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Auto enthusiasts walk around vintage cars and trucks at the 2019 Ruddell Cruise-in at Ruddell Auto Mall in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Auto enthusiasts walk around vintage cars and trucks at the 2019 Ruddell Cruise-in at Ruddell Auto Mall in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Portions of the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles remain unfinished on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Volunteers needed for Dream Playground

Second round slated this weekend

Portions of the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles remain unfinished on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Anna Marchand will lead free workshops at Fort Worden on Sunday.

Workshops offered free at Fort Worden

AmeriCorps service members will present two free workshops Sunday. Anna Marchand will lead an intermediate-level botany walk from 10 a.m. to 11:30… Continue reading

Anna Marchand will lead free workshops at Fort Worden on Sunday.

Lost hiker found safe near Lake Aldwell

A lost hiker was found safe by the Clallam County Search and Rescue team. Deputies investigated a report of a hiker lost… Continue reading

Big Hurt.

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Little Hurt joining this year’s Big Hurt; registration remains open

A Little Hurt is being added this year to Peninsula Adventure Sports’ Big Hurt this September. The Little Hurt, set for Sept.… Continue reading

Big Hurt.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Clallam County Amateur golf tournament this weekend

The Clallam County Amateur Championship, a three-day, 54-hole competition, will be contested across three area courses Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The event is… Continue reading

Best of the Peninsula 2021.

Best of the Peninsula voting ends Sunday

Ballots close at midnight July 11

Best of the Peninsula 2021.
Akeyla Behrenfeld rowed the Seventy48 solo this June. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Racing toward an adventure

Fourteen-year-old Akeyla Behrenfeld of Port Townsend wanted an adventure. It would be especially fun, she figured, to do it solo, relying on her own resources.… Continue reading

Akeyla Behrenfeld rowed the Seventy48 solo this June. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Fort Worden PDA board to resign as restructuring continues

Port Townsend City Council expected to appoint members

Free virtual legal clinic set

The Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers will present a virtual legal aid clinic, a free program offering legal advice for members of the public from… Continue reading

Green Thumb Garden lecture streams Thursday

Vonnie Voris will present “How We Garden” at noon Thursday. The free lecture is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips series… Continue reading

Emiliano Maldonado received a $1,000 scholarship from Jim’s Pharmacy. 

The Port Angeles High School graduate is the 11th recipient of the annual scholarship award. 

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Jim’s Pharmacy scholarship awarded

Emiliano Maldonado has received a $1,000 scholarship from Jim’s Pharmacy. The Port Angeles High School graduate is the 11th recipient of the annual scholarship award.… Continue reading

Emiliano Maldonado received a $1,000 scholarship from Jim’s Pharmacy. 

The Port Angeles High School graduate is the 11th recipient of the annual scholarship award. 

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Kidnap charge expected

Terror-filled drive across state told

Neah Bay woman dies in wreck near Lake Ozette

Boy passenger unhurt in single-car crash

Caroline Jolley, left, and Nicole Jeffery.

North Olympic Health Network adds two second-year family medicine residents

North Olympic Health Network has announced that two second-year family medicine residents have joined its staff. Dr. Nicole Jeffery and Dr. Caroline… Continue reading

Caroline Jolley, left, and Nicole Jeffery.
Restaurants such as Waterfront Pizza and Nifty Fifties on Water Street had lines stretching out of their buildings as large crowds of tourists packed the street Tuesday afternoon. The crowds were in sharp contrast to the sparse tourist season the community saw last summer after the COVID-19 pandemic began. The nice weather is expected to continue through the end of next week with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to mid-70s. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Open for business

Restaurants such as Waterfront Pizza and Nifty Fifties on Water Street had lines stretching out of their buildings as large crowds of tourists packed the… Continue reading

Restaurants such as Waterfront Pizza and Nifty Fifties on Water Street had lines stretching out of their buildings as large crowds of tourists packed the street Tuesday afternoon. The crowds were in sharp contrast to the sparse tourist season the community saw last summer after the COVID-19 pandemic began. The nice weather is expected to continue through the end of next week with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to mid-70s. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

PAT NEAL: Who owns the river?

In previous episodes, we traced the history of land ownership of the Olympic Peninsula in general and the Hoh River in particular. It began with… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere

PIERRE LABOSSIERE: Breathe deep the return of some semblance of normal

Today, I downloaded an app on my phone called ArriveCAN. It’s what you need now to cross the Canadian border. And I can cross the… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere
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Port Angeles City Council candidates, left to right, LaTrisha Suggs, John DeBoer and Adam Garcia at a primary election forum Tuesday.

Port Angeles City Council hopefuls debate

Candidates’ ideas differ on national vs. local issues

Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles City Council candidates, left to right, LaTrisha Suggs, John DeBoer and Adam Garcia at a primary election forum Tuesday.