Clallam County

Advocate looks to make Clallam County an official Coast Guard Community

Advocate looks to make Clallam County an official Coast Guard Community

Clallam County could be designated as an official Coast Guard Community if Alan Barnard gets his way. Barnard, who has been preparing… Continue reading

Advocate looks to make Clallam County an official Coast Guard Community

Shoreline erosion workshop set for May 5 in Sequim

Clallam County shoreline landowners are invited to attend a free coastal process and erosion management workshop May 5. Registration is required. To register,… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Liberty Bay renamed Washington

EARLIER THIS WEEK Liberty Bay, a 790-foot crude oil tanker, moored to the Port of Port Angeles’ Terminal 1. During her brief stay, personnel erected… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Repaving work set to start April 23 on Highway 20 in Port Townsend … and other items

Travelers on state Highway 20 will encounter construction activity and traffic delays starting Monday, April 23, the state Department of Transportation announced… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Flexibility reigns at Forks’ RainFest

“BLESSED ARE THE flexible for they will not be bent out of shape,” read a sign in my former employer’s staff room. The longer I… Continue reading

Peninsula College sets full slate of events for Earth Week 2018

A week of activities to bring environmental awareness to students at Peninsula College is the focus of the Associated Student Council’s Earth… Continue reading

Demolition practice set for Bentinck Island this week

The land-based demolition range at Bentinck Island will be in use today through Friday the Royal Canadian Navy announced. The range will… Continue reading

LETTER: Egg-hunt parents no models for children

I recently had the privilege to volunteer and partake in the Kitchens Family Easter Egg Hunt. Throughout the year, I watched how many hours and… Continue reading

Sequim church hosts Port Angeles high-schoolers for Music Live with Lunch

Sequim church hosts Port Angeles high-schoolers for Music Live with Lunch

This month’s Music Live with Lunch at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will host two award-winning teen musicians from Port Angeles. Pianist Emma Weller… Continue reading

Sequim church hosts Port Angeles high-schoolers for Music Live with Lunch

Climate lecture, builders’ surplus sale, “Paws and Claws” fundraiser among Peninsula activities

EDITOR’S NOTE: The location of the marine microplastics talk has been corrected. A climate lecture in Forks, a builders’ surplus sale and a “Paws and… Continue reading

Tiny house being built for Pennies for Quarters

Tiny house being built for Pennies for Quarters

Dozens of volunteers raised the walls of a tiny home in a Pennies for Quarters work party Saturday. The nonprofit organization plans… Continue reading

Tiny house being built for Pennies for Quarters
Sequim city manager selected for Harvard Senior Executive Program

Sequim city manager selected for Harvard Senior Executive Program

The International City/County Management Association has announced that Sequim City Manager Charlie Bush is the recipient of a full tuition scholarship to attend… Continue reading

Sequim city manager selected for Harvard Senior Executive Program
BUSINESS BRIEFS: Makah Member selected as deputy director … and other items

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Makah Member selected as deputy director … and other items

Maryland’s Division of Environmental Health Services selected Makah Nation member Martin Smith as its deputy director for Indian Health Services’ Headquarters. He… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Makah Member selected as deputy director … and other items

EYE ON CLALLAM: Commissioners to discuss elected official salaries

Clallam County commissioners will discuss a resolution establishing salaries and benefits for elected officials in a continued work session Tuesday. The discussion will begin at… Continue reading

New exhibits added to Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center

New exhibits added to Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center

New interpretive exhibits will be unveiled at the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center at 1 p.m. Friday. The hands-on exhibits offer… Continue reading

New exhibits added to Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center

A GROWING CONCERN: Time for grueling, repetitive, annual seasonal service

TODAY’S THE MIDDLE of late early spring, in five days it will be the middle of spring. Haven’t you been enjoying the fragrance of the… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Robins rocket along routine routes

THE FAMILIAR SAYING, “as the crow flies,” is no different than, “as the bird flies.” Simply said, it means “straight.” Bends in the road, hills… Continue reading

City of Sequim rolls out annual report in high fashion

City of Sequim rolls out annual report in high fashion

It may have been Sequim’s most glamorous City Council meeting ever. Wearing top hats, with strobe lights and flash lights shining around them,… Continue reading

City of Sequim rolls out annual report in high fashion
Contest emerges for West End District Court judgeship

Contest emerges for West End District Court judgeship

A two-man race has emerged for the West End District Court 2 judge position being vacated by longtime jurist John Doherty, who… Continue reading

Contest emerges for West End District Court judgeship

Court blocks restocking Atlantic salmon pens

A judge has rejected a request by an Atlantic salmon farming company that wants to restock a net-pen… Continue reading