Photo by George Campbell

Cutline: Angeles’ Reegan Pare, 14, throws her lasso over the steer’s horns in the team roping event at the Peninsula Junior Rodeo in August.

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HORSEPLAY: Peninsula youth take to arenas this summer

WELL, CHUTE DOGGITY Dog! I just couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw such tiny tots competing in…

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A GROWING CONCERN: In fall, the weed situation can get hairy

AS WE NOW enter September, with its heavy dew on the lawn and yard, pestilence once again begins…

Eunice Lum, Sue and Mary’s eldest daughter. The image is from a 1922 girl’s sunday school class at the First Baptist Church. Eunice would be about 11 years old.

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BACK WHEN: A story of early Chinese Peninsula settlers

WHEN I EXPLORE a cemetery, I often wonder about the lives of the people buried here. Does the…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Fall into garden chores as summer ends

HAPPY LABOR DAY! We’re on the back side of the midsummer season, so now is the time to…

Photo by Karen Griffiths

Cutline: As the last egg carrier, Luke Seeley, with Ruby, loped around the arena — and keeping his raw egg snuggled firmly into the spoon — making him the winner of the Egg on a Spoon contest at the JeffCo Fair.

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HORSEPLAY: Keep kids off electronics with summer equestrian events

OH HOW I relish celebrating our area youth equestrians’ accomplishments. I say the more we can get them…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Enjoy every inch of August in your garden

WELL, WHAT DO you know, we’re well into August already.

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ISSUES OF FAITH: For faith, freedom lies in the separation

WHEN THE U.S. Constitution was ratified, Jews looked to this new country as a place where they would…

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Hybrid program at Unity in the Olympics

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Denese Schellink will present “In Search of Our Wholeness” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Keep cut flowers fresh as a daisy

NOW THAT AUGUST is finally here, lovely flowers should be everywhere in your garden. Fresh cut flowers bring…

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A GROWING CONCERN: A dozen ways to keep garden summer fresh

AS THE “DOG days of summer” descend upon us, August is the time to heat things up in…

50 young ones signed up to take part in Fox-Bell Farm Training’s Hawaiian themed Kids Camp last weekend, including McCoy Sprenger, 7, on Moon, who played a ring toss game as instructor Sofie Feik looked on. (Photo by Mike Sprenger)

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HORSEPLAY: Kids, horses take center stage on the Peninsula

IT WARMED MY heart seeing how much pleasure the 50 campers and helpers encountered during Fox-Bell Farm &Training’s…

Lola Milholland.

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‘Group Living and Other Recipes’ author to share book, treats

Memoir discusses cohousing in Portland, protests of nuclear weapons

Mary Budke, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, started in the Sequim club working in the kitchen in June 2004 to help pay her cell phone bill while she worked on her master’s degree. She’s worked her way up in the organization and has helped raise funds for operations and to build a new Port Angeles club. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Boys Girls Club CEO reflects on 20 years

National organization implementing local food model

In Action circa 1930.jpg: A local fire with the fire truck in action. Courtesy of Port Angeles Fire Department.

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BACK WHEN: The history of the Port Angeles fire truck

WE CAN BE so busy with life that we do not see treasures near us. I am reminded…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Your dirt needs air, can you dig it?

NOW WE ARE in the month of August, almost into the last trimester of summer.

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 “Practice Certainty of Purpose” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Mr. Forest stands with the actual  trees that will be available in the city tree shade  program.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Have it made in the shade with tree planting

HOW ABSOLUTELY FORTUNATE for Port Angeles that the ideally-named individual, Paul Forrest, has spent years acquiring, gathering and…

At the end of the Clallam County prefair show, Wes Church received the Biggest Helping Hand Award for helping to keep the barn clean, running errand and giving encouraging compliments. (Photo by Katie Newton)

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HORSEPLAY: Peninsula equestrians compete, feature at fairs

WEATHER WISE, WE’RE certainly experiencing some delightful riding weather this summer! Lots of bright, warm (and even hot)…

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Jamie Nautsch of Sequim plays with her son Christian Nautsch, 1, on the lawn overlooking Sequim Bay at John Wayne Marina on Thursday. Summer-like weather made for a pleasant day next to the water.

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Giggles in the grass at Sequim Bay

Jamie Nautsch of Sequim plays with her son Christian Nautsch, 1, on the lawn overlooking Sequim Bay at…

Emily Little, left, owner of Buena Luz Bakery, and artist Gianna Andrews stand in front of the mural.

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Uptown Arts District to unveil mural on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The Uptown Arts District will host a launch party for a mural by artist Gianna…