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The Rev. Craig Vocelka of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church blesses 12-year-old Sweetpea, left, and Abner, 2, as their caregiver Danny Barnes of Port Hadlock looks on during Sunday’s Blessing of the Animals in Port Townsend. More than a dozen dogs came with their people to the labyrinth at St. Paul’s, where the spirit of St. Francis, a lover of animals, was invoked. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Animal blessings

The Rev. Craig Vocelka of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church blesses 12-year-old Sweetpea, left, and Abner, 2, as their caregiver Danny Barnes of Port Hadlock looks… Continue reading

The Rev. Craig Vocelka of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church blesses 12-year-old Sweetpea, left, and Abner, 2, as their caregiver Danny Barnes of Port Hadlock looks on during Sunday’s Blessing of the Animals in Port Townsend. More than a dozen dogs came with their people to the labyrinth at St. Paul’s, where the spirit of St. Francis, a lover of animals, was invoked. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)
Harper McGuire, Port Angeles swimming.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Harper McGuire, Port Angeles girls swimming

The Port Angeles High School girls swim team is having a spectacular start to its season, going 4-1 in its first five meets with the… Continue reading

Harper McGuire, Port Angeles swimming.

Clallam seeks bids for courthouse security

County has 11 corrections deputy openings

Firefighters put out RV fire at Jamestown rest area

Firefighters from Clallam County Fire District 3 extinguished an RV fire at the Jamestown rest area. A total of 10 firefighters responded just… Continue reading

Ian Mackay of Agnew prepares to lead a group of wheelchair, bicyclists, runners and others on a portion of Sea-to-Sound, a three-day, 74-mile multi-modal group ride along a section of the Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles. The excursion, which followed numerous portions of the Olympic Discovery from west of Lake Crescent to the Larry Scott Trail in Jefferson County, was organized through Ian’s Ride, a nonprofit organization with the goal of getting people outdoors to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Ian’s Ride founder to speak at Studium Generale

Ian Mackay, founder and executive director of the nonprofit corporation Ian’s Ride, will join Peninsula College’s Studium Generale lecture series to discuss… Continue reading

Ian Mackay of Agnew prepares to lead a group of wheelchair, bicyclists, runners and others on a portion of Sea-to-Sound, a three-day, 74-mile multi-modal group ride along a section of the Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles. The excursion, which followed numerous portions of the Olympic Discovery from west of Lake Crescent to the Larry Scott Trail in Jefferson County, was organized through Ian’s Ride, a nonprofit organization with the goal of getting people outdoors to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson to submit grants for housing

Each project could receive up to $2M

Magnitude 4.3 earthquake rattles Puget Sound

Epicenter just east of Port Hadlock; impact felt from Seattle to Victoria

Founding musicians of the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Series include, front row, from left to right: Mike McLeron, mandolin; William Walden, guitar; and Guy Smith, lute. Back row, from left to right: Marina Rosenquist, violin; Michael Carroll, piano; Joel Wallgren, clarinet; Pamela Roberts, cello; and Sung-Ling Hsu, piano and viola.

PTSO Chamber Music Series hosted Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church

The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Series will continue at 3 p.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church. This free concert series features local award-winning… Continue reading

Founding musicians of the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Series include, front row, from left to right: Mike McLeron, mandolin; William Walden, guitar; and Guy Smith, lute. Back row, from left to right: Marina Rosenquist, violin; Michael Carroll, piano; Joel Wallgren, clarinet; Pamela Roberts, cello; and Sung-Ling Hsu, piano and viola.
The 2022 Larry Scott Trail 5K, 10K and half-marathon is part of the Run the Peninsula series that also includes the North Olympic Discovery Marathon. (Run the Peninsula)

RUN THE PENINSULA: Larry Scott Trail Run set for Saturday

The fifth annual Run the Peninsula Larry Scott Trail run will take place Saturday in and around Port Townsend. The race, the… Continue reading

The 2022 Larry Scott Trail 5K, 10K and half-marathon is part of the Run the Peninsula series that also includes the North Olympic Discovery Marathon. (Run the Peninsula)

Studio Bob to host Scream Queens on Friday

Studio Bob will host Scream Queens, a drag/burlesque show and dance party. The show, at 118½ E. Front St. in Port Angeles, will be on… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members sing the “Salmon Song” led by Jonathan Arakawa, right. More than 100 people attended the outdoor ceremony Monday near the banks of the Elwha River at the Lower Elwha Klallam Hatchery, 700 Stratton Road. The tribe has been waiting for the go-ahead to fish the Elwha like their ancestors did a century ago. The fishery will be a mix of hook-and-line and river nets, and fishing will continue until the quota of 400 has been met. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Tribal fishing opens

