Clallam County

NOLS to offer Backpack Buddies kits beginning Friday

The North Olympic Library System will distribute Backpack Buddies kits beginning Friday and continuing as long as supplies last. The kits, which… Continue reading

Outdoor storytimes are planned through Oct. 30. Photo courtesy of North Olympic Library System

Peninsula libraries host outdoor storytimes through Oct. 30

The North Olympic Library System offers Rain or Shine! Outdoor Storytime events for children and their caregivers, set through Oct. 30 at Sequim and Port… Continue reading

Outdoor storytimes are planned through Oct. 30. Photo courtesy of North Olympic Library System

Rosh HaShanah service moves indoors, changes time

The Olympic B’nai Shalom congregation will celebrate Erev Rosh HaShanah at 6:30 p.m. Monday. The service will be conducted outside the Olympic… Continue reading

Fiber arts will be exhibited at Studio Bob.

Studio Bob events set this week

Studio Bob is back in business after a hiatus that ended last month and has three events planned this week. At all… Continue reading

Fiber arts will be exhibited at Studio Bob.

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,… Continue reading

Mask mandate protesters gather in front of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Mask mandate protesters gather in front of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Another COVID-19 death confirmed

Another death from COVID-19 was confirmed on Friday, on the day when more than 200 people gathered at the Clallam County Courthouse to protest the… Continue reading

EYE ON CALLAM: County to consider preliminary budget

Peninsula Daily News Clallam County commissioners will receive a preliminary 2022 budget Tuesday. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the commissioners’ board room… Continue reading

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Forks quarterback Logan Olson outruns Sequim's Mason King for a touchdown in the second quarter of the Spartans' 56-28 season-opening win over the Wolves.
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Forks quarterback Logan Olson outruns Sequim's Mason King for a touchdown in the second quarter of the Spartans' 56-28 season-opening win over the Wolves.
Sequim artists Lynne Armstrong, left, and Mary Franchini will collaborate on a piece of art during the 2021 ARTjam event, held in parallel with Sequim’s ARTfusion event on Sunday and Monday. Submitted photo

Two events planned Sunday, Monday

“Mary and I cannot be more different; that’s why this is interesting,” Lynne Armstrong said, considering the possibilities of the collaborative painting she… Continue reading

Sequim artists Lynne Armstrong, left, and Mary Franchini will collaborate on a piece of art during the 2021 ARTjam event, held in parallel with Sequim’s ARTfusion event on Sunday and Monday. Submitted photo

ISSUES OF FAITH: What is faith?

This column is titled, “Issues of Faith,” but what is faith? Faith can be defined as hope for things that are not seen but which… Continue reading

Kathleen Krecklow sits under an umbrella as she converses with Jo Ehly on the shore of Dungeness Bay at Dungeness Landing County Park on Wednesday. The women, both of Sequim, were sharing the morning with other friends in a weekly gathering. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

A sunny disposition at Dungeness Bay

Kathleen Krecklow sits under an umbrella as she converses with Jo Ehly on the shore of Dungeness Bay at Dungeness Landing County Park on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Kathleen Krecklow sits under an umbrella as she converses with Jo Ehly on the shore of Dungeness Bay at Dungeness Landing County Park on Wednesday. The women, both of Sequim, were sharing the morning with other friends in a weekly gathering. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Bid awarded for Dungeness levee project phase

Clallam County commissioners have awarded a contract for the earthwork phase of the long-awaited Lower Dungeness River levee setback project. A groundbreaking… Continue reading

It was the first day of school for First graders in Mrs. Johnson classroom at Hamilton Elem in PA. Just over 20 students were greeted by the teacher and all wore masks and sat upwards of six feet apart.

Colorful start to school year in Port Angeles

Dave Logan For Peninsula Daily News It was the first day of school for first-graders in Mrs. Johnson’s classroom at Hamilton Elementary in Port Angeles.… Continue reading

It was the first day of school for First graders in Mrs. Johnson classroom at Hamilton Elem in PA. Just over 20 students were greeted by the teacher and all wore masks and sat upwards of six feet apart.

Day of remembrance set in Port Angeles

The Respect Life committee of Queen of Angeles Church will observe the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children at 1 p.m.… Continue reading

GriefShare classes offered to community

Independent Bible Church will host GriefShare at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9. The scripture-based seminars will be conducted at the church, 116… Continue reading

"All That Jazz" is one of the numbers in "Broadway in Your PJs," the online show presented through Saturday by Ghostlight Productions. The show was filmed in Port Angeles' Lincoln Theater with, from left, Jeremy Pederson, Courtney Smith, Darian Rentas, Danielle Lorentzen, Anna Pederson, Quinton Cornell, Emily Spink and Mark Lorentzen. (photo courtesy Ghostlight Productions)

Hucksters, Soulshakers and Hidden History this weekend on Olympic Peninsula

This Labor Day weekend brings a whole lot of music and visual art to explore, both online and in clubs and galleries on the North… Continue reading

"All That Jazz" is one of the numbers in "Broadway in Your PJs," the online show presented through Saturday by Ghostlight Productions. The show was filmed in Port Angeles' Lincoln Theater with, from left, Jeremy Pederson, Courtney Smith, Darian Rentas, Danielle Lorentzen, Anna Pederson, Quinton Cornell, Emily Spink and Mark Lorentzen. (photo courtesy Ghostlight Productions)
Cousins Ivy Bishop, 7, of Bellingham, left, and Maeve Caron, 6, or Portland, Ore., toss basketballs during a hoops game set up at Pebble Beach Park in Port Angeles during the 2019 Jammin' in the Park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jammin’ in the Park set for Saturday

Jammin’ in the Park will offer live music, a beer and wine garden, food, a car show and a special play zone… Continue reading

Cousins Ivy Bishop, 7, of Bellingham, left, and Maeve Caron, 6, or Portland, Ore., toss basketballs during a hoops game set up at Pebble Beach Park in Port Angeles during the 2019 Jammin' in the Park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson Healthcare, OMC under great strain

Jefferson Healthcare and Olympic Medical Center are straining under the stress of increased patient load from COVID-19 and general care, but staffing levels are so… Continue reading