Daily Update Newsletter

After hours pet clinic set for Peninsula

Opening June 6 at Sequim location

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Deputy Ed Bauck

Clallam Sheriff appoints animal control deputy

Position was vacant since end of 2024

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Deputy Ed Bauck

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Joint meetings and work sessions set for Peninsula

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula.

Five to be honored with community service awards

Ceremony set Thursday at Port Angeles Senior Community Center

Fred Lundahl, a pilot from Whidbey Island, prepares to fuel up his 1968 Cessna Aerobat, named Scarlett, at the Jefferson County International Airport in Port Townsend. Lundahl was picking up his plane Wednesday from Tailspin Tommy’s Aircraft Repair facility located at the airport. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Fueling up

Fred Lundahl, a pilot from Whidbey Island, prepares to fuel up his 1968 Cessna Aerobat, named Scarlett, at the Jefferson County International Airport in Port… Continue reading

Fred Lundahl, a pilot from Whidbey Island, prepares to fuel up his 1968 Cessna Aerobat, named Scarlett, at the Jefferson County International Airport in Port Townsend. Lundahl was picking up his plane Wednesday from Tailspin Tommy’s Aircraft Repair facility located at the airport. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Highway 104 road work to start week

Maintenance crews will repair road surfaces on state Highway 104 on from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. The work… Continue reading

Photo Katie Salmon-Newton Sequim Equestrian Team winners competing at WAHSET State Finals in May are Asha Swanberg, left, Taylor Lewis, Celbie Karjalainen , Joanna Seelye , Kenzi Winters , Paisley Morris and Kaija Johnson.

HORSEPLAY: Sequim Equestrian Team members qualify for state

GREAT NEWS! PENINSULA Pet Emergency is now up and running for emergency dog and cat services with veterinarian Dr. Amanda Mason. She’s available Friday through… Continue reading

Photo Katie Salmon-Newton Sequim Equestrian Team winners competing at WAHSET State Finals in May are Asha Swanberg, left, Taylor Lewis, Celbie Karjalainen , Joanna Seelye , Kenzi Winters , Paisley Morris and Kaija Johnson.

PASD planning for expanding needs

Special education, homelessness, new facilities under discussion

Port Ludlow Art League to exhibit ‘The Great Outdoors’

The Port Ludlow Art League will exhibit “The Great Outdoors” during May and June. The exhibit will be on display at the… Continue reading

Tickets on sale for Benji Project fundraiser

Tickets are on sale for the Benji Project’s Festival of Hearts on May 10. The annual fundraiser will be at Northwest Maritime,… Continue reading

Some 800 jars with insects and plants suspended in colored jelly glisten the windows of the Esther Webster Gallery at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center where Jennifer Angus' exhibition, Hidden World, opens today and runs through July 6. Angus' site-specific work links nature, science and art that hopes will spark curiosity and a sense of responsibility toward the natural world. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Artist Jennifer Angus sees beauty in insects

Hidden World at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center melds art, science and nature

Some 800 jars with insects and plants suspended in colored jelly glisten the windows of the Esther Webster Gallery at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center where Jennifer Angus' exhibition, Hidden World, opens today and runs through July 6. Angus' site-specific work links nature, science and art that hopes will spark curiosity and a sense of responsibility toward the natural world. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Chimacum Ridge seeks board members

Members to write policy, balance values, chair says

Fire destroys shop east of Port Angeles

A fire on Hickory Street east of Port Angeles resulted in the total loss of a detached shop. No injuries were reported.… Continue reading

Home and kitchen tour highlights weekend events

A home and kitchen tour, stage and music performances and a barn dance are set for this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. • The… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit Authority to expand Kingston Express route

Jefferson Transit Authority has announced expanded service on its Kingston Express route beginning May 5. The route currently completes two round trips… Continue reading

Open auditions set for Ghostlight Productions performance

Ghostlight Productions will conduct open auditions for all roles for its upcoming production of “The Lion King Jr.” Auditions are open to… Continue reading

Spring gala to raise funds for Madrona Academy

Tickets are available for “Garden Delights: An Enchanted Tea Party.” The spring gala, to raise funds for the Madrona Children’s Academy, will… Continue reading

Eponine Bertucci-Kenyon, left, and teaching artist Michele Soderstrom show off the hands they painted for Bertucci-Kenyon’s piece in the Student Wearable Art Show. The show has two performances Saturday afternoon at the Port Townsend High School auditorium. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Student wearable art show set for Saturday

It’s a story, a sculpture and a vision: Each Student Wearable Art Show piece, teacher Margie McDonald said, is the finish line… Continue reading

Eponine Bertucci-Kenyon, left, and teaching artist Michele Soderstrom show off the hands they painted for Bertucci-Kenyon’s piece in the Student Wearable Art Show. The show has two performances Saturday afternoon at the Port Townsend High School auditorium. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Supreme Court says no to recall reconsider

Sequim man found liable for legal fees

From left to right, Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding students Krystol Pasecznyk and Scott McNair sand a Prothero Sloop with Sean Koomen, the school’s boat building program director. Koomen said the sanding would take one person a few days. He said the plan is to have 12 people sand it together, which will take a few hours. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Wooden boatbuilding school building ‘Twin Boats’

Students using traditional and cold-moulding construction techniques

From left to right, Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding students Krystol Pasecznyk and Scott McNair sand a Prothero Sloop with Sean Koomen, the school’s boat building program director. Koomen said the sanding would take one person a few days. He said the plan is to have 12 people sand it together, which will take a few hours. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)