Wed, Jul 8, 2009
Searching for the summit beyond the clouds
Discoveries
School Briefs
Red, Set, Go! Event funds defibrillators
The Olympic Medical Center Foundation is launching a communitywide Automatic External Defibrillator Program.
Readers soar to new heights
Library-goers who pulled their noses from their books and squinted into the sun saw a rainbow sky of colors.
Prepare for above-normal wildfire peril
Projected dry conditions will lead to above normal significant fire potential in areas of Washington this summer.
Downtown P.A. to celebrate getting gussied up
On Saturday, July 11, Port Angeles will host a citywide celebration showcasing the results of a community volunteer initiative to restore its downtown.
Community News Briefs
Coast Guard wife finds pleasure in peninsula's beauty
An American flag ripples in the slight Dungeness breeze outside the Staton residence.
Campers, hikers, backpackers: Keep food safe from bears
With snow melting rapidly in the park's high country and people gearing up for summer hikes, Olympic National Park staff reminds hikers and backpackers to be prepared for safe food storage in the Olympic National Park wilderness.
Bridge to replace culvert this summer
The culvert underneath West Sequim Bay Road will be replaced later this summer with a 31-foot-long, 31.5-foot-wide precast concrete bridge.
B&GC halfway through campaign
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula is embarking on the last two months of its annual Campaign for Kids fundraiser.
Arts and entertainment briefs
Ailing comedian returning home
After a close call with death, Jay Sierra is returning home to Sequim - possibly by the time this article appears.
Police Blotter
Pigs will fly at library Thursday
Peninsula wineries kick off Lavender Celebration Tour
The Olympic Peninsula Wineries invite visitors to taste their handcrafted wines during the nine-day Lavender Wine Tour from Saturday, July 11, to Sunday, July 19.
Parents: Here's your first defense against 'I'm bored'
It's summer and the lavender buds have all been clipped, the Irrigation Festival is a distant memory and the start of school is still two months away. What are you going to do with the children?
OMC recognized for medical marketing
The Aster Awards recognized Olympic Medical Center with a bronze award for its "Smoke-Free OMC" poster series. This national program recognizes health care professionals for excellence in medical marketing efforts.
Nonprofits share stage at Lavender Fest
In an effort to focus more attention on nonprofit groups, Lavender Festival organizers have created "Fun on the Field."
Minor injuries only in wreck near Blyn
No one was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 101 about seven miles east of Sequim.
Meetings Calendar
Hey, Howie, who let the cars out?
More than five acres of cars.
Wed, Jul 1, 2009
OMC now offers digital mammograms
With the click of a button, Olympic Medical Services and Physicians clinic in Sequim can send digital mammography images anywhere in the world in seconds.
Band, chorus plan patriotic 4th
The Sequim City Band, under the direction of Sanford Feibus, and the Olympic Peninsula Men's Chorus, under the direction of Gary McRoberts, will join in a free patriotic Fourth of July salute to America at 3 p.m Saturday.
'God had me in the palm of his hand'
Tom White speaks almost reverentially about the moment, lying there on the concrete, his shirt torn open and a crowd around him.
What's new at the market
We welcome you to spend a part of your Independence Day at the Sequim Open Aire Market this Saturday.
Vietnamese café opens in downtown Sequim
Downtown shoppers and merchants may have noticed the faint smell of Vietnamese cuisine lingering lately in the air.
Superior court
Summer solstice creates extreme low tides
Beachcombers experienced a semiannual treat last week when the sun, moon and Earth aligned to produce extremely low tides at Clallam County beaches.
Sofa Cinema
Sequim woman bakes winning cookie
Sequim resident Lisa Roberts won the Working Girl Chocolate Chip Cookies Contest on June 17, hosted by Olympic Cellars Winery.
Sequim student receives WSU scholarship
Sean E. Dinius received a $1,500 Lawrence and Sam Meyer Scholarship from Washington State University.
Sequim police keep pace with rising crime
The city's crime has grown along with the city but so far the police department has met the task, said Police Chief Robert Spinks.
Sequim Middle School Honor Roll
Schools group adds Grinnell to board
The Sequim Education Foundation named Michelle Grinnell of Sequim to the board of directors on June 11.
School Briefs
Red, ripe and oooh, so good
Kitchen Korner
Reap your Lavender tour discount early
Farm tour tickets for the 13th annual Sequim Lavender Festival are on sale. Festival goers may chose to use one of two discounts:
Read what Congress passed 233 years ago
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
Pruning produces plummy results
Valley Gardens
Program sends learners all around the blocks
Lincoln Logs are sooo over. Block Fest, a building extravaganza for parents and young children ages 8 months to 8 years, saw dozens of families turning, stacking and toppling blocks of all varieties at the Sequim Community School on June 20.
Popular Sequim priest moves to Port Orchard
Touching the lives of others is the message Father Henry Mulindwa left his congregation before departing on June 30.
Open house weekend draws hundreds
The June 27-28 Statewide Open House was a rousing success, spurred on by a large inventory of houses, low prices and interest rates and good publicity for the event, its sponsors said.
ONP will repair roads and campgrounds
Several construction and repair projects are scheduled on Olympic National Park roads. While work is ongoing, visitors should expect delays and temporary closures.
News briefs
Meetings and Calendar
Look at the 'private label' for Medicare supplement plan
When you are in the grocery store looking for ketchup, you have a choice between Heinz, Hunts or usually a store brand. Most people recognize that the store brand probably is made and packaged in the same factories that produce the brand-name ketchup and the ingredients will be virtually the same.
From the Police blotter
Elwha Casino will host artisans
The Elwha River Casino will host its first Elwha River Artisan Alley, an art and craft fair, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. July 29-31.
Ed Beggs remembered as generous
Edward Hunter "Ed" Beggs, Sequim's last full-time mayor, was extremely generous with both his time and money during the 34 years he lived here and remained gracious -- even after voters opted to replace his position with a city manager - his friends recall.
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