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Rainwater collection presentation canceled

The Rainwater Collection 101 presentation scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday has been canceled. Organizer said they hope to reschedule the presentation for… Continue reading

Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke, center, gets ready to tackle a Forks runner early this season in Sequim. Schmadeke made the all-Olympic League first team as a defensive back. (Michael Dashiell /Olympic Peninsula News Group)

ALL-OLYMPIC FOOTBALL: Port Angeles, Sequim land five players on first teams

Sequim and Port Angeles placed a total of five players in six positions on the All-Olympic first team this season. Port Angeles’ Hunter… Continue reading

Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke, center, gets ready to tackle a Forks runner early this season in Sequim. Schmadeke made the all-Olympic League first team as a defensive back. (Michael Dashiell /Olympic Peninsula News Group)
White Crane Martial Arts’ Inka Burke, Zae Kasten and Maisie Chistison all won medals this weekend at the Washington State Taekwondo Master’s Union President’s Cup tournament in Federal Way. (White Crane Martial Arts)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: White Crane competitors win medals at state event

State allocations set for girls swimming

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White Crane Martial Arts’ Inka Burke, Zae Kasten and Maisie Chistison all won medals this weekend at the Washington State Taekwondo Master’s Union President’s Cup tournament in Federal Way. (White Crane Martial Arts)
Port Angeles School District Superintendent Marty Brewer.

Port Angeles School District Superintendent to retire in August

Board to launch search in December

Port Angeles School District Superintendent Marty Brewer.
Rear Admiral Charles E. Fosse, right, U.S. Coast Guard District 13 commander, was the guest speaker at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles’ annual Veterans Day celebration on Monday. Chaplain Mike VanProyen, left, and Kelly Higgins, the commanding officer at Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, also participated in the ceremony. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Hundreds gather in Port Angeles to honor service members

High school band, choral groups highlight event

Rear Admiral Charles E. Fosse, right, U.S. Coast Guard District 13 commander, was the guest speaker at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles’ annual Veterans Day celebration on Monday. Chaplain Mike VanProyen, left, and Kelly Higgins, the commanding officer at Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, also participated in the ceremony. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles textile artist Merrie Jo Schroeder, installing the “Beatlemania” walk-by exhibit at 675 Tyler St., Port Townsend. The display of Beatles memorabilia and Beatles-themed art quilts and textile pieces will continue through November.

Fiber artists install Beatles walk-by exhibit

Peninsula Fiber Artists have installed “Beatlemania: 60th Anniversary,” a walk-by exhibit, in Port Townsend. The exhibit is open 24 hours a day… Continue reading

Port Angeles textile artist Merrie Jo Schroeder, installing the “Beatlemania” walk-by exhibit at 675 Tyler St., Port Townsend. The display of Beatles memorabilia and Beatles-themed art quilts and textile pieces will continue through November.

Friends of the Library to host annual meeting

The Port Angeles Friends of the Library will conduct a membership meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The annual meeting will be in… Continue reading

Ceramic sculpture “Flora-Fauna” by Thomas Connery.

Library to host reception for ‘Second Look’ exhibition

The North Olympic Library System will host a reception for the opening of the “Second Look” art exhibition from 6:30 p.m. to… Continue reading

Ceramic sculpture “Flora-Fauna” by Thomas Connery.
Tom Melancon will perform at Candlelight Concerts on Thursday evening.

Melancon to perform at Candlelight Concerts

Tom Melancon will perform during a Candlelight Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday. The series, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 609 Taylor St.… Continue reading

Tom Melancon will perform at Candlelight Concerts on Thursday evening.
Zak (Zack Gottsagen) and Tyler (Shia Labeouf) near the raft they built together to travel by water. (Port Townsend Film Festival)

Nonprofit to screen film with insights into their work

Port Townsend Film Festival, Olympic Neighbors partner for movie

Zak (Zack Gottsagen) and Tyler (Shia Labeouf) near the raft they built together to travel by water. (Port Townsend Film Festival)

Peninsula College to stage ‘The Thanksgiving Play’

Peninsula College will present its production of “The Thanksgiving Play” with shows at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 23. The… Continue reading

Port Townsend ethics complaint dismissed

Officer examines argument on open meetings

“Floral Flight,” a digital painting by Larry Davidson, the artist of the month at the Port Ludlow Art League.

Reception set Wednesday for artists of the month

The Port Ludlow Art League will host a reception for Larry Davidson from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday. The reception will… Continue reading

“Floral Flight,” a digital painting by Larry Davidson, the artist of the month at the Port Ludlow Art League.
Dom Sprague runs the ball in the Loggers’ 48-14 win Friday night over North Beach. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Pair of Olympic Peninsula teams move on in postseason

There are two local 1B football powerhouses still alive in the postseason after last week’s action. Quilcene clobbered Oakville 52-0 on Friday… Continue reading

Dom Sprague runs the ball in the Loggers’ 48-14 win Friday night over North Beach. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Erika Williams, Forks volleyball, Pacific 2B League MVP.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Forks’ Williams named Pacific League MVP; Gladfelter fourth in CCC championship

Forks’ Erika Williams, who helped lead her volleyball team to a Pacific 2B League championship and to a berth at the state 2B… Continue reading

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Erika Williams, Forks volleyball, Pacific 2B League MVP.
Dom Sprague, Crescent football.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dom Sprague, Crescent football

Crescent senior Dom Sprague left it all on the field in his final game for the Loggers football team. Sprague has had some good games… Continue reading

Dom Sprague, Crescent football.
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Rich Krebsbach, manager of the Highland Irrigation District, asks questions of Rhiana Barkie, Clallam County public works project coordinator. The map is one of four new options for the Dungeness Off-Channel Reservoir project. Public input is being taken through the county’s website at https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/188/Dungeness-Off-Channel-Reservoir-Project.

Sequim reservoir project draws crowd, questions

Clallam County, FEMA public comment period open through Nov. 21

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Rich Krebsbach, manager of the Highland Irrigation District, asks questions of Rhiana Barkie, Clallam County public works project coordinator. The map is one of four new options for the Dungeness Off-Channel Reservoir project. Public input is being taken through the county’s website at https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/188/Dungeness-Off-Channel-Reservoir-Project.

Christmas gift inspires playground cleanup

Veteran volunteer collects playground metal

Sequim City Council members finalized through their consent agenda to ban the sale of fireworks effective October 2025. They held a public hearing last month that garnered mostly support for the ban. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim finalizes ban on fireworks

Ordinance change will go into effect next October

Sequim City Council members finalized through their consent agenda to ban the sale of fireworks effective October 2025. They held a public hearing last month that garnered mostly support for the ban. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading