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Golf tournament to benefit Dove House

PORT LUDLOW — A golf tournament to benefit Dove House in Port Townsend is planned in September. The inaugural golf benefit to support victims of… Continue reading

U.S. Bank branch manager Lisa Meyer

Serenity House of Clallam receives $2,500

PORT ANGELES — U.S. Bancorp Foundation has awarded $2,500 to Serenity House of Clallam County's prevention-of-homelessness services for local families who face housing crises. Lisa… Continue reading

U.S. Bank branch manager Lisa Meyer

SPORTS: Chimacum at Forks game highlights opening weekend of prep football on Peninsula

The 2012 high school football season begins on the North Olympic Peninsula with two games featuring area teams facing off. Chimacum travels to Forks in… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s and women’s soccer teams cruise to big wins

TUKWILA — The Peninsula College women’s soccer team beat defending North Division champion Everett 3-1 in a nonleague preseason game. Kendra Miner scored first off… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Huge garage sale fundraiser scheduled in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Thousands of items will go on sale during the Clallam County Historical Society's annual garage sale, conducted from 8 a.m. to 2… Continue reading

WEEKEND — More events (music, food, races, a gun show) by city on North Olympic Peninsula

CONCERTS, RACES, BARBECUES, a gun show and a motorcycle hill climb are among the myriad activities planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. For… Continue reading

A reenactor shows two boys how things were done way back when at the annual Green River Mountain Men rendezvous in 2011. Peninsula Daily News Staff File Photo

WEEKEND — Mountain men to descend for rendezvous on Peninsula

SEQUIM — The Green River Mountain Men will host its annual rendezvous at the Peninsula Long Rifle Association's property off Slab Camp Road this Labor… Continue reading

A reenactor shows two boys how things were done way back when at the annual Green River Mountain Men rendezvous in 2011. Peninsula Daily News Staff File Photo

WEEKEND — Olympic Music Festival winds up with ‘West Side Story’ and classics

QUILCENE — For the last Olympic Music Festival concerts of the summer, two young pianists will step inside a century-old dairy barn to offer four… Continue reading

Jacob Coudie

Whale sculpture will be moved to Port Angeles waterfront

PORT ANGELES — A 16-foot-long, 20,000-pound polished concrete replica of a whale vertebrae is expected to be installed at Valley Creek Estuary Park on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Jacob Coudie
A mountain goat walks down a slope in Olympic National Park. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Hikers feeding mountain goats keeps popular Olympic National Forest trail closed

HOODSPORT — Hikers feeding mountain goats and allowing the animals to lick their sweat-stained gear for salt have prompted Olympic National Forest officials to keep… Continue reading

A mountain goat walks down a slope in Olympic National Park. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

‘Best of the Peninsula’ coming Friday, bonus newspaper Monday, for Peninsula Daily News readers

IF YOU'RE A weekend-only print subscriber to the Peninsula Daily News, getting it only Friday and Sunday, look for the PDN at your home on… Continue reading

Clallam Habitat to dedicate new home in west Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County will dedicate the second house at its new Maloney Heights development in west Port Angeles at… Continue reading

Water aerobics class members exercise Wednesday at William Shore Memorial Pool in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Committee seeks memories of Port Angeles’ public pool for 50th

PORT ANGELES — Do you have Elks swim meet awards, Red Cross swim lesson cards, pool paraphernalia, a 50-year-old swimsuit? How about swim team bags/jackets/sweatshirts?… Continue reading

Water aerobics class members exercise Wednesday at William Shore Memorial Pool in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Memorial services scheduled for Paul Cronauer, Frank d’Amore

MEMORIAL SERVICES ARE SCHEDULED for two North Olympic Peninsula business leaders: PORT ANGELES — A celebration of life for Paul Cronauer, a Port Angeles business… Continue reading

PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of the Peninsula Daily News are available to speak to clubs, organizations and at other gatherings across the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

The Little Bee hot-air balloon team is shown at the Albuquerque

Three ‘Little Bees’ to buzz over Sequim skies today

SEQUIM — Three balloons shaped like bumblebees are expected to fly onto the North Olympic Peninsula today for this weekend's Sequim Balloon Festival. The three… Continue reading

The Little Bee hot-air balloon team is shown at the Albuquerque
Tim Bailey is shown with his wife

2nd UPDATE — Missing hiker found; broke ankle in Olympic National Park

UPDATE: A Coast Guard helicopter successfully hoisted Bailey out of the drainage of Sol Duc River's North Fork at about 6:30 p.m., Olympic National Park… Continue reading

Tim Bailey is shown with his wife

Memorial services scheduled for Paul Cronauer, Frank d’Amore

MEMORIAL SERVICES ARE SCHEDULED for two North Olympic Peninsula business leaders: PORT ANGELES — A celebration of life for Paul Cronauer, a Port Angeles business… Continue reading

Memorial service slated for Port Townsend bakery founder

EDITOR'S NOTE — This story has been modified from its original version to correct the date of the memorial service. PORT TOWNSEND — A memorial… Continue reading

RE/MAX balloon to offer tethered rides in Sequim

SEQUIM — Rides will be offered in a tethered RE/MAX balloon at the Sequim Balloon Festival as a benefit for the Boys & Girls Clubs… Continue reading