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Backcountry Horseman Peninsula Chapter members Judy Dupree, left, and Linda Morin host guest riders from the Olympic Riders and Scattercreek chapters of BCH on a 12-mile ride through Miller Peninsula State Park (Photo courtesy of Linda Morin)

HORSEPLAY: Be considerate of neighbors, four-footed friends

IMAGINE YOURSELF SETTLING down for the night, perhaps dozing in front of the TV or curled up in bed reading a book, when suddenly you… Continue reading

  • Jul 11, 2021
  • By Karen Griffiths for Peninsula Daily News
Backcountry Horseman Peninsula Chapter members Judy Dupree, left, and Linda Morin host guest riders from the Olympic Riders and Scattercreek chapters of BCH on a 12-mile ride through Miller Peninsula State Park (Photo courtesy of Linda Morin)

Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team workshop scheduled Saturday

The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will host an online workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. To register for… Continue reading

Genealogy webinar slated for Saturday

Genealogist and author Dave Obie will present “A Sense of Place and Time: Putting Ancestors in Context” at 10 a.m. Saturday. Obie… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Be a light to the world

A FEW YEARS ago, the youth group of our church decided to hike to the top of Mount Timpanogos, located in Utah. They decided that… Continue reading

Newcomers meetup slated in Port Townsend

The Chamber of Jefferson County will host a newcomer meetup via Zoom from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Saturday, July 17. The… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “The Unitive Way and Jesus’ Teachings - #1” at Unity in the Olympics at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Unity speaker scheduled for Sunday service

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “The Unitive Way and Jesus’ Teachings - #1” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the pastor… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “The Unitive Way and Jesus’ Teachings - #1” at Unity in the Olympics at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Neville inducted into honor society

Sarah Neville of Port Townsend was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Neville was initiated at Central Washington University… Continue reading

Emiliano Maldonado received a $1,000 scholarship from Jim’s Pharmacy. 

The Port Angeles High School graduate is the 11th recipient of the annual scholarship award. 

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Jim’s Pharmacy scholarship awarded

Emiliano Maldonado has received a $1,000 scholarship from Jim’s Pharmacy. The Port Angeles High School graduate is the 11th recipient of the annual scholarship award.… Continue reading

Emiliano Maldonado received a $1,000 scholarship from Jim’s Pharmacy. 

The Port Angeles High School graduate is the 11th recipient of the annual scholarship award. 

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The Sequim City Band entertains a crowd at the James Center for the Performing Arts on July 4, 2019. The band hasn't held rehearsals or concerts since its March 1, 2020, event. File photo by Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group
The Sequim City Band entertains a crowd at the James Center for the Performing Arts on July 4, 2019. The band hasn't held rehearsals or concerts since its March 1, 2020, event. File photo by Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group
A new mural on the east side of A Stitch in Time Quilt Shoppe depicts some of the dairy farm history of Sequim/Dungeness. Muralist Andy Eccleshall completed it in about 12 days. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Quilt shop commissions mural of Sequim’s dairy history

Town’s landmarks depicted in eye-catching work

A new mural on the east side of A Stitch in Time Quilt Shoppe depicts some of the dairy farm history of Sequim/Dungeness. Muralist Andy Eccleshall completed it in about 12 days. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
YEA Music Camp instructor Mike McLeron leads the Band I ensemble in the end-of-camp concert at Fort Worden State Park on Friday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Young musicians delight listeners

Donation program to have two more summer sessions

YEA Music Camp instructor Mike McLeron leads the Band I ensemble in the end-of-camp concert at Fort Worden State Park on Friday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Ensure your arrangements make the cut

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! Despite the current political and health atmosphere, all is going mostly well as many Americans celebrate this special day. As someone who… Continue reading

The painting of Port Angeles, its harbor and the Olympic Mountains by Count Johan Gustaf Kalling created for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. (Courtesy of North Olympic History Center)

BACK WHEN: Painter gives view of Port Angeles to world

MOST OF US have access to the world through the internet. It has made it incredibly easy to share our lives with the world. You… Continue reading

The painting of Port Angeles, its harbor and the Olympic Mountains by Count Johan Gustaf Kalling created for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. (Courtesy of North Olympic History Center)
Randy Radock is the featured artist at the Harbor Art Gallery in July and August.

Radock is featured artist at Harbor Art Gallery

Block print artist Randy Radock will be in the spotlight in the Featured Artist Room at the Harbor Art Gallery during the… Continue reading

Randy Radock is the featured artist at the Harbor Art Gallery in July and August.

ISSUES OF FAITH: Finding the courage to stand up for truth

The Talmud says, “Truth is the seal of the Holy One, blessed be He.” Rabbi Luzzatto (1707-1746) taught “Truth is one of the very foundations… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “True Freedom” at Unity in the Olympics at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Unity speaker scheduled for Sunday service

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “True Freedom” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the pastor at Unity in the Olympics, 2917… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “True Freedom” at Unity in the Olympics at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Jeffco Vamonos founder Amy Bartlett, pictured at Chetzemoka Park in late May, has established a nonprofit organization to provide mentorship and experiential learning for local teens. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Jeffco Vamonos plans youth trips to Seattle and beyond

Organization aims to work with youth who enter ‘loop’

Jeffco Vamonos founder Amy Bartlett, pictured at Chetzemoka Park in late May, has established a nonprofit organization to provide mentorship and experiential learning for local teens. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
“Gothic Earth 1” is by Deborah Harrison, a featured artist this July at the Blue Whole Gallery.

Blue Whole Gallery features watercolors, stained glass

Layered glass sculptor Deborah Harrison and watercolorist Jolene Sanborn are the featured artists of the month of July at the Blue Whole Gallery… Continue reading

“Gothic Earth 1” is by Deborah Harrison, a featured artist this July at the Blue Whole Gallery.

Consumer protection, fraud prevention topic of talk

Karen Hallis will speak on consumer protection and fraud prevention from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Hallis’ Zoom presentation is part… Continue reading

Strait Turners to meet Tuesday

Strait Turners, a local woodturners group, will meet at noon Tuesday. The meeting will stream on Zoom. Laurent Niclot will demonstrate how to… Continue reading