Back in the day: Chinook Motel, now condemned, once was ‘the Olympics’ finest’

Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES -- The Chinook Motel, which the city of Port Angeles has declared is "unfit for human occupancy," was once advertised… Continue reading

Landmark motel ‘unfit for human occupancy,’ Port Angeles city says

PORT ANGELES -- The Chinook Motel has been condemned. The city of Port Angeles ordered its closure Friday after 61 years of business because of… Continue reading

Port Angeles Wednesday farmers market to remain at The Gateway

PORT ANGELES -- After two weeks at The Gateway transit center, the Port Angeles Wednesday Farmers Market will make the downtown transit center its home.… Continue reading

First Federal donation goes to pocket park, sign renovations in Forks

FORKS -- First Federal's $25,000 donation to the Forks Revitalization Committee is already at work in Forks' downtown area. The donation to the Forks Revitalization… Continue reading

Go green in the Hoh

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- The Hoh Rain Forest is clocked in more shades of green than one can imagine. From the dark-green mosses to the… Continue reading

Port Angeles attorney named as conservation ‘hero’

PORT ANGELES -- Attorney Gary Colley, a founder of the North Olympic Land Trust, is the 2009 Cox Conserves Hero for Western Washington. He will… Continue reading

Sequim’s Father Henry to move

SEQUIM -- The Rev. Henry Mulindwa -- better known as Father Henry -- is moving again. Mulindwa left his native Uganda in late January 2008… Continue reading

Update with video link: Chinook Motel condemned

PORT ANGELES -- The city of Port Angeles has condemned the Chinook Motel. The approximately 50-room motel at 1414 E. First St. -- once part… Continue reading

Port Angeles man charged in attempt to lure boys from party

PORT ANGELES -- A Port Angeles man has been charged with attempting to lure several boys away from a birthday party June 7. Donald A.… Continue reading

Wheeler Theater green room gets makeover

PORT TOWNSEND -- Centrum volunteers and Fort Worden State Park employees took a bow this week for their roles in transforming the green room at… Continue reading

Bracelet aids police search for missing woman

SEQUIM -- Project Lifesaver, a tracking system that combines a transmitting bracelet and a hand-held radio antenna, helped police find a missing woman last weekend.… Continue reading

Restaurant expands into historic setting

PORT TOWNSEND -- The cross-town relocation of T's Restaurant has prompted the restoration of a historic building and created a few more jobs. Gary and… Continue reading

Quarry an erosion hazard, examiner says

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Pro Tem Hearing Examiner Lauren Erickson has confirmed a quarry on Olympic Hot Springs Road qualifies as an erosion hazard… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend lowers boat yard rates

PORT TOWNSEND -- Starting next month, it will become substantially cheaper to work on a boat in the Port of Port Townsend boat yard. The… Continue reading

Lockheed grant to fund college training for Angeles Composite employees

PORT ANGELES -- A $10,000 grant from Lockheed Martin will fund training programs at Peninsula College to help Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. to expand. Grant… Continue reading

Married couple attempt suicide at Clallam County jail

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County jail staff thwarted a married couple's attempts at suicide this week. The 33-year-old man and 32-year-old woman were located in… Continue reading

Port Angeles manufacturer helps man connect with son with wheelchair-accessible boat

PORT ANGELES -- When life pushed at Bill Price, he decided to push back. An accident 13 years ago left his son, Billy, paralyzed from… Continue reading

Ex-Border Patrol official gets 4 years for rape

The Associated Press BELLINGHAM — A Whatcom County Superior Court judge has sentenced a former U.S. Border Patrol official to four years in prison for… Continue reading

  • Jun 25, 2009
  • The Associated Press

Port of Port Townsend lowers boat yard rates

PORT TOWNSEND -- Starting next month, it will become substantially cheaper to work on a boat in the Port of Port Townsend boat yard. The… Continue reading

‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson dies

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted “King of Pop” who emerged from childhood superstardom to become the entertainment world’s most… Continue reading

  • Jun 25, 2009
  • The Associated Press