Candidates for the 2026 Clallam County Fair royalty are, from left, Tish Hamilton, Keira Headrick, Julianna Getzin, Makenzie Taylor and Jasmine Green. Molly Beeman is not pictured.

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Six candidates running for Clallam County Fair royalty

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Fair Royalty has announced six candidates running for 2026 Clallam County Fair royalty.

Eric and Tina Thomson, owners of Tedesco’s Italian Fresh, moved to Sequim in 2016. They fell in love with the area after they visited Tina’s son, Dustin Miller, who is the restaurant’s bar manager. Eric serves on the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors, and he and his family support several local causes. (Monica Berkseth/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Tedesco’s restaurant built on family name

Owners, support WAG, food bank and other local causes

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Weekly flight operations scheduled

COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey…

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Michael McBurnie, from Bainbridge Island, watches as Port of Port Townsend workers insert shims to help support his 42-foot Leopard catamaran, Celestial Sky, on the hard on Tuesday. McBurnie had the boat out of the water for maintenance as well as to repair damage to the tip of the rudder.

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Hard work

Michael McBurnie, from Bainbridge Island, watches as Port of Port Townsend workers insert shims to help support his…

From left, Chimacum School Board directors Tami Robocker, Dr. Kristina Mayer, Kathryn Lanka, Superintendent, Dr. Scott Mauk, Student Director Ethan Perovich, Student Director Emily Liske and Board director Mike Aman. Roxanne Hudson is not pictured.

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Chimacum state’s small board of year

School district takes top honor for size category

Carolyn Edge.

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First year of Recompete data shows projects gaining momentum

OCTOBER MARKED ONE year since the Recompete initiative started, with the goal of creating and connecting people to…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30…

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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…

Olympic Medical Center Foundation
The Nutcracker is highlighted in a set piece from Westlake Park in Seattle that will be part of Tuesday’s Opening Ceremonies for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation’s Festival of Trees. The outdoor welcome on the Vern Burton Community Center lawn also will include huge, LED-lighted Christmas ornaments, a ballet and a snow-making machine.

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Festival of Trees returns bigger and earlier

Opening Ceremonies move to Tuesday

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Peninsula boards and commissions set to meet

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula.

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Man shot in Port Angeles identified

Investigation by OII continues

Eli Hammel, City Of Port Angeles employee, puts just under 20,000 lights on the city Christmas tree in front of the Conrad Dyar fountain in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)

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Tinsel technician

Eli Hammel, City Of Port Angeles employee, puts just under 20,000 lights on the city Christmas tree in…

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OMC approves deficit budget

Projecting $7.4M loss for 2026

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Rule to increase forest buffers near streams

Clean water protection and loss in timber revenue expected

Jake Seegers

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Seegers announces intent to run

Sets sights on County Commission seat

Joseph Bednarik

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Sunday program set for OUUF

PORT ANGELES — Joseph Bednarik will present “The Room Quiets and Then…” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

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Holy Trinity farewells interim pastors

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Gail Wheatley and The Rev. Beth Orling, will present their final service at…

Volunteer Laken Folsom runs the ice resurfacing machine in preparation for opening day on Friday at the Winter Ice Village in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)

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The Ice Village cometh

The Winter Ice Village is returning at 121 West Front Street in Port Angeles for their eighth year…

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Port Angeles City Council approves property tax rise

Increase applies to overall revenue not individuals

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Shop with a Hero returning for 2025

First responders help kids with holiday gifts