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🌱 What led to a nearly two-year sentence in Port Angeles?

Port Angeles, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Port Angeles! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What led to a nearly two-year sentence in Port Angeles?
  • How the Lefties shook up the West Coast League playoff chase
  • Why a Port Angeles therapist is stepping in to lead Five Acre

Also on today's calendar: Concerts on the Pier and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a Priest that becomes an attorney? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Hazy sun, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 81, low: 53.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Two year sentence for man in Port Angeles rampage case (myclallamcounty.com) — A Port Angeles man has been sentenced to nearly two years in state prison after a February rampage that damaged multiple businesses and left an elderly driver injured on East Front Street. Police say officers and deputies subdued the suspect using less-lethal tools, and investigators later tied him to three separate crime scenes using business security video.
   

2. BASEBALL: Lefties split pair with Nanaimo NightOwls (peninsuladailynews.com subscription) — Port Angeles’ Lefties split a key road series in Nanaimo, pounding out 17 hits in an 8–2 win before falling 16–1 the next night. Strong performances from several Port Angeles infielders and a hometown player’s home run helped shuffle the West Coast League playoff race.
   

3. Former Five Acre School owner becomes interim executive director (peninsuladailynews.com) — Five Acre School in Sequim has tapped former owner Autumn Piontek-Walsh as interim executive director, prompting her to pause her Port Angeles therapy practice for the year. After recent board and staffing turmoil, the school now has returning teachers, a new budget with raises, and plans to stabilize leadership and enrollment while it works on a longer-term site lease and purchase.
   

4. Land Trust honors Big Red Barn's farming legacy (peninsuladailynews.com) — A longtime Dungeness-area farm known as the Big Red Barn has been named North Olympic Land Trust’s Farmer of the Year, recognizing more than a century of local food production. The Land Trust recently bought the property to keep it in agriculture permanently and is still fundraising, following in a tradition that has honored the Port Angeles Farmers Market and other local producers.
   

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★ Featured events ★

    Wednesday August 12
  • Concerts on the Pier →
    Port Angeles City Pier & Hollywood Beach, 315 N Lincoln St, Port Angeles
    6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Wanted to give a shout out to Cris Diaz at CoastSideContracting for doing an amazing job prepping and painting my front porch and back deck.
    He was very detail oriented and the finished job is just beautiful, if I do say so myself :) (Nextdoor 10th St East)
  • Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member, Petsense in Port Angeles. Apply here.
  • Clallam County, WA posted a job opening for Juvenile Corrections Officer in Port Angeles. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Angeles here.

Ok Port Angeles! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Father in law. (Thank you John B. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Port Angeles

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Port Angeles

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.