Clallam County

A GROWING CONCERN: Remember the three tenets of pruning

SO ONCE AGAIN, happy New Year. We start a whole new gardening year and right now it is so perfectly cold, it’s ideal for the… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Bohemian waxwing sightings get 2017 off to a good start

CEDAR WAXWINGS ARE regular visitors and resident birds in Western Washington. They are unpredictable but they do show up at various times throughout the year.… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Wind Rose Cellars closed through Feb. 2 … and other items

Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St., will be closed from today through Thursday, Feb. 2. The tasting room will reopen Friday, Feb.… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 11:15 a.m. in the… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Resolution suggestions for the unresolved

HERE WE ARE on Jan. 8 and while some of us are actually succeeding in achieving our 2017 New Year’s resolutions (bravo), some of us… Continue reading

Home Fund helps Port Townsend family tackle unexpected expense’s damage

Home Fund helps Port Townsend family tackle unexpected expense’s damage

By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News EDITOR’S NOTE: For 28 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have… Continue reading

Home Fund helps Port Townsend family tackle unexpected expense’s damage
HORSEPLAY: Sol Duc Valley couple still on trails together

HORSEPLAY: Sol Duc Valley couple still on trails together

“YOU GETTING OUT to ride much?” It’s a question I’m asked all too frequently. I love to ride, but becuase I’m not riding as much… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Sol Duc Valley couple still on trails together

King legacy to be honored at Peninsula College; Standing Rock protesters, film will be featured

Thursday’s Studium Generale presentation will focus on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in current events, especially the emphasis on non-violent action during… Continue reading

LETTER: It is our obligation to participate at every level of government

There was great interest in the 2016 presidential election. I am hoping that citizens of Clallam County will be just as interested in the important… Continue reading

LETTER: Women facing unplanned pregnancies do not appreciate men protesting abortions

In regards to men protesting abortion in Sequim [“Defends protesters, Jan. 4 Peninsula Voices]: Women facing unplanned pregnancies do not appreciate men protesting abortions. Women… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Elwha River bridge lane closure set for Monday … and other items

Drivers will encounter a single-lane closure and alternating traffic conditions on the U.S. Highway 101 Elwha River bridge near Port Angeles from… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center gets clean audit

Olympic Medical Center has made it 16 years without a finding from the state Auditor’s Office, it was announced after receiving results… Continue reading

One hurt when tree fell on car near Lake Crescent is released from hospital

One family member who survived when a falling tree struck an SUV at Lake Crescent on Jan. 1 has been discharged from Harborview… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Warm up with a tuna noodle casserole

I’VE RECENTLY ADDED a once-weekly teaching gig that has me surrounded by toddlers for the first time in many years. As one expects when working… Continue reading

Port Angeles student accused of bringing gun to school

A Port Angeles High School student will appear in juvenile court Monday after authorities said they found a .32-caliber handgun in his… Continue reading

Public comment to be taken on proposed Port Angeles school levy

Public comment to be taken on proposed Port Angeles school levy

City Council members had to stifle their opinions last week following a presentation on a proposed Feb. 14 Port Angeles School District… Continue reading

Public comment to be taken on proposed Port Angeles school levy
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Rowing association’s John Halberg felled by apparent heart attack during workout

John Halberg died doing what he loved. Halberg, founder of the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association and a longtime community volunteer, suffered an… Continue reading

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Study points to warming climate in decline of yellow cedar

Study points to warming climate in decline of yellow cedar

A type of tree that thrives in soggy soil from Alaska to Northern California and is… Continue reading

Study points to warming climate in decline of yellow cedar

Wounded Mount Vernon officer improving in hospital

A Mount Vernon police officer who was shot in the head last month while responding to a call has shown signs of improvement… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: Weed management before county commissioners

Peninsula Daily News The three Clallam County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would create an “integrated weed management” chapter… Continue reading