Clallam County

Chip sealing set for U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 19

Several work zones in a multi-county chip-seal project across the Olympic Peninsula will see continued work along U.S. 101 and state Highway 19. After the… Continue reading

Sam McElravy, who served in the U.S. Army as Special Forces Green Beret from 1966-69, rides in a float with his wife Phyllis on Sunday during a Fourth of July parade in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Holiday festivities

In Forks, Sam McElravy, who served in the U.S. Army as Special Forces Green Beret from 1966-69, rides in a float with his wife Phyllis… Continue reading

Sam McElravy, who served in the U.S. Army as Special Forces Green Beret from 1966-69, rides in a float with his wife Phyllis on Sunday during a Fourth of July parade in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News)
Dylan Caily.

Port Angeles man arrested in Virgin Islands

Repeat sex offender apprehended

Dylan Caily.
Clallam Transit General Manager Kevin Gallacci stands in front of a Route 20 bus. The route will see expanded service, including Peninsula College and Olympic Medical Center. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Strait Shot adding third Bainbridge trip

Clallam Transit also expanding Port Angeles service

Clallam Transit General Manager Kevin Gallacci stands in front of a Route 20 bus. The route will see expanded service, including Peninsula College and Olympic Medical Center. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Ensure your arrangements make the cut

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! Despite the current political and health atmosphere, all is going mostly well as many Americans celebrate this special day. As someone who… Continue reading

The painting of Port Angeles, its harbor and the Olympic Mountains by Count Johan Gustaf Kalling created for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. (Courtesy of North Olympic History Center)

BACK WHEN: Painter gives view of Port Angeles to world

MOST OF US have access to the world through the internet. It has made it incredibly easy to share our lives with the world. You… Continue reading

The painting of Port Angeles, its harbor and the Olympic Mountains by Count Johan Gustaf Kalling created for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. (Courtesy of North Olympic History Center)

Book discussion groups scheduled

The North Olympic Library System will continue its book discussion groups online throughout July. Participants must register at www.nols.org to receive the… Continue reading

Civil Air Patrol plans open house Tuesday

The Dungeness Flight of the Civil Air Patrol will host an open house at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The program is in the… Continue reading

Lora Brabant, on left, presents the Clallam County School Retirees Association’s 2021 Community Service Award to Ray and Ginni Weigel, also pictured is Daisy, the service dog. The Weigels were recognized for their support of the community through children’s book drives, cleaning trails, tutoring within the Port Angeles School District and other volunteer services.
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Clallam County School Retirees Association recognizes service

Lora Brabant, left, presents the Clallam County School Retirees Association’s 2021 Community Service Award to Ray and Ginni Weigel, also pictured is Daisy, the service… Continue reading

Lora Brabant, on left, presents the Clallam County School Retirees Association’s 2021 Community Service Award to Ray and Ginni Weigel, also pictured is Daisy, the service dog. The Weigels were recognized for their support of the community through children’s book drives, cleaning trails, tutoring within the Port Angeles School District and other volunteer services.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Mike Schefers of Port Angeles works out at the Olympic Peninsula YMCA in Port Angeles.

Employee shortages cramping Clallam County businesses

Capacity is restored, but staff ing low

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Mike Schefers of Port Angeles works out at the Olympic Peninsula YMCA in Port Angeles.

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

In-person meeting Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi Drive (off U.S. Highway 101). This week… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News They were off running and walking in Forks during Saturday's Fourth of July Fun Run presented by the Forks Community Hospital. The celebration peaks today with a Grand Parade and a host of other events.

