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Nearly a foot of snow fell in areas of the North Olympic Peninsula, including a neighborhood near Golf Course Road in Port Angeles. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

Winter storm turns off heat for many, drops more than a foot of snow in some areas of Peninsula

Entire Peninsula in deep freeze

Nearly a foot of snow fell in areas of the North Olympic Peninsula, including a neighborhood near Golf Course Road in Port Angeles. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)
Courtesy of Christine Halberg The Momentum One Volleyball Academy U18 Tsunami won the silver division at its first tournament of the season in Auburn earlier in December. From left, back row, are Emi Halberg, Alexis Perry, Jasmine Messinger, Ava Hairell, Sam Robbins and Josephine Edgington. From left, front row, are Keana Rowley, Jayde Wold and Lily Halberg.

AREA SPORTS BRIEF: Momentum One volleyball teams open season

Momentum One Volleyball Academy directors, coaches and athletes are excited to start their second season on the Olympic Peninsula after missing last… Continue reading

Courtesy of Christine Halberg The Momentum One Volleyball Academy U18 Tsunami won the silver division at its first tournament of the season in Auburn earlier in December. From left, back row, are Emi Halberg, Alexis Perry, Jasmine Messinger, Ava Hairell, Sam Robbins and Josephine Edgington. From left, front row, are Keana Rowley, Jayde Wold and Lily Halberg.
Judith Alexander, center, pictured at Port Townsend’s Community Build Project site last summer, is the AAUW’s 2022 Woman of Excellence award honoree. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Community Build Project volunteer honored with award

People want to do the right thing, she says

Judith Alexander, center, pictured at Port Townsend’s Community Build Project site last summer, is the AAUW’s 2022 Woman of Excellence award honoree. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Deadline extended for Sequim’s ‘Art Show Without Walls’ exhibit

The Sequim Arts Advisory Commission has extended the deadline for entries for the “Art All Over: The Art Show Without Walls Exhibit.” Entries… Continue reading

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Junghanns-Royack earns honor for nursing leadership

Olympic Medical Center’s Katrin Junghanns-Royack, OMC’s ICU and telemetry director, was presented with the department’s first DAISY Nurse Leader Award. Chief Nursing… Continue reading

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Joan Zook.

Sequim schools finds its next interim chief

Retired Shelton schools superintendent to lead through June 2022

Joan Zook.
Retired Port Angeles High School orchestra director Ron Jones was among the coaches at last summer’s YEA Music! camps at Fort Worden State Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

YEA Music! seeks donations to match $10,000 gift

Program aims to make camps affordable

Retired Port Angeles High School orchestra director Ron Jones was among the coaches at last summer’s YEA Music! camps at Fort Worden State Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Bishop Budnek (2) runs the ball in the state 1B championship game against Almira-Coulee-Hartline. (Jim Wilkerson/for Peninsula Daily News)

EIGHT-MAN MVP: Bishop Budnek was a difference-maker for Quilcene

Quilcene senior Bishop Budnek overcame a slew of injuries, some preexisting, others of recent vintage, to boost the Rangers to unprecedented heights this… Continue reading

Bishop Budnek (2) runs the ball in the state 1B championship game against Almira-Coulee-Hartline. (Jim Wilkerson/for Peninsula Daily News)
photo Andrew may With the Arctic blast coming many sensitive plants could be at risk and require a vegetative mulch on top of them. Here I took the opportunity to make a decorative display as the thermal mulch over our Gunnera. December is the ideal time to prune your evergreens!

A GROWING CONCERN: Protect plants from winter chills

I HOPE THAT for all of you, Christmas was merry and full of joy! I hope that, in some form, you got together with cherished… Continue reading

photo Andrew may With the Arctic blast coming many sensitive plants could be at risk and require a vegetative mulch on top of them. Here I took the opportunity to make a decorative display as the thermal mulch over our Gunnera. December is the ideal time to prune your evergreens!
Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News Dennis Bauer gets emotional while testifying at his triple murder trial.

