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BUSINESS BRIEFS: Customer appreciation day in PA … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Jim’s Pharmacy will hold its customer appreciation day from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday.

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Whale beached at Kalaloch still alive

KALALOCH — A juvenile gray whale was still alive at noon today after it washed up on a…

Children celebrate at the Pumpkin Party in the Sequim Prairie Grange’s outdoor kitchen a few years ago. The event grew from an effort to start a Junior Grange in the area and has continued for 12 years each October. Sequim Gazette file photo by Matthew Nash

Life

Sequim Prairie Grange celebrates 75 years of farming, rural living

For 75 years, members of the Sequim Prairie Grange have helped keep the rural, small town mindset alive.

News

State seeks comment on outdoor recreation plan

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Funding Board is asking for public comment on a draft…

News

Clallam County extends interim zoning restricting size of new structures

PORT ANGELES — A temporary order restricting new structures in rural Clallam County to 10,000 square feet has…

News

Law enforcement to begin drive sober campaign

Extra DUI patrols will be out statewide beginning Friday and continuing through Sept. 4.

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Colorado man who hydroplaned, killing two, formally charged

MANCOS, Colo. — A Colorado man has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide after hydroplaning into…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Could learn a thing or two from black bears

SOMEONE RECENTLY ASKED me: How can I protect my children from the bears?

Opinion

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Journey into your personal province

THERE IS THIS place, this miracle, some call “the zone.”

Janeydean O’Connor ready to shine as this year’s Clallam County Fair queen

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Janeydean O’Connor ready to shine as this year’s Clallam County Fair queen

PORT ANGELES — For Janeydean O’Connor, earning the title of Clallam County Fair queen is only one facet…

Council hopefuls talk taxes at Port Angeles Position 4 forum

Politics

Council hopefuls talk taxes at Port Angeles Position 4 forum

PORT ANGELES — Two Port Angeles City Council hopefuls answered questions with little difficulty and shared many of…

Coastal Watershed Institute seeking funding for Elwha River mouth project

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Coastal Watershed Institute seeking funding for Elwha River mouth project

PORT ANGELES — The Coastal Watershed Institute’s project expanding accessibility to the Elwha River mouth and restoring a…

Arts & Entertainment

Concert to benefit Peninsula College Foundation vocal jazz fund

PORT ANGELES — Jazz singer Greta Matassa will perform with Peninsula College vocal jazz soloists Brandi Larson, Robbin…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: NFL has every right to reject Kaepernick’s politicization of sport

In response to Paul Newberry’s column on the Aug. 8 Peninsula Daily News’ Sports page, “NFL does not…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Focus on the real issues, not spectacle of Port Angeles port candidate protecting partner

The Peninsula Daily News devoted two front-page stories in July with concerns about the voter registration address of…

News

Hood Canal Bridge to close for three hours tonight

SHINE – Crews will intermittently close the Hood Canal Bridge to vehicular traffic tonight and Thursday morning for…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Article was uplifting

I enjoyed the Aug. 8 Peninsula Daily News article, “Good To Be Home Again, PA Pastor Returns After…

News

Minimum bid lowered for former Haggen store

PORT ANGELES — The minimum bid for the former Port Angeles Haggen grocery building has been dropped, the…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A section of the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Knapp Road near Blyn sits under construction as part of a project spearheaded by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe to complete the cross-Peninsula trail from the tribe’s campus in Blyn to the Clallam/Jefferson county line.

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Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe says section of Olympic Discovery Trail to be completed soon

BLYN — Soon, the “pathway to the Pacific” will gain a 0.75-mile stretch.

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Researchers to explore Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

TAHOLAH — A leading research team will explore the Quinault Canyon and other features of the Olympic Coast…