Clallam County

Candidate residency challenged; Port Angeles port hopeful agrees address incorrect on form but says he lives in district

Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Colleen McAleer’s campaign has filed a voter registration challenge against her general election opponent, Michael Cobb. She… Continue reading

Stalks of lavender radiate from a plant at B&B Family Farm in Sequim during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Soak up the sun in Sequim, but harken to tasks in yard

SEQUIM LAVENDER WEEKEND is upon us, and those of you traveling through the Sequim area this weekend would have seen flashing signs, slowed traffic and… Continue reading

Stalks of lavender radiate from a plant at B&B Family Farm in Sequim during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
BASEBALL: Lefties lose seesaw affair to Cowlitz Bears

BASEBALL: Lefties lose seesaw affair to Cowlitz Bears

In a game that seesawed back and forth all night, the Lefties couldn’t respond to a two-run top of the ninth by… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Lefties lose seesaw affair to Cowlitz Bears

BIRD WATCH: ‘Inland Sea’ ideal and easy place to enjoy birding

SOMETHING ABOUT THE lone gull perched on top of the ferry landing’s dolphin was different. It looked smaller than the familiar glaucous-winged that are so… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: New vendors welcomed to Port Angeles Farmers Market … and other items

The Port Angeles Farmers Market recently announced that it has added four new vendors to its lineup. The vendors are Lady &… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly breakfast meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Sunland… Continue reading

Artist Susy Halverson of Longview paints a vista of lavender and mountains at the B&B Family Farm during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Final day of Lavender Weekend offers street fair, tours

It’s the final day of Sequim Lavender Weekend, and both the street fair and tours of area lavender farms are in full swing.… Continue reading

Artist Susy Halverson of Longview paints a vista of lavender and mountains at the B&B Family Farm during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

HELP LINE: Remember: New Medicare numbers are coming

DO WE ALL remember that Social Security numbers are coming off our Medicare cards? Right: More than a few of us have been observing for… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow

HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow

GROWING UP, I was the kid in the family that my parents pointed to and said, “She’s horse-crazy.” I disagreed then and now because I… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow

LETTER: As a Port Angeles resident, it’s only common sense to vote yes on sales tax increase

Port Angeles residents will soon be voting on Transportation Benefit District Proposition No. 1 to increase the sales tax in Port Angeles by 0.2 percent… Continue reading

LETTER: Calling our president a buffoon no laughing matter

“Buffoon” in Webster’s description: “a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person.” That does not describe someone who defeated 16 Republican nominees, the Democratic Party… Continue reading

LETTER: Here’s my endorsement of Smith, Whetham for Port Angeles City Council

The Our Water Our Choice Political Action Committee has observed the Port Angeles City Council closely for the past two years as we have advocated… Continue reading

LETTER: I have two words for the vitriolic letter writer who degrated Trump

I have two words for writer of the July 16 Peninsula Voices vitriolic letter of hate [“Trump a buffoon”] toward our duly elected President Trump,… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Angeles City Council candidates forum demonstrated best of democracy in action

I appreciate all of the candidates and audience members who attended the Clallam County League of Women Voters forum in Port Angeles on Wednesday night,… Continue reading

LETTER: Writer moaning about Trump should just deal with it

With reference to the July 16 letter “Trump a buffoon,” the writer comes across as a typical liberal, prating indiscriminate absurdities couched in a vocabulary… Continue reading

More than 12 percent return ballots in Clallam, 13 percent in Jefferson

More than 12 percent of registered voters in Clallam County have returned ballots in the Aug. 1 primary election. The Clallam County… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Landing practice in Coupeville takes off this week … 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 night… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Homemade fruit leather makes a good snack

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Homemade fruit leather makes a good snack

IN HER MOST recent Peninsula Kitchen column, Carrie Sanford shared some great tips for maintaining sanity on a cross-country road trip by being mindful of… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Homemade fruit leather makes a good snack
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Port Angeles winery’s 2017 summer concert series features variety in lineup

Olympic Cellars Winery’s 2017 summer concert series kicked off July 22 with the West Coast Women’s Blues Revue and continues through late… Continue reading

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Port Angeles woman arrested on suspicion of illegal drug sales

A Port Angeles woman who allegedly sold methamphetamine and heroin to detectives is now in jail for investigation of several drug charges.… Continue reading