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Canoe journeys documented in exhibit of photographs

The Peninsula College Longhouse Art Gallery will present an exhibit, “Intertribal Canoe Journeys on the Salish Sea,” in the House of Learning… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: As temps, colors change, don’t shirk garden duties

SOON, A RAINBOW of color will wash all of the deciduous trees around us with the magnificent colors of fall foliage. October is the beginning… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Memories of Port Angeles grocery store shared

BACK WHEN: Memories of Port Angeles grocery store shared

SEVERAL PEOPLE RECOGNIZED the Lindberg Open Air Market at Fourth and Lincoln streets in Port Angeles from the September picture of the month. Judi Lindberg… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Memories of Port Angeles grocery store shared

BIRD WATCH: Mysteries of migration produce surprise visitors

WHEN A GOOD friend arrives and it has been several months since you last saw them, it’s a happy day. Two such “friends” arrived this… Continue reading

Catch and create: Sequim artist inspired by fishing tales

Catch and create: Sequim artist inspired by fishing tales

In most years, artist Luke Filmer can trade his labor of love for his passion of fishing for two one-month trips into the… Continue reading

Catch and create: Sequim artist inspired by fishing tales

HELP LINE: Elder women don’t have to ‘cave’ to their children

I HAD PLANNED to talk a bit more about Alzheimer’s disease in today’s column, but something else came up. It’s something that comes up every… Continue reading

‘FDR’ is returning to the Olympic Peninsula

‘FDR’ is returning to the Olympic Peninsula

Scott Larsen is hoping the weather will be dry and sunny when he visits Port Angeles and the Olympic Peninsula on Sept. 30, unlike 80… Continue reading

‘FDR’ is returning to the Olympic Peninsula
Trumpeter swans. (Dow Lambert)

Audubon group seeks volunteers for swan study

Once again, a group of citizen scientists are joining local and out-of-area birders to keep their eyes on returning swans. Since 2011, members… Continue reading

Trumpeter swans. (Dow Lambert)

Concert to bolster funds for Sequim Food Bank’s holiday boxes

Composer Brenda Jennings will play her own arrangements of sacred music at a performance benefiting the Sequim Food Bank at 5 p.m. Sunday.… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: In light of tragedies, how should we respond?

WILDFIRES HAVE RECENTLY ravaged forests and property in the Pacific Northwest, including the Jolly Mountain fire near my hometown of Cle Elum. Hurricane Harvey collided… Continue reading

YMCA’s Exercise and Thrive open to cancer survivors

Area cancer survivors have access to a free strength-and-wellness program designed specifically for them thanks to a partnership between the Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Prepare protections for plants before first frost

WITH ALL THE work I gave you the last two weeks, I am sure as you look across your garden and yard today (Day 9… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Predators provide glimpse of nature in the raw

STRANGE SOUNDS IN the walls or the attic are never good sounds, especially at this time of the year. When some rather muffled “thuds” were… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Help is available for caregivers

JUST TRUST ME on this for a minute and go along with it, OK? Let me ask you a question: Are you somebody who’s taking… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Thank volunteers for trail work

HORSEPLAY: Thank volunteers for trail work

IT’S NO SECRET we live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. We have majestic mountains, rivers and oceans to look at… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Thank volunteers for trail work
PENINSULA KITCHEN: A friend shares a muffin recipe

PENINSULA KITCHEN: A friend shares a muffin recipe

ALONG THE TRAIL between Obstruction Point and Deer Park, my friend Candace Kathol pulled out some muffins to share. Exercise, fresh air and beauty do… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: A friend shares a muffin recipe
Hilary & Kate stop by Sequim to debut new album

Hilary & Kate stop by Sequim to debut new album

Sequim residents can get their fix of gospel, folk and bluegrass with a concert featuring the… Continue reading

Hilary & Kate stop by Sequim to debut new album

ISSUES OF FAITH: How to begin again through forgiveness

WHAT IS NEEDED to make a new beginning? We may be instructed by Judaism’s observance of the New Year, which began two days ago on… Continue reading

Music Live with Lunch returns to St. Luke’s this Tuesday

Music Live with Lunch returns to St. Luke’s this Tuesday

The long-running lunchtime music series Music Live with Lunch will return to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church… Continue reading

Music Live with Lunch returns to St. Luke’s this Tuesday
Sequim storytellers to spin tales at Story Swap

Sequim storytellers to spin tales at Story Swap

The first Story Swap of the new season is a mashup: part campfire tales and songs, part open mic. All of the… Continue reading

Sequim storytellers to spin tales at Story Swap