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Clallam County Fair guide to be online only

Jefferson County Fair exhibitor guide still available in print

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The cruise ship Crystal Serenity sits moored at Terminal 1 during a visit to Port Angeles on Saturday. Crystal Serenity is the first large cruise ship to visit Port Angeles since 2016. The 820-foot-long luxury vessel has a capacity of 740 passengers. The vessel continued to a port of call in Victoria on Sunday on its way to Vancouver, B.C.
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Cruising through

The cruise ship Crystal Serenity sits moored at Terminal 1 during a visit to Port Angeles on Saturday. Crystal Serenity is the first large cruise… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The cruise ship Crystal Serenity sits moored at Terminal 1 during a visit to Port Angeles on Saturday. Crystal Serenity is the first large cruise ship to visit Port Angeles since 2016. The 820-foot-long luxury vessel has a capacity of 740 passengers. The vessel continued to a port of call in Victoria on Sunday on its way to Vancouver, B.C.

Free meals offered for students in West End

There will be two summer meal locations for school-age children who live in the West End. Concerned Citizens will provide breakfast and lunch… Continue reading

Sequim noise ordinance goes into effect

City had been operating without code for 10-plus years

A GROWING CONCERN: Roses: A cut above (the node)

ROSES ARE A labor of love because they are laborious. Tend them all the time and make sure their soil is full of organic material,… Continue reading

Application process for Port Angeles short-term lodging licenses opens Monday

Type two rentals to be limited to 200 within city limits

David Cox of Port Angeles gives a plot of mixed plants a good dose of water on Friday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. The garden, part of the Washington State University Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden program, includes more than 50, 9-foot by 12-foot plots. The garden was developed on city property in 2011 with the goal of connecting people to the earth and their community through growing food. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Community garden

David Cox of Port Angeles gives a plot of mixed plants a good dose of water on Friday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in… Continue reading

David Cox of Port Angeles gives a plot of mixed plants a good dose of water on Friday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. The garden, part of the Washington State University Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden program, includes more than 50, 9-foot by 12-foot plots. The garden was developed on city property in 2011 with the goal of connecting people to the earth and their community through growing food. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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 Del Guzzi… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Clallam commissioners to discuss mill layoffs

Meetings across Clallam and Jefferson counties

Marine Drive paving project to begin Monday

Lakeside Industries will continue the Marine Drive overlay project on Monday. This work will include asphalt paving of Marine Drive from Tumwater… Continue reading

Outdoor burning restrictions begin Monday in Clallam County

The Clallam County fire marshal has announced restrictions on outdoor fires, except for recreational cooking fires, effective Monday. These restrictions apply throughout… Continue reading

The Rite Aid store at 1940 E. First Street in Port Angeles Plaza will soon close due to corporate downsizing. The Rite Aid on South Lincoln Street in Port Angeles and the Sequim store at Fifth and Washington streets will remain open. Rite Aid declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy last October and has closed more than 500 stores nationwide, citing a need to “further reduce rent expense and strengthen overall financial performance.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles Rite Aid closing

The Rite Aid store at 1940 E. First Street in Port Angeles Plaza will soon close due to corporate downsizing. The Rite Aid on South… Continue reading

The Rite Aid store at 1940 E. First Street in Port Angeles Plaza will soon close due to corporate downsizing. The Rite Aid on South Lincoln Street in Port Angeles and the Sequim store at Fifth and Washington streets will remain open. Rite Aid declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy last October and has closed more than 500 stores nationwide, citing a need to “further reduce rent expense and strengthen overall financial performance.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sharon Kiplagat

Scholarships connect workers to health care field

Foundation drawing interest from Peninsula College students

Sharon Kiplagat

Scholarships help students from Kenya, Port Angeles

Sharon Kiplagat’s ambition was born at the age of 5 when her mother died giving birth to her younger sister. “I want… 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

Print edition to be delivered Monday, e-edition only July 4

Peninsula Daily News will have a print edition on Monday and an electronic edition only on July 4. The newspaper is making… Continue reading

For the third Sequim Pride event, Michael Lowe, its founder, will serve as its grand marshal starting at noon Saturday at the Sequim Civic Center Plaza, 152 W. Cedar St. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim Pride returns for third year Saturday

Michael Lowe details experiences of coming out and acceptance

For the third Sequim Pride event, Michael Lowe, its founder, will serve as its grand marshal starting at noon Saturday at the Sequim Civic Center Plaza, 152 W. Cedar St. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Lodging tax committee recommends $124K in funds

The Port Angeles Lodging Tax Advisory Committee is recommending $124,500 in event, capital and operations proposals to the city council. If the… Continue reading

Officials: Mill cuts ‘devastating’ for community

Contract negotiations were ongoing, union rep says

Sequim gospel concert slated

Lasana Kanneh will perform at 10 a.m. Sunday The gospel vocalist will sing during a service at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S.… Continue reading