Clallam County

Jaclyn Wagner, co-owner of Sunshine Cafe and Bar, carries out an order to customers. She and her partner Alex Kirchner bought the restaurant just over a year ago and encourage locals to make it a weekly stop, whether for lunch or just coffee. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim business owners reflect on staying positive

Sunshine, Cardquest leaders talk about efforts to grow

Jaclyn Wagner, co-owner of Sunshine Cafe and Bar, carries out an order to customers. She and her partner Alex Kirchner bought the restaurant just over a year ago and encourage locals to make it a weekly stop, whether for lunch or just coffee. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim High School’s auditorium and all other Sequim School District facilities and fields will have revised rental rates following approval by the district’s board of directors. District leaders said they also created a new pilot program for renters that exceed 750-plus hours of use. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim approves rental hikes

Most tiers see increase from 2019 rates

Sequim High School’s auditorium and all other Sequim School District facilities and fields will have revised rental rates following approval by the district’s board of directors. District leaders said they also created a new pilot program for renters that exceed 750-plus hours of use. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Judy Lange stands in the craft store at the Shipley Center amid items made by the fiber arts group she leads. Items from the store will be sold at the Shipley Center Holiday Bazaar scheduled for Friday and Saturday. (Reba Renner)

Shipley Center kicks off holiday bazaars

Vendors to sell items Friday and Saturday

Judy Lange stands in the craft store at the Shipley Center amid items made by the fiber arts group she leads. Items from the store will be sold at the Shipley Center Holiday Bazaar scheduled for Friday and Saturday. (Reba Renner)

Stormwater retrofit project begins today

The city of Port Angeles will begin work on its 16th Street stormwater retrofit project at the intersection of 16th and C… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: For big impact with little effort, go native

OUR FAMILY COTTAGE is in Wisconsin on Morton Lake, the headwaters of the northerly flowing Presque Isle River. This is the area where both the… Continue reading

John Carnes circa 1900.

BACK WHEN: When the mundane turns to murder on the OP

ON TUESDAY, NOV. 5, 1901 (124 years ago), a murder struck the small community of Mora. My story last month also looked at a murder… Continue reading

John Carnes circa 1900.

Committee members sought for ‘For’ and ‘Against’ statements

The Clallam County commissioners are seeking county residents to serve on the “For” and “Against” committees for a proposed charter amendment regarding… Continue reading

Counselors encourage questions on Medicare

Benefit enrollment continues through Dec. 7

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Clallam board to review transportation program

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Trick or treaters and parents, from left, Angelina Simpson, Charlie Simpson, 6, Matt Simpson, Carmen Moody, Maximillion Dempsey, 7, and Holly Dempsey, all of Port Angeles, make their way through downtown Port Angeles under a moderate rain shower on Halloween Day. Many downtown merchants opened their doors with candy and treats to welcome soggy spooks, wet witches and other assorted cartoon characters in search of sweet snacks. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Trickle treat

Trick or treaters and parents, from left, Angelina Simpson, Charlie Simpson, 6, Matt Simpson, Carmen Moody, Maximillion Dempsey, 7, and Holly Dempsey, all of Port… Continue reading

Trick or treaters and parents, from left, Angelina Simpson, Charlie Simpson, 6, Matt Simpson, Carmen Moody, Maximillion Dempsey, 7, and Holly Dempsey, all of Port Angeles, make their way through downtown Port Angeles under a moderate rain shower on Halloween Day. Many downtown merchants opened their doors with candy and treats to welcome soggy spooks, wet witches and other assorted cartoon characters in search of sweet snacks. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Forks medics await at the scene on the Bogachiel River near the Goodman Mainline west of Forks on Thursday afternoon after a boat overturned. Forks medics, law enforcement, Clallam County Fire District 1 and airlift all responded. Two people died and a third person is still missing, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Two dead in boating accident identified; third person missing

Four people on boat when it overturned on Bogachiel River

Forks medics await at the scene on the Bogachiel River near the Goodman Mainline west of Forks on Thursday afternoon after a boat overturned. Forks medics, law enforcement, Clallam County Fire District 1 and airlift all responded. Two people died and a third person is still missing, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Linda Briley of Port Angeles sorts through bins of fresh fruit and vegetables at a traveling version of The Market, operated by the Port Angeles Food Bank, during a stop on Wednesday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Angeles. The Mobile Market makes weekly stops at nine locations around Port Angeles and Joyce, offering free food supplies and meals for those in need. Times and locations can be found at www.pamarket.org. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Mobile market

Linda Briley of Port Angeles sorts through bins of fresh fruit and vegetables at a traveling version of The Market, operated by the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Linda Briley of Port Angeles sorts through bins of fresh fruit and vegetables at a traveling version of The Market, operated by the Port Angeles Food Bank, during a stop on Wednesday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Angeles. The Mobile Market makes weekly stops at nine locations around Port Angeles and Joyce, offering free food supplies and meals for those in need. Times and locations can be found at www.pamarket.org. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Food banks bracing for cuts to SNAP

Government benefit could end Saturday

ISSUES OF FAITH: Showing love when faced with violence

AS A BISHOP of a congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Port Angeles, I’ve considered what to do if an… Continue reading

Music, puppeteers set for Peninsula

Art shows, puppet theater performances and a Dia de los Muertos event highlight weekend entertainment options on the North Olympic Peninsula. • The RainShadow Chorale… Continue reading

Parks master plan community forums scheduled

Clallam County Parks, Fair and Facilities Department is updating its 10-year Parks Master Plan. The document will provide a long-term vision for… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles reviews sewer line easement

Expansion would serve future growth south of airport

The Rev. Terry Barrett

Speaker set for Unity in Olympics

The Rev. Terry Barrett will present “Living Through the Transitions of Our Lives” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Barrett will be the guest… Continue reading

The Rev. Terry Barrett