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Port Angeles
Thursday, August 21st, 2025
Good morning, Port Angeles. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 21st of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Former YMCA fitness instructor Mikki Hughes was fired on July 28 after 30 years when new management asked her to quit, prompting about 20 former students to protest outside the Port Angeles YMCA and claim the Y has lost its core values. She plans to offer free classes at the Sons of Norway building and calls for pay cuts for upper management so staff can earn a living wage. Peninsula Daily News
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ A woman died after her car collided with an embankment near Lake Crescent Lodge on Tuesday—emergency crews from four agencies worked together to extract her and closed highway 101 for about one hour. Peninsula Daily News
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Sequim’s Ghostlight Productions postponed its Cinderella performances because the school district’s new rental fees for the high school auditorium would raise costs from about $1,800–$2,700 to over $12,000. The performances are tentatively rescheduled for early 2026 pending fee discussions — a move made as Sequim Schools reviews its fee structure after six years without a change. My Clallam County
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Today, the Port Angeles City Council narrowed the list for a vacant seat to three top candidates—Jon Hamilton, Christy Holy, and Laurel Cripe—and will interview them on Sept. 2 with a deadline to fill the seat by Sept. 28. The council also shifted fish barrier culverts design work from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe to the city, updated a base rate ordinance, and signed a memorandum with the North Olympic Peninsula Recompete Coalition to spur local jobs. Peninsula Daily News
- ➤ Three new police K9 teams join local operations on the Olympic Peninsula after each completed over 400 hours of training during the spring and summer. Officers Emery with K9 Solo, McKnight with K9 Freddy, and Johnson with K9 Dutch now support high-risk operations—joining the team led by Officer Fairbanks with K9 Copper. My Clallam County
LIFESTYLE NEWS
- ➤ Val and Tim Cullinan of Sequim walked past sunflowers on their way to the pickleball courts at Carrie Blake Park today—these flowers are part of several towering stands visible in the park and nearby. Peninsula Daily News
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Yoga in the Meadow
6-7 p.m. — Port Angeles Fine Arts Center — Donation based class — Experience outdoor yoga in the beautiful setting of Webster’s Woods Sculptural Park.
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Olympic Peninsula Resource Co-Op
9 AM – 2 PM — Port Angeles DSHS — Free entry — Connect with local service providers for healthcare, food, childcare, and housing resources.
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Free Jazz Sunday at Chez Jazz
12-2 p.m. — Field Arts & Events Hall — Free entry — Enjoy live jazz performances from local artists in a relaxed atmosphere.
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Olympic Peninsula Resource Co-Op
9 AM – 2 PM — Port Angeles DSHS — Free entry — Connect with local providers for health care, food, childcare, and housing resources.
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Olympic Peninsula Resource Co-Op
9 AM – 2 PM — Port Angeles DSHS — Free entry — Connect with local service providers for health care, food, and housing resources.
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Clallam County Gem, Jewelry & Rock Show
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Vern Burton Community Center — Free admission — Explore beautiful crystals, fossils, and jewelry with activities for kids and a chance to win great prizes.
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