Daria Hunt of Beaver designed this year’s Summer Reading Challenge T-shirt. Participants can read for 30 days to earn a free shirt.

Life

North Olympic Library System’s summer reading program begins Friday

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System will begin its Summer Reading Program on Friday.

Lindsey Sehmel.

News

Sequim hires director of community and economic development

SEQUIM — The city of Sequim has hired Lindsey Sehmel as its director of community and economic development.

News

Fire commissioners form association

PORT ANGELES — Fire commissioners in Clallam and Jefferson counties have formed the Olympic Peninsula Fire Commissioners Association…

From left, Sequim Deputy Police Chief John Southard, Tiffany Banning and Police Chief Mike Hill received renewed accreditation recognition from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

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Sequim police re-accredited by state organization

SEQUIM — The Sequim Police Department has earned accreditation from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Baiting the tourists

FROM THE ACIDIFIED ocean to the melting glaciers, the Olympic Peninsula has seen an unprecedented invasion of tourists…

For her “Oceans” music video, Jennifer Thomas, her husband Will and son Preston set up a grand piano and light display at Bullman Beach in Sekiu. (Jennifer Thomas)

Life

‘Oceans’ provides escape for Sequim composer

New album produced with orchestra at Abbey Road Studios

News

Warehouse proposed near Port Angeles airport

State documents list Amazon as builder

News

WSDOT reclassifies two roundabouts on Highway 101

Proposed traffic circle at Old Olympic Highway moved to long term

Politics

Clallam PUD candidates cite costs as top priority

Three hopefuls line up for six-year board position

Arts & Entertainment

Scholarship winners to perform at Monday Musicale

PORT ANGELES — Monday Musicale will meet for lunch at noon Monday. The group meets at Joshua’s Restaurant,…

News

Hearing examiner advises against rezone

Uses are ‘incompatible’ with neighbors, he says

Competitors in the second annual Orca Bait Swim enter Port Angeles Harbor on Sunday for the 1.5-mile race from the Sail & Paddle Park on Ediz Hook to Pebble Beach Park. The start was relocated from the boat ramp near the U.S. Coast Guard station due to rough water and a large vessel anchored near the finish. All 10 swimmers — nine women and one man — completed the race. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Swimmers cross Port Angeles harbor in Orca Bait event

Gift certificates handed out to top three finishers

News

State ferries to host meetings next week

SEATTLE — Washington State Ferries will host two virtual public meetings, one at noon Monday and a second…

Arts & Entertainment

Summertide Solstice Art Festival set for Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center will host the Summertide Solstice Art Festival from 12:30…

Port of Port Angeles commissioners Colleen McAleer, left, and Connie Beauvais, third from right, put shovels in the dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday for the port’s Marine Trade Center on the former Peninsula Plywood site on Marine Drive. Development of the 18-acre site will include installing utilities, paving and grading. Work is anticipated to be completed before the end of the year. The $10 million project was funded with a $7.3 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and $3.87 million from the port. From left to right, McAleer; Port Angeles City Manager Nathan West (partially hidden); Clallam County Commissioner Randy Johnson; Clallam County Commissioner Mike French; Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Chairwoman Frances Charles; Beauvais; Michael Snodgrass, Olympic Peninsula Outreach Director for U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell; and Haley Schanne, Director of Outreach for 6th Congressional District U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Breaking ground

Port of Port Angeles commissioners Colleen McAleer, left, and Connie Beauvais, third from right, put shovels in the…

News

Olympic Medical Center approves contract with telecardiology service

Official says goal is to treat more patients at hospital

Workers with Hoch Construction remove much of the structure at the Sequim Library location, 630 N. Sequim Ave., in preparation for the major expansion project. (Noah Glaude/North Olympic Library System)

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Crews clearing way for expanded Sequim Library

Hoch Construction will add 3,800 square feet to location

Arts & Entertainment

Hog Wild event bringing circus theme to fundraiser

PORT ANGELES — In what’s being described as a touch of Cirque du Soleil, the Moulin Rouge and…

Spectators watch a U.S. Coast Guard rescue drill in Port Angeles Harbor during Saturday’s Maritime Festival along the Port Angeles waterfront. The two-day event, hosted by the Port of Port Angeles, served as a showcase for boating and the maritime trades. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Rescue drill at Maritime Festival

Spectators watch a U.S. Coast Guard rescue drill in Port Angeles Harbor during Saturday’s Maritime Festival along the…

Submitted photo

Photo: Bottom left to right, Coach Natalie Blankenship, Paige Reed, Libby  Swanberg, Joanna Seelye, Katelynn Middleton-Sharpe, Kennady Gilbertson, Coach Katie Newton. Top left to right, Taylor Lewis, Lily Meyer, Asha Swanberg, Sydney Hutton, Coach Ady Crosby and Coach Misty Gilbertson.

Life

HORSEPLAY: WAHSET state finals

SEQUIM’S SMALL YET mighty equestrian team gave a dazzling display of finesse, power and speed at the Washington…