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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Millie Long, left. drives around Kingston's Brianna Jorgensen in Port Angeles in May. Long was named the Olympic League 2A girls MVP.

OLYMPIC LEAGUE BASKETBALL: Millie Long named league MVP

Port Angeles’ Millie Long capped off a successful high school basketball career by being named the Olympic League 2A girls basketball Most… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Millie Long, left. drives around Kingston's Brianna Jorgensen in Port Angeles in May. Long was named the Olympic League 2A girls MVP.
Bulgarian pianist Anna Petrova, pictured during her first rehearsal with the Port Angeles Symphony in 2017, will return for the first full concert of the orchestra’s 2021-2022 season. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles Symphony announces new season

Family Pops plus five more concerts are set

Bulgarian pianist Anna Petrova, pictured during her first rehearsal with the Port Angeles Symphony in 2017, will return for the first full concert of the orchestra’s 2021-2022 season. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
About 370 people gather Saturday at City Pier in Port Angeles for the inaugural Pride Celebration. Separate marches from the pier and the Clallam County Courthouse converged at Front and Lincoln streets led by Eli Smith and Ian Nickel. Earlier in the day, the Farmers Market celebrated pride month and SisterLand Farms gave out free plant starts to anyone who visited in their best pride-themed outfit. Food Not Bombs had a free pride-themed barbecue at Jesse Webster Tree Park, and the North Olympic Library System hosted an online event called “Storytime with a Queen.” The event organizers were Navarra Carr, Cloud Huxley, Jenson, Benji Astrachan, Smith and Nickel. (Photo courtesy of Kasia Kawczynski)
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Peninsula Daily News About 370 people gather Saturday at City Pier in Port Angeles for the inaugural Pride Celebration. Separate marches from the pier and… Continue reading

About 370 people gather Saturday at City Pier in Port Angeles for the inaugural Pride Celebration. Separate marches from the pier and the Clallam County Courthouse converged at Front and Lincoln streets led by Eli Smith and Ian Nickel. Earlier in the day, the Farmers Market celebrated pride month and SisterLand Farms gave out free plant starts to anyone who visited in their best pride-themed outfit. Food Not Bombs had a free pride-themed barbecue at Jesse Webster Tree Park, and the North Olympic Library System hosted an online event called “Storytime with a Queen.” The event organizers were Navarra Carr, Cloud Huxley, Jenson, Benji Astrachan, Smith and Nickel. (Photo courtesy of Kasia Kawczynski)

Smilemobile appointments available in Chimacum

Dental care for children and adults without insurance or with Apple Health (Medicaid) coverage is available this week and next week at the… Continue reading

Trailer rolls over, impedes traffic for four hours on U.S. Highway 101

An Allyn man has been cited for driving too fast for conditions after he failed to turn on a curve and has his… Continue reading

Coronavirus

Jefferson County back to moderate risk

New Clallam outbreak has 13 positives

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AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Sr. crushes Kitsap in sweep

Landon Seibel 7 RBIs in one game

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Free tennis camp; Hillclimb returns to Deer Creek Road

There will be a free tennis camp for boys attending Port Angeles High School from July 5-8, hosted by high school head… Continue reading

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Arson, crash incident two-county case

Gas station employee puts out spreading fire

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Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks' Trey Baysinger (40) was named the Most Valuable Player of the boys basketball 2B Pacific League last week.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks’ Baysinger named Pacific League MVP

Forks’ Trey Baysinger capped off his senior season for the Spartans by being named the Pacific League boys’ basketball MVP. Baysinger led the… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks' Trey Baysinger (40) was named the Most Valuable Player of the boys basketball 2B Pacific League last week.
Tia Berson, left, and Chloe Mandeville take a selfie just before their march onto the field at Crescent High School for graduation ceremonies Saturday afternoon. There were 12 members of Crescent's Class of 2021: Katelyn Baar, Brendan Bergstrom, Tia Berson, James Bruch, Ashley Girard, Lael Harris, Justin Irving, Zach Irving, Darren Lee, Chloe Mandeville, Wyatt Mattix and Colton O’Neel. There was no designated valedictorian this year. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Clallam County graduates: Oh, the places they’ll go

