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Kalila Skipper and Lucas Luong, both 4 and from Port Townsend, try the seats in Port Townsend’s oldest fire truck, a 1929 Mack that was on display during the East Jefferson Fire and Rescue Fest on Saturday in downtown Port Townsend as the service celebrates the 151st anniversary of its establishment. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Old fashioned fire truck

Kalila Skipper and Lucas Luong, both 4 and from Port Townsend, try the seats in Port Townsend’s oldest fire truck, a 1929 Mack that was… Continue reading

Kalila Skipper and Lucas Luong, both 4 and from Port Townsend, try the seats in Port Townsend’s oldest fire truck, a 1929 Mack that was on display during the East Jefferson Fire and Rescue Fest on Saturday in downtown Port Townsend as the service celebrates the 151st anniversary of its establishment. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Fern Ollerman, 7, of Sequim nets skulls in a fish tank hoping for treats during Saturday’s Scaredy Cats Howl-o-ween Fall Festival & Haunted House at the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society’s Kitty City campus near Carlsborg. The event featured food, music, treats and a variety of spooky decor, including an animatronic haunted house. The festival was a benefit for the society’s operations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Haunted fundraiser at Kitty City

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Scaredy cats Fern Ollerman, 7, of Sequim nets skulls in a fish tank hoping for treats during Saturday’s Scaredy Cats Howl-o-ween… Continue reading

Fern Ollerman, 7, of Sequim nets skulls in a fish tank hoping for treats during Saturday’s Scaredy Cats Howl-o-ween Fall Festival & Haunted House at the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society’s Kitty City campus near Carlsborg. The event featured food, music, treats and a variety of spooky decor, including an animatronic haunted house. The festival was a benefit for the society’s operations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Motorcyclist in serious condition after Sunday wreck

A Poulsbo man was in serious condition Monday morning after he was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle following a collision on… Continue reading

Open house topic to be Short Farm

The Port of Port Townsend will conduct an open house at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Tri-Area Community Center in Chimacum, where staff… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School senior homecoming royalty King Parker Nickerson and Queen Paige Mason stand before an admiring crowd on Friday at halftime of the school’s football game against Bainbridge at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles High School royalty

Port Angeles High School senior homecoming royalty King Parker Nickerson and Queen Paige Mason stand before an admiring crowd on Friday at halftime of the… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School senior homecoming royalty King Parker Nickerson and Queen Paige Mason stand before an admiring crowd on Friday at halftime of the school’s football game against Bainbridge at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port of Port Townsend board considers new rates

Tenants speak out about proposed increase

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Sequim church seeks all-inclusive playground

Leaders’ focus is on inclusivity, community support

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Sequim High School Homecoming Queen Taryn Johnson, left, receives a sash at Friday night’s football game while king Sage Younger looks on. Sequim shut out North Mason 36-0. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Sequim High School Homecoming royalty

Sequim High School Homecoming Queen Taryn Johnson, left, receives a sash at Friday night’s football game while king Sage Younger looks on. Sequim shut out… Continue reading

Sequim High School Homecoming Queen Taryn Johnson, left, receives a sash at Friday night’s football game while king Sage Younger looks on. Sequim shut out North Mason 36-0. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Kara Cardinal of Chimacum and her children, Oliver Cardinal, 4, and Maya Cardinal, 8, examine taxidermy animal specimens at a display assembled by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife at Saturday’s Forever Streamfest on the Port Angeles campus of Peninsula College. The event, hosted by the Port Angeles Garden Club and the Clallam County Conservation District, featured numerous displays, exhibits and hands-on activities to raise awareness of the environment and to preserve natural resources. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Forever Streamfest

Kara Cardinal of Chimacum and her children, Oliver Cardinal, 4, and Maya Cardinal, 8, examine taxidermy animal specimens at a display assembled by the Washington… Continue reading

Kara Cardinal of Chimacum and her children, Oliver Cardinal, 4, and Maya Cardinal, 8, examine taxidermy animal specimens at a display assembled by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife at Saturday’s Forever Streamfest on the Port Angeles campus of Peninsula College. The event, hosted by the Port Angeles Garden Club and the Clallam County Conservation District, featured numerous displays, exhibits and hands-on activities to raise awareness of the environment and to preserve natural resources. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PA fees to get hearing Tuesday

