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Jan Bahr

Ponds, water features topic of master gardeners presentation Thursday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Nursery owner Jan Bahr will present information about water features, water gardens and fish ponds at noon Thursday. The presentation will be… Continue reading

Jan Bahr
Photo Courtesy of Sequim Lavender Farmers Association

PURPLE POWER! Cast your ballot today in our Lavender Photo Contest

TIME TO SEE purple! Lots and lots and LOTS of purple! Voting is underway in our online Lavender Photo Contest. It's easy to vote. Go… Continue reading

Photo Courtesy of Sequim Lavender Farmers Association

Registration underway for Saturday’s Deer Run at Naval Magazine Indian Island

PORT HADLOCK — Registration is open now for the Navy’s Deer Run at Naval Magazine Indian Island on Saturday. Beginning at 10 a.m., participants can… Continue reading

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Road projects you should know about: U.S. 101 and Marine Drive en route to Ediz Hook

PORT ANGELES — Two road projects are underway: one on U.S. Highway 101 between Port Angeles and Sequim and one on Marine Drive in Port… Continue reading

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Three-car crash on Highway 104 near Port Ludlow sends 1 to hospital

Three-car crash on Highway 104 near Port Ludlow sends 1 to hospital

PORT LUDLOW — One person was injured when stop-and-go traffic turned into a three-car wreck on state Highway 104 one mile west of the intersection… Continue reading

Three-car crash on Highway 104 near Port Ludlow sends 1 to hospital

Tickets to this weekend’s Port Ludlow Festival by the Bay are on sale

PORT LUDLOW — Tickets are on sale now for three days of music, golf and art capped by a fireworks show that will be offered… Continue reading

Tribute to closed 1004 Gallery of Port Townsend to start Friday

PORT TOWNSEND — A tribute to the artists of The 1004 Gallery of Port Townsend, an edgy, contemporary gallery that closed in 1996, will fill… Continue reading

Ruth Merryman

Woman recognized as advocate for women’s rights by Jefferson Board of Health

PORT TOWNSEND — Ruth Merryman was honored with a certificate of appreciation at a recent Jefferson County Board of Health meeting. Board Chairwoman Sheila Westerman… Continue reading

Ruth Merryman
Eagle Point on San Juan Island is indicated by the red pin. Google Maps  (Click on image to enlarge)

Coast Guard aircrew from Port Angeles rescues 4 people after their vessel goes aground on San Juan Island

NEWS RELEASE FROM the Coast Guard today; none of those rescued or the Good Samaritans were identified: PORT ANGELES — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued… Continue reading

Eagle Point on San Juan Island is indicated by the red pin. Google Maps  (Click on image to enlarge)
Three-car crash on Highway 104 near Port Ludlow sends 1 to hospital

Three-car crash on Highway 104 near Port Ludlow sends 1 to hospital

PORT LUDLOW — One person was injured when stop-and-go traffic turned into a three-car wreck on state Highway 104 one mile west of the intersection… Continue reading

Three-car crash on Highway 104 near Port Ludlow sends 1 to hospital
OUTDOORS: Public input sought on steelhead management program at July 28 meeting in Sequim

OUTDOORS: Public input sought on steelhead management program at July 28 meeting in Sequim

SEQUIM — The public's input will be sought at a July 28 meeting in Sequim on the selection of at least three rivers where hatchery… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Public input sought on steelhead management program at July 28 meeting in Sequim

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend City Council to consider declaring emergency in face of drought — corrected

EDITOR'S NOTE: This report has been corrected to reflect that the Fort Worden Lifelong Learning Center Public Development Authority will meet next on July 29.… Continue reading

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Road projects you should know about: U.S. 101 and Marine Drive en route to Ediz Hook

PORT ANGELES — Two road projects are underway: one on U.S. Highway 101 between Port Angeles and Sequim and one on Marine Drive in Port… Continue reading

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'Peninsula Pets' — another bonus publication from the PDN

‘Peninsula Pets’ — another bonus publication from the PDN

A BONUS PUBLICATION was in Friday-Saturday's Peninsula Daily News print edition — "Peninsula Pets." This 12-page publication has stories and advertising for pet lovers across… Continue reading

'Peninsula Pets' — another bonus publication from the PDN
A summer bounty of free open-air concerts in Jefferson, Clallam counties this week

A summer bounty of free open-air concerts in Jefferson, Clallam counties this week

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE of free outdoor music on the North Olympic Peninsula: â–    SEQUIM MUSIC IN THE PARK — Tuesday, 6 p.m. to 8… Continue reading

A summer bounty of free open-air concerts in Jefferson, Clallam counties this week
Olympic Crosscutters' Gavin Velarde

BASEBALL: Crosscutters close season with loss in district tournament

PORT ANGELES — The inaugural season of the Olympic Crosscutters baseball club ended with a 5-3 loss to a familiar opponent, Bremerton’s Olympic Tigers. Saturday’s… Continue reading

Olympic Crosscutters' Gavin Velarde
BEFORE YOU VOTE — Check out our voter guide for primary elections in Clallam, Jefferson counties

BEFORE YOU VOTE — Check out our voter guide for primary elections in Clallam, Jefferson counties

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA Voter Guide, produced as a public service by the Peninsula Daily News, is now available online. Click on: http://issuu.com/peninsuladailynews/docs/vote072015web?e=1313114/14224028 Included in the… Continue reading

BEFORE YOU VOTE — Check out our voter guide for primary elections in Clallam, Jefferson counties
DEADLINE TODAY – HURRY!  Enter our Lavender Photo Contest (you don't need a purple camera!)

DEADLINE TODAY – HURRY! Enter our Lavender Photo Contest (you don’t need a purple camera!)

HAVE YOU CAPTURED an incredible lavender picture? An expansive purple field in Sequim? A family meandering among the flowers? The majestic Olympic Mountains and a… Continue reading

DEADLINE TODAY – HURRY!  Enter our Lavender Photo Contest (you don't need a purple camera!)

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s business meetings

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

Fire consumes 2.5 acres of hay fields near Sequim

SEQUIM — A hay field fire charred several acres and cast a smoky pall over farms during Lavender Weekend before being extinguished by a multiple-agency… Continue reading