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ISSUES OF FAITH: Honoring parents a complicated command

FATHER’S DAY IS this Sunday. It will be the first Father’s Day since my dad died at nearly…

Chris Fidler.

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Port Angeles man honored with Distinguished Alumni award

LACEY — Chris Fidler of Port Angeles has received the Distinguished Alumni Award for exemplary service to his…

Members of the Makah Tribe bring a gray whale to shore on May 18, 1999. A federal ruling Thursday will allow the tribe to take 25 whales in a 10-year period. (Peninsula Daily News file)

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Makah Tribe granted waiver to hunt gray whales

Ruling to allow tribe 25 in 10-year period

Team Roscoe Pickle Train of Port Townsend, which includes Chris Iruz, Enzo Dougherty, Odin Smith and Pearl Smith, were first out of the Victoria Inner Harbour at the start of the Race to Alaska on Tuesday. The cannon fired at noon and 38 racers headed to Ketchikan, a 750-mile contest that started in Port Townsend on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Racers restart in Victoria on their way to Alaska

One rescued by Coast Guard; two others try wheeling over land

Sequim city council members approved a $2.45 million purchase of 16.52 acres off West Hendrickson Road to be used for a future park. It remains closed to the public as it’s being leased for agricultural use until plans and funding can be put in place for the future park. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim purchases 16 acres for park

City negotiated with McCord family for 2 years

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Clallam sheriff pursuing $9.6M grant for public safety facility

Defense program geared to supporting military installations

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Kayakers to attempt to cross strait on Friday

PORT ANGELES — Six kayakers will attempt to paddle south across the Strait of de Fuca on Friday…

Jefferson PUD has bought the former AP&T building at 193 Otto St. in Port Townsend.

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Jefferson PUD purchases office building for expansion

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have approved the purchase of the former Alaska…

East Jefferson Fire Rescue crews respond to a structure fire in the 300 block of West Kinkaid Street. A garage was destroyed.

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Fire destroys garage in Irondale

IRONDALE — A fire destroyed a garage in the 300 block of West Kincaid Street, East Jefferson Fire…

Lindsey Sehmel.

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Sequim hires director of community and economic development

SEQUIM — The city of Sequim has hired Lindsey Sehmel as its director of community and economic development.

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Fire commissioners form association

PORT ANGELES — Fire commissioners in Clallam and Jefferson counties have formed the Olympic Peninsula Fire Commissioners Association…

From left, Sequim Deputy Police Chief John Southard, Tiffany Banning and Police Chief Mike Hill received renewed accreditation recognition from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

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Sequim police re-accredited by state organization

SEQUIM — The Sequim Police Department has earned accreditation from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

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Warehouse proposed near Port Angeles airport

State documents list Amazon as builder

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WSDOT reclassifies two roundabouts on Highway 101

Proposed traffic circle at Old Olympic Highway moved to long term

Some of the 42 human- and wind-powered watercraft leave Port Townsend at the sound of the 5 a.m. cannon blast on Sunday that signaled the start of the Race 2 Alaska, a 750-mile voyage to Ketchikan. The winning team will collect $10,000 and the second-place finisher will earn a set of steak knives. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Windy start hampers several craft in Race to Alaska

First stage allows 36 hours in ‘proving ground’ to Victoria

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Hearing examiner advises against rezone

Uses are ‘incompatible’ with neighbors, he says

Competitors in the second annual Orca Bait Swim enter Port Angeles Harbor on Sunday for the 1.5-mile race from the Sail & Paddle Park on Ediz Hook to Pebble Beach Park. The start was relocated from the boat ramp near the U.S. Coast Guard station due to rough water and a large vessel anchored near the finish. All 10 swimmers — nine women and one man — completed the race. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Swimmers cross Port Angeles harbor in Orca Bait event

Gift certificates handed out to top three finishers

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Motorcycle rider airlifted to Seattle hospital after colliding with bear

QUILCENE — A motorcycle rider from Tahuya was listed in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle…

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State ferries to host meetings next week

SEATTLE — Washington State Ferries will host two virtual public meetings, one at noon Monday and a second…

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Navy security exercise set for Thursday

PORT HADLOCK — Naval Magazine Indian Island will conduct a security training exercise on Thursday.