Life

HORSEPLAY: Good friends help build a solid shelter

“WE ARE WOMEN. Hear us roar” is a saying I utter frequently — with fist pumps in the…

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Use today as day of post-Thanksgiving reflection

Life

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Use today as day of post-Thanksgiving reflection

THANKSGIVING SUNDAY, A reflection on this traditional American feast.

Life

HELP LINE: Some legal forms help when you need them

THOSE OF YOU who have been following my weekly meanderings for more years than you care to remember…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: First Amendment still the gold standard

In the PDN’s Nov. 16 Commentary page, one letter stands out: “Sore losers,” which may be relegated to…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Convention of States program can help re-establish limited government

Studying history, our Founding Fathers resolved that a republic best provided protection and preservation of God-given rights to…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Drop-in center helps the homeless, at risk, youths

The Answer For Youth (TAFY) is a drop-in center run by a small core of dedicated volunteers whose…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Bring back hatchery program to balance interests of salmon, orcas

One of the wonders of the world is the orca whale.

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Think outside the flower box for holiday arrangements

AS WE MOVE through mid- into late fall, let’s explore all the possibilities of your seasonal holiday garden.

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Forks Chamber of Commerce — Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S. Forks…

Community trees lit up for the holidays in Sequim, Port Angeles

News

Community trees lit up for the holidays in Sequim, Port Angeles

Santa officiated at community tree lightings in Port Angeles and Sequim after festivities heralding in the holiday season…

Shopping season starts with a bustle on Peninsula

News

Shopping season starts with a bustle on Peninsula

Sales on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday were brisk across the North Olympic Peninsula this year, said…

Work begins on shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles

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Work begins on shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Ambitious restaurateur Jake Oppelt’s plans to revive the shuttered Lincoln Theater as a performance venue…

The Carlsborg crunch: Businesses see tough times through sewer project

News

The Carlsborg crunch: Businesses see tough times through sewer project

CARLSBORG — Grinning and bearing the impact of the Carlsborg sewer project has been tough for many locals.

News

Clallam County Toys for Tots collection sites open

The 2016 Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign is underway, and Clallam County collection sites for toy…

This chocolate cake with lemon icing Hansen felt was apropos for her book’s cover.

News

Sequim woman’s short stories delve into ‘slices of life’

By Patricia Morrison Coate

Crime

Holiday lights vandalized in downtown Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Kiwanis Club encourages the public to be vigilant after 34 holiday light strings…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: $1,000 scholarship available to single mothers at Peninsula College … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The $1,000 Bright Haygood Copsey Scholarship is available to single mothers attending Peninsula College during…

News

EYE ON CLALLAM: Commissioners to hear report on timber revenue

The three Clallam County commissioners will hear a report on timber revenue during their work session Monday.

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lazy J Tree Farm owner Steve Johnson, left, measures a Nordmann fir tree cut by Mike Deese of Port Angeles on Saturday on the farm east of Port Angeles.

News

Choosing the perfect Christmas treeU-cut trees available on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Those looking for a more personal Christmas tree experience, or to continue a long-standing family…

Opposites collide in play: The Port Angeles Community Players begin “The Odd Couple” next week

Entertainment

Opposites collide in play: The Port Angeles Community Players begin “The Odd Couple” next week

PORT ANGELES — Sparks will fly when a fastidious neat freak moves in with a slovenly woman on…