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BirdFest-BirdQuest contest returns to promote Olympic BirdFest

BirdFest-BirdQuest, a free game, will take place in 20 of Sequim’s businesses to promote the Olympic BirdFest. The Sequim Merchants Group game sponsored… Continue reading

Driftwood art, St. Paddy’s Day fetes among festivities on Peninsula this week

A driftwood art show, a celebration of a spiritual reading endeavor and celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Gem show to rock the house this weekend in Port Angeles

Gem show to rock the house this weekend in Port Angeles

Rock enthusiasts from across Clallam County are preparing for the seventh annual Rock, Gem &Jewelry Show this weekend. The free show will… Continue reading

Gem show to rock the house this weekend in Port Angeles

ISSUES OF FAITH: Examples of ‘law and order’ atrocities, resistance abound in history

THERE IS OFTEN a perception that Judaism is focused on following laws rather than being concerned with love, compassion and mercy. Anyone who spends time… Continue reading

New storytelling group forming in Port Townsend

The Quimper Story Guild is being formed to celebrate and cultivate the art of storytelling in Jefferson County. An initial gathering is… Continue reading

River chemistry from space topic of Forks talk tonight

“River Chemistry From Space,” an Evening Talk by Catherine Kuhn, is set from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. today. The presentation will be… Continue reading

Spring into gardening with ‘seedy celebration’ in Port Angeles this evening

A “seedy celebration” will sprout at the Port Angeles Library this evening. The special after-hours celebration, which will mark the grand opening… Continue reading

Tears, laughter at Find Your Voice Festival starting tonight

This year’s Peninsula College Find Your Voice Festival creative team has woven together monologues submitted for this year’s production to create a… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: A varied to-do list for pestilence prevention, pruning, etc.

THE YARD, WEED, bulbs and plants are leaping into spring, so here comes a much-needed to-do list for March. 1. Pestilence prevention. Now is the… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Newsletters give the skinny on whooping, sand cranes

A SHORT WHILE ago, one of my favorite newsletters arrived in the mail. This isn’t a monthly or even a bimonthly publication. “Grus Americana” is… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Time changes takes up too much time

I HATE TODAY. Well, actually I don’t hate today; I’m usually grateful for yet another opportunity to try to get it right, which happens every… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Horse riders looking forward to spring

HORSEPLAY: Horse riders looking forward to spring

IT’S MARCH ALREADY? Despite the abundance of rain, sleet and snow slowing my outdoor fun to a screeching halt, it appears the days of 2017… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Horse riders looking forward to spring
PENINSULA KITCHEN: Sheet-pan dinners provide seasoning options

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Sheet-pan dinners provide seasoning options

FEEDING A FAMILY with different tolerance levels for spice and flavor is definitely a common challenge. The struggle is real. As our daughter gets older,… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Sheet-pan dinners provide seasoning options

Talent show, pot forum, all-you-can-eat crab dinner on tap through next week

An art and talent show in Brinnon, a marijuana forum in Port Townsend and a crab dinner in Port Angeles are among upcoming activities on… Continue reading

Clallam County Home and Lifestyle Show to offer 150 exhibits

Clallam County Home and Lifestyle Show to offer 150 exhibits

Organizers say the 35th annual Clallam County Home &Lifestyle Show this weekend will offer more information and options than ever before, with… Continue reading

Clallam County Home and Lifestyle Show to offer 150 exhibits

ISSUES OF FAITH: Let God work through you; it’s a win-win

ONE OF THE reasons I write this column, and I am probably not alone in this, is that I am trying to show and even… Continue reading

Port Angeles Symphony breaks out blockbusters for Saturday concert

Port Angeles Symphony breaks out blockbusters for Saturday concert

The maestro can hardly wait. “I am really happy to present this music that I love so much,” said Jonathan Pasternack, conductor… Continue reading

Port Angeles Symphony breaks out blockbusters for Saturday concert
Details of solo kayaking journey to be told

Details of solo kayaking journey to be told

West coast author and adventurer Susan Marie Conrad will tell about her 1,200-mile solo sea kayak expedition up the Inside Passage at 7… Continue reading

Details of solo kayaking journey to be told
A GROWING CONCERN: Flower show gives attendees ‘Taste of Spring’

A GROWING CONCERN: Flower show gives attendees ‘Taste of Spring’

HAVING BEEN BORN near a 17-acre “greenhouse” to parents who both had a master’s degree in floriculture from Cornell College, it is easy to understand… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Flower show gives attendees ‘Taste of Spring’
March picture from the past                                Do any of you have memories of this beach east of Port Angeles? Do you know where it is? If so, write to Alice Alexander at 204 W. Fourth St. Apt. 14, Port Angeles, WA 98362 or email her at bretches1942@gmail.com and she will include your comments in her column April 2.                                Picture from the past Do any of you have memories of this beach east of Port Angeles? Do you know where it is? If so, write to Alice Alexander at 204 W. Fourth St. Apt. 14, Port Angeles, WA 98362 or email her at bretches1942@gmail.com and she will include your comments in her column April 2.

BACK WHEN: Readers remember Fairview Grocery

THERE WERE SEVERAL responses to the February picture from the past, which was the Fairview Grocery and Service Station. The store was at the corner… Continue reading

March picture from the past                                Do any of you have memories of this beach east of Port Angeles? Do you know where it is? If so, write to Alice Alexander at 204 W. Fourth St. Apt. 14, Port Angeles, WA 98362 or email her at bretches1942@gmail.com and she will include your comments in her column April 2.                                Picture from the past Do any of you have memories of this beach east of Port Angeles? Do you know where it is? If so, write to Alice Alexander at 204 W. Fourth St. Apt. 14, Port Angeles, WA 98362 or email her at bretches1942@gmail.com and she will include your comments in her column April 2.