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Primary election numbers updated in Clallam County

The Clallam County Auditor’s Office performed another count of Tuesday’s primary election ballots on Monday, for a total voter turnout of 29,150 ballots, or 50.9… Continue reading

Soul Care speaker series streaming Wednesday

Gabby Jimenez will present “Heart-Centered End of Life Care” at noon Wednesday. Jimenez’s presentation is part of Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County’s… Continue reading

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Wellness Forum planned Wednesday

Nicolina Miller will present “BE WELL — Wellness is Within Your Reach” at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Miller will speak at the WOW! Working… Continue reading

Nicolina Miller

Port of Port Angeles to meet

The Port of Port Angeles commissioners will hear a presentation on Greenlink Port Angeles at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The presentation is part… Continue reading

More days of recreational shrimping are being added for the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca.
(Eric Winther/Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

OUTDOORS: Shrimp days added for eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca

With quota remaining in the recreational spot shrimp fishery, state shellfish managers have added some final days to catch spot shrimp in several… Continue reading

More days of recreational shrimping are being added for the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca.
(Eric Winther/Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Cyclists are required to wear a helmet and keep their number bib visible at all times during Ride the Hurricane. Only registered riders can participate in the popular annual event — one of the rare times the road to Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park is closed to traffic. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Cyclists swarm into Olympic National Park for Ride the Hurricane

With an 800-person cap, some stayed on waiting list

Cyclists are required to wear a helmet and keep their number bib visible at all times during Ride the Hurricane. Only registered riders can participate in the popular annual event — one of the rare times the road to Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park is closed to traffic. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
Gloria Fitzpatrick, 6, of Port Angeles enjoys a slice of blackberry pie a la mode during Saturday’s Joyce Daze celebration. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Joyce Daze

an ax with a key-shaped attachment — to Blackberry… Continue reading

Gloria Fitzpatrick, 6, of Port Angeles enjoys a slice of blackberry pie a la mode during Saturday’s Joyce Daze celebration. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Photo by Sam Nugent
Extreme Slug Racing’s 2022 winner, Big Kahuna, sponsored by Northwest Board Room, pauses for a photo after winning race No. 1 and No. 2 in Saturday’s annual event. The races are held in conjunction with Joyce Daze, with all proceeds benefiting Clallam County Fire district No. 4 in Joyce.

JOYCE DAZE: Big Kahuna dominates the slug races

Big Kahuna, sponsored by Northwest Board Room, outpaced the field of 12 slugs to take both the first and second heats at the… Continue reading

Photo by Sam Nugent
Extreme Slug Racing’s 2022 winner, Big Kahuna, sponsored by Northwest Board Room, pauses for a photo after winning race No. 1 and No. 2 in Saturday’s annual event. The races are held in conjunction with Joyce Daze, with all proceeds benefiting Clallam County Fire district No. 4 in Joyce.

New Clallam County court to begin this month

Program to aid those with mental health issues charged with crimes

Sims Way project ideas are presented

Final decision could be made Sept. 12

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Giant cast, gargantuan puppets bring ‘The Hobbit’ to life

Young thespians lead new play set for two weekends

  • Aug 7, 2022
  • By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
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The driver of a stolen Toyota Camry crashed into a utility pole at 13th and C streets in Port Angeles at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, knocking out power in the area for six hours. (Brian Gawley/Peninsula Daily News)

Driver of stolen vehicle crashes into utility pole

Power was out in area for six hours

The driver of a stolen Toyota Camry crashed into a utility pole at 13th and C streets in Port Angeles at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, knocking out power in the area for six hours. (Brian Gawley/Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Work now to see the fruits of your effort

WE HAVE ALL heard the phrase, “if you don’t like the weather, wait an hour and it will change!” Well this year, wait a week… Continue reading

Lt to Rt:   Unidentified man, George Venerable Smith-seated, Ione Tomlinson 
North Olympic History Center

BACK WHEN: A history of the Peninsula’s alternative colonies

IT IS NOT hard remembering the varieties of alternative lifestyles that started developing in the 1960s. Much of the western world was experimenting with hallucinogenic… Continue reading

Lt to Rt:   Unidentified man, George Venerable Smith-seated, Ione Tomlinson 
North Olympic History Center
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
A wind foiler makes their way across the waters of Port Angeles Harbor against a backdrop of the tanker ship Almi Explorer. Moderate breezes from the Strait of Juan de Fuca made for pleasant conditions for wind-driven sports.

Breezy beauty in Port Angeles Harbor

A wind foiler makes their way across the waters of Port Angeles Harbor against a backdrop of the tanker ship Almi Explorer. Moderate breezes from… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
A wind foiler makes their way across the waters of Port Angeles Harbor against a backdrop of the tanker ship Almi Explorer. Moderate breezes from the Strait of Juan de Fuca made for pleasant conditions for wind-driven sports.

Drink & Draw with You set for Thursday

The next Drink & Draw model could be you. Drink & Draw with You will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, with doors… Continue reading

Erica Iseminger of Chimacum, on the ladder, hangs a piece at the Mead Werks with help from, from left. Erika Wurm of Port Townsend, Jeri Auty, of Port Ludlow and Caryl Fallert-Gentry of Port Townsend.  The exhibit of work by Peninsula Fiber Artists, "Anything Goes,”opens today at the Mead Werks at Wilderbee Farm.  It includes artists from Port Townsend, Port Ludlow, Chimacum, Bainbridge Island and Sequim. It is open Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. at 223 Cook Ave Ext., Port Townsend.

Exhibit opens at Mead Werks

Erica Iseminger of Chimacum, on the ladder, hangs a piece at the Mead Werks with help from Erika Wurm, left, of Port Townsend, Jeri Auty,… Continue reading

Erica Iseminger of Chimacum, on the ladder, hangs a piece at the Mead Werks with help from, from left. Erika Wurm of Port Townsend, Jeri Auty, of Port Ludlow and Caryl Fallert-Gentry of Port Townsend.  The exhibit of work by Peninsula Fiber Artists, "Anything Goes,”opens today at the Mead Werks at Wilderbee Farm.  It includes artists from Port Townsend, Port Ludlow, Chimacum, Bainbridge Island and Sequim. It is open Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. at 223 Cook Ave Ext., Port Townsend.

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

In-person meeting 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off U.S. Highway 101) in east Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Sarah Shea, right, and members of her band, Chez Jazz, from left, Ed Donohue, Joe D'Enrone and Al Harris, perform at Wednesday's Concert on the Pier music series at Port Angeles City Pier. The weekly free music series, presented by the Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts and sponsored by Erika Ralston Word/Windermere Real Estate, D.A. Davidson, the Elwha River Casino and the Peninsula Daily News, continues next Wednesday with the Bread and Gravy Quartet.

Free summer concerts spread music on Peninsula

Free, outdoor summer concerts are planned next week on the North Olympic Peninsula. The concerts are Tuesdays in Sequim, Wednesdays in Port Angeles and Thursdays… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Sarah Shea, right, and members of her band, Chez Jazz, from left, Ed Donohue, Joe D'Enrone and Al Harris, perform at Wednesday's Concert on the Pier music series at Port Angeles City Pier. The weekly free music series, presented by the Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts and sponsored by Erika Ralston Word/Windermere Real Estate, D.A. Davidson, the Elwha River Casino and the Peninsula Daily News, continues next Wednesday with the Bread and Gravy Quartet.