Clallam County

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Makah Cultural and Research Center to celebrate 45th anniversary

The Makah Cultural and Research Center will celebrate its 45th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The annual celebration will… Continue reading

Westside station removed from plan

Costs reduced from its $28M estimate

McKinley paper mill to lay off 193 employees

McKinley Paper Company plans to lay off 193 employees at its Port Angeles location on Aug. 25. McKinley Operations Director Isaac Rosas… Continue reading

Lydia Madruga, left, and Judy Perry, both of Port Angeles, examine plants and flowers in the backyard garden of Lorenzo Portelli and Darlenme Sabo, a stop on Saturday’s Petals and Pathways garden tour. The event, hosted by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County, showcased a collection of private and public gardens in Port Angeles and served as a fundraiser for the Woodcock Demonstration Garden near Agnew and Master Gardener plots at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles, as well as community outreach and education programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Garden tour

Lydia Madruga, left, and Judy Perry, both of Port Angeles, examine plants and flowers in the backyard garden of Lorenzo Portelli and Darlenme Sabo, a… Continue reading

Lydia Madruga, left, and Judy Perry, both of Port Angeles, examine plants and flowers in the backyard garden of Lorenzo Portelli and Darlenme Sabo, a stop on Saturday’s Petals and Pathways garden tour. The event, hosted by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County, showcased a collection of private and public gardens in Port Angeles and served as a fundraiser for the Woodcock Demonstration Garden near Agnew and Master Gardener plots at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles, as well as community outreach and education programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County Fire District 2 places two measures on ballot

Levy lid lift, EMS levy ‘a big ask,’ fire chief says

FUNKWAYS to host benefit concert Saturday

FUNKWAYS will perform a benefit concert for the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Education Foundation and the Surfrider Foundation at 7 p.m. Saturday.… Continue reading

Toga Hertzog, foreground, and Kevin Joyce of EnJoy Productions perform as part of the circus presented in conjunction with Hog Wild. (Olympic Medical Center Foundation)

Hog Wild event raises record funds for Olympic Medical Center Foundation

A unique circus without tents or animals delighted an audience of 250 who donated a record $91,100 to the Olympic Medical Center… Continue reading

Toga Hertzog, foreground, and Kevin Joyce of EnJoy Productions perform as part of the circus presented in conjunction with Hog Wild. (Olympic Medical Center Foundation)

Port Angeles to host webinar on short-term rental process

The city of Port Angeles will host a webinar on its new short-term lodging regulations at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Staff from the… Continue reading

Joshua Percival of the Washington State Emergency Management Agency at Camp Murray installs a communications antenna on the recently replaced tsunami alert siren near Port Angeles Boat Haven on Friday in preparation for bringing a second siren into the downtown area online. The original siren at the same location was destroyed when an automobile struck the pole in April 2023, sending the siren crashing to the ground. The unit supplements a siren at First and Lincoln streets, covering the central Port Angeles area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Siren replaced

Joshua Percival of the Washington State Emergency Management Agency at Camp Murray installs a communications antenna on the recently replaced tsunami alert siren near Port… Continue reading

Joshua Percival of the Washington State Emergency Management Agency at Camp Murray installs a communications antenna on the recently replaced tsunami alert siren near Port Angeles Boat Haven on Friday in preparation for bringing a second siren into the downtown area online. The original siren at the same location was destroyed when an automobile struck the pole in April 2023, sending the siren crashing to the ground. The unit supplements a siren at First and Lincoln streets, covering the central Port Angeles area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Former Olympic Medical Center emergency department physician Josiah Hill, left, was sentenced on Monday to 179 days in jail during a hearing in Clallam County Superior Court. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Former ER doctor gets 179 days in jail

