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Graphic courtesy of North Olympic Library System / The Outdoor Play Area at the soon-to-be-renovated Sequim Library — accessed through a gate on the building’s east side and the interior Children’s Area — will be named in memory of Dorothy DeLand.

Sequim Library expansion draws donations

The Sequim Library Expansion and Renovation Project recently received three large donations. Spaces and features in the soon-to-be renovated library at 630 N.… Continue reading

Graphic courtesy of North Olympic Library System / The Outdoor Play Area at the soon-to-be-renovated Sequim Library — accessed through a gate on the building’s east side and the interior Children’s Area — will be named in memory of Dorothy DeLand.

Taxes focus of proposed ballot measures

Capital gains tax repeal; ban on any kind of income tax

  • Dec 28, 2023
  • By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard
Port Angeles’ Millie Long is leading the nation in steals with 4.57 a game for Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, Calif. (Max Tepper /Cal Poly Humboldt)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Millie Long leading nation in steals at Cal Poly Humboldt

After just seven games, Port Angeles’ Millie Long has already made her mark for the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s basketball team. Long,… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Millie Long is leading the nation in steals with 4.57 a game for Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, Calif. (Max Tepper /Cal Poly Humboldt)

Juvenile, 14, charged with first-degree arson in park fire

Arraignment set in January

Kate Dean.

Kate Dean drops out of race for Congress

Fundraising a challenge for Jefferson commissioner

Kate Dean.

Mythsinger celebration today

A year-end celebration highlighting the stories, song and teachings of the late Daniel Deardorff around the virtual StoryFire Hearth is planned on… Continue reading

Seattle artist Xin Xin will teach “The Joy of Abstract Art,” an online Northwind Art School workshop, on Jan. 20. (Xin Xin)

Online art class offers history, practice

If you want to feel free, this woman has an art style for you. “The Joy of Abstract Art,” a new class… Continue reading

Seattle artist Xin Xin will teach “The Joy of Abstract Art,” an online Northwind Art School workshop, on Jan. 20. (Xin Xin)

PAT NEAL: ‘Tis the season of holiday stress

It’s been another tough week in the news. The holiday stress is running at a fever pitch. I blame the media. People are stressed out… Continue reading

The Port Ludlow Art League's artists of the month for January at the league's board of directors. Work will be on view that month at Sound Community Bank and online at www.portludlowrt.org.

Port Ludlow Art League highlights set in January

The Port Ludlow Art League will recognize the artistic work of its board of directors and its other volunteers who are honored… Continue reading

The Port Ludlow Art League's artists of the month for January at the league's board of directors. Work will be on view that month at Sound Community Bank and online at www.portludlowrt.org.
Wreathes, personal notes and flowers adorn the fence outside the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles on Tuesday after much of the playground was destroyed by fire last week. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Rebuilding Port Angeles’ Dream Playground could start as early as this summer

As donations pour in, supplies, availability will remain hurdles

Wreathes, personal notes and flowers adorn the fence outside the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles on Tuesday after much of the playground was destroyed by fire last week. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members help students ride the bus in September while helping direct traffic for parents at drop-off/pick-up for the K-2, 3-5 reconfiguration of Greywolf and Helen Haller elementary schools. Sequim School District officials have started conversations to consider changing bus routes to improve attendance and behavior, among other things. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim schools consider two-tiered bus system

Secondary students could start later in day

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members help students ride the bus in September while helping direct traffic for parents at drop-off/pick-up for the K-2, 3-5 reconfiguration of Greywolf and Helen Haller elementary schools. Sequim School District officials have started conversations to consider changing bus routes to improve attendance and behavior, among other things. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Santa Claus, portrayed by Stephen Rosales, greets Paisley Schroeder, 2, and Deb Bemm at a Christmas lunch in Sequim on Monday at the Carroll C. Kendall Unit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. The annual lunch is hosted by the Khela family of Sequim which began hosting a community meal on Christmas 10 years ago as a way of giving back to the community. This year 20 turkeys and 10 hams were cooked to feed what’s estimated to be about 400 people. Children were able to choose up to four gifts, donated to the event by community members and the local branch of Toys for Tots. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)
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Holiday greetings

Santa Claus, portrayed by Stephen Rosales, greets Paisley Schroeder, 2, and Deb Bemm at a Christmas lunch in Sequim on Monday at the Carroll C.… Continue reading

Santa Claus, portrayed by Stephen Rosales, greets Paisley Schroeder, 2, and Deb Bemm at a Christmas lunch in Sequim on Monday at the Carroll C. Kendall Unit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. The annual lunch is hosted by the Khela family of Sequim which began hosting a community meal on Christmas 10 years ago as a way of giving back to the community. This year 20 turkeys and 10 hams were cooked to feed what’s estimated to be about 400 people. Children were able to choose up to four gifts, donated to the event by community members and the local branch of Toys for Tots. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)
Todd Mielke.

Administrator explains county government

Counties aren’t easy to run, Mielke says

Todd Mielke.
Forks wrestler Miley Blanton and East Jefferson wrestler Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Miley Blanton, Forks; Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson

This week, we recognize a pair of girl wrestlers at opposite ends of the Olympic Peninsula who have had outstanding starts to their 2023-24 seasons.… Continue reading

Forks wrestler Miley Blanton and East Jefferson wrestler Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez.
Frontier Dermatology opened its clinic at 565 Eureka Way in Sequim on Dec. 7. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Frontier Dermatology opens new clinic to fill void in Sequim

Patient care includes acne, warts, psoriasis, eczema and cancer

Frontier Dermatology opened its clinic at 565 Eureka Way in Sequim on Dec. 7. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Port Angeles launches webpage, survey for short-term rentals

City seeks feedback on proposed regulations

Two hurt in car wreck chain reaction

Two people were reportedly taken to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles after a Friday wreck but were reported as not in… Continue reading

Peninsula College Board of Trustees recognizes foundation president

Foundation has raised nearly $6 million and started new campaign

A Christmas ornament hangs from the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree as a pedestrian walks past the plaza at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain. The tree, towering above the intersection at First and Laurel streets, will remain illuminated through the holiday season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Merry Christmas

A Christmas ornament hangs from the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree as a pedestrian walks past the plaza at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain. The… Continue reading

A Christmas ornament hangs from the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree as a pedestrian walks past the plaza at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain. The tree, towering above the intersection at First and Laurel streets, will remain illuminated through the holiday season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Dog rescued in time for Christmas

A dog heard barking down a cliff off Finn Hall Road was rescued safely on Saturday, Clallam County Fire District 3 reported. “The… Continue reading