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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

Photo by Katie Newton
Neon Riders 4-H Senior division riders who did well last weekend at the Washington State Fair were Katelynn Sharpe, left, Kenzi winters, Elise Sirguy and Paisley Morris. Not pictured is Showstoppers 4-H Brooklyn Glavin. Riders at that fair must first qualify by being a top winner in their event at the Clallam County Fair.

HORSEPLAY: Prepare yourself, animals for the fire season

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, there’s fire! Where there’s an overcast day with fog, there’s … fire? Gazing out my window this week, I saw a smoke-caused… Continue reading

Photo by Katie Newton
Neon Riders 4-H Senior division riders who did well last weekend at the Washington State Fair were Katelynn Sharpe, left, Kenzi winters, Elise Sirguy and Paisley Morris. Not pictured is Showstoppers 4-H Brooklyn Glavin. Riders at that fair must first qualify by being a top winner in their event at the Clallam County Fair.
Niobe Weaver

Speaker scheduled for Sunday service at Unity in Olympics

Niobe Weaver will present “Let Love In” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Weaver will be the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics,… Continue reading

Niobe Weaver
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)

Trail riders

Julie Kustura and her horse Rocky, front, and Kari Olson riding Spirit, make their way down an equestrian trail paralelling the Olympic Discovery Trail along… Continue reading

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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Headline about Walter Lindsey’s death after Gertrude Hoag shot him.

BACK WHEN: Love triangle leads to murder

TRAGEDIES SEEM TO be part of the human experience. Some seem instantaneous, like an automobile collision. Others seem long and drawn out, like war or… Continue reading

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Headline about Walter Lindsey’s death after Gertrude Hoag shot him.
Captain Lawrence Currie

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. But things can take a sudden turn… Continue reading

Captain Lawrence Currie

ISSUES OF FAITH: When change hits us hard

Readings: Proper 18, Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary. “THEN THE WORD of the Lord came to me: Can I not do with you,… Continue reading

OUUF program slated for Sunday

The Rev. Florence Caplow will present “Buddhist and UU Spiritual Practices for Scary Times” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Caplow will be the… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik

Salish Sea Fellowship service scheduled for Port Hadlock

Joseph Bednarik will present “The Druid’s Final Resting Place” at 4 p.m. Sunday. Bednarik will speak during the Salish Sea Fellowship service… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik

A GROWING CONCERN: Four essential elements to great gardening plans

AS WE BEGIN the month of September on Monday,we are but a few weeks from autumn and then the winter season. These are the seasons… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Breathe in the grace that surrounds us

DID YOU SMELL that? No, I don’t mean whatever your “that” might be. I’m writing about the aroma of summer rain that blessed us a… Continue reading

Ken Young will dedicate St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s new organ with a piano and organ recital Saturday evening.

Organ recital to dedicate new instrument

Ken Young will present “A Celebration of St. Matthew’s Musical Instruments” at 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 132 E.… Continue reading

Ken Young will dedicate St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s new organ with a piano and organ recital Saturday evening.
Doug Benecke will be joined by Sallie Harrison for special music at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Program set for weekend service

Doug Benecke will present “Freedom’s Highway” at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Benecke will be the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics,… Continue reading

Doug Benecke will be joined by Sallie Harrison for special music at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.