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Winners announced in the Olympic Peninsula Pet Photo Contest!

We have our winners of the Olympic Peninsula Pet Photo Contest, sponsored by Olympic Peninsula Humane Society. Winners from each category will be contacted by… Continue reading

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Choosing leaders in a crisis with Golden Rule

“WHEN THE CARES of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul” (Psalms 94:19). The world today can feel somewhat dangerous and chaotic, and… Continue reading

Tyler Johnson displays his United Way of Clallam County "Live United" award that features the artwork of Todd Fischer.The 2019 campaign chair, Johnson went above and beyond to help United Way reach the campaign goal, the organization said. Submitted photo

United Way of Clallam County honors supporters for 2019 campaign efforts

The United Way of Clallam County is honoring outgoing board members, event sponsors, outstanding volunteers, partner agencies and workplace campaigns on social… Continue reading

Tyler Johnson displays his United Way of Clallam County "Live United" award that features the artwork of Todd Fischer.The 2019 campaign chair, Johnson went above and beyond to help United Way reach the campaign goal, the organization said. Submitted photo

Free resiliency online workshop set

The North Olympic Library System and the Clallam Resiliency Project will present “Secondary Trauma and Self Care” from 9 a.m. to 11… Continue reading

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Home & Design Trends

Our 2020 Home & Design Trends special section is out! Inside, you’ll find stories on furniture and renovation trends, home design in difficult times and… Continue reading

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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsBill Witherspoon of Port Angeles-based Olympic Lawn Care moves leaves with a leaf blower in the 600 block of East Eighth Street in Port Angeles on Thursday. As the days get shorter and temperatures begin to cool, foliage is transitioning from the greens of spring and summer to the reds, yellows and golds of autumn across much of the North Olympic Peninsula.
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Blowing over a new leaf

Bill Witherspoon of Port Angeles-based Olympic Lawn Care moves leaves with a leaf blower in the 600 block of East Eighth Street in Port Angeles… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsBill Witherspoon of Port Angeles-based Olympic Lawn Care moves leaves with a leaf blower in the 600 block of East Eighth Street in Port Angeles on Thursday. As the days get shorter and temperatures begin to cool, foliage is transitioning from the greens of spring and summer to the reds, yellows and golds of autumn across much of the North Olympic Peninsula.

A GROWING CONCERN: Fall rains bring flood of gardening tasks

CERTAINLY THE WEATHER has changed. Just look how early it is dark, how long it takes for the sun to rise and did you feel… Continue reading

Equitese Pony Club members, from left, Maria Timmons, Molly Lance, Hailey Gallagher, Kimberly Gallagher and Philippa Lance paint new poles to jump over at the Heron Pond Farm Equestrian Center in Port Townsend. The club held a fundraising car wash last summer so they could purchase the materials needed to update, rebuild and build new poles and other jumping equipment. (Christine Headley)

HORSEPLAY: Local horse organizations for youths

Positive equestrian activities for kids

Equitese Pony Club members, from left, Maria Timmons, Molly Lance, Hailey Gallagher, Kimberly Gallagher and Philippa Lance paint new poles to jump over at the Heron Pond Farm Equestrian Center in Port Townsend. The club held a fundraising car wash last summer so they could purchase the materials needed to update, rebuild and build new poles and other jumping equipment. (Christine Headley)
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Green Thumbs series takes virtual look at spiders

Laurel Moulton presents over Zoom

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Aiming to observe fish as part of her marine biology studies, an eighth-grade student in Port Townsend's OCEAN alternative learning program walks through waves off North Beach County Park on a crisp, sunny October afternoon Wednesday. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)
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Lesson in the waves

Aiming to observe fish as part of her marine biology studies, an eighth-grade student in Port Townsend’s OCEAN alternative learning program walks through waves off… Continue reading

Aiming to observe fish as part of her marine biology studies, an eighth-grade student in Port Townsend's OCEAN alternative learning program walks through waves off North Beach County Park on a crisp, sunny October afternoon Wednesday. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)

NOLS, Clallam Resiliency Project to present “Resilience”

