Wed, Jun 24, 2009
Calls to Tobacco Quit Line increase from Clallam County
More people in Clallam County are trying to quit smoking using the state's toll-free Tobacco Quit Line. In April 2009, 74 people called the quit line, compared to an average monthly call of 33 last year - a 124-percent increase.
Calendar and meetings
Business briefs
A bunting they will go
In baseball, bunting serves best to advance a base-runner into scoring position.
10 Sequim stores pass smoking 'sting'
Clallam County has conducted compliance checks on 48 retailers of tobacco products, including 11 in Sequim, 10 of which passed.
Wed, Jun 17, 2009
Ecology awards final contract for publicly-funded Neah Bay tug
News release from Washington Dept. of Ecology
'We will be heard'
No raining on this commencement parade. The Sequim High School graduates of 2009 may be facing the worst economic climate and job market in nearly 80 years, but one couldn't tell it by the smiles on the faces of nearly 200 graduates at Sequim's athletic field Friday evening.
Wolfman Jack led his pack
In Vetrospect
Vintage aircraft hold memories for Sequim man
This week's arrival of the Collings Foundation "Wings of Freedom Tour" at William R. Fairchild International Airport brings back some good memories for 85-year-old Sequim resident Hal Burch.
Vacation Bible School teaches community service
One Vacation Bible School this summer has two distinctions: unity and servitude.
Two races for Sequim City Council this fall
Four new councilors were swept into office in 2007, but only two of the three Sequim City Councilor positions up for election in November attracted challengers during the 2009 candidate filing period.
TBD tax hike may return to ballot
The proposed Transportation Benefit District sales tax increase that was narrowly defeated in November 2008 could be headed to the ballot again in November 2009. Or not.
Stir-fry event raises $400 for Farm to Cafeteria
People at the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts put their money where their taste buds were. They donated $400 in support of the Olympic Peninsula's Farm to Cafeteria movement.
Sofa Cinema
The movies selected for review are the choice of the reviewer Suggestions for DVD titles are welcome. Enjoy the movies.
Snip off a few sprigs of fresh flavor
Kitchen Korner
Serenity stores now open Sundays, offering affordable shopping every day
Both Serenity House Thrift Stores now are open from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays to serve the community every day of the week. Donations are accepted and pick-ups can be scheduled.
Sequim seniors seek donations
Sequim Senior Activity Center is accepting donations of quality and gently used items for its fourth-annual benefit sale Aug. 6-7 to raise funds for the center and for scholarships for local high school students.
Sequim man died doing what he loved
Frederick E. "Rick" Washburn once told a friend that dying on his fishing boat in Alaska was as good a way to go as any.
Schubert objects to speakers' treatment
Filing for political offices ended June 5 but the campaign season already may be in full swing.
Robbie Walden to play Oasis
This week the Sequim Open Aire Market offers Friends of the Fields' legendary strawberry shortcake.
Readers Theatre gives scholarships
Readers Theatre Plus presented two high school seniors with $700 scholarships last week.
Rally collects $6,000 for vets
Veterans Corner
Post-graduation hopes in the air
Friends can come from the most unlikely places. In this pair, one's an East Coaster with her head in the clouds (literally) while the other is just a few years removed from a refugee camp half a world away.
P.C. Foundation honors donors
Twenty-two Peninsula College Foundation donors were honored June 4.
No cigar, but no one noticed
More than 2,000 high school students, teachers and parents from across Washington packed Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre for the seventh-annual high school musical theater awards on June 8.
News briefs
New officer joins Sound Community
Kari Osterberg has been hired as business development officer for the Peninsula Region of Sound Community Bank. She will be responsible for development of new banking relationships in Clallam County and will be in the Sequim office at 541 N. Fifth Ave.
New German cafe fare is 'wunderbar'
The Dish on Dish
Meetings and Calendar
Lutheran men's group raffling cedar kayak
The Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church's group Men's OutReach Endeavor, or MORE, is hoping to raise both money and hope with a raffle of a 16-foot, 9-inch Redfish Custom Kayak.
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