Students in Niall Twomey’s seventh-grade science class take cover under their workstations during a Great Shakeout drill on Thursday at Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend. The students dropped, took cover and held on for the duration of the 30-second drill in order to build muscle memory in the event of a real earthquake or tsunami on the Peninsula. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Great shakeout

Students in Niall Twomey’s seventh-grade science class take cover under their workstations during a Great Shakeout drill on…

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Listeria recall includes Peninsula

Stores in both Clallam, Jefferson affected

Jill Silver near the Hoh River. (Tami Pokorny)

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West End ecologist presented with environmental leadership award

Jill Silver is founder and director of 10,000 Year Institute

The adopt-a-pet event will run from Oct. 17-31.

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Adopt a pet during month of October

In honor of October’s national adopt a shelter dog month, the Peninsula Daily News is announcing its first…

Lori Bernstein, left, and Lindy Brooking, both from Port Townsend, pause from their morning walk to look at the Halloween display set up by the Point Hudson RV Park host. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Halloween display

Lori Bernstein, left, and Lindy Brooking, both from Port Townsend, pause from their morning walk to look at…

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Sales have tenants worried

Cooperative attempts to purchase mobile home parks

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Hood Canal bridge to receive $51M for repairs

Federal delegation secures funding via infrastructure program

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Exhibit curator to host online discussion

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society will host an online Q&A session with Caroline Collins at…

Politics

Candidates for state House seat debate positions

Tharinger, Robers disagree over inflation, initiatives, taxes

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Jefferson County passes financial protocol tools

Resolution focuses on how to react during recession

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PAT NEAL: The autumn menu

AUTUMN IS A time of plenty on the Olympic Peninsula. The salmon are running. The game is fattened…

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Angeles in command of Whidbey search and rescue unit

COUPEVILLE — Cmdr. Maximo Angeles assumed command of Station Search and Rescue Whidbey during a ceremony earlier this…

The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, last viewed on earth 80,000 years ago, shines brightly in the western sky over the Olympic Mountains from Port Townsend High School on Saturday evening. The comet may be visible for most of the month of October if the skies are clear. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Rare comet

The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, last viewed on earth 80,000 years ago, shines brightly in the western sky over the…

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‘Great ShakeOut’ slated for Thursday

Participants asked to ‘stop, cover and hold on’

“Sky Light” is one of Jeanne Toal’s oil stick-and-metal leaf paintings in the “Elemental” show at Northwind Art’s gallery in downtown Port Townsend. (Jeanne Toal)

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Artists to converse about creativity Thursday

PORT TOWNSEND — The two women of “Elemental,” the art exhibition at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery, will…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Meetings planned for Clallam, Jefferson Counties

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Plant fall bulbs for dreams of spring

OKAY, IT IS October and that means all the vendors have spring flowering bulbs in stock! Now, today,…

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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…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

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

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National IV shortages impact Peninsula

Major manufacturers affected by storms in southeastern US