Holiday greetings

Dylan Kinney, 4, is introduced to Santa by her gran Debbie Hinton, both from Port Townsend, as Santa greeted kids on Saturday in downtown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Dylan Kinney, 4, is introduced to Santa by her gran Debbie Hinton, both from Port Townsend, as Santa greeted kids on Saturday in downtown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Dylan Kinney, 4, is introduced to Santa by her gran Debbie Hinton, both from Port Townsend, as Santa greeted kids on Saturday in downtown Port Townsend.

The Quillayute Valley School District bus drivers decorated a bus for the annual Twinkle Light Holiday parade Saturday night in Forks. The parade offered about 20 entries and no rain and a very large crowd turned out to enjoy the evening. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

The Quillayute Valley School District bus drivers decorated a bus for the annual Twinkle Light Holiday parade Saturday night in Forks. The parade offered about 20 entries and no rain and a very large crowd turned out to enjoy the evening. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Decorated trees and wreaths were to be auctioned off on Sunday afternoon during the Festival of Trees in Forks. The annual auction is the main fundraiser for Soroptimist International of the Olympic Forest and assists the nonprofit with many of its programs on the West End. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Decorated trees and wreaths were to be auctioned off on Sunday afternoon during the Festival of Trees in Forks. The annual auction is the main fundraiser for Soroptimist International of the Olympic Forest and assists the nonprofit with many of its programs on the West End. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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