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Hot dog eating contestants, from left, Jericho Stuntz of Port Angeles, Lincoln Forrest of Port Angeles, Sebastian Gagnon of Port Angeles, Leo Chouinard of Waupaca, Wisc., Ian Bravender of Port Angeles and Rickie Sanchez of Portland, Ore., chow down on hot dogs during Thursday’s Independence Day contest at Port Angeles City Pier. Stantz won the contest by eating 8 1/2 hot dogs in 10 minutes, earning him a $10 cash card from Swain’s General Store. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Peninsula festivities on the Fourth

Hot dog eating contestants, from left, Jericho Stuntz of Port Angeles, Lincoln Forrest of Port Angeles, Sebastian Gagnon…

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Port Angeles Waterfront District becomes nonprofit

Organization plans to execute strategic plan

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Port Townsend Marine Science Center adds new tank

Exhibit added at museum, which is preparing for downtown move

Pie contest judges, from left, Jeff Tocher, Laurel Hargis and Clallam County Commissioner Randy Johnson, along with event sponsor Country Aire Natural Foods representatives Kristina Fallon, Katie Meyers and Caeron Alarcon, make their choices during Thursday’s annual Independence Day apple pie contest at Port Angeles City Pier. A total of 26 pies were entered into the contest with first-place honors going to Xaven McCarty of Seattle, Elisabeth Pennell of Mukilteo in second and Selena Reach of Port Angeles taking third. The contest was dedicated the late legacy judge and former Peninsula Daily News publisher John Brewer, represented by a photo in front of an empty chair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Family, patriotism highlight Fourth of July festivities

Cornhole tournament, apple pie contest part of celebration

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Criteria drafted for Port Townsend vacancy

KPTZ Radio is moving to Fort Worden

Michael Dashiell /Olympic Peninsula News Group Bruce Emery, left, and Holden Fleming from the Clallam County Department of Community Development speak to the Sequim-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce on Thursday about the Agricultural Accessory Uses ordinance.

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Clallam County adopts farm ordinance

Accessory uses to go into effect Friday

The Rite Aid store at 1940 E. First Street in Port Angeles Plaza will soon close due to corporate downsizing. The Rite Aid on South Lincoln Street in Port Angeles and the Sequim store at Fifth and Washington streets will remain open. Rite Aid declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy last October and has closed more than 500 stores nationwide, citing a need to “further reduce rent expense and strengthen overall financial performance.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles Rite Aid closing

The Rite Aid store at 1940 E. First Street in Port Angeles Plaza will soon close due to…

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Application process for Port Angeles short-term lodging licenses opens Monday

Type two rentals to be limited to 200 within city limits

John Mauro currently serves is the chief sustainability officer for the Auckland Council in Auckland, New Zealand. He has roots in the Pacific Northwest as a climate policy analyst for the city of Seattle. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

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Complaint against Port Townsend’s city manager

Former mayor alleges abusive behavior

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim head coach Erik Wiker gives instruction to players in a non-league game at Spartan Stadium in Forks in September 2023.

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PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim head coach Erik Wiker steps down after two decades in charge

Won 123 games, eight league titles in 20 years

Hundreds of runners take off at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at the 7 Cedars Resort for the North Olympic Discovery Marathon that finished at the Port Angeles City Pier. At left in red is the men's marathon winner Derek Binnersley. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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RUN THE PENINSULA: Nanaimo runners dominant in wet and fast North Olympic Discovery Marathon

PA’s Lauren Larson wins both 5K and women’s half-marathon

Members of the Captain Joseph House Foundation gather in October to celebrate the gifting of a Gold Star Monument marker in front of the Captain Joseph House in Port Angeles. (Courtesy photo)

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Captain Joseph House to host Memorial Day ceremony

Respite home provides space for Gold Star Families

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Dash Air to pursue a public charter

Model would change from commercial service

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Juan de Fuca Festival kicks off weekend events

The Juan de Fuca Festival and Hood Canal Fjord Fest highlight the weekend of events on the North…

Benji Astrachan of Sisterland Farms collects bins of unwanted food collected by restaurants at the Wharf in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Certification connects businesses, sustainable practices

Green Wheel designation focusing on diverting waste from landfills

Bear Chashin, 4, wins his age 3-4 trike race during the Rhody Festival Kids Trike Races on Water Street in Port Townsend on Wednesday. The festival continues with a kiddie parade, hair and beard contest and bed races today, plus the grand parade at 1 p.m. Saturday and the Rhody Run at 9 a.m. Sunday. For a complete list of events, go to https://rhodyfestival.org. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Townsend pedalers

Bear Chashin, 4, wins his age 3-4 trike race during the Rhody Festival Kids Trike Races on Water…

Alex Toombs of Port Townsend was among the first visitors to the Welcome Center at the Northwest Maritime Center on Thursday. Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News

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Maritime themes highlight new space at campus

Former PT retail space now welcoming center for visitors

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Betsy Reed Schultz

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Six to be honored with Community Service awards

Free event Thursday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Angeles

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Hood Canal bridge closures begin Monday

Roundabout work also starts next week

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Some water system users face steep price hikes

County commissioners’ letter asks rates to be examined