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Sue Long, left, Vicki Bennett and Frank Handler, all from Port Townsend, volunteer at the Martin Luther King Day of Service beach restoration on Monday at Fort Worden State Park. The activity took place on Knapp Circle near the Point Wilson Lighthouse. Sixty-four volunteers participated in the removal of non-native beach grasses. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Work party

Sue Long, left, Vicki Bennett and Frank Handler, all from Port Townsend, volunteer at the Martin Luther King Day of Service beach restoration on Monday… Continue reading

 

Cheryl Grey.

Author’s fiction novel addresses healing of Elwha River valley

Story connects biology with tribe following the removal of dams

 

Scott Mauk.

Chimacum superintendent receives national award

Chimacum School District Superintendent Scott Mauk has received the National School Public Relations Association’s Superintendents to Watch award, which recognizes district leaders with… Continue reading

 

Film fundraiser to benefit Port Angeles High School orchestra

Zoe Omega and Sarah Tucker Zone will host “Charlie Chaplin vs. Buster Keaton” at 7 p.m. Friday. The film double feature will… Continue reading

Grand Olympics Chorus to host guest night

The Grand Olympic Chorus will host guest night from 6:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The chorus will meet in a storefront in… Continue reading

Hood Canal Coordinating Council meeting canceled

The annual meeting of the Hood Canal Coordinating Council, scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, has been canceled. The council’s next meeting is scheduled… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD to replace water main in Coyle

Jefferson PUD commissioners awarded a $1.3 million construction contract to Pacific Civil and Infrastructure to remove and replace aged and failing water… Continue reading

Jen Kingfisher has been hired as the deputy director of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. (Starre Smith)

Kingfisher hired as Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s deputy director

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center has hired Jen Kingfisher as deputy director and director of development and communications. Kingfisher will support… Continue reading

Jen Kingfisher has been hired as the deputy director of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. (Starre Smith)

Marine science, ecosystem to be discussed at Studium Generale

Clallam Marine Resources Committee members will speak at 12:35 p.m. Thursday. The presentation, part of the Studium Generale lecture series, will be… Continue reading

Mary Delany’s life and art will be the topic of a Northwind Art School class on Friday. (Northwind Art)

New class added to Women in Art History series

Mary Delany lived a life of reinvention. At age 71, she dreamed up her own mixed media collage art — a form… Continue reading

Mary Delany’s life and art will be the topic of a Northwind Art School class on Friday. (Northwind Art)

Portion of bridge to be replaced

Tribe: Wooden truss at railroad park deteriorating

Kingsya Omega, left, and Ben Wilson settle into a hand-holding exercise. (Aliko Weste)

Process undermines ‘Black brute’ narrative

Port Townsend company’s second film shot in Hawaii

Kingsya Omega, left, and Ben Wilson settle into a hand-holding exercise. (Aliko Weste)
Quimper’s Watch will present “Songs of the Sea” at Candlelight Concerts on Thursday in Port Townsend.

Quimper’s Watch to perform at Candlelight Concerts series

Quimper’s Watch will present “Songs of the Sea” during the Candlelight Concert series at 7 p.m. Thursday. The event will be at… Continue reading

Quimper’s Watch will present “Songs of the Sea” at Candlelight Concerts on Thursday in Port Townsend.
Port Angeles’ Edward Gillespie competes in the 100 breaststroke at the Swimvitational at the Olympic Aquatic Center in Silverdale. (Linda Adams)

BOYS SWIMMING: Roughriders third at Swimvitational

The Port Angeles boys swim team traveled to the Olympic Aquatic Center to compete in the annual Swimvitational meet, a highly competitive event… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Edward Gillespie competes in the 100 breaststroke at the Swimvitational at the Olympic Aquatic Center in Silverdale. (Linda Adams)

PREP WRESTLING: Port Angeles boys third at WIAA Matman

The Port Angeles boys wrestling squad finished third at the WIAA Matman meet at Central Kitsap this weekend, while the girls were also… Continue reading

Morgan Politika, Port Angeles girls basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Morgan Politika, Port Angeles girls basketball

There’s a lot of players who have helped the Port Angeles girls basketball team get off to a 7-0 start in league this season. Senior… Continue reading

Morgan Politika, Port Angeles girls basketball.
Bruce Murray, left, and Ralph Parsons hang a cloth exhibition in the rotunda of the old Clallam County Courthouse on Friday in Port Angeles. The North Olympic History Center exhibit tells the story of the post office past and present across Clallam County. The display will be open until early February, when it will be relocated to the Sequim City Hall followed by stops on the West End. The project was made possible due to a grant from the Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Post office past and present

Bruce Murray, left, and Ralph Parsons hang a cloth exhibition in the rotunda of the old Clallam County Courthouse on Friday in Port Angeles. The… Continue reading

Bruce Murray, left, and Ralph Parsons hang a cloth exhibition in the rotunda of the old Clallam County Courthouse on Friday in Port Angeles. The North Olympic History Center exhibit tells the story of the post office past and present across Clallam County. The display will be open until early February, when it will be relocated to the Sequim City Hall followed by stops on the West End. The project was made possible due to a grant from the Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
This agave grew from the size of a baseball in the 1990s to the height of Isobel Johnston’s roof in 2020. She saw it bloom in 2023. Following her death last year, Clallam County Fire District 3 commissioners, who purchased the property on Fifth Avenue in 2015, agreed to sell it to support the building of a new Carlsborg fire station. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

Fire district to sell property known for its Sequim agave plant

Sale proceeds may support new Carlsborg station project

This agave grew from the size of a baseball in the 1990s to the height of Isobel Johnston’s roof in 2020. She saw it bloom in 2023. Following her death last year, Clallam County Fire District 3 commissioners, who purchased the property on Fifth Avenue in 2015, agreed to sell it to support the building of a new Carlsborg fire station. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)
Aaron Fisher, left, appears in Clallam County Superior Court on Jan. 9 with his attorney Lane Wolfley at a hearing during which his trial was confirmed to begin on Jan. 26. He has been charged with second-degree murder. (Clallam County Superior Court)

Murder trial is set for Jan. 26

Bank robbery trial to be reset for future date

Aaron Fisher, left, appears in Clallam County Superior Court on Jan. 9 with his attorney Lane Wolfley at a hearing during which his trial was confirmed to begin on Jan. 26. He has been charged with second-degree murder. (Clallam County Superior Court)
As part of Olympic Theatre Arts’ energy renovation upgrade project, new lighting has been installed, including on the Elaine and Robert Caldwell Main Stage that allows for new and improved effects. (Olympic Theatre Arts)

Olympic Theatre Arts remodels its building

New roof, LED lights, HVAC throughout

As part of Olympic Theatre Arts’ energy renovation upgrade project, new lighting has been installed, including on the Elaine and Robert Caldwell Main Stage that allows for new and improved effects. (Olympic Theatre Arts)