All things crab at festival this weekend

By LEILA SUMMERS PORT ANGELES -- Nine-year-old Noah Niswanger peered over the lip of the giant tank and watched the crabs shuffle along the bottom.… Continue reading

  • Oct 8, 2006
  • LEILA SUMMERS

Lawsuit claims size limitation on political signs unconstitutional

PORT TOWNSEND -- Mike Belenski of Mats Mats says Jefferson County's regulations on the size limitations of political signs is unconstitutional and he wants a… Continue reading

Marina renovation about to begin in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- There's one obvious sign that a $3.5 million marina renovation project is about to begin at Hudson Point: Few boats are moored… Continue reading

Peninsula’s wet city — Forks — wins temperature contest over Sequim

FORKS -- She doesn't yet know when, but Forks Mayor Nedra Reed has got her gun and she plans to use it. "It's a girly… Continue reading

Romance in the air at Crab Fest — she said yes!

PORT ANGELES -- Michelle McBride thought she won a cheesy ceramic crab. Instead, the hospital laboratory technician got a dozen roses and a fiance. Before… Continue reading

Sheriff plans to discipline election foe for comments at candidate forum

SEQUIM -- Clallam County Sheriff Joe Martin has moved to officially discipline a deputy sergeant running against him for talking about a pending lawsuit during… Continue reading

Wine grapes: the Peninsula’s next crop?

DUNGENESS -- Work is Tom Miller's idea of fun. The Scotland-born veterinarian is on the growing edge of the North Olympic Peninsula's agriventure: wine grapes.… Continue reading

Correction

A Canadian rule that sparked a complaint from Merrill & Ring Forestry under Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement requires all timber… Continue reading

Defense rests in trial of former Chimacum High School principal

PORT TOWNSEND -- Former Chimacum High School Principal Rex Whipple testified on Thursday that he denied to his wife that he took nude photos of… Continue reading

Eat crab to your heart’s content

PORT ANGELES -- Some 12,000 people are expected to fish for crab, learn how to cook crab and just plain eat crab at the fifth… Continue reading

Kinetic is kontageous in Port Townsend this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Racers, get ready to peddle, push, row or otherwise humanly power those kinetic contraptions to the finish line for the 24th annual… Continue reading

Lots to see and do across North Olympic Peninsula this weekend

Here are additional best bets for this weekend: Crab feed tonight Get a jump on all Saturday and Sunday's tourists by having dinner at the… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center eyes tandem plans to support primary care physicians

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center commissioners will adopt an "action plan" Oct. 16 to protect primary health care in Clallam County. Meeting barely a… Continue reading

Planners eye a ‘spirit of cooperation’

SEQUIM -- The stakes are high, but communication has broken down. So say the two bodies who agonize over how this part of the world… Continue reading

Solar homes on display across North Olympic Peninsula

Solar homes in Jefferson and Clallam counties will have open doors and invitations to the public to come in for a look Saturday. Eleven sites… Continue reading

U.S. 101 slated for slowdown

BLYN -- Speed limits on U.S. Highway 101 near 7 Cedars Casino could drop to 50 mph by Thanksgiving, an official with the state Department… Continue reading

Clallam: Auditor certifies Port Angeles anti-fluoridation initiatives

PORT ANGELES -- Two initiatives seeking to prevent fluoridation of Port Angeles" municipal water supply received certification Wednesday from the Clallam County auditor. They will… Continue reading

Clallam: Submarine completes tests

LAKE CRESCENT -- From under the water to up in the air and then back on the road to Seattle. That's where Ellis Adams' little… Continue reading

Jefferson: First pipeline laid to bring water to Marrowstone Island

NORDLAND -- Four years after water-challenged Marrowstone Island residents petitioned Jefferson County Public Utility District for water service, the first phase in a $4.3 million… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City to ramp up enforcement in skate park

PORT ANGELES -- On a sunny, dry Wednesday afternoon, about 30 young people lingered around the Port Angeles skate park, taking turns defying gravity in… Continue reading