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Paradise Fire smolders under sunny skies

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The Paradise Fire continued to smolder under sunny skies Saturday after drizzle had damped…

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Port Angeles crews stamp out pair of brush blazes

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Fire Department knocked down a pair of brush fires in a span…

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New deputy superintendent selected for Olympic National Park

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Lee Taylor, a 30-year career employee of the National Park Service, has been selected…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

■ Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second…

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Wesley Bell Ringers to chime in at church on Monday

PORT TOWNSEND — The Wesley Bell Ringers, a 225-piece bell choir, will bring the music of “Phantom of…

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Free concerts punctuate summer reading programs at area libraries Tuesday

Two free concerts, one in Sequim and the other in Port Angeles on Tuesday are set to round…

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OUTDOORS: Public input sought on steelhead management program at July 28 meeting in Sequim

SEQUIM — The public’s input will be sought at a July 28 meeting in Sequim on the selection…

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Renovation to close part of Lake Crescent’s Spruce Railroad Trail starting July 27

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A portion of the Spruce Railroad Trail will be closed beginning Monday, July 27,…

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July 29 workshop in Port Hadlock looks at computer coding

PORT HADLOCK — What makes apps, games and gadgets work? Although it may seem magical, it’s all a…

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Upcoming, next Saturday, Aug. 1 — blackberry pie contest at Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival

FOR SCHEDULE, PHOTOS, map and other information about the 33rd annual Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival in Joyce…

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Volunteers needed for Port Angeles park scrub-up on Saturday, July 25 — trash, used syringes among the targets

PORT ANGELES — Volunteers are invited to help clean up parks Saturday, July 25. Clallam County Health and…

Aerial photo of the Port Angeles sprint boat track and the contested wetlands that surround it

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UPDATED — EPA settlement imposes $14,000 fine, wetlands restoration order on sprint boat racetrack in Port Angeles; track will stay

PORT ANGELES — An agreement has been reached between Extreme Sports Park co-owner Dan Morrison and the federal…

Show your stuff during Karaoke Idol in Sequim this coming Tuesday — how to sign up

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Show your stuff during Karaoke Idol in Sequim this coming Tuesday — how to sign up

SEQUIM — Those looking to capture their share of Dungeness stardom can give it a go at the…

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PURPLE POWER! Cast your ballot today in our Lavender Photo Contest

TIME TO SEE purple! Lots and lots and LOTS of purple! Voting is underway in our online Lavender…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Carpenter ants damage Highway 112 bridge over Lyre River . . . and other items [corrected]

Corrects date of state Highway 112 closure for Joyce Daze Parade. JOYCE — Carpenter ant damage to a…

Ford Explorer on its side Friday near the Tumwater Truck Route on-ramp in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News  (Click to enlarge photo)

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Minor injuries after Ford Explorer flips over in Port Angeles; driver gets citation

PORT ANGELES — A Ford Explorer flipped onto its side on the eastbound shoulder of U.S. Highway 101…

BEFORE YOU VOTE — Check out our voter guide for primary elections in Clallam, Jefferson counties

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BEFORE YOU VOTE — Check out our voter guide for primary elections in Clallam, Jefferson counties

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA Voter Guide, produced as a public service by the Peninsula Daily News, is now available…

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WEEKEND: Port Townsend Summer Band to share tunes from big shows Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — Highlights from “The Music Man” and the overture from “The Mikado” are on the program…

Elizabeth Joy Roe and Greg Anderson lay four hands on one piano.

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WEEKEND: Piano-playing pair brings original takes on classics, Broadway and pop at Olympic Music Fest on Saturday, Sunday

QUILCENE — The Olympic Music Festival, that summer-long series on a farm in rural Jefferson County, presents Anderson…

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WEEKEND: Other area events on North Olympic Peninsula

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 24. Dog shows and the Navy’s Deer Run are two…