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Jason Bringhurst is the bishop of the Mt Pleasant Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Mount Pleasant Ward names new bishop

PORT ANGELES — The Mount Pleasant Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has sustained…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Courage is fear that has said its prayers

FRIENDS, THE PAST few weeks have been historically difficult ones for our country. You know the reasons I…

Raisa Mathisen of Port Angeles performs on an electric piano in the 100 block of South Oak Street next to Country Aire in downtown Port Angeles on Saturday. Mathisen said she was busking to help cover living expenses. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Busking to get by

Raisa Mathisen of Port Angeles performs on an electric piano in the 100 block of South Oak Street…

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OMC Foundation donates $155K to Olympic Medical Center for equipment

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Medical Center Foundation has presented a $155,000 donation to Olympic Medical Center.

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Clallam Conservation District’s plant sale closes Thursday

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam Conservation District is accepting orders for the organization’s annual Native Plant Sale through…

The plants in local gardener Alicia Susanne's life bring her tranquility and joy.  "I feel blessed to be sharing my home with them," she said. (Alicia Susanne)

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A GROWING CONCERN: Bring the garden indoors with houseplants

LINDA, A GREAT client of mine and a Feng Shui master, commented on house plants and the beneficial…

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New horizons for chick

Sequim farm animal with disability headed to Utah preserve

When Lindsey Crouse moved  her family and horse rescue operation from Ramona, Calif.,  to Sequim, she also brought her Cowboy with her. Standing at 76.5 inches he’s the world’s biggest steer, in contrast to Crouse who is 68 inches tall. Visitors are welcome to drive by to see him at his pasture Serenity Acres Horse Rehabilitation at 123 Ward Lane in Sequim. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

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HORSEPLAY: Serenity Acres in Sequim a safe place for rescued animals, at-risk youth

WOW! THAT COWBOY is one gigantic hunk of beef!

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Being who God already knows you are

“In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And…

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Interfaith book read offered via Zoom

PORT ANGELES — Interfaith of Clallam County will read “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Kimmerer for its 2021 Winter…

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Beach cleanup Monday around PT

PORT TOWNSEND — A beach cleanup in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is open to everyone…

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Sequim artist’s submittal picked for CVG show

SEQUIM — One of Sequim artist David C. Willis’s pieces was chosen for inclusion in the 2021 Collective…

The decorative mulch has been removed from the Chilean rhubarb because, in unseasonably warm weather, rot becomes the concern. Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News

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A GROWING CONCERN: Sometimes good can be ‘too good’

AS A VERY good ol’ Wisconsin boy, I want to first remind everyone, even though it’s been a…

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Training a partner: Community advocate graduates with new guide dog

Sequim man estimates some 2,500 Peninsula residents visually impaired

Ginny Holladay, as Henrietta Leavitt in “Silent Sky,” looks at a photograph of space on a glass plate with her boss’ apprentice Matt Forrest, as Peter Shaw, in the Harvard Observatory in November 2019. Holladay was recently named OTA’s executive director. (Matthew Nash /Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Olympic Theatre Arts picks new executive director

SEQUIM — Olympic Theatre Arts is getting a change of leadership after executive director Carol Willis stepped down…

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Senior fitness classes set online Wednesdays

PORT TOWNSEND — The Madrona MindBody Institute will continue to offer its Senior FIT/Chair Yoga classes online at…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Start off on the right foot with garden chores

JANUARY JUST KEEPS marching on. I realize I’ve been a little neglectful in not giving the annual January…

As Fox-Bell Farm Assistant Coach Chloe McGee guides Cooper through a series of jumps, he sails over each one with room to spare.  The farm adopted Cooper from a local rescue facility, trained and schooled him, and now he’s one of its lesson horses for more experienced riders.  (Meghan Lawson/Two Red Dogs Photography)

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HORSEPLAY: Rescued horses offer much to their human companions

I APPLAUD PROFESSIONAL trainers who regularly take in abandoned, neglected and/or rescued horses to properly train and prepare…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Answering the call inside of everyone

IN JANUARY, JEWS begin reading the book of Exodus again, which tells of the dramatic birth of the…

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First Native National Poet Laureate to read in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Joy Harjo, National Poet Laureate, author and musician, will read poetry and join in conversation…