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ISSUES OF FAITH: Does Santa drink ginger ale?

EVERYBODY KNOWS SANTA, the Christ-free saint of stuff. He was turned into a pop culture icon by an Atlanta marketing executive who sold ice-cold bubble… Continue reading

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe gets grant to digitize collections

The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe has received a $14,536 grant from the Office of the Secretary of State to find previously undigitized items from… Continue reading

Living Nativity set for Carlsborg

Carlsborg Family Church will present its fourth Living Nativity on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The annual depiction of the nativity is presented hourly… Continue reading

OUUF speaker scheduled

Guest speaker roddy biggs will present “Heart-Wrenchingly Painful Holy Work” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Biggs will speak at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Embodying Faith: The Shining Star and Mystic Heart” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Unity speaker planned

Stephan Plummer will present “Spirituality, Love, Life, Integrity and Being Human” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Plummer is the guest speaker at Unity… Continue reading

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Olympic Driftwood sculptors set show

The Olympic Driftwood Sculptors will showcase works from several of its 45 members during the First Friday Art Walk at Sequim Museum &… Continue reading

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Isaac Smith, who lived his 12 years in Sequim, enjoyed Wednesday morning birdwalks at the Dungeness River Nature Center. After he died in a vehicle collision in 2010, his mother wanted to do something to honor him. A new partnership between Isaac’s family, the Dungeness River Nature Center and Wild Birds Unlimited has resulted in 14 new Vortex binoculars that are available for checkout at the river center. (Teresa Smith)

Donation gives 14 binoculars to Dungeness River Nature Center

Memorial is for 12-year-old boy

Isaac Smith, who lived his 12 years in Sequim, enjoyed Wednesday morning birdwalks at the Dungeness River Nature Center. After he died in a vehicle collision in 2010, his mother wanted to do something to honor him. A new partnership between Isaac’s family, the Dungeness River Nature Center and Wild Birds Unlimited has resulted in 14 new Vortex binoculars that are available for checkout at the river center. (Teresa Smith)
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Sequim revives its Christmas Chorus

Community performances set this weekend

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Photo by Karen Griffiths Cutline: My niece Brooke Stromberg and Lacy, both 15, make a winning turn during a barrel racing competition during an April game show in 2008 at JeffCo fairgrounds. Later, the duo became the 2008 Washington High School Equestrian Team and Patterned Speed Horse Association’s (junior division) state champions in barrel racing. Both shows were held in Wenatchee.

HORSEPLAY: Saying goodbye to a faithful friend

I’M FEELING A bit emotional as I share my Lacey passed away peacefully in her pasture on Nov. 13. Always a willing, athletic and agile… Continue reading

Photo by Karen Griffiths Cutline: My niece Brooke Stromberg and Lacy, both 15, make a winning turn during a barrel racing competition during an April game show in 2008 at JeffCo fairgrounds. Later, the duo became the 2008 Washington High School Equestrian Team and Patterned Speed Horse Association’s (junior division) state champions in barrel racing. Both shows were held in Wenatchee.

A GROWING CONCERN: For every season, there is a plant

WELL, THANKSGIVING HAS come and gone, and hopefully so has all the leftover turkey! December is soon upon us (starting this Friday) and with it… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Being thankful for Thanksgiving

I AM THANKFUL for Thanksgiving and how it prepares our hearts for the Christmas season. In my family history, there are many farmers. Thanksgiving must… Continue reading

Singers, from left, Abbigail Cuellar, 16, Danielle Lorentzen of Ghostlight Productions, Kaylyn Stroup, 15, and Max MacFall, 15, perform a Christmas carol during Wednesday evening’s opening ceremony for the 33rd annual Festival of Trees at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Tickets are available for Festival of Trees

Senior breakfast, gala and family days also part of annual event

Singers, from left, Abbigail Cuellar, 16, Danielle Lorentzen of Ghostlight Productions, Kaylyn Stroup, 15, and Max MacFall, 15, perform a Christmas carol during Wednesday evening’s opening ceremony for the 33rd annual Festival of Trees at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Joseph Bednarik

‘Grace’ is set for Sunday program

Joseph Bednarik will present “Holding Hands with Grace” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist… Continue reading

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The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Nature, Peace and Presence” 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 “The Great-Fullness” 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 “The Great-Fullness” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics,… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “The Great-Fullness” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.
Volunteer Merry Svenson of Port Angeles carries plates of turkey and fixings to be served to hungry visitors during Wednesday’s annual pre-Thanksgiving lunch at the Salvation Army Social Service Center in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Salvation Army offers meal on Thanksgiving Eve

Additional free community fests to be offered today

Volunteer Merry Svenson of Port Angeles carries plates of turkey and fixings to be served to hungry visitors during Wednesday’s annual pre-Thanksgiving lunch at the Salvation Army Social Service Center in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Betsy Reed Schultz (far left), founder of Captain Joseph House, gets a look at a carved bear donated by Bret Wirta’s Black Bear Diner and Holiday Inn & Suites last week at the Port Angeles facility. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Carved bear added to Captain Joseph House grounds

Gold Star families can find respite at Port Angeles facility

Betsy Reed Schultz (far left), founder of Captain Joseph House, gets a look at a carved bear donated by Bret Wirta’s Black Bear Diner and Holiday Inn & Suites last week at the Port Angeles facility. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Conservation district hosting annual plant sale

The Clallam Conservation District is taking orders for its annual native plant sale. The district hosts the sale to provide affordable native… Continue reading

Free public Thanksgiving feasts offered on Peninsula

First meal set today in Port Angeles