Week to week, reporters cover dozens of stories from the heartbreaking to heartwarming. Here, we take a moment to revisit previous stories to update the community on their latest developments.
Support for Food Bank grows
Community members continue to offer help to the Sequim Food Bank, 144 W. Alder St., after thefts at the facility were reported in mid-October. After the story “Police investigating thefts, burglaries at food bank” ran on Oct. 17, food bank executive director Andra Smith said one community member donated funds to buy a new dolly and a few others donated their dollies for use.
Smith said they received several calls of support and some people donated specifically for a new security camera system.
“We want to thank everyone,” Smith said. “We’re so grateful for the continued support of our community.”
Sequim Police Department continues to investigate the thefts with no new leads, she said.
Donations for food are ongoing and Thanksgiving food boxes will be distributed 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 16-17 and noon-4 p.m. Nov. 19. For more information, call 360-683-1205 or 360-461-6038.
Victim of trailer explosion recovering
Sequim’s Tim Owens says everything is going to be OK with him health-wise after his travel trailer exploded on Oct. 16.
Clallam County Fire District 3 reported that Owens was severely burned from the explosion at the 800 block of West Hendrickson Road.
Following the Oct. 24 story, “Propane explosion, fire in Sequim trailer injures man,” Owens said the explosion wasn’t as bad as it looked for him.
“I may have some scars on my hands but no more bandages on my head and a little bit on my hands and arms but it wasn’t too bad, considering everything,” he said over the phone on Oct. 29.
Owens said the hardest part now will be removing the burned up trailer.
He said he’s still not sure what happened in the trailer to cause an explosion while he was going through it but he figures there was a leak somewhere.
Speed signs going up
New solar powered radar speed signs are on their way up around the City of Sequim.
The Aug. 22 story “City of Sequim to install 19 speed signs” revealed the signs would be installed in October.
City crews continue to install a few each week, including North Blake Avenue and Spruce Street.
Traffic signs are also set for installation at North Sequim Avenue (southbound side), South Sequim Avenue (northbound), North Brown Road (southbound), South Third Avenue (northbound), East Silberhorn Road (eastbound), North Priest Road (southbound), North Blake Avenue (north and south bound), East Spruce Street (east and westbound), West Spruce Street (east and westbound), North Fifth Avenue (north/southbound), and South Seventh Avenue (north and southbound).
City Engineer Matt Klontz previously said remaining signs will rotate around the city as needed.
The city’s Transportation Benefit District pays for the signs from Radarsign of Marietta, Ga., at an estimated $3,268 per sign. They do not take photos and/or video, city staff said.
Sequim Police Chief Sheri Crain previously said the intent with putting up the signs is to calm traffic speeds through certain areas of town.
For more information, visit www.sequimwa.gov or call 360-683-4139.
More fish in the pond
Last week, members of the North Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the Puget Sound Anglers planted another 500 trout, including some jumbos, in Carrie Blake Community Park’s water reclamation pond.
Organizers say catching has been good and fish will continue to be planted until all of the 2018 fish are in the water. Club members began stocking the pond with 700 trout on Oct. 3.
Fishers 14 years or younger can fish without a permit at a limit of two fish per day.
Following the May 16 story “Anglers group cancels annual Kids Fishing Day,” the Puget Sound Anglers, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the City of Sequim plan to offer the Kids Fishing Day sometime in April 2019 to avoid an ongoing problem of high water temperatures.
Reach Matthew Nash at mnash@sequimgazette.com.
