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The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Divine and Embodied Father” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith
The Rev. Lynn Ungar

Speaker set for Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

The Rev. Lynn Ungar will present “The House on Pooh Corner”

The Rev. Lynn Ungar
Rev. Bill Evans

Unity speaker set for presentation

The Rev. Bill Evans will present “Daddy” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Evans will be the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics,… Continue reading

Rev. Bill Evans
Pictured, from left to right, are Chimcum High School teacher Brian MacKenzie, Keanu Morrison Tessa Richardson, Elliot Pflueger and League of Women Voters essay team organizer, Jackie Aase.

League of Women Voters’ essay winners announced

Elliot Pflueger won first place in the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County’s essay contest with his essay “Damning Darkness in… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right, are Chimcum High School teacher Brian MacKenzie, Keanu Morrison Tessa Richardson, Elliot Pflueger and League of Women Voters essay team organizer, Jackie Aase.
Pictured, from left to right, are Don Corson, Darlene Martin, Teresa Martin, Tom Sanford, Sandy Cameron, Pam Ehtee, Tina Cozzolino, Alex Wilson, Vicki Corson and Gay Taylor.

Garden club donates

The Port Angeles Garden Club recently donated $3,000 to the North Olympic Land Trust. The club raised the money through sales of a special red… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right, are Don Corson, Darlene Martin, Teresa Martin, Tom Sanford, Sandy Cameron, Pam Ehtee, Tina Cozzolino, Alex Wilson, Vicki Corson and Gay Taylor.
Megan Bland

Scholarship winners announced in Port Townsend

The University Women’s Foundation of East Jefferson County recently awarded more than $97,000 in scholarships to 31 local women. The recipients are:… Continue reading

Megan Bland
The duty crew from Clallam County Fire District #3 stopped in at the Sequim High School wrestling team’s car wash fundraiser on Saturday, June 3. 

Both teams are joined by the shared sorrow over the recent loss of District #3 Fire Captain/Sequim wrestling coach Chad Cate.

Sequim car wash crew

The duty crew from Clallam County Fire District 3 stopped in at the Sequim High School wrestling team’s car wash fundraiser on Saturday. Both teams… Continue reading

The duty crew from Clallam County Fire District #3 stopped in at the Sequim High School wrestling team’s car wash fundraiser on Saturday, June 3. 

Both teams are joined by the shared sorrow over the recent loss of District #3 Fire Captain/Sequim wrestling coach Chad Cate.

Flag retirement offered

The Michael Trebert Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Clallam County Veterans Association will retire American flags during a public… Continue reading

Wellness forum scheduled Wednesday

The Sequim Health and Housing Collaborative will present “The Power of Collaboration in Sequim” at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The presentation is part of… Continue reading

Fork’s Destiny Ashue, 9, was all smiles when she got to touch horses for her first  time during the Annual Save the Trails event last month at Littleton Horse Camp. Hosted by Backcountry Horsemen’s Mt. Olympus and Peninsula chapters, she was overjoyed to be able to lead this mini-horse by herself (under the watchful eye of Mt. Olympus BCH Chapter member Wendy Brundle)Photos by Karen Griffiths

HORSEPLAY: Warm weather helps make ‘Share the trail’ a success

I HITCHED A ride with Kim Bues last month to the annual Share the Trail event hosted by the Mt. Olympus and Peninsula Chapters of… Continue reading

Fork’s Destiny Ashue, 9, was all smiles when she got to touch horses for her first  time during the Annual Save the Trails event last month at Littleton Horse Camp. Hosted by Backcountry Horsemen’s Mt. Olympus and Peninsula chapters, she was overjoyed to be able to lead this mini-horse by herself (under the watchful eye of Mt. Olympus BCH Chapter member Wendy Brundle)Photos by Karen Griffiths

A GROWING CONCERN: Make your arrangements a cut above

YAY! WARM WEATHER finally is back! Summertime is almost here on the Olympic Peninsula (Wednesday, June 21, at 11:4 a.m. PDT). For many of us,… Continue reading

Capt. Crystal Birks has been assigned as the Corps Officer in Port Angeles.

New officer for Port Angeles Salvation Army

Capt. Crystal Birks has been assigned as the Corps Officer in Port Angeles. She will take over the church and business of… Continue reading

Capt. Crystal Birks has been assigned as the Corps Officer in Port Angeles.
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Art classes, summer camps set at Dungeness River Nature Center

Local youths can experience nature with a number of classes and summer camps that kick off this month. Children’s summer art classes begin… Continue reading

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Seeing the Savior a different way

THE AWARD-WINNING TV series “The Chosen” has had over 400 million views and has been popular among many different Christian faiths. “The Chosen” is an… Continue reading

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Sequim City Band celebrates new rehearsal hall

Tours, ribbon cutting set for free Sunday concert

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The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Divine and Embodied Father” at 11 a.m. Sunday Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
Four-year-old Collin Windrich bolts from a slide on the playground at Shane Park in Port Angeles as his mother, Lissa Windrich of Sequim, watches on Tuesday. The playground equipment was reopened on Monday after being closed by the Port Angeles Parks Department in September 2022 after numerous tiles on the play surface became dislodged, creating a trip hazard for playground users. Delays ensued acquiring specialized glue and replacement tiles while waiting for adequate weather to complete the project.

Play time at Shane Park

Four-year-old Collin Windrich bolts from a slide on the playground at Shane Park in Port Angeles as his mother, Lissa Windrich of Sequim, watches on… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
Four-year-old Collin Windrich bolts from a slide on the playground at Shane Park in Port Angeles as his mother, Lissa Windrich of Sequim, watches on Tuesday. The playground equipment was reopened on Monday after being closed by the Port Angeles Parks Department in September 2022 after numerous tiles on the play surface became dislodged, creating a trip hazard for playground users. Delays ensued acquiring specialized glue and replacement tiles while waiting for adequate weather to complete the project.

Very Short Film Festival returns to Peninsula College

Peninsula College once again hosts the Very Short Film Festival as part of the college’s annual Student Arts Week celebration. The film… Continue reading

Tech Tuesday class offered

The Jefferson County Library will present “Outdoor Nature Apps, Part I” from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. The hybrid class is… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Garden homework for the end of the school year

WELL HERE WE are, already into the month of June. Soon school will be out and summer activities begin in earnest! So with that said,… Continue reading