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Barb Kelso of Forks looks over the Supper Quilt on Friday afternoon at Forks Congregational Church. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

RainFest offers quilt lecture, shows

FORKS — The creator of the 15-foot-wide, 6-foot-high Supper Quilt will tell how he did it in a presentation on the final day of RainFest.… Continue reading

Barb Kelso of Forks looks over the Supper Quilt on Friday afternoon at Forks Congregational Church. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
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SPORTS: Port Angeles dominates Chimacum/Port Townsend in girls tennis with deep singles group; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls tennis team did not drop a game in singles matches to overwhelm Chimacum/Port Townsend 7-0 in Olympic League… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Sequim girls golf team plays at high level at Duke Streeter Invitational; other golf reports

PORT ANGELES — The Sequim girls golf team showed well at the 21st annual Duke Streeter Invitational at Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles on… Continue reading

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East Jefferson Fire Rescue plans training burn Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — East Jefferson Fire Rescue plans a firefighter training house burn at 10 Sixth St. on Saturday. They will be joined by State… Continue reading

UPDATE — Slide cleared from Highway 112 at Rasmussen Creek

NEAH BAY — A slide that had blocked one lane of state Highway 112 this morning was cleared by 1 p.m., the state Department of… Continue reading

LaPush electrical power outage planned

LAPUSH — An electrical power outage in planned in LaPush early Saturday morning. The outage will be between 12:01 a.m. and 6 p.m., the Clallam… Continue reading

‘Undamming the Elwha’ to air Sunday on KCTS 9

SEATTLE — “Undamming the Elwha,” a half-hour documentary on the $325 million project to return the Elwha River to its wild state, will air Sunday.… Continue reading

Rick Smitch watches as thousands of rubber ducks are dumped out of a truck

Adopt a duck (you can do it at the PDN) — and support good causes

PORT ANGELES — Tickets are on sale for the 23rd annual Duck Derby. The race will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13, at Lincoln… Continue reading

Rick Smitch watches as thousands of rubber ducks are dumped out of a truck
The Falconaires at the Air Force Academy. U.S. Air Force

Free concert this coming Monday (April 23) — Air Force band performs in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- An extravaganza of jazz and patriotic music is coming up — and admission is free. The Falconaires, the premier jazz band of… Continue reading

The Falconaires at the Air Force Academy. U.S. Air Force
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SPORTS: Sequim nips Port Angeles by two strokes in boys golf showdown; other prep reports

SEQUIM — Ryan O’Mera and Sequim’s superior depth were a little too much for archrival Port Angeles in the showdown for the possible Olympic League… Continue reading

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Damon Farmer of Versailles

Theme sought for this year’s sand sculpture contest in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Wanted! A theme for the 10th annual Windermere Sand Sculpture Classic at this summer's Arts in Action festival on the Port Angeles'… Continue reading

Damon Farmer of Versailles

Volunteers to tackle debris on Peninsula’s Pacific Coast beaches

Shi Shi Beach, Cape Alava, Second Beach: These are just a few of the places you can go during the annual Washington Coast Cleanup on… Continue reading

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WEEKEND: Free entry to Olympic National Park starting Saturday

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — While higher elevations are still buried under many feet of snow, new leaves and early wildflowers are emerging along lowland trails… Continue reading

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WEEKEND: RainFest fills Forks weekend

RAINFEST EVENTS ARE scheduled throughout the weekend in Forks. Today ■ 8 a.m. to noon — Crumb quilting class taught by Michele Crawford, First Baptist… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Sequim to hold its spring cleanup

SEQUIM — The city of Sequim will hold its annual spring cleanup program at the Sequim City Shop, 169 W. Hemlock St., from 8 a.m.… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Variety of events slated on Peninsula

Sequim students will show their original films tonight while Saturday, the North Peninsula Building Association host its annual Builders’ Surplus Sale in Port Angeles and… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Yard waste, tires, appliances taken to help Port Angeles Food Bank

PORT ANGELES — Clallam Spring Clean Up Day, formerly known as Annual Benefit Dump Day, will help city and county residents clean up yards and… Continue reading

Western Strait cleanup planned

CLALLAM BAY — The annual Western Strait Clean Up starts at 9 a.m. Saturday for waterfronts from Pillar Point to Bullman Beach, and everyone is… Continue reading

Clallam County employee gets award

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Commercial Plans Examiner Annette Warren has been selected as the Department of Community Development Employee of the Quarter, department Director… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s GreenPod ‘Home of the Future’ in Seattle

SEATTLE — The newest addition to the 2012 Green Home Tour in Seattle will be a compact, green-built home constructed in Port Townsend. The downsizer's… Continue reading