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Unity in Olympics speaker scheduled for Sunday service

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. William Evans will present “The Secret Science of Ascension” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let those pests rest

AS SPRING SLOWLY gives way to the approaching summer season (today is the beginning of late-late spring), most…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Choosing to be Jewish

DURING THE RECENT Jewish holy day of Shavuot, we reflected on the story of the giving of the…

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A GROWING CONCERN: The good, the bad, the mole

WITH THE WARMING temperatures and arrival of June, many creatures are visiting your yard and garden.

Eamon Myers, age 10 of Port Angeles, feeds some of the Shetland Sheep at the 42nd annual Shepherd’s Festival, held Monday at the Sequim Prairie Grange — both inside and out. It included many vendors with sheep, goats, llamas and related products. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)

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Shepherd’s Festival

Eamon Myers, age 10, of Port Angeles feeds some of the Shetland Sheep at the 42nd annual Shepherd’s…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Dahlias a blooming bounty

DAHLIAS ARE MY absolutely favorite summer (and into autumn) flower. They are very perennial while offering more than…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Requiem for my dad

A READING FROM the Gospel According to John:

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Prayer gathering for peace slated

PORT ANGELES — Bahá’is of Sequim and Port Angeles will host “Prayers for Peace” from 1 p.m. to…

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

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Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Memorial Sunday: Loving Remembrance” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

The Hanshaw family is struggling under the weight of emotional and financial stressors brought by the recent diagnoses by doctors at Seattle Children’s Hospital that have finally answered the question of why Ember, center, has always been frail. Shown with Ember are her parents, Jennifer and Tim Hanshaw, and 9-year-old sister Lena, who shares a hereditary condition with her father and sister. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim fifth-grader fights rare cluster of life-threatening diagnoses

Conditions affect one in more than 100 million, doctors say

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Invest in people, not things

MY OLDEST DAUGHTER was recently married. I was reminded of the movie, “Father of the Bride.” My little…

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

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Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “The Spiritual Power of Kything” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

A group of people play American Mahjong at the Harmony Center of Sequim in the activities room, which is large and well-lit, with Wi-Fi, a 70-inch television, folding tables and chairs. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Harmony Center cultivates peace through connection

Nonprofit offers free activity space in Sequim

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A GROWING CONCERN: Fall for these summer foliage plants

IN KEEPING WITH the other week’s article, let us add to our list of great summer plants. All…

Kimi Robertson
Freedom Farm Hoof Beats member Lily Robertson and her horse Queen of Hearts (Ruby) showed excellent style and form, placing first in the 95-meter jumper class at the Bainbridge Saddle Club’s first Hunter/Jumper Show of the season.

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HORSEPLAY: Spring is the perfect time to go horse riding

SPRING IS IN the air, everywhere I look around. Spring is in the air, in every sight and…

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Bob Clark and Mabel Sorensen, two of the four surviving members of Sequim High School’s class of 1947, met for lunch last month. It was also Sorensen’s 96th birthday.

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Two Sequim High School graduates meet for 78th reunion

Luncheon brings together friends who enjoy living in small town

An editorial cartoon from the January 17, 1933 Port Angeles Evening News.

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BACK WHEN: This isn’t the first trade war for the US or Olympic Peninsula

AN OLD FRIEND of mine sent me some old Port Angeles newspapers. It was fun to rummage through…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Grow with love for Mother’s Day

WITH MOTHER’S DAY fast approaching all across the nation, greenhouses and nurseries are fast and feverishly picking out…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Passover and empathy in Judaism

THOUGH PASSOVER IS over, the lessons and themes continue to resonate. Two themes permeate Judaism … freedom and…

William Murray MacDonald

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St. Paul’s Episcopal speaker scheduled

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. William Murray MacDonald will present “Paul on the Road to Damascus” at 10:30…