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Classes and Lessons — learn to swing dance, martial arts, painting classes

FIND LOW-COST activities and lessons for yourself or your kids. Classes and Lessons appears in the Peninsula Daily News every Friday-Saturday (weekend edition) . .… Continue reading

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Advisory to be lifted today against contact with Port Angeles Harbor waters

PORT ANGELES — An advisory warning against recreational contact with the water of Port Angeles Harbor will be lifted today, a Clallam County health official… Continue reading

Application deadline is Sept. 30 for Port Townsend School Board vacancy; selection to be made in October

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend School Board members plan to choose a temporary member next month to fill Anne Burkart’s position. The board accepted Burkart’s… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEF — Sequim thrift shop to open Sept. 20

SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild Thrift Shop, 204 W. Bell St., will be open Saturday, Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The… Continue reading

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Candidates for Clallam District Court 1 judge spar at Port Angeles voters forum

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of three reports on Saturday's voters forum at the Elwha Klallam Heritage Center in Port Angeles. A third on… Continue reading

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Check out event-by-event judging results from Clallam, Jefferson county fairs

THE MANY WINNERS from last month's Jefferson County and Clallam County fairs are being posted on the Peninsula Daily News' website as the results are… Continue reading

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Clallam County Commissioner Jim McEntire proposes pay cuts for several elected county officials

PORT ANGELES — Citing a need for elected officials to “show some example in leadership of tightening our belts,” Jim McEntire, one of the three… Continue reading

Workers on Sunday ready the steel beams used to move the Enchanted Valley chalet in Olympic National Park. National Park Service

Enchanted Valley chalet pushed back from river bank as work continues in remote Olympic National Park locale

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The Enchanted Valley chalet has been moved away from the eroding edge of the Quinault River. The historic chalet, which was… Continue reading

Workers on Sunday ready the steel beams used to move the Enchanted Valley chalet in Olympic National Park. National Park Service
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In praise of the little dimpled Ozette potato

SUNDAY'S THIRD ANNUAL Potato Dig at the Cowan Ranch Heritage Area at 515 Hoko-Ozette Road west of Clallam Bay brought folks around Clallam County out… Continue reading

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Input sought at Tuesday forum for new Port Angeles High School

PORT ANGELES — A second forum to hear what the community wants in a new high school is planned at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. McGranahan Architects… Continue reading

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Jefferson County District Court, sheriff candidates speak to issues at bar association forum

PORT TOWNSEND — Leadership style and court demeanor were topics discussed by two candidates for Jefferson County District Court judge at a Tuesday forum, which… Continue reading

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Jefferson Healthcare Foundation to host ‘Evening of Hope’ fundraiser Sept. 13 at Fort Worden Commons

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare Foundation will host its inaugural fundraiser, “Evening of Hope,” on Sept. 13 to raise money for 3-D mammography equipment. The… Continue reading

Learn how to use your Kindle, Nook and other E-readers

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., is offering 30-minute appointments with expert library staff for hands-on, one-on-one technology tutoring. These… Continue reading

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Lecture in Sequim on Sept. 13 to look at growing mushrooms

SEQUIM — Lowell Dietz will demonstrate how to cultivate edible mushrooms at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. The free lecture will be at the Clallam… Continue reading

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Open house slated Thursday in Forks for ‘Twilight’-related weekend

FORKS — An open house will kick off Stephenie Meyer Day/Bella’s Birthday Weekend celebrations at the Forks Chamber of Commerce’s Visitor Center, 1411 S. Forks… Continue reading

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Port of Port Angeles commissioners approve rewritten lease policy

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved a policy increasing commissioner oversight of leases and detailing procedures for how property leases… Continue reading

Preliminary 2015 Clallam County budget shows $481,787 shortfall to be addressed

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County officials will tackle a projected $481,787 budget shortfall in the coming months to balance the books for 2015. The three… Continue reading

Second-degree murder trial underway in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Jury selection began Tuesday in the second-degree murder trial of Casey Joseph Balch. Balch, 23, of Port Angeles is charged with second-degree… Continue reading

Sequim chooses to borrow funds for new civic center

SEQUIM –– On a split vote, the City Council decided to hang onto cash reserves in the water and sewer funds and issue revenue bonds… Continue reading

Sequim City Council decides against action on labor initiatives

SEQUIM –– The City Council has unanimously agreed not to act on a pair of citizen initiatives aimed at changing the way the city deals… Continue reading