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Learn to attract butterflies to your garden at the Soroptimist Gala Garden Show.

By:Brenda Hanrahan

Soroptimist Gala Garden Show features everything you need to get your garden ready for spring — great gardening advice, tools, plants, bulbs, outdoor decor and plenty of inspiration.

There’s nothing quite like going to the backyard to pick dinner from your garden.

Imagine fresh vegetables, herbs and fruits growing in rows off lush plants, vines and trees.

Add a few flowering shrubs, flower beds bursting with colorful perennials, a few hanging baskets, a birdbath and a comfortable chair and you have a perfect backyard oasis.

Learn how to make your gardening dreams a reality during the 12th annual Soroptimist Gala Garden Show, held at the Boys & Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 20, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 21.

The fundraising show with the theme, “Planting Possibilities,” combines…

Grafting workshop planned »

By:Brenda Hanrahan

SEQUIM — The Olympic Orchard Society will hold its annual classroom training and grafting workshop at McComb Gardens, 751 McComb Road, at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 13.
The program will…

News Briefs

Book signing for children’s author

SEQUIM — Local author Dodie Sparks will sign copies of her book, Spring ABC’s, at Starbucks, 1095 W. Washington St., from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 20.
The… »

Last call for artists for 34th annual Juried Visual Arts Exhibit

SEQUIM — Sequim Arts officials are seeking entries for the 34th annual Juried Visual Arts Exhibit, held in Sequim May 6 to May 9.
The deadline to submit entries is… »

Cedarbrook Garden Cafe hosts high tea, lunch

SEQUIM — Cedarbrook Garden Cafe, 1345 S. Sequim Ave., will host a high tea at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 10.
Reservations are required.
Lunch service is available from 11 a.m.… »

Free seminar provides tips to keep trees healthy

SEQUIM — Christina Pfeiffer will speak at McComb Gardens, 751 McComb Road, at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 13.
The title of her presentation is “10 Tips for Healthy Trees.”
The… »

Sequim Library, other libraries prepare for planned closure

All branches of the North Olympic Library System, including the Sequim Library, will be closed from Monday, March 29, through Saturday, April 3, as a cost-saving measure.
All employees will… »

Free health forum, grocery shopping trip planned

SEQUIM — A nutritional expert will explore “Do You Know What You Are Eating?” at a free wellness forum sponsored by Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic on Wednesday, March… »

Computer recycling presentation

SEQUIM — Olypen’s Computer donation-recycling program will be the subject of a presentation at the Sequim PC Users Group meeting in the computer lab, Room E-3, at Sequim High School,… »

Refuge volunteers sought

SEQUIM — Potential volunteers for the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge can reserve space now for a training session in April.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials will conduct annual new… »

St. Patrick’s Day celebration

SEQUIM — Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with lunch at the Sequim Senior Activity Center 921 E. Hammond St., with a special 11:30 a.m. event Wednesday, March 17.
The event will… »

Peninsula College open house set in Sequim

SEQUIM — Peninsula College’s Community Education Division will hold a special open house at Dungeness Design, 520 N. Sequim Ave., from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, March 19, to… »

Columns and Features

Chance to view the night sky

SEQUIM — The Galaxy View Observatory, 102 Galaxy View Court, will be open for a free public viewing of celestial bodies from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, March 21.… »

New spa hours

SEQUIM — Tender Touches Skin Care Spa, 545 Eureka Way, has new operating hours.
The spa is open Monday through Thursday from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday and… »

Red Cross classes offered in Sequim during March

SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula chapter of the American Red Cross has finalized its March schedule of first-aid and CPR classes in Sequim.
A CPR certificate is valid for one… »

Estate planning session planned at River Center

SEQUIM — Certified financial planner James D. Hallett will present an informative and entertaining program about the changes in 2010 estate planning at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W.… »

Honoring Sequim’s finest

Tom Schaafsma reads a book to two young boys at an orphanage in Colima, Mexico during a Rotary service trip. Photo provided by Tom Schaafsma
Lending a helping hand is… »

Gardening series continues

PORT ANGELES — The Washington State University Extension Clallam County Master Gardeners free “Brown Bag” seminars will continue at noon Tuesday, March 9.
The presentation, “Waking Up the Garden and… »

Local authors sought for book fair

SEQUIM — The North Olympic Library System will host the 2010 Sequim/Dungeness Valley Local Author Fair at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.… »

SARC hosts open house

SEQUIM — The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center, 610 N. Fifth Ave., will have an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 6.
Admission is free.
“If you… »

Call for grants, scholarships

The Jefferson County Master Gardeners Foundation is accepting applications for its first round of grants, scholarships and training assistance for 2010.
The deadline to apply is Thursday, April 1.
Scholarships… »

AAUW honors high school senior

SEQUIM — Sequim High School senior Melissa Karapostoles was recently honored as Sequim High School Girl of the Month by the Clallam County branch of the American Association of University… »

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