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ISSUES OF FAITH: Truth, lies and the Torah

“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but hard words stir up anger” (Proverbs 15:1). “Gentle words bring life and health; a deceitful tongue crushes the… Continue reading

Members of the Sequim Prairie Garden Club (SPGC) gather outside the recently renovated clubhouse at Pioneer Memorial Park. Club members say they are excited to celebrate SPGC’s 75th year with a community party set for Saturday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim garden club to celebrate its 75th year

Community invited to Saturday gathering

Members of the Sequim Prairie Garden Club (SPGC) gather outside the recently renovated clubhouse at Pioneer Memorial Park. Club members say they are excited to celebrate SPGC’s 75th year with a community party set for Saturday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Barefoot on Holy Ground: Fulfilling the Way” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Speaker scheduled for Port Angeles service

Ari Ostlie will present the message at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Ostlie, from Alchemy Explorations Holistic Health, is the guest speaker at Unity… Continue reading

Billy Frank Jr. (Photo by Ecotrust)

US Navy names future ship for iconic leader Billy Frank Jr.

Navajo-class vessel follows traditional naming selection

Billy Frank Jr. (Photo by Ecotrust)
Celeste Dybeck, elder with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in Sequim, invites the pullers from the Quileute Tribe in La Push to come ashore at Fort Worden in Port Townsend and rest and eat before continuing the Paddle to Muckleshoot for the annual Tribal Canoe Journey. The tribal members are wearing purple, the color of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children movement, to honor the memory of tribal member Virginia Castaneda, 19, who was murdered in a domestic violence dispute about six years ago. An empty seat was left for her in one of the canoes. The stop was the final one on the North Olympic Peninsula before canoes are due to reach their destination on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Canoes reach Port Townsend

Celeste Dybeck, elder with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in Sequim, invites the pullers from the Quileute Tribe in La Push to come ashore at Fort… Continue reading

Celeste Dybeck, elder with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in Sequim, invites the pullers from the Quileute Tribe in La Push to come ashore at Fort Worden in Port Townsend and rest and eat before continuing the Paddle to Muckleshoot for the annual Tribal Canoe Journey. The tribal members are wearing purple, the color of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children movement, to honor the memory of tribal member Virginia Castaneda, 19, who was murdered in a domestic violence dispute about six years ago. An empty seat was left for her in one of the canoes. The stop was the final one on the North Olympic Peninsula before canoes are due to reach their destination on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam commissioners to view land purchase

The Clallam County commissioners will meet in executive session at 9:30 a.m. Friday to discuss a purchase of land in the county… Continue reading

Clallam PUD to consider rate hike

Three scenarios under review for water, wastewater

Trio Hava will kickoff the seventh season of Concerts in the barn. Pictured are, from left,, cellist Amy Barston and violist Elisa Barston. Pianist Paige Molloy is not pictured.

Concerts in the Barn begins Saturday

Concerts in the Barn will begin its seventh season of free chamber music concerts in its iconic barn in Quilcene on Saturday. The… Continue reading

Trio Hava will kickoff the seventh season of Concerts in the barn. Pictured are, from left,, cellist Amy Barston and violist Elisa Barston. Pianist Paige Molloy is not pictured.

New in-home support services business Kitsap and Jefferson County

Ken VanderDoes, of Poulsbo, and Carmon Wilson, of Port Hadlock, have partnered to open Pacific Northwest Care, LLC. The new business will provide… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Art Association has opened a gallery and gift shop

The Olympic Peninsula Art Association has opened Gallery 223 on Hudon, a gallery and gift shop, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays… Continue reading

The Department of Fish and Wildlife has added days to the halibut season and increased the daily limit. (David Bergeron/WDFW)

OUTDOORS: Days added, daily limit increased for halibut

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this week additional recreational halibut fishing dates through most of the Strait of Juan de… Continue reading

The Department of Fish and Wildlife has added days to the halibut season and increased the daily limit. (David Bergeron/WDFW)
Port Angeles Lefties

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Lefties’ pitchers solid, but bats silenced in 2-0 loss

The Port Angeles Lefties got fantastic pitching from a trio of pitchers, but their bats continued to struggle in a 2-0 loss… Continue reading

Port Angeles Lefties
Ranky Tanky, the double Grammy-winning group from Charleston, S.C., will help Field Arts & Events Hall celebrate its grand opening Saturday night. (Peter Frank Edwards)

Ranky Tanky to bring ‘Good Time’ and more from South Carolina roots

Grammy winners coming to Field Hall

  • Jul 27, 2023
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz for Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Ranky Tanky, the double Grammy-winning group from Charleston, S.C., will help Field Arts & Events Hall celebrate its grand opening Saturday night. (Peter Frank Edwards)

US 101 to close for 22 days north of Quilcene

Begins Monday, includes traffic light, long commercial detour

Wilder Baseball Club.

AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder A’s state tournament run ends

Team wins with a dramatic walk-off hit Tuesday night

Wilder Baseball Club.
Wilder Baseball Club.

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Wilder A in the state championship round

Wilder A beats NW Sting 12-11 in semifinals

Wilder Baseball Club.
The Port Angeles-based Wicked Racing team of driver Dan Morrison and navigator Cody Catract make a qualifying run on their home course of Extreme Sports Park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

EXTREME SPORTS PARK: Sprint boat races return Saturday

“Cleetus McFarland” makes return as well

The Port Angeles-based Wicked Racing team of driver Dan Morrison and navigator Cody Catract make a qualifying run on their home course of Extreme Sports Park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The dancers of BANDALOOP, pictured in Munich, Germany, will come to Port Angeles to perform on Field Arts & Events Hall’s north exterior wall this Saturday. (Basil Tsimoyianis/BANDALOOP)

Performers to dance off the wall in Port Angeles

Field Hall grand opening features three shows Saturday

The dancers of BANDALOOP, pictured in Munich, Germany, will come to Port Angeles to perform on Field Arts & Events Hall’s north exterior wall this Saturday. (Basil Tsimoyianis/BANDALOOP)
Baby Mackenzie of the Quinault tribe rushes to greet her father, Doug James, skipper of the Song Birds Canoe Family, as the canoe arrives at the Jamestown Beach on Tuesday. Canoes are expected to be welcomed in Port Townsend today before they go on to Port Gamble and Suquamish before arriving at the final destination of Muckleshoot on July 30. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Canoes stop at Jamestown

Baby Mackenzie of the Quinault tribe rushes to greet her father, Doug James, skipper of the Song Birds Canoe Family, as the canoe arrives at… Continue reading

  • Jul 26, 2023
  • By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Baby Mackenzie of the Quinault tribe rushes to greet her father, Doug James, skipper of the Song Birds Canoe Family, as the canoe arrives at the Jamestown Beach on Tuesday. Canoes are expected to be welcomed in Port Townsend today before they go on to Port Gamble and Suquamish before arriving at the final destination of Muckleshoot on July 30. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)