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East Jefferson's Alex Garcia runs with the football while teammate Jackson Dupuy (7) serves as lead blocker during a 2024 contest against Klahowya at Memorial Field in Port Townsend. 
Both All-Nisqually League players return for the Rivals this fall.
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East Jefferson's Alex Garcia runs with the football while teammate Jackson Dupuy (7) serves as lead blocker during a 2024 contest against Klahowya at Memorial Field in Port Townsend. 
Both All-Nisqually League players return for the Rivals this fall.
New Port Angeles High School assistant principal and athletic director Jarom Packer is pictured with his wife Merrin and three children.
New Port Angeles High School assistant principal and athletic director Jarom Packer is pictured with his wife Merrin and three children.
Members of the 4H Garden Club, clockwise from left, front, Lucy Woods, 13, Eve Dry, 14, Astrid Asselin, 14, and Cedric Clark, 13, play an agricultural-themed card game “Abandon All Artichokes” under a table umbrella on Wednesday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. On the accompanying table are vegetables freshly harvested from the garden. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Cards in the garden

Members of the 4H Garden Club, clockwise from left, front, Lucy Woods, 13, Eve Dry, 14, Astrid Asselin, 14, and Cedric Clark, 13, play an… Continue reading

Members of the 4H Garden Club, clockwise from left, front, Lucy Woods, 13, Eve Dry, 14, Astrid Asselin, 14, and Cedric Clark, 13, play an agricultural-themed card game “Abandon All Artichokes” under a table umbrella on Wednesday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. On the accompanying table are vegetables freshly harvested from the garden. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ISSUES OF FAITH: Breathe in the grace that surrounds us

DID YOU SMELL that? No, I don’t mean whatever your “that” might be. I’m writing about the aroma of summer rain that blessed us a… Continue reading

Library program encourages reading for children

‘1,000 books’ gets students ready for school, official says

Multiple passengers transported from cruise ship off Washington coast

The U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian Coast Guard coordinated two separate medical evacuations from the cruise ship Ruby Princess… Continue reading

Music on the Strait to host performances

Music performances, an art fair and a reopening ceremony for a Fort Worden bar and kitchen highlight weekend events on the North Olympic Peninsula. •… Continue reading

Ken Young will dedicate St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s new organ with a piano and organ recital Saturday evening.

Organ recital to dedicate new instrument

Ken Young will present “A Celebration of St. Matthew’s Musical Instruments” at 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 132 E.… Continue reading

Ken Young will dedicate St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s new organ with a piano and organ recital Saturday evening.

Overdose awareness day set for Sunday at Port Angeles City Pier

Clallam County will host International Overdose Awareness day on Sunday at Port Angeles City Pier. The free, family-friendly event will focus on… Continue reading

Port Angeles Police Officer Whitney Fairbanks plays with her dog Copper during a presentation in September 2024. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles Police Department K9 program closer to round-the-clock coverage

Three officers work with German shepherds in city police unit

Port Angeles Police Officer Whitney Fairbanks plays with her dog Copper during a presentation in September 2024. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Doug Benecke will be joined by Sallie Harrison for special music at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Program set for weekend service

Doug Benecke will present “Freedom’s Highway” at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Benecke will be the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics,… Continue reading

Doug Benecke will be joined by Sallie Harrison for special music at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Speaker set at Unity in Port Townsend for weekend service

PORT TOWNSEND —David Goldsmith will present “The Tao of Pooh” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Goldsmith will be the guest speaker at Unity in Port Townsend,… Continue reading

M.E. Bartholomew

Unity speaker slated for weekend service

M.E. Bartholomew will present “What Are You Waiting For?” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Bartholomew will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian… Continue reading

M.E. Bartholomew

Immmigration officials conduct operation at Bear Gulch fire

Firefighters say two people detained

Matthew Hara of Port Angeles helps Ayla Gillies, 2, balance on a log on the sandy shores of Hollywood Beach in downtown Port Angeles. Summer temperatures are forecast to be in the mid-70s for the rest of the week on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Summer sand

Matthew Hara of Port Angeles helps Ayla Gillies, 2, balance on a log on the sandy shores of Hollywood Beach in downtown Port Angeles. Summer… Continue reading

Matthew Hara of Port Angeles helps Ayla Gillies, 2, balance on a log on the sandy shores of Hollywood Beach in downtown Port Angeles. Summer temperatures are forecast to be in the mid-70s for the rest of the week on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam Transit passes six-year development plan

Annual report details capital improvements, finances

Spencer McGinty, OPHS director.

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society hires executive director

Barbecue celebration planned for Sept. 7

Spencer McGinty, OPHS director.

Pedestrian taken to hospital after collision

An 85-year-old pedestrian was transported to a Seattle hospital after he was struck by a car. Richard Boyd of Sequim was injured… Continue reading

Policy would protect access

Jefferson modeling state laws at courthouse

Carlyn Beebe of Forks pushes a merry-go-round toy as her son, Lane, 6, takes a ride on Tuesday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The pair took time out from errands for a visit to the popular park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Merry go round

Carlyn Beebe of Forks pushes a merry-go-round toy as her son, Lane, 6, takes a ride on Tuesday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield… Continue reading

Carlyn Beebe of Forks pushes a merry-go-round toy as her son, Lane, 6, takes a ride on Tuesday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The pair took time out from errands for a visit to the popular park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)