Wed, Jul 1, 2009
3 years missing
It's been three years now without a Mother's Day telephone call from her son Mike, and Sue Mason just wants to know what happened to him when he disappeared in Olympic National Forest in 2006.
1st Federal grants OMC $375K for mammography
In a calculated effort to lower the occurrence of advanced breast cancer in Clallam and Jefferson counties, First Federal awarded Olympic Medical Center $375,000 from the First Federal Community Dividend Program.
Wed, Jun 24, 2009
'It's time to save!' campaign will highlight water conservation
Summer is here and that means it's time to ... save water?
The kids can cook
Ten fifth-graders from Greywolf and Helen Haller elementary schools sliced and diced their way into culinary competition on May 30.
Taking your time: pause and effect
Good Grief
Taco Bell is coming to Sequim
Taco Bell's cannon will roar in Sequim.
Spring Fling nets $19,000 for River Center
The Dungeness River Audubon Center director can breathe a little easier. He topped his River Center co-worker by a hair and, in the process, kept his own.
Sports/Rec Results
Sofa cinema
Sequim residents fight litter, too
The Clallam County sheriff isn't the only one who is trying to do something about littering along the area's roadways.
Sequim presents Music and Movies
The Music and Movies in the Park series at the James Center for Performing Arts, 202 Blake Ave., has begun.
Sequim activist and local merchant dies
Alice "Jean" Haught, owner and proprietress of Dungeness Bay Wine and Cheese and Queen's Cabinet, died Tuesday, June 16, after suffering complications of a stroke on May 27.
School Briefs
Road work begins in Burnt Hill area
A timber sale is under way in a portion of the Burnt Hill area south of Sequim and those using the area for recreation are urged to be especially cautious, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources has announced.
Ripe for the pickin'
Like finding a $20 bill under the sofa cushions, thousands of enthusiasts will find treasures from Sequim's farm soil this summer.
Rider, thrown from horse, rescued near Lost Mountain
A 52-year-old man from out of state suffered fractured ribs when thrown from his horse Monday afternoon while riding a trail along 1200 DNR Road, off the west end of Olson Road near Lost Mountain Road.
Remote camera catching illegal dumpers on DNR land
If you're dumping trash and yard waste in remote areas of Clallam County such as state Department of Natural Resources land, Sheriff Bill Benedict has a message for you: Don't.
Propane biz strives to pass along savings
Michael Dew has gas. With his longtime friend and business partner Kevin Widell - owner of A+ Equipment Rentals, Inc. - Dew is providing the Clallam and Jefferson county areas with all their propane needs.
Petals & pathways garden tour
The master gardener foundation of the olympic peninsula hosts its 16th annual home garden tour of seven sequim gardens. Tickets are $15 per person prior to the june 27 tour, $20 day of tour, available at many local nurseries.
Olympic Christian School celebrates 5 graduates
Small in size but getting a big send off, five students from Olympic Christian School earned their high school diplomas this June.
Ode to Hurricane Hill
Discoveries
News briefs
Lost woman located due to tracking bracelet
An elderly woman who wandered away from Costco was located Saturday afternoon after a 90-minute search aided by her Operation Lifesaver tracking bracelet.
Legislature OKs hefty grant for Friends of the Fields
Finn Hall Farm is one step closer to being preserved as farmland forever.
Kitsap Bank turns down TARP funding
Olympic Bancorp, the holding company for Kitsap Bank, was approved to receive up to $21 million through the Treasury's Capital Purchase Program.
Houses open nationwide June 27-28
This weekend's Nationwide Open House will provide first-time home buyers with an opportunity to view numerous homes, many at reduced prices, while the federal government's $8,000 tax credit still is available.
Guild gala raises $50k for Children's Hospital
The Trey Green Guild raised more than $50,000 for Seattle Children's hospital at its fourth fundraiser June 13 at The Cutting Garden in Sequim, Attendance and donations have increased yearly.
From the police blotter
Five Sequim P.C. grads earn 'medalist' distinction
Nineteen Peninsula College graduates were honored as the college's 2009 President's Medalists at the college's board of trustees meeting June 9 in Port Angeles. This distinction is awarded each year to graduates who show scholarly excellence.
Fitting finale to the fling
Our Birds
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