshua Chenoweth will discuss the Elwha Revegetation Project at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The talk will be at… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Classics to fill air at musical festival

QUILCENE — The sounds of the viola, piano and cello will fill a restored dairy barn this weekend as the Olympic Music Festival presents two… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Variety spice of life for weekend on Peninsula

Music from classical to funk. Lectures on orcas, vegetables and history. Comedy shows and political action. Variety marks the offerings on the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Work to start on some park roads

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Roadwork is scheduled to begin next week on Sol Duc Road, Hurricane Hill Road and the Heart O’ the Hills area.… Continue reading

KONP radio in Port Angeles expects to return to AM service on Friday

PORT ANGELES — Radio station KONP expects to be back on the air on the AM band on Friday after repairing problems with its transmitter.… Continue reading

Chics lunch reservations due Friday

SEQUIM — The deadline is Friday for mailing reservations for the fifth annual Chics Luncheon, a party scheduled Aug. 15. The fundraiser, which will begin… Continue reading

Woman missing in Port Angeles found unharmed

PORT ANGELES — An 80-year-old Arizona woman was found unharmed at about 7 a.m. today in the yard of a Morse Creek-area residence after she… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball pounds Eagle Pass, Texas, set to advance at World Series

WEIMAR, Texas — Wilder Baseball evened its record at 2-2 in 16-18 Babe Ruth World Series pool play with a dominant 6-1 win over Eagle… Continue reading

Shiho Otsuka of Japan

The Olympics — in photos and interactive graphics

A focus on the Olympics, from The New York Times News Service: 1. Photographs: London 2012 in Pictures — Emotional victories, stunning defeats and fierce… Continue reading

Shiho Otsuka of Japan
Shiho Otsuka of Japan

The Olympics — in photos and interactive graphics

A focus on the Olympics, from The New York Times News Service: 1. Photographs: London 2012 in Pictures — Emotional victories, stunning defeats and fierce… Continue reading

Shiho Otsuka of Japan

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball still alive and kicking after another loss in World Series

WEIMAR, Texas — One bad inning in scorching heat and humidity put Wilder Baseball’s back to the wall in World Series action Monday. It’s not… Continue reading

Filmmakers set to share Elwha tales

PORT ANGELES — Filmmakers John Gussman and Jessica Plumb will discuss their experiences creating “Return of the River,” a documentary film about the restoration of… Continue reading

Clallam Democrats to host candidates, music Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Democratic Party will feature two Democrats running for office this year as well as a musical performance during a… Continue reading

Clallam voter turnout at 10%; ballots due Aug. 7

PORT ANGELES — Callam County voter turnout in the all-mail Aug. 7 primary election has risen to slightly more than 10 percent. The Clallam County… Continue reading