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Garage burns, but home saved from fire in Sequim

Damage was estimated to be about $150,000

Green Thumb lecture set Thursday

Tom Del Hotal will present “Rare Fruits for Cold Winter Areas” at noon on Thursday. The free lecture is part of the… Continue reading

Indus River Valley civilization subject of Tuesday Talk in Port Townsend

Anu Pujji will present “Exploring the Mysterious Disappearance of the Indus Valley Civilization” from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Pujji’s presentation… Continue reading

Jewelry by Andrea Guarino-Slemmons is exhibited at Port Townsend Gallery.

Jewelry, collages focus of Port Townsend Gallery exhibit

Anne Schneider and Andrea Guarino-Slemmons are Port Townsend Gallery’s featured artists this month. The Port Townsend Gallery, at 715 Water St., is… Continue reading

Jewelry by Andrea Guarino-Slemmons is exhibited at Port Townsend Gallery.

LETTER: Insurance charges

I would like to pose a question to the insurance commissioner as to why insurers aren’t adding the cost of treating COVID-19 patients hospitalized and… Continue reading

LETTER: No need to kill the deer

No need to kill deer in Sunland. Please plant only plants that deer do not eat. Bob Snyder Sequim… Continue reading

LETTER: Reach and Row

A hearty thank you to all the community members who supported the 2021 Reach and Row for Hospice Race. This annual event, sponsored by Sequim… Continue reading

Members of the Pease family of Sequim, from left, father, Craig, children Addison, 12, Alayna, 10 and Alivia, 3, and mother, Bambi, examine an information kiosk at Salt Creek Recreation Area north of Joyce last week. The group was exploring places on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Outdoor exploration

Members of the Pease family of Sequim, from left, father, Craig, children Addison, 12, Alayna, 10 and Alivia, 3, and mother, Bambi, examine an information… Continue reading

Members of the Pease family of Sequim, from left, father, Craig, children Addison, 12, Alayna, 10 and Alivia, 3, and mother, Bambi, examine an information kiosk at Salt Creek Recreation Area north of Joyce last week. The group was exploring places on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Coastal steelhead virtual town hall set for Oct. 26

Peninsula Daily News OLYMPIA ­­— Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fishery managers invite the public to join a virtual town hall at 5 p.m.… Continue reading

Play Computer Lingo Bingo at Tech Tuesday in Port Hadlock

The Jefferson County Library will host Tech Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday. The free class, “Computer Lingo Bingo,” will… Continue reading

Sequim Bay Yacht Club to meet Wednesday

Blaine Zechenelly and Keith Koehler will address a meeting of the Sequim Bay Yacht Club at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. The presentation is in… Continue reading

Soroptimist International of Port Angeles – Jet Set to meet Thursday

Bertha D. Cooper will address a meeting of Soroptimist International of Port Angeles - Jet Set at 7 a.m. Thursday. Cooper, a… Continue reading

Traffic lights, Washington Street rehab among 2022 Sequim projects

Pandemic may bring second year of no utility increases

Virtual tour of Jamestown S’Klallam Museum scheduled

David Brownell will conduct a virtual tour of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Museum and its archival collections at 3 p.m. Thursday. The free… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Camryn Hines runs at the Nike Hole in the Wall Invitational on Saturday. Hines finished eighth in the girls varsity silver race while teammate Aliyah Yearian was second. (Photo courtesy of Randy Allworth)

CROSS COUNTRY (UPDATED): Olympic Peninsula runners perform well at Nike Hole in the Wall

Several Olympic Peninsula cross-country athletes had strong showings in the prestigious Nike Hole in the Wall Cross-Country 5K Invitational held Saturday at Lakewood… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Camryn Hines runs at the Nike Hole in the Wall Invitational on Saturday. Hines finished eighth in the girls varsity silver race while teammate Aliyah Yearian was second. (Photo courtesy of Randy Allworth)
Peninsula's Hayahide Sakamoto, front left, and Whatcom's Juan Obeso eye a loose ball on Saturday at Peninsula College. Behind Sakamoto is teammate Jeong Hyun Kang. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men win physical battle with Whatcom for No. 1; Women get goal from McGuffey to win

Overcoming the physical play of the unbeaten Whatcom Orcas and a late penalty pick, the Peninsula College men’s soccer team rallied in… Continue reading

Peninsula's Hayahide Sakamoto, front left, and Whatcom's Juan Obeso eye a loose ball on Saturday at Peninsula College. Behind Sakamoto is teammate Jeong Hyun Kang. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Mikiya Shiflett, left, the Chimacum High School homecoming king, and Hannah Cotterill, queen, are presented Friday during halftime of the East Jefferson football game against Cascade Christian at Memorial Field in Port Townsend. The Port Townsend king and queen, Jerome Reaux Jr. and Faye Berry, also were honored during halftime. Chimacum and Port Townsend have combined sports programs and are competing together as the East Jefferson Rivals. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Chimacum homecoming royalty

Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News Mikiya Shiflett, left, the Chimacum High School homecoming king, and Hannah Cotterill, queen, are presented Friday during halftime of… Continue reading

Mikiya Shiflett, left, the Chimacum High School homecoming king, and Hannah Cotterill, queen, are presented Friday during halftime of the East Jefferson football game against Cascade Christian at Memorial Field in Port Townsend. The Port Townsend king and queen, Jerome Reaux Jr. and Faye Berry, also were honored during halftime. Chimacum and Port Townsend have combined sports programs and are competing together as the East Jefferson Rivals. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

High wind blows havoc through Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival

Wind gusts blew down all but 12 of the 70 vendor tents at the Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival early Sunday morning,… Continue reading

LETTER: Lives, not rights, in danger

On the 19th of this month, my friend died of COVID-19. She was diagnosed just the day before, and by morning she was dead, her… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2021
Hannah Nelson of Port Angeles crossed the Strait of Juan de Fuca on a paddleboard to raise money for domestic violence services. (Laura Hall)

Paddleboarder crosses Strait for a cause

Money raised to go for survivors of domestic violence

Hannah Nelson of Port Angeles crossed the Strait of Juan de Fuca on a paddleboard to raise money for domestic violence services. (Laura Hall)