Wed, Nov 11, 2009
Tickets available for 19th Festival of Trees
Tickets for the four events of the North Olympic Peninsula Festival of Trees, Nov. 27-29 at the Vern Burton Community Center, are on sale at The Toggery, 105 E. First St., Port Angeles.
The Watercolor Way
"Watercolor does exciting things," says Bob Lee of the North Olympic Watercolorists.
The biggest loser: Nastiness
Calmer times should lie ahead for the Sequim City Council following last week's election, which saw Planning Commissioner Ted Miller unseating longtime incumbent Walt Schubert and former Councilor Don Hall defeating Planning Commissioner Mike East.
TBD projects await only the revenues
The Transportation Benefit District project list is ready.
Shelter network to discuss county homelessness relief
How Clallam County spends funds designated to relieve homelessness will be the lead topic at the Wednesday morning, Nov. 18, Shelter Providers Network meeting.
Schubert relinquishing public role
Sequim may have lost a longtime councilor in the just-completed election, but the city won't lose its Santa Claus.
Remembering 'forgotten' Aleutians war
In June 1942, the Japanese attacked Dutch Harbor, Attu and Kiska in Alaska's Aleutian islands.
Property assessments reflect reality
Hold everything. As Jimmy Durante would have shouted, "Stop da music!"
Spotlight on Boys & Girls Club
Editor's note: Today the Sequim Gazette continues its weekly spotlight on member agencies of United Way of Clallam County. The series will continue through the umbrella charity's current campaign.
Permits available to cut national forest Christmas trees
Permits for U-cut Christmas trees are available at offices around the Olympic Peninsula.
Pact reached on Carlsborg sewer
A sewage treatment system for Carlsborg moved one step closer to reality Nov. 2 when the county and Clallam County Public Utility District agreed on responsibilities and scope of work for the $15 million project.
P.A. rolls out 'Twilight' carpet
"Twilight" fans can watch the much-anticipated release of "New Moon" in the theater where Bella and her duo of crushes, Jacob Black and Mike Newton, attend a movie in the global best-seller story.
Operation Christmas Child raises its sights
This holiday season, members of Eastern Hills Community Church encourage those on the peninsula to stuff stockings in a different way for those less fortunate.
OMC sets sights on 4 percent yield in '10
Olympic Medical Center hopes to post a 4.4-percent net operating margin for 2009 and come close to repeating that performance in 2010, hospital commissioners learned last week.
Natural historian will speak at college
Award-winning Olympic Peninsula nature writer and poet Tim McNulty will be the speaker at Peninsula College's Thursday, Nov. 19, Studium Generale program.
HE'S A GOOD MAN
Ever-hopeful Charlie Brown (Zack Moorman) checks his mailbox for a Valentine from the Little Red-Haired Girl in a scene from 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.'
Few fear the big, bad wolf
If wolves stand at the door of the Olympic Peninsula, open it wide, more than a score of residents have told the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Extending UGA for Battelle faces public hearing Nov. 18
Including Battelle's 140-acre Sequim Marine Research Operations site in the city's urban growth area would allow extension of water and sewer service necessary for its 20-year expansion plan.
Courageous kid writes book
Caitlin McFarland is just a typical girl. She likes to go shopping or get a makeover with a new hairstyle and make-up.
Council examines 2010 budget
The preliminary 2010 Sequim city budget includes no new positions. Several, such as city engineer, may remain vacant.
Community News Briefs
Business briefs
B&G auction aims for $175K
At 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula will hold its 21st annual auction.
All that glitters
A piece of jewelry designed from the customer's ideas sometimes becomes a part of that person's self-image.
Add 'Voices of Light' to holidays
"Voices of Light" is the musical theme for this year's Northwest Women's Chorale three holiday concerts.
Tue, Nov 10, 2009
Man caught by police K9 after fleeing from trooper
Clallam County – A man who ran from troopers during a traffic stop was located a short time later by a police tracking dog, and booked into the Clallam County Jail.
Mon, Nov 9, 2009
Operation Christmas Child raises its sights
This holiday season, members of Eastern Hills Community Church encourage those on the peninsula to stuff stockings in a different way for those less fortunate.
Four arrested for robberies
Four Sequim residents were arrested Nov. 7 in connection with two reported strong-arm robberies near banks in Sequim: one Oct. 12 in front of the Bank of America, 114 S. Sequim Ave., and the second Oct. 16 at the deposit drop site at Kitsap Bank, 990 E. Washington St.
Rotarians honored by Shelter Box
For the second straight year, Jim Pickett, left, and Tom Schaafsma, right, raised the most money for Rotary’s Shelter Box program in the U.S.
Building to the future
Despite hard times for many builders, Thomas Building Center has opted to look to the future with its new expansion, Designs by Thomas.
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