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Townsend in Port Townsend: Homeless veteran gets a hand up, makes plans

Townsend in Port Townsend: Homeless veteran gets a hand up, makes plans

By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News EDITOR’S NOTE: For 28 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have… Continue reading

Townsend in Port Townsend: Homeless veteran gets a hand up, makes plans
Rocky additions to cut Ediz Hook erosion

Rocky additions to cut Ediz Hook erosion

Crews have begun placing tons of cobble on Ediz Hook to protect the beach from further erosion. The U.S. Army Corps of… Continue reading

Rocky additions to cut Ediz Hook erosion

New county emergency management director on tap

An emergency management official now working in Everett is in line to replace Bob Hamlin as the director of Jefferson County’s Department… Continue reading

Port Townsend group talks about rallying community after election

Port Townsend group talks about rallying community after election

About 20 people ranging from small children attending with their parents to retirees gathered in downtown Port Townsend to protest hate and… Continue reading

Port Townsend group talks about rallying community after election

Giving Tuesday kicks off season of charity

After Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday is Giving Tuesday. Nineteen North Olympic Peninsula organizations have signed up on the #Giving Tuesday website… Continue reading

Bound for Carnegie: Quintet of Sequim high schoolers headed to NYC

Bound for Carnegie: Quintet of Sequim high schoolers headed to NYC

Some have been singing nearly all their young lives; others, just the past couple of years. Five Sequim High School students have in… Continue reading

Bound for Carnegie: Quintet of Sequim high schoolers headed to NYC
Washington’s Manhattan Project park celebrates first year

Washington’s Manhattan Project park celebrates first year

The Manhattan Project National Historical Park at Hanford is a year old and proving to be… Continue reading

Washington’s Manhattan Project park celebrates first year

Proposed projects for Dungeness watershed to be discussed Thursday

Activities proposed to improve the Dungeness River watershed will be explained during an open house Thursday. Olympic National Forest staff will host the… Continue reading

Kiwanis Club selling nuts for the holidays

The Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles is selling cans of nuts in its annual holiday fundraiser. Cans of nuts can be purchased… Continue reading

Rebates available for some septic system work in Clallam County

Clallam County property owners who have their septic systems professionally located and inspected could be eligible for $100 rebates. The Clallam County… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay rallies to beat old rival Lummi in 1B Semifinal

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay rallies to beat old rival Lummi in 1B Semifinal

Six inches. Six points. After a game of pounding hits and wild swings of momentum on a 100-yard field for 60 minutes, Neah… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay rallies to beat old rival Lummi in 1B Semifinal
Work begins on shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles

Work begins on shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles

Ambitious restaurateur Jake Oppelt’s plans to revive the shuttered Lincoln Theater as a performance venue are coming to life more than two… Continue reading

Work begins on shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles
Community trees lit up for the holidays in Sequim, Port Angeles

Community trees lit up for the holidays in Sequim, Port Angeles

Santa officiated at community tree lightings in Port Angeles and Sequim after festivities heralding in the holiday season Saturday. In Port Angeles, activities downtown began… Continue reading

Community trees lit up for the holidays in Sequim, Port Angeles
The Carlsborg crunch: Businesses see tough times through sewer project

The Carlsborg crunch: Businesses see tough times through sewer project

Grinning and bearing the impact of the Carlsborg sewer project has been tough for many locals. Business owners along U.S. Highway 101 saw… Continue reading

The Carlsborg crunch: Businesses see tough times through sewer project

Landslide blocks East Quilcene Road, takes out power lines

A landslide about 4 miles east of Quilcene blocked East Quilcene Road in both directions Saturday and took out power lines, leaving more… Continue reading

Holiday lights vandalized in downtown Port Angeles

The Olympic Kiwanis Club encourages the public to be vigilant after 34 holiday light strings on poles and trees in the Port… Continue reading

Shopping season starts with a bustle on Peninsula

Shopping season starts with a bustle on Peninsula

Sales on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday were brisk across the North Olympic Peninsula this year, said business owners. Since 1932, Black Friday has… Continue reading

Shopping season starts with a bustle on Peninsula

Clallam County Toys for Tots collection sites open

The 2016 Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign is underway, and Clallam County collection sites for toy donations are staffed by staffed by volunteers.… Continue reading

Hoquiam eyes key permit for oil terminal

As the small city of Hoquiam considers a key permit for a proposed terminal that would move… Continue reading

  • Nov 27, 2016
  • By Associated Press
This chocolate cake with lemon icing Hansen felt was apropos for her book’s cover.

Sequim woman’s short stories delve into ‘slices of life’

More than a dozen years ago, Heidi Hansen was itching to move from California but… Continue reading

  • Nov 27, 2016
  • By Patricia Morrison Coate Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
This chocolate cake with lemon icing Hansen felt was apropos for her book’s cover.