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Drink and draw slated Thursday

Models for Thursday’s Drink & Draw will be chosen from the audience. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the first pose… Continue reading

Jack McMahon, left, and John Bunzow will perform Saturday.

McMahon, Bunzow to sing at The Palindrome on Saturday

Portland-based singer-songwriters Jack McMahon and John Bunzow will sing apart and together at The Palindrome on Saturday. The Rainshadow Recording and Concerts… Continue reading

Jack McMahon, left, and John Bunzow will perform Saturday.
A Puget Sound coonstripe dock shrimp. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

OUTDOORS: Non-spot shrimp open in Marine Area 6

Marine Area 6 (Strait of Juan de Fuca from Low Point east to Point Wilson, Port Townsend) opened Tuesday for the recreational harvest… Continue reading

A Puget Sound coonstripe dock shrimp. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

PACP Children’s Theater to go where no play has gone before

When the people who inhabit the Earth lose their sense of humor, it’s the crew of the spacecraft Neo-Ventura who help them… Continue reading

Park reopens two trails

The Switchback and Sunrise Ridge trails have been reopened in Olympic National Park while the Lake Angeles/Heather Park Loop remains closed, park… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Real tourists with real questions

Every tourist season brings a new crop of tourists. They have a lot of questions. Where is the bathroom? Where can I dump my garbage?… Continue reading

Retirement options to be detailed at town hall meet

The Office of the State Treasurer in partnership with Washington State Labor Council, Economic Opportunity Institute and AARP is hosting a “Future… Continue reading

Sequim Free Clinic’s annual fun walk set for Saturday

Hoping to once again boost efforts to help provide health care for uninsured neighbors, organizers of the annual Clinic Fun Walk and Health… Continue reading

Shuttle to summit remains popular

When Olympic National Park and Clallam Transit encouraged visitors to get out of their vehicles and take a shuttle to Hurricane Ridge,… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: West Coast League playoffs underway

The West Coast League’s playoffs opened Tuesday night with four divisional series games with Victoria and Bellingham two of the teams in… Continue reading

  • Aug 9, 2023
  • Peninsula Daily News 
  • Lefties
Amala Kuster with the Sequim Sunrise Rotary hands off a bag to James Joseph Dorrell, 14, with the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, during the Back to School Fair in 2022. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Students to get a boost with Back to School Fair events

Back to School fairs are planned in Port Angeles on Aug. 19 and in Sequim on Aug. 26. Organizers of Sequim’s annual Back to School… Continue reading

Amala Kuster with the Sequim Sunrise Rotary hands off a bag to James Joseph Dorrell, 14, with the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, during the Back to School Fair in 2022. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
First responders prevent a vehicle from sliding farther down an embankment after it went off U.S. Highway 101 Monday evening. Its driver, a 61-year-old Sequim woman, died in the crash. (Clallam County Fire District 3)

Sequim woman dies after car goes over embankment

Collision between SUV, log truck injures another

First responders prevent a vehicle from sliding farther down an embankment after it went off U.S. Highway 101 Monday evening. Its driver, a 61-year-old Sequim woman, died in the crash. (Clallam County Fire District 3)
Stephen Fisher, from the Kenmore area, tows 2-year-old Juniper and pugs Jackie and JoJo, with wife Catherine Creason following. They participated in the couple’s sixth Tour de Lavender this weekend. Creason said they were married during the event five years ago. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Tour de Lavender enjoys its biggest turnout to date

More than 900 people register for annual bike ride

Stephen Fisher, from the Kenmore area, tows 2-year-old Juniper and pugs Jackie and JoJo, with wife Catherine Creason following. They participated in the couple’s sixth Tour de Lavender this weekend. Creason said they were married during the event five years ago. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Dabob Bay area could expand

DNR may use state funds for program

Deadline in September for fiber arts entries

The deadline is Sept. 16 for artwork for the 18th annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival fiber arts exhibition “Spinning Sewn Stories –… Continue reading

Erotic art sought for upcoming show

Artists can submit work on Wednesday and Thursday for the fourth Annual Bring Your Own Erotic Art Show, which will be displayed… Continue reading

Sara Mall Johani's bronze "Forest Bell" is suspended at the front of the "Outside In" exhibition at Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)

Free ‘Outside In’ lecture Wednesday in Port Townsend

The public is invited to a free illustrated presentation on photography, wildlife, travel and art at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Northwind Art’s… Continue reading

Sara Mall Johani's bronze "Forest Bell" is suspended at the front of the "Outside In" exhibition at Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)

Man found dead in structure fire identified

The man who died in a structure fire off East Sequim Bay Road last week has been identified. Brian J. Long, 44,… Continue reading

Colby Scheuber of Ocosta High School and Grays Harbor College, was the top pitcher for the Port Angeles Lefties this season, finishing with an ERA of 2.16, second-best in the West Coast League. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Some great seasons for players; team looks to build depth

The Port Angeles Lefties wrapped up their sixth season still on the hunt for their first playoff berth, but planning on bigger… Continue reading

Colby Scheuber of Ocosta High School and Grays Harbor College, was the top pitcher for the Port Angeles Lefties this season, finishing with an ERA of 2.16, second-best in the West Coast League. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)