Business
Pay to rise for millions as 19 states increase minimum wage
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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.…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Hospice of Clallam County needs drivers … and other items
PORT ANGELES — Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County is seeking people to drive vans to deliver equipment.
Life
BIRD WATCH: Waiting for the varied thrush once again
THIS FIRST COLUMN for 2017 was retrieved from past columns.
Life
A GROWING CONCERN: Pruning is the name of the game
I WISH YOU all the best and may your lawns be deep green, your yards be mole-, horsetail-…
News
Rare red-naped sapsucker photographed near Sequim
SEQUIM — Sally Harris had her camera focused on a Stellar’s Jay when she saw a flash of…
News
Two Sequim residents and two children killed in plane crash
QUILCENE — Federal officials on Saturday scoured a Thorndyke Creek ravine where an eyewitness reported that a small…
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Friends of Sequim pilot, fiancee mourn
SEQUIM — Sequim Sunrise Rotary members, friends and family are searching for answers as they mourn the loss…
News
Peninsula Home Fund recipient gives back after aid
PORT ANGELES — Doug Platten crosses himself, in-the-name-of-the-father-son-holy spirit way. But for this lapsed Catholic, it’s a gesture…
News
Gingerbread houses on display in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — The last of 10 entries into the Port Townsend annual Gingerbread House Contest are now…
News
Christmas tree recycling offered on North Olympic Peninsula
Once the decorations are taken down, Christmas trees can be recycled for compost at several North Olympic Peninsula…
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Contributions to Peninsula Home Fund always welcome
The Peninsula Home Fund — a safety net for local residents when they suddenly face an emergency situation…
News
Boy killed in wreck at Lake Crescent; four others injured when tree strikes SUV
PORT ANGELES — A 5-year-old boy died New Year’s Day and four other people believed to be from…
News
EYE ON JEFFERSON: County commissoners to urge replacement option for Elwha River bridge
The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider a letter to the state Department of Transportation advocating a replacement…
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Museum in Port Townsend expands to bring in more exhibits
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society has expanded into the basement of historic City Hall to…
Entertainment
ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS: Interfaith Amigos book reading set … and other items
PORT HADLOCK — The Interfaith Amigos will read from their book, “Finding Peace through Spiritual Practice,” at the…