A GROWING CONCERN: Onward, gardening soldiers, as fall looms!

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A GROWING CONCERN: Onward, gardening soldiers, as fall looms!

CAN YOU BELIEVE it’s officially autumn next week (Friday at 1:02 p.m. Pacific time)?

Academy-Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville tells how he got started

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Academy-Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville tells how he got started

PORT TOWNSEND — Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville found his life’s work at a young age.

Swimmer makes it across Strait in less than eight hours

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Swimmer makes it across Strait in less than eight hours

PORT ANGELES — Orcas made an appearance at the finish.

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NEWS BRIEFS: More Hood Canal Bridge closures planned today, Monday … and other items

SHINE — The state Department of Transportation has scheduled intermittent closures of the Hood Canal Bridge between 10…

Fire guts home in Kala Point

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Fire guts home in Kala Point

PORT TOWNSEND — A family was left homeless after a fire destroyed a home in the Kala Point…

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HELP LINE: Seek information after dementia diagnosis

THIS IS ANOTHER column about dealing with dementia.

BACK WHEN: The Beechers continue life in Port Townsend

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BACK WHEN: The Beechers continue life in Port Townsend

THE BEECHER FAMILY continued to live in their Walker Street home in Port Townsend for at least part…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Forks Chamber of Commerce — Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S.…

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Turn in weather leaves several in need of water rescue near Brinnon

BRINNON — Three people were rescued from the water near Brinnon on Sunday after the weather turned on…

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend eyes security ordinance

The Port Townsend City Council will hear an ordinance related to the public health, safety and welfare of…

Katie Kuffel will perform Saturday at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle.

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Jazz trio to perform in Saturday’s Concert in the Woods

COYLE — Jazz singer, songwriter and pianist Katie Kuffel will perform with bass and drum accompaniment at Saturday’s…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Make disciples of children in teaching God’s word

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. — ESV Psalm 119:105

Port Townsend Film Festival begins with first screenings

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Port Townsend Film Festival begins with first screenings

PORT TOWNSEND — Passes were handed out for the 18th annual Port Townsend Film Festival, and screenings began…

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Highway 101 reopens with one lane of alternating traffic

PORT ANGELES — Drivers can travel around Lake Crescent on U.S. Highway 101 now but may have to…

Spokane County sheriff’s deputies escort Caleb Sharpe from the Public Safety Building to the Juvenile Detention Center in Spokane on Wednesday. (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review via AP)

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Suspect in school shooting said victim who died bullied him

By Nicholas K. Geranios

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NEWS BRIEFS: POW/MIA Recognition Day this Saturday in Port Angeles … and other items

EDITOR’S NOTE: This item has been updated to corrected information for the Rosh Hashanah and sunrise services.

Chimacum teacher finalist for Teacher of Year

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Chimacum teacher finalist for Teacher of Year

CHIMACUM — Chimacum High School teacher Gary Coyan was a finalist for this year’s Washington State Teacher of…

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LETTER: Trump’s upturning of DACA certainly a sad situation

The most disgusting Donald Trump — a really miserable person — wishes to send back, to wherever they…

Ethan Wood, then 15, left, shows a piece of collected beach trash to Sydney Evans, then 14, on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles during a beach cleanup outing as part of the 2015 International Coast Cleanup effort. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Some beaches lack volunteers for coastal cleanup on Saturday

SEQUIM — Although 236 volunteers had signed up as of Thursday to help clean North Olympic Peninsula beaches…

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Thank-you to volunteers, library fine amnesty benefit coming up on Peninsula

A thank-you to Day of Caring Volunteers, a library fine amnesty fundraiser and a ukulele rendezvous are among…