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HELP LINE: Not knowing is worse than knowing a diagnosis

LAST WEEK, BECAUSE the conversation about Alzheimer’s came up (because I brought it up), we started working through the “10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s,” courtesy… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Local farm owners now offer trailrides, lessons

HORSEPLAY: Local farm owners now offer trailrides, lessons

I WAS SO excited when I read the classified ad stating the owners of Blue Meadow Farm were offering guided trail rides on their rental… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Local farm owners now offer trailrides, lessons
THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Modifications to classic recipe create delicious breakfast

THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Modifications to classic recipe create delicious breakfast

I’VE MENTIONED BEFORE that I usually have the same breakfast every morning. It’s a pretty simple and basic breakfast that is quick to prepare and… Continue reading

THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Modifications to classic recipe create delicious breakfast

“Spectacular rock specimens’ on tap for show

Rocks, games, a lecture and demonstrations are planned for the Clallam County Gem & Mineral Association’s annual Rock, Gem & Jewelry Show… Continue reading

Children’s theater, ice cream and dancing and a Sekiu community concert on Peninsula this week

A children’s theater show, ice cream and dancing and a Sekiu community concert are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: The hidden, holy gift of autumn

I LOVE THE turning of the season between summer and fall. The high arc of the sun still brings warmth to our backs, but the… Continue reading

Sequim Dog Park party set for Saturday

Sequim Dog Park party set for Saturday

The Sequim Dog Park will celebrate its 11th birthday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the park within Carrie Blake Community… Continue reading

Sequim Dog Park party set for Saturday
Sequim author Aaron Elkins explores history, art in new thriller

Sequim author Aaron Elkins explores history, art in new thriller

Sequim author Aaron Elkins’ new mystery book paints a picture of the past. Elkins, an award-winning author and former anthropology professor, saw the… Continue reading

Sequim author Aaron Elkins explores history, art in new thriller
Neighborhood kiosks now on Sequim streets

Neighborhood kiosks now on Sequim streets

The city has completed the installation of seven kiosks in each of the city’s neighborhoods. Each kiosk provides a space for community members… Continue reading

Neighborhood kiosks now on Sequim streets

A GROWING CONCERN: Summer isn’t over

Hold your horses folks, or at least the hand trowels, hoses and shovels. Repeat after me: “Summer is not over.” That’s right. We still have… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Clallam County stills were confiscated during Prohibition

BACK WHEN: Clallam County stills were confiscated during Prohibition

SEVERAL READERS RECOGNIZED the August picture from the past as stills captured in 1923-26. The photo came from the collection of Mary DeLong’s grandfather, Sheriff… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Clallam County stills were confiscated during Prohibition

BIRD WATCH: Spend energy wisely as summer turns to fall

A FEW DAYS ago, I heard several people talking about the “dog days of summer.” That reminded me of Nat King Cole’s “crazy, hazy days… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Don’t forget the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease

LAST WEEK I presented, verbatim, the Alzheimer’s Associations’ “Principles for a Dignified Diagnosis” because I thought it was important. I still do. Another thing that… Continue reading

Fly-in, free concert, bicycling on Peninsula

A fly-in in Sekiu, a free concert at Fort Flagler and a Port Townsend biking presentation are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Friendship means more

NO LONGER DO I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for… Continue reading

History to come to life at Green River Mountain Men’s annual rendezvous

History to come to life at Green River Mountain Men’s annual rendezvous

The Green River Mountain Men will present their annual rendezvous at the Peninsula Longrifle’s location just south of Sequim this coming Saturday and… Continue reading

History to come to life at Green River Mountain Men’s annual rendezvous
PHOTO: Don’t re-invent the wheel, maintain it

PHOTO: Don’t re-invent the wheel, maintain it

Port Townsend Cycle School instructor Ric Hjertberg, left, demonstrates how to straighten bowed spokes to Erik Pugh of Olympia during a wheel building class held… Continue reading

PHOTO: Don’t re-invent the wheel, maintain it

2018 North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival calls for artists

The 13th-annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival is calling for artists to enter “Transformative Style – Originality, Revolution & Repute,” a juried fiber… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Lawn be gone

IN THE LAST several weeks, numerous people have either asked about brown lawns or complained and pleaded with me to write something about people’s brown… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: To avoid offense, give birds warning before a trip

THERE IS ONE question this column receives throughout the year but it is asked most frequently during the summer months and in the middle of… Continue reading