Clallam: Fire destroys family’s home

EDEN VALLEY -- A 5-year-old boy set his little sister's bed on fire Sunday, burning his family's manufactured home to the ground in this isolated… Continue reading

Clallam: Group backs full disclosure in PA fluoridation

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Citizens for Safe Drinking Water has asked the city of Port Angeles to adequately disclose to the public known adverse… Continue reading

Sailboat runs aground in Discovery Bay

GARDINER -- Coast Guard Group Port Angeles assisted a 41-foot sailboat that ran ago aground Sunday in Discovery Bay. The captain of the vessel, whom… Continue reading

WEST END: BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY CLOSES IN FORKS

FORKS -- The city's mayor hopes that the closing of the city's only full-fledged building supply business will be a temporary loss -- one that… Continue reading

Clallam: House fire in Sequim leads Fourth of July blazes

A fire raged through a Sequim home late Friday night, one of several blazes that kept local firefighters busy on the Fourth of July. The… Continue reading

Jefferson: Law enforcers kept busy over holiday

Firefighters in Jefferson County didn't have their sleep interrupted by fireworks-related blazes Friday night, but Independence Day wasn't as easy for police patrolling the roadways… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Buying at garage sales

Three dollars for an espresso machine; a cordless drill -- never used -- for about six bucks. The Mikasa butter dish that completes a collection… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Garage sales and thrift stores help each other

Garage sales often act as suppliers for the thrift shops, several North Olympic Peninsula store managers say. "It's more of a symbiotic relationship than competition,"… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Our staff looks at how garage sales grow into an important part of the Peninsula culture

As the sun warms the early morning air, hundreds of North Olympic Peninsula residents leave their homes in pursuit of bargains at garage sales. For… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Selling at garage sales

Before most people wake up, others are out posting day-glo signs and labeling once treasured belongings with prices tags reading $.25 and $1. It's a… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Tricks of the garage sale trade

* The early bird gets the bargain. Most sellers say they do a good portion of their total business during the sale's first hour. *… Continue reading

Exclusive: Fourth of July events across the Peninsula listed in Peninsula Spotlight

A complete schedule of Fourth of July events across the North Olympic Peninsula is in Peninsula Spotlight magazine in today's Peninsula Daily News. Click on… Continue reading

Peninsula: No fireworks in forests

Using or possessing fireworks of any kind is illegal on all private, state and national forests throughout the year due to fire danger. The state… Continue reading

Peninsula: Shooting off of fireworks legal in some areas, illegal in others

The discharging of personal fireworks is limited -- and even restricted in some areas -- across the North Olympic Peninsula. Port Townsend has banned the… Continue reading

Peninsula: Vancouver Winter Games in 2010 get local tourism officials thinking now

OK, 2010 seems like a l-o-n-g time from now. But tourism officials in the land of the Olympics -- Mountains -- are excited about the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Teen’s interest in fireworks leads him to popular Web site, his own fireworks show – — – and studies in chemistry

PORT ANGELES -- His fascination with fireworks started in second grade, when he began putting on neighborhood shows using punks to light smoke bombs and… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles marine terminals closed Independence Day

PORT ANGELES -- The marine terminal facilities at the foot of Cedar Street will be closed to the public today. The closure is due to… Continue reading

Proposed BPA electricity rate increase should hike Clallam rates, too

Electricity customers of Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 and the city of Port Angeles should see a small rate increase this fall if… Continue reading

The top 10 Peninsula picnic locales for the Fourth of July weekend

As people across the North Olympic Peninsula prepare for the three-day Independence Day weekend, finding the perfect picnic spot is one of the top challenges.… Continue reading

Jefferson: Fiddle Tunes slated by Centrum for holiday weekend

By Susan Schell Centrum's Festival of American Fiddle Tunes brings a top-ranked lineup of musicians playing North American music Friday and Saturday to Fort Worden… Continue reading

  • Jul 3, 2003
  • Susan Schell