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Registration open now for diabetes prevention program in Sequim, Port Angeles

Registration is open for Olympic Medical Center’s diabetes prevention program. Organizers urge anyone with pre-diabetes to consider attending to learn of more healthful lifestyle choices… Continue reading

Rock, gem club hosts Carlsborg open house this Saturday

Members of the Clallam County Gem & Mineral Association will celebrate the grand opening of their new lapidary classroom during a fall open… Continue reading

Children celebrate at the Pumpkin Party in the Sequim Prairie Grange’s outdoor kitchen a few years ago. The event grew from an effort to start a Junior Grange in the area and has continued for 12 years each October. Sequim Gazette file photo by Matthew Nash

Sequim Prairie Grange celebrates 75 years of farming, rural living

For 75 years, members of the Sequim Prairie Grange have helped keep the rural, small town mindset alive. To celebrate their milestone, about 50 people… Continue reading

Children celebrate at the Pumpkin Party in the Sequim Prairie Grange’s outdoor kitchen a few years ago. The event grew from an effort to start a Junior Grange in the area and has continued for 12 years each October. Sequim Gazette file photo by Matthew Nash
Lyle Hagen won the sixth Sequim Karaoke Idol contest Aug. 8 at the James Center for Performing Arts. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim Karaoke Idol crowns new king at Music in the Park

For the sixth annual Sequim Karaoke Idol contest, Lyle Hagen came out on top. Hagen went against 11 other contestants Aug. 8 and… Continue reading

Lyle Hagen won the sixth Sequim Karaoke Idol contest Aug. 8 at the James Center for Performing Arts. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Tidal energy, forestry to be discussed in Forks

Experts and researchers will discuss tidal energy and forestry this week at the Olympic Natural Resources Center. On Tuesday, a panel of experts… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Shake it up a little with these tips

WE’RE NEARLY HALFWAY through August, and school’s start looms. I’ve heard a lot of folks getting tensed up that summer is close to being over.… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Species’ introduction heralds change for non-native country

THE IRRITATION SOME experience when a crowing rooster greets the dawn is being directed at another avian vocalist. Eurasian collared-doves begin “cooing” at first light.… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Remember: Age is just a number

TODAY IS MY birthday (thank you, thank you very much), and I must confess that I hadn’t anticipated that turning 24 would be such a… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Be cautious of starting fires

HORSEPLAY: Be cautious of starting fires

WE MIGHT BE roasting in this heat, but thankfully we’re not toasting from a wildfire. Still, as Western Washington broke the record for most consecutive… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Be cautious of starting fires

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Finger foods to beat the heat

GROWING UP AS an only child with a single mother, we often had what we called “Snackens” for dinner. What seemed to be a special… Continue reading

Seahawk Sherman fuels foster donation

Seahawk Sherman fuels foster donation

Seahawk cornerback Richard Sherman has got ’em covered — and we’re talking local youths, not wide receivers. Blanket Coverage, the Richard Sherman Family… Continue reading

Seahawk Sherman fuels foster donation
Blue Rhinos bring blues, funk to Sequim

Blue Rhinos bring blues, funk to Sequim

The Blue Rhinos will hit the outdoor stage at the Sequim Library at 6 tonight. The performance at the library at 630 N.… Continue reading

Blue Rhinos bring blues, funk to Sequim

Have ‘A Night at the Movies’ with the Sequim City Band

Storm Troopers, Rydell High School seniors, cloned velociraptors, a little mermaid and even a dancing candlestick will invade the James Center for the… Continue reading

Historic Quilcene barn hosts free chamber music concerts

Historic Quilcene barn hosts free chamber music concerts

The concerts in the barn are back — and now with an expanded summer lineup. Since 1984, Alan Iglitzin has offered chamber concerts… Continue reading

Historic Quilcene barn hosts free chamber music concerts
Local pilots giving youth wings at Young Eagles rally Saturday

Local pilots giving youth wings at Young Eagles rally Saturday

John Meyers is one of many area pilots preparing to send youths into flight at the… Continue reading

Local pilots giving youth wings at Young Eagles rally Saturday
Northwest Colonial Festival returns for third year

Northwest Colonial Festival returns for third year

Re-enactments of the American Revolutionary War are scheduled today, Saturday and Sunday at the George Washington… Continue reading

Northwest Colonial Festival returns for third year

Salmon bake, drag races, English country dance coming up on Peninsula

EDITOR’S NOTE: This entry has been updated to revise the date of the Port Angeles Upper Race Street Extension Neighborhood Watch meeting. A salmon bake,… Continue reading

Block party ends Keying Around event

Block party ends Keying Around event

Keying Around went out with a bang with a block party sponsored by the city of… Continue reading

Block party ends Keying Around event
Strait Stamp Society hosts annual show Saturday at Sequim Masonic Lodge

Strait Stamp Society hosts annual show Saturday at Sequim Masonic Lodge

Like the back of stamps, there’s something that makes collecting postage for enthusiasts in the Strait Stamp Society stick.  There’s a story behind… Continue reading

Strait Stamp Society hosts annual show Saturday at Sequim Masonic Lodge