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During the PSHA game show at the Crosby arena in Agnew last weekend, Duncan Parks, 18, and Ed ran a blazingly fast “A” division time of 8.45 in the Keyrace. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

HORSEPLAY: Olympic Peninsula equestrians beat the heat

ARE YOU FEELING beat by the heat? It’s sure had me feeling down for the count. Among those able to push past the hot (upper… Continue reading

During the PSHA game show at the Crosby arena in Agnew last weekend, Duncan Parks, 18, and Ed ran a blazingly fast “A” division time of 8.45 in the Keyrace. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)
“Blue Lightning” is one of the artworks by Shirley Scheier, who will give a free artist talk on Thursday at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. (Shirley Scheier)

Art conversation Thursday in Port Townsend

“Below the Equator,” “Low Tide” and “Sweet Slumber” are among the titles of artworks by Shirley Scheier, the Port Townsend painter and… Continue reading

“Blue Lightning” is one of the artworks by Shirley Scheier, who will give a free artist talk on Thursday at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. (Shirley Scheier)

ISSUES OF FAITH: Living honorably is a marathon, not a sprint

THE OPENING CEREMONY of the Paris Olympics is a week away. The entry parade of athletes and lighting of the torch is an awesome spectacle… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend commissioners approve Short’s Farm plan

‘Master blueprint’ provides details on how to organize land

Sekiu Fun Days, Day of Play set this weekend

The annual Day of Play, plus plays and Sekiu Fun Days will take place across the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. • Opening reception for… Continue reading

The QFC grocery store and pharmacy in Sequim is one of three North Olympic Peninsula groceries scheduled for divestment by The Kroger Co. under terms of a merger between Kroger and Albertsons Companies, Inc. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Three QFC locations could be part of sale

Kroger, Albertsons release statewide list

The QFC grocery store and pharmacy in Sequim is one of three North Olympic Peninsula groceries scheduled for divestment by The Kroger Co. under terms of a merger between Kroger and Albertsons Companies, Inc. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Maintain Peace of Mind” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Weekly free outdoor concerts presented across Peninsula

Free outdoor summer concerts will continue on the North Olympic Peninsula next week. The Fabulous Murphtones will perform from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday… Continue reading

Hood Canal bridge closures canceled

Overnight closures of the Hood Canal bridge on state Highway 104 that had been rescheduled for tonight and Thursday night have been canceled.… Continue reading

Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, and Democrats Patrick DePoe, center, and Kevin Van De Wege, all candidates for state Commissioner of Public Lands, met before the Port Angeles Business Association on Tuesday to discuss their priorities for leading the Department of Natural Resources. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)
Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, and Democrats Patrick DePoe, center, and Kevin Van De Wege, all candidates for state Commissioner of Public Lands, met before the Port Angeles Business Association on Tuesday to discuss their priorities for leading the Department of Natural Resources. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Girl taken to hospital following wreck on Highway 19

A 13-year-old girl was transported to Jefferson Healthcare hospital and a second passenger was injured after a pickup truck in which they were… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: The joy of camping

IT’S THE SIMPLE things that I enjoy most about camping, like the smell of burning driftwood and watching the sparks from the fire shoot up… Continue reading

Bill Evans dance concerts set this month

Bill Evans will present dance concerts at 7 p.m. Sunday, Monday and July 21. The first two performances will be at the… Continue reading

Sturtz, a Colorado-based acoustic quartet, will perform at the Palindrome on Saturday.

Colorado-based quartet to perform at Palindrome

Sturtz will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Road. Tickets are $20 per… Continue reading

Sturtz, a Colorado-based acoustic quartet, will perform at the Palindrome on Saturday.
A trio, Canto a Mi Tierra of Veracruz, Mexico, with Osiris Ramses Caballero Leon, left, Bernabe Hernandez Orozco, center, and Fernando Hernandez Orozco, play a set of traditional Mexican music originating in the six states of northeastern Mexico in McCurdy Pavilion on Saturday in one of the final concerts to close out the week of Fiddle Tunes presented by Centrum at Fort Worden. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Fiddle Tunes

A trio, Canto a Mi Tierra of Veracruz, Mexico, with Osiris Ramses Caballero Leon, left, Bernabe Hernandez Orozco, center, and Fernando Hernandez Orozco, play a… Continue reading

A trio, Canto a Mi Tierra of Veracruz, Mexico, with Osiris Ramses Caballero Leon, left, Bernabe Hernandez Orozco, center, and Fernando Hernandez Orozco, play a set of traditional Mexican music originating in the six states of northeastern Mexico in McCurdy Pavilion on Saturday in one of the final concerts to close out the week of Fiddle Tunes presented by Centrum at Fort Worden. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Heat advisory through mid-week

Temperatures likely to peak today

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading

Port Angeles man dies in wreck on Highway 101

A Port Angeles man died when the vehicle he was driving struck a guardrail as he attempted to pass another vehicle on U.S.… Continue reading

Free summer concerts continue across Peninsula

Free outdoor summer concerts will continue on the North Olympic Peninsula next week. John Hoover & The Mighty Quinns will perform from 6 p.m. to… Continue reading