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CommUnity service scheduled in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present a Burning Bowl and Vision Quest service at 11…

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Interfaith winter read announced

PORT ANGELES — The Interfaith Community of Clallam County will lead a community read of the book, “Regeneration:…

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Speaker slated for Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship service

PORT ANGELES — Dianne Whitaker will present “Luminescence” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present "Behold, I Make All Things New" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the pastor at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

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‘Behold, I Make All Things New’ title of Sunday’s Unity sermon

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “Behold, I Make All Things New” at 10:30 a.m.…

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North Olympic Library System to host trivia night Thursday

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System will host popular music trivia night at 6:30 p.m. on…

JooRi Jun, executive director for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, far left, and board president Peter Raiswell, far right, honor outgoing board members, in center, from left, Dave Gilbert, Nancy Bargar and Ed Hopfner. Submitted photo

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Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County honors long-time board members

PORT ANGELES — Departing Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County board members Nancy Bargar, Dave Gilbert and Ed Hopfner…

Sequim seventh-graders Michael Lusk, far left, and Kingston Stevens, pictured here with Scott and Laura Lee Johnson, enjoy a ride home in a firetruck in mid-December, thanks to Peninsula Behavioral Health's “Adventure Auction” on Nov. 6. The auction saw "adventures," rather than items, auctioned off to raise funds for the entity. Auction items included a helicopter flight, guided hikes and fishing trips. In Port Angeles, a preschool student got a ride to class in a fire truck. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

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An engine adventure

Sequim seventh-graders Michael Lusk, far left, and Kingston Stevens, pictured here with Scott and Laura Lee Johnson, enjoy…

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OPAA art show continues online, in person

Olympic Peninsula Art Association’s Winter Members’ Art Show

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Tickets on sale for 2022 Yard & Garden Virtual Lecture Series

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation’s 2022 Yard &Garden Virtual Lecture Series will begin Jan.…

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Deadline extended for Sequim’s ‘Art Show Without Walls’ exhibit

SEQUIM — The Sequim Arts Advisory Commission has extended the deadline for entries for the “Art All Over:…

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Junghanns-Royack earns honor for nursing leadership

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center’s Katrin Junghanns-Royack, OMC’s ICU and telemetry director, was presented with the department’s…

Director Ginny Holladay holds artwork for "Angel Street" that was created and donated by Ryoko Toyama. Photo courtesy of Olympic Theatre Arts

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Auditions set for Olympic Theatre Arts’ ‘Angel Street’

SEQUIM — Olympic Theatre Arts Center will conduct auditions for Patrick Hamilton’s play “Gaslight” — known in America…

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Jake Thornburg, front, and Chig Martin, both of Port Angeles, take on the Santa persona as they ride a motorized bicycle on West Third Street in Port Angeles on Christmas Eve Day. The pair said the were out to bring good cheer to people for the holidays.

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Santas spread cheer in Port Angeles

Jake Thornburg, front, and Chig Martin, both of Port Angeles, take on the Santa persona as they ride…

photo Andrew may       With the Arctic blast coming many sensitive plants could be at risk and require a vegetative mulch on top of them. Here I took the opportunity to make a decorative display  as the thermal mulch over our Gunnera. December is the ideal time to prune your evergreens!

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A GROWING CONCERN: Protect plants from winter chills

I HOPE THAT for all of you, Christmas was merry and full of joy! I hope that, in…

Jan Whitlow’s equine family gather around her in a circle wearing their new waterproof blankets to help protect them from freezing cold, wind and rain that would flatten their otherwise thick and fluffy winter top-coat that serves as an insulator to keep their bodies warm.  From left are Thunder, Mulla the mini-mule, Orion, Patch, Teddy and Shetland pony Belle. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

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HORSEPLAY: Advice for blanketing horses for winter

SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAINS AND frost in the lowlands greeted us Tuesday morning, Dec. 21, Winter Solstice and the first…

Mark Senffner of Portland, Ore., helps daughter Fionn, 3 ½, with her mittens during a Christmas Eve visit to Chetzemoka Park in Port Townsend. The pleasant but chilly weather on Friday turned colder on Saturday with overnight snow forecast. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Christmas Eve fun at Chetzemoka Park

Mark Senffner of Portland, Ore., helps daughter Fionn, 3½, with her mittens during a Christmas Eve visit to…

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Marion Mittell, 10, of Seattle takes time off during a visit to the Olympic Peninsula to play an outdoor piano in the 100 block of East First Street in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday. The piano, placed on the sidewalk as a public music installation by the owner of the nearby First Street Haven restaurabnt, has been available seasonally to passers-by since 2017.

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Outdoor piano offers downtown sounds

Marion Mittell, 10, of Seattle takes time off during a visit to the Olympic Peninsula to play an…

Joseph Bednarik will present "Here We Are" at 11 a.m. Sunday. 
Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; his lesson will stream on Zoom.
Limited in-person viewing is available on the fellowship’s large screen TV at 1033 N. Barr Road.
For more information or the Zoom link, call 360-417-2665 or email admin@olympicuuf.com.

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Bednarik will present “Here We Are” at service

PORT ANGELES — Joseph Bednarik will present “Here We Are” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

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‘TED Talks: Now What?’ offered Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host “TED Talks: Now What?” from 1 p.m. to 3…

The Rev. Donna Little will present “Burning Bowl Ceremony - 2021” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

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Unity speaker slated for Sunday

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Donna Little will present “Burning Bowl Ceremony — 2021” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.