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Mike Schefers of Port Angeles works out at the Olympic Peninsula YMCA in Port Angeles.

Employee shortages cramping Clallam County businesses

Capacity is restored, but staff ing low

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Mike Schefers of Port Angeles works out at the Olympic Peninsula YMCA in Port Angeles.
Anna Marchand will lead two free workshops at Fort Worden on Sunday

Fort Worden workshops offered

AmeriCorps service member Anna Marchand will present two free workshops at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way, today. Marchand will discuss… Continue reading

Anna Marchand will lead two free workshops at Fort Worden on Sunday
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They were off running and walking in Forks during Saturday's Fourth of July Fun Run presented by the Forks Community Hospital. The celebration peaks today with a Grand Parade and a host of other events.

Fourth of July celebrated today

Public fireworks are planned tonight in Port Angeles and Sequim, while Forks wraps up five days of celebration. The reopening of the state on Wednesday… Continue reading

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They were off running and walking in Forks during Saturday's Fourth of July Fun Run presented by the Forks Community Hospital. The celebration peaks today with a Grand Parade and a host of other events.

Hoffman Trail closed for logging work

The Walt Hoffman Trail at Gibbs Lake County Park will close Tuesday, according to a press release from Jefferson County Parks and… Continue reading

Ann Arscott's landscapes are featured at Gallery 9 in July.

Landscapes, sculptures on view at Gallery 9

Gallery 9’s featured artists for July are landscape painter Ann Arscott and Sarah Fitch, who creates ceramic tiles and sculptures. The gallery… Continue reading

Ann Arscott's landscapes are featured at Gallery 9 in July.

OTA seeks auxiliary actors for Shakespearean Faire

The Olympic Theatre Arts Center is seeking auxiliary actors for a Shakespearean Renaissance Faire scheduled Aug. 21-22. Prospective actors are asked to contact… Continue reading

Tom Saknit's work will be on display at Port Townsend Gallery in July.

Photography, tin can art on view at Port Townsend Gallery

Tom Saknit and Loran Scruggs are the Port Townsend Gallery’s featured artists for July. The gallery at 715 Water St. is open… Continue reading

Tom Saknit's work will be on display at Port Townsend Gallery in July.
Randy Radock is the featured artist at the Harbor Art Gallery in July and August.

Radock is featured artist at Harbor Art Gallery

Block print artist Randy Radock will be in the spotlight in the Featured Artist Room at the Harbor Art Gallery during the… Continue reading

Randy Radock is the featured artist at the Harbor Art Gallery in July and August.

Sequim Bay closed to shellfish harvesting

Sequim Bay beaches are now closed to recreational harvesting of all species of shellfish after a high level of marine biotoxin was discovered… Continue reading

Registered nurses Kelly Bower and Dmitriy Lisenkoff prepare COVID-19 vaccination doses at the Jamestown Family Health Clinic drive-thru clinic in Sequim in March. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Sequim’s 2020 Citizens of Year: Essential workers

Chamber selects group for pandemic efforts

Registered nurses Kelly Bower and Dmitriy Lisenkoff prepare COVID-19 vaccination doses at the Jamestown Family Health Clinic drive-thru clinic in Sequim in March. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group
The sign at the Courtyard Cafe in downtown Port Townsend tells the tale of restaurants in summer 2021. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Staffing shortages cramp businesses

Capacity restored, but service constrained

The sign at the Courtyard Cafe in downtown Port Townsend tells the tale of restaurants in summer 2021. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
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Larisa Jean Dietz of Sequim sits with attorney Stan Myers on Friday at Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles.

Verdict in on stabbing

Jury finds woman guilty of attempted murder

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Larisa Jean Dietz of Sequim sits with attorney Stan Myers on Friday at Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles.

WEST COAST LEAGUE: Lefties’ bus and bats break down

After playing a week-long stretch of games in temperatures in the upper 90s and triple digits, Port Angeles suffered through two separate team… Continue reading

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Wilder third baseman Landon Siebel makes a throw to first during Fridays game against Lakeside Recovery at Port Angeles Civic Field.
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Wilder third baseman Landon Siebel makes a throw to first during Fridays game against Lakeside Recovery at Port Angeles Civic Field.

EYE ON CLALLAM: Port Angeles council to consider ODT support

Peninsula Daily News The Port Angeles City Council will consider passing a resolution in support of the Olympic Discovery Trail in a virtual meeting at… Continue reading

Sequim Picklers members from left, Steve Bennett, Richard Reed, Colleen Alger, John Herbolt, Bob Sester, Jeannie Ramsey and Beverly Hoffman were part of 14-strong Sequim Picklers contingent that competed at the 2021 USA Pickleball Pacific Northwest Regional Championship in Boise, Idaho, last month.

AREA SPORTS: Sequim Picklers fare well at Pacific Northwest regional

Forks has a host of sports activities set Saturday

Sequim Picklers members from left, Steve Bennett, Richard Reed, Colleen Alger, John Herbolt, Bob Sester, Jeannie Ramsey and Beverly Hoffman were part of 14-strong Sequim Picklers contingent that competed at the 2021 USA Pickleball Pacific Northwest Regional Championship in Boise, Idaho, last month.