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Motorcyclist dies in Brinnon wreck

A motorcyclist from the Bremerton naval base on a recreational ride with three others died Friday afternoon after running into a truck and… Continue reading

STATE TRACK, TENNIS UPDATE: Sequim’s Skov second in pole vault

Sequim’s Garrett Little and Port Angeles’ Reef Gelder face each other in state 2A tennis semifinals

Cutline: Sequim parents cheered the team on wearing their fan vests made by mom Anna Swanberg. Bryan Swanberg, left, Anna, Christie Sharpe, and Misty Gilbertson
Cutline: Sequim parents cheered the team on wearing their fan vests made by mom Anna Swanberg. Bryan Swanberg, left, Anna, Christie Sharpe, and Misty Gilbertson
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Kay Hermann of Port Angeles poses with her 2023 Toyota Corolla from Wilder Toyota. She won the top prize in the Great American Duck Derby, which benefits the Olympic Medical Center Foundation. “It’s amazing. I couldn’t believe Bruce Skinner (the foundation executive director) when he called me. I thought he was joking.” Hermann has supported the foundation through the years, figuring she has purchased “a million ducks’” over the years. Her plans for the new car are perhaps for her grandson turning 16 soon.

Duck Derby winner

Kay Hermann of Port Angeles poses with her 2023 Toyota Corolla from Wilder Toyota. She won the top prize in the Great American Duck Derby,… Continue reading

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Kay Hermann of Port Angeles poses with her 2023 Toyota Corolla from Wilder Toyota. She won the top prize in the Great American Duck Derby, which benefits the Olympic Medical Center Foundation. “It’s amazing. I couldn’t believe Bruce Skinner (the foundation executive director) when he called me. I thought he was joking.” Hermann has supported the foundation through the years, figuring she has purchased “a million ducks’” over the years. Her plans for the new car are perhaps for her grandson turning 16 soon.
Ryan Schroeder of Port Angeles makes adjustments to a beaded hanging ceiling decoration as his son, Noah, 3, looks on before the hanging was hoisted into place during Thursday’s preparation for the 30th annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The three-day festival kicks off today at Vern Burton and Port Angeles City Hall, and it spreads out to additional venues on Saturday and Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Preparing for the festival

Ryan Schroeder of Port Angeles makes adjustments to a beaded hanging ceiling decoration as his son, Noah, 3, looks on before the hanging was hoisted… Continue reading

Ryan Schroeder of Port Angeles makes adjustments to a beaded hanging ceiling decoration as his son, Noah, 3, looks on before the hanging was hoisted into place during Thursday’s preparation for the 30th annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The three-day festival kicks off today at Vern Burton and Port Angeles City Hall, and it spreads out to additional venues on Saturday and Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks’ Haven Hofman steals third base standing up in the Spartans’ 13-5 win over the Brewster Bears.

Forks to play for state softball championship UPDATED

First state title game appearance for Spartans

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks’ Haven Hofman steals third base standing up in the Spartans’ 13-5 win over the Brewster Bears.

A GROWING CONCERN: Late spring tips for the best blooming garden

WOW, IT WAS actually a little chilly earlier this week. But as the sun came out and temperatures rose, work outside in the garden was… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Meets at noon on Wednesdays at Asian Buffet, 1940 E. First St. #160 (Port Angeles Plaza) in Port Angeles. This… Continue reading

Forks Sasquatch Days this weekend

The 2nd annual Forks Sasquatch Days will continue Saturday and Sunday after beginning Friday. The event is be in the Rainforest Arts Center,… Continue reading

Memorial Day ceremonies set across Peninsula

Public invited to events in Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Sequim, Forks

James Hershmiller, 3, of Port Angeles gnaws on a corn dog on Friday at the Juan de Fuca Festival street fair in Port Angeles. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)

Milestone Juan de Fuca Festival shines today, Sunday

Vendors, music, dance, workshops offered

James Hershmiller, 3, of Port Angeles gnaws on a corn dog on Friday at the Juan de Fuca Festival street fair in Port Angeles. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)

Port Townsend establishes poet laureate program

PORT TOWNSEND – The City of Port Townsend is taking applications now for its inaugural poet laureate. The poet laureate program is a collaboration between… Continue reading

Sea Scout teen sailors in Swiftsure 2023 International Yacht Race

Sea Scouts will set sail on the Swiftsure Cape Flattery Race today. It starts from Clover Point at Victoria, rounds the mark at… Continue reading

Sequim CTE facility backers consider next steps

Drive for vocational facility funding stalls in Olympia

Shepherds’ festival set for Monday

The Shepherd’s Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday. The annual festival is at Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road.… Continue reading

SNHU honors Peninsula area students

Southern New Hampshire University has several local students on its dean’s list and president’s list for winter 2023. Kimberly Carson of Sequim,… Continue reading

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

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Martin Gutowski, a volunteer with the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, right, discusses  features and attractions of the North Olympic Peninsula with Jan and Bob Tivel of Anacortes at the refuge's information kiosk northwest of Sequim. Besides being a sanctuary for birds and other wildlife, the refuge serves as gateway to the Dungeness Spit and the New Dungeness Lighthouse.

Visitors get info at Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge

Martin Gutowski, a volunteer with the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, right, discusses features and attractions of the North Olympic Peninsula with Jan and Bob Tivel… Continue reading

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Martin Gutowski, a volunteer with the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, right, discusses  features and attractions of the North Olympic Peninsula with Jan and Bob Tivel of Anacortes at the refuge's information kiosk northwest of Sequim. Besides being a sanctuary for birds and other wildlife, the refuge serves as gateway to the Dungeness Spit and the New Dungeness Lighthouse.

STATE TRACK & FIELD DAY 1: Sequim’s Jolene Vaara earns 2nd in long jump; East Jefferson’s Aliyah Yearian is 2nd in 1,600

Two record-setting North Olympic Peninsula prep athletes performers finished high atop their respective podiums at the state track & field championships Thursday night.… Continue reading