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Carole Scholl of Port Angeles shows her support for women’s rights during a rally Saturday following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. For more on the rallies in Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend, see Monday’s print and online editions. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Carole Scholl of Port Angeles shows her support for women’s rights during a rally Saturday following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v.… Continue reading

Carole Scholl of Port Angeles shows her support for women’s rights during a rally Saturday following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. For more on the rallies in Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend, see Monday’s print and online editions. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Abortion ruling leaves access unaffected in state

Peninsula healthcare providers respond

Myron Teterud, a longtime Sequim schools and community supporter, gives the crowd a salute after being honored as “Fan of the Century” at Sequim High School’s centennial celebration in January 2011. Sequim School Board directors agreed to name the SHS athletic field in honor of Teterud, along with naming the stadium stáʔčəŋ, a S’Klallam word meaning “wolf." (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

Names OK’d for Sequim stadium, field

Tribe, Teterud honored at athletic facility

Myron Teterud, a longtime Sequim schools and community supporter, gives the crowd a salute after being honored as “Fan of the Century” at Sequim High School’s centennial celebration in January 2011. Sequim School Board directors agreed to name the SHS athletic field in honor of Teterud, along with naming the stadium stáʔčəŋ, a S’Klallam word meaning “wolf." (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

OMC vows full ER staff on July 1

PESI to dissolve as new group takes over

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Peninsula College releases first season of Raymond Carver Podcast

Series includes interviews with writers, directors, actors

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Pete and Crystal Damore of Ordinary Elephant will perform Wednesday.

Two duos scheduled to perform

Rainshadow Concerts next week

Pete and Crystal Damore of Ordinary Elephant will perform Wednesday.
Demonstrators protest about abortion outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

States can ban abortion

  • Jun 24, 2022
  • By Mark Sherman The Associated Press
Demonstrators protest about abortion outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Popular poplar trees on Port of Port Townsend property along the south side of Sims Way in Port Townsend are adorned with Italian names as a result of the Adopt-a-Poplar program instituted by the Gateway Poplar Alliance’s efforts to save them from being cut down. For a donation, a person can choose which poplar to adopt and which Italian name, $50 for a female name and $100 for a male name to be displayed. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Adopt-a-Poplar program

Popular poplar trees on Port of Port Townsend property along the south side of Sims Way in Port Townsend are adorned with Italian names as… Continue reading

Popular poplar trees on Port of Port Townsend property along the south side of Sims Way in Port Townsend are adorned with Italian names as a result of the Adopt-a-Poplar program instituted by the Gateway Poplar Alliance’s efforts to save them from being cut down. For a donation, a person can choose which poplar to adopt and which Italian name, $50 for a female name and $100 for a male name to be displayed. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)

East Jefferson, Port Ludlow fire districts consider merger

Community input to be sought before plan offered to voters

The North Olympic Salmon Coalition is bringing Fin, the giant salmon, Nature Bridge is bringing its portable stream and Smokey the Bear will make a special appearance at Forever Streamfest.

Environmental fair to be revived at new location

Speakers presented at StreamFest

The North Olympic Salmon Coalition is bringing Fin, the giant salmon, Nature Bridge is bringing its portable stream and Smokey the Bear will make a special appearance at Forever Streamfest.

Jefferson Public Utility District approves Pleasant Harbor pact

Water, sewer system topic of agreement

In this photo provided by the state Department of Natural Resources, a crane and boats are anchored next to a collapsed “net pen” used by Cooke Aquaculture Pacific to farm Atlantic Salmon near Cypress Island on Aug. 28, 2017, after a failure of the nets allowed tens of thousands of the nonnative fish to escape. A state jury on Wednesday awarded the Lummi Indian tribe $595,000 over the collapse of the net pen where Atlantic salmon were being raised, an event that elicited fears of damage to wild salmon runs and prompted the Legislature to ban the farming of the nonnative fish. (David Bergvall/Washington State Department of Natural Resources via AP, File)

Jury awards $595,000 to Lummi Tribe for salmon pen collapse

Cooke Aquaculture will not appeal case

  • Jun 24, 2022
  • By Gene Johnson The Associated Press
In this photo provided by the state Department of Natural Resources, a crane and boats are anchored next to a collapsed “net pen” used by Cooke Aquaculture Pacific to farm Atlantic Salmon near Cypress Island on Aug. 28, 2017, after a failure of the nets allowed tens of thousands of the nonnative fish to escape. A state jury on Wednesday awarded the Lummi Indian tribe $595,000 over the collapse of the net pen where Atlantic salmon were being raised, an event that elicited fears of damage to wild salmon runs and prompted the Legislature to ban the farming of the nonnative fish. (David Bergvall/Washington State Department of Natural Resources via AP, File)
Port Angeles firefighters and paramedics come to the aid of a person who fell from the riprap and became trapped between rocks for three hours on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Woman trapped for 3 hours on hook

Extrication takes about 40 minutes

Port Angeles firefighters and paramedics come to the aid of a person who fell from the riprap and became trapped between rocks for three hours on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County Commissioners asked to reject lone bid for river project

Proposal’s cost exceeds estimates

Mary Kelsoe of the Port Angeles Garden Club spreads topsoil in one of the decorative planters along the Esplanade along the Port Angeles waterfront on Wednesday. The planters, known as Billie Loo’s Garden after a longtime garden club member, are regularly maintained by fellow club members. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Decorative planters

Mary Kelsoe of the Port Angeles Garden Club spreads topsoil in one of the decorative planters along the Esplanade along the Port Angeles waterfront on… Continue reading

Mary Kelsoe of the Port Angeles Garden Club spreads topsoil in one of the decorative planters along the Esplanade along the Port Angeles waterfront on Wednesday. The planters, known as Billie Loo’s Garden after a longtime garden club member, are regularly maintained by fellow club members. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Tree stumps made of cardboard and other creations by Karne Rudd are on view at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History.

Exhibit reflects effects of human activity

Mixed-media work most recent of several museum collections

Tree stumps made of cardboard and other creations by Karne Rudd are on view at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History.

No-shooting area to be considered at Cape George Colony

Jefferson County puts off deliberations until next week

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Port Angeles School District superintendent offers positive review of year

Brewer: Keeping kids in school a ‘herculean effort’

Marty Brewer.
Team Pure and Wild, from left, Alyosha Strum-Palerm, Jonathan McKee and Matt Pistay, sail into Ketchikan’s Thomas Basin harbor Monday to win the 750-mile Race to Alaska. (Thomas Hawthorne)

Team Elsewhere sails into race’s second place to win steak knives

Second-place winner arrived Wednesday morning

Team Pure and Wild, from left, Alyosha Strum-Palerm, Jonathan McKee and Matt Pistay, sail into Ketchikan’s Thomas Basin harbor Monday to win the 750-mile Race to Alaska. (Thomas Hawthorne)