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Numbers are down for respiratory infections

COVID-19 outbreak in long-term care facility

“Hummingbird” by Port Townsend fiber artist Bess Jennings is part of the UFO: Second Sightings exhibit on display through May 31 in Uptown Port Townsend.

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Walk-by fiber exhibit installed in Uptown Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Peninsula Fiber Artists will present “UFO: Second Sightings,” a walk-by fiber art exhibit in Uptown…

Children ages 3 to 5 dash to gather plastic eggs during the 48th annual KONP Easter egg hunt on Saturday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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On the hunt

Children ages 3 to 5 dash to gather plastic eggs during the 48th annual KONP Easter egg hunt…

Brita Altig, née Guthrie, greets her father Jim Guthrie as he goes onstage at the Port Townsend High School auditorium on Saturday to receive the Alumni Inductee Award and to be inducted into the PTHS Alumni Hall of Fame. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Hall of Fame

Brita Altig, née Guthrie, greets her father Jim Guthrie as he goes onstage at the Port Townsend High…

State Rep. Steve Tharinger, D-Port Townsend, said he made the decision not to run again this year prior to a diagnosis of Squamous cell carcinoma on his tongue last fall. “It was time for someone else,” he said. “Sixteen years is a good run.” (Washington House Democrats)

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State Rep. to retire at end of his term

Tharinger reflects on service after 16 years

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Journalism panel to speak at annual Field Hall event

PORT ANGELES — Field Arts &Events Hall will host The Importance of Local Journalism at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

A sapphire and silver bracelet will be part of an exhibit of jewelry by Lora De La Portilla at the Port Ludlow Art League during April.

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Port Ludlow Art League to host artist reception

PORT LUDLOW — The Port Ludlow Art League will host a reception for Joanmarie Eggert and Lora De…

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m.…

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

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Publisher compiles intellectual portrait of novelist

‘A Larger Reality’ captures different sides of Ursula K. Le Guin

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Boards, commissioners set to meet next week

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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The World to visit Port Angeles, Port Townsend

Private residential vessel to arrive Fourth of July weekend

Printmaker Monica Gutierrez-Quarto will exhibit some of her work during April at the Grover Gallery in downtown Port Townsend.

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New exhibit to be featured at Grover Gallery in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Grover Gallery will host an opening for its new exhibit from 5 p.m. to…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Spring into April garden chores

THIS IS NO late April Fools’ joke: I am really not a flower guru so much as a…

A Pacific Gray whale spy hops in the Salish Sea on Wednesday, giving passengers on a whale watching trip out of Port Townsend a sight to behold. A Washington State Ferry makes its way to Clinton, Whidbey Island, in the background. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Whale spotting

A Pacific Gray whale spy hops in the Salish Sea on Wednesday, giving passengers on a whale watching…

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Grants to fund more than $100K in repairs at the Wheeler Theater

Structure originally built in 1932 as a theater for soldiers

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Road work to limit traffic on Mora Road

PORT ANGELES — Mora Road closures will limit access to Rialto Beach on the West End.

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Warning posted at Gibbs Lake after algal bloom

PORT TOWNSEND — An early season cyanobacterial algal bloom has been detected at Gibbs Lake, Jefferson County Public…

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Historical society to host grand reopening ceremony

A grand reopening for a museum plus opening day for the Port Townsend Farmers Market and monthly art…

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Conservation district to host forest outing

Participants will see examples of various ecosystems at Chimacum Ridge