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Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center asks for $386,100 from Clallam County Opportunity Fund to replace equipment

SEQUIM — The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center board is seeking $386,100 in Clallam County Opportunity Funds to replace an aging ventilation unit. The board of… Continue reading

The Navy has deleted sites 3

State agency opting out, but it won’t delay Navy in pursuing electronic warfare project

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Natural Resources' decision not to be involved in a Navy proposal to conduct electronic warfare training on the West… Continue reading

The Navy has deleted sites 3
Colorado State University graduate student Morgan Phillips analyzes the contents of a rain gauge on behalf of the Community Collaborative Rain

Peninsula volunteers sought for University of Washington study of rain, snow in support of satellite system

SEQUIM — The University of Washington is seeking Olympic Peninsula residents willing to buy rain gauges and participate in a study of the area’s rain… Continue reading

Colorado State University graduate student Morgan Phillips analyzes the contents of a rain gauge on behalf of the Community Collaborative Rain
Colorado State University graduate student Morgan Phillips analyzes the contents of a rain gauge on behalf of the Community Collaborative Rain

Peninsula volunteers sought for University of Washington study of rain, snow in support of satellite system

SEQUIM — The University of Washington is seeking Olympic Peninsula residents willing to buy rain gauges and participate in a study of the area’s rain… Continue reading

Colorado State University graduate student Morgan Phillips analyzes the contents of a rain gauge on behalf of the Community Collaborative Rain
Luke Kisena

Boys & Girls Clubs of Olympic Peninsula award to mean more scholarships

SEQUIM — An award given to an employee of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula will mean the agency can offer two… Continue reading

Luke Kisena

Neah Bay, Sequim, Quilcene elementary schools lauded with award

Neah Bay and Greywolf elementary schools in Clallam County are among three public schools on the North Olympic Peninsula that have earned 2014 School of… Continue reading

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Malware: How an accountant’s computer might unknowingly have revealed clients’ financial data

SEQUIM — The owner of a local computer repair company is warning area accountants to be vigilant against a digital thief capable of stealing sensitive… Continue reading

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The sculpture at lower right is part of the BirdFest Bird Quest at Colors of Sequim

Sequim merchants host games for this weekend’s BirdFest

By Chris McDaniel Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM — City residents and visitors might have noticed rather well behaved wild birds roosting inside several stores. The… Continue reading

The sculpture at lower right is part of the BirdFest Bird Quest at Colors of Sequim
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Clallam County Fire District No. 2 gains advanced certification

PORT ANGELES — When seconds count, patients being transported to the hospital via Clallam County Fire District No. 2 can rest assured that paramedics giving… Continue reading

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Fiero Marine Life Center Executive Director Melissa Williams and Ursula spend some Easter Sunday quality time together. —Photo by Chris McDaniel/Peninsula Daily News ()

Hello, Ursula: Poll-takers name Port Angeles marine life center octopus in vote landslide

PORT ANGELES — Thanks to overwhelming support by online voters, the new moniker for an octopus at the Feiro Marine Life Center is Ursula. The… Continue reading

Fiero Marine Life Center Executive Director Melissa Williams and Ursula spend some Easter Sunday quality time together. —Photo by Chris McDaniel/Peninsula Daily News ()
Casey Dennis

Success story: Sequim-based business pops into 46 states

SEQUIM — Its crunchy, sweet and salty taste has pushed Casey’s Kettle Corn of Sequim into a national brand distributed in some 46 states. On… Continue reading

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Two helicopters, all-night effort needed to rescue hiker in East Jefferson County

BRINNON — A Seattle man was rescued early Sunday in an all-night effort after falling about 50 feet down a steep embankment in Olympic National… Continue reading

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Fiero Marine Life Center Executive Director Melissa Williams and Ursula spend some Easter Sunday quality time together. —Photo by Chris McDaniel/Peninsula Daily News ()

Hello, Ursula: Poll-takers name Port Angeles marine life center octopus in vote landslide

PORT ANGELES — Thanks to overwhelming support by online voters, the new moniker for an octopus at the Feiro Marine Life Center is Ursula. The… Continue reading

Fiero Marine Life Center Executive Director Melissa Williams and Ursula spend some Easter Sunday quality time together. —Photo by Chris McDaniel/Peninsula Daily News ()
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Two helicopters, all-night effort needed to rescue hiker in East Jefferson County

BRINNON — A Seattle man was rescued early Sunday in an all-night effort after falling about 50 feet down a steep embankment in Olympic National… Continue reading

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2015 Olympic Peninsula BirdFest events filling up quickly

SEQUIM — Calling all nature lovers! The nearly two-dozen guided trips, workshops, classes and tours offered during the 2015 Olympic Peninsula BirdFest are filling up… Continue reading

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Sequim Irrigation Festival in the running to win contest for ‘Best Small Town Celebration’

SEQUIM — The Sequim Irrigation Festival is in the running to snatch the top ranking in the “Best Small Town Celebration” category of the “Family… Continue reading

Sequim Irrigation Festival in the running to win contest for ‘Best Small Town Celebration’

SEQUIM — The Sequim Irrigation Festival is in the running to snatch the top ranking in the “Best Small Town Celebration” category of the “Family… Continue reading

Sequim native Robert Duncan floats in Sequim Bay while wearing a Thermashield 24+ immersion suit he invented to keep commercial fishermen and private boaters alive if they are forced to abandon ship in the frigid waters of the North Pacific or North Atlantic oceans. (Robert Groff)

Sequim man invents award-winning immersion suit for surviving longer in frigid waters

SEQUIM — The worst has happened: You are a commercial fisherman or private boater who has fallen off your vessel into the frigid waters of… Continue reading

Sequim native Robert Duncan floats in Sequim Bay while wearing a Thermashield 24+ immersion suit he invented to keep commercial fishermen and private boaters alive if they are forced to abandon ship in the frigid waters of the North Pacific or North Atlantic oceans. (Robert Groff)
Sequim High School students in Bill Seabolt’s welding class prepare to load elk silhouettes into a truck for transport. From left are Bailey Boyce

They’re reproducing! Miniatures of Sequim’s welcome elk are destined to turn into scholarship cash

SEQUIM — Sequim High School students in Bill Seabolt’s welding class have been busy building two-dimensional steel Roosevelt elk silhouettes that resemble the well-known sculptures… Continue reading

Sequim High School students in Bill Seabolt’s welding class prepare to load elk silhouettes into a truck for transport. From left are Bailey Boyce
A construction worker in a lift basket welds a structural beam at the Clallam County Public Utility District's future headquarters in Carlsborg. (Chris McDaniel/Peninsula Daily News)

What’s that building going up near the old Costco warehouse in Carlsborg? It’s Clallam PUD’s new HQ

CARLSBORG — Construction of new headquarters for the Clallam County Public Utility District is on schedule and within the approved budget, said Curly Page, general… Continue reading

A construction worker in a lift basket welds a structural beam at the Clallam County Public Utility District's future headquarters in Carlsborg. (Chris McDaniel/Peninsula Daily News)