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Friends of Fort Flagler to host lecture on elephant seals

Deisy Bach will discuss elephant seal sightings in the Puget Sound at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The free online lecture is sponsored by… Continue reading

Traveler’s Journey series scheduled Thursday

Mary and Ken Campbell will present “20/20: Visions of Nature in Washington During our Year-Long Travel Restrictions” at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Campbells’… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: The cole hard facts on cabbages

ISN’T IT GREAT? We are officially in the season of spring. Not so great that our own No. 1-seeded Washington basketball team, Gonzaga, went down… Continue reading

Photo by Karen Griffiths

Cutline:  At the horse trailer parking area off Happy Valley Road in Sequim, riders Teresa Crossley, left, Linda Morin and  Judy Dupree were all smiles after finishing up the BCH Peninsula Chapter’s March 13th ride at the Dungeness Trails, located just outside city limits off River Road.

HORSEPLAY: Rides of March wander down Dungeness Trails

BEWARE THE RIDES of March. That was the phrase Back Country Horsemen Peninsula Chapter Event Coordinator Linda Morin used to title the synopsis of the… Continue reading

Photo by Karen Griffiths

Cutline:  At the horse trailer parking area off Happy Valley Road in Sequim, riders Teresa Crossley, left, Linda Morin and  Judy Dupree were all smiles after finishing up the BCH Peninsula Chapter’s March 13th ride at the Dungeness Trails, located just outside city limits off River Road.
Pictured, from left to right, are team members Ezra Cook, Isabella Nunn, Maya Dow, Britany Bivian, Stuart Dow, Ava Butterfield, Ahwrey Smith, Zoe Pruden, Sophia Huber, Sophia Arnovitz, Grace Kessler and Moe Gardner. 

Not pictured are team members Elio Wentzel and Josephine Mack.

Port Townsend High School students third in trial competition

Port Townsend High School’s mock trial team for earned third place in a state-wide competition in the Thurston County Superior Court. The team… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right, are team members Ezra Cook, Isabella Nunn, Maya Dow, Britany Bivian, Stuart Dow, Ava Butterfield, Ahwrey Smith, Zoe Pruden, Sophia Huber, Sophia Arnovitz, Grace Kessler and Moe Gardner. 

Not pictured are team members Elio Wentzel and Josephine Mack.
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Soroptimists reopen Sequim Medical Loan Closet

The Medical Loan Closet, operated by Soroptimist International of Sequim, has reopened. The organization loans medical equipment free of charge to residents living… Continue reading

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Joseph Bednarik will present “War! huuunh What is it good for?  Absolutely nothing!”  at 11 a.m. Sunday. 
Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; his lesson will stream on Zoom.
Limited in-person viewing is available on the fellowship’s large screen TV at 1033 N. Barr Road.
For more information or the Zoom link, call 360-417-2665 or email admin@olympicuuf.com.

Bednarik will present “War! huuunh What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!” at service

Joseph Bednarik will present “War! huuunh What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bednarik will be the guest… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik will present “War! huuunh What is it good for?  Absolutely nothing!”  at 11 a.m. Sunday. 
Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; his lesson will stream on Zoom.
Limited in-person viewing is available on the fellowship’s large screen TV at 1033 N. Barr Road.
For more information or the Zoom link, call 360-417-2665 or email admin@olympicuuf.com.

Genealogy class offered Saturday

The Clallam County Genealogical Society will present “I Know Nothing About Genealogy” at 1 p.m. Saturday. The free class will be taught… Continue reading

Head Start programs across Peninsula taking registrations now

Head Start, Early Head Start and ECEAP are recruiting eligible children and families for the 2022-2023 school year in Sequim, Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Forks,… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: We all need help sometimes

At first, I thought he was a chunk of driftwood bobbing along in the waves. But as I got closer, I could see that it… Continue reading

Musicale scholarships taking applications

Monday Musicale is accepting applications for scholarships until Sunday, March 27. Clallam County high school seniors, including home-schooled students, interested in studying… Continue reading

Sequim Prairie Grange to host craft fair

The Sequim Prairie Grange will host the Spring Fling Hand Made Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The fair is… Continue reading

Soroptimists to meet Friday

Joe DeScala will address a meeting of Soroptimist International of Port Angeles at noon Friday. The club meets at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present "Birthing a Greater Reality" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the pastor at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

Weekend program scheduled for Unity in the Olympics

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “Birthing a Greater Reality” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the pastor at Unity in the… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present "Birthing a Greater Reality" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the pastor at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

Work to learn garden party planned

The Sequim Botanical Garden Society will conduct Work to Learn party at 1 p.m. Saturday. Mary Crook will discuss spring bulbs in the… Continue reading

Susan Willis of Port Townsend, a relatively new pickleball player, takes command of her side of the court Tuesday evening. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Pickleballers poised to raise money, expand sport

‘Not just a game,’ enthusiasts tell city council

Susan Willis of Port Townsend, a relatively new pickleball player, takes command of her side of the court Tuesday evening. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Pastor Joey Olsen blesses the 19th-century bell at Trinity United Methodist Church in February. (Courtesy photo)

Once-silent church bell revived in at Trinity United

After past 20 years, historic fixture calls worshipers to services

Pastor Joey Olsen blesses the 19th-century bell at Trinity United Methodist Church in February. (Courtesy photo)

Urban Sketchers to meet in downtown Port Townsend

The Port Townsend Urban Sketchers will gather in downtown Port Townsend during their first meeting of 2022 at 10 a.m. Saturday. The… Continue reading

Dungeness River Center to host talk on Peninsula bird walks

When the Dungeness River Audubon Center opened in 2001, Bob Boekelheide began its first citizen-science program: Wednesday morning bird walks at Railroad Bridge… Continue reading

(Boat School donation)   In support of veterans at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock, the Port Townsend Elks Lodge presented the school with a $3,000 donation earlier this month. From left are Elks board chair Jerry Lucas, Elks officers Jim Aman and Shirlee Beck, Elks veteran chair Rita Frangione, VetCorps peer specialist Antonio Romero and boatbuilding instructor Tucker Piontek. Romero, himself a veteran, works with fellow veteran students to make their Boat School experience a rewarding one. For information about the school and its Veterans Supportive Campus program, contact Romero at  antonio.romero@nwswb.edu.

Port Townsend Elks Lodge donates $3,000 to Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding

In support of veterans at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock, the Port Townsend Elks Lodge presented the school with a $3,000… Continue reading

(Boat School donation)   In support of veterans at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock, the Port Townsend Elks Lodge presented the school with a $3,000 donation earlier this month. From left are Elks board chair Jerry Lucas, Elks officers Jim Aman and Shirlee Beck, Elks veteran chair Rita Frangione, VetCorps peer specialist Antonio Romero and boatbuilding instructor Tucker Piontek. Romero, himself a veteran, works with fellow veteran students to make their Boat School experience a rewarding one. For information about the school and its Veterans Supportive Campus program, contact Romero at  antonio.romero@nwswb.edu.