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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