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Blooming tulips

Blooming tulips

Tulips come into bloom in planters at the Esplanade along Railroad Avenue on Saturday, April 18, 2020, on the Port Angeles waterfront.… Continue reading

Blooming tulips
A GROWING CONCERN: A good start leads to a great finish

A GROWING CONCERN: A good start leads to a great finish

I DO NOT want to waste any time not immediately getting to my great concern and worry because the implications could ruin your garden. Every… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: A good start leads to a great finish
High-flying fun

High-flying fun

Pilot Dan Fitzgerald of Port Angeles makes adjustments on a model airplane before takeoff Saturday, April 11, 2020, at the Olympic Radio… Continue reading

High-flying fun

ISSUES OF FAITH: Trust God to get through crisis

AND WE KNOW that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans… Continue reading

Centrum Communiversity program affirms birders

Centrum Communiversity program affirms birders

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another story in an intermittent series about outings that local residents can enjoy during a time when all are urged to… Continue reading

Centrum Communiversity program affirms birders
10 pioneer-era apple types thought extinct found in US West

10 pioneer-era apple types thought extinct found in US West

A team of retirees that scours the remote ravines and windswept plains of the Pacific Northwest… Continue reading

  • Apr 15, 2020
  • By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press
  • Outdoors
10 pioneer-era apple types thought extinct found in US West
Women in Business

Women in Business

Our Women in Business special section is out! Within this digest, you will find advertisements that highlight the hardworking women of our communities and provide… Continue reading

Women in Business
A GROWING CONCERN: Sowing the seeds of a successful garden

A GROWING CONCERN: Sowing the seeds of a successful garden

WHAT ABSOLUTELY PERFECT gardening weather we have been having this last week; with the bountiful snow-pack looking just so beautiful as it drapes over the… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Sowing the seeds of a successful garden
HORSEPLAY: Using your extra time to bond with your horse

HORSEPLAY: Using your extra time to bond with your horse

CLOSURES PROLONGED! SCHOOLS are now closed for the academic year, Gov. Jay Inslee has extended the state’s stay-home order because of the coronavirus until May… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Using your extra time to bond with your horse
Faith communities find ways to celebrate holidays virtually

Faith communities find ways to celebrate holidays virtually

Faith communities across the North Olympic Peninsula are marking Holy Week in innovative ways while observing social distancing and the state stay-home order during the… Continue reading

Faith communities find ways to celebrate holidays virtually

ISSUES OF FAITH: Find beauty in small things during hard times

“ALL THE WORLD is a very narrow bridge. And the main thing to recall is to have no fear, to have no fear at all.”… Continue reading

Online church services set for Easter holiday

Online church services for Easter Sunday: PORT ANGELES • Independent Bible Church: 9 a.m. Sunday, a link to the church’s YouTube channel is on its… Continue reading

Peninsula libraries expand online offerings

While all North Olympic Peninsula public libraries are closed because of COVID-19 concerns, online resources remain available with expanded access. Jefferson County public libraries are… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Going ‘farm to table’ in your own backyard

A GROWING CONCERN: Going ‘farm to table’ in your own backyard

IT’S NO APRIL Fool’s joke, that now is a perfect time to be gardening … in all aspects of your yard! And it’s interesting, as… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Going ‘farm to table’ in your own backyard
BACK WHEN: John and Mary Cowan: A lighthouse family

BACK WHEN: John and Mary Cowan: A lighthouse family

LIGHTHOUSES HAVE LONG served as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses marked dangerous coastlines and safe passages. The… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: John and Mary Cowan: A lighthouse family

Library to host Yoga Storytime online

The North Olympic Library System will host Yoga Storytime at 3 p.m. Friday. The program will be streamed online. Yoga storytimes include stories,… Continue reading

A breath of Freshwater Bay air

A breath of Freshwater Bay air

John Hagan of Port Angeles sits with his daughter, Eleanor, 2, and Brodie the dog on a nearly deserted stretch of beach… Continue reading

A breath of Freshwater Bay air
Keep your car clean to reduce risk from coronavirus

Keep your car clean to reduce risk from coronavirus

By Ryan ZumMallen of Edmunds via The Associated Press The spread of the novel coronavirus, and its associated COVID-19 disease, is made worse because it… Continue reading

Keep your car clean to reduce risk from coronavirus
‘Plant Defensive Communication’ lecture over livestream

‘Plant Defensive Communication’ lecture over livestream

Pam Larsen will present “Plant Defensive Communication” at noon Thursday, April 9. The lecture is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips… Continue reading

‘Plant Defensive Communication’ lecture over livestream