Arts & Entertainment

Magic Show highlights Peninsula weekend events

A magic show and sketching in an urban environment highlight weekend events on the Peninsula.

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Finding the path to wisdom

THEY ARE ON the way! No, I don’t mean late-arriving Christmas presents or returns of ill-fitting clothes. I…

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Agencies partner to rescue Port Townsend man

Rough seas ground sailor on Christmas

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Jefferson separates prosecutor, coroner roles

Funeral director hired on one-year basis

Sylvia White of Port Townsend is making a major gift to the nonprofit Northwind Art. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)

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Port Townsend artist makes major gift to Northwind

PORT TOWNSEND — Artist Sylvia White, who envisioned an arts center in Port Townsend some three decades ago,…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: The meaning of Christmas

With apologies to Charles Dickens.

News

Wednesday’s e-edition to be printed Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula Daily News will have an electronic edition on Wednesday that will double as a…

Arts & Entertainment

Magic show set Saturday inspired by performer’s father

PORT TOWNSEND — Phina Pipia will present “The Vanishing Act Magic Show” at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Joe Nole.

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Jefferson County Sheriff Joe Nole resigns

Commissioners to be appoint replacement within 60 days

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A fire dancer from Port Townsend's Fire Dance Collective, performs in front of spectators during the 2nd Annual Solstice Bonfire hosted by Jefferson County 4-H at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Saturday.

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Solstice Bonfire

A fire dancer from Port Townsend’s Fire Dance Collective, performs in front of spectators during the 2nd annual…

Annaleigh Harrison plays piano in last year’s PTSO Young Artist Competition. (Karl Perry)

Arts & Entertainment

Application period open for Young Artist Competition

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra is accepting applications for its 2025 Young Artist Competition through…

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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…

Judy Davidson, left, and Kathy Thomas, both of Port Townsend, look over the skin care products offered by Shandi Motsi of Port Townsend, one of the 20 vendors at the second annual Procrastinators Craft Fair at the Palindrome/Eaglemount Cidery on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Procrastinators Market

Judy Davidson, left, and Kathy Thomas, both of Port Townsend, look over the skin care products offered by…

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Services could be impacted by closure

Essential workers won’t get paid in shutdown

It is shocking to still have flowers blooming on dahlias Dec. 20, and perplexing for daylilies to be in flower at the end of the year. (Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News) 

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: A merry blooming Christmas on the Peninsula

BEHOLD, BEAUTIFUL DAHLIAS and daylilies during dreary damp December days — how delightful! That is absolutely correct!

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Jefferson commissioners to meet on Monday

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Arts & Entertainment

Peninsula Fiber Artists install walk-by exhibit

PORT TOWNSEND — Peninsula Fiber Artists have installed the walk-by exhibit “Bags! Bags! Bags!” in Port Townsend.

A 40-year-old Quilcene man died and a 7-year-old boy was airlifted to a Seattle hospital after the car in which they were riding collided with the back of a school bus on Center Road on Friday morning. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

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One dies in two-vehicle collision involving school bus

CHIMACUM — A 40-year-old Quilcene man died and a 7-year-old boy was airlifted to a Seattle hospital Friday…

Iris McNerney of from Port Townsend is like a pied piper at the Port Hudson Marina. When she shows up with a bag of wild bird seed, pigeons land and coo at her feet. McNerney has been feeding the pigeons for about a year and they know her car when she parks. Gulls have a habit of showing up too whenever a free meal is available. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Feeding the birds

Iris McNerney of from Port Townsend is like a pied piper at the Port Hudson Marina. When she…

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Housing, climate top Port Townsend’s state agenda

City also prioritizes transportation, support at Fort Worden