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Nicolas Harper and Samantha Trone from Swan School in Port Townsend were among the 140 volunteers planting trees at Tarboo Wildlife Preserve near Quilcene on Feb 4. (Connie Gallant)

Plant-A-Thon sets record as volunteers place 6,500 trees, shrubs

Volunteers planted a record 6,500 trees and shrubs in one day during the 11th Northwest Watershed Institute Plant-A-Thon at the Tarboo Wildlife… Continue reading

Nicolas Harper and Samantha Trone from Swan School in Port Townsend were among the 140 volunteers planting trees at Tarboo Wildlife Preserve near Quilcene on Feb 4. (Connie Gallant)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Vehicular traffic makes its way down Hill Street in Port Angeles, sharing the road with a connecting link of the Olympic Discovery Trail, designated as the shoulder of the roadway.

Olympic Discovery Trail section in Port Angeles being redesigned

A nearly 2-mile portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail that links central Port Angeles with the heavily residential west side is being… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Vehicular traffic makes its way down Hill Street in Port Angeles, sharing the road with a connecting link of the Olympic Discovery Trail, designated as the shoulder of the roadway.
A volunteer carries cardboard to the stream bank where workers installed a continuous half mile of cardboard and live native shrub stakes to smother invasive, non-native reed canary grass and re-establish a forest buffer zone to benefit fish and wildlife. (Connie Gallant)

PHOTO GALLERY: Plant-a-thon at Tarboo Reserve

Volunteers planted a record 6,500 trees and shrubs in one day during the 11th Northwest Watershed Institute Plant-A-Thon at the Tarboo Wildlife… Continue reading

A volunteer carries cardboard to the stream bank where workers installed a continuous half mile of cardboard and live native shrub stakes to smother invasive, non-native reed canary grass and re-establish a forest buffer zone to benefit fish and wildlife. (Connie Gallant)
Mental health services could be under Jefferson Healthcare by end of year

Mental health services could be under Jefferson Healthcare by end of year

Mental health care in East Jefferson County, currently run by Discovery Behavioral Health, could be under the umbrella of Jefferson Healthcare by… Continue reading

Mental health services could be under Jefferson Healthcare by end of year
Port Angeles, Sequim food banks taking new paths to those in need

Port Angeles, Sequim food banks taking new paths to those in need

In the past year, both Sequim and Port Angeles food banks have seen a decline in the number of people served on their distribution days.… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Sequim food banks taking new paths to those in need
Jefferson Public Utility District says newest audit clean

Jefferson Public Utility District says newest audit clean

The Jefferson County Public Utility District received a clean audit report on its 2015 finances, a welcome change from the troubling audit… Continue reading

Jefferson Public Utility District says newest audit clean
Port Angeles man’s tribute song to Northwest gets attention online

Port Angeles man’s tribute song to Northwest gets attention online

A Port Angeles man’s musical tribute to the Pacific Northwest has gained some traction online after he posted it on Facebook. In… Continue reading

Port Angeles man’s tribute song to Northwest gets attention online
Jefferson County commissioners Kate Dean, David Sullivan and Kathleen Kler sign a human rights proclamation for Jefferson County at their meeting Monday morning. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County commissioners approve human rights proclamation

Jefferson County commissioners unanimously voted Monday to adopt a human rights proclamation, drawing applause from the more than 60 people who braved… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioners Kate Dean, David Sullivan and Kathleen Kler sign a human rights proclamation for Jefferson County at their meeting Monday morning. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)
Are Clallam, Jefferson sanctuary counties? Here’s your answer

Are Clallam, Jefferson sanctuary counties? Here’s your answer

North Olympic Peninsula residents have nothing to fear from President Donald Trump’s Jan. 25 executive order that threatens sanctuary counties and cities with a loss… Continue reading

Are Clallam, Jefferson sanctuary counties? Here’s your answer
Port Townsend Library repairs to begin

Port Townsend Library repairs to begin

The first repairs of the Port Townsend Library since the facility was renovated in 2014 are expected to be completed this year.… Continue reading

Port Townsend Library repairs to begin
Sequim lab looks to find the best biofuel in algae

Sequim lab looks to find the best biofuel in algae

Scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Marine Sciences Laboratory are turning algae inside out to find the best biofuel possible. Dr. Michael… Continue reading

Sequim lab looks to find the best biofuel in algae
Discussion heated for Port of Port Townsend rate hikes

Discussion heated for Port of Port Townsend rate hikes

More than 30 people turned out for a heated discussion on the Port of Port Townsend’s capital projects and the proposed rate… Continue reading

Discussion heated for Port of Port Townsend rate hikes
Peninsula Children’s Clinic settles into new Port Angeles site

Peninsula Children’s Clinic settles into new Port Angeles site

It’s been nearly a month since Peninsula Children’s Clinic moved to its new location, and doctors are now pretty well settled in,… Continue reading

Peninsula Children’s Clinic settles into new Port Angeles site
Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park

Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park

Jefferson County officials and volunteers have found trees illegally cut and taken from Indian Island County Park in Port Hadlock and are… Continue reading

Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park
Aldrich’s Market under new ownership

Aldrich’s Market under new ownership

Aldrich’s Market will open under new ownership Thursday after almost closing for good in November. Scott and Robin Rogers, the owners of… Continue reading

Aldrich’s Market under new ownership
Hot Springs Road reopens to Glines Canyon overlook

Hot Springs Road reopens to Glines Canyon overlook

Exploring the Elwha River valley got a whole lot easier Thursday with the reopening of Olympic Hot Springs Road. Olympic National… Continue reading

Hot Springs Road reopens to Glines Canyon overlook
Discovery Bay eatery pulls $26,000 donation off its walls

Discovery Bay eatery pulls $26,000 donation off its walls

It added up to $26,582. The $1 bills that covered the walls of Fat Smitty’s restaurant in Discovery Bay were taken down… Continue reading

Discovery Bay eatery pulls $26,000 donation off its walls
World War II veterans in Sequim honored with flags

World War II veterans in Sequim honored with flags

More than 75 years later, their legacies live on. Two Pearl Harbor veterans who call Sequim home received unexpected tributes in early January… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2017
  • By Michael Dashiell Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
World War II veterans in Sequim honored with flags
Seattle author’s book selected for Community Read in Port Townsend

Seattle author’s book selected for Community Read in Port Townsend

The Port Townsend Public Library has announced that “Before the Wind” by Seattle author Jim Lynch is the Community Read book for… Continue reading

Seattle author’s book selected for Community Read in Port Townsend
Kilmer: Future of health insurance remains up in the air

Kilmer: Future of health insurance remains up in the air

A day after President Donald J. Trump signed a single-page executive order aimed at scaling back the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Rep.… Continue reading

Kilmer: Future of health insurance remains up in the air