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Virtual home tour tickets on sale now

Tickets are on sale now for the 23rd Annual Home & Kitchen Tour, which will be offered online April 23-25. This year’s… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: Port Angeles council to consider grocery worker hazard pay

Peninsula Daily News The Port Angeles City Council will conduct a first reading on an ordinance requiring $4 per hour hazard pay for grocery store… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County consider comprehensive plan amendments docket

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider acting on the final docket for the April 19 hearing on amendments to the planning commission’s 2020 comprehensive… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim sweeps golf matches with Port Angeles

Sequim, East Jefferson and Port Angeles all win girls tennis matches

Olympic National Park visitors wander among an art installation of silhouetted aluminum Roosevelt elk on the front lawn of the Port Angeles visitor center on Thursday. The installation, “Conservation from Here” by Arlington-based artist Joseph Rossano, consists of about 130 elk scattered across the lawn and was produced in cooperation with the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. A smaller “herd” is also on display at the Hoh visitor center. The sculptures are scheduled to be in place through Labor Day. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Aluminum elk

Olympic National Park visitors wander among an art installation of silhouetted aluminum Roosevelt elk on the front lawn of the Port Angeles visitor center on… Continue reading

Olympic National Park visitors wander among an art installation of silhouetted aluminum Roosevelt elk on the front lawn of the Port Angeles visitor center on Thursday. The installation, “Conservation from Here” by Arlington-based artist Joseph Rossano, consists of about 130 elk scattered across the lawn and was produced in cooperation with the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. A smaller “herd” is also on display at the Hoh visitor center. The sculptures are scheduled to be in place through Labor Day. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL: Port Angeles takes down Bainbridge in hardball; Riders softball rallies past Bremerton

A strong start thanks to opening-inning RBI doubles by John Vaara and Jacob Felton and a solid defensive finish led the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Clallam County seeks to expand access to Clallam Bay shoreline

Land acquisition could provide miles of continuous public beach

Peninsula’s Jaylin Reed looks to get off a shot while heavily defended by Skagit Valley during the Pirates’ 71-68 OT loss to the Cardinals. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men, women fall in openers

Pirate men force overtime against tough Skagit Valley

Peninsula’s Jaylin Reed looks to get off a shot while heavily defended by Skagit Valley during the Pirates’ 71-68 OT loss to the Cardinals. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)
Keith Rasmussen is sprucing up The Keg & I in Chimacum for its reopening — with live music on the back deck — this Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Doyle and Dwyer set to enliven Keg & I deck

Dancing to the live, in-person music this weekend at the Keg & I isn’t allowed, but you could say Keith Rasmussen is doing… Continue reading

Keith Rasmussen is sprucing up The Keg & I in Chimacum for its reopening — with live music on the back deck — this Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
AmeriCorps service members Nathan Rees, left, and Anna Marchand will lead guided walks through Fort Worden State Park starting Saturday. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Guided tours of Fort Worden to start Saturday

Botany, gun batteries topic of walks

AmeriCorps service members Nathan Rees, left, and Anna Marchand will lead guided walks through Fort Worden State Park starting Saturday. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
Locals can view the 2021 Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty float reveal at 4:45 p.m. Saturday from the festival’s website, www.irrigationfestival.com. Last year’s float, pictured here, was used only for the 2020 Kickoff Dinner and Grand Parade/Procession due to the pandemic. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Irrigation Festival kicks off Saturday in Sequim

Float reveal, auction open online for all

Locals can view the 2021 Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty float reveal at 4:45 p.m. Saturday from the festival’s website, www.irrigationfestival.com. Last year’s float, pictured here, was used only for the 2020 Kickoff Dinner and Grand Parade/Procession due to the pandemic. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Pam Petranek pedals her Cape Cleare Salmon trailer down Lawrence Street toward the Port Townsend Farmers Market last year as she will do again when the market reopens Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Larger Port Townsend Farmers Market to open Saturday

Some 55 vendors are scheduled, and more will come

Pam Petranek pedals her Cape Cleare Salmon trailer down Lawrence Street toward the Port Townsend Farmers Market last year as she will do again when the market reopens Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

LETTER: Poverty, overpopulation

What does poverty have to do with overpopulation? As a young person in the United States, it can often feel overwhelmingly frustrating to feel that… Continue reading

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Ericka Albers

Olympic Medical Center board recognizes respiratory therapy staff

The commissioners of Olympic Medical Center recognized three members of the center’s respiratory therapy staff at a recent board meeting. Ericka Albers,… Continue reading

Ericka Albers
Brenda White is OMC's new emergency preparedness coordinator.

Olympic Medical Center hires emergency preparedness coordinator

Olympic Medical Center recently hired Brenda White as its emergency preparedness coordinator. White will be responsible for developing the center’s plans and… Continue reading

Brenda White is OMC's new emergency preparedness coordinator.

Peninsula counties have child care chasm

Deficit hurts in both Clallam, Jefferson

Margaret Randall

Poet, photographer, essayist, activist Margaret Randall to read works

Margaret Randall — poet, essayist, oral historian, translator, photographer and social activist — will offer a commented poetry reading followed by a… Continue reading

Margaret Randall