Daily Update Newsletter

Rachel Hardies of Port Angeles finishes the half-marathon at this year’s Olympic Adventure Trail Run, which took place in near-perfect sunny conditions this weekend. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: More than 340 have fun in the sun for the OAT Run

More than 340 runners in the 12th annual Olympic Adventure Trail Run Saturday were treated to sunshine and spring wildflowers in this… Continue reading

 

Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter, left, and Max Baeder, competed this weekend at the John Knight Invitational in Monmouth Oregon. Gladfelter now runs for Corban University in Salem, Ore., and Baeder runs for The Evergreen State College. (Joe Gladfelter)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Gladfelter, Baeder compete at Western Oregon meet

Former Port Angeles track and cross-country teammates Jack Gladfelter and Max Baeder met again in an Oregon college meet, with Gladfelter putting… Continue reading

 

Lexie Smith, Port Angeles softball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lexie Smith, Port Angeles softball

Lexie Smith is wrapping up an outstanding prep sports career this spring with the Port Angeles softball team and is putting up monster numbers so… Continue reading

 

Four Quileute Tribal School students take a salmon offering into the ocean as part of the annual Welcoming the Whales ceremony at First Beach in La Push on Friday. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Welcoming the Whales

On Friday, Quileute Tribal School students performed the annual Welcoming the Whales ceremony at First Beach in La Push under sunny skies and before a… Continue reading

Four Quileute Tribal School students take a salmon offering into the ocean as part of the annual Welcoming the Whales ceremony at First Beach in La Push on Friday. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

No flight operations scheduled

There will be no field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There are… Continue reading

Former USAID worker Miguel Reabold, shown with a colleague in Honduras in 2018. (Miguel Reabold)

USAID worker fears damage

Reabold worries about relationships

Former USAID worker Miguel Reabold, shown with a colleague in Honduras in 2018. (Miguel Reabold)
Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group
From left to right, student directors Rayna Loree, Paco Struve and Charlie Medlong (mentor Carolyn Edge to the right) coach young thespians during Olympic Theatre Arts’ spring break theater skills program, which culminated in two Saturday performances of “Stones” by playwright Colleen Neuman.
From left to right, student directors Rayna Loree, Paco Struve and Charlie Medlong (mentor Carolyn Edge to the right) coach young thespians during Olympic Theatre Arts’ spring break theater skills program, which culminated in two Saturday performances of “Stones” by playwright Colleen Neuman. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Young directors take the stage at OTA

Spring break camp culminates with two performances

Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group
From left to right, student directors Rayna Loree, Paco Struve and Charlie Medlong (mentor Carolyn Edge to the right) coach young thespians during Olympic Theatre Arts’ spring break theater skills program, which culminated in two Saturday performances of “Stones” by playwright Colleen Neuman.
From left to right, student directors Rayna Loree, Paco Struve and Charlie Medlong (mentor Carolyn Edge to the right) coach young thespians during Olympic Theatre Arts’ spring break theater skills program, which culminated in two Saturday performances of “Stones” by playwright Colleen Neuman. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP ROUNDUP: Miller nets hat trick in PA soccer victory

Port Angeles track girls shine at Mount Tahoma meet

Port Angeles Roughriders
Forks Spartans

PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Forks doubles up Crosspoint

Sequim, Port Angeles drop nonleague games

Forks Spartans
Caro Tchannie and her daughter Lola Hatch, 9, of Tulallip try a long string of beads at Squatchcon on Thursday at the Vern Burton Community Center gym in Port Angeles. Kevin VanDinter of Port Angeles was one of 60 vendors at the four day event, which continues through Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Squatchcon underway

Caro Tchannie and her daughter Lola Hatch, 9, of Tulallip try a long string of beads at Squatchcon on Thursday at the Vern Burton Community… Continue reading

Caro Tchannie and her daughter Lola Hatch, 9, of Tulallip try a long string of beads at Squatchcon on Thursday at the Vern Burton Community Center gym in Port Angeles. Kevin VanDinter of Port Angeles was one of 60 vendors at the four day event, which continues through Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let too early planting leave you cold

but it’s every year. I was driving along thinking about all the gardening tasks… Continue reading

Block to be guest speaker at Port Ludlow Art League event

Leila Block will present “Touching Your Craft, Touching Your World” at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Block will be the guest speaker at a… Continue reading

Bypass roads to be installed at two fish passage sites

Contractors will begin construction of one-lane bypass roads at two sites on U.S. Highway 101 south of Forks on Monday. The bypasses will… Continue reading

Capital budgets include Peninsula

Millions in state funds earmarked

Mike Chapman.

Chapman asks not to employ legislative privilege

State senator removes an exemption to Public Records Act

Mike Chapman.
Earlier this month, the Neon Rider 4-H group held a very successful fundraising bake Grocery Outlet in PA .Photo by Katie Salmon-Newton.
Earlier this month, the Neon Rider 4-H group held a very successful fundraising bake Grocery Outlet in PA .Photo by Katie Salmon-Newton.

Jefferson library director to start new job May 19

Meet-and-greet event scheduled for May 22

Man taken to hospital after car hits tree

A man was transported to a hospital after a single-car wreck into a tree. Trent Wuest, 26, of Port Angeles was traveling eastbound… Continue reading

From left, photographers Phil Tuaran, Ernst-Ulrich Schafer, Thompson Holmes and Richard Kohler will be featured in a photo show opening Tuesday at Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles.

Photography show to be featured at Field Hall gallery

Four photographic journeys will be chronicled beginning Tuesday at the Cooksey Gallery at Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles. “Voyages… Continue reading

From left, photographers Phil Tuaran, Ernst-Ulrich Schafer, Thompson Holmes and Richard Kohler will be featured in a photo show opening Tuesday at Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles.