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Sopranos rehearsing, back row, from left, Beth Cahape, Annalee McConnell, Joan Coyne and Amy Johnson; front row, from left, Judy Backman, Mardelle Hansen and Mar Oneppo.

Community Chorus of Port Townsend and East Jefferson County to host weekend concerts

The Community Chorus of Port Townsend and East Jefferson County will perform Robert Ray’s Gospel Mass and Songs of Americana at two… Continue reading

Sopranos rehearsing, back row, from left, Beth Cahape, Annalee McConnell, Joan Coyne and Amy Johnson; front row, from left, Judy Backman, Mardelle Hansen and Mar Oneppo.

Curtis and Loretta to play at Concerts in the Woods

Curtis and Loretta will play at 3 p.m. Sunday for Concerts in the Woods. The concert is at the Laurel B. Johnson Community… Continue reading

Gus Griffin, 11, second from left, and classmates dig up weeds in one of Port Townsend’s three gardens on March 28. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

Farm-to-school programs flourish in Washington

Demand from school districts outpacing state funding

Gus Griffin, 11, second from left, and classmates dig up weeds in one of Port Townsend’s three gardens on March 28. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

Funding farm-to-school programs

In the 2021-2023 state budget, Washington set aside money specifically for the farm-to-school program for the first time in hopes of expanding it. The state… Continue reading

Jefferson enacts 1-year moratorium on STRs

County wants to consider possible regulations for rentals

Monday Musicale to meet at Joshua’s

Monday Musicale will meet for lunch at noon Monday. The group meets in Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi Drive. Olivia Wray and… Continue reading

Stephanie Anne Johnson will sing blues, Americana and possibly the Beatles this Friday night at Field Arts & Events Hall.

Singer to bring an American blend to Field Hall on Friday

Stephanie Anne Johnson learned by traveling on cruise ships

  • Apr 11, 2024
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Stephanie Anne Johnson will sing blues, Americana and possibly the Beatles this Friday night at Field Arts & Events Hall.
Sequim's Guillermo Salgado dribbles the ball against Kingston in Sequim on Tuesday. (Michael Dashiell/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim soccer wins game for teammate

Adrian Mendez has been in hospital for several weeks

Sequim's Guillermo Salgado dribbles the ball against Kingston in Sequim on Tuesday. (Michael Dashiell/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: PA ranked No. 1 after beating North Kitsap

The Port Angeles softball team showed the defending 2A state champion North Kitsap Vikings that they are definitely for real. The Roughriders got… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
Port Angeles' Alex Angevine slides home safely against Sequim as catcher Ayden Holland waits for a throw. In the on-deck circle is Port Angeles' Ezra Townsend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Riders able to hold off Wolves at Civic Field

Guttormsen outduels Staples in pitchers’ battle

Port Angeles' Alex Angevine slides home safely against Sequim as catcher Ayden Holland waits for a throw. In the on-deck circle is Port Angeles' Ezra Townsend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Laurel Lanes owner Vern Elkhart with Port Angeles Business Association president Anthony Sanders receiving his hall of fame plaque back in January. (Courtesy photo)

BOWLING: Laurel Lanes’ Vern Elkhart inducted into Westsound bowling hall of fame

Bowling alleys in small towns all across the country have been closing down over the past few decades. Sequim and Port Townsend… Continue reading

Laurel Lanes owner Vern Elkhart with Port Angeles Business Association president Anthony Sanders receiving his hall of fame plaque back in January. (Courtesy photo)
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East Jefferson's Cash Holmes tumbles into home for a run during a game against Klahowya on Monday in Chimacum. Despite the Eagles coming in to Monday's game as the defending 1A state champion, East Jefferson gave Klahowya a tough game, but fell in the end 5-4.

PREP BASEBALL: East Jefferson’s Brody Moore strikes out 14 in tough loss to Klahowya

Despite only getting one hit, the East Jefferson baseball team gave defending 1A state champion Klahowya everything it could handle in a 5-4… Continue reading

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East Jefferson's Cash Holmes tumbles into home for a run during a game against Klahowya on Monday in Chimacum. Despite the Eagles coming in to Monday's game as the defending 1A state champion, East Jefferson gave Klahowya a tough game, but fell in the end 5-4.
The Hawaiian Chieftain, a 103-foot sailing ship, was returned to the water Tuesday after it spent several years being restored at the Port of Port Townsend Boat Haven. The ship, purchased from the Grays Harbor Historical Society by Aubrey and Matt Wilson, will now return to Hawaii, where it will be available for tours and events. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Hawaiian Chieftain back in the water

The Hawaiian Chieftain, a 103-foot sailing ship, was returned to the water Tuesday after it spent several years being restored at the Port of Port… Continue reading

The Hawaiian Chieftain, a 103-foot sailing ship, was returned to the water Tuesday after it spent several years being restored at the Port of Port Townsend Boat Haven. The ship, purchased from the Grays Harbor Historical Society by Aubrey and Matt Wilson, will now return to Hawaii, where it will be available for tours and events. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

PAT NEAL: Spill some salmon here

IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news. The bad news was the loss of 25,525 salmon smolts that did not survive the March 29… Continue reading

State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz speaks with Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro in Sather Park in Port Townsend on Tuesday about the city’s park management. The state Department of Natural Resources recently awarded Port Townsend more than $350,000 to bolster urban forestry. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend awarded grants for urban forestry

DNR allocates $8 million statewide for parks

State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz speaks with Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro in Sather Park in Port Townsend on Tuesday about the city’s park management. The state Department of Natural Resources recently awarded Port Townsend more than $350,000 to bolster urban forestry. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

UPDATE: School closed Wednesday; district gets temporary injunction in strike

Union plans to bargain until agreement reached

The cast of “Nunsense,” front row, from left, Vicki Valley, Christine Usher and Kate Marshall; back row, from left, Madison Maxwell and Gwen Adams.

Ludlow Players to perform ‘Nunsense’ this weekend

The Ludlow Village Players will perform “Nunsense” at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday. The production… Continue reading

The cast of “Nunsense,” front row, from left, Vicki Valley, Christine Usher and Kate Marshall; back row, from left, Madison Maxwell and Gwen Adams.

Olympic Theatre Arts to show films this spring

Olympic Theatre Arts will show “Singin’ in the Rain” at 7 p.m. Saturday. The film will be screened in OTA’s Elaine and Robert… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Seventh Klahhane gymnast qualifies for regionals

A seventh Klahhane Xcel gymnast qualified for the regional Xcel gymnastics championship to be held April 19-20 in Boise, Idaho. Xcel Gold gymnast… Continue reading