Julie Kustura and her horse Rocky, front, and Kari Olson riding Spirit, make their way down an equestrian trail paralleling the Olympic Discovery Trail along Vautier Road west of Sequim on Thursday. The pair were on their way to nearby Robin Hill Farm County Park and its collection of horse and pedestrian trails. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Trail riders

Julie Kustura and her horse Rocky, front, and Kari Olson riding Spirit, make their way down an equestrian…

North Olympic Library System Executive Director Noah Glaude gestures to the outdoor children’s area of the Sequim Library, which features benches, a rock and bouncy turf along with a soon-to-be installed gate and a door directly into the inside children’s area. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim library opening shifted to fall

Large infrastructure elements source of delay

Joseph Molotsky of Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue in Port Townsend came to Sequim to take custody of two baby owls from Bert Corales and Candace Fagerhaugh. The couple, who have an owl house on their 5-acre property, fed the owlets after the birds’ parents disappeared. (Bert Corales and Candace Fagerhaugh)

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Sequim couple helps rescue four baby owls

Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue releases raptors after rehab

Durashine Concrete Polishing removed 4,000 square feet of tile inside the former Sequim Safeway and JCPenney for the new Shipley Center, Sequim’s senior center. (Shipley Center)

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Shipley Center readies construction permit

Director hopeful to move in by late December 2026

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Land Acquisition Committee meets Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — The Charter Review Commission’s Land Acquisition Committee will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Captain Lawrence Currie

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BACK WHEN: Remembering a fateful air accident on the Peninsula

SO MUCH OF our lives are routine. Whether it is brushing our teeth daily or doing our job.…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30…

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

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Kat Malcom, child nutrition director for the Sequim Boys & Girls Club, prepares chicken enchilada wraps for distribution to children throughout Sequim. During the months of June and July, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula provided more than 16,000 meals and snacks to children in Sequim and Port Angeles. (Jacques Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Teens help provide thousands of meals this summer

Boys Girls Clubs of Olympic Peninsula steps in with program

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Veterans memorial meant for healing

Area soldiers lost in Vietnam names displayed

Joel Kawahara holds an oyster in Dabob Bay in 2018. (Kellie Henwood)

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Remains of Quilcene fisherman recovered

Joel Kawahara found near Clallam Bay

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA:

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula.

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Opening doors to opportunity: Certifications for businesses

FOR BUSINESSES IN Clallam and Jefferson County, growth often comes down to opportunity. One of the most effective…

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Grants would help Clallam County with fair accommodation, training

Funding would provide mobile sensory unit

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Tickets on sale for fundraiser at fine art center

PORT ANGELES — Tickets are on sale for An Elevated Evening, an art auction and fundraiser set Sept.…

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Art exhibits, music festival set this weekend

Art showcases, music festivals and a one-woman play highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic Peninsula.

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Girders to be set for new bridge at Ennis Creek

PORT ANGELES — Contractor crews working for the state Department of Transportation will set girders for a new…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: When change hits us hard

Readings: Proper 18, Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary.

Joseph Bednarik

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Salish Sea Fellowship service scheduled for Port Hadlock

PORT HADLOCK — Joseph Bednarik will present “The Druid’s Final Resting Place” at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Brad Simmons, president of UW Medicine Hospitals & Clinics, left, looks on as Olympic Medical Center Board President Ann Henninger signs a letter of intent on Wednesday to pursue an operating agreement between the two organizations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Hospital signs a letter with UW

Three-month timeline to discuss details