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Dr. Ajay Jospeh tells of lifestyle medicine at the Red, Set Go heart luncheon on Friday at the Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. (Lexie Winters)

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Heart luncheon raises a record $273,000

Lifestyle Medicine Program director highlights six pillars

Citizen of the Year finalist Gary Huff, left, stands with Emerging Leader recipient Laila Sundin and 2025 Citizen of the Year John Bridge on Feb. 24 at The Cedars at Dungeness for the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual Citizen of the Year awards luncheon. Bridge said he was overwhelmed with joy after he received the award because he’s known so many of the past recipients. “It just feels great,” he said. (Monica Berkseth/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Youth volunteer Bridge named Citizen of the Year

Sequim teenager presented new Emerging Leader honor

Monica Berkseth/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty, from left, princess Caroline Caudle, prince Brayden Baritelle, queen Tilly Woods and princess Emma Rhodes stand together after they were crowned in their new roles for the festival.

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Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty crowned

State’s longest continuously running event set for May 1-9

The Flying Karamazov Brothers, from left, Tomoki Sage, Chen Pollina and Paul Magrid — a juggling and comedy troupe that has been performing since 1973 — opened their Artifishal Idiots show at the Wheeler Theater on Thursday to a nearly full house at Fort Worden State Park. The show has performances through Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Juggling act

The Flying Karamazov Brothers, from left, Tomoki Sage, Chen Pollina and Paul Magrid — a juggling and comedy…

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Port Townsend Community Read to feature local athlete

Fourteen events in March will highlight accessibility, getting outside

One of the private booths at Echo Neko, a Japanese-style karaoke bar, is ready for use. (Qelly Yoshida/Echo Neko)

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Private karaoke bar hitting right notes

Reservations recommended during soft opening

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Planning ongoing for new Port Angeles High School

Guiding principles set for schematic design

Liliana Scordino, 17, of Neah Bay takes time out four days a week from her classes at Peninsula College to practice her skills using her inline skates at the Port Angeles Skate Park next to Erickson Playfield. She has learned to do flips out of the skate park bowl with regular consistency. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Flipping out

Liliana Scordino, 17, of Neah Bay takes time out four days a week from her classes at Peninsula…

Veterinarians discovered a bullet in a female harbor seal found in Quilcene last week. The photo is from the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, NOAA permit #24359. (Stephanie Porter)

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Seal found shot in Quilcene stabilized in Des Moines

Herb Beck Marina staff members report emaciated animal

Bicycle repairman Mike Roddy of Port Townsend points to a brake pad that should to be replaced to owner Michael Donald of Port Townsend during a free JeffCo Repair event at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds’ 4H building. Roddy has volunteered his time and expertise for several years for the event. About 50 people took advantage of the free service to have small electric devices, furniture, clothing repair and bicycles fixed. The next event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 21 at the Brinnon Community Center. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Repair cycle

Bicycle repairman Mike Roddy of Port Townsend points to a brake pad that should to be replaced to…

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Appeal filed for Port Townsend housing plan

Affordable housing inadequately addressed, group says

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Port Angeles council takes two projects off city’s prioritization list

Planning for solar, neighborhood groups, put on backburner

Kori Ward, marina director at Port Ludlow Marina, shows off one of the 28 new GFI pedestals installed on the private dock at the marina in order to comply with a new state electrical code requiring ground-fault protection at marinas. The code, effective Jan. 1, mandates that every vessel must be able to plug into shore power without tripping a marina’s ground fault breakers. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Vessels now required to plug into shore power

Change is meant to curb stray electrical current

Richard Tucker will retire after 11 years as executive director of the Jefferson Land Trust. (Hal Everett)

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Jefferson Land Trust director to retire

Richard Tucker says the job has been a dream

Liv and Griffin Gilchrist, siblings in the 5-6 age group, attempt to create the best Lego building they can in 30 minutes on Sunday during a Building Block Challenge at the North Peninsula Building, Remodeling and Energy Expo at the Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. Eighteen children in different age groups built the best creations they could. Prizes were awarded from judges. The two-day expo had more than three dozen vendors answer questions about building or fixing up homes. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Lego competition

Liv and Griffin Gilchrist, siblings in the 5-6 age group, attempt to create the best Lego building they…

Heather Cantua and other residents of the Sol Duc Valley are organizing opposition to a proposed 32-cabin resort off U.S. Highway 101 that is under review by the Clallam County Hearing Examiner. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Rural residents object to proposed Sol Duc resort

Potential conditions would limit number of cabins to 20 total

When her husband Stu Hemstreet died from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2023, Sheila Kee found that art relieved her pain more than a traditional grief support group. Now she spearheads art-based grief therapy groups for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, an organization that provided help during her husband’s final days. (Monica Berkseth/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim widow helps others express grief through creativity

Once aided by hospice, Kee leads art classes for the nonprofit

Photographer Ross Hamilton died Feb. 10 in his home. He was 83. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Dungeness Community Church, where he was an elder for many years. (Hamilton family)

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Sequim photographer Ross Hamilton dies at age 83

Friends remember him as a light for the community

Jennifer Thomas Jennifer Thomas watches Japanese skaters Masaya Morita and Utana Yoshida skate to her instrumental tune “Rise of the Phoenix” during the Winter Olympics. Japan won a silver medal with their score in the Ice Dance – Rhythm Dance routine for team figure skating.

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Sequim composer’s epic music remains staple at Olympics

‘Rise of the Phoenix’ helps Japan figure skating team win silver

Willie Bence, director of the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management, talks to a group of people about the importance of being aware of their online presence and how to keep their data safe from cyber terrorism during a presentation on Thursday at the Jefferson County Library in Port Hadlock. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Online safety

Willie Bence, director of the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management, talks to a group of people about…