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BACK WHEN: Quarantine Stations, Part I: The Federal Marine Quarantine Station for Puget Sound at Diamond Point

BACK WHEN: Quarantine Stations, Part I: The Federal Marine Quarantine Station for Puget Sound at Diamond Point

AS EARLY AS 1799, the newly formed United States government began to enact laws to reduce the possibility for the introduction of infectious diseases such… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Quarantine Stations, Part I: The Federal Marine Quarantine Station for Puget Sound at Diamond Point

BIRD WATCH: Birds provide unexpected encounters

A RECENT PHOTO sent by email immediately grabbed my attention. The subject, a red-tailed hawk, isn’t an unusual photographic subject but this one was. It… Continue reading

HELP LINE: It’s time to be done with ‘should’

LAST WEEK, I went on about time. Well, more specifically, the fact that we even care about this thing called time because of an unfortunate… Continue reading

‘Leaving Iowa’ set to run at OTA starting tonight

‘Leaving Iowa’ set to run at OTA starting tonight

Relive all your childhood memories of backseat sibling bickering and all the quirks of the family road trip in Olympic Theatre Arts upcoming… Continue reading

‘Leaving Iowa’ set to run at OTA starting tonight

Father’s Day events, Rakers Car Show this week

Special Father’s Day events in Brinnon and Sequim and the annual Rakers Car Show in Port Townsend are among the upcoming activities on the North… Continue reading

Graduation ceremonies set on Peninsula this weekend

North Olympic Peninsula graduation and commencement ceremonies are set this weekend. The region’s 10 high schools and Peninsula College are celebrating the class of 2018,… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Learn from the past or risk repeating it

IN NUMBERS 11: 1-29, a recent Torah portion read in Jewish communities, the Israelites are wandering the desert complaining about the lack of food and… Continue reading

Pinning ceremony Saturday

The public is invited to attend Peninsula College’s Medical Assisting Program annual pinning ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday. Graduates from prior years… Continue reading

QUUF minister retires in Port Townsend

QUUF minister retires in Port Townsend

The Reverend Bruce A. Bode, senior minister at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship since 2004, retired Sunday. At church services that morning,… Continue reading

QUUF minister retires in Port Townsend
PHOTO: Help it grow

PHOTO: Help it grow

Leila Biondolillo, 2, of Port Angeles adds water to a pot in the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles on Tuesday. The youngster was… Continue reading

PHOTO: Help it grow

A GROWING CONCERN: Time to guard against pests in the garden

As spring slowly gives way to the approaching summer season (today is the first day of late, late spring; summer officially starts here on Thursday,… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Young birds provide much entertainment

“THERE IT GOES again.” The phrase popped into my head when I spotted a towhee diving toward a large clump of sword ferns. I’d seen… Continue reading

HELP LINE: No one lives forever, so don’t waste life

AS A RESULT of rather considerable examination and contemplation, I’ve concluded that mortality is a lousy idea. Granted, my perspective might be somewhat dented by… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Mini horse teaches big lessons

HORSEPLAY: Mini horse teaches big lessons

I’M LEARNING ALL sorts of new things since adding Gypsy, a dainty black and white mini-horse, to the family. She’s full of energy and yet… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Mini horse teaches big lessons
THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Things can go right — and so wrong — in the kitchen

THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Things can go right — and so wrong — in the kitchen

I’VE BEEN EXPERIMENTING lately. Not in a lab, but perhaps in an even more unstable environment … my kitchen. It started innocently enough. I got… Continue reading

THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Things can go right — and so wrong — in the kitchen

Talks about paddleboarding, biking among the upcoming Peninsula activities

A paddleboarding discussion, a bike adventure presentation and a playground fundraiser are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available… Continue reading

Get tips on tomatoes, veggies at ‘Second Saturday’ walk

Get tips on tomatoes, veggies at ‘Second Saturday’ walk

Veteran Master Gardeners Laurel Moulton, Audreen Williams and Jeanette Stehr-Green will provide gardening tips from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at… Continue reading

Get tips on tomatoes, veggies at ‘Second Saturday’ walk

ISSUES OF FAITH: Look for life’s answers in the gospels

AS WE SEE an increase in those individuals who believe in “nothing” or “nones,” as they are commonly called, we see an increase in a… Continue reading

Sequim bonsai show set for Saturday

Some of their subjects may be diminutive, but aficionados’ interest in the ancient art of bonsai is anything but small. The Dungeness Bonsai… Continue reading

Peninsula College’s The Buccaneer brings home 7 awards

Peninsula College’s The Buccaneer brings home 7 awards

The staff of the Buccaneer, Peninsula College’s student newspaper, earned seven honors in the Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators 2018 Contest,… Continue reading

Peninsula College’s The Buccaneer brings home 7 awards