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From left, Bill Niekamp of Port Townsend, Ed Derusha of Tacoma and Thom Johnson of Port Townsend look for a great horned owl and her three chicks nestled in the trees at Fort Worden State Park. The appearance of the owls has been the talk of the neighborhood, according to passersby. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Great horned owl sighting

From left, Bill Niekamp of Port Townsend, Ed Derusha of Tacoma and Thom Johnson of Port Townsend look…

Wonderland Wine owner Rachel Dorcy restocks a bottle of wine at the bar on Lincoln Street. (Odd Crow Media)

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Port Angeles wine bar expands options, programming

Business owner hoping to host Mead Fest to highlight tastings

A worker from Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC, cuts back branches on Kearney Street in Port Townsend to clear the way for a future Jefferson County Public Utility District fiber optics cable. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Tree trimming

A worker from Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC, cuts back branches on Kearney Street in Port Townsend to clear…

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Funding secured for Port Townsend recreation center

Options considered for long-term dollars

Mark Hodgson.

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Hodgson joins race for 24th Legislative District

Five candidates vying for Tharinger’s seat

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Port Townsend sends counteroffer for appeal on comprehensive plan

City cites three reasons in its rejection of AHPT’s settlement proposal

Frank McPhee.

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Former store owner, PA mayor, dies at 88

McPhee remembered for business acumen, jokes

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Duck Derby tickets to go on sale Friday

Event to raise funds for Olympic Medical Center Foundation

Walter Parsons, president of the board of Centrum, claps as Libby Pratt, program manager of the Artists Residence Program, cuts the ribbon to announce the opening of the 5 Artists Residences that were remodeled by Clark Construction from Poulsbo. Jessica Prevost, left, and Debbie Cienega, both from Clark Construction, hold the ribbon. The cutting took place on Monday at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Ribbon cutting

Walter Parsons, president of the board of Centrum, claps as Libby Pratt, program manager of the Artists Residence…

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Criminal justice contracts in works

Clallam negotiating with Port Angeles and Sequim

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Port of Port Angeles considers court filing on stream buffer expansion

Commisioner says it could remove millions from harvest cycle

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Conservation burial ground under consideration

Jefferson Land Trust eyes 8- to 10-acre portion of land

“I like working on them. These are my babies,” said Sally Giesler, a 20-year member of the Rat Island Rowing Club in Port Townsend, as she wipes down the club’s quad scull Buckley, a George Pocock boat built in the early 1960s after a row on Port Townsend Bay. Pocock is the builder of the famed Husky Clipper that was in the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics that won the gold for the University of Washington rowing team and inspired the best-selling book “The Boys in the Boat” in addition to the 2023 movie by the same name. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Finishing touch

“I like working on them. These are my babies,” said Sally Giesler, a 20-year member of the Rat…

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Tribe: No plans to change land access

Federal legislation would transfer wildlife refuges

Port Townsend School District students and staff work with architects on education specifications.

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Port Townsend School District starts work on $99.25M bond

Construction project will modernize high school campus, move OCEAN K-12

Alexandrea Schodowski.

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Attorney, judge pro tem running for District Court

Schodowski has experience with all types of cases

Hungry diners enjoy a hot dog from Dogs a Foot in downtown Port Townsend on a warm sunny day. The stand reopened after being closed for the winter. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Dog day

Hungry diners enjoy a hot dog from Dogs a Foot in downtown Port Townsend on a warm sunny…

From left, Guppy McCaffrey, 9, of Port Angeles, Sadie Miller, 17, also of Port Angeles and Jasmine Bailey of Sequim pose as garden fairies for fine art photographer Marina Shipova. (Monica Berkseth/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sister city exchange program celebrated at Friendship Garden

Open house revives friendship with Japan

Ron Baumgardner
Sequim Wheelers volunteers provide Salish Coast Elementary School students from Port Townsend rides along the Olympic Discovery Trail last September. The nonprofit inclusive bike riding group offers rides from May through October, depending on weather.

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Riders, pilots wanted for adaptive e-bike program

Sequim Wheelers ready for season along the ODT

If contract negotiations are completed, FORMA Construction, the general contractor/construction manager for Port Angeles’ Hurricane Ridge Middle School renovation, will tentatively work with Mahlum, a Seattle architecture firm, to renovate Sequim High School and replace five classroom buildings and connect and enclose existing structures. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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District in talks for bond projects

Negotiations ongoing for Sequim schools