A Port Townsend backhoe operator moves dirt to stabilize the bluff along Water Street that sloughed off overnight last week due to excessive rain. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Bluff cleanup

A Port Townsend backhoe operator moves dirt to stabilize the bluff along Water Street that sloughed off overnight…

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Hospital visits are nearing a peak

ER admissions are up; patient stays shortened

A small sailboat rests on the beach at Northwest Maritime on Monday after it was blown off its anchorage in Port Townsend Bay. A hardy swimmer, left of the bowsprit, gets in his daily laps in the frigid water. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Choppy seas

A small sailboat rests on the beach at Northwest Maritime on Monday after it was blown off its…

Port Angeles Symphony Timpanist Sonya Shipley will be among the 74 musicians to perform Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony, the “Inextinguishable,” on Saturday at the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles orchestra to present ‘Inextinguishable’ Symphony

PORT ANGELES — “Music is life,” composer Carl Nielsen wrote, “and, like it, is inextinguishable.”

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Port Angeles man pleads guilty to murder

Sentencing hearing scheduled for May 6

Fishermen drift the Lake Creek Hole on the Sol Duc River north of Forks in hopes of hooking steelhead. It was a clear and sunny day on the river. High temperatures are forecast to be in the mid-50s for the rest of this week with periods of heavy rain until this weekend, when sun breaks are expected. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Fishing the Sol Duc

Fishermen drift the Lake Creek Hole on the Sol Duc River north of Forks in hopes of hooking…

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Flight service may be launched

Business expects to use a membership model

Crime & Justice

Multiple arrests made by OPNET narcotics team

PORT ANGELES — Multiple agencies involved with the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team stopped an alleged drug operation…

Clallam County Sheriff Brian King

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Working together gets bigger results

THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA Narcotics Enforcement Team (OPNET) is a multi-jurisdictional taskforce comprised of four full-time investigators from the…

Bennett Smith-Ferguson, 4, tries out a riding lawn mower with his dad, Steve Smith, on Saturday during the 41st annual KONP Home Show at the Port Angeles High School gym. The two-day event featured exhibitors and presentations that showcased home improvement, landscaping and other services. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Home Show

Bennett Smith-Ferguson, 4, tries out a riding lawn mower with his dad, Steve Smith, on Saturday during the…

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Enrollment event set for kindergarten

Port Angeles School District to host signups at Lincoln Center

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Registration opens today for grange summer camp

August event is for youth ages 9-14 from two Peninsula counties

Sports

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Upper Hoh closed to fishing and more

PORT ANGELES — To align with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fishing season and to protect…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Sanders for hospital

I am writing to encourage people to vote for Penney Sanders for Clallam County Public Hospital District 2,…

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LETTER: Private army

Concerns are growing that Donald Trump is laying the groundwork for a force that could function more like…

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LETTER: Climate change hoax

You can’t cherry-pick science. You can’t accept rocket science and not medical science, believe in engineering but not…

Business

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

Shelly Reese, from Port Townsend, walks along Officer Row at Fort Worden State Park holding a colorful umbrella on a drippy Friday morning. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Soggy stroll at Fort Worden

Shelly Reese, from Port Townsend, walks along Officer Row at Fort Worden State Park holding a colorful umbrella…

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Port Angeles School District talks student numbers

Kindergarten enrollment event slated

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A GROWING CONCERN: Sow the seeds of perfect Peninsula vegetables

WITH APRIL NOW just a few weeks away, it is time to start sewing seeds or buying frost-resistant…