Clallam County

PAT NEAL: Finding the perfect tree

SOMETIMES IT SEEMS like the warmth and happiness of the holiday season is enough to drive the average person right over the brink. The best… Continue reading

Sarah Winfield, on left, accepts the Patriot Award from Phil Sanders, Washington state chair of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

Patriot award for OMC staffer

Sarah Winfield recently received a Patriot Award from the Department of Defense’s Office of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Winfield, the manager of… Continue reading

Sarah Winfield, on left, accepts the Patriot Award from Phil Sanders, Washington state chair of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
Alan Turner, co-owner of Port Book and News in downtown Port Angeles, shovels snow from in front of his business on Tuesday morning after most of the North Olympic Peninsula was blanketed in the overnight hours. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Peninsula blanketed with snow

Snow measured in feet in some areas

Alan Turner, co-owner of Port Book and News in downtown Port Angeles, shovels snow from in front of his business on Tuesday morning after most of the North Olympic Peninsula was blanketed in the overnight hours. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim Council wants highway safety project to be 2023 legislative priority

Other requests include new city shop, utility connections, rent caps

College dental hygiene program delayed

Certification process can take 18 months

Marie Cauvel adds ornaments to a tree along the sidewalk in front of her house in the 600 block of South Cedar Street in Port Angeles. The tree was one of a pair next to the street that received holiday adornment by Cauvel, who said she was taking advantage of a sunny day to accomplish the task. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Holiday spirit

Marie Cauvel adds ornaments to a tree along the sidewalk in front of her house in the 600 block of South Cedar Street in Port… Continue reading

Marie Cauvel adds ornaments to a tree along the sidewalk in front of her house in the 600 block of South Cedar Street in Port Angeles. The tree was one of a pair next to the street that received holiday adornment by Cauvel, who said she was taking advantage of a sunny day to accomplish the task. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles marijuana producer subject of emergency license suspension

Liquor and Cannabis Board cites violations

Winter weather coming to Peninsula

Accumulation could be up to 6-10 inches

Port Angeles public hearing set on old pump house

The Port Angeles City Council will conduct a public hearing Tuesday on a proposal to designate as surplus the property at the… Continue reading

Port approves Dash Air lease pact

Announcement expected in January

Blown-down trees that have been cut and removed from nearby forested areas of Robin Hill County Park await removal from a staging area next to the Olympic Discovery Trail within the park between Sequim and Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Robin Hill Farm Park closed for cleanup until late winter

Clallam County works to clear tree blowdown

Blown-down trees that have been cut and removed from nearby forested areas of Robin Hill County Park await removal from a staging area next to the Olympic Discovery Trail within the park between Sequim and Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Violist Lauren Waldron of Port Angeles, pictured in 2018, is one of the previous winners of the Nico Snel Young Artist Competition, to be held in person in January. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Symphony education programs in-person again

Contest, school visits coming soon

Violist Lauren Waldron of Port Angeles, pictured in 2018, is one of the previous winners of the Nico Snel Young Artist Competition, to be held in person in January. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
Cmdr. Brian Tesson, commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active, carries a wreath for the grave of Coast Guard veteran Harold Hanusa, who served during World War II, during Saturday’s Wreaths Across America ceremony at Mount Angeles Memorial Park in Port Angeles. The event, part of a national initiative to honor veterans of military service, saw individual branches of the military recognized during the ceremony followed by the placement of more than 2,300 wreaths for servicemen and women at six cemeteries across the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Wreaths Across America

Cmdr. Brian Tesson, commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active, carries a wreath for the grave of Coast Guard veteran Harold Hanusa, who… Continue reading

Cmdr. Brian Tesson, commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active, carries a wreath for the grave of Coast Guard veteran Harold Hanusa, who served during World War II, during Saturday’s Wreaths Across America ceremony at Mount Angeles Memorial Park in Port Angeles. The event, part of a national initiative to honor veterans of military service, saw individual branches of the military recognized during the ceremony followed by the placement of more than 2,300 wreaths for servicemen and women at six cemeteries across the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles firefighters stage for entry into the former Bushwhacker restaurat during a fire training session on Friday. The exercise included filling the building with smoke to simulate the experience of a real fire and the use of a mannequin for rescue drills. Fire department Capt. Kelly Ziegler said the building would not be intentionally burned, but indicated that it was slated for eventual demolition.

Restaurant training site

Port Angeles firefighters stage for entry into the former Bushwhacker restaurant during a fire training session on Friday. The exercise included filling the building with… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles firefighters stage for entry into the former Bushwhacker restaurat during a fire training session on Friday. The exercise included filling the building with smoke to simulate the experience of a real fire and the use of a mannequin for rescue drills. Fire department Capt. Kelly Ziegler said the building would not be intentionally burned, but indicated that it was slated for eventual demolition.

A GROWING CONCERN: Santa’s shopping list for good gardening

Wednesday, Dec. 21. Christmas is but a week away, oh no! Well, fear not,… Continue reading

Driver hits electrical pole; traffic diverted

A Port Angeles man hit a utility pole east of Port Angeles, causing traffic to be diverted overnight Thursday. A Toyota Tacoma… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Coffee With Colleen, hosted by Colleen McAleer, on Wednesdays at 8 a.m. The Zoom link is us02web.zoom.us/j/89474510306?pwd=VlIr RHh5RG1nYVh3V3J… Continue reading

PASD superintendent says cuts will be needed

Financial projections given to board; no specifics decided yet

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Peninsula Home Fund continues to grow

Neighbors help neighbors with holiday giving

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Pictured, from left to right, are Don Droz, Marca Davies, Astrid Raffinpeyloz and Mike Mudd. --
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Swain’s donates to volunteer hospice

Swain’s General Store recently donated $2,000 to Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County.The donation will help the organization to provide hospice and palliative care to county… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right, are Don Droz, Marca Davies, Astrid Raffinpeyloz and Mike Mudd. --