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Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News A runner starts his ascent Friday on the Taylor Street stairs in downtown Port Townsend, where the city's Christmas tree stands ready for lighting at about 4:30 p.m. today. Santa will arrive on the Kiwanis Choo Choo after listening to the children's requests at Flagship Landing earlier in the day, Caroling with the Wild Rose Choral and ornament-making at the Tyler Street Plazas tent also are planned today.

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Holiday preparations in Port Townsend

A runner starts his ascent Friday on the Taylor Street stairs in downtown Port Townsend, where the city’s…

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Football players disciplined

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KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Visitor to the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village walk through a decorative ornament, part of a donation of holiday decorations from the Microsoft Corporation to the Olympic Medical Center Foundation for use at last weekend's Festival of Trees, and then moved to the ice village for the duration of the ice skating season. The villages offers daily skating through Jan. 2 in downtown Port Angeles.

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Volunteers in short supply at Winter Ice Village

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BACK WHEN: Your family history is the most important history

WELL, HERE IT is, December. Another year is wrapping up. Soon New Year’s Eve will be upon us.…

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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…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER:It’s the person

In response to the Nov. 8 letter “Hammers v. guns,” the author offers another view on a previous…

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Clean Fuel Standard and Climate Commitment Act set to launch Jan. 1

Regulations intended to meet emissions goals

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Will you spend more or less on holiday shopping this year versus previous years?

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Steve Hampton of Port Townsend searches for birds in the Salish Sea at Point Wilson Lighthouse on Wednesday. “I just got here and the wind and choppy water don’t make for ideal conditions, but so far I’ve seen rhinoceros auklets and a Pacific loon,” Hampton said. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Bird watcher

Steve Hampton of Port Townsend searches for birds in the Salish Sea at Point Wilson Lighthouse on Wednesday.

Ballet Workshop members, from left, Courtney Smith, 18, Amelia Brown, 15, and Daphne Oakes, 14, all of Port Angeles, will be part of the troupe’s seasonal presentation of “The Nutcracker.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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‘The Nutcracker’ returns with a young cast and guest performers

Nearly 100 Ballet Workshop students to dance

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Now that a congressional committee has former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, do you think members will be surprised with what they find?

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Sports

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Tuesday prep games canceled or postponed

PORT ANGELES — Several Tuesday prep basketball games were postponed or canceled because of snow and ice forecast…

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The U.S. men’s soccer team beat Iran 1-0 on Tuesday to advance to the World Cup’s knockout round. Can they beat the Netherlands on Saturday?

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Port Angeles High School freshman Zoey Van Gordon is one of 12 players on the new girls bowling team that began competing this month under coach Becky Gunderson. Athletic director Dwayne Johnson said the school added bowling to its sports calendar to help improve girls’ athletic participation, which has been in decline. The team practices at Laurel Lanes. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Bowling team aims to get girls involved in athletics

Port Angeles joins Sequim in Olympic League competition

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Do you agree with Merriam-Webster for choosing “gaslighting” as the word of the year for 2022?

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People stop and take pictures of the Port Townsend Kiwanis’ George Earl Memorial Cho Cho as it clangs along Water Street in downtown Port Townsend on Small Business Saturday. The popular Choo Choo made a circuit from the American Legion to Uptown and back again, delighting passengers and spectators alike. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Holidays roll into town

People stop and take pictures of the Port Townsend Kiwanis’ George Earl Memorial Choo Choo as it clangs…

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Are you finding any deals on Cyber Monday?

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Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze (1) runs for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Washington State, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Pullman, Wash. Washington won 51-33. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

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APPLE CUP: Huskies outlast the Cougars in wide-open game

Washington 700 yards of offense in 51-33 victory

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Do you think inflation will have an impact on your holiday spending?

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Dancer Keely Whitmore leads second graders in teacher Sharon Fritschler's class at Roosevelt Elementary in exercises that integrate movement and a science lesson about geology as part of Peninsula Performs, a collaboration between Field Arts & Events Hall and the Port Angeles School District that brings artist educators into classrooms. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Artists bring creative touch to schools

Field Hall, school district collaborate on new program