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PENINSULA WOMAN: Aikido practitioner promotes martial art for peace
Her black curly hair pulled back in a tight bun, Neilu Naini kneels, then bows deeply before a…
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PENINSULA WOMAN: Truly dazzled by ‘Twilight’
Annette Root went from being a social worker in Vancouver, Wash., to running one of the most popular…
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PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: First ‘Second Weekend’ of summer
PORT ANGELES — The days are longer and the weather is finally warm enough for an evening stroll,…
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PENINSULA WOMAN: She has a passion for lavender purple
When Kelly Jo Hill and her then-fiance, Randy Hill, moved to Sequim eight years ago from the Tri-Cities…
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Port Angeles dog groomer collects clippings in hopes of helping Gulf oil cleanup
Dog groomer Bridget Edgington feels she has found a way to combine her love of dogs with her…
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PENINSULA WOMAN: How her lung cancer became ‘best thing that could have happened’
Carole Snyder-Raugust sent the most important thank you note of her life recently. It began: “Dr. Koehler: You…
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Jazz in the Olympics will be back thanks to a familiar face
PORT ANGELES — Gary Sorenson couldn’t stand to see his beloved Jazz in the Olympics Festival go down…
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PENINSULA WOMAN: Nursing program completion puts her on career path
Linda Hofer joined an elite group June 12, one that required years of personal sacrifice, late nights and…
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PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Outdoor art display opens this weekend in Port Angeles (**Gallery**)
While sunlight filters through newly leafed out alders in Webster’s Woods Art Park, artist Deanna Pindell and her…
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PENINSULA WOMAN: Storyteller weaves worlds with her words
She shines on stage as a storyteller, is a whiz at organizing storytelling festivals and teaches classes on…
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Secret gardens revealed leaf by petal in Port Townsend Saturday
PORT TOWNSEND — Some of the most beautiful gardens in Port Townsend will open their gates from 10…
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PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Unusual fundraisers for Port Angeles art event
PORT ANGELES — The musical portion of the monthly Port Angeles Second Weekend Art Event boasts bands in…
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Blue Dolphin shop to close in Port Angeles
PORT ANGELES — After seven years of selling merchandise — and sometimes sermonizing to customers — Fraya and…
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Sweets tax bitter pill for shops, customers
Children who take their carefully counted coins to the candy store are in for a shocking life lesson…
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PENINSULA WOMAN: Port Townsend Sandy Diamond crosses artistic genres
At a diminutive 4 feet 7 inches tall, Sandy Diamond looms large in the North Olympic Peninsula arts…
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PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Blue Whole Gallery fetes birthday at First Friday Artwalk tonight
The cooperative Blue Whole Gallery has been showcasing art by local artists for 13 years this month, and…
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PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Musician Rivers celebrates 50th with Haitian benefit concert
PORT ANGELES — Landmark birthdays like turning 50 are often the nudge people need to return to their…
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PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Port Angeles Fine Arts Center opens student art show Sunday
PORT ANGELES – ArtPaths Portfolio 2010, a show featuring works by Clallam County student artists, opens at the…
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Arts center dinner, auction raise $35,000 for face-lift of historic Dungeness Schoolhouse
SEQUIM — The historic Dungeness Schoolhouse is well on its way to getting some much-needed paint and repairs,…
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Land planner Dale Holiday will lend her expertise in remote Bhutan
PORT ANGELES — Land planner Dale Holiday is packing for the business trip of a lifetime. On Friday,…