Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chief Criminal Deputy Amy Bundy shops with a child during the Shop with a Hero event on Dec. 7. (Jesse Major)

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Shop with a Hero spreads Christmas joy

About 150 children experience event with many first responders

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Portion of Olympic Discovery Trail closed this week

PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles has closed a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail through…

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Sequim City Band to host holiday concert

PORT ANGELES — The Sequim City Band will present “Sounds of the Season” at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Toys for Sequim Kids, seen in 2023, offers families in the Sequim School District free gifts for children ages 1-18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Sequim Prairie Grange. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

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Toys for Sequim Kids event set for today

Annual event helps hundreds of children receive gifts

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Committee members sought for February ballot measures

The auditors in Clallam and Jefferson counties are seeking volunteers to serve on for and against committees for…

Lazy J Tree Farm owner Steve Johnson has lived his whole life on the farm and says he likes to tell people, “I have the same telephone number I was born with.” In the distance, people unload yard waste to be chopped into mulch or turned into compost. Christmas trees are received free of charge, regardless of where they were purchased. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Christmas traditions continue at Lazy J Tree Farm

Customers track down trees and holiday accessories

Helen Haller Elementary, mostly built in the 1970s, would be replaced with a new school if voters approve a bond proposal from Sequim School District in February. The proposal also includes new instructional wings at Sequim High School, a cafeteria at Greywolf Elementary, a new athletic stadium, new transit center and various safety improvements. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim to ask for bond, EPO levy

Elementary building, classrooms proposed

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January trial set for men charged with burglary at AM/PM in Carlsborg

Men allegedly assaulted AM/PM employee during October incident

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First Fed awards $300,000 in grants to nonprofits

Awards to fund programs, facilities in many areas

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Clallam jail part of nursing partners

First 10 Peninsula College students complete shadow experience

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Port Angeles School District to start superintendent hiring process

School board’s goal is to name new leader by March 7

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Jefferson County to discuss transportation district

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays…

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Field Hall to host Geoffrey Castle’s Celtic Christmas

PORT ANGELES — Geoffrey Castle’s Celtic Christmas will be on stage at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and…

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Todd Ortloff Show guests scheduled

In 2017, BCHW certified sawyer Larry Baysinger, left, spent a day teaching, and getting chainsaw-certified, members of the new Mt. Olympus Chapter, enabling them to use a  chainsaw to clear West End trails of fallen trees and branches. Sadly, due to diminished membership, the chapter is closing. A final potluck dinner will be held Dec 17, 6:30 p.m.,. at Black  Diamond Community Center, 1942 Black Diamond Rd, Port Angeles. RSVP rainforestrider@gmail.com. (Photo by Sherry Baysinger)

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HORSEPLAY: Happy trails to Back Country chapter

THE CHAPTER STARTED off like gangbusters. Or should I say trailbusters, as the 40-member-strong group forged through backcountry…

Pruning evergreens in December is not only ideal, but the trimmings can make gorgeous arrangements around your house that in our climate will naturally last until March. (Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News)

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A GROWING CONCERN: Good pruning practices are evergreen

I HAVE BEEN pruning evergreens now for the last two weeks at a fever pitch! That is because…

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Overnight lane closures continue this week

PORT ANGELES — Overnight lane closures on U.S. Highway 101 east of Port Angeles will continue this week.

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Receptions set for Second Saturday Art Walk

PORT ANGELES — Harbor Art Gallery and Studio Bob will host receptions during the Second Saturday Art Walk…

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‘John Prine Christmas’ concert set at Field Hall

PORT ANGELES — The Jenner Fox Band will present “John Prine Christmas” at 7 p.m. Saturday.