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Gary Boor of Sequim bats for his team of Sequim and Port Angeles players against a team from Kent during 2013's Senior Games softball matchups at Shane Park in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Olympic Peninsula Senior Games this weekend in Port Angeles, with 14 events, scores of athletes

PORT ANGELES — The 10th and final Olympic Peninsula Senior Games for athletes 50 and older continue today and run through Sunday afternoon, with local… Continue reading

Gary Boor of Sequim bats for his team of Sequim and Port Angeles players against a team from Kent during 2013's Senior Games softball matchups at Shane Park in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Robbers slash, threaten Forks store employee; 2 men make off with $1,400

Robbers slash, threaten Forks store employee; 2 men make off with $1,400

FORKS — Two masked men stabbed and threatened an employee with death as they robbed a store of $1,400 this week. Anna Matsche, the owner… Continue reading

Robbers slash, threaten Forks store employee; 2 men make off with $1,400
The Makah Days Baby King for 2013-2014 was Dramayne Dalos

WEEKEND: Makah Days share, fete tribe’s traditions Saturday and Sunday in Neah Bay

NEAH BAY — Set amid breathtaking scenery, the three-day 90th annual Makah Days celebration that began Friday offers a unique blend of traditional culture and… Continue reading

The Makah Days Baby King for 2013-2014 was Dramayne Dalos
Gary Boor of Sequim bats for his team of Sequim and Port Angeles players against a team from Kent during 2013's Senior Games softball matchups at Shane Park in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Final Senior Games slated this weekend in Port Angeles

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Aug. 22. PORT ANGELES — The 10th and final weekend of the annual Olympic Peninsula Senior Games for… Continue reading

Gary Boor of Sequim bats for his team of Sequim and Port Angeles players against a team from Kent during 2013's Senior Games softball matchups at Shane Park in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Robbers slash, threaten Forks store employee; 2 men make off with $1,400

Robbers slash, threaten Forks store employee; 2 men make off with $1,400

FORKS — Two masked men stabbed and threatened an employee with death as they robbed a store of $1,400 this week. Anna Matsche, the owner… Continue reading

Robbers slash, threaten Forks store employee; 2 men make off with $1,400
The Makah Days Baby King for 2013-2014 was Dramayne Dalos

WEEKEND: Three-day Makah Days to share, fete tribe’s tradition in Neah Bay

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Aug. 22. NEAH BAY — Set amid breathtaking scenery, the three-day 90th annual Makah Days celebration that begins… Continue reading

The Makah Days Baby King for 2013-2014 was Dramayne Dalos

Robbers slash, threaten Forks store employee; 2 men make off with $1,400

FORKS — Two masked men stabbed and threatened an employee with death as they robbed a store of $1,400 this week. Anna Matsche, the owner… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff for a Day Ethan Gossard and Forks Police Chief for a Day Ryan Anderson ride in the Clallam County Sheriff's Office's patrol boat at the Forks Old Fashioned Fourth of July Parade. Clallam County Sheriff's Office

Forks boys to be sheriff, chief for a day Thursday

FORKS — Two Forks boys selected to be the Forks police chief and the Clallam County sheriff for a day will put on miniature uniforms… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff for a Day Ethan Gossard and Forks Police Chief for a Day Ryan Anderson ride in the Clallam County Sheriff's Office's patrol boat at the Forks Old Fashioned Fourth of July Parade. Clallam County Sheriff's Office
Port Angeles public utility workers prepare to remove a fallen tree from wires along West Marine Drive in Port Angeles on Wednesday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Tree falling in Port Angeles causes Peninsula-wide power interruption

PORT ANGELES — A tree crashing into power lines in Port Angeles caused a brief but widespread power interruption from Forks to Port Townsend on… Continue reading

Port Angeles public utility workers prepare to remove a fallen tree from wires along West Marine Drive in Port Angeles on Wednesday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Upcoming Olympic Peninsula Senior Games weekend will be last; new format planned next year

PORT ANGELES — The 10th annual Olympic Peninsula Senior Games that begin Friday will be the last as people know them. Instead of an intense… Continue reading

Port Angeles public utility workers prepare to remove a fallen tree from wires along West Marine Drive in Port Angeles on Wednesday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

