Your guide to holiday activities, Santa’s arrivals on the North Olympic Peninsula

Port Angeles kicks off the holiday season Saturday when Santa Claus arrives by horse and buggy to light the city's Christmas tree. The event begins… Continue reading

Forks: Festival of Trees begins next week

FORKS -- The eighth annual Festival of Trees in Forks begins next week. The public can preview the decorated Christmas trees and wreaths at Bank… Continue reading

Jefferson: County Housing Authority director resigns; “not worth the anguish”

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Housing Authority Executive Director John Estes has resigned his position effective Friday. In a written statement, Estes said: "The small… Continue reading

Peninsula: Every day is Thanksgiving for Kosovar students

PORT ANGELES -- They may not get turkey and all the fixings all the time, but everyday is Thanksgiving for two Peninsula College sophomores from… Continue reading

Peninsula: Merchants predict local shopping boost this holiday season

More than a year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks flattened the national and regional economy, more shoppers are "buying local," pleasing merchants and economic… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Bears, Deeres and more brighten Festival of Trees

PORT ANGELES -- Christmas trees decorated with everything from stuffed teddy bears to John Deere model tractors mark this year's glittering Festival of Trees. Now… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fatality closes U.S. 101, causes huge traffic backup

PORT ANGELES -- A local woman was killed Wednesday afternoon when she was struck by a car while trying to cross U.S. Highway 101. The… Continue reading

Sequim: City to change contract procedures in wake of $70,000 misunderstanding

SEQUIM -- Count on a change in the way city road construction projects are administered in the future after confusion over where money went on… Continue reading

Sequim: How will Santa Claus arrive on Saturday?

Santa Claus makes his grand holiday entrance at noon Saturday at Bank of America Park. Jolly old St. Nicolas will remain at the park at… Continue reading

Cantwell vows to seek increased Medicare reimbursements

PORT ANGELES -- Sen. Maria Cantwell pledged Tuesday to seek increased Medicare reimbursements for hospitals, but said health care providers must document related cuts in… Continue reading

Jefferson: Entities discuss Glen Cove issues

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County and city officials reached compromises over setbacks and building sizes for an expanded Glen Cove area Tuesday. Representatives from the… Continue reading

Peninsula: After 30 years, Centrum still a roundhouse of cultural, economic benefit

Centrum has been in the North Olympic Peninsula vocabulary for nearly 30 years? But what does the word "Centrum" mean, anyway? Says Executive Director Carol… Continue reading

Peninsula: It’s not cheap keeping Hurricane Ridge Road open

Keeping Hurricane Ridge Road open isn't cheap. It costs about $347,000 annually to maintain the road to the Peninsula's only ski area, Olympic National park… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Teachers vote to walk off job Jan. 14

PORT ANGELES -- Teachers will walk off the job Jan. 14 to participate in a rally in Olympia. Eighty-one percent of teachers in the Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Tract rezoned to allow Victorian business

PORT TOWNSEND -- The city Planning Commission voted Tuesday night to recommend plans to rezone 1.7 acres to make way for a Victorian hardware business… Continue reading

Sequim: Street project leaves $70,000 question

SEQUIM -- There's a $70,000 question brewing about materials used for underground installation as part of the North Sequim Avenue renovation earlier this year. Clallam… Continue reading

To www.peninsuladailynews.com readers: 2002 Peninsula Home Fund debuts, helps Jefferson, Clallam residents

A grandmother caring for two small children received help with her utility bills. An out-of-work logger got money to obtain prescribed medicine. Material was provided… Continue reading

CLALLAM COUNTY MAY RAISE FAIR FEES

PORT ANGELES -- If you're an adult, it could cost you 50 cents more at the gate to get into the 2003 Clallam County Fair.… Continue reading

Clallam: County may raise fees at campgrounds, parks in 2003

Campers at Clallam County's two largest campgrounds will have to shell out more dollars if a proposed fee increase wins county commissioners' approval. Craig Jacobs,… Continue reading

Peninsula: Teacher unions deciding whether to join walkout Jan. 14

A majority of teacher unions on the North Olympic Peninsula are deciding whether to participate in a Jan. 14 statewide teacher walkout. Some have already… Continue reading