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Birding, hiking among weekend activities

New Year’s Day birding, hiking and marathon bingo are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.

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Wine and magic planned New Year’s Eve

PORT TOWNSEND — Joey Pipia will bring a little magic to the end of 2016 with a full…

PDN photographer remembers the snowstorm of 1996

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PDN photographer remembers the snowstorm of 1996

PORT ANGELES — My first thoughts upon looking out the window were “I’ve seen worse.”

More than 100 expected cold plunge in Nordland

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More than 100 expected cold plunge in Nordland

NORDLAND — More than 100 people are expected to welcome in the New Year with a chilly dip…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Blankets of snow, measuring as much as three feet deep in parts of Port Angeles with greater amounts in surrounding areas, covers south Lincoln Street in this file photo taken in the wake of a snowstorm that blasted the North Olympic Peninsula on Dec. 28-29, 1996.

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White Christmas week: Snowstorm of 1996 remembered 20 years later

PORT ANGELES — Twenty years later, the snowstorm of 1996 brings back memories of a one-two punch that…

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Elections coming up for conservation districts

PORT ANGELES — Candidates for 2017 North Olympic Peninsula Conservation District Board of Supervisors elections must file in…

Kelly Matlock, retired health educator with Jefferson County Public Health, was given a lifetime achievement award.

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Retired health educator receives lifetime achievement award

PORT TOWNSEND — A longtime health educator with Jefferson County Public Health has received an Exemplary Lifetime Achievement…

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Jefferson County Land Trust to host open house

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Land Trust will host a holiday open house from 1 p.m. to…

Entertainment

Marine science center plans New Year’s Eve cruise

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Marine Science Center plans a cruise aboard one of Puget Sound Express’…

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Last performances of ‘Spirit of the Yule’ this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — The final performances of “Spirit of the Yule,” a Key City Public Theatre production which…

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Olympic National Park announces fee-free dates; fee increases also come into effect in 2017

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Olympic National Park will offer free admission on nine days in 2017, with the…

Snow piling up at Hurricane Ridge ski area

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Snow piling up at Hurricane Ridge ski area

HURRICANE RIDGE — With another holiday weekend upon us, it’s a good time to get out of the…

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New Year celebrated on Peninsula

Events are planned on the North Olympic Peninsula to celebrate New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

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NEWS BRIEFS: Photographer having kids art contest … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Local photographer Roger Mosley is conducting a contest through the Revitalize Port Angeles Facebook page…

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Federal investigators headed to Dabob Bay crash site

PORT TOWNSEND — A team from the National Transportation Safety Board was headed this afternoon to the Dabob…

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BUSINESS BRIEFS: Free advance directives clinic slated; Chimacum cidermaker chosen to go to Europe

PORT ANGELES — Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers will present a free drop-in advance directives clinic at The…

Teri Nomura, center, recipient of American Association of University Women of Port Townsend’s Woman of Excellence award, poses with AAUW PT co-presidents Jean Stastny, left, and Lynn Meyer, right. (AAUW PT)

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AAUW Port Townsend chooses 2017 Woman of Excellence

PORT TOWNSEND — Teri Nomura, a local real estate agent and long-time advocate for affordable housing, has been…

Deadline nears for Port Townsend Arts Commission award nominations

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Deadline nears for Port Townsend Arts Commission award nominations

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Arts Commission is having a final call for nominations for its Angel…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Convention of States talk scheduled … and other items

PORT ANGELES — A meeting of the Convention of States Project is planned at the Port Angeles Library…

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Jefferson County Land Trust to host open house

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Land Trust on Friday will host a holiday open house to celebrate…