Clallam County

Peninsula virus cases hit plateau

Health officers still urge caution

A Port Angeles man was transported to Olympic Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries after his vehicle reportedly drifted off U.S. Highway 101 and into a building near River Road in Sequim. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Patrol)

Port Angeles man drives off highway, through fence, hits building

A Port Angeles man was transported to Olympic Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries Thursday afternoon after his vehicle drifted off U.S. Highway 101,… Continue reading

A Port Angeles man was transported to Olympic Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries after his vehicle reportedly drifted off U.S. Highway 101 and into a building near River Road in Sequim. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Patrol)

Biola University 2020 dean’s list includes Port Angeles student

Karli Wilder of Port Angeles was named to the fall 2020 dean’s list at Biola University. Students must earn a term… Continue reading

Deadline extended for Clallam County districting master

Charter makes Monday deadline for hiring

Foster mother accused in rape case delays plea decision

The wife of a Forks man who pleaded guilty Wednesday to child rape delayed deciding on a potential plea deal Thursday in… Continue reading

Grants for Professional Educators available in Clallam and Jefferson counties

The Beta Nu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recently announced an April 15 deadline to apply for its Grants for Professional Educators. The… Continue reading

Navy training in state parks challenged; Day of Action set Saturday

By Jessie Stensland South Whidbey Record and Leah Leach Peninsula Daily News A South Whidbey environmental group is challenging a decision by a state commission… Continue reading

The Noon Rotary Club of Sequim recently donated funds to purchase 32 computer monitors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. The monitors have been placed in the computer lab at the clubs’ Port Angeles unit. The rotarians also enjoyed a virtual tour of the new facility via Zoom. Pictured, from left to right inside the newly completed computer lab, are Mary Budke, Ted Shanks, Ashley Woolsey and Janet Gray.
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Noon Rotary Club of Sequim donates to Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula

The Noon Rotary Club of Sequim recently donated funds to purchase 32 computer monitors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. The… Continue reading

The Noon Rotary Club of Sequim recently donated funds to purchase 32 computer monitors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. The monitors have been placed in the computer lab at the clubs’ Port Angeles unit. The rotarians also enjoyed a virtual tour of the new facility via Zoom. Pictured, from left to right inside the newly completed computer lab, are Mary Budke, Ted Shanks, Ashley Woolsey and Janet Gray.

Olympic Theatre Arts wants plays on theme of resilience

Olympic Theatre Arts is seeking original, 10-minute play scripts for the New Works Showcase. OTA is looking for writers, both seasoned and beginner,… Continue reading

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OMC adding clinicians at walk-in site

Olympic Medical Center announced the addition of three new clinicians at the Olympic Medical Physicians’ Port Angeles walk-in clinic. The new staff… Continue reading

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<strong>Keith Thorpe</strong>/Peninsula Daily News Jim Weaver and Karen Halberg Weaver stand among Tamworth pigs in a covered enclosure on their Wild Edge Farm west of Port Angeles.

Online Farm & Food Finder aims to feed Peninsula

Eat Local First Collaborative farms launch new tool

<strong>Keith Thorpe</strong>/Peninsula Daily News Jim Weaver and Karen Halberg Weaver stand among Tamworth pigs in a covered enclosure on their Wild Edge Farm west of Port Angeles.
Port Angeles Symphony conductor and music director Jonathan Pasternack offers virtual music lessons -- in a topic of the high bidder's choice -- during tonight's Applause! Auction. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra virtual auction set tonight

A little tango music, a lot of weed-pulling: Both are part of the Applause! Virtual Auction, a fundraiser for the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles Symphony conductor and music director Jonathan Pasternack offers virtual music lessons -- in a topic of the high bidder's choice -- during tonight's Applause! Auction. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim Education Foundation offering scholarships for high school seniors

The Sequim Education Foundation is offering 2021 Sequim High School graduating seniors several scholarships. Each scholarship is listed on WashBoard.org and sequimeducationfoundation.org, with… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Richard Brandt of Lakeside Industries uses a steam roller on a layer of sand on Thursday to create a level surface that will become the base for a temporary ice skating rink in a city parking lot along Front Street in downtown Port Angeles. The rink wil be the centerpiece for the annual Port Angeles Ice Village, which would normally be held in the winter months but was moved to spring because of restrictions imposed by COVID-19. Skating is scheduled to begin on March 19 and run through April 18.
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Smooth moves for Ice Village preparations

Richard Brandt of Lakeside Industries uses a steam roller on a layer of sand Thursday to create a level surface that will become the base… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Richard Brandt of Lakeside Industries uses a steam roller on a layer of sand on Thursday to create a level surface that will become the base for a temporary ice skating rink in a city parking lot along Front Street in downtown Port Angeles. The rink wil be the centerpiece for the annual Port Angeles Ice Village, which would normally be held in the winter months but was moved to spring because of restrictions imposed by COVID-19. Skating is scheduled to begin on March 19 and run through April 18.

More to open up in the state

Phase 3 eases restrictions on businesses, sports

Pedestrian, 81, dies after collision on highway

Man hit while crossing 101 in the dark

David Allen of Forks is led away to the Clallam County jail Wednesday to await sentencing after pleading guilty to two counts of child rape. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)

Foster father pleads guilty to child rape; sentencing set

Man’s wife to have hearing on related charges this Friday

David Allen of Forks is led away to the Clallam County jail Wednesday to await sentencing after pleading guilty to two counts of child rape. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)

Hearing Friday on alleged violent sexual assault of elderly woman

A judge determined Wednesday there is probable cause to jail a Port Angeles man on $250,000 bail pending possible charges that he… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation worker Darryl Anderson, left, signals to bulldozer operator Leon Leonard as fellow employee Brooke Keohokalole curls up a guide rope after the dragon mosaic from the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield is lowered onto a trailer earlier this week in Port Angeles. Demolition has begun on the mostly wooden playground, originally built by volunteer labor in September 2002, to make way for modernized playground equipment later this year. The dragon, which once had a playground slide coming from its nose, will be put into storage and later incorporated into the new playground. (Keith Thorpe /Peninsula Daily News)
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Playground pieces

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation worker Darryl Anderson, left, signals to bulldozer operator Leon Leonard as fellow employee Brooke Keohokalole curls up a guide rope… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation worker Darryl Anderson, left, signals to bulldozer operator Leon Leonard as fellow employee Brooke Keohokalole curls up a guide rope after the dragon mosaic from the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield is lowered onto a trailer earlier this week in Port Angeles. Demolition has begun on the mostly wooden playground, originally built by volunteer labor in September 2002, to make way for modernized playground equipment later this year. The dragon, which once had a playground slide coming from its nose, will be put into storage and later incorporated into the new playground. (Keith Thorpe /Peninsula Daily News)
A virtual play about casting a play will begin Thursday, March 11.

Port Angeles Community Players offer up ‘Bad Auditions … On Camera’

After being shuttered for nearly a year, the Port Angeles Community Players are back — virtually — as they present “Bad Auditions… Continue reading

A virtual play about casting a play will begin Thursday, March 11.