New nonprofit preschool opens doors at Port Angeles church; meet-and-greet slated Saturday

Life

New nonprofit preschool opens doors at Port Angeles church; meet-and-greet slated Saturday

Sara Reed is putting the finishing touches on her newly refurbished preschool classroom at St. Matthew Lutheran Church,…

Life

ON THE WATERFRONT: Log shipments to China prompt queries

Whenever I mention log ships and China, I seem to field quite a few phone calls and emails…

Life

ANDREW MAY: Now’s the time to look ahead to fall

What is it you want from the garden, or what do you wish to accomplish? This is the…

Reality TV series producers seek antique collections

Entertainment

Reality TV series producers seek antique collections

The documentary series will follow co-hosts Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz — two of the most skilled “pickers”…

Life

JOAN CARSON: Barred owls’ appearance evidence of expansion

HALLOWEEN IS STILL three months away, but the owls are out and about.

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Here are the various business meetings this week across the North Olympic Peninsula.

Sequim doll collector leaves behind legacy of love to benefit veterans

News

Sequim doll collector leaves behind legacy of love to benefit veterans

Longtime friend of Marilyn Andrus to see to woman’s wishes with sale on Aug. 13 in Port Angeles

Juan de Fuca Foundation seeks donations of unwanted stringed instruments to be made into art

Entertainment

Juan de Fuca Foundation seeks donations of unwanted stringed instruments to be made into art

Instruments will be made into decorative pieces and auctioned in January in Port Angeles to help support foundation…

Johnson widens margin for general election ballot spot in Clallam County commission race

Politics

Johnson widens margin for general election ballot spot in Clallam County commission race

Line-up for November ballot in the ClallamCounty commission race is Ron Richards and Randy Johnson after second of…

Entertainment

Texas Swing to mosey into Sequim, Port Angeles

Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital will bring “Texas Swing and Country Music” to Sequim and Port Angeles…

Friends of Brubeck — featuring guest vocalist Elinore O’Connell of New York City, seen here — will perform Saturday and Sunday at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. (Elinore O’Connell)

Entertainment

Friends of Brubeck to perform in Sequim

Friends of Brubeck, a jazz combo based in Sequim, will perform Saturday and Sunday at Olympic Theatre Arts,…

Forks to celebrate cancer superheroes at Relay for Life starting today

Life

Forks to celebrate cancer superheroes at Relay for Life starting today

Superheroes are the theme for this weekend’s Relay for Life in Forks, an annual event to raise money…

Pokémon, music, original work combine in Sequim’s First Friday Art Walk

Entertainment

Pokémon, music, original work combine in Sequim’s First Friday Art Walk

The color yellow is the theme of this evening’s event.

7th annual Camaraderie Cellars Summer Picnic to benefit Port Angeles Symphony on Friday

Entertainment

7th annual Camaraderie Cellars Summer Picnic to benefit Port Angeles Symphony on Friday

Camaraderie’s co-owners — Don and Vicki Corson — will serve a light picnic dinner and pour their wines…

“A treat for the audience”: Duo set to perform Saturday in Coyle’s Concerts in the Woods

Entertainment

“A treat for the audience”: Duo set to perform Saturday in Coyle’s Concerts in the Woods

The show is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel…

Crime

Forks woman charged in robbery, attempted robbery

Jennifer Sue Holmes, 33, has been charged on separate counts of robbery and attempted robbery after allegedly threatening…

Scientists consider starvation or illness in eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca bird die-off

News

Scientists consider starvation or illness in eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca bird die-off

About 400 emaciated birds have washed ashore on beaches west of Port Angeles, near Victoria, and as far…

Former Sequim principal, teacher pleads guilty to sex charges; faces 24 years in prison

Crime

Former Sequim principal, teacher pleads guilty to sex charges; faces 24 years in prison

Douglas John Allison, former principal and teacher at Mountain View Christian School in Sequim, accepted a plea offer…

The Cox Valley Fire is shown at mile marker 11 on Hurricane Ridge Road on Wednesday morning. (National Park Service)

News

Cooler weather keeps Olympic National Park fires from spreading

Moderate temperatures have slowed fire activity over the past few days in Olympic National Park, a national park…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Texas swing, country mosey into Sequim, Port Angeles this weekend … and other items

Local news items on the North Olympic Peninsula.