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PENINSULA KITCHEN: How to make homemade street tacos

MY DAUGHTER, ABBY, turns 12 Monday. Twelve. I can’t even begin to wrap my head around that piece of news. I remember 12 viscerally. Like… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Sequim residents exhibit quilts at international show

Port Angeles, Sequim residents exhibit quilts at international show

By Erin Hawkins Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim and Port Angeles quilters will have their work featured at QuiltCon 2017, an international modern quilt show… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Sequim residents exhibit quilts at international show

Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship offers free classes

Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will offer free Adult Learning Programs from Monday to June 9. Offerings are designed to meet a variety… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Justice can help repair the world

“When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not wrong him. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as… Continue reading

Open Your Heart to Art tonight with late-night shopping, dining

Participating downtown businesses will donate a portion of sales to arts organizations during the Open Your Heart to Art promotion today. Late-night… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Some houseplants to round out your home

THE OTHER WEEK, we talked about sunlight (or lack thereof) and grime on your precious houseplants. Another great trick is to now “pinch out” the… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Few share memories of the ‘Hardware Dress’

BACK WHEN: Few share memories of the ‘Hardware Dress’

THREE PEOPLE RESPONDED to the January “Photo from the Past,” which was the Hardware Dress, made to advertise Willson Hardware. R.D. Willson established Willson Hardware… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Few share memories of the ‘Hardware Dress’

BIRD WATCH: Anna’s make their nest in winter

at least among the hummingbirds. A male Anna’s hummingbird has been making his presence known… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Five questions to ask during doctor visits

LAST WEEK, WHILE whining about the whole Medicare “observation vs. admission” debacle, I concluded the column with, “So, what’s the real answer? Right: Stay healthy… Continue reading

Container gardening topic of Port Townsend lecture Saturday

Kathy Hawkins and Arlene West will speak about container gardening in the fourth presentation of the Yard &Garden Lecture series Saturday. The… Continue reading

First Friday Lecture explores history of Protection Island

How does Protection Island differ today from when Europeans first explored it? Wildlife biologist Sollmann Lorenz will talk about that at the… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Everything comes down to love, grace, God

WE TALK ABOUT unity in our country or community, but this is just a word that makes a lot of people feel better in saying,… Continue reading

Jack Hughes

Retired park ranger to tell Sunday of daring rescue mission

Retired Olympic National Park Ranger Jack Hughes will talk about one of his most difficult rescue experiences at the Clallam County Historical… Continue reading

Jack Hughes
Two Peninsula youths vying for Clallam County Fair queen title

Two Peninsula youths vying for Clallam County Fair queen title

Two North Olympic Peninsula youths look to represent Clallam County and take part in the county’s fair festivities in 2017. High school sophomores Marykate Napiontek… Continue reading

Two Peninsula youths vying for Clallam County Fair queen title

BIRD WATCH: ‘Wisdom’ lives on in albatross colony

A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING from Huntsville, Ala., contained some unexpected surprises. A reader moved to that area last year and has been on the lookout for… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Tax-Aide volunteers available again this year

AFTER ALL THESE years, there’s a reason that we insist on continuing to call this little weekly effort “Help Line,” and that reason is that… Continue reading

Living Legends dance show in Port Angeles to celebrate cultures

Living Legends dance show in Port Angeles to celebrate cultures

Dances, songs and authentic Latin American, Native American and Polynesian costumes will be combined into a celebration of heritage at Port Angeles… Continue reading

Living Legends dance show in Port Angeles to celebrate cultures

ISSUES OF FAITH: Take time for hello and goodbye with Godspeed

OUR DAILY SALUTATIONS and valedictions to each other are often rote. “Hey, how ya doin’?” “Morning.” “See ya later” might even be reduced to “Later.”… Continue reading

Travel tales, concerts, films, gardening tips on tap on Peninsula

Travel tales, concerts, films, gardening tips on tap on Peninsula

Tales of travels, concerts, films and gardening tips are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available in the interactive calendar… Continue reading

Travel tales, concerts, films, gardening tips on tap on Peninsula
Sequim school directors earn honors

Sequim school directors earn honors

Sequim schools superintendent Gary Neal presents certificates from the Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA) to Sequim School Board directors Robin Henrikson and Jim Stoffer… Continue reading

Sequim school directors earn honors