Proposed hikes to be phased in

Port Angeles School District accepts Juul lawsuit settlement

More boys and girls participating in fall sports than last year

Margaret Shull, 27, of Puyallup leads the female runners at the start of the Run the Peninsula's Larry Scott Trail Run half-marathon Saturday in Port Townsend. Shull went on to win the women's half marathon with a time of 1:38:31.72. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

RUN THE PENINSULA: More than 300 take on the Larry Scott Run

Five of top seven athletes in 5K event are 13 or younger

Margaret Shull, 27, of Puyallup leads the female runners at the start of the Run the Peninsula's Larry Scott Trail Run half-marathon Saturday in Port Townsend. Shull went on to win the women's half marathon with a time of 1:38:31.72. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Ashley Rizan of Port Angeles, left, and her daughter, Zoe Rizan, 6, get assistance from City Shade project volunteer Drea Moore with picking out the perfect English oak tree during Saturday’s tree giveaway in front of Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. About 250 trees, grown in the City Shade Nursery, were distributed to Port Angeles residents with the goal of having them planted along city rights-of-way to contribute to the community’s forest canopy. Another City Shade tree giveaway is planned for spring 2024. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Shade tree giveaway

Ashley Rizan of Port Angeles, left, and her daughter, Zoe Rizan, 6, get assistance from City Shade project volunteer Drea Moore with picking out the… Continue reading

Ashley Rizan of Port Angeles, left, and her daughter, Zoe Rizan, 6, get assistance from City Shade project volunteer Drea Moore with picking out the perfect English oak tree during Saturday’s tree giveaway in front of Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. About 250 trees, grown in the City Shade Nursery, were distributed to Port Angeles residents with the goal of having them planted along city rights-of-way to contribute to the community’s forest canopy. Another City Shade tree giveaway is planned for spring 2024. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jeff Clark, facilities technician for the North Olympic Library System, wears special glasses to observe Saturday’s partial eclipse of the sun in front of the Port Angeles Public Library. The annular eclipse was visible as a “ring of fire” for a swath of watchers across Oregon to Texas and Mexico, was visible on the North Olympic Peninsula at about 80 percent with a large portion of the solar disc obscured by the Moon. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Solar eclipse

Jeff Clark, facilities technician for the North Olympic Library System, wears special glasses to observe Saturday’s partial eclipse of the sun in front of the… Continue reading

Jeff Clark, facilities technician for the North Olympic Library System, wears special glasses to observe Saturday’s partial eclipse of the sun in front of the Port Angeles Public Library. The annular eclipse was visible as a “ring of fire” for a swath of watchers across Oregon to Texas and Mexico, was visible on the North Olympic Peninsula at about 80 percent with a large portion of the solar disc obscured by the Moon. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Budgets before both county boards

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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Housing, social services topics at Sequim council debate

Armacost, Downer compete for Position 1

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Port Angeles candidates gather for forum

Candidates for city council and port commission discuss issues before voters

Pictured, from left to right, are SisterLand Farms volunteers Emily Marcus, Sammi Grieger, and Farmers Jenson, Eli Smith and Benji Astrachan at the North Olympic Land Trust Harvest Dinner. SisterLand Farms, located in Port Angeles, was named Farmer of the Year by NOLT for their work in the community. (Courtesy photo / Katrina Shelby, SisterLand Farms)

SisterLand Farms honored as Farmer of the Year

Annual North Olympic Land Trust award given to Port Angeles farm

Pictured, from left to right, are SisterLand Farms volunteers Emily Marcus, Sammi Grieger, and Farmers Jenson, Eli Smith and Benji Astrachan at the North Olympic Land Trust Harvest Dinner. SisterLand Farms, located in Port Angeles, was named Farmer of the Year by NOLT for their work in the community. (Courtesy photo / Katrina Shelby, SisterLand Farms)

Woman drowns at Ruby Beach

An Indianapolis resident drowned at Ruby Beach, according to Olympic National Park. Susan Newcome, 52, was pronounced dead at Olympic Medical… Continue reading

Walkers make their way along a foggy portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail near William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles. Areas of fog covered many portions of the North Olympic Peninsula on Thursday with wetter weather forecast for the weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Foggy walk

Walkers make their way along a foggy portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail near William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles. Areas of fog… Continue reading

Walkers make their way along a foggy portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail near William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles. Areas of fog covered many portions of the North Olympic Peninsula on Thursday with wetter weather forecast for the weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)