Tue, Dec 1, 2009
Library parking lot closing
The Sequim Library’s parking lot will be closed from 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7, through 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, while the building is being connected to the city sewer system.
Boatloads of trash picked up
In a local cleanup effort, volunteers threw away the trash equivalent of an SUV for a struggling Sequim single mother.
Awana races to good times
Whether racing pine cars or memorizing Bible verses, Awana participants at Sequim Bible Church keep their traditions going strong.
Mon, Nov 30, 2009
Dungeness artist rocks
Coffee Miklos loves rocks, both the precious gemstones he worked with for 32 years and the stones he finds on the beach.
Public works director resigning Dec. 2
Sequim Public Works director Ben Rankin resigned effective Dec. 2, telling City Manager Steve Burkett that after three months the job wasn’t what he expected.
Fri, Nov 27, 2009
Jolly Old Elf arrives in Sequim Saturday
Santa will arrive in Sequim on Saturday, Nov. 28, in a carriage pulled by the Timberland WagonEars.
Wed, Nov 25, 2009
Family, community and WSDOT remember fallen co-worker Neal Richards Saturday, Nov. 28
Memorial fund established to benefit Richards’ children
Christian school student churn up the 'old days'
Olympic Christian School celebrated its second Pioneer Day on Friday, Nov. 20.
Pick of the litter
This past week, students at Five Acre School learned what it takes for a puppy to become a service dog.
State tractor latest theft
Add a John Deere 110 tractor to the growing list of stolen construction equipment and tools.
Sequim High School honor roll
Editor's note: Sophomores and freshmen named to Sequim High School's first-term honor roll will be printed in a future edition of the Sequim Gazette.
Sequim council votes to support B&G Club
The city's $22 million budget for 2010 includes $326,000 in projected spending from reserves and $128,000 for United Way, the Boys & Girls Club and the Clallam Economic Development Council.
Pen Ply building grant OKed
The Clallam County Opportunity Fund board voted unanimously to approve the Port of Port Angeles' $85,000 grant application for Peninsula Plywood building improvements.
Ozias resigns as market manager
Mark Ozias, Sequim Open Aire Market's manager, has resigned to concentrate on his day job.
North Olympic libraries cut 2010 deficit
Librarians may enjoy crunching numbers on the Dewey Decimal System, but budgets are another matter.
Levy group preps for key ballot drive
Sign-waving. Sign-placing. Phone calls and Power Point presentations. Breakfast with Santa.
Health heroine
Longtime mental health advocate Arlene Engel of Sequim and Sequim's First Teacher program both received 2009 Public Health Hero Awards
Earth Day poster contest deadline Jan. 28
Students' entry deadline for the 2010 Earth Day poster contest is Jan. 28. This year's theme is "Water Conservation."
DOT to use salt again this winter
For the second consecutive year, both salt and sand will be used to make snowy and icy highways safer this winter, said state Department of Transportation spokeswoman Kelly Stowe.
Community news briefs
Business briefs
Old Olympic Highway to be widened
Preliminary work has begun for resurfacing and widening a three-quarter-mile section of Old Olympic Highway.
Mon, Nov 23, 2009
Dial Sequim for new school phones
Sequim School District is looking to upgrade its phone service.
OlyCAP jumps to for-profit jobs
In a two-week span, Robert Erickson’s life turned upside down.
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Twilighters hunt down midnight tickets
Hundreds of people braved the weather for hours, sometimes days, to be among the first to taste the just-released movie “New Moon,” the second in the “Twilight” saga.
Barn goes to Oz
“It was like a scene out of ‘The Wizard of Oz,’” said Stephen Stratton.
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Lights on in Sequim
Volunteers help the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce hang festive lights Tuesday and Wednesday, continuing the ten-year holiday tradition at Bank of America Park on the corner of Sequim Avenue and Washington Street.
Wreck at 101 and Kitchen-Dick Road Wednesday morning
No one was injured but one driver is facing charges following a Wednesday morning collision at U.S. Highway 101 and Kitchen-Dick Road that briefly shut down the center turn lane.
'Miracle' comes to Sequim
This weekend begins Sequim High School's two-week run of "The Miracle Worker," the story of teacher Annie Sullivan, played by Emily McFarland, working with blind and deaf child Helen Keller, played by Heather Brown.
Yearning to breathe free
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth-leading cause of death in the U.S., and 12 million people don't know they have it.
Older Articles:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
Subscribe to the News
RSS Feed