Wed, May 13, 2009
Sequim council wants manager by September
The Sequim City Council agreed Monday to ask Tom Waldron of Waldron and Co. to begin a search for a new city manager, a position that Waldron said could be filled as early as mid-September.
School Briefs
Scammers target Sequim man
Dallas Holman opened his mailbox recently to find a check worth $4,500. However, Holman wasn't expecting a check.
Rotarians help club keep track of members
Faced with the problem of keeping track of all the school-age children using its Sequim and Port Angeles facilities, officials from the local Boys & Girls Clubs called upon the Sequim Noon Rotary Club for help - and got it.
Richards receives AAUW May honor
The American Association of University Women's Clallam branch officers recently named Angela Suzanne Richards, a senior at Sequim High School, their May Girl of the Month.
Police blotter
Peninsula artists fight hunger with creativity
As a Sequim business owner and artist, Heather Boyd wants to make a difference in the community where she lives and works.
News Briefs
More things to do
Moon Palace among 100 top Chinese restaurants
Celebrating its 30th year in business, the owners of Moon Palace want to give the authentic Chinese restaurant a face-lift.
Meetings Calendar
Meanwhile, US Bank reopens
The Washington Street branch of US Bank reopened Thursday after closing abruptly Wednesday afternoon when an employee showed flu-like symptoms
May meeting set for 109-unit project
A four-phase development to include 109 units of senior housing and 60,000 square feet of office and retail space is the subject of a public meeting set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at the Sequim Transit Center, 190 W. Cedar St.
May is 'Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month'
The temperature outside is slowly rising as summer approaches and the sun sneaks out from behind the clouds.
Kitsap absorbs Westsound
Kitsap Bank has assumed all nine branches of Westsound Bank's deposits and branch operations, including the Sequim branch at 1320 W. Washington St.
If I were the Medicare czar ...
Health care for elders needs at least 5 fixes
H1N1 meds on shelves in Clallam
Although there are no probable or confirmed cases of H1N1 (swine) flu in Clallam County, the county health department, in coordination with the state of Washington, is staging medications in case there are cases that need treatment or preventive care.
Community news briefs
Child rape trial reset to July
Aaron Hahn's trial on child rape and related charges, originally set to begin May 18, has been rescheduled to start July 13 before Clallam County Superior Court Judge Brooke Taylor.
Business Briefs
Beach Watchers will monitor marina, Sequim Bay State Park
Clallam County Beach Watcher volunteers will collect water samples for the first time at John Wayne Marina and Sequim Bay State Park this spring and summer. The sampling will begin May 18 and continue until Labor Day.
Annual Duck Derby set for Sunday
In a matter of days, the Nippon Paper Industries canal will become a sea of yellow.
All aflutter over new book on birding
The bookmonger
24th District holds on
In this year's brutal legislative session, the 24th District - including Sequim -- emerged pretty well, said Rep. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim.
Wed, May 6, 2009
Swine flu strain now thought mild
The swine flu strain thought to have originated in Mexico now appears to be a mild one contrary to initial reports, Clallam County health officer Dr. Tom Locke said at a May 1 press conference in Port Angeles.
Volunteers demonstrate how to build community
Sequim residents Tom Schaafsma and Kathryn Schreiner were two of five recipients of Clallam County Community Service Awards for 2009.
View OTA benches at festival - then bid!
For the second year, Olympic Theatre Arts is displaying "bench" art to be auctioned at its May 19 gala. The proceeds will go toward finishing the new Olympic Theatre Arts Center at 414 N. Sequim Ave.
Three trail sections funded in state budget
Three sections of the Olympic Discovery Trail received funding in the state's 2009-2010 capital projects budget, including the Dry Creek bridge that will help extend the trail west from Port Angeles to the Elwha River.
Theater awards $500 scholarship
Olympic Theatre Arts' chairman John Yeo presented the theater's annual student scholarship to Sequim High School sophomore Trey Baldwin on April 29.
State to honor Fairbanks
The state of Washington honors Officer Kristine Fairbanks, U.S. Forest Service, and other law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and recognize officers who have given service beyond the call of duty at a special ceremony on May 8.
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