Peninsula Daily News

YMCA withdraws pool management proposal

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Family YMCA board voted today to withdraw its proposal to manage the William Shore Memorial Pool. The YMCA had… Continue reading

Clallam tax bills a little late this year

If you own property in Clallam County and think your 2010 property tax statements are a little late this year, you're right. The Clallam County… Continue reading

SPORTS: Capital beats Port Angeles in a girls basketball bi-district seeding game; other prep reports

OLYMPIA -- The Port Angeles girls basketball team played three solid quarters in its sub-district seeding game against Capital on Tuesday night. Yet the Roughriders… Continue reading

Barge with dredge sinks near LaPush

LAPUSH — The Coast Guard rescued the crew of a dredge taking on water on the Quillayute River near LaPush. The barge with the dredge… Continue reading

Census-job testing offered on North Olympic Peninsula

Testing for some 300 to 400 temporary jobs with the U.S. Census Bureau are scheduled throughout the North Olympic Peninsula beginning this week. The pay… Continue reading

Fire damages Sequim home; owner staying with friends for now

SEQUIM -- A fire in the bedroom of a home on Lewis Road west of Sequim on Saturday heavily damaged the room, and smoke damage… Continue reading

Peninsula College president to interview for Florida job in March

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula College President Tom Keegan will interview for the top job at St. Petersburg College in Florida from March 30 to April… Continue reading

Rotarians enjoy good weather; Port Angeles businesses bask in delegates’ presence

PORT ANGELES -- About 420 Rotarians flooded Port Angeles this weekend, exploring the downtown and giving a bump in business to some of the storefronts.… Continue reading

Fire damages home west of Port Angeles; family safe

PORT ANGELES — A candle sparked a fire that charred the upstairs of a two-story home west of Port Angeles on Friday afternoon, firefighters said.… Continue reading

It might as well be spring

Laura Dorcy of Port Angeles takes a sunny ride on a tire swing with her grandchildren Jerry Grider, 2, left, and Xander Smith, 1, at… Continue reading

Home burns west of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — No one was hurt during a fire in a home west of Port Angeles on Friday afternoon. Firefighters extinguished the fire in… Continue reading

HeartDance workshop on Feb. 28

PORT ANGELES — HeartDance, promoted as “an innovative movement centered model for personal and social transformation . . . discover new ways to bring joy… Continue reading

There’s lots to do on the Peninsula this weekend

Learning about whales, enjoying a five-course winemakers' dinner, a driftwood art show, benefits and other activities are offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.… Continue reading

$360,000 air service grant keeps Kenmore Air in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The federal government is giving $360,000 to a group of applicants in Port Angeles to help preserve the city's commercial passenger air… Continue reading

340 Rotary Club leaders to hold weekend conference in Port Angeles

Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES -- More than 300 Rotarians representing clubs from the tip of Vancouver Island to the Columbia River -- plus an… Continue reading

SPORTS: Nine North Olympic Peninsula wrestlers start state championships today

TACOMA -- Nine high school wrestlers from the North Olympic Peninsula are aiming for state medals starting today at Mat Classic XXII in the Tacoma… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend boys and girls basketball teams advance in playoffs with wins

PORT TOWNSEND -- It's playoff time. And few teams on the North Olympic Peninsula get it done quite like the Port Townsend boys basketball team… Continue reading

Federal grant of $360,000 approved to help keep air passenger service in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The federal government is giving $360,000 to Port Angeles to help it preserve its air service to Seattle's Boeing Field. The grant… Continue reading

Auto dealer Dan Wilder Sr. receives award as one of nation’s best

PORT ANGELES — Dan Wilder of Wilder Auto Center and Wilder Toyota-Scion was a finalist for the 2010 national Time magazine Dealer of the Year… Continue reading

United Way to honor volunteers; $900,000 of $1.1 million raised so far

PORT ANGELES -- The United Way of Clallam County has raised, so far, $900,000 of its fundraising goal of $1.1 million, and will honor the… Continue reading