Clallam County

Saving the hemlock: Peninsula experiment could help dying trees on the East Coast

Saving the hemlock: Peninsula experiment could help dying trees on the East Coast

Researchers are looking to western hemlock trees on the Miller Peninsula east of Sequim to collect data that could help save hemlock trees… Continue reading

Saving the hemlock: Peninsula experiment could help dying trees on the East Coast
Port Angeles pastor to undertake 1,300-mile trek to raise money for orphans, widows

Port Angeles pastor to undertake 1,300-mile trek to raise money for orphans, widows

A Port Angeles pastor plans to bike, kayak and run 1,300 miles around Washington state, praying and raising funds for orphans and… Continue reading

Port Angeles pastor to undertake 1,300-mile trek to raise money for orphans, widows

ANDREW MAY: Don’t rush to checkout line with summer-type plants; instead, pinch, prune

THREE DIFFERENT CONCERNS and/or horticultural alarm bells went off last week, so I thought I’d make this triad a time-appropriate garden column. First, and as… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Birds’ simple songs signal season’s start

WHAT DO ROBINS, meadowlarks, orange-crowned warblers and Swainson’s thrushes have in common? These are birds whose songs are permanently etched in my memory banks. There… Continue reading

Car hitting pole cuts power on West End

About 3,300 West End customers lost power for about four hours Friday after a vehicle sheared off a power pole along U.S. Highway… Continue reading

Easter egg hunts continue cracking open today across Peninsula

Easter egg hunts continue cracking open today across Peninsula

Children collected brightly colored eggs, candy and prizes during Easter egg hunts on the North Olympic Peninsula on Saturday. But the fun isn’t over. More… Continue reading

Easter egg hunts continue cracking open today across Peninsula

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s gathering will feature Clallam… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Documents for decisions when you can’t make them

THOSE OF US who have been mucking about in these columns for years are probably fairly aware of things such as advance directives and durable… Continue reading

It’s wet out there — but wildfire season began this weekend

The state wildfire season began Saturday, as specified by state law, despite the rating of low fire danger in all the state’s counties.… Continue reading

LETTER: For transparency’s sake, Trump should release his taxes

We all have to file our income taxes with the IRS. Luckily this year, we have until this Tuesday, April 18, to do so. I… Continue reading

LETTER: We have to police ourselves to keep our Evergreen State beautiful

A local resident recently wrote in asking what was being done to clean up all the litter on the roadway between Sequim and Port Angeles.… Continue reading

LETTER: Why can’t Hurricane Ridge winter schedule extend into April?

It appears that once again, Olympic National Park is closed for business during the month of April. Hurricane Ridge has to be the top tourist… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Flight practice set this week in Coupeville … and other items

Field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island are scheduled to occur at the outlying field in… Continue reading

Bulgarian pianist Anna Petrova will join the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra for its spring concert Saturday.

Soloist seeks to offer ‘something sublime’ in Port Angeles Symphony concert April 22

Ever since traveling to Bulgaria to lead a concert with the Plovdiv Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jonathan Pasternack has wanted to invite a… Continue reading

Bulgarian pianist Anna Petrova will join the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra for its spring concert Saturday.

Victim identified from fatal wreck on U.S. 101 near Bear Creek

The State Patrol has identified the victim of a fatal wreck Thursday on U.S. Highway 101 near Bear Creek. The State Patrol identified… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: County to revisit B&B ordinance

Clallam County commissioners will discuss revisions to a proposal to regulate vacation rental and bed-and-breakfast inns Monday. The work session will begin at 9 a.m.… Continue reading

Power restored to 3,300 after Forks-area wreck

Electrical power has been restored to some 3,300 customers after a car hit a power pole near Forks this morning, Clallam Public Utility… Continue reading

This accident occurred at about 12:45 this afternoon on highway 101 mile marker 205.5 near Bear Creek. It was a one vehicle accident with what appears to be a pickup truck that ended u p against a power pole. responding were medics from Forks, the Beaver fire Dept., WSP and the Clallam County Sherriff. This might have been fatality. Lonnie.

Victim of U.S. Highway 101 wreck identified

The Washington State Patrol has identified the victim of a fatal wreck Thursday on U.S. Highway 101 near Bear Creek. The State Patrol… Continue reading

This accident occurred at about 12:45 this afternoon on highway 101 mile marker 205.5 near Bear Creek. It was a one vehicle accident with what appears to be a pickup truck that ended u p against a power pole. responding were medics from Forks, the Beaver fire Dept., WSP and the Clallam County Sherriff. This might have been fatality. Lonnie.

Forks couple indicted on federal charges; both charged with conspiracy of encouraging and inducing an alien to enter U.S., forced labor

A Forks-area couple has been indicted on federal charges of holding a Guatemalan woman against her will, abusing her and forcing her to… Continue reading