Jeff Chew

West End: Scenic byway tourism campaign in works

SEKIU -- One of the main forces behind the successful movement to establish state Highway 112 as the state's third National Scenic Byway has been… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Backers of Kalakala mum on which city might be suitor

PORT ANGELES -- A second Pacific Northwest waterfront city is apparently interested in challenging Port Angeles for the right to be home to the rusting… Continue reading

Port Angeles: County, city distant on boundary review board proposal

PORT ANGELES --Clallam County leaders voice support for formation of a boundary review board to review proposed annexation boundaries. But Port Angeles' city manager calls… Continue reading

Forks: Rocketeers learn a lot from engine test in gravel pit

FORKS -- Calling it a "successful unsuccessful" rocket engine test, two aerospace engineers with Space Transport Corp. on Tuesday sent a thunderous fireball into the… Continue reading

West End: Uncovered fountain resurrects Camp David Jr.’s history

LAKE CRESCENT -- A force of about 50 volunteers has uncovered a fountain of history at Clallam County's Camp David Jr. The volunteers in the… Continue reading

Peninsula: Robotic slash bundler like bailing hay

PORT ANGELES -- It is much like baling hay, but this baler punches out 1,000-pound, 10-foot-long cylinders of highly compressed wood waste after a timber… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Shop closes in Elks Lodge fire aftermath; owner shifts to espresso at another location

PORT ANGELES -- Business was just beginning to blossom for Sandy Long when the Dec. 9 Naval Elks Lodge fire closed her new store on… Continue reading

Forks: County boost puts indoor swimming pool complex closer to construction

FORKS -- With Clallam County commissioners aligned in favor of county economic development dollars to help build a long-planned aquatic center in Forks, the indoor… Continue reading

Clallam: Transit chief gets 5% pay increase

Against the wishes of two commissioners who represent Clallam County on Clallam Transit System's board, Transit General Manager Dan Di Guilio was given a 5… Continue reading

Clallam: Sequim joins charge toward expanding county Board of Health

PORT ANGELES -- With Sequim city leaders weighing in their support, Clallam County commissioners moved closer Monday to expanding the county Board of Health to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Kalakala owner may have ferry in harbor by July 4

PORT ANGELES -- The historic art deco former ferry Kalakala could receive a fresh coat of silver paint and be temporarily moored in Port Angeles… Continue reading

Agnew: Bridge made out of a railroad flatcar to be dropped over creek in eastern Clallam

AGNEW -- Clallam County Road Department workers are expected next week to drop an 89-foot section of bridge over McDonald Creek as part of final… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Try decay-fighting alternative to fluoridation, group asks Board of Health

PORT ANGELES -- Fluoride opponents on Tuesday urged the Clallam County Board of Health to support xylitol as a natural tooth-decay fighter over fluoridation of… Continue reading

Peninsula ground shuttles to Sea-Tac airport boom

Olympic Bus Lines and Pennco Transportation Inc., North Olympic Peninsula private bus service operators, are seeing increases in passengers to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport since Horizon… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Department retailer makes a statement

PORT ANGELES -- The reader board in front of Port Angeles Marine Supply shares more than a little attitude -- it laments the days when… Continue reading

Peninsula: Second Victoria Express to sail to Friday Harbor starting in May

PORT ANGELES -- The company that owns the Victoria Express passenger ferry will launch a second vessel May 29, adding round trips to Friday Harbor… Continue reading

Victoria Express begins crossings to fill gap left by Coho

PORT ANGELES -- Sequim resident Don Chrysler waited patiently while his wife, Janette, was one of 89 persons who walked off the 149-passenger Victoria Express… Continue reading

Clallam: Tharinger gets another year as board chairman

PORT ANGELES -- Saying his colleague is "doing a good job" as chairman, Republican Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman nominated Dungeness Democrat Steve Tharinger to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Horticulturist May gets chamber president’s top award

PORT ANGELES -- Departing Chamber of Commerce President Ray Gruver honored horticulturist Andrew May with the 2003 President's Award on Monday. But May, who demonstrates… Continue reading

Arctic chill matches record cold

Record lows or near-records were expected to chill residents overnight Sunday, leaving a thick, hard, slick ice crust of packed snow on many highways and… Continue reading