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Ten-year-old Chloe Dunn of Port Angeles won an Amazon Fire tablet from the Clallam County Literacy Council for winning in her age bracket in the group’s writing contest. Here the group’s chairperson Philomena Lund presents a certificate and tablet to Dunn. Submitted photos

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Port Angeles youths win Literacy Council’s writing contest

The Clallam County Literacy Council announced the winners of its writing contest for area youths.

Shelley Jefferson was placed on leave last week as assistant principal of Helen Haller Elementary while law enforcement investigate allegations that she and her husband Francis Jefferson abused a foster child. Submitted photo

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Law enforcement investigating child abuse allegations

Lummi Nation, Sequim Police investigating potential charges

Gardening personality Ciscoe Morris joined KSQM 91.5 FM last Saturday for his first show of “Gardening with Ciscoe.” It broadcasts each Saturday at 9 a.m. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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Gardening guru Ciscoe joins KSQM on Saturday mornings

For the inaugural episode of “Gardening with Ciscoe” last Saturday on KSQM 91.5 FM, Ciscoe Morris — the…

Isobel Johnston, 92, bought this agave as a small plant from a garage sale 20-plus years ago and now it’s something people stop to take a photo of in her front yard. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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Sequim succulent grows from garage sale into sight-to-see

Johnston said agave bought for one dollar 20-plus years ago

Volunteers Bruce Leigh and Alex Fane with Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) put food boxes in a truck bed on June 10 at Sequim High School. The program moves to Trinity United Methodist Church from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays starting Aug. 26. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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Food Care Package program moves to Trinity Methodist

Boxes available 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays starting Aug. 26

Fair trade fashion show finds roots in Dungeness

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Fair trade fashion show finds roots in Dungeness

Debut set for Sept. 4 at Impact Fashion online

Colonial Festival continues in adapted fashion

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Colonial Festival continues in adapted fashion

Organizers hope to fully come back in 2021

Sequim staff prepare options for workforce housing development

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Sequim staff prepare options for workforce housing development

Planning director anticipates proposals in coming months

Clear Image changes owners

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Clear Image changes owners

Stamoolis family looks to grow business, roots

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Sequim’s fire inspections on hold for existing businesses

Agencies hope for new fire inspector agreement but no talks set

Dr. Allison Unthank was appointed as Clallam County’s public health officer in September 2018. Submitted photo

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Clallam’s health officer faces pandemic with empathy, facts

Since she was 11, Dr. Allison Berry Unthank knew she was meant to help people.

Sequim city councilors agreed in late July to extend a moratorium for six months on manufactured home developments so city staff and the planning commission could better analyze the Sequim Municipal Code’s language on private streets. Discussions about private streets in manufactured home developments came up late last year during the binding site plan application for Lavender Meadows, a 217-site manufactured home park at the intersection of North Sequim Avenue and Port Williams Road. It was approved earlier this year. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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City extends moratorium on manufactured homes

Two temporary positions added for increased services need

Employees at Sequim Costco helped save a woman with a defibrillator on Aug. 1 after she fainted outside the business. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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Costco employees save woman with defibrillator

Fire District commends live-saving efforts