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Winterfest to raise funds for winter sports education

Winterfest, an annual fundraiser to support winter sports education at Hurricane Ridge, will offer food and films Saturday. The evening of dinner,… Continue reading

Sequim Lavender Growers Association seeks art for 2019 festival

Members of the Sequim Lavender Growers Association — founders and producers of the Sequim Lavender Festival — are seeking lavender-themed art for the… Continue reading

PAHS students recognized for academic achievement

PAHS students recognized for academic achievement

Port Angeles Education Foundation has presented eight seniors with academic achievement awards. Students recognized were Hollund Bailey, Evan Cobb, Charlotte Hertel, Andrew… Continue reading

PAHS students recognized for academic achievement

HELP LINE: Some Medicare costs will change in 2019

THIS IS ABOUT Medicare (again). It is not about Part D. In fact, it’s not about anything that you need to care about until Jan.… Continue reading

Heart for the Arts to celebrate artists

Heart for the Arts to celebrate artists

Olympic Theatre Arts is setting the stage to showcase the arts in a way the theater never has before. Tickets for the inaugural… Continue reading

Heart for the Arts to celebrate artists

A GROWING CONCERN: Damaging ice and snow ahead

THURSDAY AS I looked through frosted windows on my work van, I contemplated just how gorgeous it is here on the Peninsula, seeing wetlands greeting… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Heavy fall rains bring wildlife sightings

NOVEMBER MADE AN entrance that revealed its true colors. The recent heavy rains are only a hint of what’s ahead. We’ll survive. There are even… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Know what to do when the time is right

HORSEPLAY: Know what to do when the time is right

Writer says a painful goodbye to long-time friend

HORSEPLAY: Know what to do when the time is right
THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Cooking the best Thanksgiving turkey

THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Cooking the best Thanksgiving turkey

I LOVE THANKSGIVING. It’s always been my favorite holiday and I’ve never been entirely sure why. Maybe I love it because the house is usually… Continue reading

THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Cooking the best Thanksgiving turkey

Free movie, ocean lecture, bench-building among Peninsula attractions

A free movie screening, an ocean lecture and a bench-building event are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Remember your worth, don’t give up

“THE LORD IS near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18 ESV). God loves you. You are not here by accident,… Continue reading

Spruce Production Division talk in honor of World War I centennial

Spruce Production Division talk in honor of World War I centennial

A retired Clallam County engineer and author will speak about the Spruce Production Division at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Clallam County Historical Society/North… Continue reading

Spruce Production Division talk in honor of World War I centennial
PHOTO: A deer moment in Port Townsend

PHOTO: A deer moment in Port Townsend

Deer rest on the leaf-covered lawn in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse recently.… Continue reading

PHOTO: A deer moment in Port Townsend
Sequim mother-daughter surfers share passion for sport

Sequim mother-daughter surfers share passion for sport

A good time for Melissa Davis and her daughter Gemma is to grab their surfboards, load up the van and head out to… Continue reading

Sequim mother-daughter surfers share passion for sport
PHOTO: A light in the darkness at Port Angeles service

PHOTO: A light in the darkness at Port Angeles service

Pastor Olaf Baumann of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Angeles lights the Tree of Life candelabra Saturday during a remembrance service, organized by Interfaith… Continue reading

PHOTO: A light in the darkness at Port Angeles service
PHOTO: Weighing donations at Lakeside food drive

PHOTO: Weighing donations at Lakeside food drive

Lakeside Industries employees, from left, Greg S. Dooley, Jamey Watts and Bret Carey weigh items of donated food during their company’s annual food drive Saturday… Continue reading

PHOTO: Weighing donations at Lakeside food drive
Olympic Peninsula Harvest Wine & Cider Tour offered next weekend
Olympic Peninsula Harvest Wine & Cider Tour offered next weekend

A GROWING CONCERN: Light the night

I’VE BEEN BUSY lately buying 88,000 lights for decorating the portable ice skating rink being set up in downtown Port Angeles. So this week I… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Readers share memories of Sekiu in the 1940s

BACK WHEN: Readers share memories of Sekiu in the 1940s

SEVERAL PEOPLE RECOGNIZED the October picture from the past as Sekiu. The year was 1947. The following information came from “Jimmy Come Lately: Sekiu” by… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Readers share memories of Sekiu in the 1940s

BIRD WATCH: Size, and more, matters

The brown creeper, a frequent visitor to the bird bath, has a unique way of approaching the bath. It lands beneath the basin on the… Continue reading