School of hard knocks involves shellfish for Quilcene students

QUILCENE -- It's a Tuesday afternoon in a Quilcene High School classroom, and students sit circled around their entrepreneurial mentors, Joe and Joy Baisch. The… Continue reading

Tower reappears at Jefferson County Courthouse

PORT TOWNSEND - The scaffolding began coming down off the Jefferson County Courthouse on Friday. A large, portable boom crane was used to lower portions… Continue reading

Veterans officers set visits across North Peninsula

Veterans service officers will visit the Forks Masonic Hall, Neah Bay Senior Center and Port Hadlock library starting today. The Forks session will run from… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2006

Voters to weigh fire district levies in February

PORT LUDLOW - Voters in Jefferson County Fire District No. 3 will be asked to allow lid lifts on two permanent levies on Feb. 6.… Continue reading

War resister speaks to Peninsula groups

AGNEW - An Army officer from Fort Lewis facing a court martial for refusing to go to Iraq and speaking publicly against the war rallied… Continue reading

`The tragedy would have been much greater”

PORT ANGELES -- Philip White heard the grinding metal crash of the head-on collision, but he didn't hear the yelling when he shattered the back… Continue reading

Affordable housing project winds way through Sequim approval process

SEQUIM -- After much lamenting among city leaders about a lack of affordable rentals here, a large lower-rent apartment complex is at last making its… Continue reading

Auditorium to get needed fix-up with a distinct Irish flair

The Port Angeles High School Auditorium and Performing Arts Center that turns 50 years old this year is getting some sorely needed upgrades. The curtains… Continue reading

Community leaders ponder incorporation for Port Ludlow

PORT LUDLOW -- Should this wealthy master-planned resort community of about 4,000 incorporate to become Jefferson County's second city? It's a question worth serious exploration,… Continue reading

Single mom helped through PDN Home Fund

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. Click on the Home Fund button at left and print… Continue reading

Tower reappears at Jefferson County Courthouse

PORT TOWNSEND -- The scaffolding began coming down off the Jefferson County Courthouse on Friday. A large, portable boom crane was used to lower portions… Continue reading

War resister speaks to Peninsula groups

AGNEW -- An Army officer from Fort Lewis facing a court martial for refusing to go to Iraq and speaking publicly against the war rallied… Continue reading

Attorneys disagree over wisdom of prosecuting prison inmates

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County jury convicted a Clallam Bay Corrections Center inmate on Thursday of fourth-degree assault for choking his cell mate because… Continue reading

Fully electric car makes no noise as it passes by

PORT TOWNSEND -- You'll hear no engine revving when JoAnna Loehr cruises by. Still, with its toy-like appearance and the word "electric" stretched across both… Continue reading

Majority Leader Kessler lays out agenda for upcoming session

PORT ANGELES -- Education, health care, jobs and the economy will be the Democrats' priorities when they to head to Olympia next month for the… Continue reading

Matt Schubert column: Hurricane Ridge opens this weekend

A GHOST-LIKE comet; a Seattle Mariners general manager who makes good decisions; a competent executive branch; a year in which Hurricane Ridge skiers can actually… Continue reading

Plans growing for huge new state park

DIAMOND POINT -- State planners will present four alternatives for the Miller Peninsula State Park to the state Parks Commission on Jan. 12. State Parks… Continue reading

Sequim’s next big crop: sugar-free fruit treats

SEQUIM -- Karen Junell started baking sugar-free apple pies for her diabetic husband, John, about 10 years ago. He devoured the pies, shared with his… Continue reading

Voters to weigh fire district levies in February

PORT LUDLOW -- Voters in Jefferson County Fire District No. 3 will be asked to allow lid lifts on two permanent levies on Feb. 6.… Continue reading

B&Bs offer an inside look during Open Parlor event

PORT TOWNSEND -- Eight of Port Townsend's historic bed-and-breakfast inns and downtown hotels will showcase their decorations and offer the public holiday cheer, beginning at… Continue reading

  • Dec 7, 2006