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First Night to celebrate last night of 2023

Port Townsend’s family-friendly New Year’s Eve bash returns

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

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Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Christ Light: Watch Tower of Peace” at 11 a.m.…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: The story of a Silent Night

THEY SAY IT’S all the fault of a poor church mouse. It was the winter of 1818 in…

Clallam County Fire District 3 
Firefighters fight a house fire in the 900 block of Hooker Road on Wednesday. Law enforcement continued to seek a Sequim man suspected for the blaze on Thursday.

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UPDATE: Sequim man taken into custody after alleged assault, arson

SEQUIM — David R. Burgess was taken into custody by Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies in the 1900 block…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Assignments, conservation projects before county boards

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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EJFR, Port Townsned extend agreement

Pact concerns fire marshal duties, inspections

The Port Ludlow Art League's artists of the month for January at the league's board of directors. Work will be on view that month at Sound Community Bank and online at www.portludlowrt.org.

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Port Ludlow Art League highlights set in January

PORT LUDLOW — The Port Ludlow Art League will recognize the artistic work of its board of directors…

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Mythsinger celebration today

PORT TOWNSEND — A year-end celebration highlighting the stories, song and teachings of the late Daniel Deardorff around…

Seattle artist Xin Xin will teach “The Joy of Abstract Art,” an online Northwind Art School workshop, on Jan. 20. (Xin Xin)

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Online art class offers history, practice

PORT TOWNSEND — If you want to feel free, this woman has an art style for you.

Kate Dean.

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Kate Dean drops out of race for Congress

Fundraising a challenge for Jefferson commissioner

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Peninsula College Board of Trustees recognizes foundation president

Foundation has raised nearly $6 million and started new campaign

From left, Ted Krysinski, Jordan Pollock, Steve Craig, Andy Schmucker, Max Plattner and Rolf Schumann work at the Wooden Boat Festival circa 1996. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

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East Jefferson ‘EMS legend’ praised after retirement

Lead roles taken during 33 years of service

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Quake epicenter west of Quilcene

QUILCENE — A 4.0 magnitude earthquake 3.7 miles west of Quilcene rattled homes early Christmas Eve, according to…

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

The McKenzie family, Ian, Lori and son Joshua, at home in Port Townsend on Thursday.

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Home Fund helps family with large medical bill

Pre-Christmas total donations up to $98,528

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Christmas meals offered on Peninsula

Free community feasts are planned on the North Olympic Peninsula on Christmas Day.

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

Several hundred people took advantage of a warming bonfire on the night of the Winter Solstice at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Thursday night. Stews by Chef Arran Stark, music, tractor rides, a market and fire dancing were offered alng with the crowing of a solstice queen/king.

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Winter fire

Several hundred people took advantage of a warming bonfire on the night of the Winter Solstice at the…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Kiwanis Club — Meets in-person noon to 1 p.m. every Thursday at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113…

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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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A GROWING CONCERN: Gardening Christmas wishes

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! May this wonderful time of joy and merriment along with its message of peace and…

Photo by Karen Griffiths

Cutline: During a lesson in Freedom Farm’s indoor arena Hadley Wolslegel goes over a set of cavetti under the guidance of farm owner and instructor Mary Gallagher. Working over  cavetti, which can be set up with varying heights and poles, helps the rider learn how to maintain a sense of timing, balance and form, and aids the rider in developing the ability to evaluate distance and measuring the horse’s length of step —shortening or lengthening —when going over jumps.

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HORSEPLAY: Learning Lessons

“I FELT LIKE I was flying,” is what my niece Ashely Griffiths, then 8, my brother’s middle child,…