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Vern Frykholm, who has made more than 500 appearances as George Washington since 2012, visits with Dave Spencer. Frykholm and 10 members of the New Dungeness Chapter, NSDAR, visited with about 30 veterans on Nov. 8, just ahead of Veterans Day. (New Dungeness Chapter DAR)

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New Dungeness DAR visits veterans at senior facilities

SEQUIM — Members of the New Dungeness Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, visited three senior…

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PAT NEAL: A rainforest expedition

IT WAS A dark and stormy night. Inside the cabin, the wood stove glowed red with venison stew…

Christopher Thomsen, portraying Santa Claus, holds a corgi mix named Lizzie on Saturday at the Airport Garden Center in Port Angeles. All proceeds from the event were donated to the Peninsula Friends of Animals. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Santa Paws

Christopher Thomsen, portraying Santa Claus, holds a corgi mix named Lizzie on Saturday at the Airport Garden Center…

Festival of Trees contest.

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Contest: Vote for your favorite tree online

Olympic Medical Center Foundation’s Festival of Trees event goes through Dec. 25

“Angel” Alleacya Boulia, 26, of St. Louis, Mo., was last seen shopping in Port Angeles on Nov. 17, National Park Service officials said. Her rented vehicle was located Sunday at the Sol Duc trailhead in Olympic National Park. (National Park Service)

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National Park Service asks for help in locating missing woman

Rented vehicle located Sunday at Sol Duc trailhead

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Flu cases rising on Peninsula

COVID-19, RSV low, health official says

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Clallam board approves levy amounts for taxing districts

Board hears requests for federal funding, report on weed control

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Jury selected in trial for attempted murder

Man allegedly shot car with 2 people inside

The Festival of Trees event raised a record $181,000 through the Olympic Medical Center Foundation during Thanksgiving weekend events. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Festival of Trees nets record-setting $181K

Dr. Mark Fischer honored with Littlejohn Award for contributions to healthcare

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Four locations are accepting items for children ages 1-18 for Toys for Sequim Kids set for Dec. 16 at the Sequim Prairie Grange. Locations include Anytime Fitness Sequim, Co-Op Farm and Garden, Sequim Electronics (Radio Shack) and the YMCA of Sequim.

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Toys for Sequim Kids seeks donations for annual event

SEQUIM — Trees are up for Toys for Sequim Kids, an annual giving event for children ages 1-18.

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Students to lead Studium Generale discussion

PORT ANGELES — Carmen Watson-Charles will present “Creating Common Ground” at 12:35 p.m. Thursday.

“Christmas Girl” by Jennifer Rose is part of the Blue Whole Gallery’s December exhibit, “A Silver Lining.”

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Gold-themed event to highlight First Friday Art Walk

SEQUIM — The First Friday Art Walk will celebrate with a gold-themed event from 5 p.m. to 8…

Santa’s elves during a recent rehearsal of “Sugar Plum Done.” From left, back row, are Piper Bruch, Sapphyre Billman and Sterling Ward. From left, front row, are Jessup Coffin, Rai Warzecha and Zade Harris.

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Port Angeles Community Players to stage ‘Sugar Plum Done’

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Community Players will kick off its 74th season with a production of…

Queen of Hearts, from left, includes Karen Laura Peters, Thomas Jennings, Tara Chugh and Carrie Jennings. They will perform at Studio Bob on Friday. (Brittne Lunniss)

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Queen of Hearts to perform at Studio Bob

PORT ANGELES — Queen of Hearts will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front…

Emily Westcott shares a story in the Sequim City Council chambers on Nov. 10 about volunteering to clean up yards. She was honored with a proclamation by the council for her decades of efforts. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Westcott honored for community service

Volunteer recognized with proclamation for continued efforts

The 34-foot tree aglow with nearly 20,000 lights will adorn downtown Port Angeles throughout the holiday season. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)

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O Christmas Tree

Tree lighting in downtown Port Angeles

John Barcellos, 61, left, next to his defense attorney John Hayden, was sentenced to 77 months in prison on Nov. 18 in Clallam County Superior Court for threatening to kill four children and attempting to elude law enforcement more than two years ago in a Sequim church parking lot. (Clallam County)

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Sequim man gets 6 1/2 years in prison

Judge denies mental health sentence alternative

Sequim administrative staff members said they look to bringing city shop staff, including water, streets and stormwater, back under one roof with site improvements. In an effort to find the funds to do so, they’ve paused $350,000 in funding originally set for a second-floor remodel of the Sequim Civic Center and designated it for the shop area. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim Civic Center remodel on hold for city shop upgrades

Public Works director says plan would be less than $35M

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

Bob and Lindi Lumens reopened Northwest Fudge & Confections in downtown Port Angeles earlier this month after a flood last January forced a nine-month closure. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Downtown Port Angeles candy store reopens after flood forced closure

Damaged areas rebuilt in nine-month effort