Clallam County

Drink & Draw spotlight on cast of ‘Medea’

Studio Bob will present cast members in costume from Peninsula College’s production of Medea for this Thursday’s Drink & Draw. Drink &… Continue reading

Housing director in works for Clallam County

Full-time position to guide complex effort

Learning our landscape lecture offered

David Brownell will present “Learning our landscape: Paleochannels of the Dungeness” at 3 p.m. Thursday. The free, online presentation is sponsored by the… Continue reading

From left tare Heidi Murdock, Renee Sommerfeld, Denise Harman, Gretchen Fleck and Karen Reeder.
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Olympic Medical Center recognized by LifeNet Health

Olympic Medical Center was recently recognized for its support of tissue donation. LifeNet Health bestowed its Tissue Donation Standards of Excellence award to the center.… Continue reading

From left tare Heidi Murdock, Renee Sommerfeld, Denise Harman, Gretchen Fleck and Karen Reeder.

PAT NEAL: Does it always rain here?

With the blustery weather we have been experiencing lately, it seems like either the mildest January or the coldest June we’ve ever had. Rainfall events… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News T.J. Farris of Bakersfield, Calif., an employee of the Flims, Swittzerland-based Velosolutions, uses a compactor on Tuesday to create a lane surface on an asphalt portion of a pump track being built at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The track, designed primarily for bicycles and other wheeled play vehicles, is being constructed by the Port Angeles Parks & Recreation Department in conjunction the Lincoln Park BMX Association with funding from a $350,000 grant from the state Recreation and Conservation Office, $100,000 in lodging tax grants from the city and Clallam County, business sponsorships, individual and community donations and a grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. It is expected to be completed by late June or early July.
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Pump track paving in Port Angeles

T.J. Farris of Bakersfield, Calif., an employee of the Flims, Switzerland-based Velosolutions, uses a compactor on Tuesday to create a lane surface on an asphalt… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News T.J. Farris of Bakersfield, Calif., an employee of the Flims, Swittzerland-based Velosolutions, uses a compactor on Tuesday to create a lane surface on an asphalt portion of a pump track being built at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The track, designed primarily for bicycles and other wheeled play vehicles, is being constructed by the Port Angeles Parks & Recreation Department in conjunction the Lincoln Park BMX Association with funding from a $350,000 grant from the state Recreation and Conservation Office, $100,000 in lodging tax grants from the city and Clallam County, business sponsorships, individual and community donations and a grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. It is expected to be completed by late June or early July.

Yacht club speaker slated Wednesday

Theodore Nowak will address a meeting of the Sequim Bay Yacht Club at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The presentation is in the Hendricks Public… Continue reading

A bright mural created by Cammry Lapka covers the boarded over the space where a burglar broke a window, entered the Esther Webster Gallery at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, and stole items from a traveling exhibit. Christine Loewe, executive director of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, says that despite the seeming senselessness of the crime, that it was also an opportunity to bring the community together. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Fine Arts Center moving on with new exhibit after burglary

Organizers have renewed appreciation for local connection

A bright mural created by Cammry Lapka covers the boarded over the space where a burglar broke a window, entered the Esther Webster Gallery at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, and stole items from a traveling exhibit. Christine Loewe, executive director of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, says that despite the seeming senselessness of the crime, that it was also an opportunity to bring the community together. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Case rates starting to drop

Officials: Virus entering endemic phase

Peninsula College’s Studium Generale to spotlight English essay award winners

Peninsula College will celebrate student writing at 12:30 p.m. Thursday as Stadium Generale spotlights the winners of the English Essay Awards. Through… Continue reading

The Pride Parade marches west on Front Street in downtown Port Angeles on Sunday. About 250 people marched in a six-block course back to the City Pier as participants chanted repeated words of Pride acceptance. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Pride parade

By Dave Logan For Peninsula Daily News The Pride Parade marches west on Front Street in downtown Port Angeles on Sunday. About 250 people marched… Continue reading

The Pride Parade marches west on Front Street in downtown Port Angeles on Sunday. About 250 people marched in a six-block course back to the City Pier as participants chanted repeated words of Pride acceptance. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim looking into homeshare programs

Filling empty bedrooms the goal

Swain’s popcorn to return this Wednesday

Same price, same bag, same tradition

Veteran Affairs Advisory Committee to host town hall meeting

The governor’s Veteran Affairs Advisory Committee will sponsor a veterans town hall from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday. The meeting is in… Continue reading

Vonnie Voris will present “Bone Building, Body Mechanics and Fall Prevention” at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Wellness forum scheduled Wednesday

Vonnie Voris will present “Bone Building, Body Mechanics and Fall Prevention” at 2 p.m. Wednesday on the WOW! Working on Wellness Radio Forum… Continue reading

Vonnie Voris will present “Bone Building, Body Mechanics and Fall Prevention” at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Welly’s Real Fruit Ice Cream holds grand opening

Welly’s Real Fruit Ice Cream will host a grand opening at 1 p.m. Saturday, moving from its trailer to a storefront in… Continue reading

Yoga, wellness center to host open house

Blue Mountain Yoga and Wellness Collective will host a ribbon- cutting ceremony at noon Saturday as part of an open house at the… Continue reading

Best of the Peninsula.

Nominations being taken for Best of the Peninsula 2022

Nominations are being accepted for the Best of Clallam and Jefferson County! Pick your favorites in a variety of topics, and send them in to… Continue reading

Best of the Peninsula.

Large tract considered in Sequim

Housing development to go through new process

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Officials with the North Olympic Library System are exploring naming options for financial donors of the planned renovation and expansion of the Sequim Library.

North Olympic Library System talks naming rooms for donors at Sequim Library expansion

North Olympic Library System staff and board trustees are exploring options to offer naming opportunities for elements of the planned remodel and expansion… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Officials with the North Olympic Library System are exploring naming options for financial donors of the planned renovation and expansion of the Sequim Library.