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Santa Claus, portrayed by Stephen Rosales of Sequim, waves to the crowd after his arrival by vintage fire truck at Centennial Place in downtown Sequim on Saturday, part of the city’s Hometown Holidays celebration. Santa, accompanied by Irrigation Festival royalty, greeted children next to the city’s Christmas tree in an event that also featured music by the Sequim City Band and a lighted tractor parade. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Holiday tradition

Santa Claus, portrayed by Stephen Rosales of Sequim, waves to the crowd after his arrival by vintage fire…

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District 3 chief pick bows out

Fire officials could resume search in ’24

Local artist and immigrant Egor Shokoladov has been accepted into Art Basel Miami, the art fair considered the largest event of its kind in the Americas.

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Peninsula artist to exhibit work at leading arts fair in Miami, Fla.

International event will show pieces from hundreds of galleries

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Clallam considers law enforcement pact with Makah

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County commissioners will consider a contract with the Makah tribe for mutual law…

Rich Foutch of Active Construction, Inc., in Tacoma paints a line on the roadway at the new roundabout at Kearney Street and state Highway 20 for the placement of temporary stripes in a pedestrian crosswalk on Monday in Port Townsend. The temperatures have to be in the mid-50s to install permanent striping, he said. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Roundabout striping

Rich Foutch of Active Construction, Inc., in Tacoma paints a line on the roadway at the new roundabout…

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Sequim veterans home begins remodel

‘Minsky Place’ to open tentatively spring 2024

Jonathan Blum, principal deputy administrator and chief operating officer at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, speaks about the financial difficulties facing rural hospitals during a visit to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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CMS chief visits rural hospitals on Peninsula

Older population more dependent on Medicare, Medicaid

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Melissa Montague of Corvallis, Ore., examines tables filled with locally-made gifts at the Makers Market on Friday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center.

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Post-Thanksgiving shopping spurred on Peninsula

Holiday events offered today

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PASD, paraeducators still talking

Hope is to reach settlement by end of year

Anna-Marie Tax, 7, of Port Angeles and her brother A.J. Tax, 4, behind, are served by volunteers, from left, Phil Becillis, Lorenz Sololmann and Patty Sollman during Thursday’s Community Dinner at Queen of Angeles community hall in Port Angeles. Hundreds of people took part in the free meal, which featured traditional Thanksgiving fare, dessert and the companionship of other community members. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Free community feasts draw Peninsula residents

Volunteers serve hundreds with turkey, all the fixings

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Election field is lining up for 2024

Candidates emerge for vacant positions

Singers, from left, Abbigail Cuellar, 16, Danielle Lorentzen of Ghostlight Productions, Kaylyn Stroup, 15, and Max MacFall, 15, perform a Christmas carol during Wednesday evening’s opening ceremony for the 33rd annual Festival of Trees at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Tickets are available for Festival of Trees

Senior breakfast, gala and family days also part of annual event

Volunteer Merry Svenson of Port Angeles carries plates of turkey and fixings to be served to hungry visitors during Wednesday’s annual pre-Thanksgiving lunch at the Salvation Army Social Service Center in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Salvation Army offers meal on Thanksgiving Eve

Additional free community fests to be offered today

Bruce Emery, Clallam County’s director of Community Development, chats with about 30 farmers on Nov. 7 to seek input on updating the county’s code in order to better help farms come into compliance. “This is going to be cooperative, constructive, and it’s not going to be punitive,” he said. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Clallam working on farm guidelines

Survey open to public; action possible in ’24

Temporary fencing blocks the end of Port Angeles City Pier at the observation tower after the city closed the area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles closes observation tower pending engineering report

PORT ANGELES — The future of the waterfront observation tower, which was fenced off to the public on…

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Other than turkey, poll shows range of favorites

In the end, cook’s touch is what makes one dish different from another

Betsy Reed Schultz (far left), founder of Captain Joseph House, gets a look at a carved bear donated by Bret Wirta’s Black Bear Diner and Holiday Inn & Suites last week at the Port Angeles facility. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Carved bear added to Captain Joseph House grounds

Gold Star families can find respite at Port Angeles facility

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On your mark, get set, shop

Small Business Saturday growing

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Olympic Medical Center board approves 2024 deficit budget

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Medical Center board of commissioners has unanimously approved a $269 million 2024 operating…

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Peninsula Home Fund begins annual campaign

Neighbor-to-neighbor unique giving program