Randy Smith of Sequim, a volunteer with the Sequim Botanical Garden Society, pulls weeds from the organization’s garden at the Water Reuse Demonstration Park at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Buckets of experience at Sequim garden

Randy Smith of Sequim, a volunteer with the Sequim Botanical Garden Society, pulls weeds from the organization’s garden…

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Road work set on Highway 112

SEKIU — Department of Transportation work crews will replace a culvert and repair the roadway of state Highway…

Mike Daniels, a janitor at Hamilton Elementary School in Port Angeles, does some last-minute preparation to get the school ready for kids returning on Thursday. Quilcene and Brinnon schools started class today, while the first day for other Peninsula schools is Wednesday for Forks, Thursday for Cape Flattery, Sept. 6 for Port Townsend and Chimacum, and Sept. 7 for Sequim. Crescent started school last Thursday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Finishing touches

Mike Daniels, a janitor at Hamilton Elementary School in Port Angeles, does some last-minute preparation to get the…

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Case rates hitting plateau

Official: Vaccines, same variant likely cause

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County starting pilot medical respite program for homeless

Two-year program could go to health care network afterward

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Paper mill helps destroy black market marijuana

Previous trips had been made to Spokane

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UPDATE: PASD Late night bargaining session ends without resolution of possible strike

Competitive pay, adequate staffing and better support among demands

Grayson Kelm, 9, sits on the shoulders of his father, Jon Kelm of Happy Valley, Ore., to get a better look inside the cockpit of a Boeing Stearman PT-17 biplane at Air Affaire on Saturday at Sequim Valley Airport near Carlsborg. The event featured an aircraft fly-in, along with displays, airplane and helicopter rides, a car show, food and live music. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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A closer look

Grayson Kelm, 9, sits on the shoulders of his father, Jon Kelm of Happy Valley, Ore., to get…

Water from the Elwha River flows unimpeded through what was once the north spillway of the former Elwha Dam on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, west of Port Angeles. Demolition crews removed a coffer dam above the demolished spillway, rerouting the water from the south side of the dam site to allow deconstruction of the south side of the dam and an adjoining powerhouse. Penstocks leading to the powerhouse are visible at left. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News file)

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Dam removal topic of gathering

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe hosts presentation of research, discussion of river restoration

Ian Mackay of Agnew, center, prepares to lead a group of wheelchair, bicyclists, runners and others on a portion of Sea-to-Sound, a three-day, 74-mile multi-modal group ride along a section of the Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles on Saturday. The excursion, which followed numerous portions of the Olympic Discovery from west of Lake Crescent to the Larry Scott Trail in Jefferson County, ended Sunday. It was organized through Ian’s Ride, a nonprofit organization the advocates outdoor accessibility for all. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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From Sea to Sound

Ian Mackay of Agnew, center, prepares to lead a group of wheelchair, bicyclists, runners and others on a…

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Cutline: BCH Buckhorn Range member, and Jefferson County Assessor Jeff Chapman, left, with fellow member Bob Hoyle and State Representative Mike Chapman discuss some of the problems and possible solutions to keeping dedicated multi-use trails open to horses, along with preserving the ruralness of Miller Peninsula State Park for “our kids and future generations,” emphasized M. Chapman.

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HORSEPLAY: Fairs, 4-H and camping for horses on the Peninsula

AFTER THE WORLD as we knew it came to a screeching halt at the height of the pandemic,…

Amanda Wiggins (left) receives the 2019 youth scholarship from Anne Grasteit, Olympic Peninsula Art Association president, at OPAA's 50th anniversary celebration.  A donation from Peninsula ART Friends exhibit proceeds will go to support OPAA's scholarship.

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Peninsula Art Friends host inaugural Art Faire

SEQUIM — Peninsula Art Friends, a group of local artists who live and create water-media art in Sequim,…

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — In-person meeting 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Plant tulips for a kiss of spring color

SINCE WE BECAME informed about the “miracle drug” of gardening (Bone Meal) and how crucial it is to…

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Fiber artists urged to apply for September exhibit

PORT ANGELES — Applications are now available for Bring Your Own Fiber Art: Port Angeles Fiber Art Exhibit…

"Emergent Dreams" by Tracy Beals, is light art that was displayed in 2021.

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Submissions requested for spooky reading, light art, Makers Market

Port Angeles Fine Arts Center preparing for fall, winter events

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Public school resume classes

One North Olympic Peninsula public school district has already resumed classes after summer break while others will open…

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Schools struggle to hire as students return

Clallam County districts report need for support staff

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Pacific Marten

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Camera station documents a Pacific marten in Olympic National Forest

OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST — A rare Pacific marten recorded by a motion-triggered wildlife camera is the first time…