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Margery Whites will discuss gardening for newcomers to the North Olympic Peninsula on Saturday morning.

Lecture to focus on gardeners new to North Olympic Peninsula

Margery Whites, a Clallam County master gardener, will present a workshop on gardening on the Olympic Peninsula for newcomers… Continue reading

Margery Whites will discuss gardening for newcomers to the North Olympic Peninsula on Saturday morning.

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe seeks traffic circle on Highway 101

Clallam County commissioners consider request for letter of support

Photo courtesy of Peninsula College Gina Brown, center, signs to play with the Peninsula College women's basketball court. At left is Peninsula women's coach Alison Crumb.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Quilcene, Port Townsend’s Gina Brown signs with Peninsula College

Peninsula College announced the signing of a second Olympic Peninsula girls’ basketball player in a week to join the Pirates for the… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Peninsula College Gina Brown, center, signs to play with the Peninsula College women's basketball court. At left is Peninsula women's coach Alison Crumb.
Photo courtesy of Jay Cline The first "test event" of cyclocross was held at Extreme Sports Park outside of Port Angeles in late March. Races that are part of the normal cyclocross fall circuit are scheduled at the site in October and November.

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Cyclocross passes its test; more races to come in the fall

Extreme Sports Park hosted the first-ever “Cyclocross” event on the Olympic Peninsula late last month, hosting racers from Washington and Oregon as… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Jay Cline The first "test event" of cyclocross was held at Extreme Sports Park outside of Port Angeles in late March. Races that are part of the normal cyclocross fall circuit are scheduled at the site in October and November.

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: The speed of the sound of live music

WATER IN THE desert: That’s how it felt when I heard the little crowd cheer. My reaction to “Save the Bob” came as a surprise.… Continue reading

Accepting a donation from Sound Community Bank are Port Angeles Symphony conductor Jonathan Pasternack, center, Adventures in Music producer Al Harris and symphony board member Kathleen Balducci, at right; Sound Community Bank's Laurie Szczepczynski is at left with Sequim manager Shelli Robb-Kahler. (Photo courtesy Sound Community Bank)

Donations fund Adventures in Music

Sound Community Bank has made a $4,000 donation to Adventures in Music, the Port Angeles Symphony’s free program for students across the… Continue reading

Accepting a donation from Sound Community Bank are Port Angeles Symphony conductor Jonathan Pasternack, center, Adventures in Music producer Al Harris and symphony board member Kathleen Balducci, at right; Sound Community Bank's Laurie Szczepczynski is at left with Sequim manager Shelli Robb-Kahler. (Photo courtesy Sound Community Bank)

Hood Canal Bridge to be closed Thursday night

The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic intermittently from 11 p.m. Thursday through 4 a.m. Friday, the state Department of… Continue reading

Jefferson Teen Center director Shayann Hoffer-Pauley helps turn one of the Chimacum center’s walls sky blue on Monday afternoon. She’s working with the Rotary Club of Port Townsend to refresh the place over spring break. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson Teen Center receives some TLC

Chimacum space open again for students to interact

Jefferson Teen Center director Shayann Hoffer-Pauley helps turn one of the Chimacum center’s walls sky blue on Monday afternoon. She’s working with the Rotary Club of Port Townsend to refresh the place over spring break. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

PAT NEAL: Olympic Peninsula driving guide

The signs of summer are all around. The roar of the lawn mower, the stench of burning charcoal and the seasonal spike in gasoline prices… Continue reading

Al Lynn, a volunteer with the Sequim PC Users Group, is one of several people refurbishing computers to give to those in need. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Personal computer group seeks those who need the technology

Ample refurbished desktops available for those in need

Al Lynn, a volunteer with the Sequim PC Users Group, is one of several people refurbishing computers to give to those in need. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim Wolves and Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim softball wins big again; Port Angeles baseball nipped 3-2 by Olympic

The Sequim softball squad continued its hot streak with a commanding 11-4 road win over 3A Bainbridge on Monday. Lainy Vig pitched the… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves and Port Angeles Roughriders.

State officials: Six sickened by Salmonella linked to songbirds

No cases reported in Clallam, Jefferson counties

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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