Raul Vasquez

Biomass task force seeking funds for study

An ad hoc Biomass Power Plant Task Force wants to fund a feasibility study for a cogeneration plant in the West End that burns mill… Continue reading

Tall ships visit Port Angeles, Port Townsend in impromptu mini-festivals

PORT ANGELES -- Betsy Carter missed the Victoria Tall Ships Festival over the weekend. "I could do without the crowds of people," Carter said, explaining… Continue reading

Port Angeles: – Collaborations, growth mark Peninsula College year

PORT ANGELES -- A total of 379 degrees were handed out at Saturday's commencement ceremony at Peninsula College. And now that the regular school year… Continue reading

Tall ships sweep into Victoria for spectacle that lasts until Sunday

VICTORIA -- Every tall ship has a story. And many volumes could be filled telling tales about the more than two-dozen vessels that sailed into… Continue reading

New Forks pool opens Saturday

PORT ANGELES -- It's been a long time coming. Twenty-eight years and five months, to be precise. But on Saturday, Barb Gronseth will be on… Continue reading

Quick to be replaced at Forks High School, superintendent says

FORKS -- Embattled Forks High School Principal Steve Quick won't be back in the fall, Quillayute Valley School District Superintendent Frank Walter says. "The details… Continue reading

Searching for a home: Affordable housing options dwindle on Peninsula

Skyrocketing real estate prices on the North Olympic Peninsula aren't just creating big profits for sellers. They're also putting a big squeeze on low-income residents… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board appoints Geren as interim member

PORT ANGELES -- A parent who holds a Ph.D. in structural engineering was unanimously selected to fill a vacancy on the Port Angeles School Board… Continue reading

West End history being compiled to go into virtual museum online

If you own old photos, letters or objects you think reveal a unique aspect of West End history, then Larry Burtness wants to hear from… Continue reading

U.S. Bioenergy leaning toward building cogeneration plant near Forks

FORKS -- U.S. Bioenergy Corp.'s top official said Friday that the company is leaning towards building the first of its five planned bioenergy plants in… Continue reading

Promoters say excise tax is needed to save farmlands, beauty of Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -- Wally Gudgell abhors taxes. But the San Juan Islands real estate agent completed the trek to Port Angeles Thursday to publicly promote… Continue reading

No extension to West End cedar burn deadline, clean air agency says

FORKS -- The deadline will stick. After July 1, West End cedar mills will have to abide by a new environmental rule that prohibits them… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board member lashes out at another

PORT ANGELES -- A departing Port Angeles School Board member leveled accusations of unethical conduct and dereliction of duty against a fellow School Board colleague.… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board chooses five potential replacements

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School Board voted Friday during a special meeting to narrow to five applicants a pool of potential replacements for… Continue reading

At last, “Wet End” pool nearing completion and opening

FORKS -- Want to get wet? Just a few more weeks to wait, says Jim Baird, the recently hired director of the Quillayute Valley Aquatic… Continue reading

Embattled Forks High principal says he was told not to speak at School Board meeting

FORKS -- During nearly the entire breadth of the Quillayute Valley School Board meeting Tuesday night, Forks High School Principal Steve Quick sat quietly in… Continue reading

Forks School Board gets earful from community on embattled principal

FORKS -- The Quillayute Valley School Board heard an earful Tuesday night from Forks High School staff members, parents, students and community members who called… Continue reading

Cheerleading coach vows to discuss problems with Forks High School principal at meeting tonight

FORKS -- The veteran high school cheerleading coach says she will openly discuss problems she says she's had with embattled Forks High School Principal Steve… Continue reading

Forks land a bargain, but still a seller’s market

FORKS -- Never better. That's how two Forks real estate brokers describe the land market on the North Olympic Peninsula's West End. "I've been in… Continue reading

New PA dental clinic to double as college lab

PORT ANGELES -- It's a career in high demand that also pays a good salary. But for years there's been no place to pursue an… Continue reading