Clallam County

A big find: Locals stumble upon mammoth molar on Sequim beach

A big find: Locals stumble upon mammoth molar on Sequim beach

Sequim residents Lori Christie and Dean Flowers were taking their regular walk along a Sequim public beach when they stumbled upon a rare… Continue reading

A big find: Locals stumble upon mammoth molar on Sequim beach
‘Crazy Stan the Animal Man’ plans long walk to raise funds for shelters

‘Crazy Stan the Animal Man’ plans long walk to raise funds for shelters

A former Boeing engineer from Gig Harbor has gone “crazy” to raise awareness and funds for animal shelters and groups along the… Continue reading

‘Crazy Stan the Animal Man’ plans long walk to raise funds for shelters

A GROWING CONCERN: Dress your yard to impress with these varieties

THIS PAST WEEK (including Mother’s Day weekend), I’ve been planting an array of cool-tolerant flowers, biannuals and perennials at various clients’ properties. Another truck is… Continue reading

Alleged child rapist, animal abuser to plead down

A Port Angeles woman charged with child rape and animal abuse has accepted a plea offer, Clallam County Superior Court records show.… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Here’s the scoop on feeder activity

THIS IS THE month when black-headed grosbeaks and Western tanagers add their neotropical color to neighborhoods throughout the Northwest. If you can’t join in the… Continue reading

Clallam County: Primary contests shape up after crowd of candidates files Friday

Clallam County: Primary contests shape up after crowd of candidates files Friday

A flurry of candidate filings Friday punctuated the end of filing week for the Nov. 7 general election, creating six Aug. 1… Continue reading

Clallam County: Primary contests shape up after crowd of candidates files Friday

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly breakfast meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Sunland… Continue reading

Ross McCurdy, owner of the Oak Table Cafe in Silverdale, currently holds the Guinness World Record for most eggs cracked one-handed in a minute. He, along with his daughter, Mira, 12, have been invited by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to test that record on a special Father’s Day episode of Ramsay’s show “The F Word.” (Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun via AP)

Father-daughter stare down egg-cracking record

The staccato, rapid-fire cracking of eggs is a ubiquitous sound in the kitchen of the Oak Table Cafe… Continue reading

Ross McCurdy, owner of the Oak Table Cafe in Silverdale, currently holds the Guinness World Record for most eggs cracked one-handed in a minute. He, along with his daughter, Mira, 12, have been invited by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to test that record on a special Father’s Day episode of Ramsay’s show “The F Word.” (Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun via AP)

Gravity makes waves at Port Angeles Library

Gravitational waves arriving at Earth from the far reaches of the universe tell the story of a cataclysmic event. More about this… Continue reading

HELP LINE: In face of dementias, check for compassionate allowances

maybe the kids are gone, maybe they’re not — and these days,… Continue reading

LETTER: I was blown away by the patriotism on display at Sequim Irrigation Fest parade

I would like to respond to the May 17 letter, “Parade complaint,” on what the writer said was a lack of a color guard in… Continue reading

LETTER: John Adams’ missive on ‘wise and honest Men’ something to think about

I would like to share with our Peninsula Daily News readers a brief but very important historic item. On Nov. 2, 1800, on President John… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Angeles skills center’s likely closing a huge disappointment

As a retired teacher, I am so disappointed that the area I now live in does not care enough about the children who are not… Continue reading

LETTER: Where were the town representatives in Sequim festival’s Grand Parade?

I have to agree with the May 17 letters writer [“Parade complaint”] about his comments regarding the May 13 Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade. But… Continue reading

Navy flare found west of the Elwha River mouth

Navy flare found west of the Elwha River mouth

Army personnel disposed of a Navy flare found west of the Elwha River mouth Friday, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies… Continue reading

Navy flare found west of the Elwha River mouth

NEWS BRIEFS: Field carrier landing practice scheduled this week in Coupeville … and other items

Field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island are scheduled to occur at the outlying field in… Continue reading

A Puget Sound Pilots boat pulls alongside the SS Pacific Tracker as it sails into the Salish Sea on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ON THE WATERFRONT: Waterfront Day sails in to Port Angeles today

THE SECOND ANNUAL Waterfront Day in Port Angeles is today from noon until 4 p.m. There have been some changes to the original venues because… Continue reading

A Puget Sound Pilots boat pulls alongside the SS Pacific Tracker as it sails into the Salish Sea on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula College to celebrate grand opening of new building on Monday

Peninsula College to celebrate grand opening of new building on Monday

Peninsula College will celebrate the grand opening of its new $25.6 million Allied Health and Early Childhood Education Building, located on the… Continue reading

Peninsula College to celebrate grand opening of new building on Monday
TRACK: Area athletes qualify for state

TRACK: Area athletes qualify for state

Forks’ Cole Baysinger won the discus at the District 4 Track and Field Championships and will be going to the State 1A meet… Continue reading

TRACK: Area athletes qualify for state

EYE ON CLALLAM: County to revisit vacation rental/B&B regulations

The three Clallam County commissioners will review a draft ordinance regulating vacation rentals and bed-and-breakfast inns Monday. The work session will begin at 9 a.m.… Continue reading