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Linda Christie of Port Townsend engages her 8-year-old rescue dog, Flaco, in a bit of gymnastic exercise at Fort Worden State Park. Flaco was mostly skin and bone when Christie rescued him from the streets of Mexico about five years ago, she said. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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One giant leap

Linda Christie of Port Townsend engages her 8-year-old rescue dog, Flaco, in a bit of gymnastic exercise at…

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Jefferson County Home Show set for Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Home Show will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday…

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Banjo duo to host concert at Rainshadow Recording

PORT TOWNSEND — The Lowest Pair will perform a studio concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Rainshadow Recording…

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Staged reading to tell story of ‘The Road to Mecca’

PORT TOWNSEND — Nobody Panic Productions will present a staged reading of “The Road to Mecca” at 4…

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PAT NEAL: National Invasive Species Awareness Week

HOW WAS YOUR National Invasive Species Awareness Week? Chances are, with our modern world of the future spinning…

Port Townsend crew worked alongside contractors from Seton Construction on Friday night after they discovered a leak in a 30-inch diameter Olympic Gravity Water System pipe. (City of Port Townsend)

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Crews temporarily fix leak in 30-inch pipe

Port Townsend declares state of emergency to deploy resources for repairs

The 35th annual Shipwright’s Regatta got underway on Port Townsend Bay on Saturday after it was postponed for a week due to dangerously high winds. About 50 sailing vessels of all shapes and sizes crisscrossed the bay with just enough wind and sunny skies. The event, sponsored by the Port Townsend Sailing Association and Northwest Maritime, is a celebration of local maritime culture. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Shipwright’s Regatta

The 35th annual Shipwright’s Regatta got underway on Port Townsend Bay on Saturday after it was postponed for…

Artists Darwin Nordin and Kristin L. Tollefson will give free gallery talks this weekend. Their show, titled “Confluence,” is on view at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)

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‘Confluence’ artists to give free gallery talks

PORT TOWNSEND — A pair of artists will give gallery talks in their particular styles this weekend at…

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Flu, RSV impacting Peninsula, but COVID-19 numbers low

Health officer says there have been 26 measles cases in state

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Suspect wanted in fatal hit and run arrested in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a fatal…

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Weekly flight operations scheduled

COUPEVILLE — Field carrier landing practice operations are scheduled this week for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station…

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Lila Torey and Timber are ready to compete in Huntseat Equitation.

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HORSEPLAY: Sequim equestrian team puts riders on top

ANOTHER EXCITING COMPETITION for the Sequim Equestrian Team.

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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…

Business

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.…

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

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Port Townsend in compliance with state financial audit

PORT TOWNSEND — The city of Port Townsend’s finance department was in full compliance with state requirements following…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Nine ways to make the most of the weather

HERE WE ARE now, exactly in the last trimester of the winter season … and if you recall,…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Updates expected from national park, forest

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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Soundcheck music festival highlights Peninsula events

The Soundcheck music festival, film screenings and the Flying Karamazov Brothers highlight entertainment options this weekend on the…