Life

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Tune or two of the season on tap for local scene

LIVE MUSIC, INCLUDING special holiday tunes, abound all across the Peninsula this week. If you're not in the spirit of the impending holiday yet, catch… Continue reading

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Patterned speed horse awards given

I'D LIKE TO give a shout-out to Waynora Martin, owner of Waynora's Hair Care in Carlsborg, for attaining the Patterned Speed Horse 7A award with… Continue reading

Madrigal Dinners to offer glimpse of 17th century

PORT ANGELES — Your 17th-century castle awaits, as does a five-course feast that starts with wassail and wraps with tarts. The fifth annual Madrigal Dinners,… Continue reading

Volunteer Hospice marks 33rd year of providing free services in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — To a traditional accountant, this operation might not pencil out. Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, which marked its 33rd anniversary this month,… Continue reading

Comedians tell jokes to keep Upstage open

PORT TOWNSEND — A foursome of Seattle standup comics are planning to carpool over to The Upstage for an unusual event this Wednesday. Brad Upton,… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN I: Carmen Haskins

PORT ANGELES — Carmen and Kevin Haskins agree: When you adopt, you don't expect perfect little angels. Walk into the Haskins' household, yet, and you… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN II: Jackie Baermann

You take it on faith You take it to the heart The waiting is the hardest part — Tom Petty, “The Waiting,” 1981 PORT ANGELES… Continue reading

Port Townsend man publishes book on favorite city

PORT TOWNSEND — Mike McAndrew, a traveling photojournalist in his youth, happened to discover Port Townsend in the early 1990s. He was working in Seattle,… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Arts, crafts offered at Port Townsend sale

PORT TOWNSEND — Handmade goods will be offered for sale at the Port Townsend Arts Guild’s annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair today and Saturday.… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Bazaars, crafts fairs offer bevy of holiday gifts on Peninsula

Holiday bazaars and crafts fairs, a cruise and a film are among events planned across the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. For more about arts… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Christmas season kicks off on Peninsula this weekend

The Christmas season will begin soon after the dishes are done from the Thanksgiving feast. On Saturday, Santa Claus is scheduled to arrive in Sequim,… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Peninsula retailers stressing ‘small-town charm’ on first big shopping day of holiday season

Today’s traditional start of the holiday shopping season was set to begin late Thanksgiving night for some North Olympic Peninsula residents, before sunrise this morning… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Ranging over farm and forest, some prefer to cut own holiday tree

Some like them big. Some like them small. Others want their Christmas trees to be downright strange, Lazy J Tree Farm owner Steve Johnson said.… Continue reading

WEEKEND: The hills are alive: ‘Sound of Music’ sing-along Saturday night

PORT ANGELES — We’ve all heard that the hills are alive with “The Sound of Music.” What’s new is that the Olympic Mountains will soon… Continue reading

Cake and all on ‘eTown’ radio show

PORT ANGELES — As promised, the national radio show “eTown,” recorded in Port Angeles this September, will at last arrive on local airwaves Friday afternoon.… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: After turkey time, give thanks for live music

IT'S TURKEY TIME, and when you sit back in your recliner after the meal and before you nod off, pause and give thanks for the… Continue reading

Sequim Lavender Growers group to host art bazaar

SEQUIM — The call was heard around the country: We lavender growers want pictures. Pictures of pets with lavender, wildlife and herbs, whatever lavender means… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: ‘Revolutionize this’

With two hands and her whole heart, Kia Armstrong takes on the big problems — by homing in on her immediate surroundings. Back East in… Continue reading

Former Peninsula photographer back with images of Bhutan

PORT ANGELES — Alongside the book Away Out Over Everything comes Between Heaven and Earth. Mary Peck, the woman behind both books, is a photographer… Continue reading

Lower Elwha event to be feast of viewpoints

PORT ANGELES — It will be an unusual open-mic night — with emphasis on “open.” Brenda Francis, a poet and a member of the Indian… Continue reading