Peninsula Daily News

‘The Secret Garden’ to be performed at Port Hadlock library Dec. 3; movie to be screened today

PORT HADLOCK — Literature will combine with theater at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3 when Jefferson County Library brings Seattle-based Book-It Repertory Theatre to Port… Continue reading

Diabetes management will be topic of free wellness forum Dec. 9 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sequim

SEQUIM — Diabetes management will be the topic of a free WOW! Working on Wellness forum at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 9. Kitty Dissing, RN, CDE,… Continue reading

Grammy winners to perform at benefit concert for Captain Joseph House Foundation on Dec. 5 in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Grammy Award-winning artists Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel will perform at the Gift of Giving benefit for the Captain Joseph House Foundation… Continue reading

A hanging star is among the crafts that can be produced during CreativiTea at the Port Angeles Library.

Holiday crafts, and a cup of tea, offered Dec. 5 at Port Angeles Library

PORT ANGELES — Hot tea will be served during an afternoon of making holiday paper crafts at the Port Angeles Library, beginning at 1 p.m.… Continue reading

A hanging star is among the crafts that can be produced during CreativiTea at the Port Angeles Library.
The Joy Luck Chinese Restaurant in Port Hadlock was the scene of a smoky oven fire Sunday. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

NEWS BRIEFS: Morning oven fire smokes out Port Hadlock eatery . . . and other items

PORT HADLOCK — A smoky fire at Joy Luck Chinese Restaurant early Sunday morning left no damage except to some roasting pork, according to fire… Continue reading

The Joy Luck Chinese Restaurant in Port Hadlock was the scene of a smoky oven fire Sunday. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue
Lynnette Baughman

Novelists to share work at Sequim’s Fourth Friday Reading event at The Lodge

SEQUIM — A pair of novelists will step up to share their work at the Fourth Friday Reading, a free event this Friday evening. Listeners… Continue reading

Lynnette Baughman

Peninsula College wins Best Small Budget Literary Magazine Award with Tidepools Magazine

PORT ANGELES — Tidepools Magazine of Peninsula College has won the Best Small Budget Literary Magazine Award from the Washington Community College Humanities Association. “Student… Continue reading

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PENINSULA HOME FUND: The ‘hand up, not a handout’ safety net begins its 27th annual campaign

A PORT LUDLOW FAMILY received money to buy gasoline to go to medical appointments and pay the heating bill after the bread-winner suffered a stroke.… Continue reading

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The design by Laurel Black Design that was selected as a winner of the 2015 Health + Wellness Design Awards competition.

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Campground given 2016 KOA President’s Award . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula/Port Angeles KOA has earned the 2016 KOA President’s Award from Kampgrounds of America. The award was presented recently at… Continue reading

The design by Laurel Black Design that was selected as a winner of the 2015 Health + Wellness Design Awards competition.

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

■ Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly breakfast meetings usually are held at 7 a.m. on the first and third Thursdays of the month at… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

■   Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly luncheon meetings usually are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: Hearing slated Tuesday for county road plan

The three Clallam County commissioners will conduct four public hearings, including one for consideration of a six-year transportation plan, on Tuesday. The regular business meeting… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County hearings on tax levies, fee increases set Monday

The three Jefferson County commissioners will conduct public hearings on tax levies, and on proposed fee increases for the Department of Community Development and the… Continue reading

Free public Thanksgiving feasts set Wednesday, Thursday on North Olympic Peninsula

Free public feasts are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula this week in celebration of Thanksgiving. Although most are on Thanksgiving Day, two are planned… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles man arrested after stabbing . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles police have arrested a man they sought after a stabbing in the 800 block of South A Street. Stephen B.… Continue reading

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PENINSULA HOME FUND: The ‘hand up, not a handout’ safety net begins its 27th annual campaign

A PORT LUDLOW FAMILY received money to buy gasoline to go to medical appointments and pay the heating bill after the bread-winner suffered a stroke.… Continue reading

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Permits available for cutting Christmas trees in Olympic National Forest

OLYMPIA — Permits for cutting Christmas trees in the Olympic National Forest are available now. And fourth-graders can get them free. Permits for others will… Continue reading

WEEKEND EVENTS: A shorebird walk, dive-in movie available . . . and other events on the Peninsula

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Nov. 20. A SHOREBIRD WALK and a “dive-in movie” are among the activities planned on the North Olympic… Continue reading

WEEKEND: ‘Cranksgiving’ cyclists will collect food, funds in Sequim on Saturday, Port Townsend on Sunday

Peninsula Daily News Two “Cranksgiving” cycling events will raise money for charity and collect items for North Olympic Peninsula food banks. The cycling fundraisers will… Continue reading

WEEKEND: ‘Yappy Hour’ on Saturday in Port Angeles will benefit Olympic Peninsula Humane Society

PORT ANGELES — A “Yappy Hour” wine tasting from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday will benefit the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society. Harbinger Winery at… Continue reading