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Clallam County seeks housing solutions coordinator

Commissioners to hear more discussion after position is analyzed

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Crash victim is identified

Pilot who died was from Friday Harbor

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Turning arrows into flowers

ACCORDING TO BUDDHIST teachings, the night before the Buddha’s enlightenment, he was attacked by Mara, the Evil One. Mara and his army of demons shot… Continue reading

Graden Kubas, 16, of Sequim, scratches the back of his Hereford steer, Hammer, that he plans to exhibit in the Fitting and Showing category of the Jefferson County Fair in Port Townsend on Saturday. Kubas, a member of FFA, raised the steer from about 1 week old to its present age of 16 months and weighs about 1,000 to 1,300 pounds. Kubas plans to auction Hammer at the Clallam County Fair and hopes to net around $4 per pound. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County Fair kicks off today

Graden Kubas, 16, of Sequim scratches the back of his Hereford steer, Hammer, that he plans to exhibit in the Fitting and Showing category of… Continue reading

Graden Kubas, 16, of Sequim, scratches the back of his Hereford steer, Hammer, that he plans to exhibit in the Fitting and Showing category of the Jefferson County Fair in Port Townsend on Saturday. Kubas, a member of FFA, raised the steer from about 1 week old to its present age of 16 months and weighs about 1,000 to 1,300 pounds. Kubas plans to auction Hammer at the Clallam County Fair and hopes to net around $4 per pound. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Lower Dungeness: Towne Road and Levee Trail closed

Towne Road and the adjacent Dungeness Levee Trail are currently closed due to construction activity. A road and levee trail closure is in… Continue reading

Jamal Rahman will present “Sufi Mystics and the Human Heart” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, his lesson will stream on Zoom.

Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship speaker set

Jamal Rahman will present “Sufi Mystics and the Human Heart” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman will be the guest speaker at Olympic… Continue reading

Jamal Rahman will present “Sufi Mystics and the Human Heart” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, his lesson will stream on Zoom.
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OTA’s annual Renaissance Faire this weekend

Back and bigger than ever, Olympic Theatre Arts is gearing up to take the community back in time with its annual Renaissance Faire,… Continue reading

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Port Angeles angler Justin Peterson landed this good-sized hatchery chinook while fishing just off shore at the Caves near Sekiu.

OUTDOORS: Fish and Wildlife’s Recreational Salmon Manager will discuss catch number estimates at Anglers’ meeting Aug. 17

In-seasons salmon management has been a hot-button topic for North Olympic Peninsula anglers throughout 2022. Sekiu’s blackmouth season was cut short this spring after high… Continue reading

Port Angeles angler Justin Peterson landed this good-sized hatchery chinook while fishing just off shore at the Caves near Sekiu.
Hair stylists cut student's hair during the 2021 Back to School Fair.

PASD schedules back to school fair

Supplies, haircuts, clothes, resources offered

Hair stylists cut student's hair during the 2021 Back to School Fair.

Peninsula College trustees, new president conduct retreat

New Peninsula College President Suzanne Ames had her first meeting this week with the board of trustees when they conducted a retreat.… Continue reading

Second Saturday venues offer art

The Second Saturday Art Walk will feature art and weaving techniques at venues throughout Port Angeles this weekend. Studio Bob will present… Continue reading

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Scott Edmundson, a PNNL-Sequim research botanist, speaks at PNNL-Sequim’s seawater propagation station with, from left, Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Secretary of Energy, U.S. representative Derek Kilmer, Geri Richmond, DOE’s undersecretary for Science and Innovation, and others about PNNL-Sequim’s efforts to harness essential minerals from the ocean and plant life.

Secretary of Energy tours Pacific Northwest National Laboratory-Sequim

Facility could see funding for research and development

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Scott Edmundson, a PNNL-Sequim research botanist, speaks at PNNL-Sequim’s seawater propagation station with, from left, Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Secretary of Energy, U.S. representative Derek Kilmer, Geri Richmond, DOE’s undersecretary for Science and Innovation, and others about PNNL-Sequim’s efforts to harness essential minerals from the ocean and plant life.
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Sequim band to celebrate ‘Movies, Musicals and Marches’

The Sequim City Band’s “Movies, Musicals, and Marches” concert is set for 3 p.m. Sunday at the bandshell at the James Center for… Continue reading

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The Strait Stamp Show on Saturday in the Guy Cole Event Center features free entry, free stamps for children, a penny table, door prizes and vendors.

Sequim stamp show Saturday celebrates wide-variety of tastes

As stamps circulate the world every day, local collectors look to bring some new and seasoned collectors from Canada and Western Washington to… Continue reading

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The Strait Stamp Show on Saturday in the Guy Cole Event Center features free entry, free stamps for children, a penny table, door prizes and vendors.
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Speaker slated for Port Angeles Unity in Olympics

B.A. Huffman will present “What’s in a Name?” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Huffman will speak at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E.… Continue reading

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Port Angeles pickleballer Steve Bennett achieved a rare feat at the Washington State Senior Games in Lacey last weekend. Bennett won three gold medals in his three pickleball events in the ages 75 to 79 bracket, including mixed doubles with Jane Meadows of Redmond.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles pickleballer wins three golds at Senior Games

Port Angeles’ Steve Bennett had a productive weekend at the Washington State Senior Games, winning gold medals in all three of his pickleball… Continue reading

Port Angeles pickleballer Steve Bennett achieved a rare feat at the Washington State Senior Games in Lacey last weekend. Bennett won three gold medals in his three pickleball events in the ages 75 to 79 bracket, including mixed doubles with Jane Meadows of Redmond.

Chamber pleased with Ride the Hurricane

Canadians able to participate again

Chetzemoka filling in for Salish on ferry route

The M/V Chetzemoka will replace the M/V Salish this morning after the Port Townsend-Coupeville route was out of service all day Wednesday.… Continue reading

Henry Wendel as the sheriff tells his assistant, played by Mchenry Miller, his plan to capture Robin.

Children’s theater re-imagines old tale

Port Angeles Community Players Children’s theater will present the play “Merry Men” by Kemuel DeMoville, in a re-imagined telling of a familiar… Continue reading

Henry Wendel as the sheriff tells his assistant, played by Mchenry Miller, his plan to capture Robin.
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Cherie Kidd and Bruce Emery (seated), candidates for Clallam County Director of Community Development, speak at a debate hosted by the Rotary Club of Sequim at the Dungeness River Center.

Clallam County hopefuls offer resumes

Emery, Kidd debate DCD seat after primary

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Cherie Kidd and Bruce Emery (seated), candidates for Clallam County Director of Community Development, speak at a debate hosted by the Rotary Club of Sequim at the Dungeness River Center.