Daily Update Newsletter

Overnight lane closures continue this week

Overnight lane closures on U.S. Highway 101 east of Port Angeles will continue this week. Westbound lane closures will be located between… Continue reading

Receptions set for Second Saturday Art Walk

Harbor Art Gallery and Studio Bob will host receptions during the Second Saturday Art Walk in downtown Port Angeles. •Harbor Art Gallery,… Continue reading

Jill Spier will close her Port Townsend shop, Phoenix Rising, in February after 38 years. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Phoenix Rising to close after 38 years

Proprietor plans to move to Sri Lanka, open an orphanage

Jill Spier will close her Port Townsend shop, Phoenix Rising, in February after 38 years. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
Candy cane bearers Barbra Johannsen, left, and Nancy Elder visit Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. They had helped escort Santa Claus to the tree lighting on Saturday and then decided to partake in the First Saturday Art Walk. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Art walk

Candy cane bearers Barbra Johannsen, left, and Nancy Elder visit Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. They had helped escort Santa Claus to… Continue reading

Candy cane bearers Barbra Johannsen, left, and Nancy Elder visit Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. They had helped escort Santa Claus to the tree lighting on Saturday and then decided to partake in the First Saturday Art Walk. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Civic Field to get videoboard this spring

Project funded through grants

Craft fairs, markets on Peninsula this weekend

Craft fairs, markets and gift wrapping services will be available across the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. CHIMACUM • The Salish Sea Makers Market will… Continue reading

Glo-Bowling event slated to collect for Toys for Tots

Olympic Community Action Programs will host Glo-Bowling from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The event will be at Laurel Lanes, 108… Continue reading

Master gardeners, from left, Keith Dekker, Tom Del Hotal and Gordon Clark will present classroom lectures and hands-on workshops covering many of the skills and knowledge that homeowners need to get optimal performance from their fruit trees during the 2025 Home Orchard Series from Jan. 22 through June 7. (Brenda Lasorsa)

Home Orchard series to feature lectures, workshops

Clallam County Master Gardeners and the Olympic Orchard Society will offer the 2025 Home Orchard Series with lectures and workshops from Jan.… Continue reading

Master gardeners, from left, Keith Dekker, Tom Del Hotal and Gordon Clark will present classroom lectures and hands-on workshops covering many of the skills and knowledge that homeowners need to get optimal performance from their fruit trees during the 2025 Home Orchard Series from Jan. 22 through June 7. (Brenda Lasorsa)
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray.

Student aid now simplified process

Fewer questions on federal application

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray.

Studio Bob to screen 1922 film ‘Nosferatu’

There will be a screening of “Nosferatu” at 7 p.m. Friday. The 1922 film will be shown at Studio Bob, 118½ E.… Continue reading

Tickets on sale for yard and garden series

Tickets are on sale for the Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation’s 2025 Yard and Garden Lecture Series. Tickets are $75 for the… Continue reading

Two supportive homes to be relocated

Saved from demolition, structures could house up to 28 people

The Wild Rose Chorale will present holiday music and seasonal fare in two concerts, 7 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 609 Taylor St. Personnel includes (back row, from left) Rolf Vegdahl, Al Thompson, Chuck Helman, Doug Rodgers, Mark Schecter, (middle row) Patricia Nerison, JES Schumacher, Kris Lott, Cherry Chenruk-Geelan, (front row) Sarah Gustner-Hewitt, Lynn Nowak and Leslie Lewis. (Jo Tiffany)

Wild Rose Chorale to perform pair of concerts

The Wild Rose Chorale will present holiday concerts at 7 p.m. Friday and at 3 p.m. Saturday. Both concerts will be performed… Continue reading

The Wild Rose Chorale will present holiday music and seasonal fare in two concerts, 7 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 609 Taylor St. Personnel includes (back row, from left) Rolf Vegdahl, Al Thompson, Chuck Helman, Doug Rodgers, Mark Schecter, (middle row) Patricia Nerison, JES Schumacher, Kris Lott, Cherry Chenruk-Geelan, (front row) Sarah Gustner-Hewitt, Lynn Nowak and Leslie Lewis. (Jo Tiffany)
(Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group) Sequim's Gracie Chartraw (No. 4) looks to pass against North Mason on Tuesday in Sequim. She is still recovering from an injury last season, but is expected to be one of the Wolves’ leading scorers, said coach Joclin Julmist.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Sequim girls plan to play scrappy

Being scrappy: that’s a major goal for this year’s Sequim girls varsity basketball squad to become successful, said head coach Joclin Julmist. Graduated from last… Continue reading

(Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group) Sequim's Gracie Chartraw (No. 4) looks to pass against North Mason on Tuesday in Sequim. She is still recovering from an injury last season, but is expected to be one of the Wolves’ leading scorers, said coach Joclin Julmist.
Sequim guard Bobbi Mixon drives around a pair of North Mason defenders Tuesday in Sequim. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sequim goes cold from the field against North Mason

Port Angeles girls drop game to Bainbridge

Sequim guard Bobbi Mixon drives around a pair of North Mason defenders Tuesday in Sequim. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Riders lose after buzzer-beater forces OT; Wolves improves to 4-0

The Port Angeles boys basketball team was one second away from beating Bainbridge on the road, but the Spartans’ Luke Johnson hit an… Continue reading

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Sula Adams, 4, hands Santa a candy cane during Santa’s visit to Port Townsend. Santa made an early visit on Saturday to hear children’s Christmas wishes and to light the community tree at Haller Fountain. Sitting next to Santa is Sula’s grandma Christi and her mom Corrine is on the right. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Christmas wishes

Sula Adams, 4, hands Santa a candy cane during Santa’s visit to Port Townsend. Santa made an early visit on Saturday to hear children’s Christmas… Continue reading

Sula Adams, 4, hands Santa a candy cane during Santa’s visit to Port Townsend. Santa made an early visit on Saturday to hear children’s Christmas wishes and to light the community tree at Haller Fountain. Sitting next to Santa is Sula’s grandma Christi and her mom Corrine is on the right. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Venezuelan-born cellist Gregorio Nieto will join the 73-member Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra in concert this Saturday. (Port Angeles Symphony)

Cellist to join PA symphony for holiday concert

Nieto lived in Paris, Moscow, Mexico before moving to United States

  • Dec 11, 2024
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Venezuelan-born cellist Gregorio Nieto will join the 73-member Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra in concert this Saturday. (Port Angeles Symphony)

‘Perfect storm’ affecting housing

Energy codes, wages driving up costs

Recital series to feature organist

Janette Fishell will present “From Stable to Star: Music Celebrating the Coming of Jesus” at 7 p.m. Thursday. Fishell’s performance will be… Continue reading