Clallam County

STRs can operate in Port Angeles this summer

Letters sent, but no further action taken

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Clint Ostler, president of Dash Air Shuttle, right, points out features of the Cessna 402C aircraft to Peter Metz, left, and Kim Reynolds, both of Port Angeles, during an open house for the air service on Tuesday at William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles.

Open house at Dash Air

Clint Ostler, president of Dash Air Shuttle, right, points out features of the Cessna 402C aircraft to Peter Metz, left, and Kim Reynolds, both of… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
Clint Ostler, president of Dash Air Shuttle, right, points out features of the Cessna 402C aircraft to Peter Metz, left, and Kim Reynolds, both of Port Angeles, during an open house for the air service on Tuesday at William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles.
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Teen survives falling in frozen Diamond Point lagoon

Quick-thinking neighbors and a Clallam County Fire District 3 first responder helped rescue a teen from the water after he fell through… Continue reading

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Peninsula Daily News office closed Jan. 17

Due to inclement weather, the Peninsula Daily News office at 305 W. First St. in Port Angeles is closed for the rest… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center CEO: Hospital taking a step forward

This will be a year of stabilization and progress for Olympic Medical Center after a difficult 2023 and the post-pandemic financial crisis that… Continue reading

Katherine Hennessy of Port Angeles goes out for a morning jog on Cedar Street on upper Pine hill in Port Angeles on Tuesday. She said the cold and snowy weather doesn’t deter her from training for future distance runs. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Katherine Hennessy of Port Angeles goes out for a morning jog on Cedar Street on upper Pine hill in Port Angeles on Tuesday. She said the cold and snowy weather doesn’t deter her from training for future distance runs. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Creative writing festival to honor local authors

Dates are set and tickets are available for the Raymond Carver and Tess Gallagher Creative Writing Festival April 25-27 in Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Nominations open for Sequim 2023 Citizen of Year award

Nominations of dedicated volunteers are being sought for Sequim’s top civic award. Created in 1968, the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of… Continue reading

Jesse Ahmann of the Port Angeles Symphony has composed "Dark to Light," which will premiere this week in concerts in Sequim and Port Angeles. photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz
Jesse Ahmann of the Port Angeles Symphony has composed "Dark to Light," which will premiere this week in concerts in Sequim and Port Angeles. photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz
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Sequim’s Bacon opens Legislative session in song

Sequim resident Amanda Bacon performed the National Anthem to open the state legislative session in Olympia earlier this month. Bacon was nominated by… Continue reading

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Cameron Torres, 8, left, and his brother, Steven Torres, 9, slide their way down a frozen alley behind their home near 11th and C streets in Port Angeles on Saturday. The youngsters braved temperatures in the 20s and wind chills in the teens in pursuit of some gravity-assisted entertainment. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Temperatures to begin a slow warming trend

Fee-free day today at national park, forest, state parks

Cameron Torres, 8, left, and his brother, Steven Torres, 9, slide their way down a frozen alley behind their home near 11th and C streets in Port Angeles on Saturday. The youngsters braved temperatures in the 20s and wind chills in the teens in pursuit of some gravity-assisted entertainment. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Shelter offered to unhoused this weekend

North Olympic Peninsula organizations offer shelter and meals for those without shelter or food this weekend. Port Angeles • Serenity House Shelter, 2321 W. 18th… Continue reading

Port Angeles hosts youth basketball tournament

Total of 160 games played Saturday, Sunday

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Madrona Villella, 7, of Port Angeles looks out from a pretend storefront lined with snowballs at the children's playground at Shane Park on a chilly Friday in Port Angeles. The youngster braved single-digit wind chills for a chance at a snow day in the park.

SATURDAY UPDATE: Arctic air socks in Peninsula

Roads slick; Hurricane Ridge open but not for skiing

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Madrona Villella, 7, of Port Angeles looks out from a pretend storefront lined with snowballs at the children's playground at Shane Park on a chilly Friday in Port Angeles. The youngster braved single-digit wind chills for a chance at a snow day in the park.
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Marissa uses Freesia, 6, a Paisley Desert HMA Oregon BLM Mustang,   Liberty training to instruct her to lift her left leg up.

HORSEPLAY: Trust, kindness are keys to training wild horses

TO QUOTE THE Glen Campbell song, “You Got to Try a Little Kindness” when training an unbroken or wild horse to willingly accept human touch… Continue reading

By Karen Griffiths
Marissa uses Freesia, 6, a Paisley Desert HMA Oregon BLM Mustang,   Liberty training to instruct her to lift her left leg up.
Photo Andrew T. May.    With the advent of cold weather arriving,  I made sure to protect Beth and Cappy's cherished dahlias with a covering of mulch. Now off to prune !!

A GROWING CONCERN: For great gardens, bring on the cold

REPEAT AFTER ME: This cold weather is GREAT … This cold weather is great … This cold weather is great! That’s right —I am sooooo… Continue reading

Photo Andrew T. May.    With the advent of cold weather arriving,  I made sure to protect Beth and Cappy's cherished dahlias with a covering of mulch. Now off to prune !!

Book sale postponed

The Friends of the Sequim Library have postponed its book sale scheduled for today until 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20.… Continue reading