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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Members of the Port Angeles High School Chamber Orchestra practice in class on Tuesday under the direction of instructor Nathan Rodahl, right.

Young musicians to play ‘Ode to Joy’

Orchestra members to gather Saturday

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Members of the Port Angeles High School Chamber Orchestra practice in class on Tuesday under the direction of instructor Nathan Rodahl, right.

Juan de Fuca Festival details

Schedule, ticket prices

Hayley Sharpe, owner of MOSS, left, talks with Kayla Oakes, executive director of the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, on Tuesday next to a display of festival merchandise offered at the downtown Port Angeles shop. The festival’s concerts and street fair return to the Vern Burton Community Center this Friday through Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Juan de Fuca Festival in person, online, outdoors

Hybrid event offers extended virtual concert viewing

Hayley Sharpe, owner of MOSS, left, talks with Kayla Oakes, executive director of the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, on Tuesday next to a display of festival merchandise offered at the downtown Port Angeles shop. The festival’s concerts and street fair return to the Vern Burton Community Center this Friday through Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Policing topic of Port Townsend, Jefferson County meeting

Body cams, drug laws among topics

Vocalist Val James will bring her band to Trinity United Methodist Church in Port Townsend for an online Candlelight Concert this Thursday at 7 p.m. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Gershwins by candlelight: Online concert Thursday

Classics to be presented in 50-minute set

Vocalist Val James will bring her band to Trinity United Methodist Church in Port Townsend for an online Candlelight Concert this Thursday at 7 p.m. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson County Auditor Rose Ann Carroll, left, and Election Coordinator Quinn Grewell used golf balls Monday morning at the Jefferson County Courthouse to conduct the lot draw for the order of candidates’ name on the primary election ballot. The Aug. 3 election includes hopefuls for Port Townsend City Council, Port Ludlow Fire District No. 3, Sequim School Board and Clallam County Fire District No. 3, which includes a portion of East Jefferson County. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Lot draw selection in Jefferson County

Jefferson County Auditor Rose Ann Carroll, left, and Election Coordinator Quinn Grewell used golf balls Monday morning at the Jefferson County Courthouse to conduct the… Continue reading

Jefferson County Auditor Rose Ann Carroll, left, and Election Coordinator Quinn Grewell used golf balls Monday morning at the Jefferson County Courthouse to conduct the lot draw for the order of candidates’ name on the primary election ballot. The Aug. 3 election includes hopefuls for Port Townsend City Council, Port Ludlow Fire District No. 3, Sequim School Board and Clallam County Fire District No. 3, which includes a portion of East Jefferson County. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
P.E. teacher Logan Stegner and life skills teacher Jennifer Kruse co-created a Wednesday library program to help Port Townsend High School students deal with pandemic-related challenges. For their efforts, they received the Howard Learned Award for Community Education Engagement. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Pair of Port Townsend teachers honored for their dedication

Duo work to connect with students during difficult circumstances

P.E. teacher Logan Stegner and life skills teacher Jennifer Kruse co-created a Wednesday library program to help Port Townsend High School students deal with pandemic-related challenges. For their efforts, they received the Howard Learned Award for Community Education Engagement. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Jefferson Transit driver Lloyd Eisenman loads an electric bicycle onto the rack of the Sequim-bound bus Friday at the Haines Place transit center in Port Townsend. Heavy e-bikes must ride in the rack position closest to the bus’ bumper to avoid stressing the rack. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson Transit Authority moving forward on Kingston route

Online public meeting set for Wednesday

Jefferson Transit driver Lloyd Eisenman loads an electric bicycle onto the rack of the Sequim-bound bus Friday at the Haines Place transit center in Port Townsend. Heavy e-bikes must ride in the rack position closest to the bus’ bumper to avoid stressing the rack. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Nathaniel Ashford: Future Business Leader

Jefferson chamber outlines award winners

Five win honors for accomplishments

Nathaniel Ashford: Future Business Leader
Jim Donaldson and Meg Snow enjoy popcorn from the Rose Theatre in downtown Port Townsend on Saturday. The theater has been popping corn on weekends for months while waiting for the day it can reopen. That day will come this summer. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend art house theater prepared for summer opening

