Clallam County

ISSUES OF FAITH: Finding ways to be thankful

THANKSGIVING IS A great holiday. But today is the day after Thanksgiving. Now what? Wait another year until we’re thankful again? Of course not. We… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Unity guest speaker set for weekend … and other items

The Rev. Bill Evans will present “whose birthday is it anyway?” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Evans will present the lesson at Unity… Continue reading

Sequim musicians, friends share stage for ‘leftovers’ concert

Sequim musicians, friends share stage for ‘leftovers’ concert

Friends, food and a shared love of old-time tunes will bring Chandra Johnson and The Homeschool Boys together with Sweater Weather String… Continue reading

Sequim musicians, friends share stage for ‘leftovers’ concert

Storyteller to talk on her art at Tuesday swap

Lindy MacLaine will illustrate her journey, “From Story Lover to Story Teller,” as the featured teller at the free Story Swap at… Continue reading

OMC approves budget with cuts: Hospital to lose $1.7 million in Medicare reimbursement

Olympic Medical Center commissioners Wednesday approved a 2019 budget that addresses the $1.7 million loss the hospital faces as a result of… Continue reading

Port Angeles man remains in serious condition after being dragged by vehicle

A Port Angeles man who was allegedly sleeping on a side roadway off Lincoln Street when he was hit and dragged by… Continue reading

Free community feasts offered today in Clallam

Free community feasts offered today in Clallam

Free community feasts are planned in Clallam County today. One feast was offered by the Salvation Army in Port Angeles on Wednesday. Also on Thanksgiving… Continue reading

Free community feasts offered today in Clallam
Sequim considers gaps, solutions to community’s health

Sequim considers gaps, solutions to community’s health

The city of Sequim looks to shift and expand its funding for human services for its proposed 2019 budget. City staff held a… Continue reading

Sequim considers gaps, solutions to community’s health
Sequim man celebrates donating 100 pints of blood

Sequim man celebrates donating 100 pints of blood

Doug Brundage, 62, recently hit the centennial mark for giving. He gave his 100th pint of blood through Bloodworks Northwest at a mobile… Continue reading

Sequim man celebrates donating 100 pints of blood
Festival of Trees to raise funds for OMC

Festival of Trees to raise funds for OMC

The 28th annual Festival of Trees will begin Friday with two Teddy Bear Teas and the Festival of Trees Gala. It will… Continue reading

Festival of Trees to raise funds for OMC

NEWS BRIEFS: Winter Ice Village will open Friday … and other items

The inaugural season of the Winter Ice Village will open Friday and remain open though Jan. 6. Hours will be from 9… Continue reading

Fire destroys poet’s Port Angeles home

Fire destroys poet’s Port Angeles home

A rural residence east of Port Angeles was destroyed by a fire Tuesday afternoon after flames that began in the daylight basement… Continue reading

Fire destroys poet’s Port Angeles home

Clallam County taps chief financial officer

Clallam County has made a conditional offer of employment for its new chief financial officer position, Interim County Administrator Rich Sill told… Continue reading

State Superintendent of public instruction offers funding ideas

State Superintendent of public instruction offers funding ideas

On the heels of a paraeducator strike that shut down Port Angeles schools last week, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal… Continue reading

State Superintendent of public instruction offers funding ideas

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Campground awarded by association … and other items

Kampgrounds of America recently announced that the Olympic Peninsula/Port Angeles KOA Journey Campground has been awarded the KOA Founder’s Award as well… Continue reading

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Kate’s arts, sweet and savory

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Kate’s arts, sweet and savory

MAKING MUSIC WITH people, emphasis on with: That’s what Kate liked to do. The notes were her first language; they flowed on stage when she… Continue reading

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Kate’s arts, sweet and savory

PAT NEAL: Thanksgiving: Knowing when you got it good

THERE’S A LOT of talk these days about holiday stress. It makes one think back in history when our traditional holidays were more of a… Continue reading

Two Thanksgiving Eve feasts set today

Two free community feasts are planned on the North Olympic Peninsula today while others are set for Thursday. The Thanksgiving Eve community-wide free feasts are… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Volunteer Ellie Karjalainen, 7, of Port Angeles, right, helps with a to-go container of food during Thursday’s community Thanksgiving dinner in the gym of Queen of Angeles Catholic Church in Port angeles.

Free Thanksgiving feasts set on Peninsula

Free community feasts are planned on the North Olympic Peninsula on Thanksgiving Day and on days leading up to the annual holiday. On Wednesday —… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Volunteer Ellie Karjalainen, 7, of Port Angeles, right, helps with a to-go container of food during Thursday’s community Thanksgiving dinner in the gym of Queen of Angeles Catholic Church in Port angeles.
Gingerbread houses to frame up Festival of Trees in Port Angeles

Gingerbread houses to frame up Festival of Trees in Port Angeles

The 28th annual Festival of Trees will be presented with a sweet centerpiece during the Family Days on Saturday and Sunday. Twelve… Continue reading

Gingerbread houses to frame up Festival of Trees in Port Angeles