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Clallam health board backs drug return program

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Board of Health will develop an ordinance to require pharmaceutical companies to…

This year is last strawberry season for Cameron’s Berry Farm

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This year is last strawberry season for Cameron’s Berry Farm

SEQUIM — While July may be the month of lavender for many, June always has been strawberry month…

Teams to return to Sol Duc River in search for Jacob Gray

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Teams to return to Sol Duc River in search for Jacob Gray

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Officials plan to more thoroughly search three areas of the Sol Duc River in…

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Ideas broached for economic growth in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other is gold.”

Responders have busy day tackling fires

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Responders have busy day tackling fires

PORT ANGELES — Multiple fires kept Clallam County Fire District No. 2 firefighters busy Saturday.

Arts & Entertainment

Lion Dancers to stage traditional performances Monday, Tuesday

At one time, they performed only in their temple. Now, the Duoc Su Lion dancers travel across the…

Sequim Civic Center to change hours of operation in September

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Sequim Civic Center to change hours of operation in September

SEQUIM — The Sequim Civic Center and its departments will see new hours starting Sept. 1.

Arts & Entertainment

Free outdoor concerts to make music next week

SEQUIM — Free outdoor concerts will reverberate across the North Olympic Peninsula this week.

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Forest Service approves special-use permit for Navy electronic warfare training

PORT ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service signed a special-use permit Monday allowing the Navy to begin the…

Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria

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Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria

VICTORIA — Two Victoria women became the 12th and 13th people known to swim across the Strait of…

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Forks Chamber of Commerce — Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S.…

Elizabeth Huston, who grew up in Port Angeles, won a $60,000 grant from the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage in June to execute a presentation of KLANG, Karl Stockhausen’s unfinished and final cycle of 21 compositions, in Philadelphia. (Daniel Mezick)

Arts & Entertainment

Peninsula native to undertake 14-hour piece

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles nurtured her appreciation of alternative, avant-garde art.

Sequim, Sister City Association discuss international summit

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Sequim, Sister City Association discuss international summit

SEQUIM — The city of Sequim and Sister City Association met with representatives of the Japan-America Society of…

Evening light reflects off white paper bark birches, the state tree of Wisconsin. This is a prime example of how indigenous plants can deck out the yard. (Andrew May/for Peninsula Daily News)

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: For eye appeal, you can’t go wrong with going native

ONCE AGAIN, I’VE embarked on another trip and so will yet again use this travel plan as a…

Life

BIRD WATCH: Bumper crop of luscious plums prompts orgy-like antics

BEFORE REFERRING TO something taking place in my garden, I thought it prudent to see Webster’s definition of…

More than 100 search for hiker missing in Olympic National Park since April

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More than 100 search for hiker missing in Olympic National Park since April

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — More than 100 search and rescue volunteers from across Western Washington searched along the…

Clallam sheriff suspends pet licensing program, citing privacy concerns

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Clallam sheriff suspends pet licensing program, citing privacy concerns

PORT ANGELES — Although a public records request for information on more than 2,000 pet owners and their…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Dialing local just got more complicated … and other items

OLYMPIA — Required 10-digit dialing arrived in Western Washington state Saturday.

Politics

Voter turnout tops 20 percent in Clallam as Election Day looms

PORT ANGELES — Voters have three days left to return their ballots in Tuesday’s primary election.

Economic Development Corp. gathers ideas in Sequim town hall

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Economic Development Corp. gathers ideas in Sequim town hall

By Michael Dashiell