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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)

Great Dane shot in jaw recovering from wounds

Welfare for Animals celebrates event with community

 

25th Soroptimist Gala Garden Show set for this weekend

A celebration of 2½ decades of assisting local gardeners along with a bevy of community groups is set for this weekend. The 25th… Continue reading

 

Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction this weekend

The Forks High School Senior Class of 2024 is hosting the 60th anniversary edition of the annual Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction on Saturday… Continue reading

 

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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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Nominations open for Clallam Farm Family of Year

The 2024 Clallam County Fair seeks nominations for the 2024 Farm Family of the Year through June 1. This award is to… Continue reading

Peninsula College to host Healthy Communities Resource Fair

The Healthy Community Resource Fair is set for Thursday in the Pirate Union Building on the Port Angeles campus of Peninsula College.… Continue reading

Joe Rantz Rotary Youth Fund presentation set

Community members are invited to join the Sequim Bay Yacht Club for a complimentary presentation on the Joe Rantz Rotary Youth Fund, starting… Continue reading

KONP Home Show set for this weekend

KONP’s 39th annual Clallam County Home and Lifestyle Show returns this weekend with more than 120 exhibitor booths. The show is scheduled… Continue reading

“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)

Joe Rantz quilt highlighted at Sequim museum

Tribute among 41 pieces in show

“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)
June Claypool.

Sequim Farmers & Artisans Market names new executive director

The Sequim Farmers & Artisans Market’s board of directors has appointed June Claypool as the new executive director. With her extensive background in… Continue reading

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Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon set for Friday

The Olympic Medical Center Foundation will host the 16th-annual Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon on Friday. The luncheon will be from 11:15… Continue reading

Sequim chamber closes Citizen of Year nominations with eight

The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce is assembling the nomination packets for the Citizen of the Year committee for their review mid-February, with… Continue reading

Craig Romano Author 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)

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

Patrick Loafman, a biological technician with Olympic National Park, will lead attendees of the next Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series… Continue reading

Craig Romano Author 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)

Apply for county preservation grants

The Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board is accepting applications for historic preservation grants. According to state law, funds are collected to be… Continue reading

Nominations open for Sequim 2023 Citizen of Year award

Nominations of dedicated volunteers are being sought for Sequim’s top civic award. Created in 1968, the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of… Continue reading

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Sequim’s Bacon opens Legislative session in song

Sequim resident Amanda Bacon performed the National Anthem to open the state legislative session in Olympia earlier this month. Bacon was nominated by… Continue reading

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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)

No one hurt in Blue Mountain Road barn fire

Contents include airplane, trucks

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)
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.

Lecture deals with improving property for backyard birding

A quartet of presenters will look to help locals learn more about improving their yards’ flora for native birds at “Native Plants for… Continue reading

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.

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. Everyone is welcome to join, each month or… Continue reading

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Clallam libraries to host book discussions in January

The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts three Book Discussion Group meetings in January. Everyone is welcome to join, each month or… Continue reading

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