To further emphasize the beauty of fall containers, here are a few in my own backyard featuring the lovely variegated autumn-flowering sedum. (Andrew May /for Peninsula Daily News)

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let looming autumn overshadow your chore list

THE “GREAT AMERICAN Eclipse” has come and gone, but don’t let it overshadow the work you need to…

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BIRD WATCH: Heading north to Alaska yields several surprises

North to Alaska

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PENINSULA KITCHEN: 4-H members offer easy-to-make recipes

IT’S THE END of summer, the grass is dry, and the Clallam County Fair wrapped up last Sunday.

Dungeness Valley Creamery in Sequim merges with Bellingham dairy

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Dungeness Valley Creamery in Sequim merges with Bellingham dairy

By Erin Hawkins

Ex-Interior Secretary who helped conserve Alaska land dies

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Ex-Interior Secretary who helped conserve Alaska land dies

By Kimberlee Kruesi and Keith Ridler

Navy finishes deck for pier in Port Angeles Harbor

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Navy finishes deck for pier in Port Angeles Harbor

PORT ANGELES — The deck for a combined Navy pier and trestle that juts more than a football…

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Hood Canal Bridge closures scheduled

SHINE – The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed intermittently between 2:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. Sunday for…

OUTDOORS: Anglers rounding up stray Atlantic salmon

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OUTDOORS: Anglers rounding up stray Atlantic salmon

SEKIU — Anglers on the North Olympic Peninsula are doing their part to catch stray Atlantic salmon, part…

2017 PREP PREVIEW: Roughrider gallop into season optimistic with chip on their shoulders

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2017 PREP PREVIEW: Roughrider gallop into season optimistic with chip on their shoulders

PORT ANGELES — A young varsity Port Angeles Roughriders team will be one year older, stronger and wiser…

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EYE ON CLALLAM: County board to be briefed on Olympic Discovery Trail progress

Clallam County commissioners will hear an update on the Olympic Discovery Trail at their meeting, which begins at…

FarmStrong to throw bash for its new CD this Saturday

Arts & Entertainment

FarmStrong to throw bash for its new CD this Saturday

SEQUIM — For bluegrass/Americana band FarmStrong, it’s not so much about swaggering instrumental arrangements or guitar picking techniques.

Collapse at Skagit County salmon farm renews concerns about fish farming in Strait

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Collapse at Skagit County salmon farm renews concerns about fish farming in Strait

PORT ANGELES — A marine net pen holding 305,000 farmed Atlantic salmon that collapsed in Skagit County recently,…

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Investigation continues into possible Port Angeles data breach

PORT ANGELES — A computer forensics company is still investigating a possible data breach that may have compromised…

North Olympic Peninsula agencies prepare for a worst-case scenario

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North Olympic Peninsula agencies prepare for a worst-case scenario

PORT ANGELES — First responders from agencies across the North Olympic Peninsula prepared Thursday for a worst-case scenario…

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Olympic Timber Town hopes for crowd at weekend concert

PORT ANGELES — Free camping, Dave Bunker’s touch guitar and all-ages entertainment will bring a “tumble” of fun…

Life

ISSUES OF FAITH: Use your freedom wisely, peacefully, legally

I FIND THE recent mayhem in Charlottesville, Va., abhorrent and grievous.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Van Hoover the best fit for Jefferson Healthcare hospital commission

The letter writer in support of candidate Bruce McComas [“For McComas” Aug. 18, PDN] is apparently unaware of…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Elwha River bridge delays expected starting Monday … and other items

PORT ANGELES — From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. this coming Monday through Thursday, drivers on the U.S.…

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Port Ludlow beaches closed to shellfish harvesting

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Health has closed Port Ludlow, including Mats Mats Bay, for recreational…

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, center, talks with Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict, left, and Rotary members after the Sequim Sunrise Rotary meeting last Friday, where he stopped to pay a visit on his way to the ceremony naming the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness at Hurricane Ridge. (Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Attorney general visits Sequim Rotary, talks issues with residents

By Erin Hawkins