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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 “Play Ball!” 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.
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Speaker set at Unity in Port Townsend for weekend service

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Divine Feeding of the Multitudes” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.
The Rev Craig Vocelka will present “Listening for the Whisper” at 10:00 am this Sunday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson Street.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church plans service

The Rev. Craig Vocelka will present “A Thankful, Generous Heart” at 10 a.m. Sunday. The outdoor, farewell service will be on the… Continue reading

The Rev Craig Vocelka will present “Listening for the Whisper” at 10:00 am this Sunday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson Street.
Suzan Mannisto, co-manager of Pioneer Memorial Park, introduces the “Pathway Accessible to All Project” as Sequim Irrigation Festival Prince Malachi Byrne looks on. (Sequim Prairie Garden Club)

Garden Club launches path at Pioneer Memorial Park

Organization seeking additional grants, fundraising

Suzan Mannisto, co-manager of Pioneer Memorial Park, introduces the “Pathway Accessible to All Project” as Sequim Irrigation Festival Prince Malachi Byrne looks on. (Sequim Prairie Garden Club)
Map of lots available in Port Angeles from 1890.

BACK WHEN: Port Angeles celebrating 135 years on July 4

HERE IT IS. July 5, and we celebrated the 249th anniversary of our independence as a nation. It seems we have moved from a real… Continue reading

Map of lots available in Port Angeles from 1890.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Zane Rensen, 6, of Port Angeles receives patriotic face paint from Port Angeles High School cheerleader Madison Bishop in the children's activity tent at Port Angeles City Pier during Friday's Independence Day celebration.
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Independence celebration

Port Angeles celebrated Independence Day with sights and sounds of America on the Fourth of July.… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Zane Rensen, 6, of Port Angeles receives patriotic face paint from Port Angeles High School cheerleader Madison Bishop in the children's activity tent at Port Angeles City Pier during Friday's Independence Day celebration.
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Focus on ‘Ian’s Ride: A Long Distance Journey to Joy’: Author and Guiness Record holder speak at Dungeness River Nature Center

“It’s so nice chatting with so many friendly faces,” Ian Mackay said to a home-turf gathered at the Dungeness River Nature Center to listen to… Continue reading

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KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A crew erects an activity tent on Thursday in the parking lot of Port Angeles City Pier in preparation for today's Independence Day events. For a list of July 4 activities, see today's on-line edition of the Peninsula Daily News.
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In tents preparation

A crew erects an activity tent on Thursday in the parking lot of Port Angeles City Pier in preparation for today’s Independence Day events. For… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A crew erects an activity tent on Thursday in the parking lot of Port Angeles City Pier in preparation for today's Independence Day events. For a list of July 4 activities, see today's on-line edition of the Peninsula Daily News.
Blaine Hammond

ISSUES OF FAITH: Look through the lens of love

THE NEW TESTAMENT says many things about God, but only once does it offer an overall definition of God: “God is love” (I John 4:8).… Continue reading

  • Jul 4, 2025
  • By Blaine Hammond For Peninsula Daily News
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Niobe Weaver

Speaker scheduled for Sunday service at Unity in Olympics

Niobe Weaver will present “Gratitude” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Weaver will be the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E.… Continue reading

Niobe Weaver
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Speaker set at Unity in Port Townsend for weekend service

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Freedom and Community” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port Townsend,… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

The Wisdom of Avalon oracle series slated for six weeks

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will lead the six-week series “The Wisdom of Avalon Oracle by Colette Baron-Reid … A Spiritual Summer Camp… Continue reading

About 15 hardy cyclists from the Victoria area came across on the early Coho ferry Tuesday to ride up to the top of Hurricane Ridge on their Canada Day July 1st. The cyclist made the round trip in about 4 hours in time for the return noon ferry back home. This yearly trek has been happening for over 20 years and is organized by word of mouth through various cycle shops in the greater Victoria area. The numbers of riders was down considerably this year as riders shared that many felt “uncomfortable" coming over to America with the current political situation. ID: The cyclist are riding on 8th Street in PA for their approach to the park entrance. The round trip is about 34 miles. dlogan
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Canada Day riders

About 15 hardy cyclists from the Victoria, B.C., area came across on the early Coho ferry Tuesday to ride up to the top of Hurricane… Continue reading

About 15 hardy cyclists from the Victoria area came across on the early Coho ferry Tuesday to ride up to the top of Hurricane Ridge on their Canada Day July 1st. The cyclist made the round trip in about 4 hours in time for the return noon ferry back home. This yearly trek has been happening for over 20 years and is organized by word of mouth through various cycle shops in the greater Victoria area. The numbers of riders was down considerably this year as riders shared that many felt “uncomfortable" coming over to America with the current political situation. ID: The cyclist are riding on 8th Street in PA for their approach to the park entrance. The round trip is about 34 miles. dlogan

A GROWING CONCERN: Sage advice for growing Mediterranean herbs

WELL, NOW THAT July is soon here (Tuesday) and the Lavender Festival is just around the corner, let us explore the great range of Mediterranean… Continue reading

Photos by Karen Griffiths Top: Earlier this month, Patterned Speed Horse Super Senior Division rider Sam Parks, 74, on Ed, finished the barrel race in just 15.08 seconds at the Crosby arena, 122 Franson Road in Agnew. The next show there will be July 5-6. Bottom: 4L arena belt buckle awards.

HORSEPLAY: The dangers of feeding others’ horses

THE AUDACITY OF throwing grass clippings over a fence to a neighbor’s horses! You may think it’s a kindness, that your grass clippings are going… Continue reading

Photos by Karen Griffiths Top: Earlier this month, Patterned Speed Horse Super Senior Division rider Sam Parks, 74, on Ed, finished the barrel race in just 15.08 seconds at the Crosby arena, 122 Franson Road in Agnew. The next show there will be July 5-6. Bottom: 4L arena belt buckle awards.
The Rev. Bruce Bode

Bode scheduled for OUUF weekend program

The Rev. Bruce Bode will present “A Polar Tension at the Heart of Human Life” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bode will be… Continue reading

The Rev. Bruce Bode

ISSUES OF FAITH: How to treat (almost) everyone well

OK, SO SUNDAY, if you’re in church, you’ll hear about one of the great villainesses in the Bible: Jezebel (if your clergy person uses that… Continue reading

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 “Living in Kindness, What Happens when Kindness is Your First Choice?” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Benecke, who will… Continue reading

Doug Benecke will be joined by Sallie Harrison for special music at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Speaker set at Unity in Port Townsend for weekend service

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Dancing with Love” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port Townsend,… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.
Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Some of the 19 members of the women’s barbershop Grand Olympics Chorus pose outside their headquarters near QFC in Sequim during a rehearsal wearing their “Most Improved Chorus” necklaces won at the Sweet Adelines Region 13 contest in Spokane last month. Group members said they have plenty of room for more singers in the chorus. Those interested are welcome to attend a Monday evening practice, either to observe or sing with them.

Grand Olympics Chorus wins ‘Most Improved’ award

The Grand Olympics Chorus, the local chapter of the international women’s barbershop organization Sweet Adelines International, won Most Improved Chorus at the region… Continue reading

Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Some of the 19 members of the women’s barbershop Grand Olympics Chorus pose outside their headquarters near QFC in Sequim during a rehearsal wearing their “Most Improved Chorus” necklaces won at the Sweet Adelines Region 13 contest in Spokane last month. Group members said they have plenty of room for more singers in the chorus. Those interested are welcome to attend a Monday evening practice, either to observe or sing with them.