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Cameron Torres, 8, left, and his brother, Steven Torres, 9, slide their way down a frozen alley behind their home near 11th and C streets in Port Angeles on Saturday. The youngsters braved temperatures in the 20s and wind chills in the teens in pursuit of some gravity-assisted entertainment. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Temperatures to begin a slow warming trend

Fee-free day today at national park, forest, state parks

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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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Shelter offered to unhoused this weekend

North Olympic Peninsula organizations offer shelter and meals for those without shelter or food this weekend.

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Snowstorm keeps everyone busy on local roadways

Thursday’s snowfall kept North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement, road crews and public transit agencies busy overnight as snow…

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Madrona Villella, 7, of Port Angeles looks out from a pretend storefront lined with snowballs at the children's playground at Shane Park on a chilly Friday in Port Angeles. The youngster braved single-digit wind chills for a chance at a snow day in the park.

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SATURDAY UPDATE: Arctic air socks in Peninsula

Roads slick; Hurricane Ridge open but not for skiing

Paige Govia, 18, at left, and Rosey Schmucker, 17,, are competing for the 2024 Rhododendron Festival Queen crown.

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Two vie for Port Townsend Rhody Festival queen crown

Coronation set in February

Photo Andrew T. May.    With the advent of cold weather arriving,  I made sure to protect Beth and Cappy's cherished dahlias with a covering of mulch. Now off to prune !!

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A GROWING CONCERN: For great gardens, bring on the cold

REPEAT AFTER ME: This cold weather is GREAT … This cold weather is great … This cold weather…

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Artists’ talk reset for next week

PORT TOWNSEND — The free “Burst of Color” artists’ talk set for today at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best…

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Many thanks to Peninsula Home Fund donors

Fund helps people across the Peninsula

By Karen Griffiths
Marissa uses Freesia, 6, a Paisley Desert HMA Oregon BLM Mustang,   Liberty training to instruct her to lift her left leg up.

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HORSEPLAY: Trust, kindness are keys to training wild horses

TO QUOTE THE Glen Campbell song, “You Got to Try a Little Kindness” when training an unbroken or…

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Many thanks to Peninsula Home Fund donors

Fund helps people across the Peninsula

Port Townsend’s Margo Karler uses her cell phone to photograph wave action at North Beach in Port Townsend on Thursday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Waves rolling in

Port Townsend’s Margo Karler uses her cell phone to photograph wave action at North Beach in Port Townsend…

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Extreme cold here until Sunday

Snow not as likely, but wind chill could reach zero

Teaching artist Dana Weir, pictured teaching an art camp last summer, will guide "Meet Me at the Gallery," a new Northwind Art School class Jan. 16. photo courtesy Northwind Art

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‘Meet Me at the Gallery’ class in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The “Burst of Color” art exhibition will be freshly installed — and to explore it…

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

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Unity in Port Townsend planning for weekend services

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “The Power of Oneness and The Christ Within” at…

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Entertainment abounds on Peninsula this weekend

A host of activities are planned this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.

The No. 14 Kingston Express bus departs Port Townsend in the morning and afternoon Monday through Saturday. Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News

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Free rides added from Port Townsend to Kingston ferry dock

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Transit’s Kingston Express, also known as the No. 14 bus, is a free ride…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Short-term rentals, Towne Road, Short Farm on agendas

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Clallam County Road Department maintenance worker Jeremy Reeves loads a set of tire chains onto a county sand truck on Wednesday at the county shop in Port Angeles in preparation for potential snow on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Olympic Peninsula to shiver in snow

Details unclear on Wednesday