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Team Roscoe Pickle Train of Port Townsend, which includes Chris Iruz, Enzo Dougherty, Odin Smith and Pearl Smith, were first out of the Victoria Inner Harbour at the start of the Race to Alaska on Tuesday. The cannon fired at noon and 38 racers headed to Ketchikan, a 750-mile contest that started in Port Townsend on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Racers restart in Victoria on their way to Alaska

One rescued by Coast Guard; two others try wheeling over land

Sequim city council members approved a $2.45 million purchase of 16.52 acres off West Hendrickson Road to be used for a future park. It remains closed to the public as it’s being leased for agricultural use until plans and funding can be put in place for the future park. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim purchases 16 acres for park

City negotiated with McCord family for 2 years

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Clallam sheriff pursuing $9.6M grant for public safety facility

Defense program geared to supporting military installations

For her “Oceans” music video, Jennifer Thomas, her husband Will and son Preston set up a grand piano and light display at Bullman Beach in Sekiu. (Jennifer Thomas)

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‘Oceans’ provides escape for Sequim composer

New album produced with orchestra at Abbey Road Studios

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Warehouse proposed near Port Angeles airport

State documents list Amazon as builder

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WSDOT reclassifies two roundabouts on Highway 101

Proposed traffic circle at Old Olympic Highway moved to long term

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Clallam PUD candidates cite costs as top priority

Three hopefuls line up for six-year board position

Some of the 42 human- and wind-powered watercraft leave Port Townsend at the sound of the 5 a.m. cannon blast on Sunday that signaled the start of the Race 2 Alaska, a 750-mile voyage to Ketchikan. The winning team will collect $10,000 and the second-place finisher will earn a set of steak knives. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Windy start hampers several craft in Race to Alaska

First stage allows 36 hours in ‘proving ground’ to Victoria

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Hearing examiner advises against rezone

Uses are ‘incompatible’ with neighbors, he says

Competitors in the second annual Orca Bait Swim enter Port Angeles Harbor on Sunday for the 1.5-mile race from the Sail & Paddle Park on Ediz Hook to Pebble Beach Park. The start was relocated from the boat ramp near the U.S. Coast Guard station due to rough water and a large vessel anchored near the finish. All 10 swimmers — nine women and one man — completed the race. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Swimmers cross Port Angeles harbor in Orca Bait event

Gift certificates handed out to top three finishers

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Olympic Medical Center approves contract with telecardiology service

Official says goal is to treat more patients at hospital

Workers with Hoch Construction remove much of the structure at the Sequim Library location, 630 N. Sequim Ave., in preparation for the major expansion project. (Noah Glaude/North Olympic Library System)

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Crews clearing way for expanded Sequim Library

Hoch Construction will add 3,800 square feet to location

Arts & Entertainment

Hog Wild event bringing circus theme to fundraiser

PORT ANGELES — In what’s being described as a touch of Cirque du Soleil, the Moulin Rouge and…

Spectators watch a U.S. Coast Guard rescue drill in Port Angeles Harbor during Saturday’s Maritime Festival along the Port Angeles waterfront. The two-day event, hosted by the Port of Port Angeles, served as a showcase for boating and the maritime trades. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Rescue drill at Maritime Festival

Spectators watch a U.S. Coast Guard rescue drill in Port Angeles Harbor during Saturday’s Maritime Festival along the…

Barb Brabant, Welfare For Animals Guild (WAG) president, cuddles with Casey, an estimated 18-month-old Great Dane with severe injuries, at the WAG Half Way Home Ranch in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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New life: Peninsula family adopts Casey the Great Dane

Dog had been found in February with gunshot wound to head

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Two fire measures on August primary

Clallam Fire-Rescue eyes lid lift, EMS levy

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Four Port Angeles City Council members facing recall petition

Superior Court to determine whether charges are sufficient

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Applications open for Port Townsend City Council replacement

Candidate to be selected in August and serve through 2025

Best of the Peninsula.

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Nomination round open for Best of Peninsula contest

Nominations are being accepted for the Best of Clallam and Jefferson counties.

Alicia Scofield, left, and Summer Cooper, family navigators for the Port Angeles School District, sort over donated clothing available to students and their families at the Caring for Kids Clothing Closet located at Lincoln Center. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Navigators connect students, resources in community

PA school district workers aim to increase achievement

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