Peninsula Daily News

Makah consider ‘contingency plans’ if federal charges filed against whalers

NEAH BAY - Members of the Makah Tribal Council have discussed meeting to consider "contingency plans" if federal charges are filed against five tribal members… Continue reading

Port Angeles-Clallam tourism marketing session set today, Thursday

PORT ANGELES - A meeting to seek ideas and feedback on how to best market Port Angeles and Clallam County will be held today at… Continue reading

Makah whaler offers insight into Sept. 8 hunt

EDITOR’S NOTE: Wayne Johnson was the captain of the successful and federally sanctioned Makah whale hunt in 1999 — and one of the five tribe… Continue reading

Hearing set on reintroducing fisher into Olympic National Park

FORKS - A public hearing about the proposed reintroduction of the fisher, a cat-sized member of the weasel family, into Olympic National Park will be… Continue reading

Sleep better: Shred boxes of personal info

SEQUIM - Got closets and boxes filled with old bank account statements, pay stubs and home improvement receipts? Are you concerned someone's prying eyes might… Continue reading

Ceremony Saturday relocates monument to Port Angeles Harbor’s founding

PORT ANGELES - A historical marker will be rededicated in a new home on Saturday. The ceremony will be at 2 p.m. at the marker's… Continue reading

Sequim Irrigation Festival float up in flames

BRINNON - The Sequim Irrigation Festival float was destroyed in a fire while it was parked in the day-use section of Dosewallips State Park on… Continue reading

Checkpoint set up near entrance to Makah Reservation

NEAH BAY - Tribal police set up a checkpoint just inside the reservation boundary in Neah Bay on Sunday  braced for anti-whaling demonstrators who never… Continue reading

First two-day StreamFest draws 1,000 to Port Angeles farmland

PORT ANGELES - The first ever two-day StreamFest drew about 1,000 people to the event, which focuses on the conservation and restoration of land. Robbie… Continue reading

Stardust big band ends Music in Park series Tuesday

SEQUIM - The last Music in the Park concert in Sequim will feature the Stardust big band on Tuesday. Stardust will play hits from the… Continue reading

Federal assessment for fisher reintroduction released

PORT ANGELES — The fisher, a cat-sized member of the weasel family long missing from North Olympic Peninsula forests, could soon be roaming Olympic National… Continue reading

Final day of Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival today

PORT TOWNSEND - The 31st annual Wooden Boat Festival continues today at Hudson Point Marina at the end of Water Street. Both large and small… Continue reading

Breaking news: Plane crashes at Jefferson County airport

PORT TOWNSEND -- A pilot was injured today when the 1947 Stinson 108-2 aircraft registered to Caballeros Aircraft LLC of Snohomish crashed at Jefferson County… Continue reading

Other weekend activities across the Peninsula this sunny weekend

Port Townsend, a town of festivals, celebrates its biggest this weekend with the Wooden Boat Festival, while StreamFest offers nature walks, lecturer and a salmon… Continue reading

SteamFest opens two-day run on Saturday

PORT ANGELES - The first two-day StreamFest celebration will be on Saturday and Sunday. The entry into the North Olympic Land Trust's StreamFest will be… Continue reading

Submit your decorating ideas to PDN

We want to hear about your unique, daring and inventive home decorating ideas. Big or small, a nook or an entire room, we want to… Continue reading

Grocer wins contest to guess Port Townsend Film Festival guest

PORT TOWNSEND - Grocery store manager Bob Geisler, was declared winner of the 2007 Port Townsend Film Festival "Guess-the-Guest" contest. Sherry Grover, general manager of… Continue reading

Draft impact statement for proposed Brinnon resort to be presented

PORT TOWNSEND - A draft environmental-impact statement for a 250-acre golf course resort planned for the Brinnon area will be presented to a county committee… Continue reading

Master plan report for 2007 changes to be bared Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND - A staff report on Jefferson County's Comprehensive Plan amendment docket for this year will be released on Wednesday. The nine site-specific proposed… Continue reading

Port Townsend ‘ParTies’ with town photo, exhibits and lots of music

PORT TOWNSEND - Looking for something fun to do over Labor Day weekend? Historic Port Townsend is putting out the welcome mat for the "last… Continue reading