Joseph Molotsky holds Jet, a Harris’s hawk. Jet, 14 or 15, has been at Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue for about seven years. Jet used to hunt with a falconer and was brought to the rescue after sustaining injuries while attempting to escape an attack from a gray horned owl in Eastern Washington. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Wild bird rescue to host open house

Officials to showcase expanded educational facilities

Artist Karen Hackenberg in her Discovery Bay home studio with her painting titled “The Floating World.” (photo by Craig Wester)

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Port Townsend painter explores beauty in pollution

Tacoma Art Museum to host solo exhibit

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Peninsula Home Fund celebrates 35 years

New partnership will focus on grants to nonprofits

Opinion

PAT NEAL: A Dirty Thirties Thanksgiving

THIS IS A story about Thanksgiving in the olden days.

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Olympia oyster project receives more funding

Discovery Bay substrate to receive more shells

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Restrictions lifted on left-turns near Hood Canal bridge

PORT LUDLOW — The state Department of Transportation lifted left-turn restrictions from both Paradise Bay and Shine roads…

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Community Thanksgiving meals slated this week

Several community Thanksgiving meals will take place on Thursday. They include:

Code Enforcement Officer Derek Miller, left, watches Detective Trevor Dropp operate a DJI Matrice 30T drone  outside the Port Angeles Police Department. (Port Angeles Police Department)

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Drones serve as multi-purpose tools for law enforcement

Agencies use equipment for many tasks, including search and rescue

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Weekly flight operations scheduled

COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey…

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Jefferson County lodging tax committee to meet

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will discuss and take action regarding 2025 funding…

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: A gift list for gardeners as holiday shopping begins

SO, THIS COMING Thursday is Thanksgiving, which means the Christmas shopping season begins in earnest the day after.

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Commissioners to consider levies, budgets

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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HORSEPLAY: The story of how Robin Hill Park came to be

“WANNA MEET ME for a ride at Robin Hill Park?” I think 2007 was the first time I…

Two people were displaced after a house fire in the 4700 block of West Valley Road in Chimacum on Thursday. No injuries were reported. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

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Two displaced after Chimacum house fire

CHIMACUM — One person evacuated safely along with two pets from a fire at a single-story home in…

Lighthouse keeper Mel Carter next to the original 1879 Fresnel lens in the lamp room at the Point Wilson Lighthouse. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Society restores historical light to Point Wilson Lighthouse

Original lens from 1879 returns to use

Business

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.…

News

Print edition to be delivered Monday; e-edition only on Thanksgiving

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula Daily News will have a print edition on Monday and an electronic edition only…

Arts & Entertainment

Plays, music and puzzles top weekend events

Stage productions, music performances and a crossword puzzle contest highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic Peninsula.

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Even in sorrow, count your blessings

THANKSGIVING DAY WILL be the first anniversary of the passing of my mother. It’s been over two years…