John Gort of Port Angeles was presented with the Fly Tying Hall of Fame Award from the Washington Council of the International Federation of Fly Fishers at the May Fly Fishing Fair in Ellensburg.
Sequim high School graduate Kris Petersen graduated May 9 from U.S. Army boot camp and Fort Sills, Okla., and will be graduating from paramedical training in September.
Gerhardt Park is Sequim’s most recent park addition located slightly before the intersection of South Third Avenue and Reservoir Road. Although the park was accepted before the city council in 2006, it was just last year that the park came under city control.
The Deer Park Road and campground will open Tuesday, June 10. The nine-mile road is open as far as the campground. The last short section of road above the campground remains closed due to erosion damage and is expected to open by the end of the week.
I recently wrote about the importance of “no” in your child’s life. It seems appropriate to talk about the other side of this issue.
Wednesday, June 18, is the last day of school. All schools will release early. Helen Haller, Sequim Middle School and Sequim High School will release at 11 a.m. and Greywolf at 11:15 a.m. We wish all our families a pleasant summer break and will look forward to seeing everyone back for the first day of the 2014-2015 school year on Sept. 3.
Marcia Bowden won’t be putting the parking brake on once school ends next week.
Queen of Angels School expands music program, Consilver picked for Honor Roll
Heidi Mund is a German woman who has become famous on YouTube as the “Brave German Woman.” She is a former atheist who has turned to Christianity and gained global notoriety for standing up to Islam’s creeping influence in her homeland.
Tyrone Tidwell and his partner currently are reading “Honeybee Democracy” in an attempt to better understand their latest endeavor — beekeeping. Since the end of April, Tidwell has been trying his hand at raising honeybees for the first time.
Plastic mulches can extend the growing season, increase yield and quality of vegetable crops, and in some cases, deter insects. Plastic mulches increase soil temperature, retain moisture, suppress weeds and may reduce disease caused by the splash of soil-borne pathogens during rains.
Sequim Olympic Lanes, 710 E. Washington, closes its doors this weekend. Manager Mike Elkhart said he’ll be opening the bowling alley up one last time this weekend until 10 p.m. Friday, June 6, noon-10 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, and 1 p.m.-10 p.m. on Sunday, June 8.
The City of Sequim is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Civil Service Commission.
This voluntary commission meets the first Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. and performs the duties established by state law in connection with the selection, appointment and employment of personnel at the Sequim Police Department.