Peninsula Daily News

Lighthouse keeper to speak at First Friday Lecture in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Ginger Nichols will talk about her experience as keeper of the Destruction Island Lighthouse in the 1960s at the First Friday Lecture… Continue reading

Natural Resources schedules meeting to discuss Protection Island management plan

PORT TOWNSEND -- A public meeting will be held next month by the state Department of Natural Resources on the draft Protection Island Aquatic Reserve… Continue reading

Port Angeles Coast Guard copter dispatched after schooner mast snaps, injuring two

FRIDAY HARBOR -- The 126-foot main mast of a schooner often seen in Port Townsend, Victoria and the San Juan Islands snapped while sailing near… Continue reading

State Farm Bureau backs Boyer for Jefferson County commissioner

The Washington State Farm Bureau political action committee has endorsed Jim Boyer for Jefferson County commissioner. Boyer, 64, a Port Ludlow home builder and a… Continue reading

Tip-A-Cop raises $2, 504 for Special Olympics

SEQUIM -- Law enforcement officers from across the North Olympic Peninsula raised $2,504 at a fundraiser Thursday for the Special Olympics -- plus $10 in… Continue reading

TO OUR READERS: Please recognize your favorite nurse (deadline today)

Has an exceptional nurse cared for you or a loved one? Now is the time to tell us your story for "Celebrating Nurses," a PDN… Continue reading

Troopers seek driver said to be cause of Chimacum wreck

CHIMACUM -- The State Patrol has dropped citations against two Sequim residents and is looking for an unidentified driver who caused a four-car pileup on… Continue reading

Tall ship’s mast snaps in two during sail with schoolchildren aboard

FRIDAY HARBOR -- The 126-foot main mast of a schooner seen in Port Townsend, Victoria and the San Juan Islands snapped while sailing near the… Continue reading

Look who’s in Port Townsend — new ferry debuts, sees how it fits at dock

PORT TOWNSEND — Dyan Cannon isn't the only star to make a first visit to Port Townsend this weekend. The state's newest ferry, MV Chetzemoka,… Continue reading

Prep football scores

Adna def. Vancouver Christian, forfeit Almira/Coulee-Hartline 56, Odessa-Harrington 8 Anacortes 14, Bellingham 7 Archbishop Murphy 41, South Whidbey 7 Arlington 33, Marysville-Pilchuck 14 Auburn Mountainview… Continue reading

Park waives entry fees, plans specials for Saturday’s National Public Lands Day

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Special events will mark National Public Lands Day in Olympic National Park. Not only will entrance fees into the park be… Continue reading

Incredible Edible Festival all about food

SEQUIM -- The Sequim-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce will host the Incredible Edible Festival on Saturday. The festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.… Continue reading

Music, motors and more on Peninsula this weekend

Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Symphony concerts, the last West End Thunder drag races of the season, a horseback ride, dinners and artists' presentations are… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum beats rival Port Townsend 3-0 in volleyball; Sequim wins in volleyball and other prep reports

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Chimacum volleyball team served its way to a 3-0 sweep of archrival Port Townsend in a nonleague match Thursday night. Megan… Continue reading

Peninsula College president finalist for Florida college post

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula College President Tom Keegan is one of five finalists for the presidential post at Tallahassee Community College. The college's search committee… Continue reading

Helicopters at work, logs to be moved, so 2 Olympic National Park trails close for 2 days

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- The Lake Angeles-Heather Park trailhead will be closed for two days next week while helicopters move logs from the Heart O'… Continue reading

Tip A Cop fundraiser set tonight in Sequim

SEQUIM ­-- Law enforcement officers from across the North Olympic Peninsula will help the wait staff at Applebee's restaurant to raise money for Special Olympics… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles edges Sequim in tennis; other prep resorts

SEQUIM -- It went down to the final match, but the Port Angeles boys tennis team came away winners Wednesday. The Roughriders squeaked past the… Continue reading

4-car crash near Chimacum leaves Sequim woman hurt

CHIMACUM -- A Sequim woman was treated and discharged from Jefferson Healthcare hospital after four-car wreck on Center Road on Wednesday afternoon. Ashley Lynn Debler,… Continue reading

Volunteers sought for work projects Saturday; recruitment aim of Friday gatherings in Forks

Several work parties on the North Olympic Peninsula will mark National Public Lands Day on Saturday. The day before, volunteers will be recruited for work… Continue reading