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Chimacum location selected for a pool

Public facilities district could change site

Nellie Bridge.

Clallam County names second poet laureate

Two-year term set to begin in April

Nellie Bridge.

Port Angeles school board agrees on salary for next superintendent

Directors say $220K will help them in competitive search

Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers Elle Macy, center, and Dylan Wald take their bows with pianist Paige Roberts Molloy at Sunday’s Winter Ballet Gala. Roberts Molloy played Beethoven’s Sonata in F minor, the “Appassionata,” as Macy and Wald danced across the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center stage. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Taking a bow

Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers Elle Macy, center, and Dylan Wald take their bows with pianist Paige Roberts Molloy at Sunday’s Winter Ballet Gala. Roberts Molloy… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2025
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers Elle Macy, center, and Dylan Wald take their bows with pianist Paige Roberts Molloy at Sunday’s Winter Ballet Gala. Roberts Molloy played Beethoven’s Sonata in F minor, the “Appassionata,” as Macy and Wald danced across the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center stage. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
Claus Janssen, left, and Glenn Jansen, members of Port Townsend Urban Sketchers, sketch the fountain at Manresa Castle in Port Townsend. The group chooses a different location every month and meets at 10 a.m. and sketches until noon. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Urban sketching

Claus Janssen, left, and Glenn Jansen, members of Port Townsend Urban Sketchers, sketch the fountain at Manresa Castle in Port Townsend. The group chooses a… Continue reading

Claus Janssen, left, and Glenn Jansen, members of Port Townsend Urban Sketchers, sketch the fountain at Manresa Castle in Port Townsend. The group chooses a different location every month and meets at 10 a.m. and sketches until noon. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Creative District to transfer to PT

Creating year-round arts economy program’s goal

Kindergartener Zoey Griffin eats lunch with classmates in Amy Skogsberg’s class. For most of Greywolf Elementary’s history, students have eaten in their classrooms as the school was built without a dedicated cafeteria. A bond proposal includes building a cafeteria at the school, improving its parking lot and bus loop, and updating its air handler and heating units. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim schools bond would include cafeteria at Greywolf Elementary

Transportation center also needs attention, staff say

Kindergartener Zoey Griffin eats lunch with classmates in Amy Skogsberg’s class. For most of Greywolf Elementary’s history, students have eaten in their classrooms as the school was built without a dedicated cafeteria. A bond proposal includes building a cafeteria at the school, improving its parking lot and bus loop, and updating its air handler and heating units. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Kathy Downer, a Sequim City Council member, resigned on Jan. 13 to spend more time with family. She was elected to office in 2021 and reelected to a different position in 2023. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Interviews are set for Sequim opening

Special meeting Feb. 3 for council candidates

Kathy Downer, a Sequim City Council member, resigned on Jan. 13 to spend more time with family. She was elected to office in 2021 and reelected to a different position in 2023. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Layla Forêt is the new market director for the Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market. She formerly served as marketing manager. (Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market)

Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market hires director

Forêt has worked in marketing for past decade

Layla Forêt is the new market director for the Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market. She formerly served as marketing manager. (Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market)

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading

Commander R.J. Jameson, center, exits the change of command ceremony following his assumption of the role on Friday at the American Legion Hall in Port Townsend. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Naval Magazine Indian Island sees change in command

Cmdr. R.J. Jameson steps into role after duties across world

Commander R.J. Jameson, center, exits the change of command ceremony following his assumption of the role on Friday at the American Legion Hall in Port Townsend. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)
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Physician officer goes back to roots

OMC’s new hire aims to build services

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Readers give $111K in donations to Home Fund

Donations can be made for community grants this spring

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A ship passes by Mount Baker in the Strait of Juan de Fuca as seen from the Port Angeles City Pier on Wednesday morning. The weather forecast continues to be chilly this week as overnight temperatures are expected to hover around freezing. Daytime highs are expected to be in the mid-40s through the weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Off in the distance …

A ship passes by Mount Baker in the Strait of Juan de Fuca as seen from the Port Angeles City Pier on Wednesday morning. The… Continue reading

A ship passes by Mount Baker in the Strait of Juan de Fuca as seen from the Port Angeles City Pier on Wednesday morning. The weather forecast continues to be chilly this week as overnight temperatures are expected to hover around freezing. Daytime highs are expected to be in the mid-40s through the weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County to install anti-human trafficking signs

Prosecuting attorney to challenge other jurisdictions to follow suit

Officers elected to Port of PT’s Industrial Development Corporation

Surveyor to determine value of 1890 wooden tugboat

Portion of Old Olympic Highway to be resurfaced

Project will cost about $951,000

Dona Cloud and Kathy Estes, who call themselves the “Garbage Grannies,” volunteer each Wednesday to pick up trash near their neighborhood on the west side of Port Angeles. They have been friends for years and said they have been doing their part to keep the city clean for five years now. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Garbage grannies

Dona Cloud and Kathy Estes, who call themselves the “Garbage Grannies,” volunteer each Wednesday to pick up trash near their neighborhood on the west side… Continue reading

Dona Cloud and Kathy Estes, who call themselves the “Garbage Grannies,” volunteer each Wednesday to pick up trash near their neighborhood on the west side of Port Angeles. They have been friends for years and said they have been doing their part to keep the city clean for five years now. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam Transit purchases vehicles for interlink service

Total ridership in December was highest in seven years, official says

Director: OlyCAP’s services contributed $3.4M in 2024

Nonprofit provided weatherization updates, energy and utility assistance