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‘Green Thumb’ series presenter to talk about beneficial insects today

‘Green Thumb’ series presenter to talk about beneficial insects today

Clallam County Master Gardener Audreen Williams will explain why gardeners should recognize several common insects as more helpful than harmful and employ… Continue reading

‘Green Thumb’ series presenter to talk about beneficial insects today

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County hosts five-week grief support group

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County is offering a five-week grief support group series from Monday through Nov. 27. The program is free and… Continue reading

Audubon group seeks volunteers to study swans; training to be held Tuesday in Sequim

Audubon group seeks volunteers to study swans; training to be held Tuesday in Sequim

Once again, a group of citizen scientists is joining local and out-of-area birders who are keeping their eyes on returning swans. Martha Jordan,… Continue reading

Audubon group seeks volunteers to study swans; training to be held Tuesday in Sequim
A GROWING CONCERN: 13 trees, shrubs to plant for magnificent fall color

A GROWING CONCERN: 13 trees, shrubs to plant for magnificent fall color

I HAVE PUSHED fall color. Well, guess what? The next six to eight weeks are the absolute best time to plant shrubs and trees. The… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: 13 trees, shrubs to plant for magnificent fall color

BIRD WATCH: Halloween heralds owl sightings on Peninsula

THE MORNING PHONE call was one of those surprises that rouses your curiosity. Neighbors sometimes call, but most of our visiting is done “over the… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Become a Tax-Aide volunteer to help others

ALLOW ME TO be uncharacteristically straightforward: I want you to become a Tax-Aide volunteer. Will it be fun? Well, I guess that depends on how… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Groups work together to rescue horse

HORSEPLAY: Groups work together to rescue horse

AFTER HEARING ABOUT the hundreds of horses rescued and evacuated during the recent Northern California wildfires by local volunteer horse emergency response organizations, I wondered… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Groups work together to rescue horse
PENINSULA KITCHEN: Warm up this fall with curried winter squash soup

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Warm up this fall with curried winter squash soup

NOT WANTING TO be left behind in the tech age, I have been cultivating my cyber skills recently by posting photographs on social media and… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Warm up this fall with curried winter squash soup
Railroaders host 18th show Saturday-Sunday at Sequim Grange

Railroaders host 18th show Saturday-Sunday at Sequim Grange

Even car guys can like trains. For 40-plus years, Pat Furey of Sequim worked for General Motors, designing interiors for automobiles, or “literally… Continue reading

Railroaders host 18th show Saturday-Sunday at Sequim Grange
The art of storytelling: Adepts on stage this weekend at Port Angeles festival

The art of storytelling: Adepts on stage this weekend at Port Angeles festival

Limbs flail. Eyes widen. Eyebrows leap. Lips gape. When a character possesses a person, there’s no telling to what theatrics the teller… Continue reading

The art of storytelling: Adepts on stage this weekend at Port Angeles festival

Cooking class, harvest festival among the week’s attractions

A feast to benefit felines, a cooking class and a harvest festival in Neah Bay are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information… Continue reading

‘The Explorer’s Club’ farce to kick off Olympic Theatre Arts’ season

‘The Explorer’s Club’ farce to kick off Olympic Theatre Arts’ season

Olympic Theatre Arts will kick off its 2017-18 main stage season tonight with a fast-paced Victorian spoof, followed by a champagne reception. “The… Continue reading

‘The Explorer’s Club’ farce to kick off Olympic Theatre Arts’ season

ISSUES OF FAITH: What it means to be a Christian

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result… Continue reading

The “Kids Create Art” series at the Sequim Library is set for the third Saturday of the month, October through April. Pictured from left are young artists Phoebe McKay, Katerina Abken, Zowie Abken and Amara Gonzalez. (North Olympic Library System)

Kids Create Art series returns to Sequim on Saturday

The Kids Create Art series at the Sequim Library begins another season this fall with three new artists introducing new media and topics.… Continue reading

The “Kids Create Art” series at the Sequim Library is set for the third Saturday of the month, October through April. Pictured from left are young artists Phoebe McKay, Katerina Abken, Zowie Abken and Amara Gonzalez. (North Olympic Library System)

Olympic Peninsula Men’s Chorus invites community to get ‘Happy Together’

The Olympic Peninsula Men’s Chorus will present “Happy Together,” a pair of shows set for Saturday in the Sequim High School auditorium. Shows… Continue reading

WSU Extension offers ‘Whole Farm Planning’ course

WSU Clallam and Jefferson county extension offices are offering “Cultivating Success: Whole Farm Planning,” an eight-week series for local farmers and producers, held simultaneously in… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Arduous tasks abound in autumn

I KNOW THAT in the previous weeks, I have loaded you up with garden chores, but that’s because I, too, have been busy. And boy,… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: The Beecher saga concludes

BACK WHEN: The Beecher saga concludes

CAPT. HERBERT AND Hattie Beecher’s older daughter, Mary Eunice, first married when she was 18 years old, in 1902, to Roscoe Herman Susmann, a young… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: The Beecher saga concludes

BIRD WATCH: Welcome waxwings unique in both voice, appearance

THE SOUND COMING from somewhere on the outside of the house was one homeowners never want to hear. Was a woodpecker poking about on the… Continue reading

HELP LINE: People in facilities are still people

A LOT OF things seem to blow right by me, probably for a couple of reasons: a) There’s a limit to how much stuff I… Continue reading