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Nominations open for Clallam Farm Family of Year

The 2024 Clallam County Fair seeks nominations for the 2024 Farm Family of the Year through June 1. This award is to… Continue reading

Peninsula College to host Healthy Communities Resource Fair

The Healthy Community Resource Fair is set for Thursday in the Pirate Union Building on the Port Angeles campus of Peninsula College.… Continue reading

Pictured from left: Patty Rhoden, Mike Glenn and Carla Caldwell.

Grant for $400K presented to Jefferson Healthcare Foundation

The Jefferson Healthcare Foundation has received a grant of $400,000 from the MJ Murdock Charitable Trust. The foundation will use the grant… Continue reading

Pictured from left: Patty Rhoden, Mike Glenn and Carla Caldwell.
Pictured from left: Denise Harman, director of medical/surgical/pediatrics; Casey Peterson, DAISY award recipient; and Vickie Swanson, chief nursing officer.

Peterson recognized by foundation

The DAISY Foundation has recognized Casey Peterson with its DAISY award. Peterson is a nurse in Olympic Medical Center’s medical/surgical unit. The award recognizes extraordinary,… Continue reading

Pictured from left: Denise Harman, director of medical/surgical/pediatrics; Casey Peterson, DAISY award recipient; and Vickie Swanson, chief nursing officer.
Tim Paschal will present “Wellness Found in the Olympic Mountains” at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Wellness forum set Wednesday

Tim Paschal will present “Wellness Found in the Olympic Mountains” at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Paschal will speak at the WOW! Working on Wellness… Continue reading

Tim Paschal will present “Wellness Found in the Olympic Mountains” at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Libby Swanberg and Sydney Hutton took part in the Senior Salute, which lauds the accomplishments of graduating high school seniors and bids them a successful future. (Photo by Katie Salmon-Newton)

HORSEPLAY: Sequim equestrian team wins, sets record

SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL equestrian team is certainly having a winning season! At their second Washington State High School Equestrian Team District meet, Sequim’s team of… Continue reading

Libby Swanberg and Sydney Hutton took part in the Senior Salute, which lauds the accomplishments of graduating high school seniors and bids them a successful future. (Photo by Katie Salmon-Newton)

A GROWING CONCERN: Mulch ado about gardening

I JUST REALIZED that in the past 12 days, I’ve been spreading mulch around client’s yards. And why? One of the most misused, unused, not… Continue reading

Unity speaker set for Port Angeles

The Rev. Asha Burson-Johnson will present “Get Off the History Train” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Burson-Johnson, a member of the Center for… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Don’t be lured by the golden calf

When the Holy One gave the Torah, no bird chirped, no fowl fluttered, no ox lowed, the angels … did not sing, the sea did… Continue reading

OUUF speaker scheduled

The Rev. Bruce Bode will present “In Quest of Living Religion, Part II” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bode will be the guest… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Oneness and Polarity” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port Townsend,… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.
With Rebecca Gilbert (playing Clairee) looking on, Jennifer Saul (left, as Truvy) and Sunshine Petersen (as Shelby) rehearse a scene in Olympic Theatre Arts’ “Steel Magnolias” last week. The play opens March 8 for a three-weekend run. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Found family a theme in ‘Steel Magnolias’

Production opens on International Women’s Day, kicking off a three-weekend run

With Rebecca Gilbert (playing Clairee) looking on, Jennifer Saul (left, as Truvy) and Sunshine Petersen (as Shelby) rehearse a scene in Olympic Theatre Arts’ “Steel Magnolias” last week. The play opens March 8 for a three-weekend run. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Melissa Klein takes a break from her work in her studio located north of Sequim. Joining her is her dog Stormy. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

American Legion Post, Sequim artist collaborating on a mural

Patriotic colors, soldiers, war-themed machines featured

Melissa Klein takes a break from her work in her studio located north of Sequim. Joining her is her dog Stormy. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

A GROWING CONCERN: Get your garden marching orders

THE “IDES OF March” are nearly upon us and we had an extra leap year day to prepare for the soon to arrive, official start… Continue reading

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Peninsula seniors walk runways in New York City

Captain-Crystal, Kidd participate in Fashion Week

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ISSUES OF FAITH: A case of holy jealousy

WE ARE NEARING the end of Lent and the number of services, and obligations, and fasting, if you follow that practice, may be getting a… Continue reading

Shipley Center Program Director Reba Renner, program director at the Shipley Center, sorts through more than 80 works of art that will be sold at the center’s art soiree Thursday evening.

Art sale fundraiser set Thursday

The Shipley Center will conduct an “Evening Art Soiree” from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. The art sale fundraiser is in the… Continue reading

Shipley Center Program Director Reba Renner, program director at the Shipley Center, sorts through more than 80 works of art that will be sold at the center’s art soiree Thursday evening.
Artwork courtesy of Mary Hiestand / “Orange Flowers” by Mary Hiestand, a featured artist at the Blue Whole Gallery in March, will be on display during the First Friday Art Walk.

First Friday Art Walk Sequim celebrates March in glorious green

Self-guided tour available for monthly art walk in Sequim

Artwork courtesy of Mary Hiestand / “Orange Flowers” by Mary Hiestand, a featured artist at the Blue Whole Gallery in March, will be on display during the First Friday Art Walk.
Clallam County master gardeners, from left, Keith Dekker, Tom Del Hotal and Gordon Clark will conduct a free fruit tree pruning workshop Saturday at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden in Sequim.

Pruning workshop set Saturday for Sequim

Master gardeners Keith Dekker, Tom Del Hotal and Gordon Clark will conduct a workshop on fruit tree pruning from 10 a.m. to noon… Continue reading

Clallam County master gardeners, from left, Keith Dekker, Tom Del Hotal and Gordon Clark will conduct a free fruit tree pruning workshop Saturday at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden in Sequim.

Electronic equipment recycling scheduled for Port Angeles

Olympic Kiwanis, in partnership with SBK Recycling, will host an electronics recycling collection from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23.… Continue reading