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Korean War Veteran Mark Lomax lays flowers on a gravesite during a ceremony Monday at Mt. Angeles Cemetery. He represented one of several branches of the military who laid wreaths in memoriam. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles Memorial Day ceremony

Korean War Veteran Mark Lomax lays flowers on a gravesite during a ceremony Monday at Mt. Angeles Cemetery. He represented one of several branches of… Continue reading

Korean War Veteran Mark Lomax lays flowers on a gravesite during a ceremony Monday at Mt. Angeles Cemetery. He represented one of several branches of the military who laid wreaths in memoriam. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)
Conductor and Music Director Jonathan Pasternack bows to the audience after the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra's return to the stage this past season. photo courtesy Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra

Port Angeles Symphony wraps season, looks ahead

Thirteen concerts planned next season

Conductor and Music Director Jonathan Pasternack bows to the audience after the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra's return to the stage this past season. photo courtesy Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra
The Northwest Watershed Institute has purchased 91 acres from Rayonier to have the land preserved. A boundary line has been drawn over a photograph by John Gussman.
The Northwest Watershed Institute has purchased 91 acres from Rayonier to have the land preserved. A boundary line has been drawn over a photograph by John Gussman.

COVID cases rise but most mild

Numbers are soaring without hospitalization

The indie folk duo The Black Feathers, Sian Chandler and Ray Hughes, who base themselves in Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom, perform on Saturday at Vern Burton Community Center during the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Juan de Fuca Festival a community revival

Attendees enjoy arts, crafts, music

The indie folk duo The Black Feathers, Sian Chandler and Ray Hughes, who base themselves in Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom, perform on Saturday at Vern Burton Community Center during the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Monica Reynolds, a prospective member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, left, and Lindsey Christianson, a member of the organization’s Port Angeles-based Michael Trebert Chapter, locate graves of veterans for adornment with American flags on Saturday for Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at Mount Angeles Memorial Park, 45 Monroe Road in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Memorial Day ceremonies remember fallen today

Peninsula events include wreaths, music, volunteer opportunities

Monica Reynolds, a prospective member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, left, and Lindsey Christianson, a member of the organization’s Port Angeles-based Michael Trebert Chapter, locate graves of veterans for adornment with American flags on Saturday for Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at Mount Angeles Memorial Park, 45 Monroe Road in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

But where do I live?

Housing, healthcare, living wage job major concerns

Spencer Weber
A scene from the photo archives of the Northwest Maritime Center's Race to Alaska looks deceptively serene. The 750-mile race of unmotorized watercraft from Port Townsend to Ketchikan is on again this year.

Race to Alaska ready to sail

Contest resumes after two-year hiatus

Spencer Weber
A scene from the photo archives of the Northwest Maritime Center's Race to Alaska looks deceptively serene. The 750-mile race of unmotorized watercraft from Port Townsend to Ketchikan is on again this year.

Spot shrimp, entertainment abound at Brinnon ShrimpFest

Food, live music, beer/wine garden among attractions

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Alana Black, center, and her daughter, Sophia Strickland, 14, left, operate their Skokomish Valley-based Olympic Mountain Ice Cream tent while 5-year-old Evelyn Bonebreak of Port Angeles enjoys a cone on Friday at the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts in Port Angeles.

Sweet treats greet visitors to Juan de Fuca Festival

Music, vendors, programs engage all the senses

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Alana Black, center, and her daughter, Sophia Strickland, 14, left, operate their Skokomish Valley-based Olympic Mountain Ice Cream tent while 5-year-old Evelyn Bonebreak of Port Angeles enjoys a cone on Friday at the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts in Port Angeles.
Bruce Emery

Appointed best, but elect me

Four DCD candidates agree at Forks forum

Bruce Emery
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The Rev. ClayOla Gitane, rector at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, places signs and teddy bears in memory of the 21 victims of Tuesday's mass shooting in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Church hosts candlelight service for Texas school shooting victims

Prayer vigil tonight will include an interfaith service

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group

The Rev. ClayOla Gitane, rector at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, places signs and teddy bears in memory of the 21 victims of Tuesday's mass shooting in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Kaitlin Harrigan of Port Angeles assembles a display of native art by students from Dry Creek School on Thursday that will adorn the atrium at Vern Burton Community Center during this weekend’s Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Juan de Fuca Festival aims to appeal to young and old

Events begin today

Kaitlin Harrigan of Port Angeles assembles a display of native art by students from Dry Creek School on Thursday that will adorn the atrium at Vern Burton Community Center during this weekend’s Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Charges to be urged after report of toy guns at schools

Students allegedly pose on campuses over weekend

Ballet Victoria’s dancers will return to the Elks Naval Lodge ballroom, one of four stages in this weekend’s Juan de Fuca Festival in Port Angeles. (Diane Urbani de la Paz)

Juan de Fuca Festival makes its return to Peninsula

Three days of live performances and art begin Friday

Ballet Victoria’s dancers will return to the Elks Naval Lodge ballroom, one of four stages in this weekend’s Juan de Fuca Festival in Port Angeles. (Diane Urbani de la Paz)
Bret Allen Kenney, 34, appears in Clallam County Superior Court on May 24 via video to be formally charged with attempted second-degree murder, assault on a police officer, disarming a police officer and driving under the influence of drugs. His bail was revoked and his arraignment is set for June 3.

Judge denies bail for attempted murder of police officer

Person of interest in mother’s death

Bret Allen Kenney, 34, appears in Clallam County Superior Court on May 24 via video to be formally charged with attempted second-degree murder, assault on a police officer, disarming a police officer and driving under the influence of drugs. His bail was revoked and his arraignment is set for June 3.

Memorial Day edition available online only

Memorial Day is a federal holiday and the U.S. Postal Service does not deliver mail on that day. Therefore, the Monday, May 30 edition of… Continue reading

Piper Pettit, project manager for the state Department of Transportation, speaks to the Port Angeles Business Association on Tuesday about upcoming fish passage projects that will significantly impact traffic in the city. (Ken Park/Peninsula Daily News)

Culvert plan in Port Angeles told

Construction expected summer 2023 at earliest

Piper Pettit, project manager for the state Department of Transportation, speaks to the Port Angeles Business Association on Tuesday about upcoming fish passage projects that will significantly impact traffic in the city. (Ken Park/Peninsula Daily News)