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KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The Dungeness River Nature Center stands illuminated by Christmas lights as visitors roam the outdoor patio after a lighting ceremony for the center and nearby Railroad Bridge on Thursday night in Sequim. Hundreds of people took part in the event, which featured holiday songs by the Sequim High School Choir on the historic bridge over the Dungeness River.
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Railroad Bridge lights the night in Sequim

The Dungeness River Nature Center stands illuminated by Christmas lights as visitors roam the outdoor patio after a lighting ceremony for the center and nearby… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The Dungeness River Nature Center stands illuminated by Christmas lights as visitors roam the outdoor patio after a lighting ceremony for the center and nearby Railroad Bridge on Thursday night in Sequim. Hundreds of people took part in the event, which featured holiday songs by the Sequim High School Choir on the historic bridge over the Dungeness River.

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: County boards: Budget before Clallam, pool before Jefferson

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department worker Easton Joslin clears leaves from the parking lot in front of Port Angeles City Hall. As autumn foliage passes its peak of color across the North Olympic Peninsula, so follows the inevitable falling of leaves across the landscape. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Falling foliage

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department worker Easton Joslin clears leaves from the parking lot in front of Port Angeles City Hall. As autumn foliage… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department worker Easton Joslin clears leaves from the parking lot in front of Port Angeles City Hall. As autumn foliage passes its peak of color across the North Olympic Peninsula, so follows the inevitable falling of leaves across the landscape. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port of Port Angeles approves 2024 budget

$14.196M in capital projects scheduled

Road to Ridge to open for season

Ski area scheduled for Dec. 3 opening

Technical outages reported in Port Angeles area

AT&T and Lumen Technologies reported outages on Thursday in the Port Angeles area. If you’re an AT&T wireless customer who tried to… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation and Public Works crews lift a 30-foot Douglas fir tree into position at the plaza of the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday before decorating it with lights for the holiday season. The tree, donated by the Port of Port Angeles, is scheduled to be lit during a ceremony on Nov. 25. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Holidays are arriving

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation and Public Works crews lift a 30-foot Douglas fir tree into position at the plaza of the Conrad Dyar Memorial… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation and Public Works crews lift a 30-foot Douglas fir tree into position at the plaza of the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday before decorating it with lights for the holiday season. The tree, donated by the Port of Port Angeles, is scheduled to be lit during a ceremony on Nov. 25. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend City Council OKs pool proposals

Recommendations go to county board

Three hurt in crash near Hood Canal Bridge

One airlifted to Harborview Medical Center

Celebrating the expansion of the Dabob Bay Natural Area by adding 671 acres to the state’s new carbon sequestration program are, from left, Peter Bahls, Northwest Watershed Institute executive director; Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton; and state Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz at an oyster farm on Dabob Bay. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Dabob Bay area expanded

Carbon sequestration first in state program

Celebrating the expansion of the Dabob Bay Natural Area by adding 671 acres to the state’s new carbon sequestration program are, from left, Peter Bahls, Northwest Watershed Institute executive director; Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton; and state Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz at an oyster farm on Dabob Bay. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Fire District 2 meeting canceled

The meeting of the Clallam County Fire District No. 2 commissioners scheduled for Thursday has been canceled. The commissioners will conduct a… Continue reading

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Verraes to retire from Northwind Art gallery

Executive director plans to step down Dec. 15, will help with transition

Teresa Verraes.

Hood Canal Coordinating Council meeting canceled

The Hood Canal Coordinating Council meeting scheduled for today has been canceled. The council’s next scheduled meeting is at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20. The… Continue reading

The state Department of Transportation will be setting girders this week on the new Elwha River bridge. Traffic will be held up for 30 minutes at a time between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. through Thursday, and there will be one-way alternating traffic from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. on those days. (Jesse Major)

Girder placement disrupts traffic across Elwha bridge

New construction part of $36 million replacement effort

The state Department of Transportation will be setting girders this week on the new Elwha River bridge. Traffic will be held up for 30 minutes at a time between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. through Thursday, and there will be one-way alternating traffic from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. on those days. (Jesse Major)

Attempted U-turn ends in collision

A man from Vancouver, Wash., was taken to Forks Community Hospital after his Jeep utility vehicle was struck by another vehicle when he… Continue reading

A bridge section is unloaded at a Clallam County gravel pit facility. (Clallam County Public Works)

Ferry bridges delivered to Olympic Discovery Trail

Walkways to be used on future segments

A bridge section is unloaded at a Clallam County gravel pit facility. (Clallam County Public Works)
Brayden Shillington, 5, of Port Angeles carries a bag of donated food to a waiting van during Saturday’s Food Drive conducted by employees of Lakeside Industries in the parking lot of Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles. By mid-afternoon, the participants had collected about 1,200 pounds of food and about $3,400 in monetary and matching donations to benefit area food banks. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Food drive in Port Angeles

Brayden Shillington, 5, of Port Angeles carries a bag of donated food to a waiting van during Saturday’s Food Drive conducted by employees of Lakeside… Continue reading

Brayden Shillington, 5, of Port Angeles carries a bag of donated food to a waiting van during Saturday’s Food Drive conducted by employees of Lakeside Industries in the parking lot of Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles. By mid-afternoon, the participants had collected about 1,200 pounds of food and about $3,400 in monetary and matching donations to benefit area food banks. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County hikes property tax by 1 percent

Commissioners set public hearing for additional fee increases

Kellso takes lead in three-way parks district seat

Other contested races remain unchanged

Bagpiper Rick McKenzie performs “Amazing Grace” to close Saturday’s Veterans Day ceremony in the hanger at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Veterans honored across North Olympic Peninsula

Ceremonies held in Port Angeles, Forks, PT, Gardiner

Bagpiper Rick McKenzie performs “Amazing Grace” to close Saturday’s Veterans Day ceremony in the hanger at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)