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Prayer gathering for peace slated

Bahá’is of Sequim and Port Angeles will host “Prayers for Unity” from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The community gathering will… Continue reading

Speaker scheduled for Sunday service at Unity in Olympics

Niobe Weaver will present “Holding the Light in Midst of Challenges” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Weaver will be the guest speaker at… Continue reading

Tools for caregivers class set for Sequim

The public is invited to enroll in the Powerful Tools for Caregivers class at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave. The… Continue reading

Unitarian speaker slated in Port Angeles

The Rev. Terry Barrett will present “The Gift of Nature” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Barrett will be the guest speaker at Olympic… Continue reading

In her wet felting studio, Sequim artist Lora Armstrong explains how ruching happens in felt work. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
In her wet felting studio, Sequim artist Lora Armstrong explains how ruching happens in felt work. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

A GROWING CONCERN: The bare facts on bare-root planting

NEXT WEEK, THAT little rodent in Pennsylvania will let us know how long winter will last. But since it will be a new month, February… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Peninsula disaster volunteers

LAST NIGHT WAS the highly anticipated meeting of volunteers who are willing to take part in the Clallam County Emergence Management Animal Disaster Planning Committee.… Continue reading

Ashmore guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics

Unity in the Olympics will explore the theme of “Seven Wonders of the World” with the Rev. Deidre Ashmore as the guest… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2025
  • Peninsula Daily News

ISSUES OF FAITH: Striving to be in the present

JANUARY IS REALLY going by fast for me. All the work I put off over the holidays, I feel, needs to get done “now.” My… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik

OUUF plans Sunday service

Joseph Bednarik will discuss the concept of worship as the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road, on… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2025
  • Peninsula Daily News
Joseph Bednarik
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LaRue Robirts shows one of the quilts she made for Toys for Sequim Kids on Dec. 17 at Sequim Prairie Grange. By her count, she’s made and donated more than 1,400 quilts to community efforts.

Quilter uses experience to donate work to children in need

LaRue Robirts, 90, says she’s made more than 1,400 quilts

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group
LaRue Robirts shows one of the quilts she made for Toys for Sequim Kids on Dec. 17 at Sequim Prairie Grange. By her count, she’s made and donated more than 1,400 quilts to community efforts.

A GROWING CONCERN: Work now to avoid garden problems later

WITH THE SEVEN reasons to prune last week, you should be ready to start pruning. With this in mind, let us take some time to… Continue reading

Bode scheduled for OUUF weekend program

The Rev. Bruce Bode will present “Ritual Pause” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bode, the minister emeritus at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: A photograph of a place, a memory and a feeling

THEY SAY A picture is worth a thousand words. Recently, while looking through photos, I was reminded of my experience as a missionary for The… Continue reading

Eva McGinnis

Unity speaker set for Sunday

The Rev. Eva McGinnis will present “Living Our Prime Directive” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. McGinnis will be the guest speaker at Unity… Continue reading

Eva McGinnis
Tim Branham, left, his wife Mickey and Bill Pearl work on a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle entitled “Days to Remember.” The North Olympic Library at its main branch on South Peabody Street in Port Angeles sponsored a jigsaw puzzle contest on Saturday, and 15 contestants challenged their skills. With teams of two to four, contestants try to put together a puzzle in a two-hour time limit. Justin Senter and Rachel Cook finished their puzzle in 54 minutes to win the event. The record from past years is less than 40 minutes. The next puzzle contest will be at 10 a.m. Feb. 8. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Piece by piece

Jigsaw puzzle contest in Port Angeles

Tim Branham, left, his wife Mickey and Bill Pearl work on a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle entitled “Days to Remember.” The North Olympic Library at its main branch on South Peabody Street in Port Angeles sponsored a jigsaw puzzle contest on Saturday, and 15 contestants challenged their skills. With teams of two to four, contestants try to put together a puzzle in a two-hour time limit. Justin Senter and Rachel Cook finished their puzzle in 54 minutes to win the event. The record from past years is less than 40 minutes. The next puzzle contest will be at 10 a.m. Feb. 8. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: In pruning, why and where matter

WELL, DAY 10 still has no frost and the mild temperatures are pushing several of your landscape plants to “break dormancy.” With that in mind,… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Planning can help prevent disaster in an emergency

ISN’T IT TRUE in life, when one door closes and appears locked up tight, you can usually find another door that opens that can help… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Freedom and the stranger

FREEDOM AND OPPRESSION are at the very heart of the Torah portions from Exodus that Jews will read in the next few weeks. It’s a… Continue reading

Jamal Rahman will discuss teaching stories and sacred verses that transformed his life at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship speaker set

Jamal Rahman will present “Spiritual Wisdom and Practices for the New Year” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman will be the guest speaker… Continue reading

Jamal Rahman will discuss teaching stories and sacred verses that transformed his life at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rahman will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.