Peninsula Daily News

NEWS BRIEFS: Blessing of the Animals events slated Sunday on Peninsula . . . and other items — corrected

■ Sequim: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 525 W. Fifth St., will have a blessing of house-trained animals at 10 a.m. Sunday. ■ Port Angeles: St.… Continue reading

Olympic National Park blasting boulders out of Elwha River to ease way for fish passage

Olympic National Park blasting boulders out of Elwha River to ease way for fish passage

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Several large boulders in the Elwha River channel just downstream of the Glines Canyon are being removed to ease fish passage.… Continue reading

Olympic National Park blasting boulders out of Elwha River to ease way for fish passage
Clallam Bay's Clayton Willis fights for yardage against Lummi's John Ballew

PREP FOOTBALL: Olympic’s defense overwhelms Port Angeles; other area reports

BREMERTON — The Port Angeles Roughriders ran smack into a defensive fortress at Silverdale Stadium. Ninth-ranked Olympic has allowed just six points all season, and… Continue reading

Clallam Bay's Clayton Willis fights for yardage against Lummi's John Ballew
Port Angeles' Kylee Reid swims during Tuesday's meet with Bainbridge at William Shore Memorial Pool. Patty Reifenstahl

PREP SPORTS: Sequim cross country teams remain undefeated with dual meet victories; other area reports

KINGSTON — Sequim's boys and girls cross country teams both remain undefeated after sweeping their Olympic League duals against Kingston and Klahowya. The Sequim boys… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Kylee Reid swims during Tuesday's meet with Bainbridge at William Shore Memorial Pool. Patty Reifenstahl
STARWATCH: Planets, meteor shower and space station fill our sky this month

STARWATCH: Planets, meteor shower and space station fill our sky this month

THIS MONTH, SATURN drops into the sun's afterglow. But its disappearance from our sky may go unnoticed, given everything the morning planets are up to.… Continue reading

STARWATCH: Planets, meteor shower and space station fill our sky this month
Port Townsend's Wesley Wheeler runs through a tackle by Klahowya's Payton Ryen last month. The eighth-ranked Redhawks face rival Chimacum tonight. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

UPDATED — PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend rolls into Quimper Quarrel rivalry game with Chimacum tonight; Sequim’s game postponed; other area previews

UPDATE: Sequim's game against Centralia tonight has been postponed due to a lockdown at Centralia High School due to a threat of violence. Sequim athletic… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Wesley Wheeler runs through a tackle by Klahowya's Payton Ryen last month. The eighth-ranked Redhawks face rival Chimacum tonight. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: ‘Spelling Bee’ musical continues in Port Townsend . . . and other Peninsula events

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 2. A MUSICAL ABOUT a spelling bee, family movies, an auction to benefit women with cancer and… Continue reading

Robin Hall

WEEKEND: Broadway-style revue tonight in Sequim to benefit theater director

SEQUIM — “Rockin' 4 Robin,” a Broadway musical-style revue, is set tonight to help longtime theater director and Sequim High School alumna Robin Hall in… Continue reading

Robin Hall

WEEKEND: Drive One 4 UR Schools set Sunday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Drivers can try out new Fords or Lincolns while helping to support Port Angeles High School athletic programs Sunday. Price Ford Lincoln… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Rising sea levels topic of lecture today in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A researcher will tell of the possible impact of rising sea levels during a presentation at 4 p.m. today. The Jefferson Land… Continue reading

WEEKEND: United Way kicks off fundraising campaign today with service projects in Port Angeles, Sequim

The United Way of Clallam County will kick off its 63rd annual fund drive with two Day of Caring projects today. United Way volunteers have… Continue reading

Clallam County deputies searched the Walmart Supercenter outside Port Angeles and checked surveillance video before concluding that a report of a man loading a handgun int he store was erroneous.

2nd UPDATE: Video at Port Angeles Walmart shows man examining ammunition, contrary to report of handgun being loaded

PORT ANGLES — Video surveillance footage showed a man examining ammunition he had just purchased at the Walmart Supercenter east of Port Angeles, contrary to… Continue reading

Clallam County deputies searched the Walmart Supercenter outside Port Angeles and checked surveillance video before concluding that a report of a man loading a handgun int he store was erroneous.
Jennifer Weicher

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Port Townsend company lands Naval repair contract . . . and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — Craftsman United Inc., 304 10th St., has been awarded a $344,642 federal contract set aside for small businesses from the U.S. Naval… Continue reading

Jennifer Weicher

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women win to setup Saturday showdown with first-place Everett; Pirate men take down Shoreline

SHORELINE — Another road trip and another sweep for the Peninsula Pirates — and the stage is now set for Saturday’s Northwest Athletic Conference showdown… Continue reading

Forks Community Hospital

Forks Community Hospital terminates CEO; interim replacement installed by commissioners

FORKS — Forks Community Hospital commissioners have dismissed Chief Executive Officer David Selman and hired Chief Financial Officer Tim Cournyer as his temporary replacement, a… Continue reading

Forks Community Hospital
FRIDAY PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Some area teams blow out, others blown out; Sequim's game canceled

FRIDAY PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Some area teams blow out, others blown out; Sequim’s game canceled

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend pitched its fourth shutout in five games this season, blanking Chimacum 58-0 in a one-sided Quimper Quarrel rivalry game at… Continue reading

FRIDAY PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Some area teams blow out, others blown out; Sequim's game canceled

Light-recycling program is deemed success in Washington state; here’s where to recycle on Peninsula

OLYMPIA — In the first six months of operation, more than 422,000 mercury-containing fluorescent lights were collected for recycling in Washington state, according to LightRecycle… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Blessing of the Animals events slated Sunday on Peninsula . . . and other items — corrected

■ Sequim: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 525 W. Fifth St., will have a blessing of house-trained animals at 10 a.m. Sunday. ■ Port Angeles: St.… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula burn bans are lifted

PORT ANGELES — Burn bans were lifted Thursday in Clallam and Jefferson counties. Regular outdoor burning is now permitted in unincorporated areas. However, urban growth… Continue reading

Olympic National Park blasting boulders out of Elwha River to ease way for fish passage

Olympic National Park blasting boulders out of Elwha River to ease way for fish passage

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Several large boulders in the Elwha River channel just downstream of the Glines Canyon are being removed to ease fish passage.… Continue reading

Olympic National Park blasting boulders out of Elwha River to ease way for fish passage