Fourth of July celebrated today

Public fireworks are planned tonight in Port Angeles and Sequim, while Forks wraps up five days of celebration. The reopening of the state on Wednesday… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News They were off running and walking in Forks during Saturday's Fourth of July Fun Run presented by the Forks Community Hospital. The celebration peaks today with a Grand Parade and a host of other events.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Cliff Hales of Port Angeles and his daughter, Julie Hales, 14, work on a play structure at the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield on Saturday in Port Angeles. Playground organizers held an informal build session attended by about 50 people on Saturday to make progress on portions of the playground left unfinished during last week's six-day community build. The Dream Playground Foundation will hold a two-day community build this Friday and Saturday with the hope of completing playground construction. Signups for the build can be found at padreamplayground.org.
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Generation II Dream Playground build days at Erickson Playfield

Signups open for volunteers

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Cliff Hales of Port Angeles and his daughter, Julie Hales, 14, work on a play structure at the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield on Saturday in Port Angeles. Playground organizers held an informal build session attended by about 50 people on Saturday to make progress on portions of the playground left unfinished during last week's six-day community build. The Dream Playground Foundation will hold a two-day community build this Friday and Saturday with the hope of completing playground construction. Signups for the build can be found at padreamplayground.org.

North Olympic Library System to sponsor Movement Storytimes

The North Olympic Library System will sponsor Movement Storytimes at 10:30 a.m. on Fridays throughout July. The early learning program for children aged… Continue reading

OTA seeks auxiliary actors for Shakespearean Faire

The Olympic Theatre Arts Center is seeking auxiliary actors for a Shakespearean Renaissance Faire scheduled Aug. 21-22. Prospective actors are asked to contact… Continue reading

Randy Radock is the featured artist at the Harbor Art Gallery in July and August.

Radock is featured artist at Harbor Art Gallery

Block print artist Randy Radock will be in the spotlight in the Featured Artist Room at the Harbor Art Gallery during the… Continue reading

Randy Radock is the featured artist at the Harbor Art Gallery in July and August.
Raffle winners Mary and Steve Herbel, enjoy their new Adirondack chairs while, from left to right, Dollie Sparks, Arlene Sawyer, Vina Winters, Suzan Mannisto, Joan Whiting, Sharon Hampton and Alan Burwell pass a check for the proceeds from the Windermere Real Estate/Sequim-East Community Service Day Raffle. The raffle raised $1,153.96 for the Sequim Prairie Garden Club to help fund the upkeep of Pioneer Memorial Park. The chairs won by the Herbels were built by the brokers of Windermere on June 11, their annual Community Service Day. For more information, or to donate to the garden club, visit www.sequimprairiegardenclub.org.
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Raffle raises funds for memorial park

The Windermere Real Estate/Sequim-East Community Service Day Raffle raised $1,153.96 for the Sequim Prairie Garden Club to help fund the upkeep of Pioneer Memorial Park.… Continue reading

Raffle winners Mary and Steve Herbel, enjoy their new Adirondack chairs while, from left to right, Dollie Sparks, Arlene Sawyer, Vina Winters, Suzan Mannisto, Joan Whiting, Sharon Hampton and Alan Burwell pass a check for the proceeds from the Windermere Real Estate/Sequim-East Community Service Day Raffle. The raffle raised $1,153.96 for the Sequim Prairie Garden Club to help fund the upkeep of Pioneer Memorial Park. The chairs won by the Herbels were built by the brokers of Windermere on June 11, their annual Community Service Day. For more information, or to donate to the garden club, visit www.sequimprairiegardenclub.org.

Sequim Bay closed to shellfish harvesting

Sequim Bay beaches are now closed to recreational harvesting of all species of shellfish after a high level of marine biotoxin was discovered… Continue reading

Registered nurses Kelly Bower and Dmitriy Lisenkoff prepare COVID-19 vaccination doses at the Jamestown Family Health Clinic drive-thru clinic in Sequim in March. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Sequim’s 2020 Citizens of Year: Essential workers

Chamber selects group for pandemic efforts

Registered nurses Kelly Bower and Dmitriy Lisenkoff prepare COVID-19 vaccination doses at the Jamestown Family Health Clinic drive-thru clinic in Sequim in March. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Sunland awards scholarships

The Sunland Homeowners Association has awarded $4,000 scholarships to two Sequim High School graduates. Madeline Dietzman plans to study psychology at Western Washington… Continue reading