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State officials: Six sickened by Salmonella linked to songbirds

No cases reported in Clallam, Jefferson counties

  • Apr 7, 2021
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  • Regional News
Indie is checked for injuries after she was pulled from a 25-foot hole in Quilcene.

Trapped Mastiff rescued

Dog pulled from narrow 25-foot hole on Quilcene family’s land

Indie is checked for injuries after she was pulled from a 25-foot hole in Quilcene.
Coronavirus

Spiking case numbers worry health officers

Unidentified basketball team among those affected

Bees and honey focus of April’s History Happy Hour

The April History Happy Hour put on by the Jefferson County Historical Society will feature the East Jefferson Beekeepers… Continue reading

Ryan French, Jim’s home health director, hands a $558.86 check to Hermina Solomon of the Port Angeles Food Bank. The food bank was the January recipient of Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity. The funds are raised through monetary donations, used book sales, donated employee casual days and a percentage of over-the-counter sales at Jim’s.
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Donation to Port Angeles Food Bank

Peninsula Daily News Ryan French, Jim’s Pharmacy home health director, hands a $558.86 check to Hermina Solomon of the Port Angeles Food Bank. The food… Continue reading

Ryan French, Jim’s home health director, hands a $558.86 check to Hermina Solomon of the Port Angeles Food Bank. The food bank was the January recipient of Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity. The funds are raised through monetary donations, used book sales, donated employee casual days and a percentage of over-the-counter sales at Jim’s.
Ballet Victoria — whose dancers have included Julia Jones Whitehead and Tymin McKeown, seen in 2019 — is among the dozens of performing ensembles to appear in the 2021 Juan de Fuca Festival, a blend of in-person and virtual shows May 28-31. Passes for the virtual festival are on sale now. Tickets for in-person shows will be available later this month. For information about the festival and its COVID-19 safety protocols, see JFFA.org under the Festival menu; the Juan de Fuca Foundation office phone is 360-457-5411. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Festival passes on sale

whose dancers have included Julia Jones Whitehead and Tymin McKeown, seen in 2019 — is among the dozens of performing ensembles to… Continue reading

Ballet Victoria — whose dancers have included Julia Jones Whitehead and Tymin McKeown, seen in 2019 — is among the dozens of performing ensembles to appear in the 2021 Juan de Fuca Festival, a blend of in-person and virtual shows May 28-31. Passes for the virtual festival are on sale now. Tickets for in-person shows will be available later this month. For information about the festival and its COVID-19 safety protocols, see JFFA.org under the Festival menu; the Juan de Fuca Foundation office phone is 360-457-5411. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Clarinetist Jonathan Doyle, complete with an aerosol-masking instrument cover, jazzed up the Haller Fountain in downtown Port Townsend in the first “Buskers on the Block” gig. The series will showcase local musicians Thursdays and Saturdays through May. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Free music series has begun in Port Townsend

Buskers scheduled through May in Main Street program

Clarinetist Jonathan Doyle, complete with an aerosol-masking instrument cover, jazzed up the Haller Fountain in downtown Port Townsend in the first “Buskers on the Block” gig. The series will showcase local musicians Thursdays and Saturdays through May. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Friends of the Sequim Library to hold book sale

The Friends of the Sequim Library will conduct a book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The sale… Continue reading

Gardiner Community Cemetery commissioners to meet

The Gardiner Community Cemetery commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday. The public meeting will be held downstairs in the… Continue reading

Bob Crain will discuss fungicide use at noon Thursday

Green Thumb lecture to focus on fungicides

Bob Crain will present “A Common Sense Guide to Fungicide Use” online at noon on Thursday. The free lecture… Continue reading

Bob Crain will discuss fungicide use at noon Thursday

Ice skating free for active duty military on Friday

Active duty military members and their families will be able to skate for free on Friday at the Winter… Continue reading

Jefferson County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour.

Letter supports breaching dams

Jefferson County Commissioners encourage implementation of controversial proposal

Jefferson County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour.
Stanford players celebrate on the River Walk after defeating Arizona 54-53 in the championship game of the women's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

NCAA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: Stanford wins title for all the Cardinal teams that couldn’t

Elite program breaks through after 29 years

Stanford players celebrate on the River Walk after defeating Arizona 54-53 in the championship game of the women's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Pierre LaBossiere

PIERRE LABOSSIERE: Reasons for eternal hope this springtime

we have your usual spring prep sports such as baseball and softball, college… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere

Port Angeles Harbor cleanup plan to be discussed

Public meeting to cover damage asssessment, restoration

Public hearing set on proposed comprehensive plan changes

County commissioners to discuss proposals April 19

Maintenance crews from the state Department of Transportation replaced damaged guardrail and repaired some of the ditches Monday along the eastbound U.S. Highway 101 offramp to state Highway 117 in Port Angeles. The road was closed through the afternoon as drivers followed a detour via South Airport Road and West Lauridsen Boulevard. (Washington State Department of Transportation)
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Roadside repairs

Peninsula Daily News Maintenance crews from the state Department of Transportation replaced damaged guardrail and repaired some of the ditches Monday along the eastbound U.S.… Continue reading

Maintenance crews from the state Department of Transportation replaced damaged guardrail and repaired some of the ditches Monday along the eastbound U.S. Highway 101 offramp to state Highway 117 in Port Angeles. The road was closed through the afternoon as drivers followed a detour via South Airport Road and West Lauridsen Boulevard. (Washington State Department of Transportation)
Western Washington University Sequim native Sarah Shea, now golfing for Western Washington University, was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women's Golfer of the week Monday.

SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Sarah Shea named GNAC Women’s Golfer of the Week

Western Washington University sophomore Sarah Shea, a Sequim High School alumna, has been selected as… Continue reading

Western Washington University Sequim native Sarah Shea, now golfing for Western Washington University, was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women's Golfer of the week Monday.
Coronavirus

State seeing ‘significant surge’ of virus variant

Health officials encourage masking, distance

Arson arraignment delayed for mental health check

A 29-year-old woman’s mental health will be evaluated to determine the direction of first-degree arson and residential burglary charges against her. Amanda… Continue reading