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PHOTO: Preparing for crab fest

PHOTO: Preparing for crab fest

A crew from Bothel-based Grand Event Rentals works on assembling the main tent that will serve as the dining area for this weekend’s 17th annual… Continue reading

PHOTO: Preparing for crab fest
‘Annapurna’ brings playgoers into a marriage’s mountains, valleys

‘Annapurna’ brings playgoers into a marriage’s mountains, valleys

We’re tucked inside a trailer up the Colorado Rockies, off the grid. Our companions, together all of a sudden after 20 years:… Continue reading

‘Annapurna’ brings playgoers into a marriage’s mountains, valleys
PHOTO: Bags packed for Port Townsend’s Girls Night Out

PHOTO: Bags packed for Port Townsend’s Girls Night Out

Main Street volunteer Lorilee Houston, left, board member Wendy Duede and Executive Director Mari Mullen finish filling 600 swag bags for Girls… Continue reading

PHOTO: Bags packed for Port Townsend’s Girls Night Out
PHOTO: Feting 20 years of river education

PHOTO: Feting 20 years of river education

The Dungeness River Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary this past weekend in Sequim. During the event, hosted by the Dungeness River Audubon Center, dozens of… Continue reading

PHOTO: Feting 20 years of river education
PHOTO: Bless the Beasts and Children fun run kicks off in Port Townsend

PHOTO: Bless the Beasts and Children fun run kicks off in Port Townsend

About 75 people and pets start out on the first Bless the Beasts and Children fun run Sunday at Sunrise Coffee in the Port Townsend… Continue reading

PHOTO: Bless the Beasts and Children fun run kicks off in Port Townsend
Daughter of Olympus Hotel owners recalls night of Port Angeles gas explosion 47 years ago

Daughter of Olympus Hotel owners recalls night of Port Angeles gas explosion 47 years ago

Today’s date brings back memories for many. On the night of Sept. 30, 1971, an explosion ripped apart a city block in… Continue reading

Daughter of Olympus Hotel owners recalls night of Port Angeles gas explosion 47 years ago
PHOTO: Traffic light replacement causes jam in Port Angeles

PHOTO: Traffic light replacement causes jam in Port Angeles

A crew from the state Department of Transportation hoists the support beam for a new traffic light at the corner of First and Lincoln streets… Continue reading

PHOTO: Traffic light replacement causes jam in Port Angeles
PHOTO: A calm day on the water off Cline Spit

PHOTO: A calm day on the water off Cline Spit

A fishing boat floats on the placid waters of Dungeness Bay after tending nets near Cline Spit on Tuesday north of Sequim. Dry conditions accompanied… Continue reading

PHOTO: A calm day on the water off Cline Spit
PHOTO: Birding on Dungeness Bay

PHOTO: Birding on Dungeness Bay

Jim Beneteau of Arlington watches birds over Dungeness Bay against a backdrop of the New Dungeness Lighthouse on Tuesday in the Three Crabs area of… Continue reading

PHOTO: Birding on Dungeness Bay
PHOTO: Sequim Homecoming royalty crowned

PHOTO: Sequim Homecoming royalty crowned

Sequim High School celebrates its 2018 Homecoming Royalty on Friday. They include: king Tommy Hall and queen Ashley Rosales, prince Liam Payne and princess Emily… Continue reading

PHOTO: Sequim Homecoming royalty crowned
PHOTO: Arts & Draughts Festival continues in Port Angeles

PHOTO: Arts & Draughts Festival continues in Port Angeles

Katie Mountifield, an employee of Port Townsend Brewing, right, pours a sample of her company’s beer for Christina and Cody Pettersen of… Continue reading

PHOTO: Arts & Draughts Festival continues in Port Angeles
PHOTO: Homecoming queen, king named in Port Townsend

PHOTO: Homecoming queen, king named in Port Townsend

Port Townsend Homecoming king Bodie LaBrie holds his queen, Hannah Germeau, after being presented to family and friends during half-time of the… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2018
  • By Keith Thorpe Peninsula Daily News
PHOTO: Homecoming queen, king named in Port Townsend
Artists to demonstrate techniques at Arts & Draughts

Artists to demonstrate techniques at Arts & Draughts

Painters, sculptors, spinners and weavers will put the arts in Arts & Draughts this weekend. Local and regional artisans will demonstrate their… Continue reading

Artists to demonstrate techniques at Arts & Draughts
PHOTO: Touch and go landings before Mount Baker

PHOTO: Touch and go landings before Mount Baker

A Navy EA-16G Growler practicing touch-and-go landings at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island can be seen from Port Townsend as it flies in front of… Continue reading

PHOTO: Touch and go landings before Mount Baker
PHOTO: Setting the stage for playground in Port Angeles

PHOTO: Setting the stage for playground in Port Angeles

Port Angeles Parks Department employee Eli Hammel, right, moves a wheelbarrow of foam tiles as coworker Elliott Messmer waits to begin placing them around newly… Continue reading

PHOTO: Setting the stage for playground in Port Angeles
PHOTO: Fall approaching on the Peninsula

PHOTO: Fall approaching on the Peninsula

In a taste of what’s to come, a maple tree in front of the Olympic National Park visitor center reveals the reds of approaching autumn… Continue reading

PHOTO: Fall approaching on the Peninsula
PHOTO: New gravel going in at Port of Port Townsend

PHOTO: New gravel going in at Port of Port Townsend

Regraveling at the Port of Port Townsend began this week and is expected to direct water flow into filtration systems and create a hard surface… Continue reading

PHOTO: New gravel going in at Port of Port Townsend
PHOTO: Chain gang dismantles nuisance RVs near Port Angeles

PHOTO: Chain gang dismantles nuisance RVs near Port Angeles

The shattered remains of an abandoned recreational vehicle await final demolition as members of the Clallam County Jail’s Chain Gang dismantle a second RV on… Continue reading

PHOTO: Chain gang dismantles nuisance RVs near Port Angeles
Volunteer pilots turn training for disaster into food drive

Volunteer pilots turn training for disaster into food drive

Food donations soared across the North Olympic Peninsula thanks to volunteers on Saturday. Several pilots with Disaster Aircraft Response Team, DART, of Clallam… Continue reading

Volunteer pilots turn training for disaster into food drive
Tall ship venue for rock opera in Port Townsend

Tall ship venue for rock opera in Port Townsend

After a two-month delay in obtaining visas for its international performers and technical artists, the Caravan Stage Co. sailed into town this… Continue reading

Tall ship venue for rock opera in Port Townsend