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Sequim's Kendall Hastings plays against an Olympic opponent on April 21 in Sequim. Hastings won three matches at the West Central 2/3 2A tournament this weekend and finished second in the district, moving on to the state tennis championships this weekend at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

DISTRICT TENNIS PLAYOFFS: Sequim’s Hastings second; moves on to state tournament

Sequim’s Kendall Hastings finished second at the West Central District 2/3 tournament held this weekend at the Kitsap Tennis Center. Hastings beat K.… Continue reading

Sequim's Kendall Hastings plays against an Olympic opponent on April 21 in Sequim. Hastings won three matches at the West Central 2/3 2A tournament this weekend and finished second in the district, moving on to the state tennis championships this weekend at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
MarchFourth, the party band featuring musicians, dancers and acrobats, is set to play Saturday at the Juan de Fuca Festival in Port Angeles. (Andrew Wyatt)

30th Juan de Fuca Festival arrives Friday

Lineup brings music, activities for adults and children

  • May 23, 2023
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz for Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
MarchFourth, the party band featuring musicians, dancers and acrobats, is set to play Saturday at the Juan de Fuca Festival in Port Angeles. (Andrew Wyatt)
Ivy Barrett, Sequim track and field

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ivy Barrett, Sequim track and field

Ivy Barrett is part of an extremely deep Sequim track and field team that is sending more than a dozen athletes to the state 2A… Continue reading

Ivy Barrett, Sequim track and field

Bridge night closures canceled this week

SHINE – The Hood Canal Bridge will remain open this week. Contractor crews working on the center lock mechanism completed the reinstallation of the bridge’s… Continue reading

Alan Barnard, chair of Clallam County Disaster Airlift Response Team (DART) right, and David Woodcock, DART vice chair, cut the ribbon for the opening of the new DART Operations Center at Fairchild International Airport. (CLALLAM COUNTY DISASTER AIRLIFT RESPONSE TEAM )

Clallam DART moves into larger operations center

The Clallam County Disaster Airlift Response Team, known as DART, has moved into an expanded operations center at the Fairchild International Airport.… Continue reading

Alan Barnard, chair of Clallam County Disaster Airlift Response Team (DART) right, and David Woodcock, DART vice chair, cut the ribbon for the opening of the new DART Operations Center at Fairchild International Airport. (CLALLAM COUNTY DISASTER AIRLIFT RESPONSE TEAM )
Rhody Run

RHODY RUN: More than 800 athletes run race

More than 800 runners hit the streets in and around Port Townsend on Sunday in the 2023 edition of the Rhody Run,… Continue reading

Rhody Run
Maureen Sandison, left, and Valle Nevaril, both of Port Angeles, examine high school year books on sale at the North Olympic History Center’s Vintage Sale on Saturday at the former Lincoln School in Port Angeles. The sale, which included collectables, vintage clothing, tools and other items, was designed to benefit the center’s programs and operations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Vintage sale benefits history center

Maureen Sandison, left, and Valle Nevaril, both of Port Angeles, examine high school yearbooks on sale at the North Olympic History Center’s Vintage Sale on… Continue reading

Maureen Sandison, left, and Valle Nevaril, both of Port Angeles, examine high school year books on sale at the North Olympic History Center’s Vintage Sale on Saturday at the former Lincoln School in Port Angeles. The sale, which included collectables, vintage clothing, tools and other items, was designed to benefit the center’s programs and operations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Dan Wilder Jr. pulls the winning duck from a Wilder truck at the 34th annual Great Olympic Duck Derby on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Pluck nets 34 winners

Duck Derby breaks foundation records

Dan Wilder Jr. pulls the winning duck from a Wilder truck at the 34th annual Great Olympic Duck Derby on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter celebrates winning the 1,600 District 2/3 championship this weekend at Renton Stadium. He also won the 3,200 championship. (Joe Gladfelter photo)

2A TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim tallies eight district champions

Port Angeles’ Gladfelter wins the 1,600 and 3,200

Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter celebrates winning the 1,600 District 2/3 championship this weekend at Renton Stadium. He also won the 3,200 championship. (Joe Gladfelter photo)
Matt Logue.

