Paid and volunteer firefighters decorate the Port Angeles Fire Department’s 31st annual “Operation Candy Cane” engine inside the fire hall on East Fifth Street in Port Angeles. — Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

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WEEKEND: Operation Candy Cane returns to Port Angeles starting Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Sparky and the firefighters aren’t a band — but they will be bringing plenty of…

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WEEKEND: Cherish Our Children dinner and auctions tonight in La Push support gifts for kids

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Dec. 4. LA PUSH — An annual dinner, auction and holiday…

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WEEKEND: Forks trees dress up for the holidays with festival starting Saturday

FORKS — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Forks. A small forest of 18 cheerfully…

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Predicted big blow only a puff as it arrives on Peninsula

The windstorm predicted to hit the North Olympic Peninsula on Thursday died down as it came ashore. With…

Frosty and Santa enter the parade route on the JT’s Sweet Stuffs float in Forks’ 2014 Twinkle Light Parade. — Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

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Twinkle Light Parade to blaze Saturday before holiday tree is lit in Forks

FORKS — The lights will twinkle brightly Saturday in Forks at the 14th Annual Twinkle Light Parade. The…

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UPDATE — Predicted big blow only a puff as it comes onto Peninsula

The windstorm predicted to hit the North Olympic Peninsula today died down as it came ashore. With two…

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Port Angeles Police Department earns accreditation from state association

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Police Department has earned a state award and accreditation for professional confidence…

Shelly Haupt of Sequim

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Sequim fitness instructor moves from World Indigenous Games to Paris climate conference

SEQUIM — A Sequim fitness instructor has found herself in the center of two global events — the…

M.E. Bartholomew

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Winter coats offered for any who need them in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Sculptures and posts in downtown Port Angeles were briefly well-dressed for the cold in November,…

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Port Angeles Police Department earns accreditation from state association

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Police Department has earned a state award and accreditation for professional confidence…

Nichole Wilcox

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Bucket list tree among 58 decorated for the holiday at Festival of Trees

PORT ANGELES — Of the 58 decorated trees at the 25th annual Festival of Trees this weekend in…

Craig Shetterly

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WEEKEND REWIND: Forks High School football coach resigns; board approves move

FORKS — The Quillayute Valley School Board has accepted the resignation of Craig Shetterly, Forks High School head…

Rick Marti

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WEEKEND REWIND: Elected Port Angeles School Board member quits before taking oath

PORT ANGELES — The winner of a Port Angeles School Board seat has resigned from the position, and…

Bodie

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WEEKEND REWIND: New Port Angeles police dog to join force thanks to $10,000 donation

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Police Department has received the gift of a new police dog. Joe…

A side channel of the Elwha River flooded during a recent storm and washed out this section of Olympic Hot Springs Road. National Park Service

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WEEKEND REWIND: Elwha River claims section of road with massive washout; campground buried in silt, debris

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The Elwha River flexed its new muscles during the most recent round of storms…

Nichole Wilcox

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WEEKEND: Bucket list tree among 58 decorated for the holiday at Festival of Trees

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Nov. 27. PORT ANGELES — Of the 58 decorated trees at…

Rick Marti

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Elected Port Angeles School Board member quits before taking oath — corrected

EDITOR’S NOTE: This corrects that the reception on Dec. 7 will be only for outgoing board members, not…

Craig Shetterly

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Forks High School football coach resigns; board approves move

FORKS — The Quillayute Valley School Board has accepted the resignation of Craig Shetterly, Forks High School head…

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Santa coming to Port Angeles, Sequim on Saturday — corrected

EDITOR’S NOTE: This report has been corrected to reflect that the Sequim Lavender Growers Association hosts the 13th…

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Tickets still available for Festival of Trees events starting Friday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The holidays will light up this weekend with the Festival of Trees. Teddy Bear Teas,…