Accused killer’s account challenged

Bauer admits changing story

Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News Dennis Bauer gets emotional while testifying at his triple murder trial.
Crescent's Wyatt Lee (12), left, tries to outrun Quilcene's Kevin Alejo (13) in a game in September. Both Lee and Alejo were named to the 8-man All-Peninsula football team. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ALL-PENINSULA 8-MAN FOOTBALL: Budnek, Lee, Carrick among selections

• All-Peninsula 8-Man Football MVP: Bishop Budnek, sr., Quilcene: Injuries limited Budnek to seven games, but what an impact. Ran 158 times for 1,455 yards… Continue reading

Crescent's Wyatt Lee (12), left, tries to outrun Quilcene's Kevin Alejo (13) in a game in September. Both Lee and Alejo were named to the 8-man All-Peninsula football team. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Director Ginny Holladay holds artwork for "Angel Street" that was created and donated by Ryoko Toyama. Photo courtesy of Olympic Theatre Arts

Auditions set for Olympic Theatre Arts’ ‘Angel Street’

Olympic Theatre Arts Center will conduct auditions for Patrick Hamilton’s play “Gaslight” — known in America as “Angel Street” at 4 p.m. on… Continue reading

Director Ginny Holladay holds artwork for "Angel Street" that was created and donated by Ryoko Toyama. Photo courtesy of Olympic Theatre Arts
Winter Welcoming Center staffer Lisa Anderson greets Half-Pint, the terrier who spends mornings at the center in Port Townsend's Pope Marine Building. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Bitter cold blowing into Peninsula

Warming centers prepared

Winter Welcoming Center staffer Lisa Anderson greets Half-Pint, the terrier who spends mornings at the center in Port Townsend's Pope Marine Building. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Serenity House shelter aid Mike Wiley, left, sits at the front desk with clients Debra Roberts and Renee Mata, right, on Saturday at the Port Angeles homeless shelter prepares for a week of cold weather.

Bitter cold predicted for Peninsula

Warming centers prepared

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Serenity House shelter aid Mike Wiley, left, sits at the front desk with clients Debra Roberts and Renee Mata, right, on Saturday at the Port Angeles homeless shelter prepares for a week of cold weather.
Mark Senffner of Portland, Ore., helps daughter Fionn, 3 ½, with her mittens during a Christmas Eve visit to Chetzemoka Park in Port Townsend. The pleasant but chilly weather on Friday turned colder on Saturday with overnight snow forecast. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
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Christmas Eve fun at Chetzemoka Park

Mark Senffner of Portland, Ore., helps daughter Fionn, 3½, with her mittens during a Christmas Eve visit to Chetzemoka Park in Port Townsend. The pleasant… Continue reading

Mark Senffner of Portland, Ore., helps daughter Fionn, 3 ½, with her mittens during a Christmas Eve visit to Chetzemoka Park in Port Townsend. The pleasant but chilly weather on Friday turned colder on Saturday with overnight snow forecast. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Real estate broker Jim Haguewood, left, speaks with retired businesswoman Edna Peterson and North Olympic Healthcare Network CEO Michael Maxwell outside of Edna's Place in Port Angeles after the building was acquired from Peterson by the healthcare organization.

Edna’s Place sold to clinic

North Olympic Healthcare Network buys building

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Real estate broker Jim Haguewood, left, speaks with retired businesswoman Edna Peterson and North Olympic Healthcare Network CEO Michael Maxwell outside of Edna's Place in Port Angeles after the building was acquired from Peterson by the healthcare organization.
Fireworks detonate as the anchor is raised during one of Port Townsend’s First Night celebrations in this file photo.(Peninsula Daily News)

First Night returns to downtown Port Townsend

Hundreds of samples of soup, four kinds of live music and a whole lot of light: This is First Night, returning this… Continue reading

Fireworks detonate as the anchor is raised during one of Port Townsend’s First Night celebrations in this file photo.(Peninsula Daily News)

First Night schedule for Port Townsend

First Night, the New Year’s Eve festival on and around Pope Marine Park at Water and Madison streets, is free to the… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge overnight closures set in early January

Last week’s closures were canceled

Jan Whitlow’s equine family gather around her in a circle wearing their new waterproof blankets to help protect them from freezing cold, wind and rain that would flatten their otherwise thick and fluffy winter top-coat that serves as an insulator to keep their bodies warm. From left are Thunder, Mulla the mini-mule, Orion, Patch, Teddy and Shetland pony Belle. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

HORSEPLAY: Advice for blanketing horses for winter

SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAINS AND frost in the lowlands greeted us Tuesday morning, Dec. 21, Winter Solstice and the first day of winter. Which begs the question:… Continue reading

Jan Whitlow’s equine family gather around her in a circle wearing their new waterproof blankets to help protect them from freezing cold, wind and rain that would flatten their otherwise thick and fluffy winter top-coat that serves as an insulator to keep their bodies warm. From left are Thunder, Mulla the mini-mule, Orion, Patch, Teddy and Shetland pony Belle. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)