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A tree trunk sculpture looks over the scorched site of what was once the main play structure of the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Dream Playground build dates tentatively scheduled

Variety of fundraisers set to contribute to cost of new facility

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Clallam Fair royalty to be crowned Saturday

Silent auction to help raise money for girls’ college scholarships

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe/Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Jamestown S’Klallam tribal fisherman Josh Chapman and Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe shellfish manager Liz Tobin measure Dungeness crab samples as part of the genetics project.

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Crab DNA study examines possible distinct populations

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe partners are considering genetics

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Port Townsend City Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza

Several cities passed similar statements

Jordan T. Sorensen.

Crime & Justice

Man held in jail after death of newborn

Arraignment hearing scheduled for Feb. 2

Tamara Galvan, facilities director for the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles, seated, talks about an interactive traveling bull kelp exhibit with Feiro volunteer Anni Lanigan on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Arts & Entertainment

Bull kelp exhibit visits Feiro Marine Life Center

Traveling display created at Port Townsend Marine Science Center

Deputy chief Justin Grider with Clallam County Fire District 2, center, has accepted an offer to become Fire District 3’s next fire chief. Here he stands with, from left, Port Angeles Fire Department Chief Derrell Sharp, Joel McKeen, Port Angeles Fire Department assistant chief, Joyce Fire and Rescue chief Greg Waters and Fire District 3 interim fire chief Dan Orr. (Jay Cline)

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Fire District 3 chooses Grider as new chief

Finance manager, new district leader set to start March 1

Jordan T. Sorensen.

Crime & Justice

Child dead, father arrested

Manhunt leads to deceased newborn

Aurora Oceguera, Puget Sound Restoration Fund's habitat lab technician, looks through the lab’s petri dishes of sorted kelp male and female gametophytes. (Tiffany Royal/Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission)

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Tribe, partners preserving kelp for restoration needs

Researchers say they’ve seen an 80 percent decline

Politics

Ruling: Trump to stay on primary ballot

Eight voters argued Jan. 6 actions made him ineligible

The former Lincoln School, shown on Thursday, will be examined by the City of Port Angeles for possible conversion into multifamily housing. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Housing study set at school

City of Port Angeles wants to transform former Lincoln building

Arts & Entertainment

Variety of entertainment to be had this weekend

A variety of activities are in the works for this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Noah Glaude, executive director of the North Olympic Library System, shovels snow from the front sidewalk at the Port Angeles Public Library after a fast and furious band of snow showers rolled across Port Angeles on Wednesday morning.

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Brief snow, then rain for Peninsula

Warmer temperatures with rain expected, even at elevation

Katherine Baril, center, and other patrons arrived early for a screening of the movie “Ferrari” in the newly made-over Rosebud cinema, part of the Rose Theatre in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Rosebud cinema blooms under new owners

Rose Theatre, Starlight room policies changed

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Extreme cold here until Sunday

Snow not as likely, but wind chill could reach zero

Arts & Entertainment

Entertainment abounds on Peninsula this weekend

A host of activities are planned this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.

The No. 14 Kingston Express bus departs Port Townsend in the morning and afternoon Monday through Saturday. Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News

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Free rides added from Port Townsend to Kingston ferry dock

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Transit’s Kingston Express, also known as the No. 14 bus, is a free ride…

A crew works to fold up a chilling coil used to create the ice skating rink at the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village site on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles Chamber unique in country, director says

Just 7 percent of income comes from member dues

Becky Stinnett’s artwork is among the varied work presented by local artists at Harbor Art Gallery.

Arts & Entertainment

Variety seen on Second Saturday Art Walk

Water-themed exhibit, felting artist featured

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Dream playground could be rebuilt in 2024, foundation says

Material costs, contractor availability are hurdles