Clallam County

Bike2Work Week offers specials, gatherings in Port Angeles

A week of activities is planned throughout Port Angeles beginning Monday as the inaugural Bike2Work Week. The Port Angeles and Clallam County… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Look to the skies for May’s migrants

BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS IN Port Angeles, Western tanagers in Forks, black-headed grosbeaks in Port Orchard and uncommon sightings of chipping sparrows and Lincoln’s sparrows got the… Continue reading

Candidate filing week begins Monday

Potential candidates for public office have their pick among 92 nonpartisan elected positions that are up for grabs in Clallam and Jefferson counties during candidate… Continue reading

Esprit Gala to kick up its heels in Port Angeles

The Esprit Gala returns to Port Angeles this Sunday as it begins a weeklong conference for transgender individuals and their spouses. The… Continue reading

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 the… Continue reading

HELP LINE: If mothers ruled the world …

I THINK THAT most of us would agree (except for those of us who don’t agree) that we live in a time of hyper-partisanship (depending… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Shedding season has arrived

HORSEPLAY: Shedding season has arrived

SUNSHINE AND SHEDDING season is here. Can we celebrate budding blossoms and warm, sunny days without the exuviating hair of our furry friends? Not a… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Shedding season has arrived

LETTER: A tip of the hat to Clallam Sheriff Bill Benedict, chain gang

These days, there is so much ugliness in the world, our country, our state and even in Clallam County. It seems like very few have… Continue reading

LETTER: Nothing’s free. Just look at how much it costs to run a public pool

Recently, Clallam County Park and Recreation District 1, also known as the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center, passed a resolution to allow the YMCA, leaseholder of… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Angeles voters should carefully consider what second-class-city status means

It is distressing to hear that a group led by Eloise Kailin, a person who is not a resident of Port Angeles, wants to change… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Angeles’ potholes have made experts of us all in dodging them

population 300 — to Port Angeles in 1950. I thought it was huge, and it took me… Continue reading

LETTER: Shaky on school-based health centers? Here are some facts

Some people have problems with the idea of a school-based health center (SBHC) in Port Angeles. So let’s solve some of those, with facts: •… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Tickets on sale for June’s ‘Taste of Port Townsend’ … and other items

Tickets are now on sale for the Port Townsend Main Street “Taste of Port Townsend” fundraising event scheduled Thursday, June 15. The… Continue reading

Olympic National Park has draft search and rescue plan, chief says

Acting Superintendent Lee Taylor said last week that Olympic National Park has a draft plan it uses to guide search and… Continue reading

A tour group gazes up at a yacht under repair in the massive Westport Yachts repair bay, which was opened for visitor viewing during the Port of Port Angeles’ inaugural Waterfront Days last year. (Peninsula Daily News)

ON THE WATERFRONT: Second Waterfront Days sure to make a splash

THE PORT ANGELES waterfront will have activities galore in the next few weeks to delight the fancy of water watchers, mariners and just plain curious… Continue reading

A tour group gazes up at a yacht under repair in the massive Westport Yachts repair bay, which was opened for visitor viewing during the Port of Port Angeles’ inaugural Waterfront Days last year. (Peninsula Daily News)

Possible hate crime in Port Angeles now Assault 4

A report last summer of a black man beaten while being called a racial slur, which was investigated as a hate crime,… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Postseason revs up in big way for area teams

TRACK AND FIELD: Postseason revs up in big way for area teams

Cameron Buzzell handled the sprints and Isaac Jay Brunk the long-distance runs as the Neah Bay boys ran down a North Olympic League… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Postseason revs up in big way for area teams

EYE ON CLALLAM: County to consider awarding bid for bridge replacement

Clallam County commissioners will consider awarding a bid for the McDonald Creek bridge replacement Tuesday. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the commissioners’… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Bobby Harrison and Leanne Price caught this 155-pound halibut in 80 feet of water on the third day of halibut fishing last Thursday.

OUTDOORS: Couple lands halibut ‘big enough to swallow a basketball’

Port Angeles anglers Bobby Harrison and Leanne Price put in the time and the effort and were rewarded with a beast of… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Bobby Harrison and Leanne Price caught this 155-pound halibut in 80 feet of water on the third day of halibut fishing last Thursday.

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles Public Works to host May 26 open house to fete new pump station … and other items

The city’s Public Works and Utilities Department will hold an open house at its new downtown wastewater Pump Station No. 4 from… Continue reading