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Regional Veterans Day ceremony to be held at Port Angeles Coast Guard base

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Coast Guard station on Ediz Hook will host its annual regional observance of Veterans Day at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.… Continue reading

The state Committee on Geographic Names has recommended the approval of the name Cooper Creek for an unchristened waterway that flows into the Hood Canal at Paradise Bay Estates.

Panel OKs name for creek near Paradise Bay Estates

PORT LUDLOW — A creek with no name could be christened Cooper Creek in honor of a family who homesteaded the area, if the recommendation… Continue reading

The state Committee on Geographic Names has recommended the approval of the name Cooper Creek for an unchristened waterway that flows into the Hood Canal at Paradise Bay Estates.

Lake Anderson still toxic; Lake Leland has persistent bloom

PORT TOWNSEND — Toxin levels were high in the last test of the season of Anderson Lake water. Anderson Lake water samples taken Oct. 5… Continue reading

Interest flags in pink salmon fishery at Dungeness River mouth after number of returning fish turns out lower

SEQUIM — Interest has waned in a pink salmon fishery at the mouth of the Dungeness River now that the numbers originally expected haven't developed,… Continue reading

Interest flags in pink salmon fishery at Dungeness River mouth after number of returning fish turns out lower

SEQUIM — Interest has waned in a pink salmon fishery at the mouth of the Dungeness River now that the numbers originally expected haven’t developed,… Continue reading

This was once Carol Sanford's home. Sanford family

Donations sought for now-homeless 71-year-old woman after fire destroys house west of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Donations are needed for a woman burned out of the Port Angeles house that was her home for 41 years. Carol Sanford's… Continue reading

This was once Carol Sanford's home. Sanford family
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Immediate water restrictions proposed to Port Townsend City Council could take effect Tuesday

PORT TOWNSEND — Watering will be restricted to every other day as of Tuesday if the City Council approves a revised drought contingency response plan… Continue reading

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This was once Carol Sanford's home. Sanford family

Donations sought for now-homeless 71-year-old woman after fire destroys house west of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Donations are needed for a woman burned out of the Port Angeles house that was her home for 41 years. Carol Sanford's… Continue reading

This was once Carol Sanford's home. Sanford family
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Immediate water restrictions proposed to Port Townsend City Council could take effect Tuesday

PORT TOWNSEND — Watering will be restricted to every other day as of Tuesday if the City Council approves a revised drought contingency response plan… Continue reading

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Firefighters from Clallam County Fire District No. 2 battle a blaze at 21 Whispering Firs Road off Lower Elwha Road west of Port Angeles on Thursday. Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Donations sought for now-homeless 71-year-old after fire guts house east of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Donations are needed for a woman burned out of the Port Angeles house that was her home for 41 years. Carol Sanford's… Continue reading

Firefighters from Clallam County Fire District No. 2 battle a blaze at 21 Whispering Firs Road off Lower Elwha Road west of Port Angeles on Thursday. Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District No. 2
A house fire broke out late Thursday afternoon near Port Angeles. Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District 2

2nd UPDATE — Extremely hot fire burns home west of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A two-story wooden home burned to the ground Thursday afternoon in a fire so hot it spread to nearby trees, seared the… Continue reading

A house fire broke out late Thursday afternoon near Port Angeles. Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District 2
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Nonprofit Clallam Mosaic broaches idea of special-needs housing; meeting set tonight in Sequim

SEQUIM — More than 500 developmentally disabled clients live on the North Olympic Peninsula. Some are very bright. Some have special talents along with their… Continue reading

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A dedication ceremony of a new monument commemorating the 1808 shipwreck of the Sv. Nikolai is set Saturday. (Bill Sperry)

Monument to 1808 Russian shipwreck to be dedicated Saturday on Upper Hoh Road near Forks

FORKS — A monument to a shipwreck that may have changed the history of Washington state, and which brought the first European woman to the… Continue reading

A dedication ceremony of a new monument commemorating the 1808 shipwreck of the Sv. Nikolai is set Saturday. (Bill Sperry)
Sallie “Spirit” Harrison performs songs at the Sequim Farmers Market on Saturday during her long walk across the North Olympic Peninsula. ()

Woman trekking the Peninsula in protest of Navy proposal sings in Sequim

SEQUIM — Sallie “Spirit” Harrison sang self-written songs during the first leg of a 200-mile protest walk when she appeared at the Sequim Farmers Market… Continue reading

Sallie “Spirit” Harrison performs songs at the Sequim Farmers Market on Saturday during her long walk across the North Olympic Peninsula. ()

Woman trekking across Peninsula to protest Navy plans says she will sing her own songs at Sequim Farmers Market on Saturday

SEQUIM — Sallie “Spirit” Harrison said she will sing songs she has written during the first leg of a 200-mile protest walk when she appears… Continue reading

Woman trekking across Peninsula to protest Navy plans says she will sing her own songs at Sequim Farmers Market on Saturday

SEQUIM — Sallie “Spirit” Harrison said she will sing songs she has written during the first leg of a 200-mile protest walk when she appears… Continue reading

One of the "Postcards from Sasquatch" online posters used to promote votes for Port Angeles in the "Best Town Ever" contest. (Created by Michael McCallum (Click on image to enlarge))

WELL DONE, PORT ANGELES! Chattanooga tallied the most votes . . . but we won, too!

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles didn't lose, even though it came in second to Chattanooga, Tenn., in Outside magazine's hotly battled online contest to determine… Continue reading

One of the "Postcards from Sasquatch" online posters used to promote votes for Port Angeles in the "Best Town Ever" contest. (Created by Michael McCallum (Click on image to enlarge))
One of the "Postcards from Sasquatch" online posters used to promote votes for Port Angeles in the "Best Town Ever" contest. (Michael McCallum (Click on image to enlarge))

WELL DONE, PORT ANGELES! Chattanooga tallied the most votes . . . but we won, too!

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles didn't lose, even though it came in second to Chattanooga, Tenn., in Outside magazine's hotly battled online contest to determine… Continue reading

One of the "Postcards from Sasquatch" online posters used to promote votes for Port Angeles in the "Best Town Ever" contest. (Michael McCallum (Click on image to enlarge))
One of the "Postcards from Sasquatch" online posters used to promote votes for Port Angeles in the "Best Town Ever" contest. (Michael McCallum (Click on image to enlarge))

WELL DONE, PORT ANGELES! Chattanooga tallied the most votes . . . but we won, too!

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles didn't lose, even though it came in second to Chattanooga, Tenn., in Outside magazine's hotly battled online contest to determine… Continue reading

One of the "Postcards from Sasquatch" online posters used to promote votes for Port Angeles in the "Best Town Ever" contest. (Michael McCallum (Click on image to enlarge))

3rd UPDATE — Chattanooga edges out Port Angeles in online contest, but town’s spirit a winner, supporters say

PORT ANGELES — After a long battle, Port Angeles came in second to Chattanooga, Tenn., in Outside magazine’s online contest to determine the nation’s Best… Continue reading