Clallam County

High fire risk expected to continue on Peninsula

Dry conditions predicted at least through September

Port Angeles woman reported dead in wreck

A Port Angeles woman was killed when her sedan rolled over at the Interstate 5 and state Highway 16 interchange in Tacoma on… Continue reading

Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News Weekly deadheading and disbudding will not only give you a long lasting supply of cut flowers, it will also give you amazing color in the garden. The results pictured are after just one week of work.

A GROWING CONCERN: Take time to smell, and prune, the roses

THIS YEAR HAS been just spectacular for roses! My very first job in the greenhouse, at age 4, was tending the 3,200 blooming rose bushes.… Continue reading

Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News Weekly deadheading and disbudding will not only give you a long lasting supply of cut flowers, it will also give you amazing color in the garden. The results pictured are after just one week of work.

101 Independents United hosts Sequim School Board candidate forum

The three Sequim School Board races set to appear on 2023 primary election ballots in Clallam County are in the spotlight at the… Continue reading

Book discussions begin today

The North Olympic Library System’s Second Saturday Book Discussion Groups begin today. Meetings are both in person and online. The Second Saturday group will meet… Continue reading

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Civic leader Orville Campbell’s services Tuesday

‘Truest gentleman,’ ‘classy guy’ mourned by community

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Culvert work on Highway 101 to begin east of Sequim

SEQUIM – Construction crews working for the state Department of Transportation will begin preparing for work at Eagle Creek on Monday. Eagle Creek is the… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive… Continue reading

Jefferson County Master Gardener Candice Gohn will offer tips on growing flowers in Port Angeles on Thursday.

Flower farmer to offer tips, tricks

“Tips & Tricks from a Flower Farmer” will be presented from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday. The free Green Thumb Education Series… Continue reading

Jefferson County Master Gardener Candice Gohn will offer tips on growing flowers in Port Angeles on Thursday.

Full burn bans in effect on Peninsula

Full burn bans are in effect in Clallam and Jefferson counties. Both counties have incresed restrictions to all outdoor burning, including campfires, bonfires, briquette barbecues,… Continue reading

Submitted photo Congratulations to these Equitese Pony Club members for attaining higher levels of accomplishments through the U.S. Pony Club of America. Levels of certification start at what is called D Level (beginner), progressing to C Level (intermediate) then to B Level and A Level (advanced). From left: Hazel Vidal, level D3 in dressage; Addi Staley, D2 in hunt seat equitation; Lisa Cartwright, D2 in dressage and D3 in horse management; Galadriel Nichols, D2in dressage and D3 in horse management; Katie Haman, D2 in dressage and D3 in horse management; Rose Soini, D2 in eventing (in flat work) and horse management . Visit www.ponyclub.org for more information. Follow the club on its Facebook page, Equitese Pony Club.

HORSEPLAY: Tips and tricks for dealing with equine insect issues

“DID YOU INCLUDE her bits and pieces?” That’s the question fellow rider Kim Bues asked when I explained I rub Lacey’s undercarriage with Vaseline to… Continue reading

Submitted photo Congratulations to these Equitese Pony Club members for attaining higher levels of accomplishments through the U.S. Pony Club of America. Levels of certification start at what is called D Level (beginner), progressing to C Level (intermediate) then to B Level and A Level (advanced). From left: Hazel Vidal, level D3 in dressage; Addi Staley, D2 in hunt seat equitation; Lisa Cartwright, D2 in dressage and D3 in horse management; Galadriel Nichols, D2in dressage and D3 in horse management; Katie Haman, D2 in dressage and D3 in horse management; Rose Soini, D2 in eventing (in flat work) and horse management . Visit www.ponyclub.org for more information. Follow the club on its Facebook page, Equitese Pony Club.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Jim Fetzer has been appointed general manager of Clallam Transit.

Manager OK’d for Clallam Transit

2022 employee of year tapped for post

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Jim Fetzer has been appointed general manager of Clallam Transit.

Port Townsend to begin season of free outdoor summer concerts

Port Townsend will begin its season of free outdoor concerts next week. Port Townsend’s Concerts on the Dock series, presented by Port Townsend Main Street… Continue reading

Sequim School Board candidates discuss reconfiguration, curriculum

Hopefuls speak at LWV forum

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Joint public safety facility, fireworks ban before county boards

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Jennifer Sargent of Port Angeles, right, and her children, Benson Sargent, 6, and Marlee Sargent, 4, examine a tidepool in search for marine life on Thursday at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. A minus 2.52-foot tide on Thursday provided ample opportunity for the family to explore areas normally below the surface of Port Angeles Harbor. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Search for sea life

Jennifer Sargent of Port Angeles, right, and her children, Benson Sargent, 6, and Marlee Sargent, 4, examine a tidepool in search for marine life on… Continue reading

Jennifer Sargent of Port Angeles, right, and her children, Benson Sargent, 6, and Marlee Sargent, 4, examine a tidepool in search for marine life on Thursday at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. A minus 2.52-foot tide on Thursday provided ample opportunity for the family to explore areas normally below the surface of Port Angeles Harbor. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam PUD issues water alerts on West End

The Clallam County Public Utility District has declared water alerts in two water systems on the West End. A Stage 2 water alert has been… Continue reading

Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are awardees Jodi Simmons, Deputy Owen McCann, Officer Taran Johnson, Officer Kyle Buchanan, Officer Cody Hesler, Trooper Lynden Schwilke, Sgt. Tanner House, Firefighter/Paramedic Trainee Elizabeth Hagaman, Captain Marty Martinez, EMT Brandan Tucker, Lt. David Benzick and Gene Mattson In the back row, from left to right are Sandra Strafford and agency representatives Susan Craig, Sheriff Brian King, Sgt. Carolee Edwards, Chief Brian Smith, Chief Sam White, Trooper Eric Ellefson, Superintendent Jeri Boe, Chief Derrell Sharpe, Chief Jake Patterson, Chief Dan Orr and Chief Greg Waters.

Footprinters honor law enforcement and public safety officers

The Olympic Peninsula Chapter 74 of the International Footprint Association recently honored the achievements of 11 Clallam County law enforcement and public safety organizations at… Continue reading

Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are awardees Jodi Simmons, Deputy Owen McCann, Officer Taran Johnson, Officer Kyle Buchanan, Officer Cody Hesler, Trooper Lynden Schwilke, Sgt. Tanner House, Firefighter/Paramedic Trainee Elizabeth Hagaman, Captain Marty Martinez, EMT Brandan Tucker, Lt. David Benzick and Gene Mattson In the back row, from left to right are Sandra Strafford and agency representatives Susan Craig, Sheriff Brian King, Sgt. Carolee Edwards, Chief Brian Smith, Chief Sam White, Trooper Eric Ellefson, Superintendent Jeri Boe, Chief Derrell Sharpe, Chief Jake Patterson, Chief Dan Orr and Chief Greg Waters.

Glacier memorial, melodrama, circus on Peninsula this weekend

An artistic memorial to disappearing glaciers, a melodrama in Sequim and a circus in Quilcene are among activities on tap this weekend on the North… Continue reading