Port Angeles celebrates history as new district dedicated

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles went back in time briefly Saturday as the community celebrated its new historic district. Civic leaders standing in front of… Continue reading

Rhody Parade draws big crowds

PORT TOWNSEND — After a week of sunshine, organizers of the 76th annual Rhododendron Parade were expecting good weather for Saturday's parade, so the morning's… Continue reading

Sequim man’s sports theme chosen for Windermere Sand Sculpture Classic

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man's idea will inspire sand sculpture artists during the Windermere Sand Sculpture Classic at Arts in Action on July 22-24.… Continue reading

Washington state funds two projects on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — The state’s two-year transportation budget signed last week provides funding for the Deer Park underpass project and the Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry route.… Continue reading

PA Fire Department pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Fire Department's annual pancake benefit breakfast is 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m Saturday at the fire station, 102 E.… Continue reading

Vote on the best Sequim Irrigation Festival photo!

THIS YEAR MARKED the 116th anniversary of the Irrigation Festival (which concluded last weekend), and to celebrate this milestone, Sequim This Week — a weekly… Continue reading

End of the world? Ready for the Rapture? How about a party instead?

By: Peninsula Daily News and Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — For some, it's Judgment Day. For others, it's party time. A loosely organized Christian movement… Continue reading

  • May 20, 2011
  • By: Peninsula Daily News and Associated Press

ACTI’s chief accepts regional award in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mike Rauch, president and chief executive officer of Angeles Composite Technologies Inc., accepted an award Thursday recognizing the Port Angeles business as… Continue reading

Biomass forum scheduled in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The League of Women Voters of Clallam County and Peninsula College will host a forum on biomass cogeneration Monday. The free forum… Continue reading

Equine herpes virus forces cancellation of horse show

PORT TOWNSEND — A highly contagious and potentially fatal equine herpes virus that has been found in at least six states has forced the cancellation… Continue reading

First Street a little less sticky second day

PORT ANGELES — The tar that was tracked up and down downtown sidewalks and into businesses Wednesday proved to be less of a problem Thursday.… Continue reading

Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby promises to be a quack-up

PORT ANGELES — A quacky sort of family fun will race into Port Angeles on Sunday. The 22nd annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby will… Continue reading

Historic figures, vintage cars to celebrate Port Angeles historic district that now has federal recognition

PORT ANGELES — The new historic district on Lincoln Street has gone national. When the state-recognized historic district is dedicated Saturday — with a band,… Continue reading

Military exhibit opens at Sequim’s Museum & Arts Center

SEQUIM — The Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley will mark the opening of an ongoing historical display of military memorabilia with a… Continue reading

Missing Sequim hiker, 72, tells of 24-hour walk back to trail

SEQUIM — Suk-Seong Chan was hiking with fellow members of the Klahhane Hiking Club on Slab Camp trail Wednesday when she made what could have… Continue reading

PenPly cuts wages to afford materials; president says move is temporary

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula Plywood is cutting pay by 10 percent for its hourly workers, a move the company’s president said is needed to fill… Continue reading

Port Angeles Fire Department cooks up annual pancake fundraiser

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Fire Department is cooking up plans for the annual Pancake Benefit Breakfast on Saturday. The eighth annual breakfast will… Continue reading

Rhododendron Festival uniquely Port Townsend — this weekend’s events

PORT TOWNSEND—The annual Rhododendron Festival, which is now in full swing, is an event that demonstrates what is unique about Port Townsend while bringing people… Continue reading

State board rules in favor of Port Townsend Paper biomass project

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Pollution Control Board has effectively denied an appeal of a permit for a $55 million upgrade of the Port Townsend… Continue reading

Swedish Medical Center officials to come to Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Top officials from Swedish Medical Center will make site visits to Olympic Medical Center next month to discus a potential affiliation with… Continue reading