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The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Speaker set at Unity in Port Townsend for weekend service

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Opening to Spiritual Vision” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

A GROWING CONCERN: For perfect planting, consider the whole story

AS WE MOVE into October and autumn, the leaves start to clog your gutters, the rains have returned (burn ban has been lifted!) and planting… Continue reading

Ralph Carson’s mug shot.

BACK WHEN: 88th anniversary of an OP murder mystery

THE BIBLE POINTS out one of mankind’s failings. “You lust and do not have; so you commit murder.” (James 4:2) All too often we see… Continue reading

Ralph Carson’s mug shot.

Animal blessings offered in Port Angeles

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will offer blessings to animals at 2 p.m. Sunday. The blessings will be offered rain or shine near… Continue reading

This is what a half-ton bin of wine grapes looks like. I will truck more than 80 to 90 of these over the next month. (Don Corson/for Peninsula Daily News)

ISSUES OF FAITH: Save your harvest from the coming storm

IT WAS A couple of years ago, but I still remember the call vividly. It was toward the end of harvest, like it is now,… Continue reading

This is what a half-ton bin of wine grapes looks like. I will truck more than 80 to 90 of these over the next month. (Don Corson/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Speaker set at Unity in Port Townsend for weekend service

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “St. Francis Celebration of the Animals” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.
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Ryan Edinger sits at the organ he now commands at Faith Lutheran Church in Sequim. There are 10 ranks of pipes, each with 61 notes, including flats and sharps.
Jacques Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Ryan Edinger sits at the organ he now commands at Faith Lutheran Church in Sequim. There are 10 ranks of pipes, each with 61 notes, including flats and sharps.

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let frost leave you out in the cold

NOW THAT AUTUMN is here, cold weather will soon be upon us, and Jack Frost will come to visit your yard. These first few frosts… Continue reading

Photo by Helen Shrewman
Prize riders Michelle Neville, on Ellie, (Spanaway) left, Mary Quinn, on Scarlet, (Tahoma) and Camille Rucker, on Fancy (Rainier) take a break along the trail at the Snack Water Stop (set up for the ride by Peninsula Chapt).

HORSEPLAY: Trail rides are an adventure for rider and horse

THE COWBOY SPIRIT was alive and well during the wildly successful Spirit Prize Ride at Sage Horse Camp last Saturday. Hosted by the HH Peninsula… Continue reading

Photo by Helen Shrewman
Prize riders Michelle Neville, on Ellie, (Spanaway) left, Mary Quinn, on Scarlet, (Tahoma) and Camille Rucker, on Fancy (Rainier) take a break along the trail at the Snack Water Stop (set up for the ride by Peninsula Chapt).

ISSUES OF FAITH: Ask yourself who you are listening to

AS A BISHOP in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I don’t publicly endorse or oppose political parties or candidates. When I was… Continue reading

The Rev. Glenn Jones

Unity in Olympics program scheduled

The Rev. Glenn Jones will present “Inner Peace, the Only Peace Possible” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Jones will be the guest speaker… Continue reading

The Rev. Glenn Jones

Yom Kippur services scheduled for Port Angeles

The Olympic B’nai Shalom congregation will observe Yom Kippur next week. All services will be conducted at the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,… Continue reading

Members of the “Ancient and Honorable Cyclists” gather Sept. 12 for their annual meeting. The group of cyclists are at least 80 years old with most riding at least three days a week in and around Sequim. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Ancient and Honorable Cyclists keep on riding

Bike tradition continues with 80-year-olds in Sequim

Members of the “Ancient and Honorable Cyclists” gather Sept. 12 for their annual meeting. The group of cyclists are at least 80 years old with most riding at least three days a week in and around Sequim. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

A GROWING CONCERN: Fall for beautiful autumn foliage

HERE WE ARE, but a couple of days from the start of autumn! But I want to continue to tip the aesthetic gauge in favor… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: High Holy Day preparations

“THE DAY HAS come to take an accounting of my life. Have I dreamed of late of the person I want to be, of the… Continue reading

Prayer gathering for peace slated

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

Religious liberty series set Saturday

The Rev. Alan J. Reinach will present the Religious Liberty series on Saturday. The presentations will be at Sequim Seventh-day Adventist Church, 30… Continue reading

Rosh HaShanah services scheduled

The Olympic B’nai Shalom congregation will celebrate Erev Rosh HaShanah at 7:15 p.m. Monday. The service will be conducted at the Olympic… Continue reading

M.E. Bartholomew

Unity speaker slated for weekend service

M.E. Bartholomew will present “What are You Waiting For?” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Bartholomew will be the guest speaker at Unity in… Continue reading

M.E. Bartholomew

A GROWING CONCERN: Fall is time to celebrate the propagate

OK, YOU FOLKS are lucky today. Finally, after all these months of harping on you to pinch and prune your plants, we will learn how… Continue reading