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Duncan Parks rides Just in Time.

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Horse, newest rider share bond

SEE TIME FLY, an 18-year-old gelding, is a multitalented horse who, in the past, has helped his riders win several All-Around-Champion saddles in Junior Rodeo.… Continue reading

Duncan Parks rides Just in Time.
Tim O’Brien

Centrum getting vocal as it begins summer schedule

PORT TOWNSEND — Voice Works, a celebration of singing, opens the season of music festivals in and around Fort Worden State Park this week —… Continue reading

Tim O’Brien
Tori Lucier Miller. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

PENINSULA PROFILE: Artist finds niche in yarn community

PORT ANGELES — Tori Lucier Miller stops traffic. She's a guerilla knitter, a “yarn stormer” and a planter of a flower garden that won't wilt.… Continue reading

Tori Lucier Miller. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Kayla McLaughlin

Skills center courses usher teens into science community (with photo gallery)

PORT ANGELES — True to the course name, these students discovered much about resources: the natural and the personal kind. In the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Kayla McLaughlin
Alice Susong

Storytellers to swap tales Monday

PORT ANGELES — Freshly graduated storytellers are all set to entertain Monday. The Story People, a local group of tale spinners, recently sponsored “Honing the… Continue reading

Alice Susong

WEEKEND: Big band sounds in Sequim tonight

SEQUIM — Tonight is opening night for the free series of outdoor concerts behind the Sequim Library, and the Olympic Express big band is ready… Continue reading

IN THE PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Key City Playhouse to host production of Jacques Brel works

IN THE PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Key City Playhouse to host production of Jacques Brel works

PORT TOWNSEND — The time has come to slide into music and Paris. A septet of singers and players are ready to take you there,… Continue reading

IN THE PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Key City Playhouse to host production of Jacques Brel works
Surfers enjoy sunset at LaPush

Surfriders raising awareness with fundraising party

PORT ANGELES — You don't have to know the lingo; no need to worry about pronouncing “dude” right or about what makes a wave truly… Continue reading

Surfers enjoy sunset at LaPush

WEEKEND: Fill long days with music, hikes, classes

Swap meets, music, candidate forums and hikes in the outdoors are all available on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. For more information on other… Continue reading

Jeff Guidry

WEEKEND: Freedom the eagle, caretaker land in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Animal rehabilitation volunteer and author Jeff Guidry and his longtime friend Freedom, a bald eagle, will come to Port Townsend on Saturday.… Continue reading

Jeff Guidry

WEEKEND: Ham radio operators to practice their skills

Amateur radio operators on the North Olympic Peninsula will participate in the American Radio Relay League’s International Field Day on Saturday. The purpose of the… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Prostate Cancer walkathon set for Saturday

PORT ANGELES — It's time for the Port Angeles Walkathon for Prostate Cancer. Event organizer Gary Johnson said the second annual fundraiser for the Prostate… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Kick up your heels at venues across Peninsula

IT’S OFFICIAL! SUMMER is finally here, so kick up your heels and dance, dance, dance. Check the following listings for your favorite music and venue.… Continue reading

Kris Locke lost her battle with leukemia in May at the age of 61.

Tribe to honor memory of health champion

SEQUIM — It was 35 years ago, but Dr. Tom Locke remembers well the day he met Kris Klumb. They were both working in rural… Continue reading

Kris Locke lost her battle with leukemia in May at the age of 61.
Commencement speaker Wilson Arnold praises the tenacity of his Neah Bay High School graduates during the June 2 ceremonies. Makah Tribal Council Vice Chairman Michael Lawrence is seated at left.  -- Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Profile

PENINSULA PROFILE: Neah Bay teacher helps his students to stride into future

NEAH BAY — The teacher up there doesn’t look so much older than his students. And he remembers, so clearly, what it felt like to… Continue reading

Commencement speaker Wilson Arnold praises the tenacity of his Neah Bay High School graduates during the June 2 ceremonies. Makah Tribal Council Vice Chairman Michael Lawrence is seated at left.  -- Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Profile
Port Angeles Postmaster Lisa Jones

From noon to 4 p.m. today, family fun as Port Angeles celebrates 150 years (and more celebrations next week)

EDITOR'S NOTE — There are a number of events this weekend in Jefferson and Clallam counties. Go to www.peninsuladailynews.com and click on the articles in… Continue reading

Port Angeles Postmaster Lisa Jones
WEEKEND: Eclectic festival at Fort Worden State Park on Saturday

WEEKEND: Eclectic festival at Fort Worden State Park on Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — It's part family picnic, part political rally, part hootenanny: “Rivers, Forests & Fish Forever,” a free festival flowing into Fort Worden State… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Eclectic festival at Fort Worden State Park on Saturday

WEEKEND: Wild Rose Chorale celebrates 20th anniversary with concerts

PORT TOWNSEND — From the William Tell Overture to “Dancing Queen,” “Moon River,” “Lonesome Road,” “Penny Lane” and “Singin’ in the Rain,” the Wild Rose… Continue reading

Shelton artist — and avowed tree hugger — Barbara De Pirro finished her artwork

WEEKEND: Art Outside blooms into 13th season, director’s last

Peninsula Daily News In this part of the world, the spring-into-summer time intoxicates. The emerald forest canopy and blossoms looking luscious as fruit — they… Continue reading

Shelton artist — and avowed tree hugger — Barbara De Pirro finished her artwork
Marcia Perlstein

WEEKEND: Ten rounds of humor to benefit Paradise

PORT TOWNSEND — A determined cadre of women is about to wield one powerful weapon. Comedy. Ten rounds. Tonight. Downtown. “Humor in Paradise: An Evening… Continue reading

Marcia Perlstein