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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.

Politics

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…

Business

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…

Life

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.

Life

HORSEPLAY: Learning Lessons

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

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Clallam, Jefferson counties named as finalist for $50 million grant

Investment would spur workforce development

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Carols, Dickens among attractions this weekend

Holiday songs are among the traditions offered this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Jean Joseph is the Port Ludlow Art League’s artist of the month for December.

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Port Ludow Art League members show work throughout town

PORT LUDLOW — Port Ludlow Art League members have their work on display all over town through January.

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Behavioral health, veterans before boards next week

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Vendors from the Port Townsend Farmers Market, from left to right, are Sean Janssen, Jet Capps, Chuck Henry, Lois Sherwood, Al Latham and Marshall Brennan. (Susan Capps)

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Procrastinators Christmas sale set Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary will conduct its inaugural Procrastinators Christmas Sale from 9 a.m. to…

Port Townsend Library Director Melody Sky Weaver, left, and Library Manager of Youth & Outreach Services Emily Bufford marvel at the dozens of entries in the library’s Uptown Gingerbread Contest. Voting ended Monday and winners of the all-edible competition will be announced Friday. At the Jefferson County Library, 31 gingerbread houses — 18 from youth — were entered into the Home for the Holidays: Gingerbread House Making Contest. The deadline to vote in that contest is 5 p.m. today. Winners in both contests will be announced on Friday. Houses are on display at the Port Townsend Library at 1220 Lawrence St. and the Jefferson County Library at 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

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Gingerbread housing

Port Townsend Library Director Melody Sky Weaver, left, and Library Manager of Youth & Outreach Services Emily Bufford…

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State sets aside 2,000 acres of forestland

Controversial Power Plant sale is canceled