New Port Townsend building official named

Matt Logue, a former building inspector for Port Townsend, has been appointed the city’s new building official. “With an extensive background in… Continue reading

Matt Logue.
Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue firefighters battle a blaze on Killer Whale Lane. (Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue)

No one hurt in Elwha reservation house fire

Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue fought back a house fire in the 100 block of Killer Whale Lane and all occupants managed to get… Continue reading

Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue firefighters battle a blaze on Killer Whale Lane. (Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue)
Port Angeles Fire Department paramedics Kristin Fox, left, and Brian Gerdes flip pancakes during the department’s annual pancake breakfast on Saturday at the fire hall. The event, which included a complete breakfast with beverage, was a fundraiser for fire department scholarships and community outreach. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Pancake fundraiser

Port Angeles Fire Department paramedics Kristin Fox, left, and Brian Gerdes flip pancakes during the department’s annual pancake breakfast on Saturday at the fire hall.… Continue reading

Port Angeles Fire Department paramedics Kristin Fox, left, and Brian Gerdes flip pancakes during the department’s annual pancake breakfast on Saturday at the fire hall. The event, which included a complete breakfast with beverage, was a fundraiser for fire department scholarships and community outreach. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Forks’ Keira Johnson steals second well ahead of the throw to Toledo’s Candance Clark Saturday in Fort Borst Park in Centralia, where Forks defeated the Riverhawks 4-2, earning a trip to the state tournament. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Forks drops final district game, seeded No. 7 at state tournament

The Forks softball team played Pe Ell/Willapa Valley for the fourth time this season, losing a close one Saturday afternoon 5-3 to the… Continue reading

Forks’ Keira Johnson steals second well ahead of the throw to Toledo’s Candance Clark Saturday in Fort Borst Park in Centralia, where Forks defeated the Riverhawks 4-2, earning a trip to the state tournament. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Roughriders finish second at district, seeded No. 6 at state tournament

Port Angeles’ hugely successful softball district tournament ended with a flourish late Saturday with a wild game against unbeaten and No. 1-ranked North Kitsap,… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.
Port Townsend’s Seamus Fraser (142) is a step ahead of the rest of the nearly 1,000 competitors in the 2023 Rhody Run on Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Fraser had flown in from classes in Ecuador the night before in order to defend his victory from last year. Fraser won the 10K event with a time of 35 minutes, 24 seconds. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Rhody festivities

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Port Townsend’s Seamus Fraser (142) is a step ahead of the rest of the nearly 1,000 competitors in the 2023 Rhody Run on Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Fraser had flown in from classes in Ecuador the night before in order to defend his victory from last year. Fraser won the 10K event with a time of 35 minutes, 24 seconds. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Scholarship trust named for Port Angeles pioneer comes home to Clallam County

A $600,000 scholarship fund benefiting Port Angeles High School students now will be administered locally after its recent transfer to the Olympic… Continue reading

East JeffersonRivals

DISTRICT TRACK: East Jefferson to send big contingent to state

Six district champions for Rivals; Forks’ Dahlgren a district champion

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Port Angeles' Kole Acker releases a pitch against W.F. West in the opening round of state in Chehalis on May 20. (Photos by Alec Dietz/The Chronicle)

STATE 2A BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ season comes to an end against No. 3-ranked W.F. West

The Port Angeles boys baseball team ran into a buzzsaw by the name of Hunter Lutman in their state 2A baseball opener, getting… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Kole Acker releases a pitch against W.F. West in the opening round of state in Chehalis on May 20. (Photos by Alec Dietz/The Chronicle)

PDN phones out of order

Peninsula Daily News phones are out of order on Sunday. To reach us, use email or cell phones. If you do not know the individual… Continue reading

Forks Spartans

PREP SOFTBALL: Forks qualifies for state tournament

The Forks softball team qualified for the state 2B tournament by beating Toledo 4-2 Saturday morning in the consolation semifinals at the District… Continue reading

Forks Spartans