Boys & Girls Club to expand teen offerings in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The Olympic Peninsula Boys & Girls Club is revamping its offerings to teenagers in an effort to attract more of that age group… Continue reading

Financing woes leave ambitious Forks space commercialization project up in the air

FORKS -- The engineers whose dream of privatized space transportation led to an ill-fated quest toward a $10 million prize last year are taking a… Continue reading

Forks animal shelter closed to public, but not the animals

FORKS -- The animal shelter in Forks will remain open to animals -- but not to humans -- for at least a few months, Police… Continue reading

Meeting set today in state capital over past, present and future of Port Angeles graving yard site

OLYMPIA -- As many as 40 legislators, local politicians, tribal leaders, labor representatives, and business people will gather at 6:30 p.m. today to discuss the… Continue reading

One-thousand get-well wishes in the form of origami paper cranes

DUNGENESS -- One- thousand origami cranes carry a get-well prayer for Clallam County Commissioner Steve Tharinger as they fly through his home. Ninety of Tharinger's… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council rejects bid to put fluoridation on advisory ballot

Fluoridating the Port Angeles city water supply won't be going to a public vote. The City Council decided 5-2 Tuesday night against a proposal to… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper appoints new auditing firm

PORT TOWNSEND -- The parent firm of Jefferson County's largest private employer, Port Townsend Paper Corp., has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its new independent audit… Continue reading

Repairs of Port Townsend Boat Haven jetty placed on fast-track

PORT TOWNSEND -- Fearing that powerful storm waves could breach the Boat Haven's already-damaged breakwater, Port of Port Townsend officials declared an emergency to expedite… Continue reading

Clallam PUD will study costs of Port Angeles’ western annexation

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Public Utility District staff will study the costs of the city of Port Angeles to take over portions of the… Continue reading

Director expands scope of Centrum’s writers conference

PORT TOWNSEND -- For 30 years, people have come to Fort Worden State Park to disengage from the world and refine their creative spirit at… Continue reading

Finalists announced for Sequim Citizen of Year award

SEQUIM -- Dave Blake, Emily Westcott, and Bob and Evelyn Hough were named finalists Monday for the 2004 Sequim Citizen of the Year award presented… Continue reading

Full-service summer expected at Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park will not shutter any of its visitor centers during peak summer months this year because Congress has allocated more funds, park Superintendent… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribe to “educate” in Olympia this week

PORT ANGELES --Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members hope to "educate" legislators and possibly even Gov. Christine Gregoire about the tribe's side of the Hood Canal… Continue reading

Realtors tussle with county commissioners over Dungeness watershead plan

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners Monday accused Sequim-area Realtors of trying to pack a meeting on the Elwha Dungeness Watershed Plan with panicky property… Continue reading

Anonymous donor starts fund to help Elwha tribe host Paddle Journey

A retired teacher has opened a fund to help the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe host the 2005 Paddle Journey to Port Angeles -- and replace… Continue reading

Fire razes house in Quilcene

QUILCENE -- An early morning fire Sunday engulfed a two story Quilcene residence, destroying the home of a family. Emergency crews arrived at the burning… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribe may meet with governor in Olympia this week

PORT ANGELES -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials will meet Wednesday with local legislators -- and perhaps Gov. Christine Gregoire -- over the failed Hood… Continue reading

More terns likely in Dungeness refuge as Columbia River colony diminishes

SEQUIM -- A plan to disperse part of the world's largest colony of Caspian terns will likely bring more of the fish-eating birds from the… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula legislators plan to donate their pay raises

OLYMPIA -- Charities on the North Olympic Peninsula once again will benefit if the Washington Citizens Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials grants pay raises… Continue reading

Port Townsend Citizen of the Year, Business Leader of the Year named

PORT TOWNSEND -- A retired school principal still active in youth affairs was named 2004 Citizen of the Year on Sunday, and the couple who… Continue reading