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Fourth Hog Wild event features rib cook-off

“Hog Wild — A Night of Games, Suds and Grub” will raise money for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation on Aug. 12. Tickets… Continue reading

Pharmacist Vivian Brown assists a customer at Walgreens.

Pharmacist to talk drug availability, pricing at Aug. 9 WOW! forum

Vivian Brown, Walgreens pharmacy manager, will present a free WOW! Working on Wellness forum on medications at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. “Whitewater Navigation of… Continue reading

Pharmacist Vivian Brown assists a customer at Walgreens.
Evening light reflects off white paper bark birches, the state tree of Wisconsin. This is a prime example of how indigenous plants can deck out the yard. (Andrew May/for Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: For eye appeal, you can’t go wrong with going native

ONCE AGAIN, I’VE embarked on another trip and so will yet again use this travel plan as a theme for my column. My excursion took… Continue reading

Evening light reflects off white paper bark birches, the state tree of Wisconsin. This is a prime example of how indigenous plants can deck out the yard. (Andrew May/for Peninsula Daily News)

BIRD WATCH: Bumper crop of luscious plums prompts orgy-like antics

BEFORE REFERRING TO something taking place in my garden, I thought it prudent to see Webster’s definition of an “orgy.” One definition for this word… Continue reading

HELP LINE: For your loved ones, remember to make a will

THE OTHER DAY a friend of mine lost her dad. It wasn’t unexpected, but as most of us know, there’s a limit to how ready… Continue reading

Car show, veterans standdown this coming week on Peninsula

A legal justice fundraiser, a car show and a veterans stand down are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: What do we truly have to worry about?

GERMAN CARDINAL GERHARD Müller was not pushed out, despite international news reports. The Associated Press said in a story I read July 2 that “Pope… Continue reading

Stalks of lavender radiate from a plant at B&B Family Farm in Sequim during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Soak up the sun in Sequim, but harken to tasks in yard

SEQUIM LAVENDER WEEKEND is upon us, and those of you traveling through the Sequim area this weekend would have seen flashing signs, slowed traffic and… Continue reading

Stalks of lavender radiate from a plant at B&B Family Farm in Sequim during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BIRD WATCH: ‘Inland Sea’ ideal and easy place to enjoy birding

SOMETHING ABOUT THE lone gull perched on top of the ferry landing’s dolphin was different. It looked smaller than the familiar glaucous-winged that are so… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Remember: New Medicare numbers are coming

DO WE ALL remember that Social Security numbers are coming off our Medicare cards? Right: More than a few of us have been observing for… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow

HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow

GROWING UP, I was the kid in the family that my parents pointed to and said, “She’s horse-crazy.” I disagreed then and now because I… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow
PENINSULA KITCHEN: Homemade fruit leather makes a good snack

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Homemade fruit leather makes a good snack

IN HER MOST recent Peninsula Kitchen column, Carrie Sanford shared some great tips for maintaining sanity on a cross-country road trip by being mindful of… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Homemade fruit leather makes a good snack
Creme Tangerine.

Port Angeles winery’s 2017 summer concert series features variety in lineup

Olympic Cellars Winery’s 2017 summer concert series kicked off July 22 with the West Coast Women’s Blues Revue and continues through late… Continue reading

Creme Tangerine.
Annual art show, sale is back for Sequim Lavender Weekend

Annual art show, sale is back for Sequim Lavender Weekend

Art Jam is gearing up for its annual art show and sale just in time for Sequim Lavender Weekend. This year, the show… Continue reading

Annual art show, sale is back for Sequim Lavender Weekend
See an art form unique to the Pacific Northwest at the Lavender Weekend Driftwood Art Show, set from 10 a.m. to 
5 p.m. daily today through Sunday in the Sequim Middle School cafeteria, 301 W. Hendrickson Road. Pictured is “Twist of Fate” by Tuttie Peetz.

A Northwest ‘twist’ on driftwood art to be presented at show

An art form unique to the Pacific Northwest will be displayed at the Lavender Weekend Driftwood Art Show today through Sunday. The show… Continue reading

See an art form unique to the Pacific Northwest at the Lavender Weekend Driftwood Art Show, set from 10 a.m. to 
5 p.m. daily today through Sunday in the Sequim Middle School cafeteria, 301 W. Hendrickson Road. Pictured is “Twist of Fate” by Tuttie Peetz.

ISSUES OF FAITH: Guard against ridicule; instead, season conversation with salt

AFTER READING A news article yesterday on the MSN home page, I scrolled to the bottom of the page to read some of the comments.… Continue reading

Long Rifle rendezvous, tall ship visit on Peninsula

A Peninsula Long Rifle rendezvous, a visit from a tall ship and a hoedown are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information… Continue reading

Tickets available for Dine on the Dungeness on historic bridge

Tickets are available now for the Dungeness River Audubon Center’s third annual dinner on the historic bridge in Railroad Bridge Park set for… Continue reading

Port Angeles concert, dinner Saturday to reap funds for land conservation

Port Angeles concert, dinner Saturday to reap funds for land conservation

Summertime is the perfect time to rock out while helping conserve some local farmland. The North Olympic Land Trust will host the… Continue reading

Port Angeles concert, dinner Saturday to reap funds for land conservation
Trellising makes use of space in the garden.

Saturday workshop touches on growing plants in small spaces

Clallam County Master Gardeners Bob Cain and Bev Morrow and coordinator Lorrie Hamilton will discuss how to successfully grow a vegetable or ornamental… Continue reading

Trellising makes use of space in the garden.