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Ride the Hurricane.

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK: Ride the Hurricane to be held Sunday

Olympic National Park will host Ride the Hurricane, a recreational cycling event Sunday morning. To provide a safe experience for the event,… Continue reading

Ride the Hurricane.

Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., who is 90, appeared confused during a committee vote last week, starting a speech instead of voting. Should she resign?

Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., who is 90, appeared confused during a committee vote last week, starting a speech instead of voting. Should she resign?… Continue reading

  • Jul 31, 2023

Should Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell step down or fulfill the rest of his term after he froze mid-sentence in a press conference last week?

Should Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell step down or fulfill the rest of his term after he froze mid-sentence in a press conference last week?… Continue reading

  • Jul 30, 2023
The Port Angeles High School class of 1953 held their 70th reunion recently at Traylors in PA. 15 were in attendance from a class of 145 70 years ago. This class was suppose to be the first class at the new high school building on Park Ave, but construction delays made them the last class to attend the old Roosevelt High School where the county courthouse is now located. ID: L to R back row: Joann Reyonlds, Howard Byers, Carl Fischer, Dick Kent, Jackie Partridge, Darold Davidson and Ralph Schmidt. Middle row: Frank Robinson, Mary Anderson, Daphne Eshom, Carol Donahue, Patricia Goodfellow and Shirley Williams. Front row: Marilyn Kraus and Loretta Chapman. dlogan
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PAHS 70th class reunion meets

The Port Angeles High School class of 1953 held their 70th reunion recently at Traylors in Port Angeles. Fifteen were in attendance from a class… Continue reading

The Port Angeles High School class of 1953 held their 70th reunion recently at Traylors in PA. 15 were in attendance from a class of 145 70 years ago. This class was suppose to be the first class at the new high school building on Park Ave, but construction delays made them the last class to attend the old Roosevelt High School where the county courthouse is now located. ID: L to R back row: Joann Reyonlds, Howard Byers, Carl Fischer, Dick Kent, Jackie Partridge, Darold Davidson and Ralph Schmidt. Middle row: Frank Robinson, Mary Anderson, Daphne Eshom, Carol Donahue, Patricia Goodfellow and Shirley Williams. Front row: Marilyn Kraus and Loretta Chapman. dlogan
The Port Angeles High School class of 1958 held their 65th year reunion recently at Fairmount Restaurant. 23 members of the class were present for the reunion.There was about 170 in the class back in 1958. Henry Wyborney, a past member of their class, was the Washington state high jump champion that year. ID: back row l to r: Dee Coburn, Stan Grall, Don Williams, George Rains, Aerlyn Bryant, Jerry Fagerlund, Lorraine Grinell, Dick Grinell. Middle row: Dotty West, Elaine Doughtery, Sylvia Batlin, Fred Larson, Georgina Bridges, Jo Lee Grooms, Edna Peterson. Front row: Karen Sewell, Connie Graham, Rosalyn Taylor, Duane Almaden, Larry Madden, Shirley Tyner and Sheryl Todd. dlogan
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PAHS 65th reunion

The Port Angeles High School class of 1958 held their 65th year reunion recently at Fairmount Restaurant in Port Angeles. Twenty-three members of the class… Continue reading

The Port Angeles High School class of 1958 held their 65th year reunion recently at Fairmount Restaurant. 23 members of the class were present for the reunion.There was about 170 in the class back in 1958. Henry Wyborney, a past member of their class, was the Washington state high jump champion that year. ID: back row l to r: Dee Coburn, Stan Grall, Don Williams, George Rains, Aerlyn Bryant, Jerry Fagerlund, Lorraine Grinell, Dick Grinell. Middle row: Dotty West, Elaine Doughtery, Sylvia Batlin, Fred Larson, Georgina Bridges, Jo Lee Grooms, Edna Peterson. Front row: Karen Sewell, Connie Graham, Rosalyn Taylor, Duane Almaden, Larry Madden, Shirley Tyner and Sheryl Todd. dlogan

LETTER:Decision controversial

The Sequim School Board voted in April to change Sequim’s two K-5 schools into one K-2 and one 3-5 school. Perhaps you’ve wondered why this… Continue reading

LETTER:Rate increases

Clallam Public Utility District 1 is proposing significant rate changes with little input from customers. They sent a letter out on July 13, announcing a… Continue reading

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM,… Continue reading

Have you ever been involved in a road rage incident?

