Leah Leach

Gibbs reopens in East Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — Gibbs Lake has been reopened for recreation after two consecutive weeks of test results showing a safe level of microcystin, a toxin… Continue reading

Gibbs Lake reopened

PORT TOWNSEND — Gibbs Lake has been reopened for recreation after two consecutive weeks of test results showing a safe level of microcystin, a toxin… Continue reading

Kayla Gould

Housing authority to fete 8 new homes Thursday

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Housing Authority will celebrate the building of eight new homes at Peninsula Village on Thursday at 6 p.m. Construction has… Continue reading

Kayla Gould
A balloon soars before the Olympic Mountain Range during the Sequim Balloon Festival

Hare, Hound race today at balloon fest

SEQUIM — The final day of the Sequim Balloon Festival will start off this morning with the Hare and Hound hot-air balloon race above the… Continue reading

A balloon soars before the Olympic Mountain Range during the Sequim Balloon Festival

Toxins drop, but lakes will stay closed

PORT TOWNSEND — Toxins are at safe levels in both Anderson and Gibbs lakes, the most recent test results show, but both lakes will remain… Continue reading

Gibbs Lake joining Anderson Lake on closure list; toxins again

PORT TOWNSEND — Anderson Lake is closed again, after having been reopened for fishing and other recreation less than a week ago, and Gibbs Lake… Continue reading

Anderson Lake open — but no one shows on first post-quarantine day

PORT TOWNSEND — Anderson Lake reopened for fishing and other recreation this weekend after having been closed since May 3 — but no one showed… Continue reading

Camaraderie Cellars owners Don and Vicki Corson are celebrating 20 years of winemaking in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Camaraderie Cellars marks 20th with wine, food, song

PORT ANGELES — Sip a tasty varietal this weekend while sampling sumptuous tidbits and listening to soothing music in the courtyard of a winery devoted… Continue reading

Camaraderie Cellars owners Don and Vicki Corson are celebrating 20 years of winemaking in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Anderson Lake’s toxins drop, but it’s still closed

PORT TOWNSEND — The toxins in Anderson Lake were measured below the warning level last week for the first time since it was closed for… Continue reading

Steve Burke

Port Angeles pool reopens Monday after five-week renovation [Corrected]

Corrects hours of operation. PORT ANGELES — A gleaming, newly painted and refurbished William Shore Memorial Pool will open its doors at 5:30 a.m. Monday… Continue reading

Steve Burke
Jamie Valadez

Legendary ‘creation site’ discovered by Lower Elwha Klallam tribe

PORT ANGELES — Lower Elwha Klallam people stood at their sacred creation site last month for the first time in nearly a century, the tribe… Continue reading

Jamie Valadez
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Heritage Days Committee presents ‘Peek at the Past’

PORT ANGELES — Historical images, root beer and special awards for five local people will be among the attractions of the Heritage Days Committee's “A… Continue reading

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The bell of the shipwreck SS Governor is shown 240 feet below the surface of Admiralty Inlet. Maritime Documentation Society

New home sought for bell of 90-year-old shipwreck

PORT TOWNSEND — The bell of the SS Governor remains 240 feet below the surface of Admiralty Inlet where it sank 90 years ago, while… Continue reading

The bell of the shipwreck SS Governor is shown 240 feet below the surface of Admiralty Inlet. Maritime Documentation Society

Anderson Lake still closed, but toxins have fallen dramatically

PORT TOWNSEND — Anderson Lake is still poisonous but to a lesser degree than earlier this summer. The most recent samples from the lake between… Continue reading

Hiroko Dennis

Lecture to focus on people behind Ansel Adams images

PORT TOWNSEND — Ansel Adams photographs provide the images. Clarence Moriwaki, president of the Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Exclusion Memorial Association, will offer the background. Moriwaki… Continue reading

Hiroko Dennis

Gibbs Lake’s status improves

PORT TOWNSEND — The warning sign that was posted at Gibbs Lake was switched for one counseling caution Friday after tests found that the level… Continue reading

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Quillayute Station in LaPush participate in 2011's Quileute Days Parade. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Quileute tribe throws 3-day party

LAPUSH — The Quileute are celebrating their cultural heritage this weekend, and everyone is invited to join the party. From the opening ceremony at 3… Continue reading

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Quillayute Station in LaPush participate in 2011's Quileute Days Parade. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Accused killed Patrick Drum is scheduled to appear in court for a status hearing today. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Shooting victims’ families support life with no parole for Drum

PORT ANGELES — Two members of the families of two men who were shot to death said they support Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Deb Kelly's… Continue reading

Accused killed Patrick Drum is scheduled to appear in court for a status hearing today. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Toxins increase in Gibbs Lake, knock out swimming

PORT TOWNSEND — Gibbs Lake is now off-limits for swimming. Warning signs went up Friday at the popular swimming hole south of Port Townsend after… Continue reading

Swimmers beware: Toxins increase in Gibbs Lake south of Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Gibbs Lake is now off-limits for swimming. Warning signs went up Friday at the popular swimming hole south of Port Townsend after… Continue reading