Clallam: County seeks volunteers for committees, boards

PORT ANGELES -- People who wish to volunteer in public service have opportunities to join nine groups that advise Clallam County commissioners. Vacancies exist on:… Continue reading

Clallam: Livestock workshops set

Horse and livestock owners can attend free workshops designed for them on Tuesday in Joyce and a week later in Forks. Participants will learn about… Continue reading

Jefferson: Dixieland band jazzes it up for music students

CHIMACUM -- On a cool November morning, the band room at Chimacum High School is a far cry from the overheated air of Preservation Hall… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Acupuncturist takes expertise to hurricane victims in Gulf region

By Andrew Weeks PORT ANGELES -- In an effort to bring relief to the victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Port Angeles resident Pat Flood… Continue reading

  • Nov 7, 2005
  • ANDREW WEEKS

SNOWFALL PROMPTS CLOSURE OF HURRICANE RIDGE ROAD

PORT ANGELES -- The Heart 'O the Hills entrance to Olympic National Park along Hurricane Ridge looked desolate this weekend as the road was closed… Continue reading

Farmers market banned from Laurel Street; organizers scramble, hold market at new site

PORT ANGELES -- Customers trickled into a parking lot off West Front Street Saturday morning to the impromptu location of the downtown Saturday Port Angeles… Continue reading

Go shopping with Downtown Dollars

PORT ANGELES --_ Here's a way to go shopping downtown -- without cash or credit cards: Downtown Dollars. Like similar programs in Port Townsend and… Continue reading

Outside interests eyeing Clallam vote on buyer’s excise tax

SEQUIM -- Supporters and opponents of the proposed buyer's excise tax are confident that the final tally after ballots are turned in Clallam County will… Continue reading

Peninsula Veterans Day events feature actor John Amos in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Coast Guard Group Port Angeles will host the Clallam County Veterans Association annual Veterans Day ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Friday. This year's… Continue reading

Sunfield farm project receives $234,000 federal grant

PORT HADLOCK -- The next step in cultivating a 50-acre, youth-run, community-supported organic farm can be taken thanks to a $234,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture… Continue reading

‘Misunderstanding’ destroys forage for Sequim elk herd

SEQUIM -- A "misunderstanding" between two state agencies led to the destruction of a large part of an elk forage project on Burnt Hill --… Continue reading

Ballot returns reach 38.49 percent in Jefferson County

The Jefferson County Auditor's Office has received 8,197 ballots as of Thursday, a 38.49 percent voter return on the 21,295 ballots mailed out for the… Continue reading

Clallam ballot returns at 31.26 percent

Clallam County Auditor Cathleen McKeown said that ballot returns as of Thursday were at 31.26 percent with 13,727 of 43,918 ballots returned. Voters in Clallam… Continue reading

Doctor accuses OMC of purchasing imaging equipment to compete with him

PORT ANGELES -- Financial figures took a back seat to arguments Wednesday when Olympic Medical Center's budget hearing broke down into a quarrel over private… Continue reading

New windows due at Jefferson Healthcare in January

By Andrew Weeks PORT TOWNSEND -- A long-awaited $2.2 million facelift project kicks off at Jefferson Healthcare hospital with the installation of new windows in… Continue reading

  • Nov 4, 2005
  • ANDREW WEEKS

Restraining order sought against Saturday farmers market in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Business owners who are challenging the downtown Saturday Port Angeles Farmers Market's conditional use permit now want to shut down the operation… Continue reading

Bald is beautiful: Co-workers shave heads in solidarity with cancer patient

PORT ANGELES -- Most people who have a full head of hair take it for granted. When Betty Graf, 51, a receptionist at Pacific Office… Continue reading

CarFit to be held at Port Ludlow Beach Club to help seniors control their vehicles better

PORT LUDLOW -- A special program to help senior citizens fit behind the wheels of their cars better and more safely makes its second appearance… Continue reading

Clock ticking on courthouse tower rehab in Jefferson County

By Andrew Weeks PORT TOWNSEND -- After more than 100 years, the Jefferson County Courthouse clock tower will receive a facelift when a $2.4 million… Continue reading

  • Nov 3, 2005
  • ANDREW WEEKS

Hood Canal Bridge drawspan to be tested early next Thursday

Early-morning travelers on Thursday, Nov. 10, might want to avoid state Highway 104 and the Hood Canal Bridge. Maintenance work will require drawspan openings and… Continue reading