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Port Angeles’ Hendry graduates from Harding

SEARCY, Ark. — Matthew Hendry of Port Angeles graduated from Harding University in Searcy, Ark., at a Nov.…

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Sequim’s WAHSET In Hand Obstacle Relay Team includes all four teammates
who competed at meet 1 held Gray’s Harbor Fairgrounds Feb. 26-28: Libby
Swanberg, left, Keri Tucker, Rainey Bronsink and Susannah Sharpe.

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HORSEPLAY: Equestrians back in saddle at first meet

FINALLY, A WEE bit of freedom! We’ve all been going through some serious restrictions, losses and problems as…

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Moske, likes the moss. His mom, Sasha Fochtman, not so much. She wonders how to get rid of the moss in a pet friendly way — not by using chemical killers.

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A GROWING CONCERN: A rolling lawn gathers no moss

IT DOES NOT take much to get my horticultural hackles raised and so was the case this last…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Forks Chamber of Commerce — Virtual meetings at noon Wednesday.

Cheers to winners 

Toasting each other with Bedford’s Sodas are, from left, Ryan Gedlund of Swain’s General Store, Ed Bedford, creator of Bedford’s Sodas and Don Droz of Swain’s after Swain’s and Bedford were presented with the 2021 Legacy Awards. Not pictured is Tim Tucker, Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce president, who presented the awards. The Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce Legacy Awards began in 2020 and are awarded to an organization and an individual who have built impressive and positive legacies for our community, said Marc Abshire, chamber executive director. Last year’s winners were Black Ball Ferry Line and, posthumously, Jim Moran.

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Cheers to winners of Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce Legacy Awards

Toasting each other with Bedford’s Sodas are, from left, Ryan Gedlund of Swain’s General Store, Ed Bedford, creator…

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Six honored for selfless service

Volunteers tell of joy in helping others

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Nine charges filed against Port Angeles man in brutal assault

Elderly woman reported threatened, raped, beaten

Videographer Paul Mailman of Santa Monica, Calif.,-based Furlined Commercial Production Co. films building exteriors of the Richard B. Anderson Federal Building in Port Angeles on Friday for an upcoming commercial for a cell phone service provider. The crew spent Friday afternoon taping scenes from around downtown and were scheduled to record a scene with live actors Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Prepping for commercial shoot on Peninsula

Videographer Paul Mailman of Santa Monica, Calif.,-based Furlined Commercial Production Co. films building exteriors of the Richard B.…

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Weekend clinic vaccinates about 500

Appointments open for next tier starting Wednesday

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Peninsula virus cases hit plateau

Health officers still urge caution

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EYE ON CLALLAM: County considers franchise agreement with WaveDivision

Clallam County commissioners will discuss franchise agreements with WaveDivision, LLC. in their work session that begins at 9…

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Sequim Education Foundation offering scholarships for high school seniors

SEQUIM — The Sequim Education Foundation is offering 2021 Sequim High School graduating seniors several scholarships.

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Grants for Professional Educators available in Clallam and Jefferson counties

SEQUIM — The Beta Nu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recently announced an April 15 deadline to apply…

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Biola University 2020 dean’s list includes Port Angeles student

LA MIRADA, Calif. — Karli Wilder of Port Angeles was named to the fall 2020 dean’s list at…

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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…

<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.

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Online Farm & Food Finder aims to feed Peninsula

Eat Local First Collaborative farms launch new tool

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Deadline extended for Clallam County districting master

Charter makes Monday deadline for hiring

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Foster mother accused in rape case delays plea decision

PORT ANGELES — The wife of a Forks man who pleaded guilty Wednesday to child rape delayed deciding…

Naffie Ceesay

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OMC adding clinicians at walk-in site

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center announced the addition of three new clinicians at the Olympic Medical Physicians’…

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

By Jessie Stensland