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‘Undamming the Elwha’ to air Sunday on KCTS 9

SEATTLE — “Undamming the Elwha,” a half-hour documentary on the $325 million project to return the Elwha River to its wild state, will air Sunday.… Continue reading

Rick Smitch watches as thousands of rubber ducks are dumped out of a truck

Adopt a duck (you can do it at the PDN) — and support good causes

PORT ANGELES — Tickets are on sale for the 23rd annual Duck Derby. The race will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13, at Lincoln… Continue reading

Rick Smitch watches as thousands of rubber ducks are dumped out of a truck
The Falconaires at the Air Force Academy. U.S. Air Force

Free concert this coming Monday (April 23) — Air Force band performs in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- An extravaganza of jazz and patriotic music is coming up — and admission is free. The Falconaires, the premier jazz band of… Continue reading

The Falconaires at the Air Force Academy. U.S. Air Force
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SPORTS: Sequim nips Port Angeles by two strokes in boys golf showdown; other prep reports

SEQUIM — Ryan O’Mera and Sequim’s superior depth were a little too much for archrival Port Angeles in the showdown for the possible Olympic League… Continue reading

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Damon Farmer of Versailles

Theme sought for this year’s sand sculpture contest in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Wanted! A theme for the 10th annual Windermere Sand Sculpture Classic at this summer's Arts in Action festival on the Port Angeles'… Continue reading

Damon Farmer of Versailles

Volunteers to tackle debris on Peninsula’s Pacific Coast beaches

Shi Shi Beach, Cape Alava, Second Beach: These are just a few of the places you can go during the annual Washington Coast Cleanup on… Continue reading

Brazen Harris

WEEKEND: Free entry to Olympic National Park starting Saturday

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — While higher elevations are still buried under many feet of snow, new leaves and early wildflowers are emerging along lowland trails… Continue reading

Brazen Harris

WEEKEND: RainFest fills Forks weekend

RAINFEST EVENTS ARE scheduled throughout the weekend in Forks. Today ■ 8 a.m. to noon — Crumb quilting class taught by Michele Crawford, First Baptist… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Sequim to hold its spring cleanup

SEQUIM — The city of Sequim will hold its annual spring cleanup program at the Sequim City Shop, 169 W. Hemlock St., from 8 a.m.… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Variety of events slated on Peninsula

Sequim students will show their original films tonight while Saturday, the North Peninsula Building Association host its annual Builders’ Surplus Sale in Port Angeles and… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Yard waste, tires, appliances taken to help Port Angeles Food Bank

PORT ANGELES — Clallam Spring Clean Up Day, formerly known as Annual Benefit Dump Day, will help city and county residents clean up yards and… Continue reading

Western Strait cleanup planned

CLALLAM BAY — The annual Western Strait Clean Up starts at 9 a.m. Saturday for waterfronts from Pillar Point to Bullman Beach, and everyone is… Continue reading

Clallam County employee gets award

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Commercial Plans Examiner Annette Warren has been selected as the Department of Community Development Employee of the Quarter, department Director… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s GreenPod ‘Home of the Future’ in Seattle

SEATTLE — The newest addition to the 2012 Green Home Tour in Seattle will be a compact, green-built home constructed in Port Townsend. The downsizer's… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Brandon’s two goals spark Port Angeles to 3-0 shutout of Sequim in boys soccer; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES — Anthony Brandon scored two early goals to spark Port Angeles to a 3-0 blanking of archrival Sequim in Olympic League boys soccer… Continue reading

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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS: Pickleball marathon set for this weekend in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — This will be a pickleball weekend. Hundreds of pickleball enthusiasts will descend upon Vern Burton Community Center on Saturday and Sunday for… Continue reading

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Bill Tennent

Historical Society to give research center a grand opening

PORT TOWNSEND — The public will get its first look at the new storage facility for the Jefferson County Historical Society Research Center during a… Continue reading

Bill Tennent
The Falconaires at the Air Force Academy. U.S. Air Force

Free concert on April 23 — Air Force band performs in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- An extravaganza of jazz and patriotic music is coming up — and admission is free. The Falconaires, the premier jazz band of… Continue reading

The Falconaires at the Air Force Academy. U.S. Air Force
Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS: Port Angeles belts Port Townsend in baseball; both Sequim baseball and softball teams lose to North Kitsap

PORT ANGELES — Wesley Giddings pitched a two-hitter through five innings to spark Port Angeles to a 7-2 Olympic League baseball victory over Port Townsend… Continue reading

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The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed for at least four nights in May. Vehicles will be allowed across in only three 15-minute shifts every two hours. Margaret McKenzie/Peninsula Daily News

Bridge repairs mean nighttime closures for Hood Canal Bridge in May

SHINE — The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed most of the night during four days in early May to facilitate the repair of the… Continue reading

The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed for at least four nights in May. Vehicles will be allowed across in only three 15-minute shifts every two hours. Margaret McKenzie/Peninsula Daily News