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The Joyce Daze winners — by a whisker

JOYCE — A total of 21 contestants competed in the Joyce Daze Beard and Mustache Competition on Saturday.…

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Some Clallam, Jefferson partisan office-holders automatically re-elected

An extended candidate filing week for partisan offices without challengers finished Friday with no surprises — and some…

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Busy weekend on tap for North Olympic Peninsula

This weekend will be crammed full of events across Jefferson and Clallam counties. Here are rundowns on four…

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Veteran actor McDowell to star at next month’s Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND — Veteran actor Malcolm McDowell will be the featured celebrity guest at next month’s Port Townsend…

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Restrictions imposed as Lake Cushman fire remains out of control

Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest have restricted fires and tobacco smoking as a wildfire continues to…

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Marine ‘dead zone’ killing fish, crab

TAHOLAH — North of the Moclips River on the central Olympic Peninsula coast, crabbers are pulling up pots…

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More best bets for this weekend

IN ADDITION TO the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club’s 10th annual All Breeds Dog Shows in Sequim, there’s plenty…

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Candidate filings in Jefferson, Clallam counties slow down

Wednesday yielded only a few new candidates filing for fall elections in Jefferson and Clallam counties. In Jefferson…

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Tribal canoe capsizes; 1 killed

DUNGENESS — High winds and five- to seven-foot swells capsized a Makah tribal canoe near the Dungeness Spit…

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Final clue in contest revealed

PORT TOWNSEND — The fourth and final clue in the Port Townsend Film Festival’s “Guess-the-Guest” contest was revealed…

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Memorial fund set up for man who drowned in Lake Crescent

PORT ANGELES — A memorial fund has been set up for the family of Jesse Thanem, the concert…

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Candidate filing quiets down in Jefferson

Monday’s busy first day of candidate filings for Jefferson County’s fall elections was followed Tuesday by a quiet…

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More county incumbents file for elections in Clallam

Two more incumbent Clallam County office-holders filed for re-election Tuesday, and the expected Democratic challenger for the state…

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Curios from the Canoe Journey

THE INTER-TRIBAL Canoe Journey started in 1989 when Quinault tribal member Emmett Oliver organized the “Paddle to Seattle”‘…

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Tentative canoe journey schedule

ALL ARE WELCOME to come and watch the remarkable feat of canoeists paddling up the Strait of Juan…

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Volunteers wanted to help serve meals to canoeists

VOLUNTEERS ARE BEING quickly recruited to help serve breakfast Wednesday morning to visiting canoe journey pullers before they…

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New book published on antique ephemera

PORT ANGELES — Trishia Jacobs of Port Angeles has published her first book of antique ephemera, “Travel Labels…

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Cheesemaking class Aug. 5

PORT TOWNSEND — A one-day course on making fresh mozzarella cheese will be held at Mt. Townsend Creamery…

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Hoko River – Cowan Ranch Day on Sunday, July 23

SEKIU — Northwest Olympic Peninsula history buffs and the general public are invited to the first annual Hoko…

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Port Angeles Food Bank loses $5,000 worth of food

PORT ANGELES — Someone unplugged the Port Angeles Food Bank’s refrigerated trailer, causing an estimated $5,000 in food…