Life

Soul care speaker set

Martha Jo Atkins will discuss children and grief at noon Wednesday. Atkins’ presentation is part of Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County’s 2023… Continue reading

Spirited dialogue set for Port Angeles

Chris Hyde will present “Metaphor of Life: Two Mountains” at 6 p.m. Thursday. The program is in the Raymond Carver Room at… Continue reading

Rhonda Heym

Wellness forum planned

Rhonda Heym will present “Adult Activity Programs for Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s” at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Heym will speak at the WOW!… Continue reading

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The other image is a movie poster for “Going Up” which I reference in my article.

BACK WHEN: A look back at life on the Olympic Peninsula a century ago

DO YOU EVER ponder what it would be like to be living here 100 years ago? Were those simpler times? Everything was so inexpensive. Life… Continue reading

The other image is a movie poster for “Going Up” which I reference in my article.

A GROWING CONCERN: Trim the trees to deck the halls

NOVEMBER IS HERE! Winter is around the corner! Last week, we discussed sowing your grass seed, as well as the virtues of planting now, today,… Continue reading

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Backyard Birding event in Sequim set for Saturday

Shirley Anderson and Ken Wiersema will offer “Birds: The Inside Story” at the next Backyard Birding series event, set for 10 a.m. to… Continue reading

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ISSUES OF FAITH: The long way into barbarism

THE MOONLIGHT SONATA is a piano piece by Ludwig van Beethoven that he wrote in 1801. “Moonlight Sonata” is also the code name that planners… Continue reading

Jamal Rahman will present “A Spiritual Response to the Conflict in Israel/Palestine” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship speaker set

Jamal Rahman will present “A Spiritual Response to the Conflict in Israel/Palestine” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman will be the guest speaker… Continue reading

Jamal Rahman will present “A Spiritual Response to the Conflict in Israel/Palestine” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “All Hallows” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port Townsend,… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith
Rev. Asha Burson-Johnson

Unity in the Olympics speaker scheduled

The Rev. Asha Burson-Johnson will present “What Do I Do When I’ve Been A Jerk?” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Burson-Johnson is the… Continue reading

Rev. Asha Burson-Johnson
Photo credit: Dee Renee Ericks

Caption: Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society members celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary. Seated, from left to right are: Ken Wiersema, Dow Lambert and John Gussman. Standing, from left to right, Bob Boekelheide, Kendra Donelson, Audrey Gift, Sue Dryden and Marie Grad.

Audubon Society celebrates anniversary

The Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society celebrated its 50th anniversary during a recent open house at the Dungeness River Nature Center. Seated, from left, are Ken… Continue reading

Photo credit: Dee Renee Ericks

Caption: Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society members celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary. Seated, from left to right are: Ken Wiersema, Dow Lambert and John Gussman. Standing, from left to right, Bob Boekelheide, Kendra Donelson, Audrey Gift, Sue Dryden and Marie Grad.
Matt Kracht will discuss his field guides at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Author talk set Saturday in Port Angeles

Matt Kracht will discuss his field guides at 2 p.m. Saturday. Kracht will speak at the Port Angeles Main Library, 2210 S.… Continue reading

Matt Kracht will discuss his field guides at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Boating safety clinic scheduled

America’s Boating Club of the North Olympic Peninsula will present a boating safety clinics at 10 a.m. Saturday. The free clinic is… Continue reading

Book sale planned in Port Hadlock

The Friends of the Jefferson County Library will conduct a book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The sale is… Continue reading

Great decisions group to meet

The Great Decisions discussion group will meet at at 10 a.m. Friday. The monthly discussion group meets in the adult learning annex at… Continue reading

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Harvest theme set for November’s First Friday Art Walk in Sequim

The Blue Whole Gallery will feature the work of Katherine Loveland and Mike Middlestead in its front windows through November, with the artists… Continue reading

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Shuttle and spindle meeting slated

The North Olympic Shuttle and Spindle Guild will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday. The guild meets at the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,… Continue reading

Holocaust topic at Studium Generale

PORT ANGELES —Laureen Nussbaum will read from “Shedding our Stars: The Story of Hans Calmeyer and How He Saved Thousands of Families Like Mine” at… Continue reading

Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are: Gary Hamilton, Bill Hermann, Nancy Faires, Bill Clevenger, Pat Brelsford, Bobbie Lyon, Craig Shore, Valle Blundeau, John Wagner, Jack Kintner, Ned Kennedy, Karen Byrne and Pat Jarnagin. 

In the middle row, from left to right, are: Jim Meyer, Pamela Clerico, Mary Gagnon, Mary Cahill, Pam Miller, Nadine Taper, Merry Fuller, Kathy Hughes, Mikki Caldwell, Jani Kendall, Chelea Cnockaert, Bonnie Downen, Jody Bruch, Patsy Kelly, Kathy Miller, Mary Loftus, Ann Dyar, Pam Schier, Dorothy Acorn and Mary Reynolds. 

In the back row, from left to right, are: Dave Glas, Dale Gesellchen, Dennis Alwine, (head) Hank Boni, Blaine Pearman, Pat Nicpon, Judy Hinrichs, Don Erickson, Bob Peterson, Paulette Wilson, Dixie Welch, Sharon Wagner, Betty Mathes, Donna Day.

PAHS Class of 1963 reunites

The Port Angeles High School class of 1963 recently gathered at the Red Lion Hotel in Port Angeles for its 60th reunion. Pictured in the… Continue reading

Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are: Gary Hamilton, Bill Hermann, Nancy Faires, Bill Clevenger, Pat Brelsford, Bobbie Lyon, Craig Shore, Valle Blundeau, John Wagner, Jack Kintner, Ned Kennedy, Karen Byrne and Pat Jarnagin. 

In the middle row, from left to right, are: Jim Meyer, Pamela Clerico, Mary Gagnon, Mary Cahill, Pam Miller, Nadine Taper, Merry Fuller, Kathy Hughes, Mikki Caldwell, Jani Kendall, Chelea Cnockaert, Bonnie Downen, Jody Bruch, Patsy Kelly, Kathy Miller, Mary Loftus, Ann Dyar, Pam Schier, Dorothy Acorn and Mary Reynolds. 

In the back row, from left to right, are: Dave Glas, Dale Gesellchen, Dennis Alwine, (head) Hank Boni, Blaine Pearman, Pat Nicpon, Judy Hinrichs, Don Erickson, Bob Peterson, Paulette Wilson, Dixie Welch, Sharon Wagner, Betty Mathes, Donna Day.

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let late fall catch you out in the cold

AS WE MOVE into November, I believe it is safe to say the weather has changed to winter-like conditions. The fall rain pattern has started.… Continue reading