Daily Update Newsletter

The Wardens to perform Saturday at Bay Club

The Wardens will present “True Stories Told in Mountain Music” at 7 p.m. Saturday. The concert will be at the Bay Club,… Continue reading

Courtesy of Stephen Grimm East Jefferson's Rylen Kruse, left, here wrestling against Cascade Christian is one of four East Jefferson wrestlers with outstanding won-loss records looking to place at the Mat Classic this weekend.

MAT CLASSIC: Huge contingent of Olympic Peninsula athletes head to Mat Classic

Forks alone to send 24 athletes to Tacoma Dome

Courtesy of Stephen Grimm East Jefferson's Rylen Kruse, left, here wrestling against Cascade Christian is one of four East Jefferson wrestlers with outstanding won-loss records looking to place at the Mat Classic this weekend.
For the first time in four years, Sequim and Port Angeles rivals competed against each other on the track in college. Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt, left, a 2022 state champion in the 800 and 4x400, and Port Angeles’ Lauren Larson, who finished second in the 800, second in the 3,200 and third in the 1,600 in the state in 2019, met at the Husky Indoor Track and Field Classic in Seattle this weekend. They both competed in the 1-mile run and both finished under five minutes. Pyeatt, who ran for Abilene Christian for a couple of years but now competes for Washington State, finished 57th with a time of 4:52.23, while Larson, who now runs for Boise State, was 75th in a time of 4:54.85.

COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Old rivals meet again and Port Townsend Crush

Above: For the first time in four years, Sequim and Port Angeles rivals competed against each other on the track in college. Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt,… Continue reading

For the first time in four years, Sequim and Port Angeles rivals competed against each other on the track in college. Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt, left, a 2022 state champion in the 800 and 4x400, and Port Angeles’ Lauren Larson, who finished second in the 800, second in the 3,200 and third in the 1,600 in the state in 2019, met at the Husky Indoor Track and Field Classic in Seattle this weekend. They both competed in the 1-mile run and both finished under five minutes. Pyeatt, who ran for Abilene Christian for a couple of years but now competes for Washington State, finished 57th with a time of 4:52.23, while Larson, who now runs for Boise State, was 75th in a time of 4:54.85.
About 800 people from Jefferson and Clallam counties spill out from the steps of the Jefferson County Courthouse onto Jefferson Street in Port Townsend on Monday to take part in a National Day of Protest organized by the 50501 Movement, which stands for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement.” (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Hundreds protest actions of Trump administration

Activists cite USAID, worry about Treasury, impacts of immigration

About 800 people from Jefferson and Clallam counties spill out from the steps of the Jefferson County Courthouse onto Jefferson Street in Port Townsend on Monday to take part in a National Day of Protest organized by the 50501 Movement, which stands for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement.” (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

‘Amadeus’ to be screened at Field Hall

The Olympic Music Festival will host a screening of “Amadeus” at 2 p.m. Saturday. The film will be shown in the Donna… Continue reading

Cheryl Gertsch of Sequim, left, talks with Krista Meyers, project manager with Cascadia Solar of Port Townsend during the annual Home Building, Remodeling and Energy Expo on Saturday at Sequim Middle School. The event, hosted by the North Peninsula Building Association, featured a variety of booths, displays and presentations dedicated to home construction, repair and improvement. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Building expo

Cheryl Gertsch of Sequim, left, talks with Krista Meyers, project manager with Cascadia Solar of Port Townsend during the annual Home Building, Remodeling and Energy… Continue reading

Cheryl Gertsch of Sequim, left, talks with Krista Meyers, project manager with Cascadia Solar of Port Townsend during the annual Home Building, Remodeling and Energy Expo on Saturday at Sequim Middle School. The event, hosted by the North Peninsula Building Association, featured a variety of booths, displays and presentations dedicated to home construction, repair and improvement. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Fish barrier removal to impact highway traffic

Portions of roadway to have long-term closures

Barcy Fisher, left, and Patti Buckland have been selected as the 2024 Marrowstone Island Citizens of the Year.

