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Mary Kniskern, Sonny’s Spaw and Self Wash owner, shares a moment with Casey, a Great Dane who was rescued after suffering a gunshot wound and the effects of severe hunger in February. (Welfare for Animals Guild)

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Great Dane shot in jaw recovering from wounds

Welfare for Animals celebrates event with community

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Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction this weekend

FORKS — The Forks High School Senior Class of 2024 is hosting the 60th anniversary edition of the…

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25th Soroptimist Gala Garden Show set for this weekend

SEQUIM — A celebration of 2½ decades of assisting local gardeners along with a bevy of community groups…

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Peninsula College to host Healthy Communities Resource Fair

PORT ANGELES — The Healthy Community Resource Fair is set for Thursday in the Pirate Union Building on…

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Nominations open for Clallam Farm Family of Year

PORT ANGELES — The 2024 Clallam County Fair seeks nominations for the 2024 Farm Family of the Year…

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Joe Rantz Rotary Youth Fund presentation set

SEQUIM — Community members are invited to join the Sequim Bay Yacht Club for a complimentary presentation on…

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Fuentes, Amador Jr. bringing Flamenco back to Peninsula

Tickets on sale now for shows set for March 16, 17 in PT and Gardiner

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KONP Home Show set for this weekend

PORT ANGELES — KONP’s 39th annual Clallam County Home and Lifestyle Show returns this weekend with more than…

“Against all Odds: Abandonment to Olympian, A Tribute to Joe Rantz” by Catherine Bilyard is one of 41 quilts on display in Sequim Museum & Arts through the end of March as part of the “Inspiration/Exploration” exhibit. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Joe Rantz quilt highlighted at Sequim museum

Tribute among 41 pieces in show

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Sequim Farmers & Artisans Market names new executive director

SEQUIM — The Sequim Farmers &Artisans Market’s board of directors has appointed June Claypool as the new executive…

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Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon set for Friday

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Medical Center Foundation will host the 16th-annual Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon on…

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Sequim chamber closes Citizen of Year nominations with eight

SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce is assembling the nomination packets for the Citizen of the…

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Craig Romano, an award-winning guidebook author, will present a slideshow hiking tour around the Olympic Peninsula, Grays Harbor and the Long Beach Peninsula at the Olympic National Park Perspectives Winter Speaker Series event on March 19. (North Olympic Library System)

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Olympic National Park’s ‘Perspectives’ series continues with ‘rare plants’ search on Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — Patrick Loafman, a biological technician with Olympic National Park, will lead attendees of the next…

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Apply for county preservation grants

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board is accepting applications for historic preservation grants.

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Sequim’s Bacon opens Legislative session in song

OLYMPIA — Sequim resident Amanda Bacon performed the National Anthem to open the state legislative session in Olympia…

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Nominations open for Sequim 2023 Citizen of Year award

SEQUIM — Nominations of dedicated volunteers are being sought for Sequim’s top civic award.

Both Clallam County fire districts 2 and 3 sent firefighters to a barn fire on Blue Mountain Road on Monday afternoon. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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No one hurt in Blue Mountain Road barn fire

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From left, Matt McCoy, Kathy McCoy and Gary Brundige join Lorraine Eckard (not pictured) in hosting “Native Plants for Better Backyard Birding,” the next Backyard Birding series event scheduled for Jan. 6 at the Dungeness River Nature Center.

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Lecture deals with improving property for backyard birding

SEQUIM — A quartet of presenters will look to help locals learn more about improving their yards’ flora…

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Clallam libraries to host book talks in January

The North Olympic Library System will host three Book Discussion Group meetings in January, beginning next week.

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Clallam libraries to host book discussions in January

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts three Book Discussion Group meetings in January.