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Art walk: Free art walk encourages public to enjoy local exhibits. »

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"Palo Alto Barn Road" by Janet and LeRoy Beers will be one of the works of art on display during First Friday Art Walk Sequim.

By:Brenda Hanrahan

There are many ways to discover the beauty of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley.

Taking in the natural beauty of the area by walking through the quaint downtown is a favorite pastime of area tourists.

Wandering through the galleries and shops that
feature local art is another.

First Friday Art Walk Sequim combines both of these discovery methods and encourages locals to explore their town through the eyes of its artists.

“Our mission is to create approachable and
accessible art and cultural venues that encourage the community to connect and celebrate expression and diversity,” said Renne Emiko Brock-Richmond, who coordinates the walk each month.

Public benefits set to help family »

By:Brenda Hanrahan

SEQUIM — A benefit spaghetti dinner and silent auction to help a family with medical expenses will take place at the Oak Table Café, 292 W. Bell St., between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 31.
All of the proceeds will help the Goodwin Family of Port Angeles shoulder expenses affiliated with battling Tami Goodwin’s cancer.
Goodwin is currently undergoing treatment for a rare form of sarcoma cancer.
The family has lived …

News Briefs

Green Thumb Gardening Tips Series begins with talk about indoor seed planting

PORT ANGELES — Veteran Master Gardener Lois Bellamy, will kick off the 2010 Clallam County Master Gardener Green Thumb Gardening Tips Series with a presentation about starting vegetables from seeds… »

College offers social media classes

Peninsula College’s Continuing Education course offerings include three new social media classes.
Renne Emiko Brock-Richmond of Sequim, who has been teaching computer classes since 1992, will be offering three social… »

Preschool enrolls for winter quarter

SEQUIM — There are a couple spots still available for the winter quarter of the Sequim Pre-Three preschool.
The class meets on Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at… »

Five Acre School Barn Dance

SEQUIM — The Five Acre School Parent Service Organization is hosting their second winter “Beat the Blues Barn Dance” Saturday, Feb. 6 with two fun events.
The daytime event features… »

Anglers hold fundraising dinner

SEQUIM — The Puget Sound Anglers, North Olympic Peninsula Chapter, will hold the club’s annual fundraising auction and dinner at the Guy Cole Convention Center in Carrie Blake Park on… »

Business celebrates grand opening

SEQUIM — The Center of Infinite Reflections, 144 Tripp Road, Sequim, will hold grand opening celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 9.
Workshop leaders will offer free… »

Estes builds business to Jefferson

SEQUIM — Estes Builders has expanded its services to Jefferson County after nearly 20 years of working exclusively in Clallam County.
Recently named by Builder Magazine as one of America’s… »

Hospital guild makes donation

SEQUIM — Clallam County Fire District No. 3 has received a $19,750 donation from the Sequim-Dungeness from the Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild for the purchase of a Zoll cardiac monitor defibrillator.… »

New business on Bell Street

SEQUIM — Imagine Gifts and Boutique, 375 W. Bell St., is now open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The business sells high-end gifts, home decor, furniture and accessories… »

Real estate certification received

SEQUIM — Liz Parks, associate broker at Re/Max Fifth Avenue real estate in Sequim, has earned the Certified Distressed Property Expert designation.
Parks completed training designed to assist homeowners facing… »

Columns and Features

The Ethicist

Smoke screen

My son was dropped from our family’s employer-sponsored health insurance shortly after graduating from college in May.
While filling out the application for a new policy, he asked… »

News of the weird

Immigrant help
Big-time traffickers who smuggle illegal immigrants into the U.S. from Mexico rely on GPS devices to evade the Border Patrol, but starting in June, border-jumpers who travel on… »

What’s causing cat’s lip problems?

Dear Dr. Fox,
I have a rescued cat who is approximately 10 months old.
I noticed a little swelling on his lower lip. I took him to the vet, and… »

Tax help for lower income seniors

Dear Savvy Senior,
What are the 2009 IRS minimum filing requirements for seniors?
My income was very low last year and I’m thinking I may not have to file tax… »

People’s Pharmacy Q&A

Q: I have just been diagnosed with high blood pressure (145/95).
My doctor and I are trying to find a medicine that agrees with me.
I’m currently trying the third… »

People’s Pharmacy: Three strikes against popular antidepressants

At the turn of the 20th century, buying medicine was a risky business.
Medicine shows traveled the country, entertaining crowds and hawking pills and potions of dubious origins, known as… »

Senior Night Live Sequim High School students pay homage to comedy greats

Havilah Gautschi and Joey Hall will perform the hilarious George Carlin skit "Baseball Versus Football" during the upcoming "Senior Night Live." photo by Jen Clark
Laughter is great medicine.
Need… »

Catching up with . . . Lisa Bridge

Lisa Bridge, Director of Sequims Open Aire Market
Farming is something Lisa Bridge is passionate about. She moved to the North Olympic Peninsula to establish a farm with her husband,… »

History lessons

PHOTO PROVIDED BY MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER Tribal canoes at rest in the early 1900s at Dungeness Beach, which was near where The 3 Crabs Restaurant is today.
Guest lecturers… »

Beautiful Lens

Sol Duc Road by Ross Hamilton is featured his new calendar.
Black and white images fill the room, and some of the images are familiar, depicting parts of the Olympic… »

People’s Pharmacy: Drug discard date creates upheaval, discord

The question is common, and it seems so simple.
Do we need to worry about medicines going bad if they are used beyond their expiration date?
The answer is a… »

People’s Pharmacy Q&A

Q: I’ve had chronic, severe insomnia all my life.
All I get from well-meaning people is the advice to stop drinking coffee.
All I get from doctors are more and… »

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