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Marchers filling Pope Marine Park in Port Townsend listen to speeches during the 90-minute program. (Jeannie McMacken/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Thousands turn out for Peninsula Women’s March in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Nearly 4,000 women, men, and children joined in the 2018 Women’s March in Port Townsend…

Port Townsend native to tell of plans for Pacific trek

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Port Townsend native to tell of plans for Pacific trek

PORT TOWNSEND — Eliza Dawson is a scientist who is passionate about the health of the planet. She’s…

Jeannie McMacken/for Peninsula Daily News Dennis Daneau believes we all can learn from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He’ll offer Kings’ speeches today during a free community presentation in Port Townsend.

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Port Townsend man to play recordings of speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. today

PORT TOWNSEND — When driving the coast from Ventura, Calif., to his new home in Port Townsend 11…

Johnson memorial set for Saturday at Fort Worden

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Johnson memorial set for Saturday at Fort Worden

PORT TOWNSEND — Area businessman Carl H. Johnson will be remembered during a celebration of life gathering expected…

Four young Jefferson women to vie for Rhody titles, scholarships

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Four young Jefferson women to vie for Rhody titles, scholarships

PORT TOWNSEND — Four young women were introduced to the public Sunday as royalty candidates for the 83rd…

Small Home Fund awards often make a big difference, case manager says

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Small Home Fund awards often make a big difference, case manager says

PORT TOWNSEND — Justine Bedell is a huge fan of the Peninsula Home Fund.

100 dive, flip and flop in frigid welcome to 2018 in Nordland

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100 dive, flip and flop in frigid welcome to 2018 in Nordland

NORDLAND — At high noon Monday, 100 hearty souls ignored the temperature, took a breath then jumped from…

Jefferson County 4-Hers sew kennel beds for animal shelters

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Jefferson County 4-Hers sew kennel beds for animal shelters

PORT HADLOCK — A group of more than 25 animal lovers came together for a four-hour sew-in at…

Fireworks, anchor raising help Port Townsend crowds usher in 2018

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Fireworks, anchor raising help Port Townsend crowds usher in 2018

PORT TOWNSEND — Crowds young and old welcomed 2018 to this Victorian city and shared in the community…

Leap of faith changes Port Townsend man’s life

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Leap of faith changes Port Townsend man’s life

PORT TOWNSEND — Joe Gaikowski, 32, has experienced more traumas and more heartache in his relatively short lifetime…

First Night 2018 celebration to welcome new year in Port Townsend

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First Night 2018 celebration to welcome new year in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend’s First Night family festival of arts and entertainment will be held Sunday from…

Oscar, Michael and Ruth Levine of Walker Street, Port Townsend, created a snowman for their neighbors as a Christmas surprise.They used volunteer plant material, repurposed Halloween mini-pumpkins, a squash and bread for lips. The project started out as a snowball fight and grew from there. (Jeannie McMacken for Peninsula Daily News).

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Port Townsend family uses snow for small gift with big impact

PORT TOWNSEND — A local family with the holiday spirit used the recent snowfall to brighten a neighbor’s…

Stitches join friends together for Home Fund

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Stitches join friends together for Home Fund

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Vouchers for daily life: Home Fund helps young families

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Vouchers for daily life: Home Fund helps young families

Christmas Bird Counts begin on Olympic Peninsula

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Christmas Bird Counts begin on Olympic Peninsula

PORT TOWNSEND — “Widgeons … mallards … we got some scaups … we have a bunch of American…

Karamazov Brothers start at the beginning again in Port Townsend

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Karamazov Brothers start at the beginning again in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Wizard of Oz’s Dorothy says, “There’s no place like home.”

Flying Karamazov Brothers debut new version of classic work in Port Townsend this weekend

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Flying Karamazov Brothers debut new version of classic work in Port Townsend this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — More than 40 years ago, The Flying Karamazov Brothers, who aren’t really related, got together…

Peninsula Home Fund provides ‘just a little bit more to get by’

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Peninsula Home Fund provides ‘just a little bit more to get by’

PORT ANGELES — When life gives you crates of lemons with no way to juice them, how do…

Artists weave a friendship through fiber art; Chimacum celebrates arts and crafts this weekend:

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Artists weave a friendship through fiber art; Chimacum celebrates arts and crafts this weekend:

CHIMACUM — Cathie Wier and Pat Herkal are Port Townsend artists. They are also good friends.

A legacy in full color: Jeanette Best, cornerstone of Port Townsend arts, dies

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A legacy in full color: Jeanette Best, cornerstone of Port Townsend arts, dies

PORT TOWNSEND — The first Saturday of each month in Port Townsend is celebrated as Art Walk, a…