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IN THE PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Los Lobos to prowl into Port Townsend on Sunday

IN THE PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Los Lobos to prowl into Port Townsend on Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — Listen and hear the living, rocking, twangin’ proof: Music transcends time and difference. This true story starts a little while back, as… Continue reading

IN THE PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Los Lobos to prowl into Port Townsend on Sunday

WEEKEND: 4-H cat club selling raffle tickets at Jefferson County Fair

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County’s Paws-N-Claws 4-H Club is selling $1 raffle tickets for its annual fundraising raffle at the Jefferson County Fair today through… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Bug chef, salmon bake among culinary treats this weekend

Culinary insects (yes, insects!) salmon, ice cream and other goodies will be served on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. Events range from health talks… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Fort Discovery to host patriotic celebration

GARDINER — A patriotic celebration dedicated to law enforcement and first responders is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Hosted… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Youths to venture to ‘Looking Glass Land’

PORT ANGELES — There’s been a lot of drama this summer at the Clallam County YMCA, and it’s about to culminate in a public performance… Continue reading

Kilmer, Driscoll will face off for Congress in November

Kilmer, Driscoll will face off for Congress in November

PORT ANGELES — Democrat Derek Kilmer held a commanding lead Tuesday night in the race to represent the 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House… Continue reading

Kilmer, Driscoll will face off for Congress in November
Kilmer, Driscoll will face off for Congress in November

Kilmer, Driscoll will face off for Congress in November

PORT ANGELES — Democrat Derek Kilmer held a commanding lead Tuesday night in the race to represent the 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House… Continue reading

Kilmer, Driscoll will face off for Congress in November
Faith Junker

PENINSULA PROFILE: Mother helps children heal from traumatic beginnings

PORT ANGELES — Tiffany Sudela-Junker has a 13-year-old daughter: a blue-eyed blond girl who, after joining her new family, renamed herself Faith. Mother and child… Continue reading

Faith Junker
IN THE PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Not just any old summertime blues

IN THE PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Not just any old summertime blues

PORT TOWNSEND — Ultimately, the blues is an optimistic music. It’s about moving through life, dancing sometimes, and sometimes just making your way through sorrow… Continue reading

IN THE PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Not just any old summertime blues

WEEKEND: ‘Chocolate Confessions’ tastes life’s many flavors

SEQUIM — She’s an authority on chocolate: its history, its flavors . . . and its powers. And Joan Freed — ­aka Coco Bliss —… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Classics to fill air at musical festival

QUILCENE — The sounds of the viola, piano and cello will fill a restored dairy barn this weekend as the Olympic Music Festival presents two… Continue reading

“Dungeness Homecoming

WEEKEND: Demonstrations, crafts part of Art in the Park

SEQUIM — Feel like a walk in the woods or a visit to an art gallery? You can do both starting today with Art in… Continue reading

“Dungeness Homecoming

WEEKEND: Variety spice of life for weekend on Peninsula

Music from classical to funk. Lectures on orcas, vegetables and history. Comedy shows and political action. Variety marks the offerings on the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Stick to the beat with local music offerings

THE BEAT GOES on! There’s more music in the clubs and in the summer sun. Get out and catch it! Port Angeles ■ Tonight at… Continue reading

Juswen Farms owner Wendy Peterson and Five Star Whiz perform a sliding stop to win the championship reining title at the Peninsula Performance Horse Association show at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles in July. Shelby Mowbray

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Local riders sweep stakes in PA show

CELEBRATED INVENTOR THOMAS Edison once said, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Our county fairs… Continue reading

Juswen Farms owner Wendy Peterson and Five Star Whiz perform a sliding stop to win the championship reining title at the Peninsula Performance Horse Association show at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles in July. Shelby Mowbray
Berkeley

Key City Cabaret wraps this Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — When George Rezendes said come to the cabaret, people listened. And this weekend, the guitarist and recording studio operator is wrapping up… Continue reading

Berkeley

Children’s musical show coming to Port Angeles, Sequim

Recess Monkey, a “kindie” band on a nationwide tour, is bringing its children’s musical comedy show to the Port Angeles and Sequim libraries Tuesday, and… Continue reading

Jaden Rockwell

Youthful exuberance fills Dungeness showcase

DUNGENESS — The striking thing about this Broadway-style show was its theme, danced and demonstrated, that a stage production isn't necessarily about stars. A good… Continue reading

Jaden Rockwell
“My Own Two Wheels

‘Bike relief’ on gear at Port Angeles shop, college

PORT ANGELES — For people around the world, a bike means freedom. It means pedaling into a brand-new day, propelled by one's own power. That's… Continue reading

“My Own Two Wheels
“This Imaginary Something” by Amy Weber

Art, natural world to grace park for festival of displays

SEQUIM — Your eyes have an appetite for art, but you're not inclined to spend too much time inside a gallery while the sun's out.… Continue reading

“This Imaginary Something” by Amy Weber