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History, hikes and other events set this weekend

Presentations, history and hikes are among the events planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. PORT ANGELES Writer speaks tonight PORT ANGELES -- Author… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Hope for Haiti Concert adds to offerings this weekend

HERE ON THE North Olympic Peninsula, we are certainly blessed with nature's grandeur -- we can sail or scale -- as well as a large… Continue reading

DIANA SOMERVILLE’S ACT LOCALLY: Spilling the beans on veggie gardens

NO PROBLEM GROWING healthy organic veggies for Bill Klover. After he retired from farming in Eastern Washington, scaling back to raised bed building, planting and… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Businesswoman turns store into work of art

Marilyn Staples has spent the past 30 years turning a former art supply store into a work of art -- and one of the most… Continue reading

Easter egg hunts easy to find in Clallam County

A chance of showers and gales of laughter are predicted for this weekend as Easter egg hunts take place across Clallam County. Egg hunts are… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Sounds aplenty — no fooling!

HERE'S THE LATEST from the North Olympic Peninsula Environs (NOPE): Country-rocker Jimmy Hoffman is going to dye his hair red and become a punk rocker.… Continue reading

Newly released scenes from ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’

Here are newly released photos from Summit Entertainment of scenes from “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” to be released midsummer. The Twilight saga, of course, is… Continue reading

Author Meyer to write book on ‘Twilight’ character

Attention "Twilight" fans: Stephenie Meyer has a new book coming out. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will release "The Short Second Life of Bree… Continue reading

Peninsula man mentioned in Sen. Murray’s health care speech hopes for best

PORT TOWNSEND -- Mark Peters, Port Townsend small business owner, wanted to let Sen. Patty Murray know what he thought about the state of health… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Restaurateur Nagler shares recipe for success

If you want to know how to run a successful restaurant, ask Diane Nagler. She has been a driving force in not one but two… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: This art is real trash — and clever, too

The Sequim Museum and Arts Center takes the sentiment, "reduce, reuse, recycle," to a new level, as it opens the monthlong "Recycled Art Show" on… Continue reading

Peninsula College art and literary magazine features North Olympic Peninsula contributors

Twenty-seven winners have been selected from more than 400 entries for inclusion in Tidepools 2010, the Peninsula College art and literary magazine. The magazine is… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: An Irish blessing be upon ye as Irish Rovers come to Port Angeles

The Irish Rovers are a band of Irishmen that formed in Canada and gained fame playing folk clubs in America with a hit about a… Continue reading

Suicide Prevention Walk and Talk program’s annual event Friday in Joyce

JOYCE -- Crescent School's Suicide Prevention Walk and Talk started out as a moment of healing for the school after a student committed suicide in… Continue reading

The art of devotion: Congregation responds to Stations of the Cross request

The Rev. Gail Wheatley took a leap of faith when she asked the parishioners at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Port Angeles last summer to… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Port Angeles’ Curry finds way to help African village

Thousands of tourists each year visit the Serengeti in Tanzania and Kenya, the vast grassland that contains one of the richest variety of animals on… Continue reading

Variety and volume of activities high on Peninsula this weekend

Benefit auctions, concerts and other activities are among the entertainment offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. For more on the arts, see today's… Continue reading

Coffee roaster opens store after outgrowing outdoor, other venues

PORT ANGELES -- After six years of selling her home-roasted coffee at farmers markets, festivals and events, Denise Brennan, owner of Princess Valiant Coffee, has… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Jefferson domestic violence program leader sees efforts pay

When Cheryl Bozarth applied for the position as director of the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assualt Program of Jefferson County, the location was almost a deal-breaker. In… Continue reading

Port Angeles veteran leads statewide Vietnam vet recognition effort

PORT ANGELES -- When Norman Goodin came home from the Vietnam War in 1968, he was met quietly by his wife and family at the… Continue reading