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A GROWING CONCERN: Twinkle, twinkle little garden

WELL, AS EVERYONE now can see (or not), darkness is setting in every day now. It is dark by 5 p.m., which sets a perfect… Continue reading

 

The Freedom Farm Hoof Beats competition team at the Cascade Horse Show in Cle Elum includes Lily Robertson on Ruby, left, Zeus with Daniella Dam, EllyAna Dam on Harriet, instructor Mary Gallagher and Isabella Greimes on Pixie. (Kimi Robertson)

HORSEPLAY: Freedom Farm Hoof Beats team finishes season

I HAD MY left knee replaced this week, which understandably left me with little energy to write Horseplay, so I want to thank Kimi Robertson… Continue reading

 

ISSUES OF FAITH: Make room for new friends around the fire

IT WAS LIKE a metaphor happening in front of my eyes. That’s sort of an odd way to put it, but here’s what happened. About… Continue reading

 

Operation Christmas Child 2025 donations to be accepted

Operation Christmas Child will accept donations beginning Nov. 17 in Clallam and Jefferson counties. Donations such as toys, school supplies, hygiene items and letters of… Continue reading

Doug Benecke will be joined by Sallie Harrison for special music at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Program set for weekend service

Doug Benecke will present “Connectivity: Reflections on the value of enduring connections with friends, community and Spirit” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Benecke… Continue reading

Doug Benecke will be joined by Sallie Harrison for special music at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Ankur Delight

Sunday program set for OUUF

Ankur Delight will present “The Art of Forgiveness” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Delight will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist… Continue reading

Ankur Delight
Fiber artist Kim Tepe will give a free talk at 3 p.m. Saturday at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. (Kim Tepe)

Artist to talk about fiber experiments at Northwind

From grand opera to backyard fungi, Kim Tepe is all about artful experiments. Tepe, whose works including “Microclimate,” “Autumn Splendor” and “Dancing… Continue reading

Fiber artist Kim Tepe will give a free talk at 3 p.m. Saturday at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. (Kim Tepe)

A GROWING CONCERN: For big impact with little effort, go native

OUR FAMILY COTTAGE is in Wisconsin on Morton Lake, the headwaters of the northerly flowing Presque Isle River. This is the area where both the… Continue reading

John Carnes circa 1900.

BACK WHEN: When the mundane turns to murder on the OP

ON TUESDAY, NOV. 5, 1901 (124 years ago), a murder struck the small community of Mora. My story last month also looked at a murder… Continue reading

John Carnes circa 1900.

Community grief ritual set in Port Townsend

The Dying Matters Guild will conduct “Tending the Heart: A Community Grief Ritual” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The non-denominational ceremony will be… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Showing love when faced with violence

AS A BISHOP of a congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Port Angeles, I’ve considered what to do if an… Continue reading

Lecture series scheduled in Sequim

The Rev. Sigve Tonstad will present Glimpses from the Intimate Gospel tonight and tomorrow. The lecture series will be at the Sequim Adventist… Continue reading

The Rev. Terry Barrett

Speaker set for Unity in Olympics

The Rev. Terry Barrett will present “Living Through the Transitions of Our Lives” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Barrett will be the guest… Continue reading

The Rev. Terry Barrett

Unity in Port Townsend service slated

PORT TOWNSEND —Jan Jorgenson will be the guest speaker at Unity in Port Townsend at 11 a.m. Sunday. The Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center is at… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Learn the basics of root pruning

WELL, IT APPEARS the rainy fall weather has arrived, which is a good thing. As is seeing snow up in the mountains. As promised last… Continue reading

Photo by Karen Griffiths

Cutline: Banner, 20, is a very kind, attentive gelding who arrived at OPEN in a state of neglect. After he spends more time recovering, he will be sent to Fox-Bell Farm for some retraining and then be available for adoption through OPEN.

HORSEPLAY: Olympic Peninsula Equine Network survives, still helping horses

HAVE YOU HEARD the rumor? I did. I’m happy to squelched the gossip here: Olympic Peninsula Equine Network (OPEN) is not closing its doors. “I… Continue reading

Photo by Karen Griffiths

Cutline: Banner, 20, is a very kind, attentive gelding who arrived at OPEN in a state of neglect. After he spends more time recovering, he will be sent to Fox-Bell Farm for some retraining and then be available for adoption through OPEN.

ISSUES OF FAITH: Teaching our children

JEWS REGULARLY RECITE a prayer called the V’ahavtah, which comes from Deuteronomy and Numbers. The word V’ahavtah means “and you shall love” and entreats us… Continue reading

Praise and worship service set

There will be a community Praise and Worship Night at 7 tonight. The free worship service will be at Independent Bible Church,… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik

Sunday program set for OUUF

Joseph Bednarik will present “God as Metaphor” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik

Unity in Port Townsend service slated

PORT TOWNSEND —The Rev. Simon De Voil will be the guest speaker at Unity in Port Townsend at 11 a.m. Sunday. The Unity Spiritual Enrichment… Continue reading