Daily Update Newsletter

Quilcene receiver Taylor Boling taps both of his feet down on the sideline while making a catch against Lummi on Saturday. Quilcene won 38-18. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Quilcene romps; Neah Bay crushes Wahkiakum

The Quilcene Rangers football team got off to a nice start to their 2024 season as Andrew Perez and Robert Evans each had… Continue reading

Quilcene receiver Taylor Boling taps both of his feet down on the sideline while making a catch against Lummi on Saturday. Quilcene won 38-18. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Jeepers Creepers boat driven by Dillon Cummings of Sequim with navigator Mike McAneny makes its way through the course at the Extreme Sports Park in Port Angeles on Saturday. The finals of the sprint boat racing took place Sunday. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

SPRINT BOATS: Loud and fast boats back this weekend

The Jeepers Creepers boat driven by Dillon Cummings of Sequim, with navigator Mike McAneny, makes its way through the course at the Extreme Sports Park… Continue reading

The Jeepers Creepers boat driven by Dillon Cummings of Sequim with navigator Mike McAneny makes its way through the course at the Extreme Sports Park in Port Angeles on Saturday. The finals of the sprint boat racing took place Sunday. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)
Steve Mullensky/ for Peninsula Daily News Steve Chapin, left, and Devin Dwyer discuss the finer points of Dwyer’s 1980 standard cedar Pocock designed single scull. This scull and others are part of a display at the Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson Marina

Racing shells made from cedar built with ‘oral tradition’

Builder obtained smooth-grained materials from Forks mill

Steve Mullensky/ for Peninsula Daily News Steve Chapin, left, and Devin Dwyer discuss the finer points of Dwyer’s 1980 standard cedar Pocock designed single scull. This scull and others are part of a display at the Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson Marina

A GROWING CONCERN: In fall, the weed situation can get hairy

AS WE NOW enter September, with its heavy dew on the lawn and yard, pestilence once again begins to raise its destructive head. Slugs will… Continue reading

Eunice Lum, Sue and Mary’s eldest daughter. The image is from a 1922 girl’s sunday school class at the First Baptist Church. Eunice would be about 11 years old.

BACK WHEN: A story of early Chinese Peninsula settlers

WHEN I EXPLORE a cemetery, I often wonder about the lives of the people buried here. Does the name tell me anything? Do the dates… Continue reading

Eunice Lum, Sue and Mary’s eldest daughter. The image is from a 1922 girl’s sunday school class at the First Baptist Church. Eunice would be about 11 years old.

Clallam’s budget projects deficit

County to attempt reduce its expenditures

Daytime alternating traffic planned for Elwha River Bridge

Travelers will see one-way alternating traffic on U.S. Highway 101 near the Elwha River Bridge next week. Contractor crews will put down… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Clallam commissioners to discuss highway projects

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Housing project to receive $2M from tax fund

Commissioners approve use for North View complex

Security exercise next week at Naval Magazine Indian Island

Naval Magazine Indian Island will conduct a security training exercise Tuesday and Wednesday. Training activities on the installation may include loud speaker… Continue reading

Kaiden Silva of Bellingham rides in the boys U7 category in the second running of the NW Cup at Dry Hill in May. The championship of the seven-race NW Cup series will be held Sunday at Dry Hill, one of three major sporting/outdoor events on the Peninsula this weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Mountain bikes, sprint boats and runners to hit Peninsula

Separate events expected to bring hundreds of athletes, spectators to town

Kaiden Silva of Bellingham rides in the boys U7 category in the second running of the NW Cup at Dry Hill in May. The championship of the seven-race NW Cup series will be held Sunday at Dry Hill, one of three major sporting/outdoor events on the Peninsula this weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Townsend artist Jordan Carter is the maker of "Delusive Vortex," a handwoven aluminum piece on view at Northwind Art's Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. photo by Diane Urbani/Northwind Art

‘Out-of-the-box’ art on view during Art Walk on Saturday

“This piece compelled us,” juror Richard Jesse Watson said of the handwoven aluminum swath. Titled “Delusive Vortex,” the artwork he referred to… Continue reading

Port Townsend artist Jordan Carter is the maker of "Delusive Vortex," a handwoven aluminum piece on view at Northwind Art's Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. photo by Diane Urbani/Northwind Art
Rosalee Walz will present “Chemakum: Then and Now” on Thursday evening.

Chemakum chair to speak about tribal history

Rosalee Walz will present “Chemakum: Then and Now” at 7 p.m. Thursday. Walz, the Chemakum tribal chair, will discuss the history of… Continue reading

Rosalee Walz will present “Chemakum: Then and Now” on Thursday evening.

Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit school food program

The third Empty Bowls fundraiser is set for 5 p.m. Sept. 14. The annual fundraiser at the Port Angeles Food Bank, 632… Continue reading

Expenses to outpace revenue for Clallam Fire District 2

Projection based on rejection of levy lid lift

David Gritskie of Stripe Rite from Bremerton guides a stripe painting machine Wednesday east of Port Angeles City Hall. The new parking lot is using permeable pavement over a layer of gravel of 2 feet to 4 feet thick. The project is retrofitting the east city hall parking lot with a new stormwater detention and treatment infrastructure. The project will help manage runoff, slow down peak flow and remove pollutants before connecting and flowing into Peabody Creek. The parking lot will reopen to the public on Monday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Parking lot project

David Gritskie of Stripe Rite from Bremerton guides a stripe painting machine Wednesday east of Port Angeles City Hall. The new parking lot is using… Continue reading

David Gritskie of Stripe Rite from Bremerton guides a stripe painting machine Wednesday east of Port Angeles City Hall. The new parking lot is using permeable pavement over a layer of gravel of 2 feet to 4 feet thick. The project is retrofitting the east city hall parking lot with a new stormwater detention and treatment infrastructure. The project will help manage runoff, slow down peak flow and remove pollutants before connecting and flowing into Peabody Creek. The parking lot will reopen to the public on Monday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
“Sea Whorl,” an acrylic and watercolor paining by Barbara Grondal.

Port Ludlow Art League to host artist reception

The Port Ludlow Art League will host a reception for Barbara Grondal from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday. The reception will… Continue reading

“Sea Whorl,” an acrylic and watercolor paining by Barbara Grondal.
Paul Gottlieb

Retired reporter highlights impactful stories

Suicide prevention, fluoride two significant topics

Paul Gottlieb

Wooden Boat Festival this weekend in Port Townsend

The Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival and art walks on Friday and Saturday highlight weekend entertainment options on the North Olympic Peninsula. Olympic Music Festival… Continue reading

Looking to stay cool, several people jump off the Rainbow Bridge over the Devil’s Punch Bowl on the Spruce Railroad Trail on Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park over Labor Day weekend. A heat advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service with temperatures expected to reach the 80s and possibly the low 90s through today. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Heat advisory

Looking to stay cool, several people jump off the Rainbow Bridge over the Devil’s Punch Bowl on the Spruce Railroad Trail on Lake Crescent in… Continue reading

Looking to stay cool, several people jump off the Rainbow Bridge over the Devil’s Punch Bowl on the Spruce Railroad Trail on Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park over Labor Day weekend. A heat advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service with temperatures expected to reach the 80s and possibly the low 90s through today. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)