Clallam County

Clallam County Fire District 3
Firefighters, pictured training in Carlsborg, responded to more than 9,000 calls for service in the Sequim area last year.

District to ask for levy lid lift

Sequim-area agency to be on August ballot

Clallam County Fire District 3
Firefighters, pictured training in Carlsborg, responded to more than 9,000 calls for service in the Sequim area last year.
Mark Nichols.

Prosecutor discusses sentencing reform, court challenges

Nichols highlights 1984 law that standardized punishment

Mark Nichols.

Sequim police plan to forward charges in school vandalism case

Charges to be determined by prosecuting attorney’s office, detective says

A GROWING CONCERN: Sage advice for growing Mediterranean herbs

WELL, NOW THAT July is soon here (Tuesday) and the Lavender Festival is just around the corner, let us explore the great range of Mediterranean… Continue reading

Arraignment for man charged with Frugals robbery moved to July 3

The arraignment of a man who faces criminal charges related to a robbery at Frugals in December has been moved to 1… Continue reading

Burn ban to begin in Clallam County on Tuesday

The Clallam County Fire Marshal has ordered a burn ban in unincorporated Clallam County beginning Tuesday and continuing through Oct. 1. “We… Continue reading

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

Free concerts set in three Peninsula locations

Free concerts are scheduled across the Peninsula next week. They include: • Sequim Music in the Park John Hoover and the Mighty Quinns will perform… Continue reading

Glass recycling is back in Port Angeles

Two locations open for material drop-off

Photos by Karen Griffiths
Top: Earlier this month, Patterned Speed Horse Super Senior Division rider Sam Parks, 74, on Ed, finished the barrel race in just 15.08 seconds at the Crosby arena, 122 Franson Road in Agnew. The next show there will be July 5-6. Bottom: 4L arena belt buckle awards.

HORSEPLAY: The dangers of feeding others’ horses

THE AUDACITY OF throwing grass clippings over a fence to a neighbor’s horses! You may think it’s a kindness, that your grass clippings are going… Continue reading

Photos by Karen Griffiths
Top: Earlier this month, Patterned Speed Horse Super Senior Division rider Sam Parks, 74, on Ed, finished the barrel race in just 15.08 seconds at the Crosby arena, 122 Franson Road in Agnew. The next show there will be July 5-6. Bottom: 4L arena belt buckle awards.
Jeff Bortner, Interagency Fire Management Officer employed by Olympic National Park, explains the history of a Pulaski tool often carried by wildland firefighters. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Park staff keeping an eye on weather conditions

Team ready to coordinate response to fire activity

Jeff Bortner, Interagency Fire Management Officer employed by Olympic National Park, explains the history of a Pulaski tool often carried by wildland firefighters. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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

Eragon Terry, 7, left, and his brother, Raphael Terry, 11, both of Port Angeles, sort the contents of free lunch bags received through the Summer Food Service Program on Wednesday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The program, administered by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, provides free meals to all youngsters younger than 18 Monday through Friday at 11 locations in Port Angeles and Sequim. About 250 meals per day are available at the Dream Playground, the Boys & Girls Club’s Turner Unit, Jefferson Elementary School, Shane Park and Evergreen Family Village in Port Angeles, as well as the Boys & Girls Club’s Carroll C. Kendall Unit, Greywolf Elementary School, Carrie Blake Park, Elk Creek Apartments, Mountain View Court Apartments and SeaBreeze Apartments in Sequim. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Summer meals

Eragon Terry, 7, left, and his brother, Raphael Terry, 11, both of Port Angeles, sort the contents of free lunch bags received through the Summer… Continue reading

Eragon Terry, 7, left, and his brother, Raphael Terry, 11, both of Port Angeles, sort the contents of free lunch bags received through the Summer Food Service Program on Wednesday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The program, administered by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, provides free meals to all youngsters younger than 18 Monday through Friday at 11 locations in Port Angeles and Sequim. About 250 meals per day are available at the Dream Playground, the Boys & Girls Club’s Turner Unit, Jefferson Elementary School, Shane Park and Evergreen Family Village in Port Angeles, as well as the Boys & Girls Club’s Carroll C. Kendall Unit, Greywolf Elementary School, Carrie Blake Park, Elk Creek Apartments, Mountain View Court Apartments and SeaBreeze Apartments in Sequim. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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APEX Accelerator helps Peninsula businesses break into government contracting

NAVIGATING THE WORLD of government contracting can be overwhelming for small businesses, but the North Olympic Peninsula APEX Accelerator is here to help. This no-cost… Continue reading

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The Rev. Bruce Bode

Bode scheduled for OUUF weekend program

The Rev. Bruce Bode will present “A Polar Tension at the Heart of Human Life” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bode will be… Continue reading

The Rev. Bruce Bode

Eighth Street bridges closing in Port Angeles for work

The city of Port Angeles will apply sealant to the road surface on the Eighth Street bridges next week. Both bridges will… Continue reading

Firefighters from Clallam County Fire District 2 work to extinguish an RV fire on Wednesday in the Lower Elwha area. (Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District 2)

Fire crews extinguish RV fire in Lower Elwha area

Firefighters from Clallam County Fire District 2 and the Port Angeles Fire Department extinguished a fully involved RV fire in the Lower… Continue reading

Firefighters from Clallam County Fire District 2 work to extinguish an RV fire on Wednesday in the Lower Elwha area. (Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District 2)
Lorna Kay Smith and Philip Wade, both of Sequim, dance to the music of Rose’s Pawn Shop to kick off the Concert on the Pier music series on Wednesday evening at Port Angeles City Pier. The series, presented by the Juan de Fuca Foundation and sponsored by Strait View Credit Union, D.A. Davidson & Co., 102.1 FM The Strait and Peninsula Daily News, continues at 6 p.m. Wednesday with the Wild Rumors band. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Free concert series

Lorna Kay Smith and Philip Wade, both of Sequim, dance to the music of Rose’s Pawn Shop to kick off the Concert on the Pier… Continue reading

Lorna Kay Smith and Philip Wade, both of Sequim, dance to the music of Rose’s Pawn Shop to kick off the Concert on the Pier music series on Wednesday evening at Port Angeles City Pier. The series, presented by the Juan de Fuca Foundation and sponsored by Strait View Credit Union, D.A. Davidson & Co., 102.1 FM The Strait and Peninsula Daily News, continues at 6 p.m. Wednesday with the Wild Rumors band. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ISSUES OF FAITH: How to treat (almost) everyone well

OK, SO SUNDAY, if you’re in church, you’ll hear about one of the great villainesses in the Bible: Jezebel (if your clergy person uses that… Continue reading