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Olympic Music Festival to present season of 13 concerts

Olympic Music Festival to present season of 13 concerts

Superstar violinist Sarah Chang will star in the Olympic Music Festival’s special summer gala kicking off the summer season July 9. Tickets… Continue reading

Olympic Music Festival to present season of 13 concerts
PHOTO GALLERY: Thousands compete in North Olympic Discovery Marathon

PHOTO GALLERY: Thousands compete in North Olympic Discovery Marathon

More than 2,000 runners, some younger than 10 and others well over 70 braved some stiff winds Sunday morning in the 15th North Olympic Discovery… Continue reading

PHOTO GALLERY: Thousands compete in North Olympic Discovery Marathon
Port Townsend School District caps construction of Salish Coast Elementary at $28.1 million

Port Townsend School District caps construction of Salish Coast Elementary at $28.1 million

The Port Townsend School Board approved a maximum cost of $28.1 million for the new Salish Coast Elementary School, which is on… Continue reading

Port Townsend School District caps construction of Salish Coast Elementary at $28.1 million
Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                Members of the Sequim Botanical Gardens Society — Lee Bowen, Dona Brock, Jean Pier, Donni Hatlestad, Kathy Pitts, John Hassel, Maryann Ballard, Stu Hemstreet and Andy Pitts — stand where a pergola will be landscaped in as part of the planned rose garden that will be an addition to the Sequim Botanical Gardens.

Sequim community garden blossoms with help of volunteers

What used to be a starting project at Carrie Blake Park 10 years ago is blooming back to life as volunteers work to… Continue reading

Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                Members of the Sequim Botanical Gardens Society — Lee Bowen, Dona Brock, Jean Pier, Donni Hatlestad, Kathy Pitts, John Hassel, Maryann Ballard, Stu Hemstreet and Andy Pitts — stand where a pergola will be landscaped in as part of the planned rose garden that will be an addition to the Sequim Botanical Gardens.
Sequim looks to finish remodel of Guy Cole Convention Center

Sequim looks to finish remodel of Guy Cole Convention Center

A full remodel of the Guy Cole Convention Center might come by year’s end. City staff told the Sequim City Council last Monday… Continue reading

Sequim looks to finish remodel of Guy Cole Convention Center
Construction underway on Discovery Bay section of Olympic Discovery Trail

Construction underway on Discovery Bay section of Olympic Discovery Trail

Construction has begun on a long-awaited Discovery Bay section of the Olympic Discovery Trail, which will bring the trail one step closer… Continue reading

Construction underway on Discovery Bay section of Olympic Discovery Trail
Port Townsend private students on educational trip to Cuba

Port Townsend private students on educational trip to Cuba

More than 30 students from Jefferson Community School in Port Townsend are in Cuba for the culmination of almost a year of… Continue reading

Port Townsend private students on educational trip to Cuba
Disappointed students await skills center decision; Rep. Mike Chapman says he wants to help

Disappointed students await skills center decision; Rep. Mike Chapman says he wants to help

Port Angeles High School sophomore Bradley Shumway had already registered for next year’s classes when he found out the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Disappointed students await skills center decision; Rep. Mike Chapman says he wants to help
More invaders found: Invasive green crabs on the rise on Peninsula

More invaders found: Invasive green crabs on the rise on Peninsula

The invasive European green crab count continues to rise on the Dungeness Spit. Researchers said 60 crabs had been caught by crews as… Continue reading

More invaders found: Invasive green crabs on the rise on Peninsula
Makers Square remains in planning, design phase at Fort Worden

Makers Square remains in planning, design phase at Fort Worden

The Fort Worden Public Development Authority is still in the planning phase for an arts community in Makers Square at Fort Worden.… Continue reading

Makers Square remains in planning, design phase at Fort Worden
U.S. denies visa to Togo man who works with Rotary Club to build toilets for his village

U.S. denies visa to Togo man who works with Rotary Club to build toilets for his village

In hopes of spreading awareness about the need for Nor’Wester Rotary’s toilet-building program in a West-African country, the group asked the project… Continue reading

U.S. denies visa to Togo man who works with Rotary Club to build toilets for his village
High toxin level prompts Anderson Lake closure

High toxin level prompts Anderson Lake closure

Anderson Lake has been closed after water tests found high levels of a potent nerve toxin produced by blue-green algae nearly five weeks… Continue reading

High toxin level prompts Anderson Lake closure
Jefferson commissioners approve no-shooting areas near Port Townsend

Jefferson commissioners approve no-shooting areas near Port Townsend

Jefferson County commissioners have unanimously approved two no-shooting areas in the Ocean Grove area east of Beckett Point. The decision came after… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners approve no-shooting areas near Port Townsend
Olympic National Park constructing bilingual entrance signs

Olympic National Park constructing bilingual entrance signs

Can you speak Klallam? If not, Olympic National Park is erecting entrance signs that translate a Klallam phrase into “welcome.” A… Continue reading

Olympic National Park constructing bilingual entrance signs
New Clallam County elections supervisor takes reins at busy time

New Clallam County elections supervisor takes reins at busy time

A former Nippon Paper Industries USA supervisor and Air Force staff sergeant has been hired as Clallam County’s new elections supervisor. Rick… Continue reading

New Clallam County elections supervisor takes reins at busy time
Peninsula College opens doors of new health, childhood education facility

Peninsula College opens doors of new health, childhood education facility

Hospital and community health center CEOs lauded Peninsula College for its commitment to health care during the grand opening of its Allied… Continue reading

Peninsula College opens doors of new health, childhood education facility
Ferris wheel studied after three fall from gondola

Ferris wheel studied after three fall from gondola

A Ferris wheel from which three people fell some 15 feet will be examined for mechanical flaws, said the president of Funtastic… Continue reading

Ferris wheel studied after three fall from gondola
Jefferson County Library replacing its 32-year-old roof

Jefferson County Library replacing its 32-year-old roof

The Jefferson County Library is getting a new roof to replace one from 1985. The taller sloped sections of the roof have… Continue reading

Jefferson County Library replacing its 32-year-old roof
Suboxone treatment: Port Angeles clinic to triple capacity

Suboxone treatment: Port Angeles clinic to triple capacity

North Olympic Healthcare Network plans to nearly triple the capacity of a program that provides medication for addicts trying to get off… Continue reading

Suboxone treatment: Port Angeles clinic to triple capacity
A big find: Locals stumble upon mammoth molar on Sequim beach

A big find: Locals stumble upon mammoth molar on Sequim beach

Sequim residents Lori Christie and Dean Flowers were taking their regular walk along a Sequim public beach when they stumbled upon a rare… Continue reading

A big find: Locals stumble upon mammoth molar on Sequim beach