Chimacum News

Both North Olympic Peninsula counties are reporting voter turnouts of more than 40 percent in Tuesday's special elections for school district levies.

The time has come again to fire up your designated driver and set your pleasure meter.

TRUNK SALE. Vintage & new clothes, shoes, jewelry: local artisans, Native American & Mexican.

The stereotypical after-school project find kids presenting a play or building a bench.

TRUNK SALE. Vintage & new clothes, shoes, jewelry: local artisans, Native American & Mexican.

Hillbilly jazz and swing, American roots-rock and a bit of country blues will flow through The Undertown cafe Saturday night as two outfits play a benefit for the Paradise Theatre School.

TRUNK SALE. Vintage & new clothes, shoes, jewelry: local artisans, Native American & Mexican.

All four public school districts in East Jefferson County are placing levies on the Feb.

26 home match against Port Angeles. A home match on Wednesday, Jan. 25 against Sequim includes a tribute to Joey Johnson to honor his 20 years as a PTHS wrestling coach.

As lawmakers started work Monday, Jan. 9, on what is to be a two-month session to close a $1.5 billion shortfall in the state budget, one pressing issue will be how to fund public schools to a level that is acceptable to citizens, educators and students.

Most North Olympic Peninsula schools, including Peninsula College, and many businesses were closed Tuesday and are likely to remain closed today, given the forecast for severe weather.