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Rosh HaShanah services offered in Port Angeles

The Olympic B’nai Shalom congregation will celebrate Rosh HaShanah this week. Erev Rosh HaShanah service will be at 7:15 p.m. on Monday… Continue reading

Lynn Ungar will present “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Ungar will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, services will only stream on Zoom.

Speaker set for Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Lynn Ungar will present “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Ungar will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian… Continue reading

Lynn Ungar will present “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Ungar will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, services will only stream on Zoom.
The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “The Heart of Prayer” at Unity in the Olympics at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Unity speaker scheduled for Sunday service

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “The Heart of Prayer” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the pastor at Unity in the… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “The Heart of Prayer” at Unity in the Olympics at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Outdoor Emergency classes scheduled

The Hurricane Ridge Ski Patrol will conduct an Outdoor Emergency Care certification course beginning Saturday, Sept. 18. The course, developed by the… Continue reading

Cadet Kade Kirsch, pictured here with his father Matt Kirsch, completed his first powered solo flight on Aug. 10.

Young Peninsula pilots reach new heights

Kade Kirsch, a 16-year-old Civil Air Patrol (CAP) cadet chief master sergeant, earned a pair of major personal milestones recently, highlighted by… Continue reading

Cadet Kade Kirsch, pictured here with his father Matt Kirsch, completed his first powered solo flight on Aug. 10.
Northwind Art Executive Director Teresa Verraes shows off the just-finished collective painting at the close of “The Big Reveal,” the fundraiser held at Fort Worden State Park on Sunday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Artists create pieces of bigger picture

‘Big Reveal’ a fundraiser for Northwind Art

Northwind Art Executive Director Teresa Verraes shows off the just-finished collective painting at the close of “The Big Reveal,” the fundraiser held at Fort Worden State Park on Sunday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Start planning now for spring bulbs

OUR CLIMATE AND soils here on the Olympic Peninsula are ideally most suited to spring flower bulbs and right now is the time to order… Continue reading

Kendall Huff and nearly-2-year-old Kenna Huff of Snohomish get an up-close look at an RV-9A homebulit aircraft at the eighth Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire and Fly-In on Saturday afternoon in Sequim. This year’s show, reduced to a one-day fest, featured helicopter and airplane rides, dozens of airplanes, classic cars and remote control airplane demonstrations at the Sequim Valley Airport. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Air Affaire, Fly-In wows again at one-day show

Kendall Huff and nearly-2-year-old Kenna Huff of Snohomish get an up-close look at an RV-9A homebulit aircraft at the eighth Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire and… Continue reading

Kendall Huff and nearly-2-year-old Kenna Huff of Snohomish get an up-close look at an RV-9A homebulit aircraft at the eighth Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire and Fly-In on Saturday afternoon in Sequim. This year’s show, reduced to a one-day fest, featured helicopter and airplane rides, dozens of airplanes, classic cars and remote control airplane demonstrations at the Sequim Valley Airport. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Grief support group planned

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County is offering a grief support group from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Sept. 8. The… Continue reading

Orientation meeting set for Junior American Citizen Club

The Michael Trebert chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will host an orientation meeting for the Junior American Citizen Club at 6:30… Continue reading

Plan made for hospice volunteer orientation

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will conduct an in-person orientation session for potential volunteers from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday. The meeting… Continue reading

Strait Turners to meet on Zoom

Strait Turners, a local woodturners group, will meet at noon Tuesday via Zoom. Phillip Greenwood will present “Finial Trinet Box.” Greenwood, an Englishman,… Continue reading

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‘Happy accidents’ sought for 16th North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival

Local artists look to bring the best of their “happy accidents” to an exhibition during the 16th iteration of the North Olympic Fiber… Continue reading

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Backpack blessing offered in Port Angeles

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will provide backpack blessings at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The public can bring backpacks and school bags to the… Continue reading

Roddy Biggs will present “Why Not Everyone?” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Biggs will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road.

Biggs to speak at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Roddy Biggs will present “Why Not Everyone?” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Biggs will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,… Continue reading

Roddy Biggs will present “Why Not Everyone?” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Biggs will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road.
The Rev. Sean A. Janssen was installed as pastor at Grace Lutheran Church on Sunday. Janssen replaces the Rev. Al Berg.

Grace Lutheran Church welcomes new pastor

The Rev. Sean A. Janssen was installed as pastor at Grace Lutheran Church on Sunday. Janssen replaces the Rev. Al Berg who… Continue reading

The Rev. Sean A. Janssen was installed as pastor at Grace Lutheran Church on Sunday. Janssen replaces the Rev. Al Berg.

ISSUES OF FAITH: Teach children through example of faith in action

“AND HE SHALL turn the heart of the parents to the children, and heart of the children to their parents” (Malachi 3:24). Sometimes our children… Continue reading

Timothy West will present "Not It" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. West will be the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave. Sunday service begins at 10 a.m.

Unity speaker scheduled for Sunday

Timothy West will present “Not It” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. West will be the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics, 2917… Continue reading

Timothy West will present "Not It" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. West will be the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave. Sunday service begins at 10 a.m.
Organizers of the Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire anticipate plenty of pilots to stop in for the event on Saturday with fair weather and a year off from the festivities in 2020. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

Air Affaire flies back to Sequim for eighth year

Event set for Saturday with vehicle rides, demos

Organizers of the Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire anticipate plenty of pilots to stop in for the event on Saturday with fair weather and a year off from the festivities in 2020. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)
Port Angeles artist Dave Montague works on a mural at the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society’s McKay Kitty City near Sequim. (Photo courtesy of Olympic Peninsula Humane Society)

OPHS’s Kitty City in works

Dog shelter to remain in present place

Port Angeles artist Dave Montague works on a mural at the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society’s McKay Kitty City near Sequim. (Photo courtesy of Olympic Peninsula Humane Society)