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From left, Port Angeles school board members Sarah Methner, Mary Hebert, Stan Willams, Superintendent Marty Brewer, Kirsten Williams, Sandy Long and Nolan Duce, the district’s director of maintenance, turn the first shovel of dirt on Saturday at the location of the new construction just north of the present Stevens Middle School. An estimated crowd of 150 attended the ceremonial ground breaking. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles School District breaks ground at new middle school

Building is expected to open to students in 2027

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Family displaced following house fire

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County family has been displaced due a house fire. No injuries were reported.

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Two investigated for burglarizing home

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two individuals on investigation of burglarizing a home.

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Beach cleanups set for Earth Day weekend

Beach cleanups, a seed exchange, seed planting and music will mark Earth Day this weekend.

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Easter egg hunts scheduled for Saturday

Easter activities, including egg hunts and pictures with the Easter bunny, are scheduled for the Peninsula this weekend.

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‘Digital safety’ discussion at Studium Generale

PORT ANGELES — Alex Markunas and Ray Pulsipher will present “Digital Safety: Navigating the Evolving Digital World” at…

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Fat Ferdie to play at Olympic Theatre Arts

SEQUIM — Fat Ferdie and the Stolen Sweets will perform at 7 p.m. Friday.

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Registration open for Peninsula College’s zombie run

PORT ANGELES — Registration is open for the Pirate Zombie Mud Run on May 17 at Peninsula College.

Four Quileute Tribal School students take a salmon offering into the ocean as part of the annual Welcoming the Whales ceremony at First Beach in La Push on Friday. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Welcoming the Whales

On Friday, Quileute Tribal School students performed the annual Welcoming the Whales ceremony at First Beach in La…

Former USAID worker Miguel Reabold, shown with a colleague in Honduras in 2018. (Miguel Reabold)

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USAID worker fears damage

Reabold worries about relationships

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From left to right, student directors Rayna Loree, Paco Struve and Charlie Medlong (mentor Carolyn Edge to the right) coach young thespians during Olympic Theatre Arts’ spring break theater skills program, which culminated in two Saturday performances of “Stones” by playwright Colleen Neuman.
From left to right, student directors Rayna Loree, Paco Struve and Charlie Medlong (mentor Carolyn Edge to the right) coach young thespians during Olympic Theatre Arts’ spring break theater skills program, which culminated in two Saturday performances of “Stones” by playwright Colleen Neuman. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Young directors take the stage at OTA

Spring break camp culminates with two performances

From left, photographers Phil Tuaran, Ernst-Ulrich Schafer, Thompson Holmes and Richard Kohler will be featured in a photo show opening Tuesday at Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles.

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Photography show to be featured at Field Hall gallery

PORT ANGELES — Four photographic journeys will be chronicled beginning Tuesday at the Cooksey Gallery at Field Arts…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Clallam commissioners to discuss homeless funding

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let too early planting leave you cold

I CANNOT BELIEVE how early this early-planting calamity has started — but it’s every year.

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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 — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m.…

Earlier this month, the Neon Rider 4-H group held a very successful fundraising bake Grocery Outlet in PA .Photo by Katie Salmon-Newton.

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HORSEPLAY: Planning for an emergency

I THINK IT was the radiant smiles, or it could have been the dazzling display of baked goods…

Caro Tchannie and her daughter Lola Hatch, 9, of Tulallip try a long string of beads at Squatchcon on Thursday at the Vern Burton Community Center gym in Port Angeles. Kevin VanDinter of Port Angeles was one of 60 vendors at the four day event, which continues through Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Squatchcon underway

Caro Tchannie and her daughter Lola Hatch, 9, of Tulallip try a long string of beads at Squatchcon…

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Capital budgets include Peninsula

Millions in state funds earmarked

Mike Chapman.

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Chapman asks not to employ legislative privilege

State senator removes an exemption to Public Records Act