Hill pleads guilty to gross misdemeanors

Former Olympic Medical Center emergency department physician Josiah Hill, left, was sentenced on Monday to 179 days in jail during a hearing in Clallam County Superior Court. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
From left, Martha Collins, Christian Speidel, Roberta Cooper and Liz Harper join 20 other artists displaying a wide variety of creativity at the Artworks² third annual Invitational Art Show, set for Friday and Saturday in Port Townsend. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Annual show to feature variety of artisans at Fort Worden

Juried exhibition free on Friday, Saturday

From left, Martha Collins, Christian Speidel, Roberta Cooper and Liz Harper join 20 other artists displaying a wide variety of creativity at the Artworks² third annual Invitational Art Show, set for Friday and Saturday in Port Townsend. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Abby Counts, 8, with assistance from her father, Taylor Counts, an EMT with Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue, gives a newly acquired tender truck a ceremonial wash down during a push-in ceremony on Saturday at the district’s Station 22. The truck, tender 22, cost $459,439 and was paid for by the fire district’s 2020 levy lid lift. Saturday’s ceremony also included a blessing by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and a “push-in” of the truck into its berth. The tender replaces a 31-year-old truck that had reached the end of its useful life. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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New tender

Abby Counts, 8, with assistance from her father, Taylor Counts, an EMT with Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue, gives a newly acquired tender truck a ceremonial wash… Continue reading

Abby Counts, 8, with assistance from her father, Taylor Counts, an EMT with Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue, gives a newly acquired tender truck a ceremonial wash down during a push-in ceremony on Saturday at the district’s Station 22. The truck, tender 22, cost $459,439 and was paid for by the fire district’s 2020 levy lid lift. Saturday’s ceremony also included a blessing by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and a “push-in” of the truck into its berth. The tender replaces a 31-year-old truck that had reached the end of its useful life. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Operations scheduled at Bentinck range this week

The land-based demolition range at Bentinck Island will be in use from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, Monday, July… Continue reading

Matt Larson of Sequim, who uses the radio call sign KC7EQO, tunes into a ham radio satellite during Saturday’s Radio Field Day at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. The annual event, hosted by the Clallam County Amateur Radio Club, brought together amateur radio operators from around the world in a contest to make as many radio contacts as possible in a 24-hour period as a test of emergency preparedness from remote locations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Testing the system

Matt Larson of Sequim, who uses the radio call sign KC7EQO, tunes into a ham radio satellite during Saturday’s Radio Field Day at the Clallam… Continue reading

Matt Larson of Sequim, who uses the radio call sign KC7EQO, tunes into a ham radio satellite during Saturday’s Radio Field Day at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. The annual event, hosted by the Clallam County Amateur Radio Club, brought together amateur radio operators from around the world in a contest to make as many radio contacts as possible in a 24-hour period as a test of emergency preparedness from remote locations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Best of the Peninsula.

Voting round open for Best of Peninsula contest

It’s time again to vote for the Best of the Peninsula. Now that the top five nominees from each category have been determined, the Best… Continue reading

Best of the Peninsula.

HORSEPLAY: Equestrian summer camps and horse trailer heat risk

THIS TIME OF year, I get frequent inquiries asking if I know of any horse camps, and/or have recommendations for youth riding lessons. Mostly, the… Continue reading

Pictured left to right, Ginny Wagner, Xxzavyon (XJ) Square, Ewan Mordecai-Smith, Elise Sirguy, Mahayla Amendolare and Mallory Hartman cut the ribbon of the little free library at Jefferson Elementary School on Friday. (Darlene Cook)

Students come together to promote reading literacy

Free library constructed near Jefferson Elementary

Pictured left to right, Ginny Wagner, Xxzavyon (XJ) Square, Ewan Mordecai-Smith, Elise Sirguy, Mahayla Amendolare and Mallory Hartman cut the ribbon of the little free library at Jefferson Elementary School on Friday. (Darlene Cook)

A GROWING CONCERN: Get twice the bang from your early blooms

IF WE TRULY are the spot to go for fabulous flowers, prolific perennials and beautiful bi-annuals, let us not waste any time learning how to… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive… Continue reading