Tia Berson, left, and Chloe Mandeville take a selfie just before their march onto the field at Crescent High School for graduation ceremonies Saturday afternoon.… Continue reading

Tia Berson, left, and Chloe Mandeville take a selfie just before their march onto the field at Crescent High School for graduation ceremonies Saturday afternoon. There were 12 members of Crescent's Class of 2021: Katelyn Baar, Brendan Bergstrom, Tia Berson, James Bruch, Ashley Girard, Lael Harris, Justin Irving, Zach Irving, Darren Lee, Chloe Mandeville, Wyatt Mattix and Colton O’Neel. There was no designated valedictorian this year. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Mortar board art display on Chimacum graduating seniors during a ceremony at Memorial Field on Saturday in Port Townsend.
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Jefferson County seniors 2021: Oh, they places they’ll go

Chimacum graduating seniors display their creative side with mortar board art display during a commencement ceremony at Memorial Field in Port Townsend on Saturday. Chimacum… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Mortar board art display on Chimacum graduating seniors during a ceremony at Memorial Field on Saturday in Port Townsend.
Gone with the Wind, with a Port Angeles crew, arrived first in the Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) B class in the Pacific Northwest Offshore Yacht Race. (Rebecca Close)

Peninsula team first in its class in yacht race

Port Angeles hosts awards ceremony after 193-mile route

Gone with the Wind, with a Port Angeles crew, arrived first in the Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) B class in the Pacific Northwest Offshore Yacht Race. (Rebecca Close)
The heavy-lift vessel Zhen Hua, loaded with massive tower cranes and bound for the Port of Seattle, passes by the city of Port Townsend in the early Sunday morning. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Towering above the sea

The heavy-lift vessel Zhen Hua, loaded with massive tower cranes and bound for the Port of Seattle, passes by the city of Port Townsend in… Continue reading

The heavy-lift vessel Zhen Hua, loaded with massive tower cranes and bound for the Port of Seattle, passes by the city of Port Townsend in the early Sunday morning. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Coronavirus

Change in tactics to tackle COVID beginning

Officials going from pandemic to endemic

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LEFTIES: Port Angeles snaps losing streak with 5-1 win over Sweets

The Lefties snapped a four-game losing streak with an outstanding pitching effort from a trio of hurlers and getting clutch runs late… Continue reading

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Photo courtesy of WDFW Crabbing season returns to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet and most of the Hood Canal beginning July 1.

OUTDOORS: Crab seasons and proposed extra halibut days announced

Crab seasons in most areas of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and, Admiralty Inlet and Hood Canal will begin July 1. The… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of WDFW Crabbing season returns to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet and most of the Hood Canal beginning July 1.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsua Daily News A pair of vacant building pads, once surrounded by fencing, stand next to an unoccupied building on Front Street near Lincoln Street at the entry to downtown Port Angeles.

Fence blocking panhandlers removed

Buyer in the wings for parcel

Keith Thorpe/Peninsua Daily News A pair of vacant building pads, once surrounded by fencing, stand next to an unoccupied building on Front Street near Lincoln Street at the entry to downtown Port Angeles.

A GROWING CONCERN: Summer means mow chores to do

WELL, WE ARE close … today is Day 3 of late late-spring, and next Monday, June 21, is the beginning of summer! In theory, that… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Carver Jeff Eshom uses a gas torch on Thursday to burn sections of a wood sculpture his is creating at the site of the new Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles.

Carvings enliven Dream Playground

Felled trees provide stumps for creativity

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Carver Jeff Eshom uses a gas torch on Thursday to burn sections of a wood sculpture his is creating at the site of the new Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles.