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Outdoor work parties, garden party on tap this week on the Peninsula

Outdoor work parties in Port Townsend and Brinnon, a garden party and a summer solstice barbecue are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Matthew Nash (2)/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                Ron Quigley of Diamond Point looks over his bonsai forest, a Japanese larch he obtained in 2007 from its designer, the late Sharon Muth of Bonsai NW. It’s one of many bonsai trees Quigley treasures in his collection.

Dungeness Bonsai Society hosts its 41st annual show this weekend in Sequim

It takes patience and determination to keep a bonsai tree going, and members of the Dungeness… Continue reading

Matthew Nash (2)/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                Ron Quigley of Diamond Point looks over his bonsai forest, a Japanese larch he obtained in 2007 from its designer, the late Sharon Muth of Bonsai NW. It’s one of many bonsai trees Quigley treasures in his collection.

Olympic Theatre Arts announces new season of live theater

Olympic Theatre Arts has unveiled its 2017-18 theater season. Season ticket subscriptions are now on sale to the public until Aug. 1, when… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Be sure to tell God he’s a ‘good, good Father’

WITH FATHER’S DAY just a couple of days away, I’d like to share with you a few father thoughts. I had a good father. I… Continue reading

Landscaping with ornamental grasses topic of Saturday presentation

Landscaping with ornamental grasses topic of Saturday presentation

Veteran Master Gardener Janet Oja will lead a class in ornamental grasses Saturday. The class, “Using Ornamental Grasses in the Landscape,” will be… Continue reading

Landscaping with ornamental grasses topic of Saturday presentation
Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                Local artist Susan Spar stands next to her exhibit centerpiece, “Jen Sleeping,” on display at her show “People, Places & Things of the Heart” at the Sequim Museum & Arts Center. She will hold an artist demonstration and reception Saturday at the MAC.

Local artist Susan Spar puts on a solo show at Sequim Museum & Arts

From detailed still-life to portraits to landscapes, Susan Spar’s artwork looks almost real enough to touch… Continue reading

Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                Local artist Susan Spar stands next to her exhibit centerpiece, “Jen Sleeping,” on display at her show “People, Places & Things of the Heart” at the Sequim Museum & Arts Center. She will hold an artist demonstration and reception Saturday at the MAC.
Olmypic Theatre Arts hosting general auditions for upcoming play season

Olmypic Theatre Arts hosting general auditions for upcoming play season

Olympic Theatre Arts will conduct general auditions Saturday. Auditions will be at 3 p.m. at the theater at 414 N. Sequim Ave. Auditions… Continue reading

Olmypic Theatre Arts hosting general auditions for upcoming play season
Pasternack signed to five-year deal with symphony

Pasternack signed to five-year deal with symphony

As the Port Angeles Symphony prepares for the start of its new fiscal year July 1, the nonprofit orchestra’s board of directors… Continue reading

Pasternack signed to five-year deal with symphony

A GROWING CONCERN: Ode to the ‘dynamic duo’ of pinching, deadheading

NOW THAT SUMMER is almost officially here and your flowers and plants are finally growing at a recognizable pace, hanging baskets are ablaze with color,… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: How a bird knows who it is

HOW DOES A bird know it is a particular species? The quick and easy answer is “instinct.” There is a bit more to it than… Continue reading

HELP LINE: SHIBA needs volunteers like you

WHAT’S THE ONE thing that drives every single one of us uniformly nuts, no matter what? Well … OK, what’s one of the things that… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Carrying on the tradition: Children learn to ride

HORSEPLAY: Carrying on the tradition: Children learn to ride

MY HEART SANG with joy when I stopped by the Quarter Moon Ranch game show in Carlsborg last weekend and saw Tanya Hull’s 4-year-old son… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Carrying on the tradition: Children learn to ride

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Enjoy homemade pizza with friends

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, my family and I attended a dinner celebration at the home of a mentor of mine. I was one of the youngest… Continue reading

Dyefeltorspin festival celebrates fiber; alpaca shearing set for Sunday

Dyefeltorspin festival celebrates fiber; alpaca shearing set for Sunday

If you’re looking for unique diversion this weekend, head up the hill from Sequim for… Continue reading

Dyefeltorspin festival celebrates fiber; alpaca shearing set for Sunday
Veteran Master Gardeners Lois Bellamy, Bob Cain, Laurel Moulton, Jeanette Stehr-Green and Audreen Williams, from left, will lead a walk through the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles this Saturday.

Get timely vegetable gardening advice Saturday

Is it too late to plant tomatoes? What is making those holes in the leaves of that broccoli plant? What is the… Continue reading

Veteran Master Gardeners Lois Bellamy, Bob Cain, Laurel Moulton, Jeanette Stehr-Green and Audreen Williams, from left, will lead a walk through the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles this Saturday.

Hiking tour, swap meet, Pride march coming up this week

A virtual hiking tour, a swap meet and a Pride march are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available on… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Calling on Albert Schweitzer and his ‘stand to reason’

DISDAIN FOR SCIENCE, the splitting off of reason from religion, “fake news”! For solace and hope, I turn to the life and thought of Dr.… Continue reading

Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                Members of the Sequim Botanical Gardens Society — Lee Bowen, Dona Brock, Jean Pier, Donni Hatlestad, Kathy Pitts, John Hassel, Maryann Ballard, Stu Hemstreet and Andy Pitts — stand where a pergola will be landscaped in as part of the planned rose garden that will be an addition to the Sequim Botanical Gardens.

Sequim community garden blossoms with help of volunteers

What used to be a starting project at Carrie Blake Park 10 years ago is blooming back to life as volunteers work to… Continue reading

Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                Members of the Sequim Botanical Gardens Society — Lee Bowen, Dona Brock, Jean Pier, Donni Hatlestad, Kathy Pitts, John Hassel, Maryann Ballard, Stu Hemstreet and Andy Pitts — stand where a pergola will be landscaped in as part of the planned rose garden that will be an addition to the Sequim Botanical Gardens.

A GROWING CONCERN: With summer nearly here, what’s left to do?

CAN YOU BELIEVE it? June already! With the passing of Labor Day weekend and a rash of sunburn, summer is unofficially here. Your flowers are… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Lincoln Street buildings come and go

BACK WHEN: Lincoln Street buildings come and go

A FEW READERS recognized the Arctic Meat Market in the May photo of the month. The photo shows Arden Farms and the Arctic Meat Market… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Lincoln Street buildings come and go