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Erin Kluck of Port Townsend watches as her son Kaspar, 4, gives Santa Claus a high five during Saturday’s Uptown Port Townsend Farmers Market. Santa, aka Bryan Hood, said he’ll be manning the Crusty Crumb bakery table again, as the last two farmers markets of the year happen this Saturday and on Dec. 17. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Give me five

Erin Kluck of Port Townsend watches as her son Kaspar, 4, gives Santa Claus a high five during Saturday’s Uptown Port Townsend Farmers Market. Santa,… Continue reading

Erin Kluck of Port Townsend watches as her son Kaspar, 4, gives Santa Claus a high five during Saturday’s Uptown Port Townsend Farmers Market. Santa, aka Bryan Hood, said he’ll be manning the Crusty Crumb bakery table again, as the last two farmers markets of the year happen this Saturday and on Dec. 17. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

Jazz Ensemble to offer free Fall Quarter Concert

Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble’s free “Fall Quarter Concert” will take place at 7 tonight. The show will be in Maier Performance Hall… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit to discuss board composition

The Jefferson Transit Authority Board will discuss the composition of the board during a special meeting at 1:30 p.m. today. The hybrid… Continue reading

Repair shop to close Dec. 23

The Recyclery to focus on cycling programs

Utility upgrades to close campground at Heart O’ the Hills next year

Project to replace water pipes could be finished in June

Woman files suit against Olympic Medical Center

She cites behavior of former physician

Lower Columbia's Courtney Swan, of Neah Bay, drives against her former Neah Bay teammate Ruth Moss, who now plays for Peninsula College. In on the play are Lower Columbia's Aivine Soakai (34), Kyla McCallum (25) and Peninsula's Millie Long, far right, background. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women hold off Lower Columbia

Missing several key players, the Peninsula College women’s basketball team got off to an 0-2 start this season. Not an auspicious start… Continue reading

Lower Columbia's Courtney Swan, of Neah Bay, drives against her former Neah Bay teammate Ruth Moss, who now plays for Peninsula College. In on the play are Lower Columbia's Aivine Soakai (34), Kyla McCallum (25) and Peninsula's Millie Long, far right, background. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Noah Plotnik of Sequim (627), Dylan Zehr of Maple Valley (561) and Sean Southard of Sequim (722) take off in the Jamestown S’Klallam Run late Saturday afternoon in Blyn. Runners competed in 5K and 10K races, wearing headlamps in the twilight and dark. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

JAMESTOWN S’KLALLAM RUN: More than 340 competitors light up the Olympic Discovery Trail

Runners compete in series’ final event of 2022 season

Noah Plotnik of Sequim (627), Dylan Zehr of Maple Valley (561) and Sean Southard of Sequim (722) take off in the Jamestown S’Klallam Run late Saturday afternoon in Blyn. Runners competed in 5K and 10K races, wearing headlamps in the twilight and dark. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
George Marie and Michael D’Alessandro of Port Townsend were introduced Sunday as the new owners of the Rose Theatre. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Local couple purchases Rose Theatre

Marie: ‘I’m serious. Let’s buy it’

George Marie and Michael D’Alessandro of Port Townsend were introduced Sunday as the new owners of the Rose Theatre. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
Mike French.

Port Angeles City Council member resigns to take commissioner seat

Mike French to finish year before he takes new role

Mike French.
Santa waves to his fans as he arrives at Haller Fountain aboard the Kiwanis Choo Choo in downtown Port Townsend on Saturday to oversee the lighting of the community tree. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend Santa, tree-lighting draws visitors

‘They don’t do Christmas like this where we’re from’

Santa waves to his fans as he arrives at Haller Fountain aboard the Kiwanis Choo Choo in downtown Port Townsend on Saturday to oversee the lighting of the community tree. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Isaiah Shamp, right, leans into the defense of Foster's Liam Glanville, left, and Ronnie Toms on Saturday at Port Angeles High School.

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughrider boys overwhelm Foster 92-69

PA girls lose to tall W.F. West squad

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Isaiah Shamp, right, leans into the defense of Foster's Liam Glanville, left, and Ronnie Toms on Saturday at Port Angeles High School.

PREP ROUNDUP: Crescent boys move to 2-0 on the season

The Crescent Loggers boys basketball team moved to 2-0 on the season, getting 24 points and 10 steals from Conner Bauers in a… Continue reading

Santa tides down Forks Avenue in the West End Business Professional Association train on Saturday evening during the 21st annual Twinkle Light Parade before lighting the Forks Community Tree at the intersection of Sol Duc Way and Forks Avenue. Before and after the parade, the public viewed the Soroptimist International of the Olympic Rain Forest’s annual Festival of Trees. Trees were auctioned off Sunday. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Twinkle Light Parade

Santa tides down Forks Avenue in the West End Business & Professional Association train on Saturday evening during the 21st annual Twinkle Light Parade before… Continue reading

Santa tides down Forks Avenue in the West End Business Professional Association train on Saturday evening during the 21st annual Twinkle Light Parade before lighting the Forks Community Tree at the intersection of Sol Duc Way and Forks Avenue. Before and after the parade, the public viewed the Soroptimist International of the Olympic Rain Forest’s annual Festival of Trees. Trees were auctioned off Sunday. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks Matthew Montes wrestles Cayden Beauregard of Sequim in the Forks Invitational held Saturday. Montes won his match and his 113-pound weight division.

WRESTLING: Forks boys win home tournament

The Forks boys won their season-opening invitational wrestling tournament, edging out Port Angeles, East Jefferson and Sequim. The Spartans finished with 186.5 points… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks Matthew Montes wrestles Cayden Beauregard of Sequim in the Forks Invitational held Saturday. Montes won his match and his 113-pound weight division.
Neah Bay's Jodell Wimberley runs with the ball against Liberty Bell in the state 1B football championship game. Neah Bay lost 50-12. (Maria Dorsten/for Peninsula Daily News)

STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Neah Bay falters after halftime in loss to Liberty Bell

Tied at half, turnovers sink Red Devils

Neah Bay's Jodell Wimberley runs with the ball against Liberty Bell in the state 1B football championship game. Neah Bay lost 50-12. (Maria Dorsten/for Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Visitor to the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village walk through a decorative ornament, part of a donation of holiday decorations from the Microsoft Corporation to the Olympic Medical Center Foundation for use at last weekend's Festival of Trees, and then moved to the ice village for the duration of the ice skating season. The villages offers daily skating through Jan. 2 in downtown Port Angeles.

Volunteers in short supply at Winter Ice Village

Chamber: Popular rink depends on community pitiching in

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Visitor to the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village walk through a decorative ornament, part of a donation of holiday decorations from the Microsoft Corporation to the Olympic Medical Center Foundation for use at last weekend's Festival of Trees, and then moved to the ice village for the duration of the ice skating season. The villages offers daily skating through Jan. 2 in downtown Port Angeles.

PREP COLUMN: Today’s the day for Neah Bay

Longtime Forks coach Rick Gooding steps down

A GROWING CONCERN: Set your sights on Christmas poinsettias

my deceased parents and the greenhouse I… Continue reading

“A Story Lost Forever.”

BACK WHEN: Your family history is the most important history

WELL, HERE IT is, December. Another year is wrapping up. Soon New Year’s Eve will be upon us. We have taken New Year’s Eve and… Continue reading

“A Story Lost Forever.”