Clallam County

Jamestown Family Health Clinic staff and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members help individuals get registered for COVID-19 vaccinations at the tribe’s clinic in January 2021. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

CERT volunteers earn President’s Volunteer Service awards

Eight honored for hours spent working with public safety programs

Jamestown Family Health Clinic staff and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members help individuals get registered for COVID-19 vaccinations at the tribe’s clinic in January 2021. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

COVID cases rise; face masks are urged

Jefferson’s numbers surge above Clallam’s

Chynna Penird of Port Angeles collects trash and debris from the driftwood along Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Saturday as part of a beach cleanup effort in honor of Earth Day. The event, hosted by Washington CoastSavers with assistance from other groups and supporters, drew more than two dozen participants. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Earth Day cleanup

Hundreds of people turned out for beach cleanups on Saturday and Sunday in celebration of Earth Day. Beach cleanups were scheduled all along the Strait… Continue reading

Chynna Penird of Port Angeles collects trash and debris from the driftwood along Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Saturday as part of a beach cleanup effort in honor of Earth Day. The event, hosted by Washington CoastSavers with assistance from other groups and supporters, drew more than two dozen participants. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

North Olympic Library System to host Rain or Shine! Outdoor Storytime

The North Olympic Library System will continue its Rain or Shine! Outdoor Storytime series in May. The all-ages programs feature stories, music,… Continue reading

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be no field carrier landing practice for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex or at the Outlying Landing… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: For spring garden glory, hang out with the cool kids

LAST WEEK, I told you what not to plant. This week, let me give you a list of plants that would have laughed off last… Continue reading

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The cruise ships Celebrity Eclipse, front, and Ovation of the Seas, rear, sit anchored in Port Angeles Harbor on Friday as they await the Alaskan cruise season. Both ships are operated by the Royal Caribbean Group or its subsidiaries. Anchored between the cruise vessels are the bulk carrier James Bay and the pusher tug Dublin Sea.

Cruising the harbor in Port Angeles

The cruise ships Celebrity Eclipse, front, and Ovation of the Seas, rear, sit anchored in Port Angeles Harbor on Friday as they await the Alaskan… Continue reading

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The cruise ships Celebrity Eclipse, front, and Ovation of the Seas, rear, sit anchored in Port Angeles Harbor on Friday as they await the Alaskan cruise season. Both ships are operated by the Royal Caribbean Group or its subsidiaries. Anchored between the cruise vessels are the bulk carrier James Bay and the pusher tug Dublin Sea.
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Dahlias dazzle at botanical garden

The Sequim Botanical Garden Society’s next Work to Learn party focused on planting dahlia tubers and controlling the snails and slugs. It was… Continue reading

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

In-person meeting 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off U.S. Highway 101) in east Port Angeles.… Continue reading

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Sequim and PA’s high school equestrian teams merged to compete as one in Freestyle 4’s Drill Team, placing 1st  in meet 3 and winning a gold medal are Joanna Seelye, left, Libby Swanberg, Maggie Anderson and Sydney Hutton with coaches Katie Newton, left, and Keri Tucker. Watch them  compete live at state finals May 19-22  by visiting https://www.wahset.info/stream-links and clicking on District 4.

HORSEPLAY: PA, Sequim equestrian teams head to state meet

LET’S ALL CHEER and congratulate the Sequim and Port Angeles equestrian teams on their Washington State High School Equestrian Team (WAHSET) District 4 Small Team… Continue reading

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Sequim and PA’s high school equestrian teams merged to compete as one in Freestyle 4’s Drill Team, placing 1st  in meet 3 and winning a gold medal are Joanna Seelye, left, Libby Swanberg, Maggie Anderson and Sydney Hutton with coaches Katie Newton, left, and Keri Tucker. Watch them  compete live at state finals May 19-22  by visiting https://www.wahset.info/stream-links and clicking on District 4.
Donna and Jon Harrison of Harrison’s Comfort Footwear have retired, with ownership of the popular shoe store moving over to Beck's Shoes. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Iconic shoe store changes hands

Before they were a couple, they were a customer and a business owner. Now Jon and Donna Harrison are making a new path… Continue reading

Donna and Jon Harrison of Harrison’s Comfort Footwear have retired, with ownership of the popular shoe store moving over to Beck's Shoes. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group
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NOLS to host events celebrating Asian-American, Pacific Islander heritage

The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May with a series of discussions and an exhibit… Continue reading

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Dr. Suzanne Ames
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Peninsula Daily News

Mount Olympus in Olympic National Park, as seen from the High Divide trail in August 2020, could lose its glaciers by 2070 because of global warming.

Study: Olympic glaciers doomed

Researchers project most melting by 2070

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Mount Olympus in Olympic National Park, as seen from the High Divide trail in August 2020, could lose its glaciers by 2070 because of global warming.

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

Nellie Bly (Maggie Jo Bulkley) and Phileas Fogg (Brendan Chambers) engage in global travel — real and imagined — in “Around the World in Less Than 80 Days,” now playing at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Music, film, drama spring up this weekend across North Olympic Peninsula

Springtime activities hit full strength this weekend with jazz and swing, a film festival and a theatrical race around the globe. Here’s a sampling of… Continue reading

Nellie Bly (Maggie Jo Bulkley) and Phileas Fogg (Brendan Chambers) engage in global travel — real and imagined — in “Around the World in Less Than 80 Days,” now playing at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
The Ballet Workshop’s senior dancers — from left, Caitlynn Donaldson, Isabella Knott, Ryan Andrews and Amelia Brown — will join performers from Oregon and New York City in this weekend’s production of “The Sleeping Beauty.” (Bob Spink)
The Ballet Workshop’s senior dancers — from left, Caitlynn Donaldson, Isabella Knott, Ryan Andrews and Amelia Brown — will join performers from Oregon and New York City in this weekend’s production of “The Sleeping Beauty.” (Bob Spink)

Earth Day celebrations set this weekend on Olympic Peninsula

The North Olympic Peninsula will offer a variety of Earth Day celebrations. Earth Day is today, but most activities are set for Saturday. The North… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Seeing and nurturing beauty

THE ANCIENT CHINESE philosopher Confucius said of beauty: “Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.” We miss so much of the beauty that emanates… Continue reading