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A truck, trailer and tractor were among items stolen from a Sekiu property.

Deputies investigate Sekiu burglary

Some $84,000 worth of items taken

Clallam County Sheriff's Office
A truck, trailer and tractor were among items stolen from a Sekiu property.

ISSUES OF FAITH: Deeper and deeper into Lenten quiet

LAST MONTH’S COLUMN was a fairly giddy look at the custom of giving up things for Lent: things we give up, practices we add on,… Continue reading

PHOTO BY Elizabeth Becker
Pictured, in the front row, from left to right, are Jordan Primus, Lea LeGardeur, Erika Ensminger. 

In the back row, left to right, Andy Politz, Martin Sulkosky, Scott Wielbicki, Kalika Elofson, Peter Dragula, Pualani Brown, Corey Largo, Brenna Franklin, Liam Rolfe, Ben Knight, Lauren Duehring, Brandon Garms, Steffen Brown, Wendy Apfel, Chris Dunn and Kevin Ritz.

Marine systems technicians graduate boatbuilding school

The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding graduated a sixth class of marine systems technicians at a March 18 ceremony. The graduates are Wendy Apfel, Raphael… Continue reading

PHOTO BY Elizabeth Becker
Pictured, in the front row, from left to right, are Jordan Primus, Lea LeGardeur, Erika Ensminger. 

In the back row, left to right, Andy Politz, Martin Sulkosky, Scott Wielbicki, Kalika Elofson, Peter Dragula, Pualani Brown, Corey Largo, Brenna Franklin, Liam Rolfe, Ben Knight, Lauren Duehring, Brandon Garms, Steffen Brown, Wendy Apfel, Chris Dunn and Kevin Ritz.
The Peninsula College welding program has fabricated a new gate for the Captain Joseph House in Port Angeles. Pictured, from left to right, are Peninsula College students Blake Parker, James Hancock, welding instructor Eoin Doherty, Betsy Reed Schultz, and welding instructor Kelly Flanagan.

New gate for the Captain Joseph House

The Peninsula College welding program has fabricated a new gate for the Captain Joseph House in Port Angeles. The gate features a triangular representation of… Continue reading

The Peninsula College welding program has fabricated a new gate for the Captain Joseph House in Port Angeles. Pictured, from left to right, are Peninsula College students Blake Parker, James Hancock, welding instructor Eoin Doherty, Betsy Reed Schultz, and welding instructor Kelly Flanagan.

Petals Pathways returns on June 25

Clear a path for the return of Petals & Pathways. The Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County’s popular, 27th annual outdoor event… Continue reading

Clair Dunlap, youth services librarian with the North Olympic Library System, installs a placard with a poem by Raymond Carver along the Living Forest Trail behind the Olympic National Park visitor center in Port Angeles on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Poems bloom in the spring in Olympic National Park

Poetry Walks add more inspiration to five popular trails

Clair Dunlap, youth services librarian with the North Olympic Library System, installs a placard with a poem by Raymond Carver along the Living Forest Trail behind the Olympic National Park visitor center in Port Angeles on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The Rev. Lynn Ungar will present “Dirt” at 11 a.m. Sunday. 
Ungar will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, his lesson will stream on Zoom.
Limited in-person viewing is available on the fellowship’s large screen TV at 1033 N. Barr Road.
The Rev. Lynn Ungar will present “Dirt” at 11 a.m. Sunday. 
Ungar will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, his lesson will stream on Zoom.
Limited in-person viewing is available on the fellowship’s large screen TV at 1033 N. Barr Road.
An artist's rendering shows one of three designs being considered for the Sequim School District's new boardroom. Graphic courtesy of Wenaha Group

Sequim Schools boardroom, levy projects progress

Project manager: Meeting room and elevator are on track for end of year

An artist's rendering shows one of three designs being considered for the Sequim School District's new boardroom. Graphic courtesy of Wenaha Group

Awards show set for high school exhibit

The City Arts Advisory Commission will host an open house and awards ceremony for the winners of the High Schools of the Olympic… Continue reading

Sarah Butterworth with her winning design for the 2022 Kids Marathon medal.

Design winner named for Kids Marathon medal

Sarah Butterworth, a student at Dry Creek Elementary School, is the sixth winner of the annual Kids Marathon medal design contest. Butterworth… Continue reading

Sarah Butterworth with her winning design for the 2022 Kids Marathon medal.
Master gardeners Keith Dekker and Gordon Clark will present “General Pruning”  in the Woodcock Demonstration Garden on Saturday

Digging deeper garden series resuming in-person Saturday

Keith Dekker and Gordon Clark will present “General Pruning” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The lecture is part of the Clallam County master gardeners… Continue reading

Master gardeners Keith Dekker and Gordon Clark will present “General Pruning”  in the Woodcock Demonstration Garden on Saturday

Discovery Bay, Admiralty Inlet open for shellfish harvest

The Department of Health has opened Discovery Bay from Diamond Point to Fort Worden and Admiralty Inlet including Fort Flagler for recreational… Continue reading

Carol Pearson’s jewelry will be at Pacific Mist.

Friday Art Walk is for BirdFest BirdQuest

Students make pieces, which are matched with local businesses

Carol Pearson’s jewelry will be at Pacific Mist.
Karsi Grego

Grego promoted to nurse practitioner at Olympic Medical Center

Karsi Grego, a registered nurse at Olympic Medical Center, has earned a Master of Science in nursing-family nurse practitioner from Gonzaga University… Continue reading

Karsi Grego

Makah museum open to public

The Makah Cultural and Research Center is open to visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The museum, which had been… Continue reading

Music, art offered in Friday entertainment

It’s going to be a big weekend for art shows and live music on the North Olympic Peninsula. Here’s a sampling of things to see… Continue reading

PHOTO BY: Vivian Hansen/Peninsula Daily News

CAPTION : Brittany Baker, on left, and Carly Baker are the new owners of Rudy's Automotive in Port Angeles.

New owners take over Rudy’s Automotive in Port Angeles

Brittany and Carly Baker have purchased Rudy’s Automotive. Brittany Baker will handle repair work, and Carly Baker will manage the office, according… Continue reading

PHOTO BY: Vivian Hansen/Peninsula Daily News

CAPTION : Brittany Baker, on left, and Carly Baker are the new owners of Rudy's Automotive in Port Angeles.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Terry Ward, vice-president of Sound Publishing and publisher of the six-day-per-week Peninsula Daily News and the weekly Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum, right, speaks about changes to the newspapers during a Tuesday morning breakfast with members of the Port Angeles Business Association. Ward described the switch to delivery-by-mail, adjustments to the publication schedule and the general health of the newspaper group. Among those in attendence were business association members, from left, Dick Pilling, former PDN publisher John Brewer and former mayor Cherie Kidd.

Publisher talks business in Port Angeles

Terry Ward, vice president of Sound Publishing and publisher of the six-day-per-week Peninsula Daily News and the weekly Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum, right, speaks… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Terry Ward, vice-president of Sound Publishing and publisher of the six-day-per-week Peninsula Daily News and the weekly Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum, right, speaks about changes to the newspapers during a Tuesday morning breakfast with members of the Port Angeles Business Association. Ward described the switch to delivery-by-mail, adjustments to the publication schedule and the general health of the newspaper group. Among those in attendence were business association members, from left, Dick Pilling, former PDN publisher John Brewer and former mayor Cherie Kidd.

Registration deadline looms for Beach Naturalist training

Registration closes on Friday for Beach Naturalist training offered by the WSU Jefferson County Extension to help North Olympic Peninsula residents turn… Continue reading