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BIRD WATCH: Surprising sights in the middle of the ‘big city’

CITIES, ESPECIALLY LARGE cities, aren’t my preferred habitat. Ever since I was hatched, the great outdoors is where I have wanted to be. Sometimes, you… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Forks offers up fun with family fair

WANT TO SEE how to strike unmitigated terror into the hearts of hundreds of people, mostly male people? Watch. OK, now, we’re all remembering what… Continue reading

Festival art, crafts fair focuses on ‘Reuse, Recycle and Repurpose’

Festival art, crafts fair focuses on ‘Reuse, Recycle and Repurpose’

The Innovative Arts and Crafts Fair will offer vendors, demonstrations, a kids’ parade and entertainment during the first weekend of the Sequim Irrigation… Continue reading

Festival art, crafts fair focuses on ‘Reuse, Recycle and Repurpose’

ISSUES OF FAITH: Six different meanings of ‘spirit’

“SPIRIT” AND “SPIRITUAL” are slippery words, largely because they are used in so many ways. Here are six different ways we commonly speak of “spirit”… Continue reading

Betsy Burlingame, Master Gardener plant sale chair, readies potted plants for the sale. (Amanda Rosenberg)

Master Gardeners offer variety of plants in weekend sale

EDITOR’S NOTE: This has been corrected. The plant sale is at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden in Seqim. The original version erroneously said the sale… Continue reading

Betsy Burlingame, Master Gardener plant sale chair, readies potted plants for the sale. (Amanda Rosenberg)

Opening of Whimsy Park celebrated today

Whimsy Park, a new temporary gathering place in Sequim, will be opened today with a ribbon-cutting and live music. The park is on… Continue reading

Sequim Art Walk goes aqua for Irrigation Festival

Sequim Art Walk goes aqua for Irrigation Festival

The Sequim Irrigation Festival’s “where water is wealth” has inspired the aqua color theme celebrating cultivation and culture during today’s Sequim Art Walk.… Continue reading

Sequim Art Walk goes aqua for Irrigation Festival

Olympic Peninsula Men’s Chorus plans barbershop, doo-wop shows Saturday

The Olympic Peninsula Men’s Chorus, in conjunction with Olympic Theatre Arts in Sequim, will present two shows of “Barbershop and Doo Wop” on… Continue reading

Master Gardener Bob Cain. (Clallam County Master Gardeners)

Plant disease topic of Port Angeles gardening talk

EDITOR’S NOTE: This has been corrected to show that the lecture will be on Thursday, May 11. The original version, published on May 3, simply… Continue reading

Master Gardener Bob Cain. (Clallam County Master Gardeners)
Sequim plans activities for Bike Everywhere Month

Sequim plans activities for Bike Everywhere Month

The Sequim Bicycle Alliance is among the groups planning to celebrate the national Bike Everywhere Month… Continue reading

Sequim plans activities for Bike Everywhere Month

Band offers flower baskets for sale

Northwinds Homeschool Band is offering flower baskets to fund expenses. Baskets are available for $30 each or $28 for four or more.… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Get in gear for May Day with bulb upkeep

TOMORROW IS MY absolute favorite holiday of the year, and with the arrival of the new month, April showers are definitely going to produce a… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: In ‘Lost Battalion,’ hopes that a hero gets a proper salute

“CHER AMI AND the Lost Battalion” sounds like the title of a French movie. These words don’t bring visions of pigeons to mind unless you… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Remember: ‘Not getting worse’ matters

WE’RE GOING TO bounce around a few different things today, but allow me to begin with the one that really rubs me the wrong way:… Continue reading

Bilingual book day set at Port Angeles, Sequim libraries

The North Olympic Library System will join hundreds of libraries across the nation in celebration of El día de los niños/El día de los libros… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: God changed everything for us with Easter

In a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and… Continue reading

Plant sale, tree giveaway among weekend activities

A plant sale, a tree giveaway and a benefit concert are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available on the… Continue reading

Amanda Rosenberg                                Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardener Jeannette Stehr-Green will present “What Do Your Blueberries Need to be Happy?” at noon today.

Growing blueberries topic of talk

Veteran WSU Clallam County Master Gardener Jeanette Stehr-Green will talk about blueberry plants at noon today. The free presentation will be in… Continue reading

Amanda Rosenberg                                Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardener Jeannette Stehr-Green will present “What Do Your Blueberries Need to be Happy?” at noon today.
A GROWING CONCERN: A picture is worth a thousand words when it comes to pruning

A GROWING CONCERN: A picture is worth a thousand words when it comes to pruning

WHILE I’VE BEEN severely trimming down various plants these past few weeks, the gasps (along with horrified looks from homeowners and neighbors alike) have been… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: A picture is worth a thousand words when it comes to pruning

BIRD WATCH: What’s in a name? Quite a lot, actually

A FRIEND SENT me a newspaper clipping recently. It was from a newspaper in Alabama and carried an article I found interesting. It was primarily… Continue reading