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OTA holds auditions for ‘The Hobbit’

Olympic Theatre Arts has set auditions for The Hobbit for today and Saturday. The auditions will be at 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: A short history of extinction

FOR SOME, THE new year begins in January. Out on our rivers, the new year begins now with the warming temperatures and the emergence of… Continue reading

Port Angeles book sale scheduled

The Port Angeles Friends of the Library will host a Bag of Books sale from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday and… Continue reading

Port Townsend golf course planning returns

City to resume gathering public comment

Sequim Sunrise Rotary raises $25k for Ukraine

Sequim Sunrise Rotary has raised $25,000 for ShelterBox relief in Ukraine. The club also raised more than $23,000 to support its local service… Continue reading

Four competitors in the first stage of the Race to Alaska were rescued Monday by the U.S. Coast Guard and a support vessel when their boats became disabled in 10-foot-high waves and gale force winds on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The 750-mile adventure race that begins in Port Townsend and ends in Ketchikan, Alaska, does not allow engines and prohibits drops of food and supplies to competitors. The mast on Team Narwhal’s 32-foot trimaran snapped and the vessel was towed to shore. (Liv von Oelreich)

Stormy seas challenge contenders in Strait

Four rescued, others take refuge; Seattle team wins first stage

Four competitors in the first stage of the Race to Alaska were rescued Monday by the U.S. Coast Guard and a support vessel when their boats became disabled in 10-foot-high waves and gale force winds on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The 750-mile adventure race that begins in Port Townsend and ends in Ketchikan, Alaska, does not allow engines and prohibits drops of food and supplies to competitors. The mast on Team Narwhal’s 32-foot trimaran snapped and the vessel was towed to shore. (Liv von Oelreich)

YMCA to build facility for childcare

Clallam County asked to provide ARPA funds

Port Townsend High School’s Sidda Hayes, Macy Smith, Charlotte Falge and Maddi Witheridge look over Tusker Behrenfeld’s mortar board to decipher the meaning. Eighty-two seniors received their diplomas before family and friends during the 132nd Commencement at McCurdy Pavilion on Friday night. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Chimacum, Port Townsend high school classes graduate

Port Townsend High School’s Sidda Hayes, Macy Smith, Charlotte Falge and Maddi Witheridge look over Tusker Behrenfeld’s mortar board to decipher the meaning. Eighty-two seniors… Continue reading

Port Townsend High School’s Sidda Hayes, Macy Smith, Charlotte Falge and Maddi Witheridge look over Tusker Behrenfeld’s mortar board to decipher the meaning. Eighty-two seniors received their diplomas before family and friends during the 132nd Commencement at McCurdy Pavilion on Friday night. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Associated Press Golden Tate celebrates after the Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014. Tate, who also played baseball in college at Notre Dame, will play for the Port Angeles Lefties tonight at Civic Field.

LEFTIES: Former Seahawks wide reciver, Super Bowl champ Golden Tate signs with Port Angeles

Tate played baseball at Notre Dame, drafted by two MLB teams

The Associated Press Golden Tate celebrates after the Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014. Tate, who also played baseball in college at Notre Dame, will play for the Port Angeles Lefties tonight at Civic Field.
David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Raising their late father’s U.S. Flag over the Captain Joseph House on Memorial Day are Walter Johnson, left, and Norris Johnson, right.

Veteran’s flag flies over Captain Joseph House

Special wreath laid by Gold Star mother

David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Raising their late father’s U.S. Flag over the Captain Joseph House on Memorial Day are Walter Johnson, left, and Norris Johnson, right.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Wilder's Colton Romero bats in the second inning against Lakeside BR on Saturday in Port Angeles. Wilder won three out of four games this weekend at Civic Field.

AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Sr. takes 3 of 4 in league openers

Logan Olson wins with a complete game

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Wilder's Colton Romero bats in the second inning against Lakeside BR on Saturday in Port Angeles. Wilder won three out of four games this weekend at Civic Field.
With the snow-clad Olympic Mountains in the background and the patriotic strains of the Ukrainian national anthem playing over loudspeakers, these six sailboats of various shapes and sizes aim for the start line to embark on the Race 2 Alaska at 5 a.m. Monday morning in Port Townsend. With only the sound of wind in the sails (no motors are allowed), oars and paddles digging into the water and waves splashing against hulls, the 38 full race teams and the 12 proving ground teams face a formidable 750 miles of sometimes calm, sometimes stormy but always-dangerous ocean water before reaching the final destination of Ketchikan, Alaska. The winning team gets $10,000 nailed to a post while the second-place team races for a set of steak knives. The first stop is Victoria, B.C., where the teams will prove their mettle and get ready for the 710-mile stretch to Ketchikan, which gets underway on Thursday at noon in Victoria Harbour. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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And they’re off …

By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News With the snow-clad Olympic Mountains in the background and the patriotic strains of the Ukrainian national anthem playing… Continue reading

With the snow-clad Olympic Mountains in the background and the patriotic strains of the Ukrainian national anthem playing over loudspeakers, these six sailboats of various shapes and sizes aim for the start line to embark on the Race 2 Alaska at 5 a.m. Monday morning in Port Townsend. With only the sound of wind in the sails (no motors are allowed), oars and paddles digging into the water and waves splashing against hulls, the 38 full race teams and the 12 proving ground teams face a formidable 750 miles of sometimes calm, sometimes stormy but always-dangerous ocean water before reaching the final destination of Ketchikan, Alaska. The winning team gets $10,000 nailed to a post while the second-place team races for a set of steak knives. The first stop is Victoria, B.C., where the teams will prove their mettle and get ready for the 710-mile stretch to Ketchikan, which gets underway on Thursday at noon in Victoria Harbour. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Closures near Mora Campground slated for Quillayute River project

Noise, construction expected in daylight hours June 20-24

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Friends of Port Townsend Library book and media sale Saturday

The Friends of the Port Townsend Library will host a book and media sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right are Sarah “Kat” Woodward, Stephanie McFadden, John James, Carlyne Littlejohn, Erica Rudesill, Stephanie Sullivan and Tyrone Beatty
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Healthy Families donation in Clallam County

1st Security Bank recently donated $2,500 to Healthy Families of Clallam County. Healthy Families assists victims of domestic violence or sexual assault to rebuild their… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right are Sarah “Kat” Woodward, Stephanie McFadden, John James, Carlyne Littlejohn, Erica Rudesill, Stephanie Sullivan and Tyrone Beatty

Jefferson County looking at siting housing

Ordinance aims to help homeless

Joan Shields Bennett, wife of former Navy Seabee Marvin Shields, reads her remarks to assembled guests during a re-dedication of a plaque honoring her late husband, who died in Vietnam in 1965. Shields, portrayed in the drawing on the stand, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions above and beyond the call of duty. The original plaque, made of bronze, was stolen in 2019 and was never recovered. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Plaque dedication

By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News Joan Shields Bennett, wife of former Navy Seabee Marvin Shields, reads her remarks to assembled guests during a… Continue reading

Joan Shields Bennett, wife of former Navy Seabee Marvin Shields, reads her remarks to assembled guests during a re-dedication of a plaque honoring her late husband, who died in Vietnam in 1965. Shields, portrayed in the drawing on the stand, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions above and beyond the call of duty. The original plaque, made of bronze, was stolen in 2019 and was never recovered. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Patti Winnop-Colwell, a longtime Sequim Food Bank volunteer, helps a visitor pick out some items from the facility's drive-through on June 3. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim Food Bank seeing demand

New storage facility in preliminary planning

Patti Winnop-Colwell, a longtime Sequim Food Bank volunteer, helps a visitor pick out some items from the facility's drive-through on June 3. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Volunters sought for 4H summer programs

The Washington State University Jefferson County Extension is seeking adult volunteers to teach, or to assist with teaching, Explore 4-H camps on Wednesdays in July… Continue reading

Several sailors in Race to Alaska rescued, out of race

Four participants in the annual Race to Alaska were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday when some of the contestants’… Continue reading