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The Lummi totem pole’s symbols of leadership include an eagle, two salmon, a wolf and a bear. The pole arrived in downtown Port Townsend on April 24. The totem pole will visit Port Angeles, Lake Crescent and the Makah Nation on Tuesday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles, Lake Crescent, Makah stops planned Tuesday for Lummi totem pole

Red Road to D.C. planning in July

The Lummi totem pole’s symbols of leadership include an eagle, two salmon, a wolf and a bear. The pole arrived in downtown Port Townsend on April 24. The totem pole will visit Port Angeles, Lake Crescent and the Makah Nation on Tuesday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP: PA boys nipped by North Kitsap in battle of powers; Sequim, Forks win on the road

Sequim girls also win

Sex assault at Olympic National Park cabin

Kent man, 36, pleads guilty

Ron Allen, CEO of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, has fun grabbing one of the 40 winning ducks for the Duck Derby on Sunday at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles. The tribe is one of the major sponsors of the event. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Virtual Duck Derby event breaks fundraising record

Annual showcase nets $115,000 for Olympic Medical Foundation

Ron Allen, CEO of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, has fun grabbing one of the 40 winning ducks for the Duck Derby on Sunday at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles. The tribe is one of the major sponsors of the event. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Photo courtesy of Forks wrestling Jesus Garcia-Dominquez of Forks, left, wrestles against a Rainier opponent at the Sgt. Justin Norton Memorial Wrestling Tournament in Rainier on Saturday. Garcia-Dominguez won his 113-pound weight class and the Spartans won the meet as a team.

WRESTLING: Forks wins Sgt. Justin Norton meet

While it has been a truncated season for prep wrestling tournaments, the Sgt. Justin Norton Memorial Tournament, one of the biggest meets in… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Forks wrestling Jesus Garcia-Dominquez of Forks, left, wrestles against a Rainier opponent at the Sgt. Justin Norton Memorial Wrestling Tournament in Rainier on Saturday. Garcia-Dominguez won his 113-pound weight class and the Spartans won the meet as a team.
Coronavirus

Officials: COVID-19 strains more concerning

U.K., California and India variants reported in Clallam County

Spartan Riley Pursley scores over a host of Hyaks Thursday evening in Forks where the Spartans defeated North Beach 72 to 35. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks all 18s in win over Hyaks

Forks was consistent on the scoreboard in a 72-35 Pacific League boys basketball win over North Beach, posting 18 points in each quarter… Continue reading

Spartan Riley Pursley scores over a host of Hyaks Thursday evening in Forks where the Spartans defeated North Beach 72 to 35. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.
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Abandoned domestic ducks find happy homes

Nature photographer gets help for ducks at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim

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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The cruist ship American Constellation sits at Port Angeles City Pier on Friday, marking the beginning of cruise season on the Salish Sea and Puget Sound. The ship, and its sister vessel American Spirt, both part of American Cruise Lines, are scheduled for weekly visits to Port Angeles, Port Townsend and other regional destinations out of Seattle from now through October.
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American Constellation at Port Angeles pier for cruise season start

The cruise ship American Constellation sits at Port Angeles City Pier on Friday, marking the beginning of cruise season on the Salish Sea and Puget… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The cruist ship American Constellation sits at Port Angeles City Pier on Friday, marking the beginning of cruise season on the Salish Sea and Puget Sound. The ship, and its sister vessel American Spirt, both part of American Cruise Lines, are scheduled for weekly visits to Port Angeles, Port Townsend and other regional destinations out of Seattle from now through October.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A sign at the west entrance informs of the indefinite closure of the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. Clallam County Fair officials have cancelled the annual fair for a second year.

Board cancels 2021 Clallam County Fair

Smaller 4-H shows planned

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A sign at the west entrance informs of the indefinite closure of the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. Clallam County Fair officials have cancelled the annual fair for a second year.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Protected from the public by a clear barrier, Clallam County Elections Deputy Chris Umbarger, left, reads off candidates names after a lot draw to determine how candidates will be listed on the ballot as Elections Surpervisor Susan Johnson records the results on Friday at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles.

Candidates flood Clallam County ballot

Seventy-two file for 40 positions

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Protected from the public by a clear barrier, Clallam County Elections Deputy Chris Umbarger, left, reads off candidates names after a lot draw to determine how candidates will be listed on the ballot as Elections Surpervisor Susan Johnson records the results on Friday at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles.

Flower planting party set today in downtown Port Angeles

Round 2 of the inaugural Big Spring Spruce Up earlier this month is today, with the planting of flowers in downtown planter… Continue reading

Nathaniel Ashford: Future Business Leader

Jefferson chamber outlines award winners

Five win honors for accomplishments

Nathaniel Ashford: Future Business Leader
Jim Donaldson and Meg Snow enjoy popcorn from the Rose Theatre in downtown Port Townsend on Saturday. The theater has been popping corn on weekends for months while waiting for the day it can reopen. That day will come this summer. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend art house theater prepared for summer opening

Pandemic has closed it for past 14 months

Jim Donaldson and Meg Snow enjoy popcorn from the Rose Theatre in downtown Port Townsend on Saturday. The theater has been popping corn on weekends for months while waiting for the day it can reopen. That day will come this summer. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Two Port Townsend City Council seats to appear on primary ballot

Fifty-one candidates step up during filing week

Coronavirus

Push for vaccinations continues

Health officers look ahead

EYE ON CLALLAM: Sequim City Council considers hearing examiner’s role

Peninsula Daily News The Sequim City Council will hear of two versions of amended city law about the hearing examiner’s role in certain Type C… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Animal control, public parks county topics

The three Jefferson County commissioners will continue discussion on updates to the animal control and parks and recreation codes when they meet at 9 a.m.… Continue reading

Rand Pierce caught this 43-pound halibut while fishing off Coho Estates near Sekiu last Saturday.

OUTDOORS: Ample halibut quota remains

Neah Bay to remain closed through Oct. 1

Rand Pierce caught this 43-pound halibut while fishing off Coho Estates near Sekiu last Saturday.
Singer-songwriter Jack Dwyer, pictured at the Keg & I in Chimacum, will give a free outdoor performance in Uptown Port Townsend this Saturday at 2 p.m. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Buskers on the Block perform Saturday

Two local performers will give free outdoor concerts Saturday afternoon in the Main Street Program’s Buskers on the Block series. They are:… Continue reading

Singer-songwriter Jack Dwyer, pictured at the Keg & I in Chimacum, will give a free outdoor performance in Uptown Port Townsend this Saturday at 2 p.m. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News