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Steve Johnson  [Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Profile]

PENINSULA PROFILE: He’s rooted in the community

AGNEW — Steve Johnson is not a big talker. He is a farmer, after all, a man who has made a living from the land… Continue reading

Steve Johnson  [Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Profile]
Douglas MacIntyre and Maggie Petersen

Mime’s the word: Port Angeles Symphony’s zany concert tonight is speechless

PORT ANGELES — Tonight’s Port Angeles Symphony concert is not about to go smoothly. A couple of playful people from out of town plan to… Continue reading

Douglas MacIntyre and Maggie Petersen

WEEKEND: Magic Circle to join PA Symphony

PORT ANGELES — This Saturday’s Port Angeles Symphony concert is not about to go smoothly. A couple of playful people from out of town plan… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Port Townsend Film Festival's dazzling lineup

WEEKEND — Port Townsend Film Festival’s dazzling lineup

PORT TOWNSEND — The festival lineup is dazzling — and so are the prices of the passes. But wait, says Janette Force, executive director of… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Port Townsend Film Festival's dazzling lineup

WEEKEND — VIDEO — Port Townsend Film Festival, interview with its executive director

PORT TOWNSEND-BASED independent multi-media journalist and videographer Jack Olmsted interviews Janette Force, executive director of the 13th annual three-day Port Townsend Film Festival, which runs… Continue reading

Cort Armstrong

Nash’s Farm Store holding first anniversary today

DUNGENESS — This harvest season, full circles are easily found around the farm. Nash's Farm Store, for example, was a creamery back in Sequim's dairy-rich… Continue reading

Cort Armstrong

WEEKEND: Donations sought for USO-inspired veterans benefit

FORKS — Organizers are seeking donations for a USO-inspired 1940s-themed party planned in October as a benefit for Sarge’s Place, a transitional-housing project for veterans.… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Great Beginnings grants available

PORT ANGELES — United Way of Clallam County is accepting applications for $100,000 available for Great Beginnings grants for children’s program in 2013. To be… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Quilts to be on display at Jefferson fairgrounds

PORT TOWNSEND — More than 100 quilts will be on display at the Cabin Fever Quilters of Jefferson County’s 31st Quilt Show from 10 a.m.… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Radio-controlled model fly-in, POW/MIA commemoration set on Peninsula

Everything from a fly-in of radio-controlled aircraft to a POW/MIA commemoration is planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. For more information on other… Continue reading

Choreographer Yukio Suzuki

WEEKEND: Unique performance promises to reverberate

PORT TOWNSEND — The inaugural Reverberations festival promises to provide a combination of art, music and performance in a once-in-a-lifetime setting this weekend. Centrum is… Continue reading

Choreographer Yukio Suzuki

Port Angeles poet to share ‘Tremolo’ on Friday

PORT ANGELES — Alice Derry laid her heart between the pages of her book Tremolo. “For Bruce and Lisel,” she writes near the front, dedicating… Continue reading

On her free Elwha Discovery Walks

Walkers see past, present on bottom of former Lake Aldwell

PORT ANGELES — To see what transition looks like and to feel it under our feet — this is the place. Walking across the bottom… Continue reading

On her free Elwha Discovery Walks
Larry Eifert shows off "A Walk on the Wild Side

Port Townsend artist reveals his ‘Wild Side’

PORT TOWNSEND — Fifty kinds of wild things, close up and together: They're now found on a mural in the middle of their natural surroundings… Continue reading

Larry Eifert shows off "A Walk on the Wild Side
Lower Elwha Klallam tribal chairwoman Frances Charles

Lower Elwha Klallam women remember road to renewal

PORT ANGELES — This is a story of healing, a story of connection between a strong people and a powerful river. The Lower Elwha Klallam… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal chairwoman Frances Charles
Susan Parr Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

PENINSULA PROFILE: She helps travelers reach dream destinations

Joe Cruz and Marilyn Cooke, both 74, could have become completely stressed about their forthcoming trip. “I was having heart palpitations, just getting packed,” said… Continue reading

Susan Parr Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Jeff Crane

Texas professor’s book about Elwha River finalist for state award

SEATTLE — Jeff Crane, a Texas professor who was once a teenager roaming alongside the Elwha River, is feeling gratitude for two kinds of praise.… Continue reading

Jeff Crane

Tribe to offer free activities Monday for anniversary of dam project

PORT ANGELES — To mark the first anniversary of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams' deconstruction, the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe is hosting free public… Continue reading

Slurpin’ wolf: Jamie Pate

Born to be wild: Steppenwolf music, live wolf to benefit Sequim-area game farm today

SEQUIM — Coming to the stage today: Steppenwolf and a live wolf named Jacob. Olympic Game Farm, home to some 275 creatures at 1423 Ward… Continue reading

Slurpin’ wolf: Jamie Pate
WEEKEND: History to come alive at Port Angeles Heritage Days on Saturday, Sunday

WEEKEND: History to come alive at Port Angeles Heritage Days on Saturday, Sunday

PORT ANGELES — Civil War re-enactors from across Western Washington will be some of the new faces at the Port Angeles Downtown Association's 11th annual… Continue reading

WEEKEND: History to come alive at Port Angeles Heritage Days on Saturday, Sunday