Clallam County

Allocation will fund housing support

Applications to county for funds due by June 14

Clallam County to apply for Olympic Discovery Trail funds

Tribe dedicating property for paved surface and gravel path

Hospice volunteer orientations scheduled

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will conduct both an online orientation and an in-person sessions for potential volunteers. The online session will… Continue reading

David Brownell, executive director of the North Olympic History Center, will speak at the Peninsula College Studium Generale on Thursday.

Studium to focus on new digital access to history center data

The North Olympic History Center is reaching for the cloud. David Brownell, executive director of the North Olympic History Center (NOHC), will… Continue reading

David Brownell, executive director of the North Olympic History Center, will speak at the Peninsula College Studium Generale on Thursday.
Volunteer Sherilyn Seyler leads Starlin, an alpaca, in a parade of alpacas and llamas Saturday at the Olympic Peninsula Alpaca/Llama Rescue Farm. The event was at an open house to bring awareness of the farm’s mission, which is “to provide a safe haven, rehabilitation center and rehoming program for Alpacas and Llamas.” (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Animals on parade

Volunteer Sherilyn Seyler leads Starlin, an alpaca, in a parade of alpacas and llamas Saturday at the Olympic Peninsula Alpaca/Llama Rescue Farm. The event was… Continue reading

Volunteer Sherilyn Seyler leads Starlin, an alpaca, in a parade of alpacas and llamas Saturday at the Olympic Peninsula Alpaca/Llama Rescue Farm. The event was at an open house to bring awareness of the farm’s mission, which is “to provide a safe haven, rehabilitation center and rehoming program for Alpacas and Llamas.” (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Applied behavior analysis presentation scheduled this week

Joan Gitelman will present “What Is Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)” on Zoom this week. Gitelman’s presentation, sponsored by Clallam Mosaic and Clallam… Continue reading

Field Hall news, tours planned Thursday

Timeline, community program to be announced

Korean War Veteran Mark Lomax lays flowers on a gravesite during a ceremony Monday at Mt. Angeles Cemetery. He represented one of several branches of the military who laid wreaths in memoriam. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles Memorial Day ceremony

Korean War Veteran Mark Lomax lays flowers on a gravesite during a ceremony Monday at Mt. Angeles Cemetery. He represented one of several branches of… Continue reading

Korean War Veteran Mark Lomax lays flowers on a gravesite during a ceremony Monday at Mt. Angeles Cemetery. He represented one of several branches of the military who laid wreaths in memoriam. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)
Conductor and Music Director Jonathan Pasternack bows to the audience after the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra's return to the stage this past season. photo courtesy Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra
Conductor and Music Director Jonathan Pasternack bows to the audience after the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra's return to the stage this past season. photo courtesy Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra
Pat Rublaitus helps light candles for a prayer service on Friday inside St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Sequim for the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas. About 40 people attended to pray and sing for the teachers and students and their families. Participants were encouraged to write prayers on cloth strips to be attached to a fence outside the church. The interfaith service was sponsored by St. Luke’s, Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church and Trinity United Methodist Church. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Service grieves for shooting victims

Pat Rublaitus helps light candles for a prayer service on Friday inside St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Sequim for the victims of the Robb Elementary… Continue reading

Pat Rublaitus helps light candles for a prayer service on Friday inside St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Sequim for the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas. About 40 people attended to pray and sing for the teachers and students and their families. Participants were encouraged to write prayers on cloth strips to be attached to a fence outside the church. The interfaith service was sponsored by St. Luke’s, Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church and Trinity United Methodist Church. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Supply drive to benefit Foster Supports of Jefferson County

Express Employment Professionals will host a supply drive from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays through Thursday, June 30. The… Continue reading

COVID cases rise but most mild

Numbers are soaring without hospitalization

From left are Annette Hanson, Tuttie Peetz, Shelli Robb-Kahler and Powell Jones.

Dungeness River Nature Center receives $8,500 donation

Sound Community Bank recently donated $8,500 to the Dungeness River Nature Center to help complete the center’s Watershed Exhibit Hall. The exhibit hall will showcase… Continue reading

From left are Annette Hanson, Tuttie Peetz, Shelli Robb-Kahler and Powell Jones.
The indie folk duo The Black Feathers, Sian Chandler and Ray Hughes, who base themselves in Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom, perform on Saturday at Vern Burton Community Center during the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Juan de Fuca Festival a community revival

Attendees enjoy arts, crafts, music

The indie folk duo The Black Feathers, Sian Chandler and Ray Hughes, who base themselves in Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom, perform on Saturday at Vern Burton Community Center during the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Man hurt in fall from cliff, transported to Harborview in Seattle

An unidentified man was badly hurt last week when he fell from a cliff at 183 Twilight Beach Road after his dog… Continue reading

Monica Reynolds, a prospective member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, left, and Lindsey Christianson, a member of the organization’s Port Angeles-based Michael Trebert Chapter, locate graves of veterans for adornment with American flags on Saturday for Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at Mount Angeles Memorial Park, 45 Monroe Road in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Memorial Day ceremonies remember fallen today

Peninsula events include wreaths, music, volunteer opportunities

Monica Reynolds, a prospective member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, left, and Lindsey Christianson, a member of the organization’s Port Angeles-based Michael Trebert Chapter, locate graves of veterans for adornment with American flags on Saturday for Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at Mount Angeles Memorial Park, 45 Monroe Road in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

But where do I live?

Housing, healthcare, living wage job major concerns

The Sequim Valley Lions Club recently donated $1,500 to Clallam Mosaic to support programs for individuals with developmental disabilities and special needs. 

Pictured, from left to right are David Blakeslee, Ruth Grant, Linda Edwards, John Riley, Steve Sahnow, Dianne Dooley, Pat Phillips, Dave Bonham and George Dooley.

Sequim Lions Club makes Clallam Mosaic donation

The Sequim Valley Lions Club recently donated $1,500 to Clallam Mosaic to support programs for individuals with developmental disabilities and special needs. Pictured, from left… Continue reading

The Sequim Valley Lions Club recently donated $1,500 to Clallam Mosaic to support programs for individuals with developmental disabilities and special needs. 

Pictured, from left to right are David Blakeslee, Ruth Grant, Linda Edwards, John Riley, Steve Sahnow, Dianne Dooley, Pat Phillips, Dave Bonham and George Dooley.
Photo Andrew May.... Here is a prime example of the diversity of Dahlia's as cut flowers not only strong stems but an amazing array of colors shapes and sizes.

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t dilly-dally on dahlias

SINCE THIS IS the final Sunday in my all-time favorite month, and it’s Memorial Day weekend, full of family and barbecues, let me give you… Continue reading

Photo Andrew May.... Here is a prime example of the diversity of Dahlia's as cut flowers not only strong stems but an amazing array of colors shapes and sizes.