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Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog participate in the Kids Parade during the first weekend of Sequim’s annual Irrigation Festival. This year marks the 127th anniversary of the festival. The Grand Parade will be conducted next Saturday. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Kids parade

Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog participate in the Kids Parade during the first weekend of Sequim’s annual Irrigation…

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Sequim Schools to cut staffing

District also eliminates assistant superintendent post

The Olympic Peninsula Humane Society has seen an increase in the past five weeks, OPHS officials said, all of them young dogs born during the COVID pandemic and most with behavioral problems. (Olympic Peninsula Humane Society)

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Dog surrenders rising at humane society

Additional foster families sought for pets

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Fires at two Port Angeles homes under investigation

PORT ANGELES — Two homes suffered heavy smoke damage, causing the occupants of at least one residence to…

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Peggy DeYoung of Port Angeles, left, talks about plants with Port Angeles Garden Club member Bev Dawson during the group's annual plant sale on Saturday at the Port Angeles Senior Center. The sale featured perennials, annuals, succulents and vegetable starts and served as a fundraiser for garden club activities.

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Port Angeles Garden Club plant sale

Peggy DeYoung of Port Angeles, left, talks about plants with Port Angeles Garden Club member Bev Dawson during…

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Todd Ortloff Show

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Field Hall hosts talk about economic value of the arts

PORT ANGELES — The Field Arts &Events Hall is livestreaming a two-part presentation on the economic benefits of…

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EOC still lacks a location

Alternative sites under consideration

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Esprit Gala begins on Sunday

Public events planned next weekend

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The U.S, Coast Guard cutter Cuttyhunk sails across Port Angeles Harbor against a backdrop of fog hugging the shoreline. in June 2020.

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‘Saying goodbye to an old friend’

Coast Guard decommissions Cuttyhunk after 34 years of service

North Olympic History Center
Pilot Maj. Gilbert H. Eckerson, circa 1928, when the landing strip was downtown. Passenger Thomas Aldwell stands in front.

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BACK WHEN: Clallam County’s William R. Fairchild International Airport rich in history

LATER THIS MONTH, on May 21, Airport Day will be celebrated at William R. Fairchild International Airport in…

David Guterson

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‘Snow Falling on Cedars’ author at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — Award-winning Northwest author David Guterson will serve as writer in residence at Peninsula College on…

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A GROWING CONCERN: May flowers bring a list of gardening chores

AS WE LEARNED last week, my absolute favorite time of the year is here and, of course (tongue…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce — Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of…

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Mobile and manufactured home communities in Washington

Mobile homes are an important source of affordable housing around the state.

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Mobile home residential assistance

The Manufactured/Mobile Home Relocation Program offers cash assistance of up to $11,000 to relocate a single wide and…

A variety of plants will be offered at the Clallam County Master Gardener’s Spring Plant Sale.

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Peninsula plant sales scheduled Saturday

Events set in Sequim, Port Angeles, Chimacum and Port Townsend

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Mother’s Day remembered with art, music, flowers

Mother’s Day will be remembered in events across the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.

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Irrigation Festival offers fair, kids parade, family day

SEQUIM — The first weekend of the 127th Sequim Irrigation Festival rolls into high gear on Saturday after…

Piano soloist Josu De Solaun, pictured in February 2020 receiving flowers from Port Angeles Symphony volunteer Dorthe Grube Porter, will return as one of the guest artists in the orchestra’s 90th anniversary season. Tickets for the 2022-2023 series of 13 concerts will go on sale this summer. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles Symphony lineup to offer 13 concerts

Musicians to bring range of guests, soloists for season