UPDATED — Tree falling in Port Angeles causes Peninsula-wide power interruption

PORT ANGELES — A tree crashing into power lines in Port Angeles caused a brief but widespread power interruption from Forks to Port Townsend on… Continue reading

Port Angeles public utility workers prepare to remove a fallen tree from wires along West Marine Drive in Port Angeles on Wednesday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles School District Superintendent Marc Jackson

CORRECTED — Port Angeles School District Superintendent Marc Jackson ready for new school bond challenge

EDITOR'S NOTEThis story has been corrected to say that the measure to replace the Port Angeles High School is a bond, not a levy. PORT… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District Superintendent Marc Jackson

24th Legislative District candidates talk taxes, schools, business at recent forum (CORRECTED)

Correction: Aug. 20, 2014 An earlier version of this article misstated a quote from Tharinger. SEQUIM — Incumbent state Rep. Steve Tharinger, D-Sequim, and challenger… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff for a Day Ethan Gossard and Forks Police Chief for a Day Ryan Anderson ride in the Clallam County Sheriff's Office's patrol boat at the Forks Old Fashioned Fourth of July Parade. Clallam County Sheriff's Office

Forks boys to be sheriff, chief for a day Thursday

FORKS — Two Forks boys selected to be the Forks police chief and the Clallam County sheriff for a day will put on miniature uniforms… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff for a Day Ethan Gossard and Forks Police Chief for a Day Ryan Anderson ride in the Clallam County Sheriff's Office's patrol boat at the Forks Old Fashioned Fourth of July Parade. Clallam County Sheriff's Office
Sand sculptors Andrew Briggs of Victoria and Charlie Beaulieu of Kingston sit in front of their sand sculpture of Godzilla and King Kong at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles in this August 2001 file photo. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Next month’s Arts in Action festival in Port Angeles to be the last

PORT ANGELES — When the sand crumbles from the sculptures after the annual Arts in Action festival next month, it will mark the end of… Continue reading

Sand sculptors Andrew Briggs of Victoria and Charlie Beaulieu of Kingston sit in front of their sand sculpture of Godzilla and King Kong at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles in this August 2001 file photo. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Sand sculptors Andrew Briggs of Victoria and Charlie Beaulieu of Kingston sit in front of their sand sculpture of Godzilla and King Kong at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles in this August 2001 file photo. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Upcoming Arts in Action festival in Port Angeles to be the last

PORT ANGELES — When the sand crumbles from the sculptures after the annual Arts in Action festival next month, it will mark the end of… Continue reading

Sand sculptors Andrew Briggs of Victoria and Charlie Beaulieu of Kingston sit in front of their sand sculpture of Godzilla and King Kong at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles in this August 2001 file photo. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Clallam County Sheriff for a Day Ethan Gossard and Forks Police Chief for a Day Ryan Anderson ride in the Clallam County Sheriff's Office's patrol boat at the Forks Old Fashioned Fourth of July Parade. Clallam County Sheriff's Office

Forks boys to be sheriff, chief for a day Thursday

FORKS — Two Forks boys selected to be the Forks police chief and the Clallam County sheriff for a day will put on miniature uniforms… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff for a Day Ethan Gossard and Forks Police Chief for a Day Ryan Anderson ride in the Clallam County Sheriff's Office's patrol boat at the Forks Old Fashioned Fourth of July Parade. Clallam County Sheriff's Office
Lower Elwha Klallam tribe members recently hiked to Boston Charlie Camp. Participants included

Lower Elwha Klallam youths make journey to medicine man’s camp in Olympics

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam have begun a new tradition in the spirit of the Canoe Journeys — a 26-mile mountain journey to… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribe members recently hiked to Boston Charlie Camp. Participants included

Port Angeles School District favors dropping senior project as graduation requirement

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles School District will remove a high school graduation requirement that has become a thorn in the side of the district… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribe members recently hiked to Boston Charlie Camp. Participants included

Lower Elwha Klallam youths make journey to medicine man’s camp in Olympics

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam have begun a new tradition in the spirit of the Canoe Journeys — a 26-mile mountain journey to… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribe members recently hiked to Boston Charlie Camp. Participants included