The Shula Azhar belly dancers — from left

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WEEKEND: Shula Azhar to shimmy in first 2014 performance

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Jan. 3. PORT ANGELES — Shula Azhar, Port Angeles’ well-traveled belly…

Steve Johnson

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WEEKEND: Recycling gets Christmas trees out of Peninsula landfills

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Jan. 3. The parties are over, visiting family members have gone…

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Schooner Cadboro will be center of History Tales talk in Port Angeles on Sunday

Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Larry Lang will talk about the Hudson’s Bay Co. schooner Cadboro at…

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Weather prediction is topic of talk at Forks center

FORKS — Weather prediction will be the topic of a talk hosted by the Olympic Natural Resources Center…

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U.S. Highway 101 traffic switch still planned for Monday

PORT ANGELES — The state Department of Transportation plans to shift traffic onto the new lanes of U.S.…

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Climbing, skiing topics of talk at Peninsula College today

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College will open its 2014 Studium Generale winter programming with a presentation on “Climbing…

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State limits recovery of Medicaid patients’ estates

The state has instituted an emergency rule that limits recovery from Medicaid patients’ estates, easing concerns of those…

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Boy Scout’s Christmas tree recycling in Sequim . . . Sequim chamber seeks nominations for annual awards

Pick up trees SEQUIM — Boy Scout Troop 1491 will pick up Christmas trees for recycling or disposal…

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Tickets available beginning today for Clallam GOP’s Lincoln Day dinner

Lincoln Day dinner PORT ANGELES — Tickets for the Clallam County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Celebration and…

One of the popular New Year's Day destinations on the North Olympic Peninsula

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Take the plunge or take a hike to welcome new year

Cold dips and hikes are among the activities offered to those who want to start 2014 outdoors today.…

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Deadline approaches for health plan applications

Peninsula Daily News OLYMPIA — Those who could not finish their applications for health coverage through wahealthplanfinder.org before…

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles falls to Bonney Lake; Sequim drops two at tournament

BONNEY LAKE — The Port Angeles girls basketball team lost on the road to Bonney Lake in the…

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue firefighters and their young guests.  —East Jefferson Fire-Rescue photo

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Firefighters in Port Townsend host recovered burn victims

PORT TOWNSEND — Fourteen children from Everett-based Burned Children Recovery Foundation were hosted by the East Jefferson Fire-Rescue…

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PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of the Peninsula Daily News are available to speak to clubs, organizations and at…

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Collision briefly blocks lane of Highway 101

PORT ANGELES — A collision partially blocked eastbound traffic on U.S. Highway 101 at Milepost 259 near Dryke…

Joy in Mudville — from left

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New Year’s Eve festivities wrap up 2013 tonight across Peninsula

A variety of New Year’s Eve parties, many with live music and no cover charge, are slated at…

Firefighters with Clallam County Fire District No. 3 work to extinguish a fire at 171 Olympian Way

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Monday morning fire destroys travel trailer; no one injured

SEQUIM — A midmorning fire Monday of as-yet unknown origin destroyed a travel trailer located behind a home…

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Schooner Cadboro will be center of History Tales talk Sunday in Port Angeles

Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Larry Lang will talk about the Hudson’s Bay Co. schooner Cadboro at…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula College men go cold, take fifth at Big Bend

MOSES LAKE — The Peninsula College men’s team concluded its nonleague slate with a fifth-place showing at the…

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American Association of University Women offering $9,000 scholarship; deadline is March 8

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend branch of the American Association of University Women is seeking applications for…