Clallam County

NEWS BRIEFS: Demonstration on fluoride proposition set today in Port Angeles … and other items

Clean Water for Clallam County plans a demonstration at 3:30 p.m. today. The public is invited to participate in the event at… Continue reading

‘I’m so glad to be here’: Port Angeles Safeway recognized for hiring people with disabilities

‘I’m so glad to be here’: Port Angeles Safeway recognized for hiring people with disabilities

Ryan Brooke enjoys working at the Safeway on Lincoln Street in Port Angeles, where customers and employees greet him with smiles. Brooke,… Continue reading

‘I’m so glad to be here’: Port Angeles Safeway recognized for hiring people with disabilities

NEWS BRIEFS: Demonstration on fluoride proposition set Monday in Port Angeles … and other items

Clean Water for Clallam County plans demonstrations at 3:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday. The public is invited to participate in the events… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island landing practice to start Monday … and other items

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field late afternoon… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Assess your attitude at midpoint of autumn

WEDNESDAY IS THE first day of November and, as a Scorpio, a favorite month of mine. In just two weeks, we’ll be at the midpoint… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Olympic Laundry is in 94th year in Port Angeles

BACK WHEN: Olympic Laundry is in 94th year in Port Angeles

THERE HAVE BEEN laundries in this town since 1896, but the Olympic Laundry has been here since 1924. According to a paper written by Anastasia… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Olympic Laundry is in 94th year in Port Angeles
BIRD WATCH: Rumpled ground gives clue in mole mystery

BIRD WATCH: Rumpled ground gives clue in mole mystery

GRAY SQUIRRELS AND cottontail rabbits are Penny Dog’s favorite prey. Perhaps prey isn’t the correct word, as she isn’t very happy if they stop running.… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Rumpled ground gives clue in mole mystery
Clallam County Fire District 2 gets new brush engine

Clallam County Fire District 2 gets new brush engine

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 received a new brush engine designed to fight fires in wildland urban interface areas surrounding Port… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 2 gets new brush engine

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 11:15 a.m. in the second-floor… Continue reading

Gardening with ducks latest Master Gardener talk in Port Angeles

Gardening with ducks latest Master Gardener talk in Port Angeles

Master Gardener Selinda Barkhuis will share her experiences of gardening with ducks at noon Thursday. Her presentation, the next installment of Washington… Continue reading

Gardening with ducks latest Master Gardener talk in Port Angeles

HELP LINE: Upcoming caregiver conference can help

I’VE BEEN WRITING columns about caregiving for as long as I’ve been writing columns, which is longer than most of us care to remember. A… Continue reading

LETTER: Better ways to address oral health than water fluoridation

I am going to make an assumption that fluoride prevents cavities. I haven’t seen any convincing double-blind studies to confirm that, but to be safe,… Continue reading

LETTER: Careful when voting for propositions, taxes and bonds

Most elections give voters the opportunity to decide whether to increase their property taxes. Property owners pay taxes on both the state and local levels.… Continue reading

LETTER: Misleading letter obfuscates the facts of fluoride

A recent letter (“Pregnancy, fluoride,” Peninsula Daily News, Oct. 30) brought to our attention a newly published study on maternal fluoride exposure and IQ in… Continue reading

LETTER: Moving makes fluoridated water obvious choice

An interesting data point: When my adult daughter moved to Hawaii after growing up in Vancouver, her first visit to the dentist drew the exclamation,… Continue reading

LETTER: Recent letter writer obfuscates facts in flouride study

Unfortunately, another letter writer is not the only person who can read fluoride-related magazine articles. The misleading statistics a writer cited in her Oct. 30… Continue reading

LETTER: Urges ‘no’ vote on water fluoridation in Port Angeles

Vote no on Proposition 2. Our community has had an advisory survey and one vote in the past, each time voting in the majority that… Continue reading

LETTER: Vote ‘no’ on second-class-city, fluoride questions

When I saw a recent photo headline, “Taking a stand for water,” I thought it was about fluoride-free drinking water. Wrong! So I’m writing about… Continue reading

Military, veterans saluted at Boys & Girls Club auction, dinner in Sequim

With a patriotic theme as a backdrop, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula invites the community to take part in… Continue reading