Clallam County

The U.S. Highway 101-Chicken Coop-Zaccardo Road Realignment Safety Project gets underway this month. Areas on this map marked in yellow are new roadway construction areas or widened roadways. Areas marked in red are existing roadways that will be abandoned. (Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)

U.S. Highway 101 intersections in Blyn to get realignment

Parts of U.S. Highway 101 in Blyn, including a pair of access points, are getting a makeover starting perhaps as soon as next… Continue reading

The U.S. Highway 101-Chicken Coop-Zaccardo Road Realignment Safety Project gets underway this month. Areas on this map marked in yellow are new roadway construction areas or widened roadways. Areas marked in red are existing roadways that will be abandoned. (Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)

HELP LINE: Don’t lack the courage to ask for help

MOST OF US aren’t really looking to live forever, and that’s good because the odds are against it. Let’s face it: We’ve all been rolling… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Here’s how to tend to your roses with care

FOR THE PAST two weeks, I have been pushing flowers and their prolific production, so let me tell you of my first job in the… Continue reading

Biotoxin rise leads to closure of beaches to shellfish harvest

The window for recreational harvesting of shellfish was short on several beaches in Clallam and Jefferson counties. A week ago, the state Department of Health… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: A history of the bothersome house sparrow

“OH, THAT’S A pretty little bird! I wonder what it is.” It’s almost impossible to realize I once said that when I saw my first… Continue reading

Dirt therapy: Windermere volunteers rebuild community garden in Sequim

Dirt therapy: Windermere volunteers rebuild community garden in Sequim

Tenants of Sunbelt Apartments will soon enjoy fresh produce with a new community garden installed right… Continue reading

Dirt therapy: Windermere volunteers rebuild community garden in Sequim
Eclipse chasers blaze trail to Oregon for view of a lifetime

Eclipse chasers blaze trail to Oregon for view of a lifetime

Just before sunrise, there’s typically nothing atop Round Butte but the whistle of the wind and… Continue reading

Eclipse chasers blaze trail to Oregon for view of a lifetime

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

Fudge and prayer? Sequim business offers up both

Fudge and prayer? Sequim business offers up both

Along with offerings of chocolate and lavender lemonade fudge, you can add prayer to the drive-through… Continue reading

Fudge and prayer? Sequim business offers up both
HORSEPLAY: Opportunity to support Olympic Peninsula Equine Network is coming

HORSEPLAY: Opportunity to support Olympic Peninsula Equine Network is coming

TERMINAL CANCER, ALZHEIMER’S disease, a car accident, sudden unemployment or a death in the family are all unexpected life-changing events that could result in a… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Opportunity to support Olympic Peninsula Equine Network is coming

How bad would it be? Partial state shutdown looms unless budget passed by Friday

State lawmakers have less than a week to avert a partial government shutdown that would close state parks and disrupt other services, affecting… Continue reading

LETTER: Let’s stay a cut above the rest by living up to our commitment to planet

On our street, almost all our neighbors keep their lawn cut. It’s the right thing to do. It makes the neighborhood look neat and tidy… Continue reading

LETTER: Strait Shot to Seattle a super deal for everyone

A friend and I left Port Angeles at 7:25 in the morning for Seattle on the new Clallam Transit run, Strait Shot, arriving at 10:15… Continue reading

LETTER: Why is there still a stop indicator at the Nippon mill on the way to Ediz Hook?

The other day, I drove out to Ediz Hook. I haven’t had any reason to go to that side of Port Angeles since March 31,… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Field carrier landing practice in Coupeville 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 afternoon… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Livestock carrier slips anchor into Port Angeles

ON THE WATERFRONT: Livestock carrier slips anchor into Port Angeles

EARLIER LAST WEEK, Angus Express came into the Port Angeles port to be refueled by Tesoro Petroleum. The 338-foot Philippine-flagged vessel is a livestock carrier.… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Livestock carrier slips anchor into Port Angeles
PENINSULA KITCHEN: A salad for all dietary needs

PENINSULA KITCHEN: A salad for all dietary needs

AS THE YOUNGEST of my offspring prepares to fly off into adulthood, there have been a lot of celebratory events this month: last concert, last… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: A salad for all dietary needs
Raffle tickets are on sale now for a quilt honoring the late Muriel “Kitty” Niles. The raffle drawing will be at the Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Club’s annual quilt show in July.

Raffle tickets on sale now for special memorial quilt

Raffle tickets are on sale now for a quilt that will be the highlight of the Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Club’s 31st annual quilt… Continue reading

Raffle tickets are on sale now for a quilt honoring the late Muriel “Kitty” Niles. The raffle drawing will be at the Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Club’s annual quilt show in July.
Retiring Clallam County Superior Court administrator thanked for job well done

Retiring Clallam County Superior Court administrator thanked for job well done

Retiring Clallam County Superior Court Administrator Lindy Clevenger was recognized last week for more than 42 years of service to the county.… Continue reading

Retiring Clallam County Superior Court administrator thanked for job well done
Relatives embrace at a memorial Tuesday outside where a pregnant mother was shot and killed by police Tuesday in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)

Video of gaming Seattle officer discussing shooting removed

After an online outcry, a Seattle Police Department video in which an officer playing a video game discussed the recent… Continue reading

Relatives embrace at a memorial Tuesday outside where a pregnant mother was shot and killed by police Tuesday in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)