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Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County to host online orientation session

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will conduct an online orientation session for potential volunteers from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday. Participants will… Continue reading

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Shasta Larson and Addison Loewen, two of 52 Sequim High School students who built nesting boxes, hold up a finished piece with space for two Purple Martin families.

Sequim High School students assist Purple Martins’ nesting

Continuing decades of Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society efforts to increase presence

  • Mar 1, 2022
  • By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
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Shasta Larson and Addison Loewen, two of 52 Sequim High School students who built nesting boxes, hold up a finished piece with space for two Purple Martin families.

$1,000 scholarship to Peninsula College available for single mothers

Peninsula College has a $1,000 scholarship available for the 2022 spring quarter. The Bright Haygood Copsey scholarships are available to single mothers… Continue reading

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Kuch to lead Olympic Medical Center’s emergency preparedness efforts

Olympic Medical Center recently welcomed Tom Kuch as the new emergency preparedness coordinator. Along with the Support Services team, Kuch will create… Continue reading

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Port Angeles resident graduates from Ohio University

Port Angeles resident graduates from Ohio University

Port Angeles student receives scholarship at Pacific Lutheran University

Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland has awarded a President’s Scholarship to Katherine Marchant, a student at Port Angeles High School. According to a… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: A lucky list to get ready for spring

HERE WE ARE, the last Sunday in February. The lion and the lamb are jockeying for starting position Tuesday as March begins. Along with this,… Continue reading

Grief support groups plan weekly meetings

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County is forming two free grief support groups in this month. Debby Smith will facilitate a group that… Continue reading

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Cutline:  Three horses that were rescued from abusive homes and taken to Center Valley Animal Rescue are, Tilly, front, Angel (center) and Diva where they are being rehabilitated and made ready for adoption by Sara  Penhallegon and her crew of volunteers.

HORSEPLAY: Animal rescue center: Home between homes

AN ARRAY OF creatures large and small, domesticated and wild, reside at Center Valley Animal Rescue in Quilcene. Sadly, all are there because of owner… Continue reading

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Cutline:  Three horses that were rescued from abusive homes and taken to Center Valley Animal Rescue are, Tilly, front, Angel (center) and Diva where they are being rehabilitated and made ready for adoption by Sara  Penhallegon and her crew of volunteers.

Intentional aging offers nutritional discussion

Victoria Eugenie Jansen and Danny Beer will present “Nutrition As We Age” at 11 a.m. Tuesdays. The program is a bonus presentation… Continue reading

‘Healing music’ offered at free concert

Violinist Jaime Jorge will perform at 11 a.m. Saturday. The public is invited to attend this concert at the Sequim Adventist Church,… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik will present “Sharing Sadness”  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 “Sharing Sadness” at service

Joseph Bednarik will present “Sharing Sadness” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; his… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik will present “Sharing Sadness”  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.

ISSUES OF FAITH: Finding faith without certainty

Perhaps you have read some of the recently published columns and articles naming the political differences tearing churches apart these days. For example, New York… Continue reading

Rocky Railway Kids’ Night set for Sequim

Free Bible study program for children ages 4 to 12

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Rose-pruning time at Carrie Blake garden

It’s time to prune roses to get them ready to bloom their best and have the best health, according to the Sequim Botanical… Continue reading

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Speaker set for Sunday service

The Rev. Nina Clark will present “The Shift is the Gift” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Clark, an associate minister at Unity in… Continue reading

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Volunteers need to help with floodplain restoration efforts

The first of four dates to help plant and install plant protectors along the Dungeness River in Sequim is set today. Community members… Continue reading

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Green Thumb lecture discusses alternative oils

Bob Cain will present “Using Horticultural Oils” at noon on Thursday. The free lecture is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips… Continue reading

Pictured, left, is Levi Douglas, the center’s Clallam County veteran program director, receiving a check from Rod Souza of Jim’s Pharmacy.

Jim’s Pharmacy charity of month named

The Northwest Veterans Resource Center was the November 2021 recipient of Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity at Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles. The nonprofit provides emergency… Continue reading

Pictured, left, is Levi Douglas, the center’s Clallam County veteran program director, receiving a check from Rod Souza of Jim’s Pharmacy.

Work to learn gardening in Sequim

The Sequim Botanical Garden Society will conduct Work to Learn party at 1 p.m. Saturday. The program will be in the Terrace Garden… Continue reading