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HELP LINE: Not feeling merry? Try faking it

IT’S CHRISTMAS DAY 2016, which is a rather big deal, regardless of your religious or philosophical orientation. At best, it’s a joy-filled day of significant… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Family tradition continues on

HORSEPLAY: Family tradition continues on

who’ve traveled the country to participate in breed… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Family tradition continues on
Leeks were recently picked from the snow-covered ground in Betsy Wharton’s garden. (Betsy Wharton/for Peninsula Daily News)

PENINSULA KITCHEN: You are what you eat

THIS HAS BEEN quite the winter for prolonged cold. As I write this, everything outside my house is frozen solid and there has been snow… Continue reading

Leeks were recently picked from the snow-covered ground in Betsy Wharton’s garden. (Betsy Wharton/for Peninsula Daily News)

Holiday events on Peninsula

Candlelight services and other holiday events are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. For more about the Holiday Hi-Jinx Allstar Fundraiser for… Continue reading

OTA offers winter break theatre workshop for children

Olympic Theatre Arts will offer a one-week theater workshop for youth ages 6 to 18 beginning Monday. The workshop will be from 9… Continue reading

Sequim author Michael Bunnell discusses his latest novel, “American Gypsy”

Sequim author Michael Bunnell discusses his latest novel, “American Gypsy”

The failed economy of 1939 meets the worlds of carnivals and gypsies in Michael Bunnell’s “American Gypsy.” Bunnell, who lives in Sequim, has… Continue reading

Sequim author Michael Bunnell discusses his latest novel, “American Gypsy”
Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild grants Fire District 3 Christmas wish

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild grants Fire District 3 Christmas wish

The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild has presented a $17,039 check to representatives of Clallam County Fire District… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild grants Fire District 3 Christmas wish

Six lectures planned in yard and garden series

The 2017 Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation Yard and Garden Lecture Series will begin with a Jan. 14 presentation, “Thirty-seven Native Gems… Continue reading

Equestrian author will tell about trails in Hadlock talk Jan. 18

Equestrian author will tell about trails in Hadlock talk Jan. 18

Equestrian author and trail rider Kim McCarrel will talk about her latest book, “Riding Southwest Washington Horse Trails,” at the Jefferson County… Continue reading

Equestrian author will tell about trails in Hadlock talk Jan. 18
BACK WHEN: The early years of Josephine Yarr

BACK WHEN: The early years of Josephine Yarr

ON THE EVE of her 100th birthday, when a Port Townsend Leader reporter asked Chimacum’s Josephine Yarr what she would change if she could live… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: The early years of Josephine Yarr

BIRD WATCH: Company for the holidays, both feathered and family

GUESTS DURING THE holidays can also be Christmas gifts, especially when one is a favorite cousin from Florida. A planned entertainment schedule isn’t needed, but… Continue reading

HELP LINE: For gifts, think about what elders need

THIS IS NORMALLY the time of the year when I’ve occasionally provided abnormal Christmas shopping lists for the errant gift-givers among us who, having an… Continue reading

Shanks named new Sequim Bay Yacht Club commodore

Shanks named new Sequim Bay Yacht Club commodore

Ted Shanks has been sworn in as the new commodore of the Sequim Bay Yacht Club. Shanks took over from past Commodore Durkee… Continue reading

Shanks named new Sequim Bay Yacht Club commodore

Christmas carols and other holiday events to ring on Peninsula this weekend

Christmas caroling, and other holiday events, as well as a Standing Rock rally and Amnesty International letter-writing are among the weekend’s activities on the North… Continue reading

Holiday sales set this weekend on Peninsula

Seeking ideas for unique gifts to buy at the last minute? Bazaars across the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend offer up a few. PORT TOWNSEND… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Candles of the heart

THE CHRISTMAS AND holiday season is now upon us in earnest. Will this season of celebration only add to the busyness and swirl of your… Continue reading

Jessie Young performs at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Young is from Port Angeles and is currently an NYC-based dancer, teacher, and choreographer. (Natalie Fiol)

Port Angeles Dance Center plans special classes later this month

A dancer, choreographer and teacher from New York City will conduct three open workshops for the community at the Port Angeles Dance… Continue reading

Jessie Young performs at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Young is from Port Angeles and is currently an NYC-based dancer, teacher, and choreographer. (Natalie Fiol)

Raptors on display at Gardiner store on Dec. 17

The Northwest Raptor &Wildlife Center will present live birds of prey at Wild Birds Unlimited in Gardiner during the store’s Give a Little,… Continue reading

Sequim Ballet stages ‘The Nutcracker’ starting tonight

Sequim Ballet stages ‘The Nutcracker’ starting tonight

The Sugar Plum Fairy, the Rat King and the iconic of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky are all… Continue reading

Sequim Ballet stages ‘The Nutcracker’ starting tonight

Sequim Community Orchestra, String Kids host Christmas concert tonight

An evening of cross-generation music groups aims to pay big dividends in coming years. At 7 tonight, the Sequim Community Orchestra will host… Continue reading