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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Forks FB drops out of top 10; PC women’s basketball fundraiser

After losing to Morton-White Pass on the road, Forks football fell out of the 2B top 10 preps poll. Neah Bay, meanwhile, maintained… Continue reading

  • Sep 22, 2022
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District 24, Position 1, state Rep. Mike Chapman, a Port Angeles Democrat, shakes hands with Republican challenger Sue Forde during a Port Angeles Noon Rotary Club meeting at Asian Buffet restaurant in Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

Chapman and Forde tussle over policy in Port Angeles

State legislative candidates outline priorities

District 24, Position 1, state Rep. Mike Chapman, a Port Angeles Democrat, shakes hands with Republican challenger Sue Forde during a Port Angeles Noon Rotary Club meeting at Asian Buffet restaurant in Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)
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The Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles, shown on Wednesday, will be closed starting today through Sunday for maintenance, including replacement of a torn section of play surface and installation of donor-sponsored bricks around the gazebo.

Dream Playground to close for maintenance

The Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield will close for maintenance from Thursday through Sunday, according to the city’s parks and recreation department. All other amenities… Continue reading

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The Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles, shown on Wednesday, will be closed starting today through Sunday for maintenance, including replacement of a torn section of play surface and installation of donor-sponsored bricks around the gazebo.
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Sequim High's Teagen Moore, left looks for a teammate as Sequim's Eve Breithaupt looks in early in the second half of the Wolves' 6-1 win over Olympic on Sept. 20.

GIRLS PREP SOCCER: Sequim, Port Angeles, East Jefferson all romp

Wolves’ Taryn Johnson scores five goals

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Sequim High's Teagen Moore, left looks for a teammate as Sequim's Eve Breithaupt looks in early in the second half of the Wolves' 6-1 win over Olympic on Sept. 20.

Harvest of Hope tickets on sale now

Foundation will match dollars raised up to $200K

Peninsula College offers Vocal Masters Series

What began as a creative pandemic pivot has turned into the opportunity for Peninsula College students to have access to top vocal… Continue reading

Port Angeles agrees to pact with Clallam County

Joint Public Safety Facilty to go forward without fire station in design

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim senior Kendall Hastings looks to hit past Olympic's Erika Caryharius, left, and Aviyah Blackwell in a league match-up on Sept. 20.

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Sequim all aces against Olympic

Port Angeles comes from behind to win

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim senior Kendall Hastings looks to hit past Olympic's Erika Caryharius, left, and Aviyah Blackwell in a league match-up on Sept. 20.
Photo by Fran Reisner Thompson / From left, Denali (skippered by Bob BacCauley), Pinafore (skippered by Bernie Armstrong) and Sirius (skippered by Durkee Richards) compete in the Reach and Row for Hospice on Sequim Bay on Sunday.

Sequim’s Reach and Row for Hospice draws big crowd

Some good-natured competition on Sequim Bay in mid-September proved to be another boon for local hospice advocates. Dozens of teams and individuals turned… Continue reading

Photo by Fran Reisner Thompson / From left, Denali (skippered by Bob BacCauley), Pinafore (skippered by Bernie Armstrong) and Sirius (skippered by Durkee Richards) compete in the Reach and Row for Hospice on Sequim Bay on Sunday.

Urban sketchers to meet at farm

The Port Townsend Urban Sketchers will meet at Wilderbee Farm at 10 a.m. Saturday. The group will meet at the barn porch,… Continue reading

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Workers move materials on Wednesday at the site of a future planned four-story, 106-room hotel being built by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe between First Street and Railroad Avenue at Laurel Street in downtown Port Angeles. Work resumed on the project this week after delays in the permitting process and reassessment of the hotel plans to account for inflation and other factors. Construction is expected to last from 18 to 24 months.

Work resumes

Workers move materials on Wednesday at the site of a planned four-story, 106-room hotel being built by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe between First Street… Continue reading

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Workers move materials on Wednesday at the site of a future planned four-story, 106-room hotel being built by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe between First Street and Railroad Avenue at Laurel Street in downtown Port Angeles. Work resumed on the project this week after delays in the permitting process and reassessment of the hotel plans to account for inflation and other factors. Construction is expected to last from 18 to 24 months.
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The cabin cruiser Eudora sits grounded on the north side of Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Tuesday as a toilet, which may have been aboard the vessel, sits on the rocks above the high tide line. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Boat remains on the rocks

Owner tells DNR he will have cabin cruiser removed

The cabin cruiser Eudora sits grounded on the north side of Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Tuesday as a toilet, which may have been aboard the vessel, sits on the rocks above the high tide line. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Donica Byers has been promoted to director of surgical services at Jefferson Healthcare.

Byers promoted at Jefferson Healthcare

Donica Byers has been promoted to director of surgical services at Jefferson Healthcare. Byers, a registered nurse, has been the interim director… Continue reading

Donica Byers has been promoted to director of surgical services at Jefferson Healthcare.

Clallam County 2022 fair by the numbers

• Attendance (gate count): 31,509. Second only to 2006, which had 400-500 more. • Gate receipts: $163,614 (budgeted revenue $136,000) • Carnival proceeds: $79,012. An… Continue reading

ECHHO chair David Whitney (left) listens as volunteer Roger Horner describes his experiences driving Jefferson County care receivers to their medical appointments at the non-profit organization’s 25th anniversary celebration. The  Port Townsend-based ECHHO (Ecumenical Christian Helping Hands Organization) has assisted more than 9,000 Jefferson County residents.

ECHHO anniversary in Port Townsend

Roger Horner and Margie Gormly celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ecumenical Christian Helping Hands Organization, a Port Townsend-based nonprofit. The organization has assisted more… Continue reading

ECHHO chair David Whitney (left) listens as volunteer Roger Horner describes his experiences driving Jefferson County care receivers to their medical appointments at the non-profit organization’s 25th anniversary celebration. The  Port Townsend-based ECHHO (Ecumenical Christian Helping Hands Organization) has assisted more than 9,000 Jefferson County residents.
A pair of construction cranes prepare on Tuesday to hoist the second of eight 177-foot, 200,000-pound concrete girders that will support a new bridge being constructed on U.S. Highway 101 over Indian Creek southwest of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Girders arrive for Indian Creek fish passage project

Traffic on new bridge expected early next year

A pair of construction cranes prepare on Tuesday to hoist the second of eight 177-foot, 200,000-pound concrete girders that will support a new bridge being constructed on U.S. Highway 101 over Indian Creek southwest of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County Fair attendees stroll the midway during this year’s fair last August. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Good news from Clallam County Fair report

Commissioners pleased with results

Clallam County Fair attendees stroll the midway during this year’s fair last August. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Victor Gonzalez will present “All About Lavender” at noon Thursday.

Green Thumb lecture series streaming online

Victor Gonzalez will present “All About Lavender” at noon Thursday. The free lecture is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips series… Continue reading

Victor Gonzalez will present “All About Lavender” at noon Thursday.