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ISSUES OF FAITH: A strange angel with a hammer

JERUSALEM IS A holy place for three world religions. At any given time, the city is full of political radicals, religious zealots, pious pilgrims and… Continue reading

Program slated for Unity in Port Townsend on Sunday

Jan Jorgensen will present “Be The Light” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Jorgensen will be the guest speaker at Unity in Port… Continue reading

The Rev. Lynn Ungar

Speaker set for Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

The Rev. Lynn Ungar will present “Nine Ways of Looking at Peace”

The Rev. Lynn Ungar
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New Sunset Speaker Series set at Dungeness River Nature Center

Experts to begin presentations this Saturday

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Shelby Bell

Parent to Parent meetups planned in Clallam County

Clallam County Parent to Parent will host two meetups to introduce Shelby Bell, its new coordinator. Bell will be at the Hillcrest… Continue reading

Shelby Bell
Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News Weekly deadheading and disbudding will not only give you a long lasting supply of cut flowers, it will also give you amazing color in the garden. The results pictured are after just one week of work.

A GROWING CONCERN: Take time to smell, and prune, the roses

THIS YEAR HAS been just spectacular for roses! My very first job in the greenhouse, at age 4, was tending the 3,200 blooming rose bushes.… Continue reading

Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News Weekly deadheading and disbudding will not only give you a long lasting supply of cut flowers, it will also give you amazing color in the garden. The results pictured are after just one week of work.

Book discussions begin today

The North Olympic Library System’s Second Saturday Book Discussion Groups begin today. Meetings are both in person and online. The Second Saturday group will meet… Continue reading

Jefferson County Master Gardener Candice Gohn will offer tips on growing flowers in Port Angeles on Thursday.

Flower farmer to offer tips, tricks

“Tips & Tricks from a Flower Farmer” will be presented from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday. The free Green Thumb Education Series… Continue reading

Jefferson County Master Gardener Candice Gohn will offer tips on growing flowers in Port Angeles on Thursday.
Submitted photo Congratulations to these Equitese Pony Club members for attaining higher levels of accomplishments through the U.S. Pony Club of America. Levels of certification start at what is called D Level (beginner), progressing to C Level (intermediate) then to B Level and A Level (advanced). From left: Hazel Vidal, level D3 in dressage; Addi Staley, D2 in hunt seat equitation; Lisa Cartwright, D2 in dressage and D3 in horse management; Galadriel Nichols, D2in dressage and D3 in horse management; Katie Haman, D2 in dressage and D3 in horse management; Rose Soini, D2 in eventing (in flat work) and horse management . Visit www.ponyclub.org for more information. Follow the club on its Facebook page, Equitese Pony Club.

HORSEPLAY: Tips and tricks for dealing with equine insect issues

“DID YOU INCLUDE her bits and pieces?” That’s the question fellow rider Kim Bues asked when I explained I rub Lacey’s undercarriage with Vaseline to… Continue reading

Submitted photo Congratulations to these Equitese Pony Club members for attaining higher levels of accomplishments through the U.S. Pony Club of America. Levels of certification start at what is called D Level (beginner), progressing to C Level (intermediate) then to B Level and A Level (advanced). From left: Hazel Vidal, level D3 in dressage; Addi Staley, D2 in hunt seat equitation; Lisa Cartwright, D2 in dressage and D3 in horse management; Galadriel Nichols, D2in dressage and D3 in horse management; Katie Haman, D2 in dressage and D3 in horse management; Rose Soini, D2 in eventing (in flat work) and horse management . Visit www.ponyclub.org for more information. Follow the club on its Facebook page, Equitese Pony Club.
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Barefoot on Holy Ground: Knowing the Way” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

ISSUES OF FAITH: Don’t let adversity discourage you

ON MEMORIAL DAY, we went on a little hike to Devil’s Punchbowl at Lake Crescent. It was a delightful day and we had a pleasant… Continue reading

Program set for Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

The Rev. Bruce Bode will present “Nature’s Gift to Us and Our Gift to Nature” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bode will be… Continue reading

Clallam County Master Gardeners Bob Cain, far right, offers advice to participants at the June 10 Second Saturday Garden Walk. He will be among those teaching at the garden walk on Saturday.

Second Saturday Garden Walk set in Port Angeles

Master Gardeners Jan Bartron, Bob Cain, Laurel Moulton and Audreen Williams will discuss how to protect ripening fruit and maturing vegetables during… Continue reading

Clallam County Master Gardeners Bob Cain, far right, offers advice to participants at the June 10 Second Saturday Garden Walk. He will be among those teaching at the garden walk on Saturday.

WAG to host open house at Halfway Home Ranch

Welfare for Animals Guild plans two open houses for the public, with the first set for 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The… Continue reading

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First Friday Art Walk in lavender hues

The color theme for this month’s First Friday Art Walk is purple — the color of Sequim’s famous lavender blooms, which will be… Continue reading

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Hospice volunteer orientation planned

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will conduct both an online orientation and an in-person sessions for potential volunteers. An in-person session will… Continue reading

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NOLT renews accreditation with national commission

The North Olympic Land Trust announced earlier this year it successfully renewed its land trust accreditation with the Land Trust Accreditation Commission.… Continue reading

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A GROWING CONCERN: Summer chores, summer tips for gorgeous gardens

JULY IS OFFICIALLY here! It is now the beginning of mid-early summer. That’s right, there are 81 more days of summer left. Just as most… Continue reading

Headline of a newspaper from 1896 about the Washington murders. (PHOTO PROVIDED BY JOHN MCNUTT)

BACK WHEN: Love triangles, violence in the media are not new

SOMETIMES IT SEEMS the world has gone mad. The news is filled with stories of murder and mayhem. It seems to inundate every form of… Continue reading

Headline of a newspaper from 1896 about the Washington murders. (PHOTO PROVIDED BY JOHN MCNUTT)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Betty Bellet, front, accompanied by Ron Murphy, both of Port Angeles, pick blackberries near the Olympic Discovery Trail near Lower Elwha Road. The pair said that blackberrys are still not quite in season in most locations, but the discovery of area of pickable berries was worth a picking excursion.
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Berry picking near Olympic Discovery Trail

Betty Bellet, front, accompanied by Ron Murphy, both of Port Angeles, pick blackberries near the Olympic Discovery Trail near Lower Elwha Road. The pair said… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Betty Bellet, front, accompanied by Ron Murphy, both of Port Angeles, pick blackberries near the Olympic Discovery Trail near Lower Elwha Road. The pair said that blackberrys are still not quite in season in most locations, but the discovery of area of pickable berries was worth a picking excursion.