Photos by Karen Griffiths

 

Cutline: Members of the Peninsula Chapter of Back Country Horseman gathered for at Miller Peninsula State Park for a pre-ride breakfast before hitting the trails for its annual Rhody Ride. The state’s official flower, the pink flowered Pacific Rhododendron, R. macrophyllum, was in full bloom.

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HORSEPLAY: Rhody rides and events make summer fun

IT’S BLOOMING RHODY time! June is the month when our native Pacific Rhododendron’s pink flowers are on full…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Disbudding makes for sensational summer blooms

IT’S FINALLY SUMMER, with perfect weather, sunny skies, vacation days galore and everyone’s garden is coming into full…

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Andrew Lumm, as a pirate, and Rivers Maynard, as Peter Pan, face off with their swords in a pose reminiscent of one of the scenes in Sequim Acrobatics’ upcoming production, “Neverland,” set to be performed this Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m. in the Sequim High School auditorium.

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Sequim Acrobats to splash, soar in ‘Neverland’

SEQUIM — Sequim Acrobatics Academy performers have been working for a year to bring a “jaw dropping, thrilling…

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Sequim Lions host Crab Feed Saturday

SEQUIM — The Sequim Valley Lions’ 11th annual Crab Feed is set for 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.…

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Final service set for Clallam Bay church

CLALLAM BAY — The Clallam Bay Presbyterian Church is inviting the public to its final service at 1…

The Rev. Lynn Ungar

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Speaker set for Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

The Rev. Lynn Ungar will present “The House on Pooh Corner”

Rev. Bill Evans

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Unity speaker set for presentation

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Bill Evans will present “Daddy” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

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ISSUES OF FAITH: The sadness in bowling alone

THERE IS A determined expression on the face of the bowler who stands ready to strike. What will…

Pictured, from left to right, are Chimcum High School teacher Brian MacKenzie, Keanu Morrison Tessa Richardson, Elliot Pflueger and League of Women Voters essay team organizer, Jackie Aase.

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League of Women Voters’ essay winners announced

PORT TOWNSEND — Elliot Pflueger won first place in the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County’s essay…

Pictured, from left to right, are Don Corson, Darlene Martin, Teresa Martin, Tom Sanford, Sandy Cameron, Pam Ehtee, Tina Cozzolino, Alex Wilson, Vicki Corson and Gay Taylor.

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Garden club donates

The Port Angeles Garden Club recently donated $3,000 to the North Olympic Land Trust.

Megan Bland

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Scholarship winners announced in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The University Women’s Foundation of East Jefferson County recently awarded more than $97,000 in scholarships…

The duty crew from Clallam County Fire District #3 stopped in at the Sequim High School wrestling team’s car wash fundraiser on Saturday, June 3. 

Both teams are joined by the shared sorrow over the recent loss of District #3 Fire Captain/Sequim wrestling coach Chad Cate.

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Sequim car wash crew

The duty crew from Clallam County Fire District 3 stopped in at the Sequim High School wrestling team’s…

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Flag retirement offered

PORT ANGELES — The Michael Trebert Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Clallam County Veterans Association…

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Wellness forum scheduled Wednesday

SEQUIM — The Sequim Health and Housing Collaborative will present “The Power of Collaboration in Sequim” at 2…

Fork’s Destiny Ashue, 9, was all smiles when she got to touch horses for her first  time during the Annual Save the Trails event last month at Littleton Horse Camp. Hosted by Backcountry Horsemen’s Mt. Olympus and Peninsula chapters, she was overjoyed to be able to lead this mini-horse by herself (under the watchful eye of Mt. Olympus BCH Chapter member Wendy Brundle)Photos by Karen Griffiths

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HORSEPLAY: Warm weather helps make ‘Share the trail’ a success

I HITCHED A ride with Kim Bues last month to the annual Share the Trail event hosted by…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Make your arrangements a cut above

YAY! WARM WEATHER finally is back!

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

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Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Divine and Embodied Father” at 11 a.m. Sunday

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Seeing the Savior a different way

THE AWARD-WINNING TV series “The Chosen” has had over 400 million views and has been popular among many…

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Art classes, summer camps set at Dungeness River Nature Center

SEQUIM — Local youths can experience nature with a number of classes and summer camps that kick off…

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Sequim City Band celebrates new rehearsal hall

Tours, ribbon cutting set for free Sunday concert