Olympic Peninsula News Group

Kilmer gets ‘Salmon Champion Award’

Kilmer gets ‘Salmon Champion Award’

The Coalition of Coastal Fisheries recently awarded U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Gig Harbor) the 2019 “Salmon Champion Award” for his efforts to protect salmon populations… Continue reading

Kilmer gets ‘Salmon Champion Award’

‘Day of match-making’ set for new Eat Local First program

Farm to table trade meeting planned Monday in Port Townsend

City of Sequim selects new clerk

City of Sequim selects new clerk

Sara McMillon, a certified municipal clerk with 13 years of experience, is Sequim’s new city clerk. The city of Sequim announced the hire… Continue reading

City of Sequim selects new clerk
Patrons try virtual reality machines at the Port Angeles Library. Virtual reality technology sessions are set for November and December at Sequim and Port Angeles library branches. Photo courtesy of North Olympic Library System

Clallam libraries to offer virtual reality

Journey anywhere and try virtual reality at the Sequim and Port Angeles libraries this winter. Adults and teens 13 and older can experience immersive and… Continue reading

Patrons try virtual reality machines at the Port Angeles Library. Virtual reality technology sessions are set for November and December at Sequim and Port Angeles library branches. Photo courtesy of North Olympic Library System
House plants can beat winter blues, gardener says

House plants can beat winter blues, gardener says

Master Gardener Jeanette Stehr-Green will discuss selecting and caring for houseplants Thursday. Stehr-Green’s talk starts at noon in the county commissioners’ meeting… Continue reading

House plants can beat winter blues, gardener says
Sequim artist group offers open studio

Sequim artist group offers open studio

“Artists in the Woods” set for Saturday

Sequim artist group offers open studio

Sequim Science Café to explore Elwha ecosystem’s response to dam removals

The historic removal of the Elwha River dams is the topic for the next Sequim Science Café presentation, set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.… Continue reading

Gifts, handcrafts, baked goods in store for 11th-annual Holiday Bazaar

Gifts, handcrafts, baked goods in store for 11th-annual Holiday Bazaar

The 11th annual holiday bazaar sponsored by the Philanthropic Educational Organization Chapter JC is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at… Continue reading

Gifts, handcrafts, baked goods in store for 11th-annual Holiday Bazaar
LEGO program set for Sequim, Port Angeles libraries

LEGO program set for Sequim, Port Angeles libraries

Children are invited to construct Lego creations and build stories about them at monthly Build It! programs hosted on Saturdays at Sequim and Port Angeles… Continue reading

LEGO program set for Sequim, Port Angeles libraries
Monday Musicale’s annual Scholarship Benefit Concert set for Sunday

Monday Musicale’s annual Scholarship Benefit Concert set for Sunday

A local program with a 50-year history and heart for local young musicians, the Monday Musicale group is preparing another fundraising concert… Continue reading

Monday Musicale’s annual Scholarship Benefit Concert set for Sunday

Sequim City Band opens invite to Nov. 3 ‘Postcards from Earth’ concert

Musical tributes to Earth’s unique features get a song-filled spotlight at the Sequim City Band’s concert, “Postcards from Earth,” set for 3 p.m.… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre Arts preps ‘Silent Sky’ for stage

Olympic Theatre Arts preps ‘Silent Sky’ for stage

Story of astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, fellow female ‘computers’ to open next month

Olympic Theatre Arts preps ‘Silent Sky’ for stage
Variety hallmark of homegrown fruit

Variety hallmark of homegrown fruit

Fall Fruit Show set Saturday in Sequim

Variety hallmark of homegrown fruit
Author considers ‘Letters, Mysteries and Discoveries’ at Fourth Friday Readings

Author considers ‘Letters, Mysteries and Discoveries’ at Fourth Friday Readings

Author Jerry Koch will discuss his historical work “My Father, Myself: Letters, Mysteries and Discoveries from WWII” at Fourth Friday Readings. The free… Continue reading

Author considers ‘Letters, Mysteries and Discoveries’ at Fourth Friday Readings
Frightful tales on tap for Sequim Toastmasters party

Frightful tales on tap for Sequim Toastmasters party

The Skwim Toastmasters Club invites the public to the club’s free “Spooky Stories!” event set for 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The… Continue reading

Frightful tales on tap for Sequim Toastmasters party

Rock club sets open house at new facility

The Clallam County Gem & Mineral Association will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The open house will… Continue reading

Symphony Chorus invites singers to audition

Singers are invited to audition for the Port Angeles Symphony Chorus on Tuesday. The auditions will be at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,… Continue reading

Tai chi program to teach seniors better balance

Tai chi program to teach seniors better balance

Soroptimist International of Sequim will host “Better Balance with Tai Chi,” a free program that covers ways to maintain good balance, from noon… Continue reading

Tai chi program to teach seniors better balance
Green Thumbs series considers tame, wild greens

Green Thumbs series considers tame, wild greens

Selinda Barkhuis will discuss cultivated and wild greens at noon Thursday at the next Green Thumb Gardening Tips Education Series. The lectures… Continue reading

Green Thumbs series considers tame, wild greens
Dr. Bean, chiropractor, returns to Sequim

Dr. Bean, chiropractor, returns to Sequim

Dr. Robert Bean, a chiropractor who formerly operated a practice in Sequim, is returning to the area. He will be joining Dr. Lucia… Continue reading

Dr. Bean, chiropractor, returns to Sequim