WEEKEND: Big band jazz to swing Fort Worden

PORT TOWNSEND — Celebrated big-band jazz man Gordon Goodwin and 18 musicians from around the Northwest have been together this past week for a four-day… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Dance to raise funds for Port Angeles Farmers Market

PORT ANGELES — The Fiddle Kids of Port Angeles plus Hot Damn Scandal, a self-described “tipsy American Gypsy blues” band, will play this Saturday night… Continue reading

FarmStrong — including  Jim Faddis

WEEKEND: FarmStrong to fete CD with party Saturday

SEQUIM — When singer, guitarist and music historian Cort Armstrong set out to record a CD at Dungeness Community Studios, he knew it would be… Continue reading

FarmStrong — including  Jim Faddis
Donna Caldwell of Port Angeles

WEEKEND: Halloween fun starts early on Peninsula

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 25. Halloween spooks will be out and about this weekend before Thursday's All Hallow's Eve, as the… Continue reading

Donna Caldwell of Port Angeles

WEEKEND: Mashup of monsters on Brinnon stage

Today and tonight are Friday, Oct. 25. BRINNON — In the comedy “Frankenstein Slept Here,” the Baroness Frankenstein has opened the gates of her castle,… Continue reading

Firefighter C.J. Tesch

WEEKEND: Open house Saturday for new Chimacum fire station

CHIMACUM — The public can tour Saturday a new $2 million fire station that replaced a 60-year-old structure. “I think our leadership did a great… Continue reading

Firefighter C.J. Tesch

WEEKEND: Other area events on North Olympic Peninsula

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 25. A harvest meal, arts awards and an exercise fundraiser are among the attractions on the North… Continue reading

Diane Roberts and Don White portray two friends who share handwritten confidences in “Love Letters

WEEKEND: Play in Port Townsend captures lifelong friendship in letters

PORT TOWNSEND — These two friends live separate lives, lives with hairpin turns and twists of fate. The constant, though, for Melissa and Andy, is… Continue reading

Diane Roberts and Don White portray two friends who share handwritten confidences in “Love Letters
Peninsula College alumnus Anson Ka Lik Sin will join the Port Townsend Community Orchestra this Saturday night for a free concert in the Chimacum High School auditorium.

WEEKEND: Port Townsend orchestra begins season Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — An opera prelude from Italy, a Russian Romantic symphony, a soloist returning from Hong Kong: All of these, and then some, will… Continue reading

Peninsula College alumnus Anson Ka Lik Sin will join the Port Townsend Community Orchestra this Saturday night for a free concert in the Chimacum High School auditorium.

WEEKEND: WAVE food drive to begin Saturday to benefit East Jefferson food banks

PORT TOWNSEND — The annual WAVE Food Drive, an ecumenical effort by community churches, begins Saturday. The drive supports the four food banks of East… Continue reading

2014 Port Angeles budget proposes nixing nonprofit funds

PORT ANGELES — For the second year in a row, the city’s 2014 preliminary budget removes funding previously set aside for nonprofits providing health and… Continue reading

A floating home built by Little and Little Construction was put into the water at the Port Townsend Boat Haven on Wednesday in preparation for towing to Seattle.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

A North Olympic Peninsula cottage industry — and it floats!

PORT TOWNSEND — Since there isn't a lot of prime urban land left for building new luxury homes, some in the wealthier economic class are… Continue reading

A floating home built by Little and Little Construction was put into the water at the Port Townsend Boat Haven on Wednesday in preparation for towing to Seattle.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Ancient bones reburied at Diamond Point

DIAMOND POINT — The skeletal remains of a prehistoric woman found at Diamond Point in August were laid to rest in a private ceremony earlier… Continue reading

Linda Rotmark

Clallam Economic Development Council executive director to step down

PORT ANGELES — Linda Rotmark will step down as executive director of the Clallam County Economic Development Council at the end of this year, board… Continue reading

Linda Rotmark

Detectives close to identifying woman found dead near old Elwha Dam site

PORT ANGELES — Investigators said they are almost certain they know the identity of a woman found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound earlier this… Continue reading

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EEK! Enter our online contest for best Halloween costumes

By Jack Olantern Peninsula Daily News correspondent PENINSULA DAILY NEWS is holding an online contest to find the best Halloween costumes on the North Olympic… Continue reading

  • Oct 24, 2013
  • By Jack Olantern Peninsula Daily News correspondent
One of our contest sponsors is also holding a "Howl-oween" event. To learn more
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FDA warns pet owners about dangerous jerky treats

By MARY CLARE JALONICK The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is trying to solve a stubborn mystery surrounding the deaths of… Continue reading

  • Oct 24, 2013
  • By MARY CLARE JALONICK The Associated Press
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Federal employees in Washington state must repay unemployment benefits

By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Recently furloughed federal workers in Washington state will have to repay unemployment benefits they received during the 16-day partial… Continue reading

  • Oct 24, 2013
  • By The Associated Press
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Good News Breakfast Special continues at ‘The Bear’ in Sequim

WEEKDAY BREAKFAST CUSTOMERS at the Black Bear Diner in Sequim are getting something FREE with their entrée. Can you guess what that is? Read more… Continue reading

And who's the guy at the end . . .? (Click on photo to enlarge)
Handling paperwork effectively is topic of free small-business seminar Oct. 29

Handling paperwork effectively is topic of free small-business seminar Oct. 29

SEQUIM — Small-business owners and those who are thinking about starting a business are invited to learn the essentials of business paperwork management at a… Continue reading

Handling paperwork effectively is topic of free small-business seminar Oct. 29