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Linda Uhlig and her grandson Jason Kibe, 13, of Port Angeles place an American flag near the grave of a fallen military hero at Ocean View Cemetery in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Memorial Day services planned on Peninsula

The Captain Joseph House Foundation will mark Memorial Day with a ceremony today, while other commemorations on the North Olympic Peninsula will be Monday. The… Continue reading

Linda Uhlig and her grandson Jason Kibe, 13, of Port Angeles place an American flag near the grave of a fallen military hero at Ocean View Cemetery in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
An American flag adorns a grave at Mount Angeles Memorial Park in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Memorial Day ceremonies marked across Peninsula

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated to correct the address of Gardiner Cemetery. Memorial Day ceremonies are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula. Here… Continue reading

An American flag adorns a grave at Mount Angeles Memorial Park in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
More invaders found: Invasive green crabs on the rise on Peninsula

More invaders found: Invasive green crabs on the rise on Peninsula

The invasive European green crab count continues to rise on the Dungeness Spit. Researchers said 60 crabs had been caught by crews as… Continue reading

More invaders found: Invasive green crabs on the rise on Peninsula
Makers Square remains in planning, design phase at Fort Worden

Makers Square remains in planning, design phase at Fort Worden

The Fort Worden Public Development Authority is still in the planning phase for an arts community in Makers Square at Fort Worden.… Continue reading

Makers Square remains in planning, design phase at Fort Worden
U.S. denies visa to Togo man who works with Rotary Club to build toilets for his village

U.S. denies visa to Togo man who works with Rotary Club to build toilets for his village

In hopes of spreading awareness about the need for Nor’Wester Rotary’s toilet-building program in a West-African country, the group asked the project… Continue reading

U.S. denies visa to Togo man who works with Rotary Club to build toilets for his village
High toxin level prompts Anderson Lake closure

High toxin level prompts Anderson Lake closure

Anderson Lake has been closed after water tests found high levels of a potent nerve toxin produced by blue-green algae nearly five weeks… Continue reading

High toxin level prompts Anderson Lake closure

18-year-old dies in single-car wreck after car plunges down embankment

An 18-year-old Port Angeles teenager died Friday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after the vehicle he was traveling in plunged down an… Continue reading

A lifetime of remembering: Iwo Jima survivor tells of grief, patriotism

A lifetime of remembering: Iwo Jima survivor tells of grief, patriotism

The U.S. flag planted high in the Finn Hall Road yard of 91-year-old Marion “Skip” Yandell, a World War II Marine veteran,… Continue reading

A lifetime of remembering: Iwo Jima survivor tells of grief, patriotism

Rider says threesome taking selfies before fall from Ferris wheel

A Ferris wheel rider told police that on May 18, when a gondola that was carrying her, her partner and Groth’s 8-year-old… Continue reading

State shuts down Port Angeles day care center

State shuts down Port Angeles day care center

The state Department of Early Learning shut down Buzi Bee Daycare in Port Angeles, citing numerous health and safety reasons dating back… Continue reading

State shuts down Port Angeles day care center
Riders get oh, so close: Port Angeles loses state softball title game 5-1

Riders get oh, so close: Port Angeles loses state softball title game 5-1

The Port Angeles Roughriders (22-2) came up one game short of a state softball title, losing to WF West of Chehalis 5-1 in… Continue reading

Riders get oh, so close: Port Angeles loses state softball title game 5-1

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend School Board to talk new elementary school construction costs

The Port Townsend School Board will discuss approving guaranteed maximum construction costs for Salish Coast Elementary School when it meets Monday. The special meeting will… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: School health clinic on county agenda

The three Clallam County commissioners will consider endorsing a health clinic at Port Angeles High School when they meet Tuesday. The meeting will begin at… Continue reading

Police report cites eyewitness accounts of fall from Ferris wheel

Police report cites eyewitness accounts of fall from Ferris wheel

A safety inspector determined that a Rhododendron Festival Ferris wheel ride had been safe to operate after a purple gondola dumped out… Continue reading

Police report cites eyewitness accounts of fall from Ferris wheel
Paul Destrooper and Andrea Bayne are among the nine Ballet Victoria dancers returning to Port Angeles for this weekend’s Juan de Fuca Festival. (Philip D. Lusk)

Blues, ballet — and beyond: Juan de Fuca Festival to ‘explore all forms’

Brace yourself. The forecast calls for a deluge. It’s the kind we… Continue reading

  • May 26, 2017
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Paul Destrooper and Andrea Bayne are among the nine Ballet Victoria dancers returning to Port Angeles for this weekend’s Juan de Fuca Festival. (Philip D. Lusk)

Juan de Fuca Festival schedule

The four-day Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts begins today and runs through Monday. Tickets are available outside the Vern Burton… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners approve no-shooting areas near Port Townsend

Jefferson commissioners approve no-shooting areas near Port Townsend

Jefferson County commissioners have unanimously approved two no-shooting areas in the Ocean Grove area east of Beckett Point. The decision came after… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners approve no-shooting areas near Port Townsend
Collection adds more to upcoming Forever Twilight in Forks festival

Collection adds more to upcoming Forever Twilight in Forks festival

Very Important Twilighters tickets are going fast. Lissy Andros, Forks Chamber of Commerce executive director, told… Continue reading

Collection adds more to upcoming Forever Twilight in Forks festival
Olympic National Park constructing bilingual entrance signs

Olympic National Park constructing bilingual entrance signs

Can you speak Klallam? If not, Olympic National Park is erecting entrance signs that translate a Klallam phrase into “welcome.” A… Continue reading

Olympic National Park constructing bilingual entrance signs
Competency exam ordered for student charged with killing Sequim woman

Competency exam ordered for student charged with killing Sequim woman

A Bainbridge High School student charged with second-degree murder will be examined to see if he is competent to enter a plea… Continue reading

Competency exam ordered for student charged with killing Sequim woman