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Clallam County master gardeners, from left, Keith Dekker, Tom Del Hotal and Gordon Clark will conduct a free fruit tree pruning workshop Saturday at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden in Sequim.

Pruning workshop set Saturday for Sequim

Master gardeners Keith Dekker, Tom Del Hotal and Gordon Clark will conduct a workshop on fruit tree pruning from 10 a.m. to noon… Continue reading

Clallam County master gardeners, from left, Keith Dekker, Tom Del Hotal and Gordon Clark will conduct a free fruit tree pruning workshop Saturday at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden in Sequim.

Electronic equipment recycling scheduled for Port Angeles

Olympic Kiwanis, in partnership with SBK Recycling, will host an electronics recycling collection from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23.… Continue reading

CutlIne: What beautiful long ears and adorable eyes he has! Meet Rio,  a mammoth donkey who grew to 16’2 hands tall.

HORSEPLAY: Want a donkey? A beginners guide to donkey care

GOT THE URGE to bring home a cute, adorable miniature donkey? I’ve been resisting that impulse myself since visiting Melody Johnson and her herd at… Continue reading

CutlIne: What beautiful long ears and adorable eyes he has! Meet Rio,  a mammoth donkey who grew to 16’2 hands tall.

A GROWING CONCERN: Good habits build character for your garden

LET’S RECAP WHERE we are so far this year. I am back from Arizona, all jazzed up about the stark reality of the desert tumbling… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Heart Centeredness” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port Townsend, 3918… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.
“Against all Odds: Abandonment to Olympian, A Tribute to Joe Rantz” by Catherine Bilyard is one of 41 quilts on display in Sequim Museum & Arts through the end of March as part of the “Inspiration/Exploration” exhibit. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
“Against all Odds: Abandonment to Olympian, A Tribute to Joe Rantz” by Catherine Bilyard is one of 41 quilts on display in Sequim Museum & Arts through the end of March as part of the “Inspiration/Exploration” exhibit. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

ISSUES OF FAITH: Cut away what holds growth back

IT’S FEBRUARY AND time to begin pruning the vineyards in Eastern Washington where we get our grapes. Wine vines are by nature nearly wild, even… Continue reading

Sunday program set for OUUF

Joseph Bednarik will present “Sex and the Dictionary” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist… Continue reading

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A perch on the bowsprit affords these spectators a wide open view of competing boats in a previous year's regatta on Port Townsend Bay.

Shipwrights’ Regatta set for Saturday

The sailboat racing season opens Saturday with the Port Townsend Shipwrights’ Regatta. The Port Townsend Sailing Association presents the 33rd annual Shipwrights’… Continue reading

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A perch on the bowsprit affords these spectators a wide open view of competing boats in a previous year's regatta on Port Townsend Bay.

Geology lecture set Saturday

Brian Sherrod will present “High-resolution dating of a multi-fault earthquake and earthquake recurrence in the Salish Lowland”at 4 p.m. Saturday. Sherrod will… Continue reading

Mason bee lecture scheduled

Carrie Morlag will discuss raising mason bees at 10 a.m. Sunday. Carrie Morlag, the owner of Knox Cellars Mason Bees, will speak at… Continue reading

Work to learn in Sequim Saturday

John Hassel will demonstrate how to prune roses at 1 p.m. Saturday. The presentation is at the Terrace Garden in Carrie Blake Community… Continue reading

Wool spinning demonstration set

Dean Hyden will demonstrate the use of a spinning wheel to spin wool from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. The free,… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Get to the the root of pruning problems

VALENTINES DAY IS here and gone, and the too-good weather just keeps rolling onto the North Olympic Peninsula. This means that everyone has been busy… Continue reading

Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon set for Friday

The Olympic Medical Center Foundation will host the 16th-annual Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon on Friday. The luncheon will be from 11:15… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Lessons well learned through examples

MUCH OF WHAT I learned in my youth about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ came at the knee of my grandmother, Maggie Alldredge. As… Continue reading

OUUF program scheduled in Port Angeles

Phoenix Bell-Shelton Biggs will present “Singing of Honor and Glory” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Biggs will be the guest speaker at Olympic… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for weekend services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “A Path of Love” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.
The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “Waking Up versus Improving the Dream” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

Weekend program scheduled for Unity in the Olympics

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “Waking Up versus Improving the Dream” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the guest speaker at… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “Waking Up versus Improving the Dream” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

Bunco party planned in Sequim

The Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital will host a bunco party from noon to 3 p.m. Friday. The fundraiser will be at… Continue reading