Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles falls to W.F. West 81-51

CHEHALIS — W.F. West put Port Angeles away with a huge third quarter in nonleague boys basketball action. The Bearcats outscored the Roughriders 31-7 in… Continue reading

JoAnn Conway of Port Angeles

Community Christmas meals scheduled today

Community Christmas meals are planned in Chimacum and Forks today. The Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, will host a free meal from noon… Continue reading

JoAnn Conway of Port Angeles

Dungeness farmers to speak on benefits of raw milk products

SEQUIM — Raw milk will be the topic of the North Olympic Library System’s third program in its Food for Thought series at the Sequim… Continue reading

Dungeness River Audubon Center sponsoring writing contest for teens

SEQUIM — The Dungeness River Audubon Center is seeking submissions for its nature writing contest. The deadline is at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. High… Continue reading

Swearing-in slated Jan. 7 for new Clallam judge

PORT ANGELES — Christopher Melly will be sworn in as Clallam County Superior Court judge Tuesday, Jan. 7. The ceremony will be at 3 p.m.… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirate men take fourth at tourney; women lose in third-place game

TACOMA — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team beat Shoreline 101-95 to claim fourth place at the Tacoma Crossover Tournament. Pirates sophomore Xavier Bazile averaged… Continue reading

Dungeness River Audubon Center sponsoring writing contest for teens

SEQUIM — The Dungeness River Audubon Center is seeking submissions for its nature writing contest. The deadline is at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. High… Continue reading

Grants available for events, projects encouraging tourism

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau is taking applications for 2014 tourism-enhancement grants for events and projects that encourage overnight visitation, bureau Executive… Continue reading

Port Townsend woman to head up state Board of Education

OLYMPIA — Kristina Mayer of Port Townsend is the new chairwoman of the executive committee of the state Board of Education. The state board announced… Continue reading

Collecting items before classes started at Roosevelt Elementary School in Port Angeles last week are Jenna Gates

Roosevelt Elementary drive collects thousands of items for those in need

Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Roosevelt Elementary students, staff and families collected 4,617 items of clothing, books, food and cash donations for families with… Continue reading

Collecting items before classes started at Roosevelt Elementary School in Port Angeles last week are Jenna Gates
Kendall Mitchell

Boys & Girls Club treats children to happy holidays with dinner, toys

PORT ANGELES — More than 100 children celebrated the holidays last week at the Port Angeles branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the… Continue reading

Kendall Mitchell
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BUSINESS — Coldwell Banker Uptown Realty in PA collects Toys for Tots

PORT ANGELES — Coldwell Banker Uptown Realty in Port Angeles recently hosted a donation drive for Toys for Tots and the Port Angeles Food Bank.… Continue reading

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Pacific Bay International

BUSINESS — Pacific Bay International in Carlsborg honored for inclusive hiring practice

PORT ANGELES — Pacific Bay International is the recipient of the Clallam County Health and Human Services Developmental Disabilities Business Leadership Advisory Committee's Employer of… Continue reading

Pacific Bay International

BUSINESS — Pacific Office Equipment recognized by Canon U.S.A.

PORT ANGELES — Pacific Office Equipment recently received the Canon U.S.A. award for 35 years as an authorized Canon retailer. With full sales and service… Continue reading

BUSINESS — PT Paper Corp. raises record amount for its UGN campaign

BUSINESS — PT Paper Corp. raises record amount for its UGN campaign

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Paper Corp. has concluded a record-breaking employee payroll deduction campaign for United Good Neighbors, or UGN, raising more than… Continue reading

BUSINESS — PT Paper Corp. raises record amount for its UGN campaign
Port Townsend Food Bank Director Shirley Moss accepts a $500 donation from Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587 Field Supervisor/Shop Steward Lloyd Eisenman

BUSINESS — This week’s business meetings . . . and business briefs

THE HOLIDAYS PUT these meetings on hiatus (all these groups are open to the public): â–  Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce — Weekly ­luncheon… Continue reading

Port Townsend Food Bank Director Shirley Moss accepts a $500 donation from Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587 Field Supervisor/Shop Steward Lloyd Eisenman

Clallam Courthouse closed today . . . Christmas tree recycling . . . and other news briefs

Courthouse in PA closed today PORT ANGELES — Most offices in the Clallam County Courthouse will be closed today (Monday) for the second-to-last furlough day… Continue reading

Get ready to photograph king tides in Strait, on coast

OLYMPIA — Washington's higher-than-usual winter tides are underway, and the state Department of Ecology is inviting the public to share their photos of this naturally… Continue reading

An excavator removes one of several old culverts blocking salmon passage in the Hoh River basin. Mike Hagen/Hoh River Trust

Hoh River Trust hires new executive director. Culvert work is completed

FORKS — Jeff Baierlein has been hired as the new executive director of the Hoh River Trust, which owns 6,600 acres of land on a… Continue reading

An excavator removes one of several old culverts blocking salmon passage in the Hoh River basin. Mike Hagen/Hoh River Trust
Port Angeles' Maya Wharton performs on the beam at Black Hills Gymnastics in Lacey.

PREP SPORTS: Clallam Bay holds off Wishkah with three players; other area reports

ABERDEEN — If the Clallam Bay girls basketball team began its game against Wishkah Valley shorthanded, it finished the contest playing without a full set… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Maya Wharton performs on the beam at Black Hills Gymnastics in Lacey.