Peninsula Daily News

Stop the Checkpoints to mark third anniversary

PORT ANGELES — Stop the Checkpoints plans “A Rousing Summer Recap!” and an anniversary celebration Saturday. The meeting will be from 2 p.m. to 3:30… Continue reading

Maier Hall completion to be feted at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — The new Maier Hall at Peninsula College is almost ready to house fall classes when the quarter begins Monday, Sept. 26 —… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles blanks Port Townsend in girls soccer battle; other prep reports

PORT TOWNSEND — Kathryn Moseley scored a goal and had an assist while Paxton Rodocker was a “brick wall” in back as Port Angeles shut… Continue reading

Border Patrol agent asks for transfer

PORT ANGELES — The U.S. Border Patrol agent who said in the nation's capital in July that “there's nothing to do” for agents on the… Continue reading

Day of Service kicks off United Way drive; charity aims for $1,002,011

The United Way of Clall­am County will kick off its 2011 fundraising campaign with at least 27 Day of Service projects throughout the county Saturday.… Continue reading

June’s Pink Up campaign raises more than $32,100

PORT ANGELES — The week long Pink Up Port Angeles campaign in June raised more than $32,100 for Operation Uplift, Soroptimist International Port Angeles announced… Continue reading

100-Mile Harvest dinner to honor a founder of Friends of the Fields

SEQUIM — Advance tickets are on sale now for the 12th annual 100-Mile Harvest Celebration Dinner, which will honor Bob Caldwell, a founder of Friends… Continue reading

Algal blooms, seabird deaths topic of talk at Forks training session

FORKS — The 2009 algae bloom that killed thousands of seabirds off the coast of the Olympic Peninsula will be the topic of a talk… Continue reading

American Awakening forum set in Sequim

SEQUIM — Author and lecturer David Korten will give the keynote address at a forum that will serve as a “call to action in a… Continue reading

Flagler, Worden volunteers earn state parks recognition

OLYMPIA — Volunteers in Fort Flagler and Fort Worden state parks swept the state Parks and Recreation Commission’s awards for 2010, gaining 10 out of… Continue reading

Woman, dogs safe after fire damages Dungeness home

DUNGENESS — A woman and her pets evacuated a house safely before a fire thought to have been started by a clothes dryer sent flames… Continue reading

Border Patrol arrest at farmers market stuns bystanders

PORT ANGELES — Bystanders said they were shocked by the arrest of a vendor by the Border Patrol on Saturday. Sequim resident and Korean national… Continue reading

Woman safe after Dungeness house fire

DUNGENESS — A woman and her pets evacuated a house safely before a fire thought to have been started by a dryer sent flames up… Continue reading

VIDEO — Port Townsend Community Center . . . and Youth

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST NINA Jurczynski talks to Carrie Lennox and Jessica Winsheimer of Jefferson County Parks and Recreation about the Port Townsend Community Center that opened… Continue reading

Boys & Girls Clubs still short of Campaign for Kids goal

SEQUIM — The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, which has units in Sequim and Port Angeles, is about $20,000 short of its… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula shuts out Clark

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Peninsula College men’s soccer team’s defense of its first NWAACC championship continued its torrid start Saturday. The Pirates ripped off their… Continue reading

Ground Zero I-beam to be set in place in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A 9-foot-long I-beam from Ground Zero will be set into place at Francis Street Park on Tuesday. The foundation was poured last… Continue reading

Sequim police retrieving 9/11 artifact from New York

SEQUIM — A piece of the fallen World Trade Center is expected to be on display in Sequim on Sunday. Police Chief Bill Dickinson, Officer… Continue reading

‘The Dam Bag’ celebrates removal of Elwha River dams

PORT ANGELES — The Dam Bag, playing off the upcoming removal of the Elwha River dams, is now available at four Port Angeles businesses and… Continue reading

Clallam County Historical Society hosts big garage sale

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Historical Society's department-store-sized garage sale is planned today and Saturday. The giant sale will be from 8 a.m. to… Continue reading