Life

‘Final Forest’ author to read, talk, sign book in Forks today

FORKS — William Dietrich, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The Final Forest: Big Trees, Forks and the Pacific Northwest, will hold a book reading,… Continue reading

Port Angeles Symphony’s Applause! auction changed up for 2011

PORT ANGELES — This isn't your stereotypical fancy affair, even if it is at SunLand Country Club. No, the Feb. 26 Applause! auction, with its… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Using both heart, mind to teach her students

By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Woman Here is a woman confronting a major obstacle — and not allowing it to stand in… Continue reading

“Final Forest” author at reading, book signing in Forks on Wednesday

FORKS — William Dietrich, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of "The Final Forest: Big Trees, Forks, and the Pacific Northwest," will hold a special… Continue reading

CHRISTI BARON’S WEST END NEIGHBOR: Inspiration from a feathered friend

It is time again for the Great Backyard Bird Count. Scientists use the counts along with observations from citizen-science projects to provide an immense representation… Continue reading

Flute-tabla concert Friday brings together India, South Africa, Port Angeles (***GALLERY***)

PORT ANGELES -- When Joseph Ravi Albright and Deepak Ram give a concert this Friday night, it will be a reunion of men pulled --… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Innkeeper writes to inspire others to share compassion

PORT ANGELES -- In her books, Bonnie Louise Kuchler shines a light on all kinds of love. This weekend, as it happens, she is surrounded… Continue reading

Lecture to tell of living off nearshore before Elwha dams

PORT ANGELES -- Gooseneck barnacles, the scientist found out, made some excellent eating. "They called them boots . . . and it was hard to… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Be mine, the old-fashioned way — at the MAC

SEQUIM -- They go from sweet and lacy to undeniably racy. But these elderly valentines, however delicate or forward, are having a coming-out party at… Continue reading

Jamestown S’Klallam tribal chairman outlines Salish Village vision for old Rayonier mill site

PORT ANGELES -- W. Ron Allen packs more optimism into a lunchtime talk than most people hear in a year. In his Thursday presentation to… Continue reading

Buddhist monk to visit; learn about generosity, abundance Saturday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Erik Jung, an ordained monk headed here Saturday, calls his form of Tibetan Buddhism the "down-and-dirty, get-the-job-done" kind. And just what is… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Live music lives

IT'S THURSDAY AGAIN, and another week of Keeping Live Music Alive is ahead -- in more ways than one. Port Angeles • On Friday at… Continue reading

Passion for Salish art and tradition on display, shared at college gallery

PORT ANGELES -- Linda Wiechman was away from home for nine years. A long way away, in Minnesota. The Port Angeles native, the daughter of… Continue reading

‘Oh No!’ turns to ‘oh, yes’ in artist’s children’s book

PORT LUDLOW -- It's that bad dream so many of us have had: Scrambling around, trying to get ready for school, running to catch the… Continue reading

Bigger and brighter: Program pairs Peninsula youths with mentors (***GALLERY***)

Here's what it takes to brighten two lives: One hour a week. Seem like a stretch? Ask Damon Flowers and Kylen Solvik. The Port Townsend… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Author deals with Vietnam War through novel, artwork

PORT TOWNSEND -- Step inside the lair of novelist Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and she'll surprise you with a Woody Guthrie song: Goodbye to my Juan,… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Laughing is a good habit in ‘Nunsense’

SEQUIM -- Talk to the nuns as they're getting ready for their big performance, and you hear a lot of verbal jostling. These sisters, see,… Continue reading

Mother, daughter yoga class slated

PORT TOWNSEND -- Mothers and their daughters ages 9 to 13 are invited to a special yoga class, "Bright Moon Yoga for Mothers and Maidens,"… Continue reading

Sweet comedy to raise funds for Kiwanis Camp near Chimacum

PORT ANGELES -- Not long after arriving at camp, artist Bob Stokes had to retreat to the woods and weep. This was the Northwest Kiwanis… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Celebrating life while saying goodbye

AS ALWAYS, THERE are plenty of rock, blues, jazz and country events across the Peninsula. And in "Music notes," we find the passing of a… Continue reading