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Health officials note increase in skipped second-dose appointments

North Olympic Peninsula public health officials have noticed an increase in people not returning for their second COVID-19…

Carvers Se Sealth, also known as Jewell James, left, his brother Sit ki kadem, also called Doug James, and Doug's wife, Siam'elwit James, accompanied the Lummi House of Tears totem pole to downtown Port Townsend on Saturday. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Cedar totem pole welcomed in Port Townsend

Lummi carving to travel across nation to D.C.

Business

NODC offers assistance for developing online presence

The North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation and Development Council is offering free ecommerce technical advising to businesses that…

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — In-person meeting Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive…

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Strait Turners to meet Tuesday

GARDINER — Strait Turners, a local woodturners group, will meet at noon Tuesday.

Michael Schmitt will present “More than Improv: Finding Your Voice” at noon Thursday. 

Schmitt will address an online meeting of the Jefferson County Toastmasters Club.

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Toastmasters meet to talk techniques

PORT TOWNSEND — Michael Schmitt will present “More than Improv: Finding Your Voice” at noon Thursday.

Whenever you plant anew, especially young vegetables and flowers, it's important to water adequately — especially when it's been hot and dry. Beth and Cappy have installed perfect raised irrigation for this crucial requirement. (Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News)

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t leave plants high and dry

WE’VE ALL HEARD the saying, “April showers bring May flowers.”

Photo courtesy Katharyn Rivers
Port Angeles' and Sequim’s high school equestrian teams gained three first-place and four second-place wins at their second meet held April 9-11.  The Port Angeles team, from left, are Amelia Kinney with Gus and Cupcake, Sara Holland with Diesel, Katherine Marchant with Smokey, Coach Nancy McCaleb, Sydney Hutton with Ginger and Haley Bishop with Speckles and Flash.

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HORSEPLAY: Equestrian teams do well at district meet

BITTER COLD SEEMED to make for better fun at last weekend’s Washington State High School Equestrian Team competition…

dean dexter

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Tepid approval of dam removals

Snake River project divides electeds

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Mass clinics wrap up

Counties moving to pop-up vaccination sites

Politics

State allocates $20 million for Port Hadlock sewer project

PORT HADLOCK — The state Legislature has allocated $20.175 million to the Port Hadlock sewer project, bringing it…

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: County considers comprehensive plan amendments

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider four amendments to the comprehensive plan when they meet at 9…

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Pop-up clinics aim to draw down fourth wave

Four more cases reported in Clallam; three more in Jefferson

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Vaccination clinics set this week

All 16 and older eligible for shot

The Rev. Larry Schellink

Life

Unity speaker announced for Sunday

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “For Such a Time as This” at 10:30 a.m.…

Arts & Entertainment

Marine Thrift swap meet set Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — The Marine Thrift Swap Meet — a springtime exchange of tools, hardware and boating gear…

Arts & Entertainment

Virtual home, kitchen tour begins today

PORT TOWNSEND — AAUW Port Townsend has gone high tech.

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Free workshops set Saturday at Fort Worden

PORT TOWNSEND — AmeriCorps service members will present two free workshops at Fort Worden State Park on Saturday.

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Drug Take Back Day is Saturday

North Olympic Peninsula residents can take their potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs to sites for…

Carver Jewell James led the shaping of the nearly 25-foot totem pole that will be transported across the country this summer. The pole and its carvers will stop in Port Townsend on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Freddie Lane Productions)

Life

Totem pole’s national journey to stop in Port Townsend

‘Shared Responsibility’ destined for D.C.