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Jackson Chapman, 3, of Sequim plays with a model train display during the 22nd annual Train Show and Swap Meet on Saturday at the Home Arts Building at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. The two-day event, hosted by the North Olympic Peninsula Railroaders, featured a variety of model railroad sets and accessories for sale or trade, as well as operating train layouts on display. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Jackson Chapman, 3, of Sequim plays with a model train display during the 22nd annual Train Show and Swap Meet on Saturday at the Home… Continue reading

Jackson Chapman, 3, of Sequim plays with a model train display during the 22nd annual Train Show and Swap Meet on Saturday at the Home Arts Building at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. The two-day event, hosted by the North Olympic Peninsula Railroaders, featured a variety of model railroad sets and accessories for sale or trade, as well as operating train layouts on display. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles closes Waterfront Trail portion

The city of Port Angeles will close a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail for maintenance beginning at 8 a.m. today. The… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene Ranger Dominic Smith dashes around Logger Dominiq Sprague during a game in Quilcene on Saturday.

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Quilcene starts off fast against Crescent

PA loses at Lumen Field; Forks falls to Morton-White Pass

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene Ranger Dominic Smith dashes around Logger Dominiq Sprague during a game in Quilcene on Saturday.
The Quilcene High School cheer squad practices a routine before the start of the Quilcene Fair parade on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Quilcene fair

The Quilcene High School cheer squad practices a routine before the start of the Quilcene Fair parade on Saturday.… Continue reading

The Quilcene High School cheer squad practices a routine before the start of the Quilcene Fair parade on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Ralph Parsons of Port Angeles, an employe of the Clallam County Parks, Fair and Facilities department, scrapes sand and gravel from the public boat launch at Cline Spit County Park. Parsons said readying the ramp is part of an effort to facilitate boaters and anglers during fishing season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Readying the ramp

Ralph Parsons of Port Angeles, an employe of the Clallam County Parks, Fair and Facilities department, scrapes sand and gravel from the public boat launch… Continue reading

Ralph Parsons of Port Angeles, an employe of the Clallam County Parks, Fair and Facilities department, scrapes sand and gravel from the public boat launch at Cline Spit County Park. Parsons said readying the ramp is part of an effort to facilitate boaters and anglers during fishing season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The Aleutian Isle lays on its side suspended by crane after being lifted to the surface on Saturday. (Canada Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans)

Sunken vessel lifted from depths of Haro Strait

Aleutian Isle fishing boat sank on Aug. 13

The Aleutian Isle lays on its side suspended by crane after being lifted to the surface on Saturday. (Canada Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans)
Nancy Hughes via Unsplash Ornamental Cabbage (Brassica Oleracea) can give your garden color and interest though the winter.

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t leave fall chores to last minute

WELL HERE WE go, autumn officially begins this Thursday at 6:04 p.m., and that means there are a number of “do’s and don’ts” for this… Continue reading

Nancy Hughes via Unsplash Ornamental Cabbage (Brassica Oleracea) can give your garden color and interest though the winter.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A pleasure boat sits aground on the north side of Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Friday.

Cabin cruiser washes onto Ediz Hook

No environmental threat, said Coast Guard, DOE

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A pleasure boat sits aground on the north side of Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Friday.
The Creative Alliance of Fort Worden members are pictured, top row, from left, Heron Scott, Port Townsend School of Woodworking; Renee Klein, Madrona MindBody Institute; Robert Ambrose and Kate Ingram, KPTZ; with, far right David Timmons, Fort Worden Public Development Authority. middle row, from left, Joseph Bednarik, Copper Canyon Press; Rob Birman, Centrum; George Knotek, Copper Canyon Press; and bottom row, from left, Randy Arent, Corvidae Press; and Teresa Verraes, Northwind Art.

Creative Alliance ‘historic’

Nonprofits to invest in Fort Worden

The Creative Alliance of Fort Worden members are pictured, top row, from left, Heron Scott, Port Townsend School of Woodworking; Renee Klein, Madrona MindBody Institute; Robert Ambrose and Kate Ingram, KPTZ; with, far right David Timmons, Fort Worden Public Development Authority. middle row, from left, Joseph Bednarik, Copper Canyon Press; Rob Birman, Centrum; George Knotek, Copper Canyon Press; and bottom row, from left, Randy Arent, Corvidae Press; and Teresa Verraes, Northwind Art.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Max Albert Ruffo, 4 1/2 from Port Townsend, rides the anchor fluke like a bucking bronco while visiting Point Hudson with his grandma on Tuesday.
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Imaginative play at Point Hudson

Max Albert Ruffo, 4½, from Port Townsend rides the anchor fluke like a bucking bronco while visiting Point Hudson with his grandmother.… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Max Albert Ruffo, 4 1/2 from Port Townsend, rides the anchor fluke like a bucking bronco while visiting Point Hudson with his grandma on Tuesday.
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Performer illustrates singing traditions of northeast Scotland

Folks singer advocate for Scots language

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Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Elaine Bradford and Cecelia Schouten participate in a variation of balloon volleyball in which participants keep three balloons going by hitting them with pool noodles. Schouten, according to her daughter Valerie Schouten, was always very athletic and loved climbing trees as a child. She was recruited to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, but her father said, “no.”

Respite for all at Tim’s Place

Community rallies to support people dealing with memory loss

  • Sep 17, 2022
  • By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Elaine Bradford and Cecelia Schouten participate in a variation of balloon volleyball in which participants keep three balloons going by hitting them with pool noodles. Schouten, according to her daughter Valerie Schouten, was always very athletic and loved climbing trees as a child. She was recruited to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, but her father said, “no.”
Ruby Beach has reopened to the public after improvements were completed. NPS Photo

Ruby Beach reopens after upgrades

The Ruby Beach parking area and access road at Olympic National Park has reopened after a three-month closure. Ruby Beach reopened on… Continue reading

Ruby Beach has reopened to the public after improvements were completed. NPS Photo

Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday

The Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s is planned at Pope Marine Park today. As of Friday, 77 participants on 23 teams… Continue reading

YMCA eyeing 2024 for early learning center

$4.5M facility to serve up to 92 children

Clallam to view Field Hall funding; Jefferson conducts workshop

Government meetings across North Olympic Peninsula

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group The Sequim football field sits empty during a Salute to Seniors event on April 17, 2020. The stadium and field will be named and dedicated at a ceremony before tonight's Sequim-Bainbridge football game.

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Week 3 sees Sequim hosting a facility dedication ceremony and Port Angeles playing at the Seahawks stadium

Riders face North Kitsap in Seattle on Saturday

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group The Sequim football field sits empty during a Salute to Seniors event on April 17, 2020. The stadium and field will be named and dedicated at a ceremony before tonight's Sequim-Bainbridge football game.
Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News Composer Noah Michael Smith, left, and Camaraderie Cellars winemaker Don Corson admire “Spirit of Hildegard,” Corson’s sculpture in jade. Smith and Corson have collaborated on a performance celebrating Hildegard von Bingen this Saturday.

Saturday performance blends music, poetry

This being the Season of Creation, two Port Angeles residents are planning a get-together on Saturday… Continue reading

  • Sep 16, 2022
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News Composer Noah Michael Smith, left, and Camaraderie Cellars winemaker Don Corson admire “Spirit of Hildegard,” Corson’s sculpture in jade. Smith and Corson have collaborated on a performance celebrating Hildegard von Bingen this Saturday.

Entertainment ranges from plays to fairs and concerts this weekend

A one-person cast will perform a play… Continue reading

Jefferson County Historical Society to honor historic preservation projects

Eleven awards noted on Saturday at Ajax Cafe