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Bentinck Island demolition range in use Wednesday through Friday

The Royal Canadian Navy has announced that the land-based demolition range at Bentinck Island will be in use from Wednesday through Friday.… Continue reading

Clallam Parent to Parent to hold roundtable discussion

Clallam County Parent to Parent will host a virtual roundtable discussion, “Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Coming Out of the Pandemic,” at 4 p.m.… Continue reading

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Sequim's Jelissa Julmist keeps her eyes on the basket as she drives for a score against East Jefferson's Alyssa Vandenberg, left, Shelby Theibelt, 30, and Gina Brown during a Saturday afternoon game played in Chimacum.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sequim opens strong against East Jefferson

Forks takes down defending league champ Ilwaco

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Sequim's Jelissa Julmist keeps her eyes on the basket as she drives for a score against East Jefferson's Alyssa Vandenberg, left, Shelby Theibelt, 30, and Gina Brown during a Saturday afternoon game played in Chimacum.
Cathy Lucero.

Green Thumb Lecture series to focus on bee habitat

Cathy Lucero will present “Bee Spaces — Hidden in Plain Sight” at noon Thursday. The free lecture is part of the Green… Continue reading

Cathy Lucero.

Guaranteed Education Tuition enrollment period ends May 31

The Washington Student Achievement Council has announced that the 2020-2021 Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) enrollment period ends Monday, May 31. This year the… Continue reading

Gary Huff, left, board director and campaign chairman for the Olympic Peninsula YMCA’s 2021 Impact Campaign, accepts a donation for the YMCA from 1st Security Bank, represented by Vice President Branch Manager Anthony Aceto and 1st Security personal banker Sheena Zahn.(Photo courtesy of Olympic Peninsula YMCA)
Gary Huff, left, board director and campaign chairman for the Olympic Peninsula YMCA’s 2021 Impact Campaign, accepts a donation for the YMCA from 1st Security Bank, represented by Vice President Branch Manager Anthony Aceto and 1st Security personal banker Sheena Zahn.(Photo courtesy of Olympic Peninsula YMCA)
Port Townsend novelist JoAnne Tompkins, at home with her schnauzer Oscar, has released her debut, “What Comes After,” to glowing reviews across the nation. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend novelist draws critical acclaim

Author’s background as a mediator helps characters’ ‘psyches’

Port Townsend novelist JoAnne Tompkins, at home with her schnauzer Oscar, has released her debut, “What Comes After,” to glowing reviews across the nation. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Rental, utility assistance available through Serenity House

Serenity House has received new funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to prevent evictions throughout Clallam County, the organization has… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild holds reopening sale May 13-15

The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild will host its re-opening sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday though Saturday at the guild’s shop at… Continue reading

With master of ceremonies Stephen Rosales serving as virtual guide, the 2021 Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade-turned-Procession makes its way through downtown Sequim late Saturday afternoon. Festival royalty includes, from left, princesses Allie Gale and Zoee Kuperus, float builder Guy Horton, princess Sydney VanProyen and queen Hannah Hampton. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

The Irrigation Festival goes on

and virtual — forms this past weekend, with a slew of online events combined with an… Continue reading

With master of ceremonies Stephen Rosales serving as virtual guide, the 2021 Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade-turned-Procession makes its way through downtown Sequim late Saturday afternoon. Festival royalty includes, from left, princesses Allie Gale and Zoee Kuperus, float builder Guy Horton, princess Sydney VanProyen and queen Hannah Hampton. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Three injured in collision on U.S. Highway 101 near Blyn

Three people were injured Saturday in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Blyn, the State Patrol said. Melissa E. Clayton, 35,… Continue reading

Jefferson County high school senior Emily Kilgore, on Antonio, is the first in the area to qualify to compete at the Interscholastic Equestrian Association’s National Dressage Finals this coming weekend in Texas. To up the competitive skill needed, riders compete on unfamiliar horses whose names they’ve drawn from a hat. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

HORSEPLAY: Jefferson senior goes to Interscholastic Equestrian Association finals in her first season

AT HER INTERSCHOLASTIC Equestrian Association’s (IEA) regional competition in April, Jefferson County equestrian Emily Kilgore placed first in both her classes, racking up the points… Continue reading

Jefferson County high school senior Emily Kilgore, on Antonio, is the first in the area to qualify to compete at the Interscholastic Equestrian Association’s National Dressage Finals this coming weekend in Texas. To up the competitive skill needed, riders compete on unfamiliar horses whose names they’ve drawn from a hat. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)
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A GROWING CONCERN: A task list for your baskets

the bounty of the basket! We have all seen them by… Continue reading

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“Sparrow in Sepia II,” a framed silk batik by Carolyn Doe, in featured at Gallery 9 this month.

Batik, oil paintings, jewelry in the spotlight at Gallery 9

Gallery-9 has the spotlight on Carolyn Doe’s silk batik and oil paintings and Roberto Costa Ribiero’s silver jewelry this month. Gallery-9 and… Continue reading

“Sparrow in Sepia II,” a framed silk batik by Carolyn Doe, in featured at Gallery 9 this month.

Council members look to election

Most city office-holders plan to run in November

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An aluminum cut-out of a Roosevelt elk sits outside the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, part of the "Conservation From Here" exhibit that includes original art by Joseph Rossano.

Elk installation appears at fine arts center

The aluminum cut-outs of Roosevelt elk herds that have appeared on Olympic National Park visitor centers have also settled at the Port… Continue reading

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An aluminum cut-out of a Roosevelt elk sits outside the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, part of the "Conservation From Here" exhibit that includes original art by Joseph Rossano.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles romps in opener; Millie Long 25 points, 8 steals, 6 assists

Port Angeles forced 39 Klahowya turnovers and yielded no offensive rebounds in soaring past the Eagles 65-18 in the Roughriders’ girls basketball season… Continue reading

Jenny Preston of Chimacum's Snow Creek Leather works on a belt at the Sequim Irrigation Festival's Innovative Arts and Crafts Fair in downtown Sequim pn Saturday. "I've been coming to this festival since as long as I can remember, possibly the 1970s," Preston said. With health restrictions in place the festival moved all but two events — the fair and the Grand Parade-turned-procession — to virtual presentations. See irrigationfestival.com. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Irrigation Festival fair ongoing in Sequim

Jenny Preston of Chimacum’s Snow Creek Leather works on a belt at the Sequim Irrigation Festival’s Innovative Arts and Crafts Fair in downtown Sequim on… Continue reading

Jenny Preston of Chimacum's Snow Creek Leather works on a belt at the Sequim Irrigation Festival's Innovative Arts and Crafts Fair in downtown Sequim pn Saturday. "I've been coming to this festival since as long as I can remember, possibly the 1970s," Preston said. With health restrictions in place the festival moved all but two events — the fair and the Grand Parade-turned-procession — to virtual presentations. See irrigationfestival.com. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Sally Pfaff uses acrylics to portray water interacting with landscapes.

Oil, acrylic paintings featured at Port Townsend Gallery

The Port Townsend Gallery is featuring artists Stephanie K. Johnson and Sally Pfaff this month. The gallery at 715 Water St., is… Continue reading

Sally Pfaff uses acrylics to portray water interacting with landscapes.