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“A treat for the audience”: Duo set to perform Saturday in Coyle’s Concerts in the Woods

“A treat for the audience”: Duo set to perform Saturday in Coyle’s Concerts in the Woods

The show is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road.

“A treat for the audience”: Duo set to perform Saturday in Coyle’s Concerts in the Woods
Affordable housing high priority for city of Port Townsend

Affordable housing high priority for city of Port Townsend

Adequate housing for residents of all income groups, including sufficient housing affordable for low-and moderate-income groups, is among the goals of proposed revisions to the city’s 2016-36 Comprehensive Plan.

Affordable housing high priority for city of Port Townsend
Blues to be heard throughout Port Townsend

Blues to be heard throughout Port Townsend

The blues masters participating in the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival at Fort Worden will grooveafter hours tonight and Saturday in downtown Port Angeles as part of Blues in the Clubs, organized by Centrum.

Blues to be heard throughout Port Townsend
The Cox Valley Fire is shown at mile marker 11 on Hurricane Ridge Road on Wednesday morning. (National Park Service)

Cooler weather keeps Olympic National Park fires from spreading

Moderate temperatures have slowed fire activity over the past few days in Olympic National Park, a national park fire information officer said.

The Cox Valley Fire is shown at mile marker 11 on Hurricane Ridge Road on Wednesday morning. (National Park Service)

Events abound this weekend on North Olympic Peninsula

A block party in Port Hadlock, a telescope party at Hurricane Ridge and Shakespeare plays are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Former Sequim principal, teacher pleads guilty to sex charges; faces 24 years in prison

Former Sequim principal, teacher pleads guilty to sex charges; faces 24 years in prison

Douglas John Allison, former principal and teacher at Mountain View Christian School in Sequim, accepted a plea offer in Clallam County Superior Court on Thursday.

Former Sequim principal, teacher pleads guilty to sex charges; faces 24 years in prison
Get out and meet the artists during Port Townsend Gallery Walk on Saturday

Get out and meet the artists during Port Townsend Gallery Walk on Saturday

Art galleries and venues in the downtown waterfront district show off the work of local artists from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Get out and meet the artists during Port Townsend Gallery Walk on Saturday
Scientists consider starvation or illness in eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca bird die-off

Scientists consider starvation or illness in eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca bird die-off

About 400 emaciated birds have washed ashore on beaches west of Port Angeles, near Victoria, and as far east as Whidbey Island since May.

Scientists consider starvation or illness in eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca bird die-off
Speakers to tell of native inhabitants of Port Townsend area

Speakers to tell of native inhabitants of Port Townsend area

Jo Blair and Kate Storey at 7 tonight will lead a presentation about the Native Americans who lived on theNorth Olympic Peninsula before the arrival of Europeans.

Speakers to tell of native inhabitants of Port Townsend area

Summertime blues offered during Centrum festival

Throughout the week, blues musicians from around the nation have flocked to Port Townsend to participate in a weeklong music workshop that culminates with live performances open to the public.

Tour de Lavender a bike ride in the country

Tour de Lavender a bike ride in the country

The annual Tour de Lavender each year sends hundreds of bicyclists across the Sequim-Dungeness Valley and to as manyas eight lavender farms. In its fourth incarnation in as many years, this year’s event — set for Saturday — raises funds for the Peninsula Trails Coalition, a group spearheading expansion of the Olympic Peninsula-wide Olympic Discovery Trail.

Tour de Lavender a bike ride in the country
U.S. Rep. Kilmer, challenger to advance to Nov. 8 general election

U.S. Rep. Kilmer, challenger to advance to Nov. 8 general election

Kilmer, a Gig Harbor Democrat who grew up in Port Angeles, won 58.65 percent. Bloom, an accountant and a Navy veteran living in Tacoma, won 23.8 percent.

U.S. Rep. Kilmer, challenger to advance to Nov. 8 general election

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Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News                                Sgt. Kit Rosenberger of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife Police, scans the horizon whileOfficer Bryan Davidson pilots during a recent patrol of Marine Area 9 in Admiralty Inlet and theStrait of Juan de Fuca off Port Townsend.

On marine patrol with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife

Contacts and compliance checks with state Fish and Wildlife officers.

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News                                Sgt. Kit Rosenberger of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife Police, scans the horizon whileOfficer Bryan Davidson pilots during a recent patrol of Marine Area 9 in Admiralty Inlet and theStrait of Juan de Fuca off Port Townsend.
Chapman, Vrable appear headed for general election in race for 24th District state legislative seat

Chapman, Vrable appear headed for general election in race for 24th District state legislative seat

Democratic Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman won 46 percent of the votes in the initial count of ballots Tuesday while Port Ludlow Republican George Vrable had 37 percent.

Chapman, Vrable appear headed for general election in race for 24th District state legislative seat
Fluoridation ends in Port Angeles; advisory vote to be on ballot in 15 months

Fluoridation ends in Port Angeles; advisory vote to be on ballot in 15 months

The Port Angeles City Council has voted to end fluoridation of municipal water and conduct a vote Nov. 7, 2017.

Fluoridation ends in Port Angeles; advisory vote to be on ballot in 15 months
Governor, senate races set; others await results after primary election

Governor, senate races set; others await results after primary election

Secretary of state’s office spokesman: “By Friday, you should pretty much know the top two finishers in all the races.”

Governor, senate races set; others await results after primary election
Art Port Townsend festival begins with show opening Thursday

Art Port Townsend festival begins with show opening Thursday

Dozens of original art pieces submitted by artists from throughout the Pacific Northwest will be on display this month at Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St., as part of 2016 Art Port Townsend art festival.

Art Port Townsend festival begins with show opening Thursday