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Alice Cordery, 7, a first-grade student at Jefferson Elementary School in Port Angeles, front, points to an artwork as her brother, Pat Cordery, 11, and mother, Teresa Cordery, follow along during an opening gala for Blooming Artists, an exhibition of nature-related art pieces on Tuesday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Blooming Artists Exhibit combines art, science

Work of more than 250 students on display

Alice Cordery, 7, a first-grade student at Jefferson Elementary School in Port Angeles, front, points to an artwork as her brother, Pat Cordery, 11, and mother, Teresa Cordery, follow along during an opening gala for Blooming Artists, an exhibition of nature-related art pieces on Tuesday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Drink & Draw spotlight on cast of ‘Medea’

Studio Bob will present cast members in costume from Peninsula College’s production of Medea for this Thursday’s Drink & Draw. Drink &… Continue reading

Jenny Glass will present “Tips for Diagnosing Tomato Plant Problems” at noon Thursday.

Free lecture on tomato plant problems Thursday

Jenny Glass will present “Tips for Diagnosing Tomato Plant Problems” at noon Thursday. The free lecture is part of the Green Thumb… Continue reading

Jenny Glass will present “Tips for Diagnosing Tomato Plant Problems” at noon Thursday.

Housing director in works for Clallam County

Full-time position to guide complex effort

Learning our landscape lecture offered

David Brownell will present “Learning our landscape: Paleochannels of the Dungeness” at 3 p.m. Thursday. The free, online presentation is sponsored by the… Continue reading

Memorial dedication for Shields’ plaque planned

The Admiralty Inlet chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will dedicate a memorial plaque at 1 p.m. Saturday. The ceremony is at… Continue reading

Port Angeles Lefties.

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Lefties’ pitchers struggle in loss to AppleSox

The Port Angeles Lefties got off to a good start in their Monday road game against Wenatchee, taking a 2-0 lead in the… Continue reading

Port Angeles Lefties.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News T.J. Farris of Bakersfield, Calif., an employee of the Flims, Swittzerland-based Velosolutions, uses a compactor on Tuesday to create a lane surface on an asphalt portion of a pump track being built at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The track, designed primarily for bicycles and other wheeled play vehicles, is being constructed by the Port Angeles Parks & Recreation Department in conjunction the Lincoln Park BMX Association with funding from a $350,000 grant from the state Recreation and Conservation Office, $100,000 in lodging tax grants from the city and Clallam County, business sponsorships, individual and community donations and a grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. It is expected to be completed by late June or early July.
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Pump track paving in Port Angeles

T.J. Farris of Bakersfield, Calif., an employee of the Flims, Switzerland-based Velosolutions, uses a compactor on Tuesday to create a lane surface on an asphalt… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News T.J. Farris of Bakersfield, Calif., an employee of the Flims, Swittzerland-based Velosolutions, uses a compactor on Tuesday to create a lane surface on an asphalt portion of a pump track being built at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The track, designed primarily for bicycles and other wheeled play vehicles, is being constructed by the Port Angeles Parks & Recreation Department in conjunction the Lincoln Park BMX Association with funding from a $350,000 grant from the state Recreation and Conservation Office, $100,000 in lodging tax grants from the city and Clallam County, business sponsorships, individual and community donations and a grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. It is expected to be completed by late June or early July.
A bright mural created by Cammry Lapka covers the boarded over the space where a burglar broke a window, entered the Esther Webster Gallery at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, and stole items from a traveling exhibit. Christine Loewe, executive director of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, says that despite the seeming senselessness of the crime, that it was also an opportunity to bring the community together. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Fine Arts Center moving on with new exhibit after burglary

Organizers have renewed appreciation for local connection

A bright mural created by Cammry Lapka covers the boarded over the space where a burglar broke a window, entered the Esther Webster Gallery at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, and stole items from a traveling exhibit. Christine Loewe, executive director of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, says that despite the seeming senselessness of the crime, that it was also an opportunity to bring the community together. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
Coronavirus

Case rates starting to drop

Officials: Virus entering endemic phase

Fire district proposes changes to burn ban

Policy could be different throughout county

A pair of sloops race to the finish line as the Port Townsend Sailing Association’s Classic Mariners Regatta got underway. The 39th regatta returned after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. About 30 sailing vessels, large and small, took part in the annual sailing event Saturday that was open to all designs and materials for the first time. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Mariners Regatta

By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News A pair of sloops race to the finish line as the Port Townsend Sailing Association’s Classic Mariners Regatta… Continue reading

A pair of sloops race to the finish line as the Port Townsend Sailing Association’s Classic Mariners Regatta got underway. The 39th regatta returned after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. About 30 sailing vessels, large and small, took part in the annual sailing event Saturday that was open to all designs and materials for the first time. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Peninsula College’s Studium Generale to spotlight English essay award winners

Peninsula College will celebrate student writing at 12:30 p.m. Thursday as Stadium Generale spotlights the winners of the English Essay Awards. Through… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: A year to make up for lost time

And now we take a deep breath. Another prep season done. Another marathon done. A prep season that tried and largely succeeded to return to… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere
The Pride Parade marches west on Front Street in downtown Port Angeles on Sunday. About 250 people marched in a six-block course back to the City Pier as participants chanted repeated words of Pride acceptance. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Pride parade

By Dave Logan For Peninsula Daily News The Pride Parade marches west on Front Street in downtown Port Angeles on Sunday. About 250 people marched… Continue reading

The Pride Parade marches west on Front Street in downtown Port Angeles on Sunday. About 250 people marched in a six-block course back to the City Pier as participants chanted repeated words of Pride acceptance. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim looking into homeshare programs

Filling empty bedrooms the goal

Swain’s popcorn to return this Wednesday

Same price, same bag, same tradition

Vonnie Voris will present “Bone Building, Body Mechanics and Fall Prevention” at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Wellness forum scheduled Wednesday

Vonnie Voris will present “Bone Building, Body Mechanics and Fall Prevention” at 2 p.m. Wednesday on the WOW! Working on Wellness Radio Forum… Continue reading

Vonnie Voris will present “Bone Building, Body Mechanics and Fall Prevention” at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Wilder Baseball Club

WILDER BASEBALL CLUB: Seniors play tough after sweep

The Wilder Baseball Club senior team bounced back from a rough opening day to take a strong Yakima Pepsi-Pak team to eight innings… Continue reading

Wilder Baseball Club
Best of the Peninsula.

Nominations being taken for Best of the Peninsula 2022

Nominations are being accepted for the Best of Clallam and Jefferson County! Pick your favorites in a variety of topics, and send them in to… Continue reading

Best of the Peninsula.