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Wed, Mar 4, 2009 

 

Master Gardener will present all that grass

Master Gardener Janet Oja, at left, will present a class on growing ornamental grasses from 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, March 19, at the Master Gardener demonstration garden, 2711 Woodcock Road, Sequim.

Lions angle an easier path

The Sequim Valley Lions Club recently built a wheelchair accessible ramp for Lyle Strand, a 90-year-old Sequim resident. Five men worked two days on the ramp. Local club president Arndt Lorenzen said the request came from Lennart Anderssen, a former Lions Club member, who also helped with the project.

Irrigation Festival 2009 honorary pioneer died Feb. 17

The Irrigation Festival "curse," as some people are calling it, continues.

Immigrants follow the long road to citizenship

On Feb. 28 the Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers in Port Angeles hosted 28 legal, permanent resident immigrants working toward their U.S. citizenship.

Heart health luncheon raised $26,000

A crowd of women - and a few men - gathered at the SunLand Golf and Country Club last week to recognize and raise money for the No. 1 killer of women: Heart disease.

From the police blotter

From Clallam County Superior Court

Food bank dedicates sign to founders

It's been 27 years since a Sequim couple opened their garage to community food donations and free pick-ups, and a new sign in front of the food bank honors their commitment.

Disabled woman homeless for years in Sequim

While the snow posed an inconvenience for some on the North Olympic Peninsula last week, it made a bad situation even worse for Beverly Bennett.

County prosecutors looking to give away money

Getting about 37 percent of an investment back from a debunked firm isn't bad, unless it takes nearly 18 years to do.

Community News Briefs

Community music warms up again

Take off those earmuffs and let the warming sound of community music fill your body as the Sequim City Band strikes up fiery melodies this March.

Church News

Business Briefs

Boxes send love and memories overseas

Remembering those who fight for freedom is one way Gardiner Community Church members practice their beliefs.

Wed, Feb 25, 2009 

 

Many Sequim residents fear state water rule

Dozens of Sequim Valley residents lined up last week to tell state planners they are not trusted, their science is lacking and a pending water management rule will do nothing but cause problems for the citizens in the area.

Man who helped save New Dungeness Light Station dies

Walk out onto the Dungeness Spit on a reasonably clear day and you can see Al Simpkins' legacy standing guard, protecting seafarers from the longest natural sand spit in North America.

Lease a piece of art

Over a lifetime, artists might craft hundreds, if not thousands, of works but the blood and sweat they put onto the canvas never are seen.

Larry Freedman quits Sequim Planning Commission

Embattled Planning Commission chairman Larry Freedman resigned Monday night after telling the city council he didn't want to be a lightning rod that takes attention away from the city.

Joyce teen may win conservation district seat

Quite possibly the youngest conservation district supervisor elected in the state, Mike Wiley Jr. hopes to bring a youthful voice to the group that encourages the local, nonregulatory conservation of natural resources.

From the police blotter

Entrepreneur Challenge 2009 to award $7,000

New royalty reigns

Eight poised young women vied for the Irrigation Festival royalty court on Feb. 21 and all were up to the task of representing Sequim for the next year.

Community news briefs

Colombia and Venezuela: Bicycling beyond the headlines

Colombia has spent many years ranked as one of the most dangerous countries on the planet.

College plans Black History Month events

Peninsula College will observe Black History Month Feb. 26-27 with a series of special events that include classroom visits by a civil rights activist, the screening of two documentary civil rights films and a special noontime lecture on civil rights and the modern day.

Clallam County Superior Court

Church news

Buy a heart, save a life

Through the end of February, Olympic Cellars will help raise funds for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation's Red, Set, Go! Campaign, inspiring women to become educated to improve their heart health.

Business Briefs


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