Daily Update Newsletter

Sturtz, a Colorado-based acoustic quartet, will perform at the Palindrome on Saturday.

Colorado-based quartet to perform at Palindrome

Sturtz will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Road. Tickets are $20 per… Continue reading

Sturtz, a Colorado-based acoustic quartet, will perform at the Palindrome on Saturday.

Day of Play set for several Port Angeles locations on Saturday

The Day of Play, sponsored by the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department, is set for multiple venues on Saturday. Day of… Continue reading

Port Angeles Community Players to conduct auditions

The Port Angeles Community Players will conduct auditions for its fall production of “Almost Maine” at 6:30 p.m. July 18 and at… Continue reading

From left, Zach Wiedenhoeft, Wesley Vollmer and Tara DuPont, all of Port Angeles, at a rehearsal of “The Curate Shakespeare As You Like It.”

Port Angeles Community Players to put on ‘As You Like It’

The Port Angeles Community Players will stage a production of “The Curate Shakespeare As You Like It” with shows at 7:30 p.m.… Continue reading

From left, Zach Wiedenhoeft, Wesley Vollmer and Tara DuPont, all of Port Angeles, at a rehearsal of “The Curate Shakespeare As You Like It.”
“Tree of Life,” an oil painting by Andrea Woods, is on display at Harbor Arts Gallery.

Second Saturday Art Walk this weekend in Port Angeles

The Second Saturday Art Walk is set from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at participating Port Angeles businesses. Galleries participating in… Continue reading

“Tree of Life,” an oil painting by Andrea Woods, is on display at Harbor Arts Gallery.

Studio Bob to host Big Gay Bingo

Blake McCabe will host Big Gay Bingo from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. The bingo will be at Studio Bob, 118½… Continue reading

Leftie Yahir Ramirez, pinch-running for Travis Helm, tries to get back to first base on a pickoff move by the Bellingham Bells. The ball sailed into foul territory which resulted in a two-base throwing error. Ramirez ended up scoring from third base on a fly out. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Lefties drop Sunday slugfest with Bellingham

The Port Angeles Lefties took command early with a six-run third inning, but Bellingham rallied with seven runs late to come from… Continue reading

Leftie Yahir Ramirez, pinch-running for Travis Helm, tries to get back to first base on a pickoff move by the Bellingham Bells. The ball sailed into foul territory which resulted in a two-base throwing error. Ramirez ended up scoring from third base on a fly out. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
A trio, Canto a Mi Tierra of Veracruz, Mexico, with Osiris Ramses Caballero Leon, left, Bernabe Hernandez Orozco, center, and Fernando Hernandez Orozco, play a set of traditional Mexican music originating in the six states of northeastern Mexico in McCurdy Pavilion on Saturday in one of the final concerts to close out the week of Fiddle Tunes presented by Centrum at Fort Worden. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Fiddle Tunes

A trio, Canto a Mi Tierra of Veracruz, Mexico, with Osiris Ramses Caballero Leon, left, Bernabe Hernandez Orozco, center, and Fernando Hernandez Orozco, play a… Continue reading

A trio, Canto a Mi Tierra of Veracruz, Mexico, with Osiris Ramses Caballero Leon, left, Bernabe Hernandez Orozco, center, and Fernando Hernandez Orozco, play a set of traditional Mexican music originating in the six states of northeastern Mexico in McCurdy Pavilion on Saturday in one of the final concerts to close out the week of Fiddle Tunes presented by Centrum at Fort Worden. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Heat advisory through mid-week

Temperatures likely to peak today

Sequim Library expansion gets financing from State Treasurer’s office

Certificates of Participation sold to help agencies obtain funding for projects, equipment

Kara Wolfe of Puyallup and her son, Eli, 11 months, take a selfie on the beach at Freshwater Bay west of Port Angeles on a sunny Saturday. Temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s across the North Olympic Peninsula found many people looking for ways to beat the heat as summer conditions rolled across the region. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Summer selfie

Kara Wolfe of Puyallup and her son, Eli, 11 months, take a selfie on the beach at Freshwater Bay west of Port Angeles on a… Continue reading

Kara Wolfe of Puyallup and her son, Eli, 11 months, take a selfie on the beach at Freshwater Bay west of Port Angeles on a sunny Saturday. Temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s across the North Olympic Peninsula found many people looking for ways to beat the heat as summer conditions rolled across the region. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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

Diane Fatzinger uses the wind phone in Sequim, located just north of the Olympic Discovery Trail on West Hendrickson Road. (Elijah Sussman/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Wind phone offers a place for therapeutic discussion

Sequim woman constructs unwired booth to speak to lost loved one

Diane Fatzinger uses the wind phone in Sequim, located just north of the Olympic Discovery Trail on West Hendrickson Road. (Elijah Sussman/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Port Angeles man dies in wreck on Highway 101

A Port Angeles man died when the vehicle he was driving struck a guardrail as he attempted to pass another vehicle on U.S.… Continue reading

Free summer concerts continue across Peninsula

Free outdoor summer concerts will continue on the North Olympic Peninsula next week. John Hoover & The Mighty Quinns will perform from 6 p.m. to… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Ask not what your garden can do for you

AS OUR NATION finishes celebrating its Independence Day, I also reflect on history this week. Today marks the beginning of my 28th year writing and… Continue reading

Marva Holmes will teach a recycled materials art class from noon to 3 p.m. July 13 at Studio Bob in Port Angeles.

Children’s art class to use recycled materials

Marva Holmes will teach a recycled materials art class from noon to 3 p.m. July 13. Holmes will teach the first in… Continue reading

Marva Holmes will teach a recycled materials art class from noon to 3 p.m. July 13 at Studio Bob in Port Angeles.

Forks, Jefferson Healthcare among hospitals to be recognized

The Washington State Hospital Association has recognized Forks Community Hospital and Jefferson Healthcare under its Critical Access Hospital Achievement of Quality Excellence program.… Continue reading