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Home Fund gives longtime friends positive energy along with a hand up
EDITOR’S NOTE: End the year on a high note — offer struggling families on our North Olympic Peninsula…
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Peninsula Home Fund provides many heartwarming stories, big and small
EDITOR’S NOTE: For 24 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Pony up for ideal companion
PONIES CAN MAKE wonderful playmates for children. I say “can” because many are willful, crafty little rascals that…
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Peninsula Home Fund helps family that is rebuilding a step at a time
EDITOR’S NOTE: For 24 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…
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‘Hand up, not a handout’ Peninsula Home Fund helps keep woman mobile
SEQUIM — Worried that her key to freedom was going to be repossessed, Linda Parks turned to the…
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Peninsula Home Fund helps him into the brightness of a new home
EDITOR’S NOTE: For 24 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Mule day packs a punch with information
BE IT A short day-hike or a long trek through backcountry trails, most hikers don’t realize the vital…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Horse academy takes off in Sequim
TENDERFOOTS, TAKE HEART: Longtime Sequim resident and equestrian Sara Richerts recently opened Blue Ribbon Horse Academy, designed to…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Ranchers put mustangs in good spirits
EARLIER THIS MONTH, I stopped by Spirit Horse Ranch in Port Angeles (www.spirithorseranch.net) to visit owners Becky and…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: State fair a success for equine lovers
BRING IT ON! Since it’s impossible for me to attend the slew of horse events in our region,…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Riders strut their stuff at state fair
IT APPEARS TO me our warm late-summer weather is ending much too soon. Although I didn’t get in…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Borrowed horse helps out at finals
ASK ME TO show you poetry in motion, and I will show you Lacey. She’s one of the…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Junior Rodeo rides to victory in Port Angeles
“BRACE YOUR BACKBONE and forget your wishbone” is an old saying among rodeo contestants. In keeping with that…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Rider prepares for dream competition
IN MY LAST column, I mentioned my neighbor, Lisa Preston, recently authored a book, Natural Healing for Cats,…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Local riders sweep stakes in PA show
CELEBRATED INVENTOR THOMAS Edison once said, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Sisters bring back load of wins from Oklahoma
A LIFETIME LABOR of love, hard work and discipline paid off in a big way for siblings Tina…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Horse, newest rider share bond
SEE TIME FLY, an 18-year-old gelding, is a multitalented horse who, in the past, has helped his riders…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Local riders win big at regional rally
EQUESTRIAN, VETERINARIAN AND mother Linda Allen became my doggie’s doc and my friend a little more than 13…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Port Angeles, Sequim High School teams place in finals
PORT ANGELES AND Sequim High School Equestrian Team coaches reported that the weather was “awesome” and “sunny” during…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Junior rodeo riders win big in region
IN THE FAST-PACED sport of junior rodeo, participants quickly learn to live by the adage “If you climb…