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Chip sealing set for U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 19

Several work zones in a multi-county chip-seal project across the Olympic Peninsula will see continued work along U.S. 101 and state Highway 19. After the… Continue reading

Quimper Grange brings back bi-monthly dances

The Quimper Grange has announced the return of dancing from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. The bi-monthly Balkan dance parties, set… Continue reading

Book discussion groups scheduled

The North Olympic Library System will continue its book discussion groups online throughout July. Participants must register at www.nols.org to receive the… Continue reading

Civil Air Patrol plans open house Tuesday

The Dungeness Flight of the Civil Air Patrol will host an open house at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The program is in the… Continue reading

Lora Brabant, on left, presents the Clallam County School Retirees Association’s 2021 Community Service Award to Ray and Ginni Weigel, also pictured is Daisy, the service dog. The Weigels were recognized for their support of the community through children’s book drives, cleaning trails, tutoring within the Port Angeles School District and other volunteer services.
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Clallam County School Retirees Association recognizes service

Lora Brabant, left, presents the Clallam County School Retirees Association’s 2021 Community Service Award to Ray and Ginni Weigel, also pictured is Daisy, the service… Continue reading

Lora Brabant, on left, presents the Clallam County School Retirees Association’s 2021 Community Service Award to Ray and Ginni Weigel, also pictured is Daisy, the service dog. The Weigels were recognized for their support of the community through children’s book drives, cleaning trails, tutoring within the Port Angeles School District and other volunteer services.

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

In-person meeting Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi Drive (off U.S. Highway 101). This week… Continue reading

Anna Marchand will lead two free workshops at Fort Worden on Sunday

Fort Worden workshops offered

AmeriCorps service member Anna Marchand will present two free workshops at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way, today. Marchand will discuss… Continue reading

Anna Marchand will lead two free workshops at Fort Worden on Sunday
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News They were off running and walking in Forks during Saturday's Fourth of July Fun Run presented by the Forks Community Hospital. The celebration peaks today with a Grand Parade and a host of other events.

Fourth of July celebrated today

Public fireworks are planned tonight in Port Angeles and Sequim, while Forks wraps up five days of celebration. The reopening of the state on Wednesday… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News They were off running and walking in Forks during Saturday's Fourth of July Fun Run presented by the Forks Community Hospital. The celebration peaks today with a Grand Parade and a host of other events.

Health warning at Point Whitney, Irondale beaches

Fecal bacteria levels high

Hoffman Trail closed for logging work

The Walt Hoffman Trail at Gibbs Lake County Park will close Tuesday, according to a press release from Jefferson County Parks and… Continue reading

Ann Arscott's landscapes are featured at Gallery 9 in July.

Landscapes, sculptures on view at Gallery 9

Gallery 9’s featured artists for July are landscape painter Ann Arscott and Sarah Fitch, who creates ceramic tiles and sculptures. The gallery… Continue reading

Ann Arscott's landscapes are featured at Gallery 9 in July.

North Olympic Library System to sponsor Movement Storytimes

The North Olympic Library System will sponsor Movement Storytimes at 10:30 a.m. on Fridays throughout July. The early learning program for children aged… Continue reading

OTA seeks auxiliary actors for Shakespearean Faire

The Olympic Theatre Arts Center is seeking auxiliary actors for a Shakespearean Renaissance Faire scheduled Aug. 21-22. Prospective actors are asked to contact… Continue reading

Tom Saknit's work will be on display at Port Townsend Gallery in July.

Photography, tin can art on view at Port Townsend Gallery

Tom Saknit and Loran Scruggs are the Port Townsend Gallery’s featured artists for July. The gallery at 715 Water St. is open… Continue reading

Tom Saknit's work will be on display at Port Townsend Gallery in July.
Raffle winners Mary and Steve Herbel, enjoy their new Adirondack chairs while, from left to right, Dollie Sparks, Arlene Sawyer, Vina Winters, Suzan Mannisto, Joan Whiting, Sharon Hampton and Alan Burwell pass a check for the proceeds from the Windermere Real Estate/Sequim-East Community Service Day Raffle. The raffle raised $1,153.96 for the Sequim Prairie Garden Club to help fund the upkeep of Pioneer Memorial Park. The chairs won by the Herbels were built by the brokers of Windermere on June 11, their annual Community Service Day. For more information, or to donate to the garden club, visit www.sequimprairiegardenclub.org.
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Raffle raises funds for memorial park

The Windermere Real Estate/Sequim-East Community Service Day Raffle raised $1,153.96 for the Sequim Prairie Garden Club to help fund the upkeep of Pioneer Memorial Park.… Continue reading

Raffle winners Mary and Steve Herbel, enjoy their new Adirondack chairs while, from left to right, Dollie Sparks, Arlene Sawyer, Vina Winters, Suzan Mannisto, Joan Whiting, Sharon Hampton and Alan Burwell pass a check for the proceeds from the Windermere Real Estate/Sequim-East Community Service Day Raffle. The raffle raised $1,153.96 for the Sequim Prairie Garden Club to help fund the upkeep of Pioneer Memorial Park. The chairs won by the Herbels were built by the brokers of Windermere on June 11, their annual Community Service Day. For more information, or to donate to the garden club, visit www.sequimprairiegardenclub.org.

Sequim Bay closed to shellfish harvesting

Sequim Bay beaches are now closed to recreational harvesting of all species of shellfish after a high level of marine biotoxin was discovered… Continue reading

Sunland awards scholarships

The Sunland Homeowners Association has awarded $4,000 scholarships to two Sequim High School graduates. Madeline Dietzman plans to study psychology at Western Washington… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: Port Angeles council to consider ODT support

Peninsula Daily News The Port Angeles City Council will consider passing a resolution in support of the Olympic Discovery Trail in a virtual meeting at… Continue reading

"Iris," by Beverly Majors, is on view at the Sequim Museum & Arts.

First Friday Art Walk spotlights several venues tonight

The First Friday Art Walk from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight will feature a new venue. A Stitch in Time Quilt Shoppe… Continue reading

"Iris," by Beverly Majors, is on view at the Sequim Museum & Arts.
Bursts of fireworks light up the sky over Port Angeles Harbor during the 2019 Independence Day display. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Fourth of July to be celebrated on Peninsula

Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks plan in-person events

Bursts of fireworks light up the sky over Port Angeles Harbor during the 2019 Independence Day display. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)