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Members of the Sequim Prairie Garden Club (SPGC) gather outside the recently renovated clubhouse at Pioneer Memorial Park. Club members say they are excited to celebrate SPGC’s 75th year with a community party set for Saturday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Life

Sequim garden club to celebrate its 75th year

Community invited to Saturday gathering

Ranky Tanky, the double Grammy-winning group from Charleston, S.C., will help Field Arts & Events Hall celebrate its grand opening Saturday night. (Peter Frank Edwards)

Arts & Entertainment

Ranky Tanky to bring ‘Good Time’ and more from South Carolina roots

Grammy winners coming to Field Hall

News

US 101 to close for 22 days north of Quilcene

Begins Monday, includes traffic light, long commercial detour

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Drought deepens in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Department of Ecology declares emergency

The dancers of BANDALOOP, pictured in Munich, Germany, will come to Port Angeles to perform on Field Arts & Events Hall’s north exterior wall this Saturday. (Basil Tsimoyianis/BANDALOOP)

Arts & Entertainment

Performers to dance off the wall in Port Angeles

Field Hall grand opening features three shows Saturday

Lisa Markli.

News

SECOND UPDATE: RN Lisa Markli found dead in ONP

Backpacker had recently retired from North Olympic Healthcare Network

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Opioid money is to be dispersed

Port Angeles, Clallam County set priorities

Ginger and Scott Wierzbanowski stand inside their lavender barn at Olympic Bluffs Cidery and Lavender Farm in Agnew. They’ve opened the lavender business for the first time this summer offering 30-plus lavender products. They’ll tentatively being operating their cidery in late summer. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Lavender only the beginning for new farm

Olympic Bluffs Cidery and Lavender Farm opens for first season

Buddy, a miniature poodle belonging to the owners of a home that exploded in Sequim on Tuesday evening, was recovered by neighbors with what appeared to be only small wounds. The dog, which had tags and is microchipped, was taken to Greywolf Veterinary Hospital on Thursday, according to Amy Grice, the neighbor who found him. (Amy Grice)

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Neighbors describe Sequim home blast

‘Like 10 times a sonic boom’

News

Sequim-area lavender farms open for visitors

SEQUIM — Here are 18 farms in the Sequim area for the 2023 Lavender Weekend, which will be…

Emma Carter of Boulder, Colo., sits between rows of lavender, hoping to get photos of bees on Saturday at the B & B Family Farm near Carlsborg, a participating farm in the upcoming Lavender Weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Lavender fields flower before big weekend

Purple blooms, sweet scents adorn Sequim area

Firefighters with Clallam County Fire District 3 extinguish a fire after a home exploded on the 100 block of June Place on Tuesday evening. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Home explosion ruled accidental

Man found dead inside remains unidentified Wednesday

Olympic Skate Village manager Shanzi Cosgrove fills a slushy order at the village’s Snack Shack next to the temporary roller skating rink on Friday in downtown Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Volunteers sought for roller skating rink

Managers can develop unique opportunities

Gnomes are a constant theme at Gnomelicious Lavender Farm, including on placards in the U-cut lavender fields by the entrance to the farm. “We wanted to have something fun and playful with a relaxed vibe,” said the farm’s co-owner, Ashley Reddicks. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Business

Lavender farm offers gnomelicious good times

Business boats 10 acres of gnomes and purple plants

Phil Gilles of Port Angeles adds a message to keep Hurricane Ridge open during the winter ski season before taking part in a parade on Saturday co-organized by Remi Lamarshe, 13, of Port Angeles, sitting on the back of a nearby parade participant. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Group wants winter access at Ridge

PORT ANGELES — Remmi Lamarche, 13, has been skiing since she was able to walk, but she wasn’t…

Ric Brenden, left, and Les Schtick, volunteers with the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, work on Thursday to build a permanent platform for Gunther, a gray whale that washed ashore on a beach in Port Ludlow four years ago. The completed skeleton will take a few more weeks to assemble in order to be ready for a new, free public educational display on Union Wharf in downtown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Gray whale skeleton erected in Port Townsend

Work on Union Wharf now in progress

Sam Brenkman, chief fisheries biologist for Olympic National Park, speaks about fish restoration on the Elwha River following the removal of two dams during a meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles at Joshua’s Restaurant on Thursday. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

News

Strong fish counts seen in Elwha

Repopulating salmon still in infancy, specialist says

Sitting atop the Sequim Skate Park, Mark Simpson remains an advocate for skateboarding and remodeling the park for future generations as he says the sport continues to grow locally. He’s now battling cancer, and family and friends have created a gofundme account, and they plan a car wash on July 22 to help with medical expenses. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Help sought for skate park advocate battling cancer

Fund for Sequim man who went 141 days with an ollie each day

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Dash Air shuttle plans flights Aug. 1

Service expects certification in two weeks

The "Old Barn" in Old Barn Lavender Company possibly dates back to 1910 for a cattle ranch, owners say. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Business

Old Barn is a new lavender business

Sequim couple aims to make a welcoming environment for all ages