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members sing the “Salmon Song” led by Jonathan Arakawa, right. More than 100 people attended the outdoor ceremony Monday near the… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members sing the “Salmon Song” led by Jonathan Arakawa, right. More than 100 people attended the outdoor ceremony Monday near the banks of the Elwha River at the Lower Elwha Klallam Hatchery, 700 Stratton Road. The tribe has been waiting for the go-ahead to fish the Elwha like their ancestors did a century ago. The fishery will be a mix of hook-and-line and river nets, and fishing will continue until the quota of 400 has been met. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Loren Krause checks the scales on his winning pumpkin, which came in at 297.8 pounds on Sunday. He also placed second with a 202-pound pumpkin. The giant pumpkin contest is conducted each year at the Evergreen Country Estates neighborhood on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. Dan Welden, who started the contest 16 years ago, gives each of his neighbors special pumpkin seeds from the Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers Association. The growing season starts in May or June and requires daily watering and lots of fertilizer. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Winning pumpkin in Port Angeles

Loren Krause checks the scales on his winning pumpkin, which came in at 297.8 pounds on Sunday. He also placed second with a 202-pound pumpkin.… Continue reading

Loren Krause checks the scales on his winning pumpkin, which came in at 297.8 pounds on Sunday. He also placed second with a 202-pound pumpkin. The giant pumpkin contest is conducted each year at the Evergreen Country Estates neighborhood on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. Dan Welden, who started the contest 16 years ago, gives each of his neighbors special pumpkin seeds from the Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers Association. The growing season starts in May or June and requires daily watering and lots of fertilizer. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

WSDOT: Elwha River Bridge girders to be set later this fall

Olympic Hot Springs Road cut-ins slated for up to 9 days in ’24

The young Brakenstein, a father/daughter team of Reed Lacy and Emily Lacy-Nichols from Corvallis, Ore., makes it to the finish line in the mud bog at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds during the Port Townsend Kinetic Skulpture and Race on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Pushing through the mud

The young Brakenstein, a father/daughter team of Reed Lacy and Emily Lacy-Nichols from Corvallis, Ore., makes it to the finish line in the mud bog… Continue reading

The young Brakenstein, a father/daughter team of Reed Lacy and Emily Lacy-Nichols from Corvallis, Ore., makes it to the finish line in the mud bog at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds during the Port Townsend Kinetic Skulpture and Race on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County sheriff seeks missing surfboard, post driver

Items reported stolen from Lake Sutherland home in September

Creative district meetings set in Port Townsend

Input sought from artists, residents

Region 6 WDFW Lt. Kit Rosenberger wrote, “from a young age I have always enjoyed fishing and hunting. I saw the intrinsic value of our state’s natural resources and wanted to make sure it is conserved for the future. My mother recently showed me a school project from second grade class she had saved where we had to write about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I had written all the way back in second grade about how I wanted to be a ‘Game Warden.’” (Emily Matthiessen /Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Fish and Wildlife officers patrol waters

Each day on… Continue reading

Region 6 WDFW Lt. Kit Rosenberger wrote, “from a young age I have always enjoyed fishing and hunting. I saw the intrinsic value of our state’s natural resources and wanted to make sure it is conserved for the future. My mother recently showed me a school project from second grade class she had saved where we had to write about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I had written all the way back in second grade about how I wanted to be a ‘Game Warden.’” (Emily Matthiessen /Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PA man faces child sex charges, will appear in court on Friday

Judge grants five-year, 1,000-foot no-contact order for alleged victim

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson’s Yearian, Fraser shine at the Hole in the Wall

Numerous Port Angeles and East Jefferson runners participated in the Nike Hole in the Wall Cross Country Invitational with East Jefferson’s Aliyah Cassidy… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula's Fin Moutune, top, takes the header above Whatcom's Eduardo Rocha, front, and Josiah Dupree on Saturday in Port Angeles.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men vault into first place with win

Peninsula women win 8-0

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula's Fin Moutune, top, takes the header above Whatcom's Eduardo Rocha, front, and Josiah Dupree on Saturday in Port Angeles.