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Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks quarterback Logan Olson outruns Sequim's Mason King for a touchdown in the second quarter of the Spartans' 56-28 season-opening win over the Wolves.

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks strides past Sequim with second-half surge (with video highlights)

Olson-Kilmer connect in passing game

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks quarterback Logan Olson outruns Sequim's Mason King for a touchdown in the second quarter of the Spartans' 56-28 season-opening win over the Wolves.

FRIDAY’S PREP FOOTBALL SCORES: Forks beats Sequim; East Jefferson, Port Angeles nipped

Friday’s PREP FOOTBALL scores Blaine 36, Port Angeles 28 Forks 56, Sequim 28 Granite Falls 20, East Jefferson 19 Aberdeen/Wishkah Valley Co-op 40, Hoquiam 8… Continue reading

Sequim council to interview five city manager finalists

Virtual public reception planned next week

Sequim artists Lynne Armstrong, left, and Mary Franchini will collaborate on a piece of art during the 2021 ARTjam event, held in parallel with Sequim’s ARTfusion event on Sunday and Monday. Submitted photo

Two events planned Sunday, Monday

“Mary and I cannot be more different; that’s why this is interesting,” Lynne Armstrong said, considering the possibilities of the collaborative painting she… Continue reading

Sequim artists Lynne Armstrong, left, and Mary Franchini will collaborate on a piece of art during the 2021 ARTjam event, held in parallel with Sequim’s ARTfusion event on Sunday and Monday. Submitted photo

ISSUES OF FAITH: What is faith?

This column is titled, “Issues of Faith,” but what is faith? Faith can be defined as hope for things that are not seen but which… Continue reading

Bid awarded for Dungeness levee project phase

Clallam County commissioners have awarded a contract for the earthwork phase of the long-awaited Lower Dungeness River levee setback project. A groundbreaking… Continue reading

Peninsula's Jonathon De Motta, center, dribbles between two Lane defenders during the Pirates' 2-0 season-opening win last week. The Pirate men host Wenatchee Valley at 4 p.m. Sunday in their home opener. Peninsula's women host a free scrimmage tonight at 7 p.m. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College Athletics)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men host home opener Sunday afternoon; Pirate women scrimmage Friday evening

PC women’s official home opener is Sept. 22

Peninsula's Jonathon De Motta, center, dribbles between two Lane defenders during the Pirates' 2-0 season-opening win last week. The Pirate men host Wenatchee Valley at 4 p.m. Sunday in their home opener. Peninsula's women host a free scrimmage tonight at 7 p.m. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College Athletics)
It was the first day of school for First graders in Mrs. Johnson classroom at Hamilton Elem in PA. Just over 20 students were greeted by the teacher and all wore masks and sat upwards of six feet apart.
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Colorful start to school year in Port Angeles

Dave Logan For Peninsula Daily News It was the first day of school for first-graders in Mrs. Johnson’s classroom at Hamilton Elementary in Port Angeles.… Continue reading

It was the first day of school for First graders in Mrs. Johnson classroom at Hamilton Elem in PA. Just over 20 students were greeted by the teacher and all wore masks and sat upwards of six feet apart.

GriefShare classes offered to community

Independent Bible Church will host GriefShare at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9. The scripture-based seminars will be conducted at the church, 116… Continue reading

"All That Jazz" is one of the numbers in "Broadway in Your PJs," the online show presented through Saturday by Ghostlight Productions. The show was filmed in Port Angeles' Lincoln Theater with, from left, Jeremy Pederson, Courtney Smith, Darian Rentas, Danielle Lorentzen, Anna Pederson, Quinton Cornell, Emily Spink and Mark Lorentzen. (photo courtesy Ghostlight Productions)

Hucksters, Soulshakers and Hidden History this weekend on Olympic Peninsula

This Labor Day weekend brings a whole lot of music and visual art to explore, both online and in clubs and galleries on the North… Continue reading

"All That Jazz" is one of the numbers in "Broadway in Your PJs," the online show presented through Saturday by Ghostlight Productions. The show was filmed in Port Angeles' Lincoln Theater with, from left, Jeremy Pederson, Courtney Smith, Darian Rentas, Danielle Lorentzen, Anna Pederson, Quinton Cornell, Emily Spink and Mark Lorentzen. (photo courtesy Ghostlight Productions)
Cousins Ivy Bishop, 7, of Bellingham, left, and Maeve Caron, 6, or Portland, Ore., toss basketballs during a hoops game set up at Pebble Beach Park in Port Angeles during the 2019 Jammin' in the Park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jammin’ in the Park set for Saturday

Jammin’ in the Park will offer live music, a beer and wine garden, food, a car show and a special play zone… Continue reading

Cousins Ivy Bishop, 7, of Bellingham, left, and Maeve Caron, 6, or Portland, Ore., toss basketballs during a hoops game set up at Pebble Beach Park in Port Angeles during the 2019 Jammin' in the Park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson Healthcare, OMC under great strain

Jefferson Healthcare and Olympic Medical Center are straining under the stress of increased patient load from COVID-19 and general care, but staffing levels are so… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Parks-a-plenty in Jefferson County’s Irondale

Changes in longitude, even if it’s only one degree easterly, are significant. Recently, circumstances dictated that I pack up and leave Deer Park, the name… Continue reading

Park arrestee’s federal hearing set

Heavily armed man talked of revolution

Coronavirus

Peninsula College to host vaccination clinics

Students in virtual classes not required to be vaccinated

Sequim senior quarterback Kobe Applegate, left, prepares to hand off the football to Aiden Gockerell during a recent practice. The Wolves visit Forks tonight at 7 p.m. in the season opener for each school. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP SPORTS NOTEBOOK: Enjoy the return and let’s hope it lasts

AP football rankings and Salt Creek Invite back Sept. 18

Sequim senior quarterback Kobe Applegate, left, prepares to hand off the football to Aiden Gockerell during a recent practice. The Wolves visit Forks tonight at 7 p.m. in the season opener for each school. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Rosh HaShanah services offered in Port Angeles

The Olympic B’nai Shalom congregation will celebrate Rosh HaShanah this week. Erev Rosh HaShanah service will be at 7:15 p.m. on Monday… Continue reading

Lynn Ungar will present “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Ungar will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, services will only stream on Zoom.

Speaker set for Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Lynn Ungar will present “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Ungar will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian… Continue reading

Lynn Ungar will present “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Ungar will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, services will only stream on Zoom.
Blue sharks swim the Gulf of Maine in Bill Curtsinger’s photograph on display at Port Townsend’s Grover Gallery. (Photo by Bill Curtsinger)

Undersea photographer’s show open in Port Townsend

Meet-the-artist opportunities available

Blue sharks swim the Gulf of Maine in Bill Curtsinger’s photograph on display at Port Townsend’s Grover Gallery. (Photo by Bill Curtsinger)
The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “The Heart of Prayer” at Unity in the Olympics at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Unity speaker scheduled for Sunday service

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “The Heart of Prayer” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the pastor at Unity in the… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “The Heart of Prayer” at Unity in the Olympics at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.