Fisher, Buckland honored as Marrowstone Island citizens of year

Barcy Fisher and Patty Buckland were named Marrowstone Island’s 2024 Citizens of the Year. The annual award recognizes individuals who have made a… Continue reading

Barcy Fisher, left, and Patti Buckland have been selected as the 2024 Marrowstone Island Citizens of the Year.

JUMP! Playground to close for renovations

Jefferson County Parks and Recreation will close the JUMP! Playground today through early March. The closure will allow for the installation of a… Continue reading

Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter will perform “Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments and Wondrous Stories” this weekend during concerts in Port Angeles and Port Townsend.

Multi-instrumentalists to perform on Peninsula this weekend

Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter will present “Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments and Wondrous Stories” during performances in Port Angeles and Port Townsend this weekend. Lynne… Continue reading

Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter will perform “Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments and Wondrous Stories” this weekend during concerts in Port Angeles and Port Townsend.

Peninsula to welcome Canadian visitors

Celebration of Coho passengers planned

Port Angeles Arts Council to host open house

The Port Angeles Arts Council will host an open house at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday following its 5:30 p.m. board meeting. The meetings,… Continue reading

Anna Andersen, left, and Sean McDaniel, both of Port Angeles, rehearse for “Enchanted April,” a Port Angeles Community Players production that will be on stage through March 9.

Port Angeles Community Players to produce ‘Enchanted April’

The Port Angeles Community Players will present its production of “Enchanted April” at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Tuesdays as well as… Continue reading

Anna Andersen, left, and Sean McDaniel, both of Port Angeles, rehearse for “Enchanted April,” a Port Angeles Community Players production that will be on stage through March 9.

Port Townsend to test sewer system with smoke, dye

The city of Port Townsend will test its sewer system with smoke and dye this week along Lawrence Street. Inspections will be… Continue reading

Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light to play at Palindrome

The Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The concert will be in the Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery,… Continue reading

Schola Galante to perform chamber music

Schola Galante will perform “Chamber Music from the Court of Frederick the Great, 1740-1786” at 2 p.m. Saturday. The concert is part… Continue reading

Undersea research to be presented at Studium Generale

John R. Teal and Deborah Kelley will present “Undersea Research and Opportunities for Rural College Students” at 12:35 p.m. Thursday. The free… Continue reading

Bailey Johnson, Forks basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Bailey Johnson, Forks basketball

Forks’ Bailey Johnson is getting red-hot at the perfect time of the year for the Spartans. Johnson showed the kind of explosive scoring she is… Continue reading

Bailey Johnson, Forks basketball.
Left, the Port Angeles boys 200 freestyle relay team came in second at the West Central District III championships this weekend. Clockwise from top left are Finn Thompson, Patrick Ross, Miles Van Denburg and Thomas Jones. At right, Port Angeles’ Grant Butterworth won the West Central District III diving championship this weekend. (Port Angeles Swim Team)

PREP DISTRICT SWIMMING: Port Angeles boys finish third

Grant Butterworth wins district diving title

Left, the Port Angeles boys 200 freestyle relay team came in second at the West Central District III championships this weekend. Clockwise from top left are Finn Thompson, Patrick Ross, Miles Van Denburg and Thomas Jones. At right, Port Angeles’ Grant Butterworth won the West Central District III diving championship this weekend. (Port Angeles Swim Team)
The East Jefferson girls basketball team celebrates their district playoff win over Cascade Christian on Saturday in a game that the Rivals trailed by nine points in the fourth quarter. The win also assures the Rivals a winning season. (East Jefferson girls basketball)

PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Peninsula teams prevail in must-win games

The Port Angeles boys, Forks boys and girls and East Jefferson girls basketball teams all came out on top in must-win playoff games… Continue reading

The East Jefferson girls basketball team celebrates their district playoff win over Cascade Christian on Saturday in a game that the Rivals trailed by nine points in the fourth quarter. The win also assures the Rivals a winning season. (East Jefferson girls basketball)