Pandemic has closed it for past 14 months

Jim Donaldson and Meg Snow enjoy popcorn from the Rose Theatre in downtown Port Townsend on Saturday. The theater has been popping corn on weekends for months while waiting for the day it can reopen. That day will come this summer. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Coronavirus

Push for vaccinations continues

Health officers look ahead

Singer-songwriter Jack Dwyer, pictured at the Keg & I in Chimacum, will give a free outdoor performance in Uptown Port Townsend this Saturday at 2 p.m. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Buskers on the Block perform Saturday

Two local performers will give free outdoor concerts Saturday afternoon in the Main Street Program’s Buskers on the Block series. They are:… Continue reading

Singer-songwriter Jack Dwyer, pictured at the Keg & I in Chimacum, will give a free outdoor performance in Uptown Port Townsend this Saturday at 2 p.m. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
MayBelle the pig is one of the larger residents at Quilcene’s Center Valley Animal Rescue ranch, where fundraising director Marshall Gooch and board director Sara Penhallegon will host an auction and celebration online Saturday evening. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Center Valley Animal Rescue to host auction

Saturday event expected to include video of adoptees

MayBelle the pig is one of the larger residents at Quilcene’s Center Valley Animal Rescue ranch, where fundraising director Marshall Gooch and board director Sara Penhallegon will host an auction and celebration online Saturday evening. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Ballet Victoria's Paul Destrooper dances with Andrea Bayne during the 2019 Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: JFFA: Virtual, emotional

People’s faces lit up. Seeing their astonishment was just as much fun as watching the performers: the dancers of Ballet Victoria, just arrived on the… Continue reading

Ballet Victoria's Paul Destrooper dances with Andrea Bayne during the 2019 Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Ellie Sandstrom, pictured leading students in a dance workshop, is one of two instructors of an outdoor pop-up "Seeds of Movement" class at Fort Worden State Park this Saturday. The workshop is open to ages 13 and older. photo by David Conklin

Free outdoor dance class set for Saturday at Fort Worden

A free outdoor dance class is open to movers ages 13 and older — with no experience necessary — at Fort Worden… Continue reading

Ellie Sandstrom, pictured leading students in a dance workshop, is one of two instructors of an outdoor pop-up "Seeds of Movement" class at Fort Worden State Park this Saturday. The workshop is open to ages 13 and older. photo by David Conklin
Port Townsend entertainer Phina Pipia is pictured playing a free concert on the Tyler Street Plaza last Thursday; she’s slated to return at 2 p.m. this Thursday for another Buskers on the Block performance sponsored by the Main Street Program. The hour-long gigs in downtown Port Townsend showcase local artists such as Pipia, who has just returned to public performances after a year. She plays original songs including tracks from her new album and songbook, “Outside of the Movies.” More awaits at phinapipia.com. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Playing the plaza

Free concerts continue through May

Port Townsend entertainer Phina Pipia is pictured playing a free concert on the Tyler Street Plaza last Thursday; she’s slated to return at 2 p.m. this Thursday for another Buskers on the Block performance sponsored by the Main Street Program. The hour-long gigs in downtown Port Townsend showcase local artists such as Pipia, who has just returned to public performances after a year. She plays original songs including tracks from her new album and songbook, “Outside of the Movies.” More awaits at phinapipia.com. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend City Council members agree on several projects

LED lights, smoking ban in parks, road work get nods

Author Corky Parker of Port Townsend gives a reading at the Ajax Cafe of her new book, “La Finca: Love, Loss and Laundry on a Tiny Puerto Rican Island.” (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Graphic memoir recalls joy and struggle

Author purchased inn on remote Puerto Rico island

Author Corky Parker of Port Townsend gives a reading at the Ajax Cafe of her new book, “La Finca: Love, Loss and Laundry on a Tiny Puerto Rican Island.” (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Practicing their balance in a garden at Chimacum Elementary School are, from left, Violet Weidner, 10, fourth-grade teacher Kit Pennell, Brycen Christiansen, 10, and Cora Van Otten, 9. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Chimacum educator wins state prize for excellence

Former students credit teacher for sparking environmental interests

Practicing their balance in a garden at Chimacum Elementary School are, from left, Violet Weidner, 10, fourth-grade teacher Kit Pennell, Brycen Christiansen, 10, and Cora Van Otten, 9. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Hood Canal Bridge to be closed for three nights this week

No crossing between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday