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A GROWING CONCERN: Grow with love for Mother’s Day

WITH MOTHER’S DAY fast approaching all across the nation, greenhouses and nurseries are fast and feverishly picking out and packing their most beautiful plants. There… Continue reading

An editorial cartoon from the January 17, 1933 Port Angeles Evening News.

BACK WHEN: This isn’t the first trade war for the US or Olympic Peninsula

AN OLD FRIEND of mine sent me some old Port Angeles newspapers. It was fun to rummage through them. My attention was quickly drawn to… Continue reading

An editorial cartoon from the January 17, 1933 Port Angeles Evening News.

ISSUES OF FAITH: Passover and empathy in Judaism

THOUGH PASSOVER IS over, the lessons and themes continue to resonate. Two themes permeate Judaism … freedom and empathy seen in the story of the… Continue reading

Niobe Weaver

Speaker scheduled for Sunday service at Unity in Olympics

Niobe Weaver will present “Walking in the Garden of God” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Weaver will be the guest speaker at Unity… Continue reading

Niobe Weaver
William Murray MacDonald

St. Paul’s Episcopal speaker scheduled

The Rev. William Murray MacDonald will present “Paul on the Road to Damascus” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. MacDonald will be the guest… Continue reading

William Murray MacDonald

Unitarian speaker slated in Port Angeles

The Rev. Terry Barrett will present “What is Ours to Do?” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Barrett will be the guest speaker at… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Distance Healing of the Roman’s Son” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.
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Family Fun Day will bring back Strait Up Foam Fun, pictured in 2023, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Carrie Blake Community Park, along with laser tag and many other games.

Sequim Irrigation Festival turns 130 this weekend

Music, Kids Parade kick off entertainment offerings

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Family Fun Day will bring back Strait Up Foam Fun, pictured in 2023, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Carrie Blake Community Park, along with laser tag and many other games.
Photo Katie Salmon-Newton
Sequim Equestrian Team winners competing at WAHSET State Finals in May are Asha Swanberg, left, Taylor Lewis, Celbie Karjalainen , Joanna Seelye , Kenzi Winters , Paisley Morris and Kaija Johnson.

HORSEPLAY: Sequim Equestrian Team members qualify for state

GREAT NEWS! PENINSULA Pet Emergency is now up and running for emergency dog and cat services with veterinarian Dr. Amanda Mason. She’s available Friday through… Continue reading

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Sequim Equestrian Team winners competing at WAHSET State Finals in May are Asha Swanberg, left, Taylor Lewis, Celbie Karjalainen , Joanna Seelye , Kenzi Winters , Paisley Morris and Kaija Johnson.

ISSUES OF FAITH: Next steps for the Christian Church

WELL, IT LOOKS like we (that is, the Christian church) have gotten through yet another Easter with its trumpets and alleluias and light, a journey… Continue reading

OUUF plans speaker

Emily Beals will present “The Universe and Me: A Creation Story for Our Time” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Beals will be the… Continue reading

Karen Barrows

St. Paul’s to feature Earth Day speaker

Karen Barrows will present “The Gifts of Unbelief” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Barrows will be the speaker at the Earth Day service… Continue reading

Karen Barrows
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Water to Wine Through Love” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.
M.E. Bartholomew

Unity speaker slated for weekend service

M.E. Bartholomew will present “Pathway to Calm” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Bartholomew will be the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics,… Continue reading

M.E. Bartholomew
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From left to right, student directors Rayna Loree, Paco Struve and Charlie Medlong (mentor Carolyn Edge to the right) coach young thespians during Olympic Theatre Arts’ spring break theater skills program, which culminated in two Saturday performances of “Stones” by playwright Colleen Neuman.
From left to right, student directors Rayna Loree, Paco Struve and Charlie Medlong (mentor Carolyn Edge to the right) coach young thespians during Olympic Theatre Arts’ spring break theater skills program, which culminated in two Saturday performances of “Stones” by playwright Colleen Neuman. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Young directors take the stage at OTA

Spring break camp culminates with two performances

Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group
From left to right, student directors Rayna Loree, Paco Struve and Charlie Medlong (mentor Carolyn Edge to the right) coach young thespians during Olympic Theatre Arts’ spring break theater skills program, which culminated in two Saturday performances of “Stones” by playwright Colleen Neuman.
From left to right, student directors Rayna Loree, Paco Struve and Charlie Medlong (mentor Carolyn Edge to the right) coach young thespians during Olympic Theatre Arts’ spring break theater skills program, which culminated in two Saturday performances of “Stones” by playwright Colleen Neuman. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let too early planting leave you cold

but it’s every year. I was driving along thinking about all the gardening tasks… Continue reading

Earlier this month, the Neon Rider 4-H group held a very successful fundraising bake Grocery Outlet in PA .Photo by Katie Salmon-Newton.
Earlier this month, the Neon Rider 4-H group held a very successful fundraising bake Grocery Outlet in PA .Photo by Katie Salmon-Newton.

Easter services set for Trinity United Methodist

Trinity United Methodist Church has announced its schedule of services for Easter week. • Maundy Thursday, service at 5 p.m. Thursday at Olympic… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Find joy in the promise of Easter

AS A MISSIONARY in France, I shared a movie called “Together Forever” with those we were teaching. The film emphasizes that our happiest memories often… Continue reading

OUUF speaker set for weekend

The Rev. Julia McKenna-Blessing-Nuffer will present “This Place We Call Home” at 11 a.m. Sunday. McKenna-Blessing-Nuffer will be the guest speaker at… Continue reading