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Port Townsend Council looks at 2022 spending

PORT TOWNSEND — With tax revenue — from sales, lodging, property and real estate excise taxes — on…

General Election 2021.

Politics

Wennstrom, Thomas win council contests

Potholes, poplars among issues from voters

Piano soloist Anna Petrova accepts the first bouquet after her 2017 performance with the Port Angeles Symphony conducted by Jonathan Pasternack, right. Petrova, Pasternack and the orchestra will reunite for two concerts this Saturday at the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Tickets on sale for morning symphony concert

All ‘thrilled to play together again’

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Port Townsend author to discuss book

PORT TOWNSEND — Ward Serrill, a Port Townsend-based filmmaker, dancer and writer, will introduce his new book, “To…

Judith Pasco, second from left, takes a walk with women in Zinacantán, Mexico, in July 2008, two years after cofounding the Mujeres de Maiz Opportunity Foundation. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Foundation grows opportunities

Nearly sixteen years ago, I was a freshly hired Peninsula Daily News reporter walking into Judith Pasco’s classroom…

Artists Tim Carey, left, and Narcissus Quagliata collaborate on the largest stained glass creation in the world in “Holy Frit,” the Port Townsend Film Festival Pic available for streaming this week. (Kyle J. Mickelson/Judson Studios)

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Prize-winning film available this week

‘Holy Frit’ looks at giant window

Jefferson County seasonal elections staffers Dale Meyer, left, and Betty Grewell open hundreds of ballots Monday afternoon at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend. More than 33 percent — 33.88 percent — of the 27,582 ballots mailed to registered voters had been returned as of Monday, according to the Jefferson County elections office. Of the 9,344 ballots returned, 137 had been challenged for problems with the signatures or other reasons. Ballots must be postmarked by today or deposited at one of seven drop boxes in the county tonight by 8 p.m. Initial results will be posted at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews. Look for more coverage in Thursday’s print editions. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Processing ballots

Jefferson County seasonal elections staffers Dale Meyer, left, and Betty Grewell open hundreds of ballots Monday afternoon at…

Entertainment

Zoom sing-along Tuesday to lift spirits of ukulele member

PORT TOWNSEND — It’ll be a sing-along to celebrate friendship.

Danielle McClelland will be the new executive director of the Port Townsend Film Festival. (Danielle McClelland)

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Port Townsend Film Festival names new executive director

Executive coming from Indiana

The “Purple Fairy,” constructed by Mia Mann’s third-grade class at Quilcene School, was among the winners of last year’s Scarecrow Contest at Quilcene’s Worthington Park. Signups for this November’s competition are underway now. (Worthington Park)

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Registration now open for Quilcene Scarecrow Contest

Entries will be in general, expert judging categories

Tom Melancon

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Singer-songwriter slated for Candlelight Concert Online

PORT TOWNSEND — An evening of original songs is in store Thursday as Tom Melancon, a singer-songwriter from…

Michael D’Alessandro, right, is the new executive director of Olympic Angels. With him on his porch in Port Townsend are his partner George Marie, center, daughter Sophia James, 17, left, and son Emile, 6, in his “Star Wars” stormtrooper costume. Not pictured is son Henri, 15. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Olympic Angels hires first executive director

Programs help provide care, match adult mentors with children

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Politics

Position 1 council hopefuls discuss housing, diversity

Goals similar, perspectives differ

Educator Carrie Walker works with students in Quilcene at the school garden, one of the locations supported by the Jefferson County Community Wellness Project. The project, which has its dinner-and-a-movie event Thursday, connects local schools, gardens and farms.  photo courtesy Community Wellness Project

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Dinner and a movie to benefit wellness project

Project aims to provide youngsters locally grown food

Conductor Tigran Arakelyan rehearses Friday night with the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra before a small live audience at the American Legion Hall. Today the ensemble will give its first public performance since early 2020; the 2 p.m. concert is sold out, but the orchestra plans another one on Dec. 4. Information can be found at PTsymphony.org. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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On with the show

Conductor Tigran Arakelyan rehearses Friday night with the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra before a small live audience at…

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Rachel Storck, community outreach coordinator for the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, left, and executive director Christine Loewe look over pumpkins to be available for carving during this weekend's Celebration of Shadows Fall Festival.

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Arts center to host fall festival Saturday

Pumpkin carving contest, display

Oboist Anne Krabill will appear tonight and Sunday with the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra.  photo by Deja Webster

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Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra welcomes public

Dress rehearsal open tonight

Expeditionary artist Maria Coryell-Martin of Port Townsend, whose exhibition at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History, includes paintings and artifacts from Alaska’s Cooper Island, will discuss her work in an online program Friday evening. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Climate change illustrated in multifaceted talk

Three speakers to participate in livestreamed discussion

Port Townsend Marine Science Center Executive Director Janine Boire will step down in March. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Marine science center seeks new director

Boire to step down from PT post in March

Hailian Zhou and her daughters, Sophie Dewey, 6, and Charlotte Dewey, 3, travel the storywalk through Port Townsend’s Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park on Tuesday. A permanent set of panels, currently depicting the book “The Cool Bean,” dot the trail. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Permanent storywalk opens in Port Townsend

Panels installed in half-mile stretch at Kah Tai park