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Michael Hale's artwork is on display at Gallery 9.

Art walk set in Port Townsend on Saturday

Downtown art galleries will stay open until 8 p.m. Saturday with special exhibits for the Saturday Art Walk. Among them are Port… Continue reading

Michael Hale's artwork is on display at Gallery 9.

Clallam County plans new fair fee schedule

Officials compare other events to discover what they charge for entry

Entertainment blooms in May

In addition to the Sequim Irrigation Festival’s first weekend, plant sales and the Sequim and Port Townsend art walks this weekend are several other entertainment… Continue reading

Evensong service set in Port Townsend

Katy Taylor will provide music for an Evensong service from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Sunday. The contemplative Celtic Christian service is… Continue reading

Irrigation Festival’s first weekend begins today

Crazy Callen Weekend, the 2023 Sequim Irrigation Festival’s first weekend today through Sunday, has moved all Saturday and Sunday events to Carrie Blake… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Fear is dangerous

“In the world of the spirit, the opposite of love is not hate but rather it is fear” (“Omer: A Counting” Rabbi Karyn Kedar). SEEING… Continue reading

Jamal Rahman will present “Islamic Mystics and Practical Spirituality” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship speaker set

Jamal Rahman will present “Islamic Mystics and Practical Spirituality” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian… Continue reading

Jamal Rahman will present “Islamic Mystics and Practical Spirituality” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

Plant sales planned this weekend

Those seeking to put those chilly April blues behind and fully embrace the warmer temps of springtime can get their gardens going by attending Saturday… Continue reading

Port Townsend approves supplemental budget

USDA rural designation may jeopardize funding

Proposed increases

The proposed fee schedule for the Clallam County Fair is as follows: Daily Admission • Adult: Increased from $8 to $10. • Adults 80 and… Continue reading

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Sequim musicians ready to ‘Strike Up the Band’

Time to strike up the band? You bet. The Sequim City Band uses George Gershwin’s well-known “Strike Up the Band” as its theme… Continue reading

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Sequim resumes roadwork on Seventh Avenue

Roadwork that the City of Sequim began this week to rehabilitate portions of North Seventh Avenue is expected to be completed by mid-June.… Continue reading

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The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “The Third Jesus, Part III” at 11 a.m. Sunday Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith
Asha Burson-Johnson

Unity in the Olympics speaker scheduled

Asha Burson-Johnson will present “How Do I..?” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Burson-Johnson is the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics, 2917… Continue reading

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Sequim's Jolene Vaara puts up a layup while fending off the defense of White River's Dakota Sprouse during their Class 2A state quarterfinal at the Yakima SunDome on Thursday night.

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS BASKETBALL MVP & Team: Sequim’s Vaara a terror for the opposition

Greene, Bates, Julmist all heading to play for PC Pirates

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Sequim's Jolene Vaara puts up a layup while fending off the defense of White River's Dakota Sprouse during their Class 2A state quarterfinal at the Yakima SunDome on Thursday night.

Crazy Callen Weekend events schedule announced

The Crazy Callen Weekend for the 2023 Irrigation Festival begins Friday and extends through Sunday. It will be followed by the Grand Finale… Continue reading

Runners take off from the 2022 Irrigation Festival Fun Run. This year, the festival features 1 mile and 5K races on Saturday in Carrie Blake Community Park, and a half marathon on Sunday, starting at Troll Haven Bandy Farm in Gardiner and finishing at the park. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Irrigation Festival expands with races, arts and crafts

Carrie Blake Park to host most events

Runners take off from the 2022 Irrigation Festival Fun Run. This year, the festival features 1 mile and 5K races on Saturday in Carrie Blake Community Park, and a half marathon on Sunday, starting at Troll Haven Bandy Farm in Gardiner and finishing at the park. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke successfully steals second before the ball gets to Rivals’ second baseman Rylan Dunn during a game played in Chimacum on Tuesday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke successfully steals second before the ball gets to Rivals’ second baseman Rylan Dunn during a game played in Chimacum on Tuesday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
“Noon Stroll” by Jeanne Edwards of Port Angeles is among the new pieces in “Showcase in Bloom,” the celebration of local artists at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. The new exhibition opens this week and continues through May. (Northwind Art)
“Noon Stroll” by Jeanne Edwards of Port Angeles is among the new pieces in “Showcase in Bloom,” the celebration of local artists at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. The new exhibition opens this week and continues through May. (Northwind Art)
A volunteer cleans up needles used for drug injection that were found at a homeless encampment in Everett on Nov. 8, 2017. A temporary law that makes possession of small amounts of drugs a misdemeanor expires on July 1, so if lawmakers fail to pass a bill, Washington would become the second state — after neighboring Oregon — to decriminalize drug possession. Lawmakers said Tuesday they were increasingly optimistic a compromise will be reached to avoid those consequences. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press, file)

Drug policy sparks special session

State would decriminalize possession if law expires

A volunteer cleans up needles used for drug injection that were found at a homeless encampment in Everett on Nov. 8, 2017. A temporary law that makes possession of small amounts of drugs a misdemeanor expires on July 1, so if lawmakers fail to pass a bill, Washington would become the second state — after neighboring Oregon — to decriminalize drug possession. Lawmakers said Tuesday they were increasingly optimistic a compromise will be reached to avoid those consequences. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press, file)