Wed, Oct 21, 2009
Bone up on forensics with Aaron Elkins' 'Skull Duggery'
The Bookmonger
A handshake deal? Count your fingers
Investment Corner
Tue, Oct 20, 2009
Two arrested Monday night behind Sequim Police Station
Two Tacoma area men were arrested Monday night on attempted burglary and drug charges after being spotted behind the Sequim Police Department planning to break into Frick Drug.
Free school lunch numbers soar
This fall, Sequim schools have the highest numbers of students seeking free and reduced-price lunches in at least 10 years.
Mon, Oct 19, 2009
Safety through awareness
A steady stream of people came with the rain to the fourth Public Safety Fair sponsored by the Sequim Police Department.
Haller Foundation Grants
Albert Haller was born in Clallam County in 1903 and worked in the logging industry during the era of horses and steam donkeys.
Railroaders host record attendance
The North Olympic Peninsula Railroaders’ tenth Train Show and Swap Meet was their largest yet, club president Lauren Scrafford said.
Two killed in wreck west of Port Angeles
Both the son and mother-in-law of a Sequim police officer were killed Sunday afternoon in a two-car collision at Power Plant Road and State Highway 112 west of Port Angeles.
Sun, Oct 18, 2009
UW pharmacy students win national biz plan contest
Four University of Washington pharmacy students have won a national business plan contest using Frick’s Rexall Drug Store and Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles as role models of independent community pharmacies.
Fri, Oct 16, 2009
ORANGE you glad it's Fall?
Surrounded by fields of orange and yellow produce, the fall season has come back to life for a 10th year at The Pumpkin Patch.
Wed, Oct 14, 2009
Ballasting intermittently closes SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge
SHINE – The SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge closes to motor vehicles this afternoon as crews continue ballasting operations on the draw span pontoons.
SARC candidates debate new programs
The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center’s operating hours, programs and the condition of its locker rooms were debated at an Oct. 8 forum hosted by the League of Women Voters.
Logo reflects the best of Sequim
Trees. Mountains. River. Lighthouse. The highlights of Sequim, crowned with sunshine, make up the new logo of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce, which was unveiled at the chamber's Oct. 13 luncheon.
Winter's windy whiners
Observations
Wagons Ho!
Perhaps Jack Fletcher can be forgiven for sounding so possessive when he speaks of the Cherokee Trail from Oklahoma to Wyoming as "our trail."
Two takes on taking on the great outdoors
The Bookmonger
S'Klallam chief's name proposed for new P.T. ferry
The new 64-car ferry that will connect Port Townsend with Whidbey Island next summer may carry the name Chetzemoka, for a chief of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe on the Olympic Peninsula.
Survival class set in Blyn
Tribal Edge primal arts training center holds a survival class from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at its property in Blyn.
Supreme Court sets forums, arguments at Peninsula College
Washington state's Supreme Court's nine justices will hold public forums, hear arguments on real cases, lunch with students and speak to classes regarding the Constitution and legal careers in a community visit to Peninsula College
Story People will take stage at Peninsula College
The Story People of Clallam County will weave stirring tales and stories for Peninsula College's Studium Generale program at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15.
Stand-up people, groups aid veterans at Stand Down
Veterans Corner
Sofa Cinema
Sequim shop hit by e-mail scam
If you want to send money to Nicole Livengood and Ruth Cadden of Botanical Touch, they won't mind but they don't need it to get back from London.
Sequim Open Aire market
The Sequim Open Aire Market is unique.
Sequim detective turns P.A. patrol officer
Sequim has lost one of its own to the lure of the big city.
School hopefuls debate standards
Sequim school board candidates Jon Kirshbaum and incumbent Virginia O'Neil debated student assessments, vocational education and communication with the community during an Oct. 8 forum hosted by the League of Women Voters.
School Briefs
Restaurants serve contributions Friday to United Way 2009 drive
Friday, Oct. 16, is United Way of Clallam County's 20th annual Restaurant Day and Business Blitz. Restaurants in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and Clallam Bay will donate a portion of their proceeds to United Way.
Police nab 9 suspects in marijuana operation
A 14-month investigation by members of the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team culminated early Thursday morning with multiple arrests in both Clallam and Jefferson counties.
International freshman exchange
The rain shadow met the rising sun for the annual Sequim and Shiso City Sister City exchange.
Hatters mad enough to fight cancer
The 12th annual Mad Hatter's Tea breast cancer fundraiser presented $3,000 for patient services, mammograms for uninsured women and mobile clinics across Clallam County on Oct. 9.
Get a grip, duffers
Short Takes
Gala garners $112,000 for Sequim cancer center
The annual Harvest of Hope Winemakers Gala raised $112,000 for patients at the Thomas Family Cancer Center at Olympic Medical Center's campus in Sequim.
Events celebrate Indian voices at Peninsula College Longhouse
Two events in October celebrate Indian voices - a free writers workshop and a special Foothills Writers Series presentation. Both will be held in the Peninsula College Longhouse House of Learning, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
Community News Briefs
College hosts study abroad program
The Washington Community College Consortium for Study Abroad program allows students to learn, grow and explore new countries and cultures while earning college credit.
Church News
Business Briefs
Business 2 Business called success
The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber board of directors and staff has thanked the third-annual "Business 2 Business" Expo participants and attendees for another successful event.
Arts and Entertainment News
ONP sets greenhouse grand opening
The public is invited to the grand opening for the new Olympic National Park Matt Albright Native Plant Center at Robin Hill Farm County Park on Thursday, Oct. 22.
ONP closes Sunrise snowplay area
Staff from Olympic National Park will host a public workshop to discuss the park's recent decision to close the Sunrise snowplay area near Hurricane Ridge.
Obituaries
No PUD electricity rate hike this winter
Monthly electric rates for Clallam County Public Utility District customers won't increase this winter despite a 7-percent wholesale rate increase from the Bonneville Power Administration.
New program, board member for free clinic
Dorothea Hover-Kramer has been elected to the Dungeness Valley Health and Wellness Clinic board of directors.
Meetings Calendar
Make tracks to train expo
Coming round again, like the trains they run, is the North Olympic Peninsula Railroaders 10th Train Show and Swap Meet.
MAC shows fiber arts through November
Through Nov. 28, more than 70 pieces of original artwork from 31 fiber artists are on display at the Museum and Arts Center, 175 W. Cedar St., Sequim, as part of the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival that was held Oct. 2-4.
Lunch and listen at St. Luke's
Many opportunities remain to enjoy live music and lunch at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Avenue, Sequim.
Libraries celebrate teen reading week
The North Olympic Library celebrates Teen Read Week, Oct. 18-24, with four special activities.
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