Wed, Apr 29, 2009
P.C. Foundation seeks community funds
The Peninsula College Foundation is looking for community members who are passionate about education and realize just how important a college education is in this tough economy.
N'awlins dishes please the palate
Kitchen Korner
Newcomers will clear the air
The Newcomers' Club of the North Olympic Peninsula meets for a social time at 11:30 a.m. at Club 7, Seven Cedars Casino, 270756 Highway 101, Sequim, Blyn.
Nature by the numbers: La Push Beaches 2 and 3
Discoveries
Meetings Calendar
Letters to the editor
HCB Day-2
Commuters, vacationers and the entire Olympic Peninsula will be affected by the 12:01 a.m. May 1 closing of the Highway 104 Hood Canal bridge for six weeks.
German deli opens 6 days a week
Maybe it's the sun and summer-like weather, or maybe it's the success of opening his dream restaurant, but Sequim resident Tom Heinz is absolutely glowing.
Galare: Fit to be Thaied
The Dish on Dish
From the police blotter
Forks officer booked for child rape
Forks Police Officer Erik Hanson, 33, was arrested and booked into the Clallam County jail on April 23 on a charge of second-degree child rape. His bail was set at $5,000.
For Pete's sake, party in Sequim
Pete Seeger is celebrating his 90th birthday on May 3 at Madison Square Garden with Bruce, Arlo, Emmylou, Joan and many more. If you can't make it to New York on such a short notice, don't feel bad.
First Federal funds organic garden walkways
After getting a grant from First Federal, the Community Organic Garden of Sequim is installing new sidewalks.
Festival's first weekend has downhome flavor
The 114th Sequim Irrigation Festival begins on Saturday, May 2, with some tried-and-true events as well as some new ones.
Feel the impact of music
Music has a mysterious impact on people. It can make them cry, laugh or stand up and clap. Music's effect depends on the style, the individual and science.
Employment programs receive federal stimulus money
Employment programs for low-income adults and dislocated workers in Clallam County will get an extra $386,000 next month because of the federal stimulus program.
Dungeness River flood plan to be unveiled
It's been said that the Dungeness River can make a fool out of anyone. The river finds its way around bridges and levees, leaves irrigation outtakes high and dry, and eats away the banks under houses that were thought to be safe.
Discovery Trail bench honors Kenneth Richmond
Sequim resident and business owner Kenneth Brian Richmond, who died in 2004, was remembered April 19 for his patriotism, faith and loyalty during a short ceremony dedicating a bench in his honor along the Olympic Discovery Trail.
Design review process is a work in progress
The city's new design standards and its Design Review Board still are being "tweaked" and will require some trade-offs by developers, the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce learned at its Tuesday meeting.
Consultant: Sequim needs affordable housing for quality of life
Sequim must increase its supply of affordable housing to maintain its quality of life, consultant Tom Beckwith said at Monday's city council meeting.
Conservation panel mulls election
Clallam Conservation District's board of supervisors will hold a public hearing from 7-9 p.m. tonight, April 29, in Port Angeles City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St.
Community news briefs
City water reuse plant gets $644K from fed stimulus
The city's $11 million water reuse plant expansion will receive a $644,862 grant thanks to federal stimulus funding, said Karen Goschen, Sequim administrative services director.
City short as much as $512K
City general fund revenues in the first quarter of 2009 were $113,000 below budget because of lower sales tax and construction revenue - which would equal $512,000 over the entire year, administrative services director Karen Goschen told the city council during its Monday study session.
City makes an offer to public works candidate
A job offer was made Monday to one of the city's two public work director finalists and they hope to know within a week if he will accept it, Interim City Manager Linda Herzog told the city council at its Monday night meeting.
Casey Blake resigns as chamber director
The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce board of directors recently received and accepted the resignation of board member Casey Blake.
Business briefs
Abstract artist featured at MAC
Terry Grasteit from Sequim will have a one-man show at the Museum and Arts Center in May, titled "Social Commentary in Abstraction."
Wed, Apr 22, 2009
Avid readers on target in essay contest
Gus Farnell and Kyla Rigg, avid readers in Eric Danielson's fifth-grade class at Helen Haller Elementary, have been named semi-finalists for the Letters About Literature contest.
'Woody Guthrie' visits P.T.
The Jefferson County Historical Society annual Founders' Day program will feature a concert by "Woody Guthrie" (aka Carl Allen) beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 609 Taylor St., Port Townsend.
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