Haley Petty, 17, of Agnew earned reserve market champion with Roast the rabbit at the Clallam County Junior Livestock Auction at the Sequim Prairie Grange in 2022. This year’s auction is set for Aug. 3. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Livestock auction set for next month

SEQUIM — The Clallam County Junior Livestock Auction will be conducted next month.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Master the art of watering

MY DEAR, DEAR friend Edna asked me to do an article on watering, due to the hot, sunny…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Hurry there on foot! Get healed!

MARK 6:30-34, 53-56 is the Gospel Reading for this Sunday, and one I’ve found particularly rich: It’s a…

During the PSHA game show at the Crosby arena in Agnew last weekend, Duncan Parks, 18, and Ed ran a blazingly fast “A” division time of 8.45 in the Keyrace. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

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HORSEPLAY: Olympic Peninsula equestrians beat the heat

ARE YOU FEELING beat by the heat? It’s sure had me feeling down for the count. Among those…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Gardening fun in the summer sun

SUMMER HAS OFFICIALLY begun, school is out, for a couple weeks the barbecue grill is positioned and the…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Living honorably is a marathon, not a sprint

THE OPENING CEREMONY of the Paris Olympics is a week away. The entry parade of athletes and lighting…

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Repair jewelry, bicycles at Sunday event

Volunteers to show participants how to fix common items

Diane Fatzinger uses the wind phone in Sequim, located just north of the Olympic Discovery Trail on West Hendrickson Road. (Elijah Sussman/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Wind phone offers a place for therapeutic discussion

Sequim woman constructs unwired booth to speak to lost loved one

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A GROWING CONCERN: Ask not what your garden can do for you

AS OUR NATION finishes celebrating its Independence Day, I also reflect on history this week.

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Look close to see the potential

I HAVE ALWAYS had a love for cars. As a boy, I would save up to buy Matchboox…

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Sunday program set for OUUF

PORT ANGELES — Julia McKenna Blessing will present “Dare to Take the Road Less Traveled” at 11 a.m.…

Scott Wilson will sign copies of his new book “Working Port: 100 Years of the Port of Port Townsend” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

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Book signing slated Saturday at Jefferson County Historical Society

PORT TOWNSEND — Scott Wilson will sign copies of his new book “Working Port: 100 Years of the…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Roses: A cut above (the node)

ROSES ARE A labor of love because they are laborious.

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Fill your heart with courage and kindness

“The whole world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing is not to fear, not to…

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Sequim gospel concert slated

SEQUIM — Lasana Kanneh will perform at 10 a.m. Sunday

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 “Love is The Purple: High Heart Opening” at 11…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Get twice the bang from your early blooms

IF WE TRULY are the spot to go for fabulous flowers, prolific perennials and beautiful bi-annuals, let us…

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HORSEPLAY: Equestrian summer camps and horse trailer heat risk

THIS TIME OF year, I get frequent inquiries asking if I know of any horse camps, and/or have…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: What’s a deacon to do in troubled times like these?

FIRST THINGS FIRST. To my queer readers (2SLGBTQIA++ of all kinds, though how you expect me to remember…

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Mystic faire opens Friday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The ninth Into the Mystic Intuitive and Energy Healing Faire will be open from 10…