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United Way helps nonprofits with COVID-19 Response Fund

Organization hires two Sequim natives

<strong>Diane Urbani de la Paz</strong>/Peninsula Daily News
 Arianna and B.G. Patterson and their newly adopted daughter Ivy are advocates of Olympic Angels, the nonprofit organization which supports foster families across the North Olympic Peninsula.

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Nonprofit network supports foster families

About 50 youths in program in Clallam, Jefferson counties

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Lecture examines archaeology of Sequim Prairie

BLYN — David Brownell will present “Archaeology of the the Sequim Prairie” at 3 p.m. Thursday.

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Clallam Parent to Parent to host seminar

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Parent to Parent will host the virtual seminar “Developmental Disabilities Ombuds” at 4…

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Swansonville Church topic of East Jefferson Rotary meeting

PORT HADLOCK — Jessie Michaels and Terra Coyan will present “Restoration of the Historic Swansonville Church” at a…

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Wellness forum addresses joint, muscle, nerve pain

SEQUIM — Loraine Lovejoy-Evans will present “Controlling Joint, Muscle and Nerve Pain” at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

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Sequim Prairie Garden Club seeks help in maintaining landmark

Pandemic shut down only source of revenue

<strong>Diane Urbani de la Paz</strong>/Peninsula Daily News
 Port Townsend Film Festival Executive Director Janette Force, right, seen with granddaughter Molly Force at the Rose Theatre in 2018, has announced she’ll retire after the festival this fall.

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Port Townsend Film Festival director to step down

Chief led annual event for more than a decade

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Sequim chicken now at sanctuary

Rescue animal takes steps toward new life

The picture on the frontispiece of Big Chief White Horse Eagle’s biography titled “We Indians — The Passing of a Great Race.”

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BACK WHEN: Visitor brought tall tales to Clallam County

ON DEC. 23, 1924, Clallam County received a significant visitor. Big Chief Gray Horse Eagle came to speak…

The main advantage of mulch is regulating both moisture and temperature in the soil. It is also aesthetically pleasing. Here, with a piece of cardboard to kneel down on, mulch is carefully placed around the rhododendrons at the sheriff's house. (Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News)

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A GROWING CONCERN: A good time to mulch things over

WITH THE ADVENT of March, many jobs and chores are beginning to grow faster than your lawn or…

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Compassionate policing topic of film, panel discussion

PORT ANGELES — Compassionate policing — a practice that teaches law enforcement to recognize the signs of a…

A selection of Esther Webster’s historically significant paintings includes scenes of local industry, business, and recreation. 

Photo by Nora Pitaro.

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Virtual discussions set on life of Esther Webster

PORT ANGELES — A virtual discussion on the life of Esther Barrows Webster is planned at 10 a.m.…

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Soroptimists announce STAR Awards for Port Angeles juniors

PORT ANGELES — Soroptimist International of Port Angeles presented STAR Awards to six juniors from Port Angeles High…

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Evensong service set

PORT TOWNSEND — Katy Taylor will offer music for an Evensong service at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Photo courtesy of Silas Crews
Lindsey Coffman, last year’s Sequim Irrigation Festival queen, crowns Hannah Hampton in a virtual royalty pageant.

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Queen, princesses crowned for virtual Sequim Irrigation Festival

Scholarship pageant makes its debut with online platform

Sophie Elan and Mark Katsikapes enjoy Tuesday afternoon at Port Townsend's Chetzemoka Park, which has received a $127,000 bequest from a Sequim woman who loved the spacious park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Sequim benefactor supports three places

Funds split between PT park, pet care and hospice support

Lisa Leporati, left, and Lexi Koch built a garland of roses beneath the Haller Fountain in downtown Port Townsend on Monday. The flowers were placed in honor of the people lost to COVID-19 during the past year. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Floral heart memorial brings burst of color

Display honors people who have died of COVID-19

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Charcoal artist in spotlight at Harbor Art Gallery

PORT ANGELES — Harbor Art Gallery is featuring charcoal artist Lance Snider for the months of March and…

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Nature photographer, Mosaic members bring art to Sequim gallery

SEQUIM — An award-winning photographer with an eye for storytelling through images of nature and a community group…