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Housing director in works for Clallam County

Full-time position to guide complex effort

Alice Cordery, 7, a first-grade student at Jefferson Elementary School in Port Angeles, front, points to an artwork as her brother, Pat Cordery, 11, and mother, Teresa Cordery, follow along during an opening gala for Blooming Artists, an exhibition of nature-related art pieces on Tuesday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Arts & Entertainment

Blooming Artists Exhibit combines art, science

Work of more than 250 students on display

From left tare Heidi Murdock, Renee Sommerfeld, Denise Harman, Gretchen Fleck and Karen Reeder.

Business

Olympic Medical Center recognized by LifeNet Health

Olympic Medical Center was recently recognized for its support of tissue donation.

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Does it always rain here?

With the blustery weather we have been experiencing lately, it seems like either the mildest January or the…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News T.J. Farris of Bakersfield, Calif., an employee of the Flims, Swittzerland-based Velosolutions, uses a compactor on Tuesday to create a lane surface on an asphalt portion of a pump track being built at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The track, designed primarily for bicycles and other wheeled play vehicles, is being constructed by the Port Angeles Parks & Recreation Department in conjunction the Lincoln Park BMX Association with funding from a $350,000 grant from the state Recreation and Conservation Office, $100,000 in lodging tax grants from the city and Clallam County, business sponsorships, individual and community donations and a grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. It is expected to be completed by late June or early July.

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Pump track paving in Port Angeles

T.J. Farris of Bakersfield, Calif., an employee of the Flims, Switzerland-based Velosolutions, uses a compactor on Tuesday to…

The Pride Parade marches west on Front Street in downtown Port Angeles on Sunday. About 250 people marched in a six-block course back to the City Pier as participants chanted repeated words of Pride acceptance. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Pride parade

By Dave Logan

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Case rates starting to drop

Officials: Virus entering endemic phase

A bright mural created by Cammry Lapka covers the boarded over the space where a burglar broke a window, entered the Esther Webster Gallery at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, and stole items from a traveling exhibit. Christine Loewe, executive director of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, says that despite the seeming senselessness of the crime, that it was also an opportunity to bring the community together. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Crime & Justice

Fine Arts Center moving on with new exhibit after burglary

Organizers have renewed appreciation for local connection

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Swain’s popcorn to return this Wednesday

Same price, same bag, same tradition

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Sequim looking into homeshare programs

Filling empty bedrooms the goal

Life

Peninsula College’s Studium Generale to spotlight English essay award winners

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College will celebrate student writing at 12:30 p.m. Thursday as Stadium Generale spotlights the…

Vonnie Voris will present “Bone Building, Body Mechanics and Fall Prevention” at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Life

Wellness forum scheduled Wednesday

SEQUIM — Vonnie Voris will present “Bone Building, Body Mechanics and Fall Prevention” at 2 p.m. Wednesday on…

Life

Veteran Affairs Advisory Committee to host town hall meeting

SEQUIM — The governor’s Veteran Affairs Advisory Committee will sponsor a veterans town hall from 10:30 a.m. to…

Business

Welly’s Real Fruit Ice Cream holds grand opening

PORT ANGELES — Welly’s Real Fruit Ice Cream will host a grand opening at 1 p.m. Saturday, moving…

Business

Yoga, wellness center to host open house

CARLSBORG — Blue Mountain Yoga and Wellness Collective will host a ribbon- cutting ceremony at noon Saturday as…

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Large tract considered in Sequim

Housing development to go through new process

Arts & Entertainment

Peninsula musicians to perform jazz concert

Free event planned at Peninsula College’s Maier Hall

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Officials with the North Olympic Library System are exploring naming options for financial donors of the planned renovation and expansion of the Sequim Library.

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North Olympic Library System talks naming rooms for donors at Sequim Library expansion

SEQUIM — North Olympic Library System staff and board trustees are exploring options to offer naming opportunities for…

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Railroad Bridge closures slated to begin Monday

SEQUIM — The historic Dungeness Railroad Bridge will be closed from Monday though Wednesday and for an extended…

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Nominations being taken for Best of the Peninsula 2022

Nominations are being accepted for the Best of Clallam and Jefferson County!