Clallam County

Volunteers needed for National Public Lands Day

Volunteers will be out in national parks and forests on Saturday during National Public Lands Day. Saturday also is a fee-free day when entrance fees… Continue reading

Mary Crook will present “Fresh from the Garden Bouquets” at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Work to Learn party set for Saturday in Sequim

Mary Crook will present “Fresh from the Garden Bouquets” at 1 p.m. Saturday. Crook’s presentation is at a Sequim Botanical Garden Society Work… Continue reading

Mary Crook will present “Fresh from the Garden Bouquets” at 1 p.m. Saturday.
A portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail between the Dungeness River Nature Center and Priest Road was closed for several hours Thursday morning due to an active shooter scenario. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Update: Man dead after officer-involved shooting following a standoff

Independent team from Kitsap County investigating incident

A portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail between the Dungeness River Nature Center and Priest Road was closed for several hours Thursday morning due to an active shooter scenario. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
District 24, Position 1, state Rep. Mike Chapman, a Port Angeles Democrat, shakes hands with Republican challenger Sue Forde during a Port Angeles Noon Rotary Club meeting at Asian Buffet restaurant in Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)
District 24, Position 1, state Rep. Mike Chapman, a Port Angeles Democrat, shakes hands with Republican challenger Sue Forde during a Port Angeles Noon Rotary Club meeting at Asian Buffet restaurant in Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)
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The Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles, shown on Wednesday, will be closed starting today through Sunday for maintenance, including replacement of a torn section of play surface and installation of donor-sponsored bricks around the gazebo.

Dream Playground to close for maintenance

The Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield will close for maintenance from Thursday through Sunday, according to the city’s parks and recreation department. All other amenities… Continue reading

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The Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles, shown on Wednesday, will be closed starting today through Sunday for maintenance, including replacement of a torn section of play surface and installation of donor-sponsored bricks around the gazebo.

Harvest of Hope tickets on sale now

Foundation will match dollars raised up to $200K

Peninsula College offers Vocal Masters Series

What began as a creative pandemic pivot has turned into the opportunity for Peninsula College students to have access to top vocal… Continue reading

Port Angeles agrees to pact with Clallam County

Joint Public Safety Facilty to go forward without fire station in design

Photo by Fran Reisner Thompson / From left, Denali (skippered by Bob BacCauley), Pinafore (skippered by Bernie Armstrong) and Sirius (skippered by Durkee Richards) compete in the Reach and Row for Hospice on Sequim Bay on Sunday.

Sequim’s Reach and Row for Hospice draws big crowd

Some good-natured competition on Sequim Bay in mid-September proved to be another boon for local hospice advocates. Dozens of teams and individuals turned… Continue reading

Photo by Fran Reisner Thompson / From left, Denali (skippered by Bob BacCauley), Pinafore (skippered by Bernie Armstrong) and Sirius (skippered by Durkee Richards) compete in the Reach and Row for Hospice on Sequim Bay on Sunday.
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Workers move materials on Wednesday at the site of a future planned four-story, 106-room hotel being built by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe between First Street and Railroad Avenue at Laurel Street in downtown Port Angeles. Work resumed on the project this week after delays in the permitting process and reassessment of the hotel plans to account for inflation and other factors. Construction is expected to last from 18 to 24 months.

Work resumes

Workers move materials on Wednesday at the site of a planned four-story, 106-room hotel being built by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe between First Street… Continue reading

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Workers move materials on Wednesday at the site of a future planned four-story, 106-room hotel being built by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe between First Street and Railroad Avenue at Laurel Street in downtown Port Angeles. Work resumed on the project this week after delays in the permitting process and reassessment of the hotel plans to account for inflation and other factors. Construction is expected to last from 18 to 24 months.
The cabin cruiser Eudora sits grounded on the north side of Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Tuesday as a toilet, which may have been aboard the vessel, sits on the rocks above the high tide line. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Boat remains on the rocks

Owner tells DNR he will have cabin cruiser removed

The cabin cruiser Eudora sits grounded on the north side of Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Tuesday as a toilet, which may have been aboard the vessel, sits on the rocks above the high tide line. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County 2022 fair by the numbers

• Attendance (gate count): 31,509. Second only to 2006, which had 400-500 more. • Gate receipts: $163,614 (budgeted revenue $136,000) • Carnival proceeds: $79,012. An… Continue reading

A pair of construction cranes prepare on Tuesday to hoist the second of eight 177-foot, 200,000-pound concrete girders that will support a new bridge being constructed on U.S. Highway 101 over Indian Creek southwest of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Girders arrive for Indian Creek fish passage project

Traffic on new bridge expected early next year

A pair of construction cranes prepare on Tuesday to hoist the second of eight 177-foot, 200,000-pound concrete girders that will support a new bridge being constructed on U.S. Highway 101 over Indian Creek southwest of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County Fair attendees stroll the midway during this year’s fair last August. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Good news from Clallam County Fair report

Commissioners pleased with results

Clallam County Fair attendees stroll the midway during this year’s fair last August. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Victor Gonzalez will present “All About Lavender” at noon Thursday.

Green Thumb lecture series streaming online

Victor Gonzalez will present “All About Lavender” at noon Thursday. The free lecture is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips series… Continue reading

Victor Gonzalez will present “All About Lavender” at noon Thursday.

Lodging tax grant applications open

The Clallam County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee is accepting applications for grants from the county’s lodging tax fund until noon on Monday,… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Time to play fall sports

AUTUMN MUST BE my favorite time of year. It’s all about the sports. Baseball is building tension as we head toward the World Series. The… Continue reading

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Police honor Sequim residents for saving officer

Three men heard ruckus and rushed to help

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More than 500 racers from 11 states competed all weekend at the USA BMX Pacific Northwest Gold Cup finals hosted by the Lincoln Park BMX Park. Here, Nixon Thompson (1) of Saratoga Springs, Utah, Jett Fishbaugh (46) of Tacoma, Colton Hackett (1) of Arlington and Sébastien White (5) of Gillette, Wyo., race in the 9 expert class. Winning this class for the second time in two days was Braden Gray of Port Angeles. (Jay Cline/Lincoln Park BMX)

A bevy of bikes

More than 500 racers from 11 states competed all weekend at the USA BMX Pacific Northwest Gold Cup finals hosted by the Lincoln Park BMX… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2022
  • More than 500 racers from 11 states competed all weekend at the USA BMX Pacific Northwest Gold Cup finals hosted by the Lincoln Park BMX Park. Here, Nixon Thompson (1) of Saratoga Springs, Utah, Jett Fishbaugh (46) of Tacoma, Colton Hackett (1) of Arlington and Sébastien White (5) of Gillette, Wyo., race in the 9 expert class. Winning this class for the second time in two days was Braden Gray of Port Angeles. For more photos, coverage and online links to full results, go to sports on page A7. (Jay Cline/Lincoln Park BMX)
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More than 500 racers from 11 states competed all weekend at the USA BMX Pacific Northwest Gold Cup finals hosted by the Lincoln Park BMX Park. Here, Nixon Thompson (1) of Saratoga Springs, Utah, Jett Fishbaugh (46) of Tacoma, Colton Hackett (1) of Arlington and Sébastien White (5) of Gillette, Wyo., race in the 9 expert class. Winning this class for the second time in two days was Braden Gray of Port Angeles. (Jay Cline/Lincoln Park BMX)