Marcie Miller

Rotary lunch meeting garners funds for ShelterBox program for Haitian relief

Members of the Port Angeles Rotary Club listened to an American Red Cross presentation on emergency preparedness at home during their noon meeting Wednesday, then… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Peninsula Rotarians send emergency shelter to Haiti; other fundraising efforts continue

Residents of earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince, Haiti, are in need of shelter, and North Olympic Peninsula Rotary Clubs are stepping up efforts to fill that need through… Continue reading

Doing what they can: Peninsula groups assist massive Haitian relief efforts with benefits, donations

Haiti is thousands of miles from the North Olympic Peninsula, but local aid groups, individuals and musicians are gathering momentum to send aid to the… Continue reading

Public comment period on wolf plan ends today

Today is the final day of the public comment period for the state's proposed gray wolf management and conservation plan. Harriet Allen, state Department of… Continue reading

Little girl, big challenges — Mother thankful for community support

PORT ANGELES -- With her big blue eyes and blond hair in perky ponytails, 3-year-old River Larson elicits comments from strangers wherever she goes. "People… Continue reading

Spay to Save effort launches in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A group of animal welfare advocates has banded together to start a service offering low cost spay and neuter clinics for the… Continue reading

A life in balance: Peninsula woman goes beyond traditional medicine

PORT ANGELES ¬­-- Many immigrants come to the United States seeking a better life. Beatriz Giraldo, 61, came because her husband was tired of getting… Continue reading

Customers develop glaze-craze as they help Port Angeles business thrive

11"Sometimes I feel like I need more room," Rees said, standing in her business, looking at tables full of adults and children, all busily creating… Continue reading

Makah, Quileute study what might come of settlement with U.S. government

An announcement Tuesday that the Obama administration has settled a long-running lawsuit with Native Americans could affect directly only those North Olympic Peninsula tribes entitled… Continue reading

Port Angeles cancer survivor who knows ‘freedom after fear’ starts program to help others

PORT ANGELES -- "On the other side of fear you will find freedom," Jack Ganster, 47-year-old cancer survivor, said recently, wearing a yellow shirt emblazoned… Continue reading

Forks, Port Townsend offer plenty of holiday happenings

Holiday events bookend the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend, with Forks' Twinkle Light Parade and a decorated tree festival in the West End, and a… Continue reading

Festival of Trees begins three-day run in Port Angeles today

PORT ANGELES -- The smell of hot glue and sounds of Christmas music filled the air at Vern Burton Community Center earlier this week, as… Continue reading

Food banks serve record numbers: More families, working poor need help this year

Across the North Olympic Peninsula, the pressure on nonprofit food banks has increased this year. The rising numbers and seasonal need is a predictable pattern,… Continue reading

Deficit forces closure of Peninsula Big Brothers Big Sisters branch

PORT TOWNSEND -- More than 150 North Olympic Peninsula children will have to say goodbye next Friday to the adults who have mentored them, as… Continue reading

Peninsula seniors’ stories to be told in song at Veterans Day concert

PORT TOWNSEND -- A yearlong collaborative project to create songs with seniors and their families on the North Olympic Peninsula culminates with a Veterans Day… Continue reading

One-man guitar fest . . . and art barrels . . . tonight

PORT ANGELES — The effort to bring art to the forefront of life on the North Olympic Peninsula will get a boost tonight as the… Continue reading

Clallam, Jefferson voters approve fire district levy

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam and Jefferson counties' voters gave a property tax levy to fund emergency medical services in Clallam County Fire District No. 3… Continue reading

Methner eager to fill Port Angeles School District role

PORT ANGELES -- Sarah Methner said she is ready to go to work after she won 64.07 percent, or 3,277, of the votes for the… Continue reading

Sequim School Board candidates sound off

SEQUIM -- Virginia O'Neil, Stanford English major feels English lit is not for everyone, and Jon Kirshbaum, retired IT manager, thinks the School Board should… Continue reading

Peninsula’s history includes tales of ghosts and apparitions

While there are several locations on the North Olympic Peninsula to experience a Halloween haunted house this weekend, there are other places that are said… Continue reading