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Port Townsend High School Scholarship Foundation accepting applications for college funding

The Port Townsend High School Scholarship Foundation is accepting applications for college scholarships. Applications are open to Port Townsend High School graduates… Continue reading

Bake sale to benefit Sequim Seattle Children’s Hospital Guild

The Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital will conduct a baked-goods sale from 8 a.m. Saturday until they are sold out. The sale… Continue reading

Garage sale slated at Gardiner Community Center

The Gardiner Community Center will host a community garage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18. The sale will be… Continue reading

Boat captains and crew take to Sequim Bay for the Reach and Row for Hospice event in 2018. (Matthew Dash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Reach and Row for Hospice races to return this year

Sequim Bay Yacht Club’s annual fundraiser slated for Sept. 18-19

Boat captains and crew take to Sequim Bay for the Reach and Row for Hospice event in 2018. (Matthew Dash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

A GROWING CONCERN: Fall into Autumn gardening

dry, hot, smokey then actually cold last Monday. Let me assure all gardeners that given the… Continue reading

Photo by Denise Hupfer Cutline: Back Country Horsemen of Washington members Linda Morin, left, Ray and Rochelle Sutherland had a grand time leading the equine Joyce Daze Parade entries from three local chapters on Aug. 7

HORSEPLAY: Summer full of blackberry joy and wildfire fears

WHO DOESN’T ENJOY a parade? Especially one centered on fresh wild blackberries and homemade blackberry pie? This year marked the 38th annual Joyce Daze Parade,… Continue reading

Photo by Denise Hupfer Cutline: Back Country Horsemen of Washington members Linda Morin, left, Ray and Rochelle Sutherland had a grand time leading the equine Joyce Daze Parade entries from three local chapters on Aug. 7

Urban sketchers meeting to draw Port Townsend sights

The Port Townsend Urban Sketchers will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday. The group will meet by the art marker at the corner… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik will present “I remember …” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road. Bednarik’s presentation will also stream on Zoom.

Bednarik set as Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship speaker

Joseph Bednarik will present “I remember …” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik will present “I remember …” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road. Bednarik’s presentation will also stream on Zoom.

Bible time offered at Grace Baptist Church

Grace Baptist Church will present “Summer Bible Time at Grace Baptist Church: God’s Still Working On Me” from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30… Continue reading

Dr. Muriel Nesbitt, who taught biology for 35 years at the University of California-San Diego, will discuss the utility and sustainability of soil amendments during her hour-long Zoom lecture, part of the Green Thumbs Garden Tips education series, on Aug. 26. Submitted photo

Soil amendments in spotlight at next Green Thumbs Zoom

Common soil additives will be discussed by Master Gardener Muriel Nesbitt during her presentation, “Soil Amendments: Where Do They Come From, and… Continue reading

Dr. Muriel Nesbitt, who taught biology for 35 years at the University of California-San Diego, will discuss the utility and sustainability of soil amendments during her hour-long Zoom lecture, part of the Green Thumbs Garden Tips education series, on Aug. 26. Submitted photo
The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “The Unitive Way and Jesus’ Teachings - Part 5” at Unity in the Olympics at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Unity speaker scheduled for Sunday service

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “The Unitive Way and the Teachings of Jesus — Part 5” at 10:30… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “The Unitive Way and Jesus’ Teachings - Part 5” at Unity in the Olympics at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Sunday dance canceled at Elks Lodge

The dance scheduled for Sunday evening at the Elks Lodge in Sequim has been canceled. The cancellation is due to the county’s new… Continue reading

Jasmine Paul, 9, left, and John Hall, 10, put together a habitat diorama in which animals might live in nature after gathering materials in Webster's Woods at Port Angeles Fine Art Center. The diorama is just one of many projects and games students will participate in this week as part of art camps at the center, which is hosting two weeks of camps focusing on different ways in which science and art intersect. This week's half-day sessions are focused on Nature Art Camp and Treasure Map and Geocache. Next week's camps, The Art of Science Journals and Sculpture Design for Kids, are full, but students can be placed on a waiting list. Registration for a session is $100 for arts center members and $120 for non-members. For more information, visit www.pafac.org/summercamp.html or email rachel@pafac.org.
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Where art and science meet

By Dave Logan For Peninsula Daily News Jasmine Paul, 9, left, and John Hall, 10, put together a habitat diorama in which animals might live… Continue reading

Jasmine Paul, 9, left, and John Hall, 10, put together a habitat diorama in which animals might live in nature after gathering materials in Webster's Woods at Port Angeles Fine Art Center. The diorama is just one of many projects and games students will participate in this week as part of art camps at the center, which is hosting two weeks of camps focusing on different ways in which science and art intersect. This week's half-day sessions are focused on Nature Art Camp and Treasure Map and Geocache. Next week's camps, The Art of Science Journals and Sculpture Design for Kids, are full, but students can be placed on a waiting list. Registration for a session is $100 for arts center members and $120 for non-members. For more information, visit www.pafac.org/summercamp.html or email rachel@pafac.org.

Rothschild House State Park to host open house

The Jefferson County Historical Society and Washington State Parks will host an open house from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. The… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: August advice for gardening chores

WITH ALL THE chores I’ve been doing because of the heat that persists again this past week, I forgot to give you your August to-do… Continue reading

Grief support group meeting Monday

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County (VHOCC) is offering a grief support group from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Monday. The group will… Continue reading

When you possess a queen’s dignity, any set of theater steps becomes a throne. Patty McArthur poses with her handmade Queen Elizabeth I costume on the steps of OTA, near where she will reign over the Renaissance Faire this coming weekend in Sequim. “When I put these on, I don’t think of myself.” Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Make way for the queen: OTA gears up for Kings, Queens, and Royal Scenes Renaissance Faire

A local actress playing Queen Elizabeth I will grace the parking lot of Sequim’s Olympia Theatre Arts next weekend. “The Queen has come… Continue reading

  • Aug 15, 2021
  • By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
When you possess a queen’s dignity, any set of theater steps becomes a throne. Patty McArthur poses with her handmade Queen Elizabeth I costume on the steps of OTA, near where she will reign over the Renaissance Faire this coming weekend in Sequim. “When I put these on, I don’t think of myself.” Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group
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Sequim City Band sets ‘Together Again’ concert

After more than 16 months away, it’s time to strike up the band once again. The Sequim City Band hosts “Together Again” at… Continue reading

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Photo Caption: WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners Laurel Moulton, Bob Cain, Jan Bartron and Audreen Williams (from left to right) look forward to the first 2021 Second Saturday Walk at Fifth Street Community Garden, at 328 E Fifth Street, Port Angels. Join them in a fast-paced walking tour discussing various vegetable garden successes and difficulties August 14, 2021, from 10 to 11:30 am. Photo by Sara Farinelli.

Garden walk slated for Saturday in Port Angeles

The Clallam County Master Gardeners will host a garden walk from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. The free,… Continue reading

Photo Caption: WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners Laurel Moulton, Bob Cain, Jan Bartron and Audreen Williams (from left to right) look forward to the first 2021 Second Saturday Walk at Fifth Street Community Garden, at 328 E Fifth Street, Port Angels. Join them in a fast-paced walking tour discussing various vegetable garden successes and difficulties August 14, 2021, from 10 to 11:30 am. Photo by Sara Farinelli.

ISSUES OF FAITH: Conversations about death: Why we shouldn’t shy away

Why would anyone want to talk to their dying loved ones about death? Isn’t it morbid? Won’t it make people uncomfortable? Shouldn’t we focus on… Continue reading

  • Aug 13, 2021
  • By Kate Lore For Peninsula Daily News