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Ashmore guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics

PORT ANGELES — Unity in the Olympics will explore the theme of “Seven Wonders of the World” with…

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LaRue Robirts shows one of the quilts she made for Toys for Sequim Kids on Dec. 17 at Sequim Prairie Grange. By her count, she’s made and donated more than 1,400 quilts to community efforts.

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Quilter uses experience to donate work to children in need

LaRue Robirts, 90, says she’s made more than 1,400 quilts

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A GROWING CONCERN: Work now to avoid garden problems later

WITH THE SEVEN reasons to prune last week, you should be ready to start pruning. With this in…

Eva McGinnis

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Unity speaker set for Sunday

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Eva McGinnis will present “Living Our Prime Directive” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

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Bode scheduled for OUUF weekend program

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Bruce Bode will present “Ritual Pause” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Tim Branham, left, his wife Mickey and Bill Pearl work on a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle entitled “Days to Remember.” The North Olympic Library at its main branch on South Peabody Street in Port Angeles sponsored a jigsaw puzzle contest on Saturday, and 15 contestants challenged their skills. With teams of two to four, contestants try to put together a puzzle in a two-hour time limit. Justin Senter and Rachel Cook finished their puzzle in 54 minutes to win the event. The record from past years is less than 40 minutes. The next puzzle contest will be at 10 a.m. Feb. 8. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Piece by piece

Jigsaw puzzle contest in Port Angeles

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HORSEPLAY: Planning can help prevent disaster in an emergency

ISN’T IT TRUE in life, when one door closes and appears locked up tight, you can usually find…

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A GROWING CONCERN: In pruning, why and where matter

WELL, DAY 10 still has no frost and the mild temperatures are pushing several of your landscape plants…

Jamal Rahman will discuss teaching stories and sacred verses that transformed his life at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

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Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship speaker set

PORT ANGELES — Jamal Rahman will present “Spiritual Wisdom and Practices for the New Year” at 11 a.m.…

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Pastor Omer Vigoren set for retirement

PORT ANGELES — Bethany Pentecostal Church will honor retiring pastor the Rev. Omer Vigoren and Reta, his wife,…

The Rev. Glenn Jones

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Unity in Olympics program scheduled

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Glenn Jones will present “Come Alive in 2025!” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Shanna Bloom, who lives at the intersection of Fifth and Cherry streets in Port Angeles, plans to keep her American flag lights up well into spring. "These aren't Christmas lights anymore," she said. "They are patriotic lights now." (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Patriotic lights

Shanna Bloom, who lives at the intersection of Fifth and Cherry streets in Port Angeles, plans to keep…

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A GROWING CONCERN: New year brings new tasks for great gardening

HAPPY NEW YEAR — may all your gardens be weed free and your flowers and bushes grow as…

Angel Beadle holds Phoebe Homan, the first baby born on the North Olympic Peninsula in 2025. Father David Homan stands by their side in a room at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles couple welcomes first baby of 2025

Phoebe Homan joins 7-year-old brother

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Fall color can add so much to your garden, as seen here on a garden designed and planted for 16 years. Always add some new fall color to your garden.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let warmer temperatures catch your garden out in the cold

IT’S SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT to come to terms that Wednesday is a new year. Happy 2025 to everyone! A…

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Cutline: Just look at those smiling and happy faces of the Neon Riders 4-H horse group as they hold up their completed community service projects — care packages filled with personal hygiene items (toothpaste/brushes/shampoo) along with snacks, colored markers and coloring books for children — they gave to organizations helping recently displaced families

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HORSEPLAY: Yes, you can be a mentor to a child

MENTORS. ASK A group of adults if anyone had a good mentor while growing up, one who helped…

Striped legs with ruby slippers peek out from under a house being prepared to move from a lot on Third Street in Port Angeles. (Kelley Lane/Peninsula Daily News)

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Wicked worksite

Striped legs with ruby slippers peek out from under a house being prepared to move from a lot…

Betsy Davis, the executive director of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, with her 1914 wooden boat “Glory Be.” (Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding)

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Boatbuilding school director plans to retire

Betsy Davis says she will work with her replacement

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A fire dancer from Port Townsend's Fire Dance Collective, performs in front of spectators during the 2nd Annual Solstice Bonfire hosted by Jefferson County 4-H at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Saturday.

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Solstice Bonfire

A fire dancer from Port Townsend’s Fire Dance Collective, performs in front of spectators during the 2nd annual…

It is shocking to still have flowers blooming on dahlias Dec. 20, and perplexing for daylilies to be in flower at the end of the year. (Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News) 

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A GROWING CONCERN: A merry blooming Christmas on the Peninsula

BEHOLD, BEAUTIFUL DAHLIAS and daylilies during dreary damp December days — how delightful! That is absolutely correct!