Jefferson County

LETTER: Electoral College prevents mob rule at the top

Progressives are now complaining that the Electoral College prevented the candidate with the most votes from winning. They argue that it’s not democratic and that… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Books, coffee paired at Port Angeles Library’s Books & Libations on Dec. 3 … and other items

Books & Libations will be held in the Port Angeles Library’s Living Room, 2210 S. Peabody St., from 6 p.m. to 7:15… Continue reading

Olympic National Park offers snow, holiday lights

Olympic National Park offers snow, holiday lights

Park visitors can play in the snow at 5,242 feet today, weather permitting, and then drop down to Lake Crescent on… Continue reading

Olympic National Park offers snow, holiday lights
Port Townsend Arts Guild to host holiday arts, crafts fair today, Saturday

Port Townsend Arts Guild to host holiday arts, crafts fair today, Saturday

About 50 vendors will set up shop today and Saturday during the 26th annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair. The fair, organized… Continue reading

Port Townsend Arts Guild to host holiday arts, crafts fair today, Saturday

Shopping abounds at holiday bazaars across Peninsula

Less than a month stands between us and Christmas Day. Most of us have plenty of gift buying to do before the holidays. Fortunately, there… Continue reading

Square dance, breakfast and pool movie in the mix this weekend

A square dance and a pool movie are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. For more about the Port Angeles Community Players’… Continue reading

Tree-lightings, special events herald start of holiday shopping season

Tree-lightings, special events herald start of holiday shopping season

It’s a weekend to make memories. Santa will come to town Saturday in both Port Angeles and Sequim, arriving just in time for the lighting… Continue reading

Tree-lightings, special events herald start of holiday shopping season
Port Townsend church serves special meal on Thanksgiving Eve

Port Townsend church serves special meal on Thanksgiving Eve

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Port Townsend served up an early Thanksgiving meal Wednesday for the seventh consecutive year. This year’s meal… Continue reading

Port Townsend church serves special meal on Thanksgiving Eve
Quilcene animal shelter to receive $10,000 grant

Quilcene animal shelter to receive $10,000 grant

Center Valley Animal Rescue will receive a $10,000 grant from the website Petfinder, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Center Valley is a… Continue reading

Quilcene animal shelter to receive $10,000 grant

LETTER: Here’s an apology to the world for our electing Donald Trump

As an American citizen, I would like to apologize to the people of the world for what has happened in America. From their perspective, the… Continue reading

LETTER: Regarding Bannon’s ‘smearing,’ just look at the facts

Re: Cal Thomas’ column in the PDN’s Nov. 17 issue in which he says that Democrats are “smearing newly named White House counselor and chief… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Wreath sale orders sought … and other items

The Port Angeles Garden Club is taking orders for its annual wreath sale. Undecorated wreaths are available this year for $20; wreaths… Continue reading

Shirley Moss, manager of the Jefferson County Food Bank, unloads a donation of onions Tuesday in preparation for the busy Thanksgiving holiday. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Peninsula food banks work to fill constant need

Food banks across the North Olympic Peninsula are gearing up for the holiday season, with Thanksgiving just one day away. For the… Continue reading

Shirley Moss, manager of the Jefferson County Food Bank, unloads a donation of onions Tuesday in preparation for the busy Thanksgiving holiday. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Two Thanksgiving feasts planned today on Peninsula, while rest reserved for Turkey Day

Free community Thanksgiving feasts are planned today in Port Angeles and Port Townsend. Others are planned for Thursday. Today, the Salvation Army in Port Angeles… Continue reading

Bigger budget planned in Port Townsend in 2017

The 2017 budget for the Port Townsend general fund is proposed to be $8,283,495, up 10.5 percent from last year’s adopted budget… Continue reading

Kathryn Neal

Port Townsend talk Dec. 3 to focus on Port Angeles landfill

Next month, civil engineer Kathryn Neal will present an illustrated discussion on Port Angeles’ bluff erosion near its now-closed landfill site. Her… Continue reading

Kathryn Neal

PAT NEAL: Winter outages bring new challenges

It takes a village to get ready for the coming cold months.

BUSINESS BRIEFS: PA restaurant donatesmore than $2K to VIMO; PT winery wins awards

Jig & Lure Fish Co. employees recently presented a $2,888.50 check to Volunteers in Medicine in the Olympics (VIMO), which runs a… Continue reading

LETTER: Don’t subscribe to the ‘sniveling brat’ theory; talk with a progressive or two

I cannot let the writer of the Nov. 16 letter “Sore losers” go unchallenged in its demeaning description of progressives as “sniveling brats.” The progressives… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Leak closes Clallam Bay School early for holidays … and other items

Clallam Bay School students got an early break for Thanksgiving after a water leak canceled school Tuesday. The main waterline going into… Continue reading