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Peninsula parties, plunges set to celebrate new year

Two dance parties, an online concert and three polar bear plunges are among the ways to ring in…

A visitor to Hurricane Ridge pauses to take in the expanse of mountain peaks apparently floating above the lowland clouds. (John Gussman)

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Snowstorm fuels Hurricane Ridge winter sports

Shift to more normal winter temperatures expected this weekend

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First Night and other celebrations to ring in new year

Cold weather prompted a few alterations

Graceful as a sea lioness, Laura Rogers of Port Hadlock takes the plunge off the dock on New Year’s Day 2021. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Nordland polar bear plunge both traditional and unofficial

Freezing temperatures raise the bar

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North Olympic Library System book discussion groups to meet in January

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System will continue its book discussion groups online throughout January.

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OPAA art show continues online, in person

Olympic Peninsula Art Association’s Winter Members’ Art Show

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Ingrid Carmean of Port Angeles, a member of Food Not Bombs, an international group dedicated to assisting and feeding homeless individuals, sets up a table filled with Christmas presents on Saturday at Jesse Webster Park in Port Angeles. The presents, along with a hot lunch, were distributed to needy individuals on Christmas Day, one of the group's every-other-weekend community meals.

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Food not bombs

Ingrid Carmean of Port Angeles, a member of Food Not Bombs, an international group dedicated to assisting and…

Mark Senffner of Portland, Ore., helps daughter Fionn, 3 ½, with her mittens during a Christmas Eve visit to Chetzemoka Park in Port Townsend. The pleasant but chilly weather on Friday turned colder on Saturday with overnight snow forecast. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Christmas Eve fun at Chetzemoka Park

Mark Senffner of Portland, Ore., helps daughter Fionn, 3½, with her mittens during a Christmas Eve visit to…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Michael Freestone of Port Angeles sits on the steps in front of the Salvation Army Church in Port Anageles as he enjoys a carry-out Christmas Eve lunch. The organization served dozens of lunches with an outdoor dining twist in its annual holiday tradition.

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Salvation Army serves holiday lunch to go

Michael Freestone of Port Angeles sits on the steps in front of the Salvation Army Church in Port…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Real estate broker Jim Haguewood, left, speaks with retired businesswoman Edna Peterson and North Olympic Healthcare Network CEO Michael Maxwell outside of Edna's Place in Port Angeles after the building was acquired from Peterson by the healthcare organization.

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Edna’s Place sold to clinic

North Olympic Healthcare Network buys building

Jefferson County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Andy Pernsteiner, left, and Daltry Lammers, 12, of Chimacum greeted droves of people outside the Tri-Area Community Center in Chimacum on Saturday afternoon, where volunteers dished up 498 Christmas meals to go. Many people made reservations, organizer Rita Hubbard said, but quite a few called on Christmas Day asking if they could have a takeout dinner. "Come right now and we'll get you fed," Hubbard told the last-minute callers. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Chimacum Christmas meals

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department Undersheriff Andy Pernsteiner, left, and Daltry Lammers, 12, of Chimacum greeted droves of people…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Serenity House shelter aid Mike Wiley, left, sits at the front desk with clients Debra Roberts and Renee Mata, right, on Saturday at the Port Angeles homeless shelter prepares for a week of cold weather.

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Bitter cold predicted for Peninsula

Warming centers prepared

Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News Dennis Bauer gets emotional while testifying at his triple murder trial.

Crime & Justice

Accused killer’s account challenged

Bauer admits changing story

Erin Reading is cofounder of the Port Townsend Psychedelic Society, which seeks the decriminalization of psilocybin mushrooms and psychoactive plants. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Townsend Council makes entheogens low police priority

Psychedelic Society gets its wish

Barry Swegle plays Santa at the Candy Cane Christmas Cabin at The Answer for Youth (RAFY) Sprouting Hope Greenhouse as he holds 4-month-old Persephanie Svilar of Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles’ latest Santa once rode a bulldozer

Barry Swegle says he’s turned his life around

Sid Anna Sherwood, owner of Annie’s Flower Farm in Sequim, created “Flora,” goddess of blooming flowers, for the Fleurs de Villes show at Pacific Place in Seattle. The 18-piece display stays up through Monday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Annie’s Flower Farm blooms in Seattle show

‘Flora’ designed by Peninsula florist

Fireworks detonate as the anchor is raised during one of Port Townsend’s First Night celebrations in this file photo.(Peninsula Daily News)

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First Night returns to downtown Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Hundreds of samples of soup, four kinds of live music and a whole lot of…

Santa Claus, flanked by elf-firefighters Tammy Ridgway and Michael Archuleta, is traveling around Port Townsend and Port Hadlock this week, handing out candy canes and stuffed toys from East Jefferson Fire & Rescue battalion chief Justin Clouse’s heavily decorated truck. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Santa makes his rounds

Firefighters turn into elves in Port Townsend, Port Hadlock

Deseree Garza, a representative of First Federal, left, and Salvation Army Major Ron Wehnau assemble bundles of Christmas presents for the organization’s Angel Tree program on Tuesday at the Salvation Army Community Center in Port Angeles. Major Barbara Wehnau said 201 families representing more than 500 children would be given packages of presents for the 2021 holiday season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Christmas angels

Deseree Garza, a representative of First Federal, left, and Salvation Army Major Ron Wehnau assemble bundles of Christmas…

The Lombardy poplars, power lines and boat masts along the Sims Way entrance to Port Townsend don’t mix, city officials said in a town-hall meeting this past week. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Officials preparing for trees to come down

Town hall highlights safety issues at port