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Jefferson Healthcare, Forks Community Hospital recognized

CHELAN — Jefferson Healthcare and Forks Community Hospital have earned Critical Access Hospital Achievement of Excellence distinction.

Firefighters from Clallam County Fire District 2 work to extinguish an RV fire on Wednesday in the Lower Elwha area. (Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District 2)

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Fire crews extinguish RV fire in Lower Elwha area

PORT ANGELES — Firefighters from Clallam County Fire District 2 and the Port Angeles Fire Department extinguished a…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: How to treat (almost) everyone well

OK, SO SUNDAY, if you’re in church, you’ll hear about one of the great villainesses in the Bible:…

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Eighth Street bridges closing in Port Angeles for work

PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles will apply sealant to the road surface on the Eighth…

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APEX Accelerator helps Peninsula businesses break into government contracting

NAVIGATING THE WORLD of government contracting can be overwhelming for small businesses, but the North Olympic Peninsula APEX…

Lorna Kay Smith and Philip Wade, both of Sequim, dance to the music of Rose’s Pawn Shop to kick off the Concert on the Pier music series on Wednesday evening at Port Angeles City Pier. The series, presented by the Juan de Fuca Foundation and sponsored by Strait View Credit Union, D.A. Davidson & Co., 102.1 FM The Strait and Peninsula Daily News, continues at 6 p.m. Wednesday with the Wild Rumors band. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Free concert series

Lorna Kay Smith and Philip Wade, both of Sequim, dance to the music of Rose’s Pawn Shop to…

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Bode scheduled for OUUF weekend program

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Bruce Bode will present “A Polar Tension at the Heart of Human Life”…

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Preparedness fair, museum anniversary set this weekend

A preparedness fair, a museum anniversary and a poetry event highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic…

Eragon Terry, 7, left, and his brother, Raphael Terry, 11, both of Port Angeles, sort the contents of free lunch bags received through the Summer Food Service Program on Wednesday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The program, administered by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, provides free meals to all youngsters younger than 18 Monday through Friday at 11 locations in Port Angeles and Sequim. About 250 meals per day are available at the Dream Playground, the Boys & Girls Club’s Turner Unit, Jefferson Elementary School, Shane Park and Evergreen Family Village in Port Angeles, as well as the Boys & Girls Club’s Carroll C. Kendall Unit, Greywolf Elementary School, Carrie Blake Park, Elk Creek Apartments, Mountain View Court Apartments and SeaBreeze Apartments in Sequim. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Summer meals

Eragon Terry, 7, left, and his brother, Raphael Terry, 11, both of Port Angeles, sort the contents of…

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Records: Potential partners are 10

Olympic Medical Center also may stay independent

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Port Angeles city attorney set to retire next March

Municipality opens application process to replace Bill Bloor

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Fireworks are banned in most areas on Olympic Peninsula

Unincorporated areas west of Elwha River follow state rules

James Garlick, violin, left, and Jeremy Denk, at the piano. Tickets are on sale for this year’s Music on the Strait performances at two Port Angeles venues. (Nora Pitaro)

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Tickets on sale for Music on the Strait performances

PORT ANGELES — Music on the Strait will return for its seventh year, bringing internationally celebrated chamber musicians…

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Dog adoption event set for Saturday

SEQUIM — The Rise Rescue Alliance will host “Barks and Blooms: A Heartwarming Afternoon of Lavender, Live Music…

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Makah Museum to celebrate anniversary

NEAH BAY — The Makah Cultural and Research Center will celebrate its 46th anniversary from 10 a.m. to…

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Sequim Pride celebration set for Saturday

SEQUIM — Sequim Pride will host its Pride Celebration from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

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Olympic Theatre Arts to present ‘The Vagina Monologues’

SEQUIM — Olympic Theatre Arts will present “The Vagina Monologues — A Staged Reading” at 6 p.m. Friday…

Muralist Adam Nelson of Port Angeles paints a mountainscape on the north wall of Drake’s U-Bake Pizza & Subs on Wednesday in Port Angeles. Nelson said the job would take about two days to complete. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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New mural

Muralist Adam Nelson of Port Angeles paints a mountainscape on the north wall of Drake’s U-Bake Pizza &…

Randy Nobbs of Sequim attempts to get a kite to take flight on Wednesday at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. A line of sheltering trees made it difficult to launch the kite until he received help from family members to get the aerial glider above the tree line and into the breeze. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Taking flight

Randy Nobbs of Sequim attempts to get a kite to take flight on Wednesday at Carrie Blake Park…

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Council hopefuls share vision

Candidates for Port Angeles office debate at forum