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Verraes to retire from Northwind Art gallery

Executive director plans to step down Dec. 15, will help with transition

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Winterfest dinner, auctions on Saturday

Winterfest, the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club’s annual fundraiser to support winter sports education at Hurricane Ridge, will be Saturday at the… Continue reading

Hood Canal Coordinating Council meeting canceled

The Hood Canal Coordinating Council meeting scheduled for today has been canceled. The council’s next scheduled meeting is at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20. The… Continue reading

Yau Fu, Port Angeles swimming, left, and Tyler Swan, Neah Bay football.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Yau Fu, Port Angeles girls swimming; Tyler Swan, Neah Bay football

Our athletes of week the made their marks this weekend. Port Angeles swimmer Yau Fu was a big part of a girls team that finished… Continue reading

Yau Fu, Port Angeles swimming, left, and Tyler Swan, Neah Bay football.
The state Department of Transportation will be setting girders this week on the new Elwha River bridge. Traffic will be held up for 30 minutes at a time between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. through Thursday, and there will be one-way alternating traffic from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. on those days. (Jesse Major)

Girder placement disrupts traffic across Elwha bridge

New construction part of $36 million replacement effort

The state Department of Transportation will be setting girders this week on the new Elwha River bridge. Traffic will be held up for 30 minutes at a time between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. through Thursday, and there will be one-way alternating traffic from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. on those days. (Jesse Major)

‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.’ to open Thursday

The Port Angeles High School Thespian Society will produce Beauty and the Beast Jr. beginning Thursday. The show will be at the… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Neah Bay football to play in Richland at 1 p.m. Saturday

The Neah Bay football team learned Monday that it will travel to Richland on Saturday to play Liberty Christian in the state 1B… Continue reading

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Attempted U-turn ends in collision

A man from Vancouver, Wash., was taken to Forks Community Hospital after his Jeep utility vehicle was struck by another vehicle when he… Continue reading

The Peninsula College men celebrate their 2023 NWAC championship in Tukwila on Sunday after defeating Highline 11-10 in penalty kicks. (Peninsula College)

COLLEGE SOCCER: NWAC champion Peninsula College men battled back from adversity all season

A bus breaking down in a ferry line at the worst possible moment just kind of symbolizes the adversity that the Peninsula… Continue reading

The Peninsula College men celebrate their 2023 NWAC championship in Tukwila on Sunday after defeating Highline 11-10 in penalty kicks. (Peninsula College)
Kevin Henderson and Neil Pearlman will play Thursday at the Quimper Grange in Port Townsend. (Dylan Ladds)

Duo to play Celtic music at Quimper Grange

Kevin Henderson and Neil Pearlman will play Thursday at the Quimper Grange. The 7 p.m. performance will be at 1219 Corona St.… Continue reading

Kevin Henderson and Neil Pearlman will play Thursday at the Quimper Grange in Port Townsend. (Dylan Ladds)
A bridge section is unloaded at a Clallam County gravel pit facility. (Clallam County Public Works)

Ferry bridges delivered to Olympic Discovery Trail

Walkways to be used on future segments

A bridge section is unloaded at a Clallam County gravel pit facility. (Clallam County Public Works)
Brayden Shillington, 5, of Port Angeles carries a bag of donated food to a waiting van during Saturday’s Food Drive conducted by employees of Lakeside Industries in the parking lot of Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles. By mid-afternoon, the participants had collected about 1,200 pounds of food and about $3,400 in monetary and matching donations to benefit area food banks. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Food drive in Port Angeles

Brayden Shillington, 5, of Port Angeles carries a bag of donated food to a waiting van during Saturday’s Food Drive conducted by employees of Lakeside… Continue reading

Brayden Shillington, 5, of Port Angeles carries a bag of donated food to a waiting van during Saturday’s Food Drive conducted by employees of Lakeside Industries in the parking lot of Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles. By mid-afternoon, the participants had collected about 1,200 pounds of food and about $3,400 in monetary and matching donations to benefit area food banks. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jane Austen Tea event slated for Saturday

The Port Angeles Community Players Theatrical Society will host its third annual Jane Austen Tea on Saturday in the Fellowship Hall of… Continue reading

Jefferson County hikes property tax by 1 percent

Commissioners set public hearing for additional fee increases

Kellso takes lead in three-way parks district seat

Other contested races remain unchanged

Kozmopolis will play at the Candlelight Concert on Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Port Townsend.

Kozmopolis to play at Candlelight Concert series

Kozmopolis, a folk music group, will play Thursday in the Candlelight Concerts series at Trinity United Methodist Church. The performance will be… Continue reading

Kozmopolis will play at the Candlelight Concert on Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Port Townsend.

Printmakers’ work on display at Field Hall Gallery

Field Hall Gallery has unveiled a new exhibition, “Impressions,” which celebrates the beauty and diversity of human experience through the artistry of… Continue reading

Luke Bulla will perform in Coyle and Port Townsend this weekend.

Singer-songwriter to play in two venues this weekend

Luke Bulla, a longtime member of Lyle Lovett’s Large Band, is set to play Concerts in the Woods in Coyle from 3 p.m. to 5… Continue reading

Luke Bulla will perform in Coyle and Port Townsend this weekend.
Gary Copeland Lilley will join a literary reading at Northwind Art’s gallery in Port Townsend on Tuesday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Former Port Angeles High School teacher, fellow poets to read this week

Maya Jewell Zeller, the recent winner of the New American Poetry Prize, will step into the spotlight alongside two of her favorite fellow writers this… Continue reading

Gary Copeland Lilley will join a literary reading at Northwind Art’s gallery in Port Townsend on Tuesday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
Bagpiper Rick McKenzie performs “Amazing Grace” to close Saturday’s Veterans Day ceremony in the hanger at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Veterans honored across North Olympic Peninsula

Ceremonies held in Port Angeles, Forks, PT, Gardiner

Bagpiper Rick McKenzie performs “Amazing Grace” to close Saturday’s Veterans Day ceremony in the hanger at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)