Clallam County

Rep. Steve Tharinger, Sen. Kevin Van De Wege and Rep. Mike Chapman

District 24 legislators answer questions

Telephone town hall draws 4,000

 

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t start April as a gardening fool

NEXT WEEKEND IS Easter, just this week was the beginning of Spring. We are in the season of new growth and the time of rebirth… Continue reading

 

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BACK WHEN: Part 2: ‘Lady of the Lake’ murder mystery

LAST MONTH, I gave you Part 2 of the “Lady of the Lake” murder mystery. The mysterious body had been identified as Hallie Illingworth. Good… Continue reading

 

Daytime Hood Canal Bridge closures coming in April

Intermittent delays for inspection

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive… Continue reading

Gun ban approval sighted; court block said likely

The state Legislature is likely to approve a gross misdemeanor ban on the manufacture,… Continue reading

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Julie McCord Brân McCord stands before a poem at the Spruce Railroad Trail in 2022.

Poetry Walks set on five ONP trails

Nature-theme poems offered beginning Saturday

Julie McCord Brân McCord stands before a poem at the Spruce Railroad Trail in 2022.

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Marine Discovery Center, health update before county commissions

Government meetings across North Olympic Peninsula

The women of Windsor plot to deliver a knight’s comeuppance in “Falstaff,” the Metropolitan Opera production to be simulcast live Saturday at the Naval Elks Lodge in Port Angeles. (Metropolitan Opera/Live in HD)

‘Falstaff’ pours forth on North Olympic Peninsula

Opera to be simulcast Saturday

The women of Windsor plot to deliver a knight’s comeuppance in “Falstaff,” the Metropolitan Opera production to be simulcast live Saturday at the Naval Elks Lodge in Port Angeles. (Metropolitan Opera/Live in HD)
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Battle of the Books award goes to Five Acre School

Fourth graders finish reading competition

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Easter programs slated at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church has announced its schedule of services for Easter week. All the services will be conducted in the church at… Continue reading

Easter services set for Trinity United Methodist

Trinity United Methodist Church has announced its schedule of services for Easter week. • Maundy Thursday, service at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 6,… Continue reading

Dawn Reid, right, shows Gov. Jay Inslee a pencil drawing of her daughter, Kimberly, after Inslee signed a bill titled with Kimberly’s name. State Rep. Debra Lekanoff, left, took part in the ceremony. (Gabe Galanda)

Governor signs Kimberly Bender’s Law

Legislation named for Quileute tribe member ratchets up penalty for custodial sex abuse

Dawn Reid, right, shows Gov. Jay Inslee a pencil drawing of her daughter, Kimberly, after Inslee signed a bill titled with Kimberly’s name. State Rep. Debra Lekanoff, left, took part in the ceremony. (Gabe Galanda)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A bed of daffodils blooms at the U.S. 101 Deer Park Rest Area on Tuesday as spring gets into full swing on the North Olympic Peninsula. As the days get longer and temperatures moderate, a wide variety of flowers and other plants are coming into blossom as nature wakes from winter slumber.
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Hello, yellow in Port Angeles

A bed of daffodils blooms at the U.S. 101 Deer Park Rest Area on Tuesday as spring gets into full swing on the North Olympic… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A bed of daffodils blooms at the U.S. 101 Deer Park Rest Area on Tuesday as spring gets into full swing on the North Olympic Peninsula. As the days get longer and temperatures moderate, a wide variety of flowers and other plants are coming into blossom as nature wakes from winter slumber.

ISSUES OF FAITH: Time to change gears

ONE SONG I just love from my past (my ever increasing past, as it turns out, against all odds) is Paul Simon’s “The 59th Street… Continue reading

Nominations for recognition of people who have made significant contributions to the Clallam County community are due by 5 p.m. Monday.

Monday deadline for Community Service Awards nominations

Nomination forms in paper, online

Nominations for recognition of people who have made significant contributions to the Clallam County community are due by 5 p.m. Monday.

OUUF speaker scheduled in Port Angeles

Terry Barrett will present “Could Be Good” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Barrett will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship;… Continue reading

Squatchcon, other events planned on Peninsula

The second annual Squatchcon, improv, a teen lock-in and lectures are among the activities planned this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. • Squatchcon Port… Continue reading

Work on Highway 101 over Indian Creek completed

Work crews have completed paving and striping of U.S. Highway 101 over Indian Creek, according to the state Department of Transportation. The… Continue reading