Have you ever been involved in a road rage incident?… Continue reading

  • Jul 28, 2023

LETTER: Vote them out

I’m writing as a member of the Sequim Committee for K-5 Schools, a group of more than a dozen parents who’ve led the backlash to… Continue reading

After Wednesday’s Congressional hearing, do you think UFOs exist?

After Wednesday's Congressional hearing, do you think UFOs exist?… Continue reading

  • Jul 27, 2023
Celeste Dybeck, elder with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in Sequim, invites the pullers from the Quileute Tribe in La Push to come ashore at Fort Worden in Port Townsend and rest and eat before continuing the Paddle to Muckleshoot for the annual Tribal Canoe Journey. The tribal members are wearing purple, the color of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children movement, to honor the memory of tribal member Virginia Castaneda, 19, who was murdered in a domestic violence dispute about six years ago. An empty seat was left for her in one of the canoes. The stop was the final one on the North Olympic Peninsula before canoes are due to reach their destination on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Canoes reach Port Townsend

Celeste Dybeck, elder with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in Sequim, invites the pullers from the Quileute Tribe in La Push to come ashore at Fort… Continue reading

Celeste Dybeck, elder with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in Sequim, invites the pullers from the Quileute Tribe in La Push to come ashore at Fort Worden in Port Townsend and rest and eat before continuing the Paddle to Muckleshoot for the annual Tribal Canoe Journey. The tribal members are wearing purple, the color of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children movement, to honor the memory of tribal member Virginia Castaneda, 19, who was murdered in a domestic violence dispute about six years ago. An empty seat was left for her in one of the canoes. The stop was the final one on the North Olympic Peninsula before canoes are due to reach their destination on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

LETTER:Backs incumbents

After listening to the League of Women Voters candidates forum for the Sequim School Board, it was clear to me that incumbents Larry Jeffryes, Maren… Continue reading

LETTER:Opposes incumbents

As a Democrat living in Sequim my entire life, besides my college years, I am keenly aware that Sequim has a very healthy mix of… Continue reading

Ranky Tanky, the double Grammy-winning group from Charleston, S.C., will help Field Arts & Events Hall celebrate its grand opening Saturday night. (Peter Frank Edwards)

Ranky Tanky to bring ‘Good Time’ and more from South Carolina roots

Grammy winners coming to Field Hall

Ranky Tanky, the double Grammy-winning group from Charleston, S.C., will help Field Arts & Events Hall celebrate its grand opening Saturday night. (Peter Frank Edwards)

Would you approve a 0.3 percent sales tax for a transportation benefit district that would focus on repairing city streets?

Would you approve a 0.3 percent sales tax for a transportation benefit district that would focus on repairing city streets?… Continue reading

  • Jul 26, 2023
The dancers of BANDALOOP, pictured in Munich, Germany, will come to Port Angeles to perform on Field Arts & Events Hall’s north exterior wall this Saturday. (Basil Tsimoyianis/BANDALOOP)

Performers to dance off the wall in Port Angeles

Field Hall grand opening features three shows Saturday

The dancers of BANDALOOP, pictured in Munich, Germany, will come to Port Angeles to perform on Field Arts & Events Hall’s north exterior wall this Saturday. (Basil Tsimoyianis/BANDALOOP)
Baby Mackenzie of the Quinault tribe rushes to greet her father, Doug James, skipper of the Song Birds Canoe Family, as the canoe arrives at the Jamestown Beach on Tuesday. Canoes are expected to be welcomed in Port Townsend today before they go on to Port Gamble and Suquamish before arriving at the final destination of Muckleshoot on July 30. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Canoes stop at Jamestown

Baby Mackenzie of the Quinault tribe rushes to greet her father, Doug James, skipper of the Song Birds Canoe Family, as the canoe arrives at… Continue reading

Baby Mackenzie of the Quinault tribe rushes to greet her father, Doug James, skipper of the Song Birds Canoe Family, as the canoe arrives at the Jamestown Beach on Tuesday. Canoes are expected to be welcomed in Port Townsend today before they go on to Port Gamble and Suquamish before arriving at the final destination of Muckleshoot on July 30. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

DOG SHOWS: HRK Club Dog Show begins Friday in Sequim

The 27th annual Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club Dog Show will take place at the Carrie Blake Ballfields from Friday to Sunday. More than… Continue reading

Should Port Angeles replace the Laurel Street stairs and mural at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain?

Should Port Angeles replace the Laurel Street stairs and mural at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain?… Continue reading

  • Jul 25, 2023