Clallam County

Memorial Day ceremonies set across Peninsula

Public invited to events in Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Sequim, Forks

James Hershmiller, 3, of Port Angeles gnaws on a corn dog on Friday at the Juan de Fuca Festival street fair in Port Angeles. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)
James Hershmiller, 3, of Port Angeles gnaws on a corn dog on Friday at the Juan de Fuca Festival street fair in Port Angeles. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)

Sea Scout teen sailors in Swiftsure 2023 International Yacht Race

Sea Scouts will set sail on the Swiftsure Cape Flattery Race today. It starts from Clover Point at Victoria, rounds the mark at… Continue reading

Sequim CTE facility backers consider next steps

Drive for vocational facility funding stalls in Olympia

Shepherds’ festival set for Monday

The Shepherd’s Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday. The annual festival is at Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road.… Continue reading

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

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Martin Gutowski, a volunteer with the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, right, discusses  features and attractions of the North Olympic Peninsula with Jan and Bob Tivel of Anacortes at the refuge's information kiosk northwest of Sequim. Besides being a sanctuary for birds and other wildlife, the refuge serves as gateway to the Dungeness Spit and the New Dungeness Lighthouse.

Visitors get info at Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge

Martin Gutowski, a volunteer with the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, right, discusses features and attractions of the North Olympic Peninsula with Jan and Bob Tivel… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
Martin Gutowski, a volunteer with the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, right, discusses  features and attractions of the North Olympic Peninsula with Jan and Bob Tivel of Anacortes at the refuge's information kiosk northwest of Sequim. Besides being a sanctuary for birds and other wildlife, the refuge serves as gateway to the Dungeness Spit and the New Dungeness Lighthouse.
Joseph Bednarik will present “Go Out and Love Some More!” at 11 a.m. Sunday. 

Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road. 

Bednarik's presentation will also stream on Zoom.

Bednarik will present ‘Go Out and Love Some More!’ at service

Joseph Bednarik will present “Go Out and Love Some More!” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik will present “Go Out and Love Some More!” at 11 a.m. Sunday. 

Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road. 

Bednarik's presentation will also stream on Zoom.

Electric vehicle charging station approved

Grant, Real Estate Excise Tax fund to pay for project

Beth Pratt

Going for a Ride: Cycling tourism on rise

the hundreds of… Continue reading

Beth Pratt

ISSUES OF FAITH: The world’s our pulpit: Preaching in the church without walls

WITHOUT A DOUBT, it’s clear to all of us that for at least the last two or three years, the world of the church changed… Continue reading

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Levi Plumb of Seattle-based R90 Lighting adjusts a stage light on the Main Stage on Thursday in Vern Burton Community Center for this weekend's Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts.

Juan de Fuca Festival begins today

The 30th anniversary Juan de Fuca Festival begins today, bringing together more than 60 acts on five stages and dozens of artisan… Continue reading

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Levi Plumb of Seattle-based R90 Lighting adjusts a stage light on the Main Stage on Thursday in Vern Burton Community Center for this weekend's Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts.

Memorial Weekend entertainment plentiful

Entertainment abounds on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. • Key City Public Theatre will present PlayCraft Originals and 10-minute productions for Sips & Scripts… Continue reading

NOLS book discussion groups

The North Olympic Library System will host book discussions in person and online this month. • The Second Saturday Book Discussion Group… Continue reading

Port Angeles man arrested for attempted strangulation

Judge issues two no-contact orders to protect victims

Kevin Smith of Neely Construction Co. walks the perimeter next to newly installed railing panels on Thursday at Port Angeles City Pier. The first phase of pier railing replacement was completed on Thursday in a project that eliminates major portions of rusty steel edge barriers and the installation of 1,300 linear feet of galvanized steel pedestrian barriers. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Railings replaced at city pier

Kevin Smith of Neely Construction Co. walks the perimeter next to newly installed railing panels on Thursday at Port Angeles City Pier. The first phase… Continue reading

Kevin Smith of Neely Construction Co. walks the perimeter next to newly installed railing panels on Thursday at Port Angeles City Pier. The first phase of pier railing replacement was completed on Thursday in a project that eliminates major portions of rusty steel edge barriers and the installation of 1,300 linear feet of galvanized steel pedestrian barriers. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Speaker scheduled for Port Angeles service

Ari Ostlie will present “Living in a Changing World” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Ostlie is the guest speaker at Unity in the… Continue reading

Mandy Miller hands first-grader Mason Ng a bean in teacher Jennifer Soule’s class at Franklin Elementary School. Cora Lehmann, right, peels a bean apart to find and identify the different parts of the seed as part of a lesson in the Creative Start program administered by the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center in three district schools that combine lessons in art and science. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Creative Start combines elements of art, science

Grant-funded program taught in three Port Angeles School District schools

Mandy Miller hands first-grader Mason Ng a bean in teacher Jennifer Soule’s class at Franklin Elementary School. Cora Lehmann, right, peels a bean apart to find and identify the different parts of the seed as part of a lesson in the Creative Start program administered by the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center in three district schools that combine lessons in art and science. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Arts advisory seat open in Sequim

The city of Sequim is seeking an applicant to fill a vacant seat on the City Arts Advisory Commission. The four-year term for… Continue reading