Workshop is free online

A deer walks down the side of Redwood Street on Monday in Port Townsend. In other parts of the county, deer season is open with a license in specific areas through the end of the month. Regulations and where hunting is permitted can be found at www.wdfw.wa.gov. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
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Out for a stroll

A deer walks down the side of Redwood Street on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Port Townsend. In other parts of the county, deer season… Continue reading

A deer walks down the side of Redwood Street on Monday in Port Townsend. In other parts of the county, deer season is open with a license in specific areas through the end of the month. Regulations and where hunting is permitted can be found at www.wdfw.wa.gov. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
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Fall 2020 Healthy Living

Our Fall 2020 Healthy Living special section is out! Inside, you’ll find stories on cancer prevention, survival and awareness. Click here to read the e-edition.… Continue reading

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Fall 2020 Living on the Peninsula

Our Fall 2020 Living on the Peninsula special section is out! Inside, you’ll find stories on how the Elwha River is reshaping the coast, the… Continue reading

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Vote now in the Olympic Peninsula Pet Photo Contest!

Submit photos through Oct. 18; vote for your favorites Oct. 19-24

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When a footbridge over Lonesome Creek, located on the popular West End’s LaPush Beach Trail, needing replacing, three organizations collaborated on it. Quileute Tribal Council provided materials, including 30-foot-long steel I-beams for the bridge stringers, the Olympic National Park provided the drawings and oversight of the project and Back Country Horsemen Mt Olympus Chapter members provided volunteers to remove the old bridge and replace it with materials that will last many years. From left, Mt. Olympus volunteers Mike McCracken, Larry Baysinger, Rich James and Ray Sutherland (orange hat). Representing the Quileute Tribal Council are, from left, and Tom Jackson, Doug Woodruff, Skylar Foster and Tony Foster. (Sherry Baysinger)

HORSEPLAY: Roadblocks in volunteer trail work

Wildfire impact on the National Forest Service budget

When a footbridge over Lonesome Creek, located on the popular West End’s LaPush Beach Trail, needing replacing, three organizations collaborated on it. Quileute Tribal Council provided materials, including 30-foot-long steel I-beams for the bridge stringers, the Olympic National Park provided the drawings and oversight of the project and Back Country Horsemen Mt Olympus Chapter members provided volunteers to remove the old bridge and replace it with materials that will last many years. From left, Mt. Olympus volunteers Mike McCracken, Larry Baysinger, Rich James and Ray Sutherland (orange hat). Representing the Quileute Tribal Council are, from left, and Tom Jackson, Doug Woodruff, Skylar Foster and Tony Foster. (Sherry Baysinger)
Cara Griswold, center, and Susan Larson lead a rally to honor the life and legacy of former Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a Women's March in Port Townsend on Saturday. About 60 or more showed up on all four corners of Sims Way and Haines Place to hold up signs and wave to passing automobiles. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Women’s march Port Townsend

Cara Griswold, center, and Susan Larson lead a rally to honor the life and legacy of former Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2020
  • By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News
Cara Griswold, center, and Susan Larson lead a rally to honor the life and legacy of former Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a Women's March in Port Townsend on Saturday. About 60 or more showed up on all four corners of Sims Way and Haines Place to hold up signs and wave to passing automobiles. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Overwinter for a beautiful spring

TODAY WE ARE already past mid-October, in fact we are now at the beginning of mid-fall. We all can see how early it is getting… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsMarchers celebrating the legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg make their way up Lincoln Street to the Clallam County Courthouse after a procession through downtown Port Angeles on Saturday. A crowd of nearly 300 people took part in the demonstration, which also served as a protest of the policies of President Donald Trump..
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Women’s march Port Angeles

Marchers celebrating the legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg make their way up Lincoln Street to the Clallam County Courthouse after… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsMarchers celebrating the legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg make their way up Lincoln Street to the Clallam County Courthouse after a procession through downtown Port Angeles on Saturday. A crowd of nearly 300 people took part in the demonstration, which also served as a protest of the policies of President Donald Trump..

Live Your Dream applicants sought

Soroptimist International of Sequim is accepting applications for its annual Live Your Dream Awards with a deadline of Wednesday,… Continue reading