Wed, Apr 8, 2009
Promoting preventative eyecare
Impaired vision is nothing to be ashamed of.
Meetings Calendar
Marian Birch will speak at Prevention Works!
Prevention Works! A Community Coalition of Clallam County, will meet from 4-5:30 p.m. Monday, April 13, in the lower level of Olympic Medical Center to hear Marian Birch, D.M.H., an expert in children's mental health.
Many ways to help
Do you like car racing? Would you like to support the American Legion 76 Freedom car?
Makah artist featured at longhouse gallery
A reception honoring Makah tribal artist Kenny Jimmicum will be held from 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, at the Peninsula College Longhouse, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
Local foods: Just what the doctor ordered
Kitchen Korner
Listening for symptoms of diabetes
The numbers are staggering. Nearly 17.9 million of the 23.6 million children and adults living with diabetes in the U.S. are undiagnosed.
10-year-olds win Earth Day poster contest
The "Sequim Earth Day 2009" poster contest may have produced better results than the national event's official placard.
Police Blotter
OMC hires part-time doctor to bolster Sherwood clinic
Olympic Medical Center has hired a part-time physician to help handle the patient load at Sherwood Medical Center.
Jake's Group helps children remember 'Life is good'
Jake's Crew is an organization dedicated to putting a smile on sick children's faces.
Float rollout a breeze for royalty
In one of the chilliest float rollouts ever, the Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty braced themselves in whipping winds for their inaugural float photos April 2.
First Step to turn earth for new facility
First Step Family Support Center, a United Way partner agency, will hold its official public groundbreaking ceremony for its new facility at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, at 323 E. Sixth St., Port Angeles.
Fire district settles out of court with terminated employee Peter Craig
An out-of-court settlement between Clallam County Fire District No. 3 and former employee Peter Craig earlier this month ended a legal battle that began more than 21/2 years ago.
Community Photo to close downtown
If you plan to be in the Sequim Community Photo to be taken April 11, you might want to practice your penmanship as well as double-checking your outfit.
Community News Briefs
Clallam County Superior Court
Church news
Carlsborg PI turns to tracking fraud
Sequim now has two certified fraud examiners.
Business briefs
Bridging the gap
If you have to ship packages off the North Olympic Peninsula, the upcoming six-week closure of the Hood Canal bridge shouldn't be a problem, according to delivery services.
Advisory boards seek volunteers
Clallam County residents are invited to apply for positions on advisory committees to the county commissioners.
Wed, Apr 1, 2009
Lady Washington stories sought for anniversary video
The Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority is calling on everyone with stories about the tall ship Lady Washington, the Official Ship of the State of Washington, to share those stories during her 20th anniversary year.
Joyfully toy-fully
Christmas is starting early in Sequim. A new toy store, Tiny'z Toy Chest, opens its doors to the public today at 149 W. Washington St., Sequim, next to the Sunshine Cafe.
Irrigation Festival kickoff dinner sells out
The Sequim Irrigation Festival kickoff dinner attracted 166 guests and raised more than $14,000.
Irrigation Festival buttons big hit for fifth-graders
Winners for the fifth-grade Irrigation Festival button contest were announced on March 26.
Helen Haller students release 500 salmon into Dungeness River
Sharle Osborne's fourth-grade class at Helen Haller Elementary led the annual salmon release March 24 at the Hurd Creek Fish Hatchery. The class received 500 eggs from the hatchery, which they raised in an aquarium in their classroom.
From the police blotter
Free clinic welcomes new director
Several dozen volunteers gathered March 24 at the Dungeness Health & Wellness Clinic to meet and greet their new director, Rose Gibbs, R.N., and say farewell to outgoing director Jamie Goodwin.
For the love of birds
It's a plane! It's a balloon! Actually, it's a peregrine falcon, a powerful and fast-flying bird of prey that was once almost exterminated from North America by pesticide poisoning.
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