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

PT Paper’s parent company cuts quarterly losses

PORT TOWNSEND -- A large increase in the sale price of its core product has helped Port Townsend Paper's parent company cut its third-quarter losses… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2006

Sequim to light a tree for Christmas

SEQUIM -- The center of town is to be enlightened and one sharp-eyed person enriched. The lights on the Christmas tree at the corner of… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2006

Walgreens store slated for Port Angeles in 2008

PORT ANGELES -- A Walgreens Drug Store could be coming to Port Angeles but not until 2008, if the sale goes through. The store would… Continue reading

Home Fund: a ‘hand-up, not a handout’ – FROM JAN. 1 – through Nov. 1,

Peninsula Home Fund has helped 1,439 individuals and households in Jefferson and Clallam Counties, spending $110,943.13 of the $135,168.75 collected in 2005. There's no question… Continue reading

Jefferson: Buttons, calendars on sale for 2007 Jeffco fair

PORT TOWNSEND -- The 2007 Jefferson County Fair Association calendars and buttons are now on sale. The calendar features pictures from last summer's Jefferson County… Continue reading

  • Nov 23, 2006

PDN’s Home Fund drive debuts today

A grandmother caring for two small children received help with her utility bills. An out-of-work logger in Quilcene got money to obtain prescribed medicine. A… Continue reading

  • Nov 23, 2006

Port Angeles: Boy’s family challenges dismissal

PORT ANGELES -- The family of a Port Angeles man who was paralyzed by a fall at the Port Angeles Marina in 2004 is taking… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fire chiefs considering consolidating volunteer programs

PORT ANGELES -- The chiefs of the Port Angeles Fire Department and Fire District No. 2 on Monday will present a proposal to consolidate volunteer… Continue reading

State grants millions to ease PT’s Sims Way traffic

PORT TOWNSEND -- A $2.1 million state grant will fund improvements of Upper Sims Way, now considered the city's worst stretch for traffic accidents. "It's… Continue reading

Beaver woman drowns in Sol Duc River

SAPPHO -- A 20-year-old woman from Beaver drowned in the rain-swollen Sol Duc River in a rafting accident on Monday. A second woman in the… Continue reading

City Council unanimously approves pact with county

PORT ANGELES -- Calling the landmark deal a fair one, the City Council unanimously approved a revenue sharing agreement with Clallam County on Tuesday night… Continue reading

Clallam undersheriff to get another county enforcement job

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Undersheriff Rich Sill will continue enforcing laws in 2007, but they'll be junk car ordinances, zoning regulations and critical-areas codes.… Continue reading

Clallam: On taxes, county giveth more than taketh

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County government is good for Clallam County -- to the tune of about $40.4 million in 2007 after deducting sales and… Continue reading

County-city pact paves way for eastern sewer line outside Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Anxiety rose to a pitch rarely felt in the Clallam County Courthouse before county commissioners Tuesday approved a tax-sharing agreement with the… Continue reading

Fierce storm takes toll on North Olympic Peninsula

A savage storm gave the back of its hand to the North Olympic Peninsula on Wednesday with a slap that snapped power poles, downed trees,… Continue reading