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Bill Baccus will give a talk Thursday at Peninsula College.

Park scientist to speak about glacier research

PORT ANGELES — Bill Baccus, a physical scientist at Olympic National Park, will talk about “Olympic Glaciers: Past, Present, Future” at Peninsula College's Studium Generale… Continue reading

Bill Baccus will give a talk Thursday at Peninsula College.
Career Technical Education Director Lisa Joslin

Port Angeles business students honored

PORT ANGELES — Student awards and graduation honors, 147 awards in all, were presented last week at the Annual Career & Technical Education Awards Ceremony… Continue reading

Career Technical Education Director Lisa Joslin

Special Olympics torch to wend its way across North Peninsula

North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement will carry the torch for Special Olympics on Wednesday. Each year, officers from all agencies on the Peninsula participate in… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Wilder Baseball’s bats go quiet

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, an elite team of 16- to 18-year-old players from the North Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas, wasn’t connecting on all cylinders… Continue reading

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Students put spelling skills to test at bee

PORT ANGELES — Michael Roggenbuck, fifth-grade student at Roosevelt Elementary, placed first in the annual bee with the correct spelling of “recyclable.” Kimberly Cano, sixth-grader… Continue reading

Take a guided hike through world’s largest trees

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A free guided hike to see six of the world’s largest trees is planned in the Quinault Valley on Saturday, June… Continue reading

Port Angeles kayak explorer paddles from Scotland to North Atlantic island

Port Angeles kayak explorer paddles from Scotland to North Atlantic island

Port Angeles adventurer and author Chris Duff today finished a key leg of his goal to row from Scotland to Iceland, reaching the Faroe Islands.… Continue reading

Port Angeles kayak explorer paddles from Scotland to North Atlantic island

Conservation District topic of First Friday

PORT TOWNSEND — Al Latham, retired manager of the Jefferson County Conservation District, will be the speaker at the Jefferson County Historical Society First Friday… Continue reading

An American flag marks a grave at Ocean View Cemetery in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Memorial Day observances set across Peninsula

Memorial Day observances, honoring the men and woman who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces, are scheduled throughout the North Olympic Peninsula today.… Continue reading

An American flag marks a grave at Ocean View Cemetery in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend, Main Street wins state award

SEATTLE — The city of Port Townsend and the Port Townsend Main Street Program’s Civic District Revitalization Project have been recognized for having an “Outstanding… Continue reading

Sheep-herding at Shepherd’s Festival today

AGNEW — Dogs will be herding sheep at the annual Shepherd's Festival today (Monday). The free festival will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Annual baseball and softball all-star games slated Monday

BREMERTON — Top area high school senior baseball and best overall softball players compete at the annual all-star games today at different sites in Bremerton.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Crescent boys track and field team misses state title by two points

JOYCE — Valley Christian of Spokane nipped Crescent by two points to win the 1B boys track and field championship at Eastern Washington University in… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim softball program building a dynasty

SEQUIM — Don’t expect the Sequim Wolves softball team to go away any time soon. The second act wasn’t as flashy as the first act… Continue reading

Sheep-herding at Shepherd’s Festival on Monday

AGNEW — Dogs will be herding sheep at the annual Shepherd's Festival on Monday. The free festival will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.… Continue reading

Ecology estimates costs of sunken ship, spill in cove off Whidbey Island

COUPEVILLE — The sinking of the Deep Sea in Penn Cove off Whidbey Island has cost the state an estimated $350,000 so far, the state… Continue reading

Quilcene eighth-grader Trevor Burnston decorates the marker of his uncle

Memorial Day events on Peninsula

Memorial Day observances, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces, are scheduled throughout the North Olympic Peninsula on… Continue reading

Quilcene eighth-grader Trevor Burnston decorates the marker of his uncle

SPORTS: Area tennis doubles teams finish just out of medal consideration

SEATTLE — The two doubles tennis teams from the North Olympic Peninsula finished just short of medal matches at the Class 2A state championships Friday… Continue reading

SPORTS: Braithwaite leaps to 2A state long jump title; Crescent boys have outstanding 1B meet

TACOMA — Port Angeles’ Cameron Braithwaite concludes his high school career as a state champion. In his third trip to state, Braithwaite earned the 2A… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim softball team captures fourth place at 2A state

SELAH — While West Valley of Spokane ruined Sequim’s dream of a 2A softball state championship repeat, the Wolves still finished in the top four… Continue reading