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A group of Admiralty Audubon members look out over the Strait of Juan de Fuca to count birds for the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Peninsula Christmas Bird Count nearing completion

Volunteers still needed for Friday’s Port Angeles outing

Pedestrians make their way along an icy stretch of First Street in downtown Port Angeles on a sub-freezing Thursday afternoon. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Freezing followed by flooding expected as weather changes

Peninsula roads could be especially hazardous today

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Camp David Jr. gets new park fees

Director: ‘Still the best value in area’

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Port Angeles Hardwoods donates to Field Hall

Wood trim to be installed in downtown theater

Alan Turner, co-owner of Port Book and News in downtown Port Angeles, shovels snow from in front of his business on Tuesday morning after most of the North Olympic Peninsula was blanketed in the overnight hours. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Peninsula blanketed with snow

Snow measured in feet in some areas

Rose Harris shops with Jason Maloney of Duckabush Mushrooms at a recent Port Townsend Farmers Market. (Andrew Wiese)

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Saturday last day of Port Townsend Farmers Market

Festivities to mark ‘year of recovery’

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High school culinary program going mobile

Food truck will be learning lab for students

Members of The Fractal Phase, from front, Nova Cain, Pumba Burns and Ahnrix Bishop, breathe fire and preform dance with flames during Saturday’s Wintertide Festival of Light at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The event featured music, entertainment, a lantern parade and other yule activities to celebrate the winter solstice. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Breathing fire

Members of The Fractal Phase, from front, Nova Cain, Pumba Burns and Ahnrix Bishop, breathe fire and perform…

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Election numbers: turnout, rejections

Data shows Peninsula’s general election markers

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Floodlit trees and illuminated sculptures circle the meadow in Webster's Woods Sculpture Park at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center as part of the center's seasonal Wintertide celebration.

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Festival of Lights offers art in many forms

Port Angeles Fine Arts Center celebrates outdoors

Soprano Renee Fleming appears in the Metropolitan Opera's "The Hours," the new production to be simulcast live at Port Angeles' Naval Elks Ballroom this Saturday. photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Photo: Kevin Puts, Composer & Greg Pierce, Libretto THE HOURS Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara & Joyce DiDonato Phelim McDermott, Director; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor Met Orchestra and Chorus Dress Rehearsals photographed: Sunday, November 6, 2022 at The Metropolitan Opera; New York, NY. Photograph: © 2022 Richard Termine PHOTO CREDIT - RICHARD TERMINE

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New York City to Port Angeles: Opera to premiere Saturday morning

By Diane Urbani de la Paz

Emily Bufford, youth and outreach library manager at the Port Townsend Public Library in Uptown Port Townsend, positions one of the gingerbread houses entered in the 28th annual Uptown Gingerbread Contest. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Annual gingerbread house contest accepting entries

Deadline is Sunday; winners in five categories announced Dec. 22

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Brent Schmadeke, commanding officer of USCG Air Station Port Angeles, spoke to a meeting of the Port Angeles Noon Rotary on Wednesday about his command and what goes on out on Ediz Hook. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

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Aging assets and retention issues for Coast Guard

Systemwide issues felt locally, Air Station Port Angeles commander says

Steve Schermer, a Seattle musician and teacher originally from Port Angeles, will return home to perform with the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra this Saturday. A specially commissioned concerto will make its world premiere during the performances. (Diane Urbani de la Paz)

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Port Angeles Symphony to present holiday concert

Concerto specially commissioned for 90th anniversary

Morgan Bartholick portrays The Dame in the PA Panto production of “Goldilocks and the Ultimate Rampage,” that opens Friday. (Submitted photo)

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PA Panto presents musical comedy that celebrates life in Clallam County

‘Goldilocks and the Ultimate Rampage’ opens Friday

Lilly Gulden checks that the are lights are glowing on a metal Christmas tree skeleton while Jefferson County Fairgrounds manager Danny McEnerney paints lettering for a display all in preparation of the opening of the Magic of Christmas event at the fairgrounds on Thursday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Magic of Christmas to open Thursday at fairgrounds

Reindeer highlight free festival through weekend

George Marie and Michael D’Alessandro of Port Townsend were introduced Sunday as the new owners of the Rose Theatre. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Local couple purchases Rose Theatre

Marie: ‘I’m serious. Let’s buy it’

Santa waves to his fans as he arrives at Haller Fountain aboard the Kiwanis Choo Choo in downtown Port Townsend on Saturday to oversee the lighting of the community tree. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Townsend Santa, tree-lighting draws visitors

‘They don’t do Christmas like this where we’re from’

Tyler Gage photographs a fire engine while Adam DeFilippo finishes decorating the old fire engine in preparation for two Operation Candy Cane programs in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Operation Candy Cane launched by firefighters

Two departments gathering donations in Port Angeles; Sequim starts Monday

Martha Collins jewelry from wood is among pieces on view at Port Townsend Gallery.

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Port Townsend hosts Santa Claus carolers, art walk

Activities set from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.