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Joel Goldstein and wife Len Maranan-Goldsmith, from Port Townsend, take in the Aurora Borealis Thursday night from the beach at Point Hudson in Port Townsend.

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Aurora admirers in Port Townsend

Joel Goldstein and his wife Len Maranan-Goldsmith, from Port Townsend, take in the Aurora Borealis Thursday night from…

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Port Townsend Shipwright's Co-op employees, Ossian Smith, seals cracks on the deck while Olly Nivison lays masking tape for a paint line while both are working on the 111 year old halibut schooner Seymore, on the hard at the Port Townsend Marina on Wednesday.

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Schooner facelift

Port Townsend Shipwright’s Co-op employee Ossian Smith seals cracks on the deck while Olly Nivison lays masking tape…

Jon Stafford, right, the new director/conductor for the Peninsula Singers, talks with accompanist Mark Johnson. (Peninsula Singers)

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Peninsula Singers tap new leader for choral group

SEQUIM — By the end of the audition, accompanist Mark Johnson could sense this applicant might be the…

Courtesy of Janice Blazer Ida Barker Simmons.

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BACK WHEN: The story of Ida Barker Simmons

LIFE CAN BE difficult for many people. In the 19th century, life could be hard on the Olympic…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Scare up a list of October garden chores

HERE WE ARE, a week into October; that means it’s time for your October to-do list.

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Finding the miracle of transformation inside yourself

HARVEST IS IN full swing now. It’s our family winery’s 33rd and I’m glad to report that it’s…

The Port Angeles High School Class of 1974 recently held their 50th class reunion. The 102 classmates in attendance and spouses met at the Field Hall and Event Center for their reunion. The class had 360 who graduated back in 1974. ASB President then was Greg Dooley and the class president was Jim Jacobson. Larry Bennett, Kim Chapman and Kristine Konapaski were the leads of the reunion committee. It was reported that the furthest a class member came was one from Portugal and another one from Sweden. DLOGAN

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Class reunion

The Port Angeles High School class of 1974 recently held their 50th reunion. Of the 360 who graduated…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let frost leave you out in the cold

AS WE NOW complete our first full week of autumn and evening temperatures have dropped significantly, let us…

Juan Reyes of Patrick Walker, Inc. gets a head start on installing the holiday lights that will delight those driving along U.S. Highway 101 through the Blyn area this season. The crew from Patrick Walker, Inc. of Port Orchard, a landscape contractor, installs the lights on trees and bushes at the Jamestown Blyn Campus, Longhouse Market, 7 Cedars Casino and hotel, Jamestown Medical Center and The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course. The task will take more than a month to complete. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Headstart for holidays in Blyn

Juan Reyes of Patrick Walker, Inc. gets a head start on installing the holiday lights that will delight…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Sometimes you have to give up good things for the best things

TOWARDS THE END of the prophet Jacob’s life in the Book of Mormon, he said, “Our lives passed…

Rosalie DiMaggio looks to bring in at least another 40 wheelchairs to total about 150 and ship them along with walkers, canes and other medical gear to Guatemala to help people with mobility challenges. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Volunteers seek wheelchairs, walkers for Guatemalans

Benefit dinner set Friday at Dungeness Community Church

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Deadheading your dahlias is critical, especially as we move into autumn.  I perform this task on the dahlias I tend at least once every five days.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Get your garden all dahlia’d up

AS WE PREPARE for the arrival of autumn (Sunday, Sept. 22, at 5:43 a.m.), many of our garden…

Port Townsend assistant city engineer Jeff Kostechka introduces some of the issues facing smooth development on 30th Street and Sheridan Street property. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Infrastructure can deter affordable housing

Port Townsend weighs challenges as it prepares for comprehensive plan update

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “It’s Now or Never” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

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Weekend program scheduled for Unity in the Olympics

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “It’s Now or Never” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

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Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Equinox Blessings” during an outdoor service at 11 a.m.…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Strength to be found in saying sorry

“Repentance, a turning, a returning, to the path that leads you to your highest good,” (Amen, Rabbi Karen…

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Prayer gathering for peace slated

PORT ANGELES — Bahá’is of Clallam County East will host “Prayers for Peace” from 1 p.m. to 2:30…

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Bless the beasts run scheduled at Port Townsend Golf Course

PORT TOWNSEND — The Humane Society of Jefferson County and the Church of BuVu will sponsor the “Bless…

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Registration open for Master Gardener training courses

PORT ANGELES — Registration is open for the 2025 Master Gardener training course offered by the Washington State…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Dig up some dirt on your soil problems

“To thine own self be true.”