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LeeAnn Daniels talks about the collapsed ceiling and the rat-infested attic of her home in rural Sequim. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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PENINSULA HOME FUND: New chapter opens after ‘hand up’ to Sequim-area resident with unwelcome guests in damaged home

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 27 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…

LeeAnn Daniels talks about the collapsed ceiling and the rat-infested attic of her home in rural Sequim. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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PENINSULA HOME FUND: New chapter opens after ‘hand up’ to Sequim-area resident with unwelcome guests in damaged home

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 27 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…

Asher Bascue

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PENINSULA HOME FUND: Quick replacement of glasses enables boy to see clearly once more

SEQUIM — Soon after hearing his gleeful shouts of joy followed by a splash of water, Melissa Bascue…

Asher Bascue

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PENINSULA HOME FUND: Quick replacement of glasses enables boy to see clearly once more

SEQUIM — Soon after hearing his gleeful shouts of joy followed by a splash of water, Melissa Bascue…

Asher Bascue

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PENINSULA HOME FUND: Quick replacement of glasses enables boy to see clearly once more

SEQUIM — Soon after hearing his gleeful shouts of joy followed by a splash of water, Melissa Bascue…

Asher Bascue

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PENINSULA HOME FUND: Quick replacement of glasses enables boy to see clearly once more

SEQUIM — Soon after hearing his gleeful shouts of joy followed by a splash of water, Melissa Bascue…

The Peninsula Home Fund was able to help Taren Christenson avoid eviction after an injury prevented her from working

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PENINSULA HOME FUND: When she needed help, generosity was there; ‘hand up’ helps waitress avoid eviction

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 27 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…

The Peninsula Home Fund was able to help Taren Christenson avoid eviction after an injury prevented her from working

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PENINSULA HOME FUND: When she needed help, generosity was there; ‘hand up’ helps waitress avoid eviction

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 27 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…

The Peninsula Home Fund was able to help Taren Christenson avoid eviction after an injury prevented her from working

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PENINSULA HOME FUND: When she needed help, generosity was there; ‘hand up’ helps waitress avoid eviction

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 27 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…

Backcountry Horseman’s Peninsula Chapter members who received recognition during October’s monthly meeting for their hours of voluntary service this year in trail building

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Are you prepared for an emergency?

Ready, set, go! Does everyone have to-go bags packed and a place to go in case of an…

Four-H state team members

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PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Miller Peninsula’s new parking lot now open for riders

It was so exciting to see the grand opening of Miller Peninsula State Park’s new parking lot Sept.…

Blue ribbons won by all Clallam County Senior Division Performance 4-H riders at this year’s State Fair in Puyallup. In front row from left are Cassidy Hodgin

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Family to stay in home of 20 years rather than selling after change in plans

“The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry,” poet Robert Burns wrote, and thus it was when my…

Peninsula Junior Rodeo's high-point saddle winners from last weekend's competition at the Clallam County Fairgrounds are

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Kids growing up too fast

Ok, I’m gonna bellyache a bit here: Why do kids have to grow up so fast and move…

Madison Ballou

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Fair time was chance to shine for Peninsula riders

FAIR TIME IS the most wonderful time of the year for those 4-H horse-showing youths. It’s their time…

Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship-certified instructor Mary Craft-Nepute

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Program helps those with special needs

IT’S ALL ABOUT cause and effect. Imagine my surprise Monday afternoon when I was working outside. Suddenly, the…

Back Country Horsemen members Tom Mix

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Volunteers keep trails in tip-top shape for all

TIMES ARE DRY, and I’m not talking about alcohol. With the entire Olympic Peninsula on a high fire…

Lesson horse Louie balked at approaching the mounting block until Freedom Farm’s Hoof Beats member Jamine Itti decided to help him get over his resistance through patience and fun training games. Two years later he’s happy to go there — or where ever else Jasmine calls him — sans tack. —Photo by Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News ()

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Back to basics help horse, rider to grow

TURNS OUT, THE mounting block students used as an aid to climb on his back was a stumbling…

Sequim author and endurance trail riding competitor Lisa Preston on one of her Akhal-Teke horses. —Photo by Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News ()

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Miles of smiles for endurance rider

Upon meeting my mild-mannered and friendly neighbor, one wouldn’t know she’s a fiercely competitive woman who, I think,…

Emily VanAusdle

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Age, health affect horses’ appearances

IT’S A SCARY thing to approach the home of someone you don’t know to inquire why their once-plump…

Port Angeles ranch owners Dave and Beck Seibel show the matured barley and sunflower seed fodder grown in just seven days inside their hydroponic system’s climate-controlled trailer. —Photo by Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News ()

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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Hydroponics can cut down fodder bill

“WOW” WAS ALL I could say when I visited Dave and Beck Seibel’s home at Spirit Horse Ranch…