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Leo Goolden stands in the wooden hull of Tally Ho, a 1910 cutter he is restoring in the Sequim area. Goolden posted a YouTube video Sunday discussing issues he's had with a neighbor and Clallam County's Department of Community Development. (Sampson Boat Co. via YouTube)

Boat restoration project may be asked to move

Video series documents building efforts since 2017

Leo Goolden stands in the wooden hull of Tally Ho, a 1910 cutter he is restoring in the Sequim area. Goolden posted a YouTube video Sunday discussing issues he's had with a neighbor and Clallam County's Department of Community Development. (Sampson Boat Co. via YouTube)
Lisa Leporati, left, and Lexi Koch built a garland of roses beneath the Haller Fountain in downtown Port Townsend on Monday. The flowers were placed in honor of the people lost to COVID-19 during the past year. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Floral heart memorial brings burst of color

Display honors people who have died of COVID-19

Lisa Leporati, left, and Lexi Koch built a garland of roses beneath the Haller Fountain in downtown Port Townsend on Monday. The flowers were placed in honor of the people lost to COVID-19 during the past year. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS: East Jefferson swimmers improve times

The East Jefferson swim team posted its second time trials this weekend at Shore Aquatic Center in Port Angeles. “It’s the little… Continue reading

Joan and Bill Henry of Sequim stroll along the Johnson Creek Trestle, part of the Olympic Discovery Trail spanning Johnson Creek east of Sequim. The 410-foot-long trestle was refurbished in 2003 from a former railroad span and opened to pedestrian traffic. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Spanning the trestle

Joan and Bill Henry of Sequim stroll along the Johnson Creek Trestle, part of the Olympic Discovery Trail spanning Johnson Creek east of Sequim. The… Continue reading

Joan and Bill Henry of Sequim stroll along the Johnson Creek Trestle, part of the Olympic Discovery Trail spanning Johnson Creek east of Sequim. The 410-foot-long trestle was refurbished in 2003 from a former railroad span and opened to pedestrian traffic. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Dennis Bauer

Trial for triple murder reset

Proceedings to start April 26

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Dennis Bauer
Port Angeles High School
Port Angeles cross country runners get off to a team start at Port Townsend on Saturday. From left, are Jayden McLarty, Reid Schmidt, Brian Guttormsen, Jason Gladfelter and Kowen Kasten.

PREP ROUNDUP: Riders dominate Olympic in cross country

Sequim’s Pyeatt and EJ’s Allworth-Miles win

Port Angeles High School
Port Angeles cross country runners get off to a team start at Port Townsend on Saturday. From left, are Jayden McLarty, Reid Schmidt, Brian Guttormsen, Jason Gladfelter and Kowen Kasten.

LETTER: Voting for levies has consequences

I was amused, and a bit surprised, to read of local citizenry’s consternation with their 2021 county property tax bills. I, too, was disturbed but… Continue reading

Director of Economic Development Council to speak to Rotary of East Jefferson

Brian Kuh, the executive director of the Economic Development Council Team Jefferson, will address a meeting of the Rotary Club of East… Continue reading

Jaimie Maciejewski, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County, stands at property destined to be developed for 20 homes on Landes Street in Port Townsend. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Habitat for Humanity invests in 20-house project

Homes for those who ‘keep this community going’

Jaimie Maciejewski, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County, stands at property destined to be developed for 20 homes on Landes Street in Port Townsend. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
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Skaters make their way around the rink in January 2020 at the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village.

Ice rink to open, require masks

Skating to be offered for one month

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Skaters make their way around the rink in January 2020 at the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village.

North Olympic Library System to host lecture on avoiding scams

The North Olympic Library System will host “Avoiding Scams: Tips to Protect Yourself” at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The lecture, which will stream… Continue reading

Eron Berg is the executive director for the Port of Port Townsend.

Plastics into fuel process studied

Port of Port Townsend consultant to report on local viability

Eron Berg is the executive director for the Port of Port Townsend.
North Kitsap defenders tackle Sequim quarterback Kobe Applegate in the first half of the Vikings' 28-0 rout of their Olympic League rivals in Poulsbo on Saturday afternoon. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim unable to keep up with Vikings

Missing a host of starters on both sides of the ball, Sequim’s Wolves kept the score close with the reigning Olympic League champions… Continue reading

North Kitsap defenders tackle Sequim quarterback Kobe Applegate in the first half of the Vikings' 28-0 rout of their Olympic League rivals in Poulsbo on Saturday afternoon. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Forks' Hayden Baker (30) runs the ball against Pe Ell-Willapa Valley on Saturday. (Eric Trent/Daily Chronicle)

PREP FOOTBALL: Spartans shut out Pe Ell-Willapa Valley; Quilcene romps

Forks’ Hayden Baker scored four touchdowns as the Spartans romped over Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 49-0 in an easy road victory. Coach Trevor Highfield… Continue reading

Forks' Hayden Baker (30) runs the ball against Pe Ell-Willapa Valley on Saturday. (Eric Trent/Daily Chronicle)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., walks to a news conference as the Democratic-led House is poised to pass a bill that enshrines protections in the nation's labor and civil rights laws for LGBTQ people, a top priority of President Joe Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press)

U.S. House approves conservation package

The House has passed legislation that would create about 1.5 million acres of new wilderness and incorporate nearly 1,200 miles of waterways into… Continue reading

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., walks to a news conference as the Democratic-led House is poised to pass a bill that enshrines protections in the nation's labor and civil rights laws for LGBTQ people, a top priority of President Joe Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press)
Congressman Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor.
Congressman Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor.
Beach walkers stroll beneath the bluffs on the shore of Sequim Bay near Marlyn Nelson County Park at Port Williams east of Sequim on Saturday. The area is popular with beachcombers and offers views of Protection Island and the Miller Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Views from the beach

Beach walkers stroll beneath the bluffs on the shore of Sequim Bay near Marlyn Nelson County Park at Port Williams east of Sequim on Saturday.… Continue reading

Beach walkers stroll beneath the bluffs on the shore of Sequim Bay near Marlyn Nelson County Park at Port Williams east of Sequim on Saturday. The area is popular with beachcombers and offers views of Protection Island and the Miller Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles' Jaziel Livingston, right, tries to slip around the defense of East Jefferson's Nathan Nisbet on Saturday on the Stevens Middle School athletic field in Port Angeles.
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Port Angeles' Jaziel Livingston, right, tries to slip around the defense of East Jefferson's Nathan Nisbet on Saturday on the Stevens Middle School athletic field in Port Angeles.