Clallam County

Two taken to hospital after DUI collision

Two people were taken to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles after a collision on U.S. Highway 101 west of Sequim. Kenneth Krom,… Continue reading

Amelia Solomon, 9, a fourth-grade student at Jefferson Elementary, receives a package of notebook paper from Nick Carlson of Olympic Medical Center as Amelia’s mother, Hermina Solomon, accompanies her during the Port Angeles School District Back to School Fair on Saturday at Jefferson. The event offered school supplies to students, as well as health information, family services and a picnic meal. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Back to school fair

Amelia Solomon, 9, a fourth-grade student at Jefferson Elementary, receives a package of notebook paper from Nick Carlson of Olympic Medical Center as Amelia’s mother,… Continue reading

Amelia Solomon, 9, a fourth-grade student at Jefferson Elementary, receives a package of notebook paper from Nick Carlson of Olympic Medical Center as Amelia’s mother, Hermina Solomon, accompanies her during the Port Angeles School District Back to School Fair on Saturday at Jefferson. The event offered school supplies to students, as well as health information, family services and a picnic meal. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Black Diamond Junction to play Labor Day concert

Black Diamond Junction will perform a Labor Day concert at 1 p.m. Monday at John Wayne’s Rustic Waterfront Resort, 2634 W. Sequim Bay… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners to send letter on timber sales

Document: Six-month pause has been extended

Mother and daughter Susan Heiny, left, and Sarah Winter Grafstrom with the Slip Point Lighthouse Keepers are working to preserve the 1905 keeper’s house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The 10-acre property will be conveyed to Clallam County from the U.S. Coast Guard for use as a park after remediation at the site is completed. The lighthouse no longer exists. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Group working to preserve keeper’s house at Clallam Bay

County hopes Coast Guard will transfer land for public park

Mother and daughter Susan Heiny, left, and Sarah Winter Grafstrom with the Slip Point Lighthouse Keepers are working to preserve the 1905 keeper’s house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The 10-acre property will be conveyed to Clallam County from the U.S. Coast Guard for use as a park after remediation at the site is completed. The lighthouse no longer exists. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Music on the Strait performances begin this weekend

Music on the Strait will begin its season with two chamber concerts this weekend. The Art of the String Quartet series at… Continue reading

Kyra Toner, 8, of Burien kicks a soccer ball through a narrow goal as part of an informal soccer skills test during Saturday’s Party at the Park at Elks Playfield in Port Angeles. The event, hosted by the Port Angeles Naval Elks Lodge, featured a variety of activities for children and adults, food and live music. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Party at the Park

Kyra Toner, 8, of Burien kicks a soccer ball through a narrow goal as part of an informal soccer skills test during Saturday’s Party at… Continue reading

Kyra Toner, 8, of Burien kicks a soccer ball through a narrow goal as part of an informal soccer skills test during Saturday’s Party at the Park at Elks Playfield in Port Angeles. The event, hosted by the Port Angeles Naval Elks Lodge, featured a variety of activities for children and adults, food and live music. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Leaders with Holiday Inn Express & Suites, from left, Namaste Stayton, vice president of hotel operations, Bret Wirta, owner, and Shelby Schleve, general manager, stand in “The Great Room” of the Sequim hotel. It was part of a massive $4 million remodeling project that opened up this space, refreshed hotel rooms and suites and added new amenities throughout the building.

Holiday Inn Express finishes its $4 million remodeling project

Six-month effort adds more open space, new amenities

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Leaders with Holiday Inn Express & Suites, from left, Namaste Stayton, vice president of hotel operations, Bret Wirta, owner, and Shelby Schleve, general manager, stand in “The Great Room” of the Sequim hotel. It was part of a massive $4 million remodeling project that opened up this space, refreshed hotel rooms and suites and added new amenities throughout the building.
Sequim city staff report that they plan to request city council members to change Seal Street Park from right-of-way to a parcel so they can enforce no-camping rules. Complaints have continued in recent years about people camping in the area and allegedly committing crimes. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Legal changes proposed for Seal Street Park

Downtown space a place of concern for businesses, residents

Sequim city staff report that they plan to request city council members to change Seal Street Park from right-of-way to a parcel so they can enforce no-camping rules. Complaints have continued in recent years about people camping in the area and allegedly committing crimes. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim to fund half of requests

Final decision to be decided in November

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t fall into gardening traps

NEXT WEEK IS the end of August, and as we look over the edge of this month, let us ponder on some important issues. Many… Continue reading

Deputies: Scammer directs employees to break into ATM

Employees at a gas station broke open an automatic teller machine inside the business after they were contacted by a scammer, the Clallam… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: County commissioners, school districts to meet

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Firefighters rescue person, dog from house fire

One person and their golden retriever were rescued following a residential structure fire in the 1500 block of West Seventh Street in… Continue reading

Free concerts set next week across Peninsula

The last week of free summer concerts is scheduled at venues across the Peninsula next week. They include: • Sequim Music in the Park Sound… Continue reading

Photo by Karen Griffiths At the JeffCo fair Future Farmers of America member Ivy Pettit and her horse Kohana completed a fast burn-n-turn in the youth barrel racing competition.

HORSEPLAY: Vaulting popularity rises at Peninsula events

OH, TO BE young, agile and with a lithe body able to take a running leap onto the back of a moving horse to perform… Continue reading

Photo by Karen Griffiths At the JeffCo fair Future Farmers of America member Ivy Pettit and her horse Kohana completed a fast burn-n-turn in the youth barrel racing competition.
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Pat Marcy stands by the organ in Faith Lutheran Church that she’s played since it was built in 1991. This summer marks her 50th year leading music at the church, and with her retirement, a new director of parish music started on Aug. 3.

Musician retires after 50 years at Faith Lutheran

Pat Marcy also taught students in Sequim school choir classes

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Pat Marcy stands by the organ in Faith Lutheran Church that she’s played since it was built in 1991. This summer marks her 50th year leading music at the church, and with her retirement, a new director of parish music started on Aug. 3.

Port Angeles customers asked to conserve water

A Stage II water shortage has been declared by the city of Port Angeles due to low flows in the Elwha River,… Continue reading

Port Angeles expanding permitting program

Temporary position to become full time