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Venita “Nita” Lynn, executive director of First Step Family Support Center in Port Angeles, is retiring after nearly 40 years of service in Clallam County. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Builder of First Step to step down

Retirement party set for Thursday

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Clallam County seeking board volunteers

PORT ANGELES — Applications are due Friday, July 15, for 73 volunteer positions on 17 Clallam County advisory…

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Candidate forum set for 6th Congressional District

A candidate forum featuring primary election candidates for the 6th Congressional District seat now held by Derek Kilmer…

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Cribbage tournament scheduled

FORKS — The Fourth of July Cribbage Tournament is set for 6 p.m. Saturday.

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Clallam PUD reschedules

CARLSBORG — Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will consider a resolution to purchase long lead-time vehicles for…

Clint Ostler, president of Dash Air Shuttle, announces details of the startup airline’s plans to begin service between Port Angeles and SeaTac Airport in Seattle during a gathering of Port of Port Angeles commissioners and others on Tuesday at William R. Fairchild International Airport. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Dash Air taking reservations for first flights in August

Several aspects unfinished as of Tuesday

Emily Volz of NatureBridge, left, explains how erosion changes the landscape as members of the Jacobs family of Port Angeles, from left, Monica, Emerson, 11, and Jack, 9, create a miniature flood plain during the Forever StreamFest environmental fair at Peninsula College in Port Angeles. The Saturday event, hosted by the Port Angeles Garden Club, featured a variety of displays and educational activities, along with music and guest speakers, geared toward protection of the air, water, forests, land and wildlife. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Learning about erosion at Forever StreamFest

Emily Volz of NatureBridge, right, explains how erosion changes the landscape as members of the Jacobs family of…

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Clallam PUD receives certificate from Government Finance Officers Association

CARLSBORG — Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 was awarded a certificate of achievement for excellence in…

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Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County to hold volunteer orientation sessions

PORT ANGELES — Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will conduct both an online orientation and in-person sessions for…

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North Olympic Library System to host teen trivia Thursday

PORT ANGELES — The Summer Reading Program will host free teen trivia at 4:30 p.m. Thursday on Zoom.

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Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau seeks applications for tourism project grants

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau is seeking applications for qualified tourism project grants.

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Stevens Middle School students awarded Pollanz Promise scholarships

PORT ANGELES — The 2022 Pollanz Promise scholarships have been awarded to three students at Stevens Middle School.

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Peninsula residents named to University of Washington dean’s list

SEATTLE — Dozens of Olympic Peninsula residents have been named to the University of Washington’s winter 2021 dean’s…

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Volunteer Eric Lalonde, 15, of Port Angeles carries a roll of sod during a community work day on Friday at the 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. Organizers have scheduled a grand opening for the facility for 5:30 p.m. on July 6.

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Work on pump track proceeds

Volunteer Eric Lalonde, 15, of Port Angeles carries a roll of sod during a community work day Friday…

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Man injured in collision on US Highway 101

GARDINER — A medical event at the wheel led to a collision that sent one man to a…

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Clallam County to review noise ordinance

Current law reflects one of four parameters

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Sequim aims for more multi-family home options in zoning

SEQUIM — By the end of the year, Sequim officials anticipate updating city zoning to allow for more…

Hilary Soderling of Kirkland, left, and her mother, Lou Ann Soderling of Port Angeles, participate in Saturday’s rally at the Clallam County Courthouse. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Overturning Roe v. Wade draws protests

Rally participants: Decision doesn’t represent majority

Bruce Colfax was one of many Makah who worked at the Ozette excavation that ran for 11 years starting in 1970. Colfax, an artist whose wood carvings, sculpture and prints belong in private and public collections across the country, is a former member of the Makah Cultural & Research Center board of trustees whose role it is to protect the artifacts found at the site. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Cultural, research center celebrates 43rd anniversary

Ozette village artifacts preserved after excavation

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Churches seek household items for Ukrainian refugees

Collection drives to be conducted for kits