Paige Dickerson

Dream Center gets $5,000 face-lift

PORT ANGELES -- A $5,000 grant from The Home Depot will fund a makeover of Serenity House's Dream Center on Saturday. The interior of the… Continue reading

Forks Heritage Days includes carving pumpkins with chain saws, saying farewell to old school

FORKS -- A chain saw carving contest -- with a twist -- will be among the events at Forks Heritage Days on Saturday. Instead of… Continue reading

Witness search puts murder-for-hire trial on hold

A murder-for hire trial has been put on hold while police seek a man wanted as a material witness in the case. The trial of… Continue reading

Quileute plan gathering place for art, culture

LAPUSH -- Plans to expand the Oceanside Resort into a artistic and cultural gathering place await the Quileute Tribal Council's approval, tribal executive director Bill… Continue reading

Second Port Angeles industrial company announces plans to hire

PORT ANGELES -- Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. will hire between 30 and 40 new employees during the next few months, said the company's president, Mike… Continue reading

Port candidates argue mill site, job creation

PORT ANGELES -- Brad Collins, who is challenging incumbent Port of Port Angeles Commissioner John Calhoun, said Monday that he would want the Rayonier mill… Continue reading

PenPly plans to employ 60 people by year’s end

PORT ANGELES -- In a piece of recession good news for the North Olympic Peninsula, a shuttered plywood mill will begin hiring employees soon to… Continue reading

New nonprofit seeks to help at-risk youth

PORT ANGELES -- A new nonprofit organization aims to focus on feeding not only the stomachs of at-risk young people but also their emotional and… Continue reading

Riding the trails

PORT ANGELES -- About 100 cyclists peddled through the winding meadows and shores of the North Olympic Peninsula on Sunday. Among them was Port Angeles'… Continue reading

Peninsula schools win Great School awards; Clallam Bay one of six in state to win 3 straight years

Clallam Bay School was one of six schools in the state to win a Great School award for marked improvement for a third consecutive year,… Continue reading

Enrollment up at Peninsula College — does a record loom in December?

PORT ANGELES -- First-day enrollment was up at Peninsula College this year over 2008, President Tom Keegan said, who expects to see a new record… Continue reading

Forks settles lawsuit with former policeman

FORKS -- The city of Forks paid $19,818.55 to former police officer James Dixon to settle a lawsuit for unpaid overtime Dixon said he accrued… Continue reading

Officials prepare North Olympic Peninsula schools for swine flu possibility

Public school districts throughout the North Olympic Peninsula and Peninsula College are prepared to take measures against swine flu, if it shows up this fall… Continue reading

Teacher teaches natural history class so he can get closer to Peninsula

When Coke Smith, a conservation biologist, moved to the North Olympic Peninsula about a decade ago, he wanted to learn about the natural history and… Continue reading

Peninsula College receives $730,000 in three grants

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula College has been awarded three federal grants totalling $730,000 to help with emergency planning, science and technology equipment and outreach. The… Continue reading

Peninsula school districts on enrollment seesaw: Only three show growth in 2009

Chimacum School District saw an increase in enrollment for the first time in 11 years, and the Quilcene district also saw more students at the… Continue reading

Bids to be requested for Forks biomass boiler in October

FORKS -- Quillayute Valley School District wants to make the Forks area greener -- at least in terms of saving energy. The district in October… Continue reading

Forks mayor candidates discuss fees in forum before Chamber of Commerce

FORKS -- Two candidates vying to be elected mayor of Forks told about 45 people at a forum Wednesday that, if elected, they hoped to… Continue reading

Twilight documentary features Forks residents

FORKS -- The West End is the star of a documentary that outlines the impacts of Twilight mania on Forks and the surrounding areas. The… Continue reading

Preliminary tests yield possible cause of death for dozens of birds: hypothermia

LAPUSH -- Preliminary tests Tuesday showed that hundreds of birds found dead or sick on West End beaches could have died from the cold Pacific… Continue reading