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Engineering behind artwork to be discussed at Northwind Book Arts Group meeting

The order in which things are done matters. Shane Miller and Peter Newland will lead a discussion on creating complex art works… Continue reading

Films, tree-planting on the Peninsula

Family films at the Sequim library and tree planting in Port Townsend are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. For more about… Continue reading

Program focuses on reading to young children

A program at the North Olympic Library System’s public libraries will reward parents for reading to their small children. The free 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Pruning is the name of the game

I WISH YOU all the best and may your lawns be deep green, your yards be mole-, horsetail- and weed-free and all your flowers bloom… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Readers share memories of smelt dipping

BACK WHEN: Readers share memories of smelt dipping

MANY READERS COMMENTED on the December “Picture from the Past” and they all knew that the people in the photo were smelt dipping. The area… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Readers share memories of smelt dipping

BIRD WATCH: Waiting for the varied thrush once again

THIS FIRST COLUMN for 2017 was retrieved from past columns. This will be the 50th year of the column’s existence and looking back over five… Continue reading

HELP LINE: The best resolution is to simply try

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME to 2017. Flying in the face of what many of us thought were impossible odds, we’ve actually made it to New Year’s… Continue reading

Jon Gray of Sequim stands in his attic with boxes of Star Wars toys he’s collected since the mid-1990s. He buys two of each action figure with the goal to keep one in box and a second to display. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Carlsborg man’s ‘Star Wars’ collection likely one of the biggest on Peninsula

Jon Gray remembers his first action figures well from the original 1977 “Star Wars: A New Hope.” His mom, Liisa, returned from a trip and… Continue reading

Jon Gray of Sequim stands in his attic with boxes of Star Wars toys he’s collected since the mid-1990s. He buys two of each action figure with the goal to keep one in box and a second to display. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Birding, hiking among weekend activities

New Year’s Day birding, hiking and marathon bingo are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. For more about the First Night celebration… Continue reading

City opens glass exhibit in January; artists will present demonstrations

Glass artwork will be on display in a Sequim City Arts Advisory Commission exhibit that will open Friday, Jan. 6. The reception for… Continue reading

Entertainment: Singalong ‘Messiah’ planned for New Year’s Eve; community encourage to participate

Entertainment: Singalong ‘Messiah’ planned for New Year’s Eve; community encourage to participate

The Singalong “Messiah” has been a holiday tradition in Sequim for years, attracting singers and instrumentalists from all over the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Entertainment: Singalong ‘Messiah’ planned for New Year’s Eve; community encourage to participate
Deadline nears for Port Townsend Arts Commission award nominations

Deadline nears for Port Townsend Arts Commission award nominations

The Port Townsend Arts Commission is having a final call for nominations for its Angel of the Arts award, a tradition since… Continue reading

Deadline nears for Port Townsend Arts Commission award nominations

Grief support group to begin in January

Registration is being accepted now for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County’s eight-week grief support group series. The free support group will meet… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: How to make the cut in winter pruning

THE END OF this year has been interesting to say the least. First, an unseasonably warm frost-free October and November, with dahlias in bloom past… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: ‘Tis the season for a Christmas walk

FOR MANY, CHRISTMAS is the season when cherished traditions envelop us. They make the season special. One of the more simple traditions is a Christmas… Continue reading

CoastSaver of the Year named

CoastSaver of the Year named

Volunteer Liam Antrim has been named CoastSaver of the Year by Washington CoastSavers. Antrim, who lives in Sequim, is the resource protection specialist… Continue reading

CoastSaver of the Year named

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