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Emperor penguins are among the creatures Bill Curtsinger of Port Townsend photographed during his career with National Geographic. Curtsinger and his collaborator, nature writer Kenneth Brower, will host an online conversation about their work together Sunday afternoon. (Photo copyright Bill Curtsinger)

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Deep-sea diver to give free live talk

Photographer worked for National Geographic

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Clash over recycling service in Port Angeles

Disagreement between City of Port Angeles, Olympic Disposal

Margaret More of Port Townsend cuts flowers at Wilderbee Farm, one of eight locations open during the Jefferson County Farm Tour this Saturday and Sunday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Jefferson County Farm Tour this weekend

Eight farms open for in-person visits, seven more online

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Seven nursing homes hit with COVID outbreaks

Total of 138 cases, 10 deaths in Peninsula facilities

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Dr. Ned Hammar

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Doctor: ‘That could have been me’

Patient succumbs to COVID-19

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Physicians: It’s in hands of community

Virus spread accelerating

Saturday at 8:46 a.m., East Jefferson Fire & Rescue and Port Townsend Police Department crew members bowed their heads for one minute of silence. A brief ceremony outside the EJFR station at Lawrence and Harrison streets honored the first responders who served at the sites attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.

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Ceremonies mark 20th anniversary of 9/11

Speakers emphasize legacy

A harp seal lying beside the Gulf of St. Lawrence is among the images in Bill Curtsinger's show at the Grover Gallery  in Port Townsend through Oct. 31. photo by Bill Curtsinger

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Art shows, performances set this weekend across Peninsula

A pair of art and craft showcases — one indoors, the other outdoors — planned for this weekend…

The singer-songwriter known as Johnsmith will give an outdoor concert Saturday evening at Fort Worden State Park. (Photo courtesy Johnsmith)

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The artist Johnsmith to perform at Fort Worden State Park

PORT TOWNSEND — Johnsmith — yes, the artist is known by the one name — has stepped back…

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Great Strait Sale returns Saturday

JOYCE — The Great Strait Sale on state Highway 112 is making a comeback.

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Rock, Gem & Jewelry Show returns to Port Angeles

After 2-year absence, show is back this weekend

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COVID-positivity rate drives OMC hospital admissions

PORT ANGELES — A snapshot of Olympic Medical Center was provided Thursday by CEO Darryl Wolfe.

Alan Barnard, who co-founded the public safety monuments, including one made from a girder from the World Trade Center, right, will conduct a remembrance ceremony at 9/11 Memorial Park in Port Angeles on Saturday, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Ceremonies to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks

Public invited to events on Friday, Saturday

Author Corky Parker will give two outdoor readings of her memoir, “La Finca: Love, Loss and Laundry on a Tiny Puerto Rican Island,” tonight at Chester Square in Uptown Port Townsend and Friday at Marrowstone Vineyards. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Author to give pair of readings

‘La Finca’ in Port Townsend, Marrowstone

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Free Wooden Boat Festival videos online through Sept. 12

Festival moments include past tours

Carrie Rodlend plans to auction off more than 30 reimagined classic paintings, such as Claude Monet’s “Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son” on Saturday from her home studio in Dungeness. She’s worked more than a year beside her students on reimagining classic paintings to teach new techniques. Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group

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Dungeness artist’s auction reimagines famous paintings for Sept. 11 show

DUNGENESS — Consider Dungeness artist Carrie Rodlend’s latest work a redux of the classics.

Anita Edwards has turned her Come Sew studio into a free space for sewing in downtown Port Townsend. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Come Sew for free

Entrepreneur turns business into open creative space

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Clallam County housing demand, prices high

Options weighed after expected foreclosures

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Anti-vax concerns prompt courthouse closure

Threats made against Dr. Berry

Cousins Ivy Bishop, 7, of Bellingham, left, and Maeve Caron, 6, or Portland, Ore., toss basketballs during a hoops game set up at Pebble Beach Park in Port Angeles during the 2019 Jammin' in the Park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Jammin’ in the Park set for Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Jammin’ in the Park will offer live music, a beer and wine garden, food, a…