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Stepping up to help by volunteering at OlyCAP is Peninsula Home Fund case manager Laura Calabria

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PENINSULA HOME FUND — Ring out 2013 with a ‘hand up, not a handout,’ and thank you for making a difference

RING OUT 2013 by offering struggling families “a hand up, not a handout” through the Peninsula Daily News’…

Stepping up to help by volunteering at OlyCAP is Peninsula Home Fund case manager Laura Calabria

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PENINSULA HOME FUND — Ring out 2013 with a ‘hand up, not a handout,’ and thank you for making a difference

EDITOR’S NOTE — ‘Today’ refers to Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. RING OUT 2013 by offering struggling families “a…

Stepping up to help by volunteering at OlyCAP is Peninsula Home Fund case manager Laura Calabria

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PENINSULA HOME FUND — Ring out 2013 with a ‘hand up, not a handout,’ and thank you for making a difference

RING OUT 2013 by offering struggling families “a hand up, not a handout” through the Peninsula Daily News’…

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Equine tips as cold creeps up

BRR! I DON’T know about y’all, but I am not a happy horsewoman when the temperature plummets below…

A former social worker

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PENINSULA HOME FUND — A ‘hand-up’ as a former social worker remakes his life

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 25 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…

A former social worker

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PENINSULA HOME FUND — A ‘hand-up’ as a former social worker remakes his life

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 25 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…

A former social worker

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PENINSULA HOME FUND — A ‘hand-up’ as a former social worker remakes his life

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 25 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…

A former social worker

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Peninsula Home Fund helps with new home, job gear

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 25 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…

Sherry Baysinger gives a soothing ear massage to her grateful mule. With her husband

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Forks couple help guide equestrians

IT’S NOT OFTEN these days one gets a chance to visit and ride with the owners of one…

Troy McKelvey in front of the Port Townsend Community Center. After he was laid off

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PENINSULA HOME FUND — Veteran now with ‘the best job I’ve ever had’ reflects on the hand-up he received

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 25 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…

Troy McKelvey in front of the Port Townsend Community Center. After he was laid off

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Peninsula Home Fund — Veteran now with ‘the best job I’ve ever had’ reflects on the aid he received

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 25 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…

Troy McKelvey in front of the Port Townsend Community Center. After he was laid off

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Peninsula Home Fund ‘hand up’ precedes ‘best job I ever had’

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 25 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…

Z Barker uses a rasp to shape the edges of her donkey Broos' hoof. Equine owners can save a lot of money doing the work themselves — if they learn how to do it correctly. Doing it wrong can do more harm than good.

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: A little off the hoof with tips for trimming

I’VE HEARD SOME use a tree stump, a few use a makeshift stand, and others use their hands…

Perched atop Mount Muller

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Endurance rider writes about going bitless

A FAVORITE TRAIL ride of mine is from Littleton Horse Camp to the Mount Muller summit. I’ve ridden…

These Western games 4-H competitors are all smiles after racking up the points and having a successful run during the Western Washington State Fair in Puyallup. Clockwise from top left are Marissa Wilson

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: On 4-H’ers, home trims, PSHA wins

LATELY, MY COLUMNS have featured how well our Peninsula 4-H youths performed at September’s state fair in Puyallup.…

Four-H senior performance riders who competed at the state finals in Puyallup last month include

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Senior 4-H riders show big at state

LAST TIME, I mentioned how well the intermediate-aged 4-H riders did at the Western Washington State Fair in…

Puyallup State Fair 4-H Intermediate Performance Riders representing Clallam Country with their blue ribbons of truth

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: 4-H’ers win big in Puyallup contest

EARLIER THIS MONTH, parent and equestrian coach Katie Salmon-Newton accompanied four Peninsula 4-H intermediate performance riders — Clallam…

Best pals Kammi Short

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Peninsula riders streak to big finish at patterned games

FEELING THE MIGHT and power of their mighty steeds beneath them, a handful of local riders showed they…

Peninsula contestants rode like gangbusters last weekend at the annual Junior Rodeo

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Peninsula riders fare well at Junior Rodeo

PENINSULA JUNIOR RODEO Association members gave corking good performances at the annual Junior Rodeo at the Clallam County…

The County Mounties and Silver Spurs 4-H drill teams performed at the Jefferson County Fair last weekend. From left are Kalyssa Strayer

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: 4-H drill teams ride to victory at fair

>ON SATURDAY, I asked my mother to accompany me to a photo shoot of the 4-H drill teams…