Clallam County

Jandi Small’s painting, “Lavender Fields Forever,” will be part of the Northwest Elements exhibit at the Sequim Civic Center.

Self-guided First Friday Art Walk set for this weekend

The First Friday Art Walk will celebrate with a blue-themed event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at various venues in downtown Sequim.… Continue reading

Jandi Small’s painting, “Lavender Fields Forever,” will be part of the Northwest Elements exhibit at the Sequim Civic Center.
Josephine Camacho of Sequim examines a 1946 vintage Ercoupe 415-C belonging to Kevin and Charlene Tracy of Diamond Point as it sits on display during the Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire on Saturday at Sequim Valley Airport. The fly-in event featured modern and classic aircraft, as well and an antique auto show, displays, food and music. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Air Affaire

Josephine Camacho of Sequim examines a 1946 vintage Ercoupe 415-C belonging to Kevin and Charlene Tracy of Diamond Point as it sits on display during… Continue reading

Josephine Camacho of Sequim examines a 1946 vintage Ercoupe 415-C belonging to Kevin and Charlene Tracy of Diamond Point as it sits on display during the Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire on Saturday at Sequim Valley Airport. The fly-in event featured modern and classic aircraft, as well and an antique auto show, displays, food and music. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Vintage car owner Alfred Dese of Port Angeles, left, describes automotive details to Bob York of Port Angeles as they examine Dese’s 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air during Saturday’s fourth annual John Burkheimer Memorial Car Show & Chili Cook-Off at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. Dozens of antique and vintage automobiles were featured at the event, which also included the cookoff as well as other food and music as a benefit for the Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles, which hosted the show. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Classic car

Vintage car owner Alfred Dese of Port Angeles, left, describes automotive details to Bob York of Port Angeles as they examine Dese’s 1956 Chevrolet Bel… Continue reading

Vintage car owner Alfred Dese of Port Angeles, left, describes automotive details to Bob York of Port Angeles as they examine Dese’s 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air during Saturday’s fourth annual John Burkheimer Memorial Car Show & Chili Cook-Off at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. Dozens of antique and vintage automobiles were featured at the event, which also included the cookoff as well as other food and music as a benefit for the Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles, which hosted the show. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Crisis response team arrests man suspected in robbery

A 61-year-old man has been charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree burglary after he allegedly took two phones from another man at a… Continue reading

Chris Szczetczynski, president of the Nor’Wester Rotary Club, cooks hot dogs for festival-goers during Saturday’s Jammin’ in the Park at Pebble Beach Park in Port Angeles. The event, hosted by the Rotary Club and Koenig Subaru, featured an afternoon of music, a car show, food and children’s activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Jammin’ in the Park

Chris Szczetczynski, president of the Nor’Wester Rotary Club, cooks hot dogs for festival-goers during Saturday’s Jammin’ in the Park at Pebble Beach Park in Port… Continue reading

Chris Szczetczynski, president of the Nor’Wester Rotary Club, cooks hot dogs for festival-goers during Saturday’s Jammin’ in the Park at Pebble Beach Park in Port Angeles. The event, hosted by the Rotary Club and Koenig Subaru, featured an afternoon of music, a car show, food and children’s activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

North Olympic Library System to host learning sessions this fall

The North Olympic Library System will offer Storytime early learning sessions this fall. Storytime is geared toward children 5 and younger with… Continue reading

Peninsula groups receive arts funds

Statewide program awards $10 million

Sun Day at City Pier to highlight range of renewable energy options

Electric vehicles, home and garden tools to be on display

Sequim approves process to create improvement districts

Effort could help neighborhoods finance repair projects

Sequim school board approves $49.6 million budget for 2025-26

District planning to host 2,525 students at start of year

Sequim Wolf Pack will continue to practice at Sequim Little League’s fields due to new fees within Sequim School District for renting its field space. Organizers said they’ve practiced and played games at either Sequim High School or Sequim Middle School since 2010. School leaders said they’re meeting with groups through August to discuss concerns. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim school fees irk groups

Teams, productions move or await change

Sequim Wolf Pack will continue to practice at Sequim Little League’s fields due to new fees within Sequim School District for renting its field space. Organizers said they’ve practiced and played games at either Sequim High School or Sequim Middle School since 2010. School leaders said they’re meeting with groups through August to discuss concerns. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

A GROWING CONCERN: Four essential elements to great gardening plans

AS WE BEGIN the month of September on Monday,we are but a few weeks from autumn and then the winter season. These are the seasons… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Meetings at noon on Wednesdays at the student-run Wildcat Cafe at Lincoln School, 905 W. Ninth St., Port Angeles. This… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Commissioners to hear potential parcel fee charge

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Murder retrial set for next year

Triple-homicide case slated for September 2026

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POINT OF VIEW: Recompete grant projects unfold across region

WHAT DOES IT take to strengthen the economy of a region and transform the livelihoods of those who live there? With the help of a… Continue reading

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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

Kate Orzikh, owner of Sunflower Tastes bakery and deli at The Wharf in Port Angeles, holds loaves of sourdough bread created in the establishment’s kitchen. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Ukrainian baker opens deli, donates proceeds from rye

Business grows out of success of two-day garage sale

Kate Orzikh, owner of Sunflower Tastes bakery and deli at The Wharf in Port Angeles, holds loaves of sourdough bread created in the establishment’s kitchen. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Members of the 4H Garden Club, clockwise from left, front, Lucy Woods, 13, Eve Dry, 14, Astrid Asselin, 14, and Cedric Clark, 13, play an agricultural-themed card game “Abandon All Artichokes” under a table umbrella on Wednesday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. On the accompanying table are vegetables freshly harvested from the garden. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Cards in the garden

Members of the 4H Garden Club, clockwise from left, front, Lucy Woods, 13, Eve Dry, 14, Astrid Asselin, 14, and Cedric Clark, 13, play an… Continue reading

Members of the 4H Garden Club, clockwise from left, front, Lucy Woods, 13, Eve Dry, 14, Astrid Asselin, 14, and Cedric Clark, 13, play an agricultural-themed card game “Abandon All Artichokes” under a table umbrella on Wednesday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. On the accompanying table are vegetables freshly harvested from the garden. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ISSUES OF FAITH: Breathe in the grace that surrounds us

DID YOU SMELL that? No, I don’t mean whatever your “that” might be. I’m writing about the aroma of summer rain that blessed us a… Continue reading