Hardy’s Market sets ribbon-cutting
Hardy’s Market, 10200 Old Olympic Highway, Sequim, will have a Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 23, and Customer Appreciation BBQ with free hamburgers and hot dogs following. Ice cream will be $2 and all ice cream sales will be donated to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6787, Carlsborg, for Healing Waters to help disabled vets.
Inventor wins reversal of patent office ruling
Roy Helwig, a local Sequim architect and inventor of a Living Roof and Wall System, has just obtained reversal of a Patent Office ruling. Helwig’s company, Archiphyte LLC., installed the Living Roof System on the roof of Maier Hall at Peninsula College, Port Angeles about four years ago.
The U.S. Patent Office Examiner assigned to the case ruled that the light-weight, soil-free mat system of Helwig was an obvious variation of a 1996 green rooftop system requiring a soil substrate. Helwig appealed and the Patent Office Appeal Board reversed the examiner’s ruling. The application now goes back to the examiner and issuance of a patent is expected shortly.
Jacques Dulin, Esq., of Sequim handled the Helwig application preparation, its prosecution before the examiner and the successful Appeal to the Board of Appeals.
Chiropractor attends conference
Dr. George Lawrence of Pro Active Chiropractic Clinic in Port Angeles recently attended “Identifying the Most Common Neurodegenerative Diseases and Clinical Applications” in San Diego, Calif. The two-day seminar was part of a two-year series of seminars for health care practitioners who want to better assist patients with complex neurological issues. For more information and/or to schedule an appointment, call 417-1600.
Nominate outstanding businesses
The Office of Secretary of State is accepting nominations for a 2016 Corporations for Communities Award. The deadline to nominate a company is Aug. 31. Nomination forms can be found at www.sos.wa.gov/corps/corpsforcommunities/ on the Secretary of State’s website.
WCC looks to fill 300 full-time positions
Recruitment began July 15 for 300 jobs to help restore and enhance the environment. The full-time positions offer environmental career experience for young adults and veterans through the Washington Conservation Corps. Successful applicants work on restoration projects, environmental education and disaster response in communities statewide.
Housed within Washington Department of Ecology, the Washington Conservation Corps is looking to fill 20 positions in Clallam County. In partnership with AmeriCorps, the Corps provides annual positions across the state for young adults ages 18-25, with no age restrictions for Gulf War Era II veterans, reservists and dependents. Work begins Oct. 3. Learn more and apply online at www.ecy.wa.gov/wcc.
