Daily Update Newsletter

<strong>Keith Thorpe</strong>/Peninsula Daily News Feiro Marine Life Center Development Director Linty Hopie, left, and Executive Director Melissa Williams sit with some of the auction items to be sold at the center’s Making Waves 2021: Resilience online fundraising event.

Feiro center taking its annual fundraiser online

Live, silent auctions to be simulcast live on three sites Saturday

<strong>Keith Thorpe</strong>/Peninsula Daily News Feiro Marine Life Center Development Director Linty Hopie, left, and Executive Director Melissa Williams sit with some of the auction items to be sold at the center’s Making Waves 2021: Resilience online fundraising event.
Noriko Nasu, a high school teacher who was attacked earlier in the year while walking through Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, speaks about the possible hate crime Monda at a news conference at Renton City Hall. Nasu joined Gov. Jay Inslee and other leaders to denounce recent acts of violence and harassment targeted at Asians and Asian communities. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)

Governor decries ‘horrendous surge’ of violence against Asians

Gov. Jay Inslee was joined Monday by community leaders to decry what he called a “horrendous surge” of violence against… Continue reading

Noriko Nasu, a high school teacher who was attacked earlier in the year while walking through Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, speaks about the possible hate crime Monda at a news conference at Renton City Hall. Nasu joined Gov. Jay Inslee and other leaders to denounce recent acts of violence and harassment targeted at Asians and Asian communities. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)
Houlton Madinger of Port Townsend is among the first to enjoy the Mountain View Pool’s 84-degree water Monday morning. The city pool, at 1925 Blaine St., has reopened for lap swimming and independent water aerobics — by reservation — from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, visit cityofpt.us/pool or phone 360-385-POOL (7665). (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Open for reservations

Houlton Madinger of Port Townsend is among the first to enjoy the Mountain View Pool’s 84-degree water Monday morning. The city pool, at 1925 Blaine… Continue reading

Houlton Madinger of Port Townsend is among the first to enjoy the Mountain View Pool’s 84-degree water Monday morning. The city pool, at 1925 Blaine St., has reopened for lap swimming and independent water aerobics — by reservation — from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, visit cityofpt.us/pool or phone 360-385-POOL (7665). (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Roughriders finish the 3,000-meter race at the Roughriders track and field jamboree Saturday with Klahowya. From left are Langdon Larson, Port Angeles (10:12.94), Maxwell Baeder, Port Angeles (10:12.85) and Evan Hagle, Klahowya (10:19.75). (Photo courtesy of Loren Larson)

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim spikers end season on winning note; PA track holds jamboree

The Sequim volleyball team capped off a successful 10-3 season with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-20) win this weekend over 3A Central Kitsap.… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders finish the 3,000-meter race at the Roughriders track and field jamboree Saturday with Klahowya. From left are Langdon Larson, Port Angeles (10:12.94), Maxwell Baeder, Port Angeles (10:12.85) and Evan Hagle, Klahowya (10:19.75). (Photo courtesy of Loren Larson)

Royal Canadian Navy operations slated at Bentinck Island

The Royal Canadian Navy has announced that the land-based demolition range at Bentinck Island will be in use through Friday, March 26,… Continue reading

Rural pot production examined

Jefferson County to consider amendments to its Comprehensive Plan

Sequim man injured in Morse Creek collision

A Sequim man was injured Sunday when the pickup he was driving was sideswiped on U.S. Highway 101 east of Port Angeles,… Continue reading

Sequim mayor hosts Sequim Police chief on radio program

William Armacost will host Coffee with the Mayor at 8 a.m. Thursday. The informal meeting will be broadcast on KSQM… Continue reading

State homelessness increased 6.2 percent from 2019-20

Washington state experienced one of the largest estimated increases in homelessness between 2019 and 2020 relative to other states in… Continue reading

State Recreation and Conservation Office representative to speak to East Jefferson Rotary

Adam Cole, from the state Recreation and Conservation Office, will address a meeting of the Rotary Club of East Jefferson County at… Continue reading

Street projects may be eligible for state funding

Clallam County prioritizing Sequim pavement overlay, Race Street in Port Angeles

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be landing… Continue reading

Coronavirus

Peninsula joins state in Phase 3

Indoor capacity allowed up to 50 percent

Members from Coast Guard Station Quillayute River help a man to an awaiting ambulance after the vessel he was in sank on Saturday 5 miles off the coast of La Push. None of the three men were wearing lifejackets. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Quillayute River)

Boat sinks; three rescued

No pollution found off La Push during Sunday morning flyover

Members from Coast Guard Station Quillayute River help a man to an awaiting ambulance after the vessel he was in sank on Saturday 5 miles off the coast of La Push. None of the three men were wearing lifejackets. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Quillayute River)
<strong>Diane Urbani de la Paz</strong>/Peninsula Daily News Carol Rich shares her Port Townsend home with Zoe, left, and Xen.

Celebrated pianist recalls life with ‘river of music’

Memoir details scenes from rich career

<strong>Diane Urbani de la Paz</strong>/Peninsula Daily News Carol Rich shares her Port Townsend home with Zoe, left, and Xen.
Rosalie DiMaggio inspects a wheelchair as part of her church’s effort to bring in enough wheelchairs, canes, walkers and more to fill a 40-foot storage container and send to Guatemala. (Matthew Nash /Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Dungeness Community Church seeks wheelchairs for Guatemalans

Volunteers to pick up donations from Port Angeles to Port Townsend

Rosalie DiMaggio inspects a wheelchair as part of her church’s effort to bring in enough wheelchairs, canes, walkers and more to fill a 40-foot storage container and send to Guatemala. (Matthew Nash /Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson’s Lonnie Kenney (49) watches as teammate Logan Massie (34) pivots around Cascade Christian’s Ryan Hersey to pick up yardage in a game played in Chimacum on Saturday.

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: EJ defense stout; Forks wins wild finale; Quilcene claims Sea-Tac 1B title

The East Jefferson football team went up against a powerhouse squad from Cascade Christian that has handled Chimacum and Port Townsend both pretty… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson’s Lonnie Kenney (49) watches as teammate Logan Massie (34) pivots around Cascade Christian’s Ryan Hersey to pick up yardage in a game played in Chimacum on Saturday.
Photo courtesy of Forks cross country

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks’ Johnson fifth at district cross country; EJ track begins season

Forks freshman Keira Johnson finished fifth at the 2B District 4 Cross Country meet held Saturday at Rainier High School. Runners from 17… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Forks cross country
Chris Fidler, executive director of the Field Arts and Events Hall, stands in what will be a conference area during a tour of the Port Angeles facility on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Field Hall begins hiatus

Focus shifts to fundraising

Chris Fidler, executive director of the Field Arts and Events Hall, stands in what will be a conference area during a tour of the Port Angeles facility on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Coronavirus

Inaugural Chimacum clinic vaccinates 330 people

Peninsula percentage of immunizations tops in state