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Lauren Ehnebuske, pictured during a rehearsal Friday, is among the performers in “Bill Evans 81!,” the celebration of Port Townsend-based dancer and educator Bill Evans’ career. The concert is set for Saturday evening in Fort Worden’s Wheeler Theater. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Dancer-choreographer marks 81st birthday

Olympic Mountains inspire pieces in Saturday’s concert

Teaching artists Margie McDonald, at left on the porch, and Michele Soderstrom led a four-afternoon course on building superhero armor for youngsters at the Northwind Art school at Fort Worden State Park in July. Their graduates are Callum Johnson, 14, Kaladry Groenig, Satria McKnight and Owen Griffith, all 11, Reid Armstrong, 10, Caleb Armstrong, 9, Byron Eisele, 8, and Nigel Groenig, 13. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Students make art, armor in Northwind classroom

Pieces made with cardboard designs

Amid the Saturday afternoon drizzle, the Seattle band Great American Trainwreck brought country and rock to the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. The Concerts in the Woods series (coyleconcerts.com) is presenting free outdoor shows this summer. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Great American Trainwreck performs at Concert in the Woods

Amid the Saturday afternoon drizzle, the Seattle band Great American Trainwreck brings country and rock to the Laurel…

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Woman’s death 18th in Clallam

Peninsula counties break records

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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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Elephant seals topic of free lecture

MARROWSTONE ISLAND — Kenneth Bach will lead a discussion about elephant seals at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Get ready as summer slides into autumn

WELL HERE WE are, into the month of August already and summer just keeps rolling along.

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Doc Reiss, left, talks with Kathi Pressley in Port Angeles. Pressley will take over as the U.S. contact for the Dignity Toilets for Togo project that Reiss started while he is in African beginning an off-shoot business.

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Dignity Toilets project expands

Profits to be brought back to African villages

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New record for COVID in Clallam

Jail, OMC clinic report staff positives

Nose to Toes Certified Acupressure Practitioner Bridget Stumbaugh, left, applies finger pressure to a meridian point on Laurie Corson’s horse Nova to aid in releasing pain caused by an injury and restore the body's qi, or positive energy flow. Aroma therapy with therapeutic herbal oils also helped turn the usually nervous horse into a relaxed and happy equine. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

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HORSEPLAY: Acupressure helps horses with physical pain, mental well-being

WATCH OUT! IS your horse sounding the alarm that it’s in pain? Untold injuries to humans have been…

Cheri Keller is pictured at the Duckabush Trailhead at the start of her trip on Sunday.

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Lost backpacker found in park after four-day search

Reported to be in stable condition

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to review public works plans

The three Jefferson County commissioners will be briefed on public works capital improvement projects during a meeting that…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: ‘Love thy neighbor’ is not always easy to do

MY WIFE AND I lived in The Netherlands for a year and a half on a work assignment.

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Center Valley Animal Rescue to hold garage sale

PORT HADLOCK — Center Valley Animal Rescue will host a garage sale fundraiser today and Saturday.

The Rev. Bruce Bode will present “A Child Said ‘What Is The Grass?’ ” from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Sunday.

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Unitarian Fellowship plans presentation

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Bruce Bode will present “A Child Said ‘What Is The Grass?’ ” from…

The leaders of two Aug. 14-15 theater camps in Quilcene — for children age 8 to 12 and teens 13 to 17 — include teaching artists Maggie Bulkley, left, and Bry Kifolo of Key City Public Theatre. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Theater camps open in Quilcene

Grant makes scholarships available

Politics

Outcomes unchanged after third primary vote count

Final count on Aug. 17

Violinist Charles Wetherbee and pianist Cameron Bennett are the performers in this Saturday's Concerts in the Barn fundraising gala. photos courtesy of Concerts in the Barn at PLU, Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)

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Fundraiser, free music at Concerts in the Barn in Quilcene

QUILCENE — “A Fine Romance: Salut d’Amour” is the theme of the Concerts in the Barn fundraising gala…

The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 at Pope Marine Park Plaza in downtown Port Townsend. The free, all-ages concerts will go from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Thursday through Sept. 2. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Concert series kicks off in Port Townsend

The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk…

Lead singer Stephanie Ward arrives at the Coyle community center this Saturday with her band Great American Trainwreck. (Photo courtesy Great American Trainwreck)

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Great American Trainwreck to perform in Coyle

COYLE — Singing, said Stephanie Ward, is all about “grabbing your breath from way deep down.”

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