Peninsula Daily News

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Port Townsend Main Street offer merchants breakfast March 30 . . . and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Main Street Program invites business owners to attend its Spring Merchant Breakfast at the Cotton Building, 607 Water St.,… Continue reading

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Enter the Great Outdoors Photo Contest for kids!

Need another excuse to get outdoors to enjoy the rugged beauty of the North Olympic Peninsula this winter? We have a great one! Peninsula Families… Continue reading

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

■ Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly luncheon meetings usually are held on the first and third Mondays at noon in the second-floor… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: Commissioners to talk sewer construction management Monday

Clallam County commissioners will discuss options for construction management of the Carlsborg sewer Monday. The work session will begin at 9 a.m. in the commissioners’… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners to mull inmate health care

The three Jefferson County commissioners will discuss medical care for inmates at the Jefferson County jail at a meeting Monday. The meeting will begin at… Continue reading

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Many Olympic National Park roads, facilities closed for storm

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Many Olympic National Park roads and campgrounds have been closed until an expected storm blows over. The National Weather Service forecasts… Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEFS: Funeral of Quinault elder, founder of Paddle to Seattle was held Saturday . . . and other items

PUYALLUP — The funeral for Emmett Oliver, founder of the 1989 Paddle to Seattle and oldest member of the Quinault Nation, was Saturday. Oliver died… Continue reading

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WANTED: Heart of Service nominations due by March 21

The three Rotary Clubs in Jefferson County and the Peninsula Daily News invite nominations for the 2016 Jefferson County Heart of Service award. The Heart… Continue reading

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Olympic National Park roads and campgrounds closing in advance of Sunday storm

In light of a storm predicted for Sunday, and to prevent visitors and employees from being injured or trapped by falling trees or branches, many… Continue reading

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Enter the Great Outdoors Photo Contest for kids!

Need another excuse to get outdoors to enjoy the rugged beauty of the North Olympic Peninsula this winter? We have a great one! Peninsula Families… Continue reading

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WANTED: Heart of Service nominations due by March 21

The three Rotary Clubs in Jefferson County and the Peninsula Daily News invite nominations for the 2016 Jefferson County Heart of Service award. The Heart… Continue reading

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Emmett Oliver at a 2013 Canoe Journey event. ()

WEEKEND REWIND: Emmett Oliver, Quinault Nation’s eldest member and Paddle to Seattle founder, dies at age 102

TAHOLAH — The founder of the 1989 Paddle to Seattle and oldest member of the Quinault Nation has died at the age of 102. Emmett… Continue reading

Emmett Oliver at a 2013 Canoe Journey event. ()

WEEKEND REWIND: Port Angeles Education Foundation benefit set Friday; speaker to be chief operating officer of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

PORT ANGELES — Leigh Morgan, chief operating officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be the guest speaker at the Port Angeles Education… Continue reading

WEEKEND: PlayFest 20 continues this weekend in Port Townsend

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, March 11. PORT TOWNSEND — “An Evening with Darrah Cloud” will be presented tonight during the second weekend… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Sea tales, auction, dinner for veterans in store on Peninsula

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, March 11. An evening of storytelling by female mariners, a benefit auction for the Port Townsend Marine Science… Continue reading

A video interview with author Naomi Klein will be shown Saturday at the Port Townsend Library. — Kourosh Keshiri ()

WEEKEND: Video interview with Community Read book author set Saturday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A video interview with Naomi Klein, the author of the book featured in this month’s Community Read, will be presented at 2… Continue reading

A video interview with author Naomi Klein will be shown Saturday at the Port Townsend Library. — Kourosh Keshiri ()
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WEEKEND: The ‘Big One’ topic of talk tonight in Forks

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, March 11. FORKS — Tom Rosmond will present “Living by the Cascadia Subduction Zone: Waiting for the Big… Continue reading

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WEEKEND: Sea tales, auction, dinner for veterans in store on Peninsula

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, March 11. An evening of storytelling by female mariners, a benefit auction for the Port Townsend Marine Science… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Discipleship seminar offered in Sequim this weekend . . . and other items

SEQUIM — A Biblical discipleship seminar will be offered at Dungeness Community Church, 45 Eberle Way, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today and from… Continue reading

Farmer education workshops scheduled to start March 23 in Sequim

PORT TOWNSEND — WSU Extension and the WSDA Small Farm and Direct Marketing Program are offering three workshops for fruit, vegetable, and other specialty crop… Continue reading