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Prayer gathering for peace slated

Bahá’is of Sequim and Port Angeles will host “Prayers for Peace” from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 31. The community gathering… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik

Sunday program set for OUUF

Joseph Bednarik will present “Hallowed Ground at the Point of Departure” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bednarik will be the guest speaker at… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Memorial Sunday: Loving Remembrance” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.
The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “Fortune, Misfortune…Which?” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the minister of record at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

Weekend program scheduled for Unity in the Olympics

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “Fortune, Misfortune … Which?” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the minister of record at Unity… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “Fortune, Misfortune…Which?” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the minister of record at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.
The Hanshaw family is struggling under the weight of emotional and financial stressors brought by the recent diagnoses by doctors at Seattle Children’s Hospital that have finally answered the question of why Ember, center, has always been frail. Shown with Ember are her parents, Jennifer and Tim Hanshaw, and 9-year-old sister Lena, who shares a hereditary condition with her father and sister. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim fifth-grader fights rare cluster of life-threatening diagnoses

Conditions affect one in more than 100 million, doctors say

The Hanshaw family is struggling under the weight of emotional and financial stressors brought by the recent diagnoses by doctors at Seattle Children’s Hospital that have finally answered the question of why Ember, center, has always been frail. Shown with Ember are her parents, Jennifer and Tim Hanshaw, and 9-year-old sister Lena, who shares a hereditary condition with her father and sister. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

A GROWING CONCERN: Yard chores to prepare for the summer time

NOW THAT MAY and late spring is upon us, how about a list of chores that will have your garden, lawn and yard looking spectacular… Continue reading

M.E. Bartholomew

Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship plans service

M.E. Bartholomew will present “Finding Your Pathway to Calm” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bartholomew will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian… Continue reading

M.E. Bartholomew
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “The Spiritual Power of Kything” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

ISSUES OF FAITH: Invest in people, not things

MY OLDEST DAUGHTER was recently married. I was reminded of the movie, “Father of the Bride.” My little girl, all of a sudden, was officially… Continue reading

Rev. Asha Burson-Johnson

Unity in the Olympics service slated

The Rev. Asha Burson-Johnson will present “Mercy Triumphs!” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Burson-Johnson, the spiritual director at the Center for Spiritual Living… Continue reading

Rev. Asha Burson-Johnson
A group of people play American Mahjong at the Harmony Center of Sequim in the activities room, which is large and well-lit, with Wi-Fi, a 70-inch television, folding tables and chairs. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
A group of people play American Mahjong at the Harmony Center of Sequim in the activities room, which is large and well-lit, with Wi-Fi, a 70-inch television, folding tables and chairs. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

A GROWING CONCERN: Fall for these summer foliage plants

IN KEEPING WITH the other week’s article, let us add to our list of great summer plants. All of these selections are for their foliage.… Continue reading

Kimi Robertson
Freedom Farm Hoof Beats member Lily Robertson and her horse Queen of Hearts (Ruby) showed excellent style and form, placing first in the 95-meter jumper class at the Bainbridge Saddle Club’s first Hunter/Jumper Show of the season.

HORSEPLAY: Spring is the perfect time to go horse riding

SPRING IS IN the air, everywhere I look around. Spring is in the air, in every sight and every sound … I’m singing that to… Continue reading

Kimi Robertson
Freedom Farm Hoof Beats member Lily Robertson and her horse Queen of Hearts (Ruby) showed excellent style and form, placing first in the 95-meter jumper class at the Bainbridge Saddle Club’s first Hunter/Jumper Show of the season.

ISSUES OF FAITH: Meeting God where we are

SOME YEARS AGO, I worked with a deacon who used the phrase “Popeye theology.” My memories of Popeye didn’t help me interpret that phrase, so… Continue reading

  • May 9, 2025
  • By Blaine Hammond For Peninsula Daily News
Jamal Rahman

Rahman scheduled for OUUF program

The Imam Jamal Rahman will present “Honoring and Embracing the Divine Feminine” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman, a speaker on Islam, Sufi… Continue reading

Jamal Rahman
Rev. Bill Evans

Speaker scheduled for Sunday service at Unity in Olympics

The Rev. William Evans will present “Storytime” at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Evans will be the guest speaker at Unity in the… Continue reading

Rev. Bill Evans

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

Rhonda Hull will present a Mother’s Day message at 11 a.m. Sunday. Hull will be the guest speaker at Unity in Port… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Bob Clark and Mabel Sorensen, two of the four surviving members of Sequim High School’s class of 1947, met for lunch last month. It was also Sorensen’s 96th birthday.

Two Sequim High School graduates meet for 78th reunion

Luncheon brings together friends who enjoy living in small town

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Bob Clark and Mabel Sorensen, two of the four surviving members of Sequim High School’s class of 1947, met for lunch last month. It was also Sorensen’s 96th birthday.

A GROWING CONCERN: Grow with love for Mother’s Day

WITH MOTHER’S DAY fast approaching all across the nation, greenhouses and nurseries are fast and feverishly picking out and packing their most beautiful plants. There… Continue reading

An editorial cartoon from the January 17, 1933 Port Angeles Evening News.

BACK WHEN: This isn’t the first trade war for the US or Olympic Peninsula

AN OLD FRIEND of mine sent me some old Port Angeles newspapers. It was fun to rummage through them. My attention was quickly drawn to… Continue reading

An editorial cartoon from the January 17, 1933 Port Angeles Evening News.