Clallam County

The winners of the 28th annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby

The 28th annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby winners are: 1. Wilder 2017 Toyota Corolla — Daniel Thompson of Port Angeles 2.… Continue reading

Thousands take part in Rhody Run in Port Townsend

Thousands take part in Rhody Run in Port Townsend

The Rhododendron Festival closed out with the annual Jefferson Healthcare Rhody Run, which drew roughly 2,000 runners from across the state Sunday.… Continue reading

Thousands take part in Rhody Run in Port Townsend
DNR: Sustainable harvest, murrelet plan due by end of 2018

DNR: Sustainable harvest, murrelet plan due by end of 2018

A pair of planning documents that will affect timber harvests on the North Olympic Peninsula for the next decade will be completed by… Continue reading

DNR: Sustainable harvest, murrelet plan due by end of 2018
Second phase of Guy Cole Convention Center to be considered

Second phase of Guy Cole Convention Center to be considered

The first phase of the renovation of the 34-year-old Guy Cole Convention Center in Carrie Blake Community Park is complete. Tonight, city staff… Continue reading

Second phase of Guy Cole Convention Center to be considered
Carbon fiber bridge to be tested at competition

Carbon fiber bridge to be tested at competition

Peninsula College students in the Advanced Manufacturing and Composites Program will compete this week in the Society for the Advancement of Material… Continue reading

Carbon fiber bridge to be tested at competition
Mariners’ regatta sets sail June 2-4 in Port Townsend

Mariners’ regatta sets sail June 2-4 in Port Townsend

The 34th annual Classic Mariners’ Regatta boat race event will be held June 2-4 at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St.… Continue reading

Mariners’ regatta sets sail June 2-4 in Port Townsend
Port Angeles man facing drug, weapons charges released after posting $210,000 bond

Port Angeles man facing drug, weapons charges released after posting $210,000 bond

A Port Angeles man facing several drug and weapons charges has posted bond and been released from Clallam County jail. Gerald Neil… Continue reading

Port Angeles man facing drug, weapons charges released after posting $210,000 bond
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
‘Crazy Stan the Animal Man’ plans long walk to raise funds for shelters

‘Crazy Stan the Animal Man’ plans long walk to raise funds for shelters

A former Boeing engineer from Gig Harbor has gone “crazy” to raise awareness and funds for animal shelters and groups along the… Continue reading

‘Crazy Stan the Animal Man’ plans long walk to raise funds for shelters

A GROWING CONCERN: Dress your yard to impress with these varieties

THIS PAST WEEK (including Mother’s Day weekend), I’ve been planting an array of cool-tolerant flowers, biannuals and perennials at various clients’ properties. Another truck is… Continue reading

Alleged child rapist, animal abuser to plead down

A Port Angeles woman charged with child rape and animal abuse has accepted a plea offer, Clallam County Superior Court records show.… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Here’s the scoop on feeder activity

THIS IS THE month when black-headed grosbeaks and Western tanagers add their neotropical color to neighborhoods throughout the Northwest. If you can’t join in the… Continue reading

Clallam County: Primary contests shape up after crowd of candidates files Friday

Clallam County: Primary contests shape up after crowd of candidates files Friday

A flurry of candidate filings Friday punctuated the end of filing week for the Nov. 7 general election, creating six Aug. 1… Continue reading

Clallam County: Primary contests shape up after crowd of candidates files Friday

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly breakfast meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Sunland… Continue reading

Ross McCurdy, owner of the Oak Table Cafe in Silverdale, currently holds the Guinness World Record for most eggs cracked one-handed in a minute. He, along with his daughter, Mira, 12, have been invited by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to test that record on a special Father’s Day episode of Ramsay’s show “The F Word.” (Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun via AP)

Father-daughter stare down egg-cracking record

The staccato, rapid-fire cracking of eggs is a ubiquitous sound in the kitchen of the Oak Table Cafe… Continue reading

Ross McCurdy, owner of the Oak Table Cafe in Silverdale, currently holds the Guinness World Record for most eggs cracked one-handed in a minute. He, along with his daughter, Mira, 12, have been invited by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to test that record on a special Father’s Day episode of Ramsay’s show “The F Word.” (Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun via AP)

Gravity makes waves at Port Angeles Library

Gravitational waves arriving at Earth from the far reaches of the universe tell the story of a cataclysmic event. More about this… Continue reading

HELP LINE: In face of dementias, check for compassionate allowances

maybe the kids are gone, maybe they’re not — and these days,… Continue reading

LETTER: I was blown away by the patriotism on display at Sequim Irrigation Fest parade

I would like to respond to the May 17 letter, “Parade complaint,” on what the writer said was a lack of a color guard in… Continue reading

LETTER: John Adams’ missive on ‘wise and honest Men’ something to think about

I would like to share with our Peninsula Daily News readers a brief but very important historic item. On Nov. 2, 1800, on President John… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Angeles skills center’s likely closing a huge disappointment

As a retired teacher, I am so disappointed that the area I now live in does not care enough about the children who are not… Continue reading