Power returning throughout Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -- Power should be restored to all Clallam County Public Utility District customers by late today, just in time for the next storm.… Continue reading

  • Nov 29, 2006

Tips for dealing with the c-c-cold

This week's cold weather carries potential danger with it as well as the usual inconveniences. Homeowners and drivers need to take some precautions to survive… Continue reading

Two teens die of carbon monoxide poisoning

PORT ANGELES -- Two 16-year-old boys were found dead Tuesday in a rural garage east of Port Angeles where they had gone to refuel an… Continue reading

Jefferson County’s budget approved

PORT TOWNSEND -- County commissioners adopted Jefferson County's 2007 budget -- in which spending exceeds revenues -- Monday by a unanimous vote. "It's almost anticlimactic,… Continue reading

More court security in offing

PORT ANGELES -- Improved Superior Court security received approval from Clallam County's three commissioners at their weekly work session Monday. The court is seeking $6,184… Continue reading

Port Townsend poised to piggyback on Kitsap foot ferry service — if Kitsap voters agree

PORT TOWNSEND -- With Kitsap Transit floating a Feb. 6 sales tax vote in Kitsap County to finance passenger ferry service, Port Townsend appears to… Continue reading

Power remains out across sections of Clallam County

Scattered power outages, falling trees and mounting snow kept road and power crews busy in pockets throughout Clallam County on Monday. A second straight day… Continue reading

Stores see flurry of activity in wake of snow

By midday Monday, not a single snow shovel could be bought in Port Angeles. Neither lamps nor lamp oil were in stock in Forks. SnoMelt… Continue reading

Loom-makers seek new hands for cottage industry

PORT LUDLOW -- In 1971, Gary and Rachel Swett turned their backs on a steady paycheck and set out on an quest -- to find… Continue reading

Port Angeles area hardest hit in Peninsula snowstorm

A blanket of snow across Clallam County on Sunday made Slip 'N Slides out of highways and city streets, weighed tree branches until they fouled… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Forks plan holiday parades Saturday

PORT ANGELES -- Entries are still being sought for the second annual Light the Night holiday parade in downtown Port Angeles on Saturday. The parade… Continue reading

  • Nov 27, 2006

Anonymous donor gives $100,000 to nonprofit serving youth

PORT TOWNSEND -- Bruce Marston, Boiler Room board of directors president, is counting his blessings -- 100,000 of them. The Boiler Room, a nonprofit, youth-oriented… Continue reading

Dicks says park funding to be a priority

PORT ANGELES -- Storms that lashed the North Olympic Peninsula earlier this month caused an estimated $6 million worth of damage to the Olympic National… Continue reading

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The National Weather Service issued a snow warning at 10 p.m. Saturday for low-lying areas of Clallam and Jefferson counties along the Strait of Juan… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2006

Memberships question holds up golf course sale

DUNGENESS -- The Jamestown S'Klallam tribe soon will close its deal to purchase the Dungeness Golf Course, said Jerry Allen, assistant general manager of the… Continue reading

Trees sell for big bucks

PORT ANGELES -- The 16th annual auction at the Festival of Trees raised $104,100, with every tree selling for more than $1,000 each. "It was… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2006

When Forks volunteer needed a hand up, she found one from the Peninsula Home Fund

FORKS -- Even though she struggles with cerebral palsy, Jan Hirsch is an active volunteer in her hometown of Forks. She especially enjoys helping in… Continue reading

Best-selling books

TO OUR READERS: Because of Peninsula Spotlight's early deadlines for Thanksgiving, the USA Today list of best-selling books does not appear in the Nov. 24-30… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2006

PA primary care practitioners look to grow into larger site

PORT ANGELES -- The primary care physicians at Family Medicine of Port Angeles are treating a smarter class of patients these days. Its patients are… Continue reading

Port Townsend carpenter recognized for extra activities

PORT TOWNSEND -- Despite his contributions to building affordable housing for Port Townsend families, Fred Kimball was surprised by being nominated Building Industry Association of… Continue reading