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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Discovery Bay women play front nine

Sunshine and warmer spring weather greeted the women of Discovery Bay for their regular Thursday play. Spring also means important course work… Continue reading

Mia Pozernick, Sequim softball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Mia Pozernick, Sequim softball

Sequim’s Mia Pozernick had a heck of an April for the Wolves’ softball squad. First of all, she hit a three-run home run to help… Continue reading

Mia Pozernick, Sequim softball.

Book discussion groups planned for May at NOLS

The North Olympic Library System will host book discussions in person and online this month. • The Second Tuesday Book Discussion Group… Continue reading

Clallam County holds off using fair ticketing service

Commissioner questions marketing advantages

Ed Bedford, Port Angeles High School Class of 1965 and owner of Bedford Soda, stands with Chris Fidler, project director for the Field Arts & Events Hall, holding a $25,000 check for the venue’s capital campaign.

Field Hall challenges PA graduates

High school alumni are contributing to arts center

Ed Bedford, Port Angeles High School Class of 1965 and owner of Bedford Soda, stands with Chris Fidler, project director for the Field Arts & Events Hall, holding a $25,000 check for the venue’s capital campaign.

Field Hall fundraising at 89 percent of goal

The Field Arts & Events Hall was nearly 90 percent funded as of the end of last week. Executive Director Steve Raider-Ginsberg… Continue reading

Children cavort in a sea of foam as an activity for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday at the YMCA of Port Angeles. The event featured a variety of youth activities designed to promote a healthy lifestyle. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Healthy Kids Day at YMCA of Port Angeles

Children cavort in a sea of foam as an activity for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday at the YMCA of Port Angeles. The event featured… Continue reading

Children cavort in a sea of foam as an activity for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday at the YMCA of Port Angeles. The event featured a variety of youth activities designed to promote a healthy lifestyle. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Hood Canal Bridge to be closed for lighting repairs

The state Department of Transportation will replace lighting hardware on the Hood Canal Bridge in June. Nighttime commuters should expect closures. The closures… Continue reading

Jefferson County de-prioritizes psychedelics

Commissioners state support for decriminalization

Port Townsend’s Erica Bauermeister has published her fifth novel, “No Two Persons,” and will give a reading at the Cotton Building this Tuesday evening.

Nine lives plus one: Local author’s novel explores connections

This one was “a high-wire act,” the author said of her latest book. “No Two Persons” by Erica Bauermeister of Port Townsend… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s Erica Bauermeister has published her fifth novel, “No Two Persons,” and will give a reading at the Cotton Building this Tuesday evening.

No serious injuries in three-vehicle wreck

No one was seriously injured when a deer caused a three-vehicle wreck that included a runaway vehicle in the Morse Creek section… Continue reading

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Razor Clams openings are set for the outer coast later this week.

OUTDOORS: Season’s final razor clam digs announced

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers this weekend confirmed that final coastal razor clam digs of the season can proceed as… Continue reading

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Razor Clams openings are set for the outer coast later this week.

Security training set for Wednesday-Thursday

Naval Magazine Indian Island has scheduled security training exercises for Wednesday and Thursday. Training activities will take place near the installation’s main… Continue reading

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks before signing multiple bills meant to prevent gun violence on April 25, 2023, at the Capitol in Olympia. On Monday, Inslee announced he does not plan to seek a fourth term. He was most recently re-elected in 2020, making him only the second Washington state governor to serve three consecutive terms. (Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press, file)

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee won’t seek fourth term

Washington Gov. Jay Inlsee, a Democrat who sought to make the state a leader on progressive policies from climate change to gun violence… Continue reading

  • May 1, 2023
  • By Gene Johnson and Ed Komenda The Associated Press
  • Regional News
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks before signing multiple bills meant to prevent gun violence on April 25, 2023, at the Capitol in Olympia. On Monday, Inslee announced he does not plan to seek a fourth term. He was most recently re-elected in 2020, making him only the second Washington state governor to serve three consecutive terms. (Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press, file)
Molly Yanoff Odell, 12, and Darby Berg, 12, both from Port Townsend, model 1890 swimwear costumes during a Victorian Era fashion show at the Legion Hall on Saturday. The girls took part in the Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival, which was at various venues over the weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Victorian Festival

Molly Yanoff Odell, 12, and Darby Berg, 12, both from Port Townsend, model 1890 swimwear costumes during a Victorian Era fashion show at the Legion… Continue reading

Molly Yanoff Odell, 12, and Darby Berg, 12, both from Port Townsend, model 1890 swimwear costumes during a Victorian Era fashion show at the Legion Hall on Saturday. The girls took part in the Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival, which was at various venues over the weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Bids for Sequim library expansion planned for fall

Construction could finish by end of 2024

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Clallam EDC sees potential in innovative forest products

Federal grants could boost local industry

Sequim Wolves.

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim girls shine at Shelton track invitational

Port Angeles’ Gladfelter second in three events

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Matthew Nash/ Olympic Peninsula News Group At Sequim Food Bank, volunteers, from left, Kevin Wilson, Betty Gwaltyney, Corky Schadler, Melody Wilson, John Matson and Melissa Vemi with Sequim Community Church, worked together to build two planters, fill them with dirt and plant lavender for Sequim Beautiful Day. Not pictured was Steve Gale.

Volunteers enhance Sequim sites for Beautiful Day

Painting, planting and scrubbing were on the checklists of more than 100 volunteers for Sequim Beautiful Day. The fifth annual event on Saturday… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/ Olympic Peninsula News Group At Sequim Food Bank, volunteers, from left, Kevin Wilson, Betty Gwaltyney, Corky Schadler, Melody Wilson, John Matson and Melissa Vemi with Sequim Community Church, worked together to build two planters, fill them with dirt and plant lavender for Sequim Beautiful Day. Not pictured was Steve Gale.
From left, Seattle Kraken center Jaden Schwartz, defenseman Jamie Oleksiak and goaltender Philipp Grubauer celebrate as time runs out in the third period of Game 7 of an NHL first-round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Denver. The Kraken won 2-1 to advance to round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Dallas Stars. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Kraken win Game 7 to eliminate defending champion Avalanche

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, Philipp Grubauer was stellar in stopping 33 shots and the Seattle Kraken eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2023
  • Pat Graham The Associated Press
  • NHL
From left, Seattle Kraken center Jaden Schwartz, defenseman Jamie Oleksiak and goaltender Philipp Grubauer celebrate as time runs out in the third period of Game 7 of an NHL first-round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Denver. The Kraken won 2-1 to advance to round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Dallas Stars. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)