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Christine Loewe, executive director of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, makes flower crowns with Theo Miller in this file photo. The annual celebration will be on Saturday.

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Outdoor art festival to celebrate Summer Solstice

Live music, art stations at Webster’s Woods

Matthew Rainwater.

Politics

District 24 candidates spar over issues facing state

Incumbent Chapman faces Forde, Rainwater

Arts & Entertainment

Three days of Steampunk events begin Friday in Port Townsend

Victorian outfits meet sci-fi in live music, fashion show, bazaar

Demonstrators in Sequim demand an end to gun violence and call for lawmakers to take action on stricter firearm laws as part of the nationwide March for Our Lives protests Saturday. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Demonstrators demand stricter gun laws

March for Our Lives protest among hundreds nationwide

Arts & Entertainment

Fiber arts on view at yarn shop

PORT ANGELES — The Woven Wilds fiber art show at Cabled Fiber & Yarn is set for the…

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Many graduation ceremonies Friday, Saturday

Most North Olympic Peninsula high schools will celebrate commencement this weekend.

Katie Blizzard's wall hangings wil be on display at Cabled Fiber & Yard on Saturday.

Arts & Entertainment

Race film, art shows, dances among weekend’s offerings

A film on Race to Alaska, dances, a garden walk and an ice cream social are among activities…

The late Dorothea Morgan's work will be displayed at a memorial show at Studio Bob on Saturday and Sunday.

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Dorothea Morgan Memorial Art Show begins Saturday

Exhibit at Studio Bob to be continued on Sunday

Community members and dignitaries explore the newly refurbished and expanded Dungeness River Nature Center. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Dungeness River Nature Center expansion celebrated

Open house planned in July

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March for Our Lives planned in Sequim on Saturday

Rally combined with one originally set in Port Townsend

Ernie Latson of Port Angeles, left, purchases the first two bags of popcorn as Swain’s General Store employee Shawn Price unveils the popcorn machine on Wednesday morning in Port Angeles. The store, which is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year, resumed selling its signature popcorn after a two-year hiatus imposed by COVID-19 health measures. The price remains the same as it was when Swain’s first offered it to customer in 1966 — 25 cents. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Popcorn is back at Swain’s General Store

Ernie Latson of Port Angeles, left, purchases the first two bags of popcorn as Swain’s General Store employee…

Rocky Friedman is selling the Rose Theatre and Starlight Room, but not just to any buyer. Interested parties need to first answer a set of five questions. If you’re not prepared to live in Port Townsend, don’t bother to apply. (Tyler Rowe)

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It will take more than money for iconic business

PORT TOWNSEND — Rocky Friedman knew the day would come when he’d be ready to sell the Rose…

Dancers in Colony, choreographed by Bill Evans, are, from left, Stephanie Sanders, Lisa Fores, Rae Kala, Camille Hildebrandt, Abbie Doll, Aili Emilia, Don Halquist and Ashley A. Friend. Friend will be replaced by Anna Hansen this weekend.

Arts & Entertainment

Bill Evans celebrates 82nd birthday with dance concerts

Tickets on sale now for weekend shows at Fort Worden

Henry Antrobus (Gabe Mills) helps his mom (Deanna Eikhoff) look for whales in Atlantic City, while his sister, Gladys (Juliette Burnette) tells her dad (Mark Valentine) how deep the ocean is.

Arts & Entertainment

Community Players celebrate 50 years of theater

Playhouse opened with ‘Skin of Our Teeth’ in 1971

Emma Erickson with Red Dog Farm keeps produce fresh at an earlier Chimacum Farmers Market. (Andrew Wiese)

Arts & Entertainment

Chimacum Farmers Market to open for season

Record number of vendors expected at initial offering

Clallam Transit operations supervisor Rickie Stimbert attaches balloons to the front of the first bus to make scheduled service from The Gateway transit center to Hurricane Ridge on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Ride the bus to the Ridge

Clallam Transit now providing seasonal service

Sula Jacobs.

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New chief named for Olympic National Park

Jacobs’ first day to be in late July

“Salish Sea IV,” by Deborah Harrison, is among the works of art to be seen in SEQUIMAGES.

Arts & Entertainment

Blue Whole Gallery celebrates anniversary

First Friday Art Walk to showcase many special events this week

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Runners take off at the start of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon in June 2019, the last time the public was allowed to attend the marathon.

Sports

NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: Event back this year with music, beer and food

Beer garden, food trucks, live music all return

Neil Harrington, environmental biologist for the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, said he hopes his team, with help from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, place 1,000 traps for European green crab in Sequim Bay by the end of the year. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Green crab making inroads into Hood Canal

At least 1,000 traps to be set for invasive species