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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

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