Peninsula Daily News

Scholarships available for weeklong music camp at Lake Crescent

PORT ANGELES — Scholarships are available for Camp Heebie Jeebies, the weeklong music camp for young jazz instrumentalists and vocalists at Lake Crescent. The program,… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Forks basketball fun run/walk . . . Olympic Junior Babe Ruth meeting . . . Learn to row day . . . Coed youth flag football

Forks basketball fun run/walk FORKS — The Forks High School boys basketball team will hold a 5K run and 2.5K walk Saturday, June 20. The… Continue reading

YOUTH SPORTS: Baseball and softball roundup

Athlete’s Choice earns two Babe Ruth victories PORT ANGELES — Athlete’s Choice picked up two wins in three Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball contests last… Continue reading

State Patrol looking for male driver after Highway 101 rollover north of Brinnon injures two women

BRINNON — The State Patrol has little information to work with in identifying a male driver who fled the scene after two women received injuries… Continue reading

Tsunami siren test set today for North Olympic Peninsula coast

All Hazard Alert Broadcast System tsunami warning sirens will sound in communities along the North Olympic Peninsula coast at noon today. In Jefferson County, sirens… Continue reading

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Ediz Hook access to be blocked Friday night, Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Repair work on a small bridge near the Nippon Paper Industries USA mill will block access to Ediz Hook on Friday night… Continue reading

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1A STATE TRACK: Port Townsend’s Seton takes fifth in javelin

[Editor's Note: Updated to correct and clarify the preliminary finishes of two Port Townsend athletes.] CHENEY — Port Townsend senior Jeff Seton earned the highest… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Jamestown S’Klallam tribe to host business showcase this Saturday in Blyn . . . and other items

BLYN — Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Library will sponsor Heron Happenings small-business showcase at Red Cedar Hall on the Jamestown S'Klallam tribal complex, 1033 Old Blyn… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

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

EYE ON CLALLAM: County commissioners to host briefing with state public lands official today

The three Clallam County commissioners will hold a briefing with state Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark today. The briefing will begin at 9:30 a.m.… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend begins comprehensive plan update procedure today

The Port Townsend City Council will hear a comprehensive plan update today and refine issues for an upcoming town meeting. The council will convene at… Continue reading

Free jazz concert scheduled in Peninsula College Pub this Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — A free concert with the 20-piece Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble is set for lunch time this Tuesday at Peninsula College’s Pirate Union… Continue reading

Garden clubs from across state to converge in Port Angeles for convention starting Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — The Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs will gather at the Red Lion Hotel this week for its 82nd annual convention. The… Continue reading

Guess the Guest: Second clue to Port Townsend Film Festival celebrity announced

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Film Festival has announced the second of three clues to the identity of the 2015 special guest in its… Continue reading

Motorcyclists sent to Seattle hospital after U.S. Highway 101 crash near Brinnon

Peninsula Daily News BRINNON — A motorcycle wreck on Dosewallips Road off U.S. Highway 101 near Brinnon has led to a motorcyclist and his passenger… Continue reading

New state poet laureate sought; application deadline is July 31

SEATTLE — Washington state needs a new poet laureate, a messenger to spread the news about poetry's relevance in everyday life. The position, established in… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: ‘Health from A to Z’ presentations scheduled at Port Hadlock library starting today . . . and other items

PORT HADLOCK — Free “Health from A to Z” presentations will take place at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., from 6 p.m. to… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office chaplain Andy Pursley

NEWS BRIEFS: Clallam County Sheriff’s Office chaplain graduates from training . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chaplain Andy Pursley recently graduated from the Police and Fire Chaplain Training Academy. The academy partners with the… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office chaplain Andy Pursley
The Canote Brothers: Greg

Old-time fiddlers campout in Sequim on June 11-14

Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM — The local chapter of the Washington Old Time Fiddlers will hold its June Campout at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290… Continue reading

The Canote Brothers: Greg

Poets to read works at Port Angeles event this Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — Gayle Kaune, author of the poetry collection All the Birds Awake, and William Mawhinney, whose books include Cairns Along the World, will… Continue reading