Sequim This Week

Animal Doctor

Why does my dog eat feces?
Dear Dr. Fox,
My golden Lab eats the lumps in the kitty liter, and I am worried it will harm her.
It’s not a… »

Animal Doctor

Puppy-mill dogs aren’t all lost causes in today’s world
Dear Dr. Fox,
I have a little Yorkie who is 10 years old.
She is a former puppy-mill dog whom my… »

This Week’s Garden: September gardening calendar

September is a busy month as gardeners begin preparing the garden for winter.
General: Because the weather is cooler and rain usually returns to the North Olympic Peninsula, it is… »

The bzzzzzz about wasps

Pests or beneficial insects?
You decide.
Some people believe yellowjackets, paper wasps and hornets are pests and make no beneficial contribution to the environment. In reality, they are voracious consumers… »

News of the Weird

Updates
In 2007 News of the Weird highlighted the clothes cults of impoverished Congo: “In (the country that) has lost an estimated 4 million people in the civil wars of… »

News of the Weird

Crisis continues
A team of anglers from Hatteras, N.C., had first place wrapped up in the prestigious Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in June, salivating over their $1,231,575 prize money… »

People’s Pharmacy: Do drug shortages endanger patients?

When hospitals run out of essential drugs, the results can be extremely grave.
It is happening far more often now than in the past.
A recent perspective in the New… »

People’s Pharmacy: Getting a handle on your health

Communication could be the riskiest procedure in medicine.
Researchers estimate that nearly 8 million drug side effects could be prevented or resolved each year if doctors and patients communicated better… »

People’s Pharmacy: Q&A

Q: I have to travel in a couple of weeks and stay in a hotel for several days.
I have been reading and hearing a lot about the bedbug epidemic… »

People’s Pharmacy: Q&A

Q: I would like you to know about medical marijuana for cancer.
In her late 30s, my wife was
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer,
stage 4a.
It was a 6 centimeter… »

Savvy Senior: A few important health screenings for seniors

Dear Savvy Senior,
What health screenings are recommended for seniors?
My husband and I are very proactive about staying healthy and are wondering which screenings we really need.
— Alive… »

Savvy Senior: Alternative travel accommodations for seniors on the go

Dear Savvy Senior,
My wife and I love to travel, but hotel costs eat up our budget so fast we can’t stay as long, or go as often as we’d… »

The Ethicist

Good fortune, misfortune
I took my teenage daughter and one of her friends, whose father died last year, to my employer’s annual outing, a Mets game and raffle.
The grand… »

The Ethicist

Library volunteers
Community members have responded to our town’s tight budget by volunteering at the library, so much so that the library laid off several long-term full-time employees, people who… »

Artists gather in gardens for show, sale

During the third annual Opulent Art Show local artists will gather for an informal show and sale with live music, food and more in a garden setting.
SEQUIM — Imagine… »

Celebrating the past: Museum Field Day encourages area residents to take a step back in time by viewing antique farm equipment, touring the museum’s archive facility and listening to old-time fiddle tunes

Museum Field Day at the DeWitt Building encourages residents to take a look back at the tractors and equipment that helped shape the agricultural history of the Dungeness Valley.
The… »

Creative combinations: Collages of all shapes and sizes will decorate the walls of the Museum & Arts Center in Sequim this August

The Museum & Arts Center will host the 2010 summer members’ juried show for the Northwest Collage Society Aug. 3 through Aug. 30 at the Museum Exhibit Center, 175 W.… »

Fire and water: “What a splendid thing watercolor is to express atmosphere and distance, so that the figure is surrounded by air and can breathe in it,” painter Vincent van Gogh once said.

The watercolor painting "Bob's Pelican" by Saundra Cutsinger is just one of the works of art on display at the Museum & Arts Center's "Fire and Water" exhibit.
“This exciting… »

A day for the young ones

The third annual Dungeness Kids Fair promises to entertain children with free arts and crafts activities, clowns, face painters, balloon makers and more. Parents, grandparents and parents-to-be can learn more… »

World Champion Auto Daredevils to perform a variety of stunts at the Clallam County Fairgrounds

PORT ANGELES — The World Champion Auto Daredevils will visit the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., for the final tour of the Greatest Outdoor Thrill Spectacle on Friday,… »

The magic of glass

Have you dreamed of creating a colorful and delicate glass float or an amazing piece of glass jewelry? Have you ever wondered how artists create stained glass windows? The Glass… »

Learn how to landscape with native plants during free workshops

SEQUIM — Clallam Conservation District officials are currently accepting reservations for free workshops on landscaping with native plants.
A one-hour workshop will be held in conjunction with the Dungeness River… »

Growing dahlias topic of free lecture

SEQUIM — Lee Bowen will demonstrate how to care for dahlias at the Olympic Peninsula Demonstration Garden, located at the Water Reuse Site north of Carrie Blake Park, 202 N.… »

ART IN THE PARK: Dungeness River Audubon Center hosts August exhibit, demonstrations in Railroad Bridge Park to highlight connections between art and nature

SEQUIM — The natural beauty of the North Olympic Peninsula will provide the perfect setting for Art in the Park, a five-day event, held Friday, Aug. 13 through Tuesday, Aug.… »

Foundation awards 14 scholarships

The Clallam Community Foundation has awarded 14 scholarships totaling $15,500 to 2010 high school graduates from across the North Olympic Peninsula.
The students and the funds from which scholarships were… »

Sequim PC Users Group to meet

SEQUIM — The Sequim PC Users Group (SPCUG) will meet in the computer lab, Room E-3 at Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim Ave., at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11.… »

Free vein screening offered

SEQUIM — Northwest Vein and Aesthetic Center will host a free varicose vein screening at 541 Eureka Way from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 11.
The screening is a… »

Sequim ecologist honored

SEQUIM — Ronald Thom, marine ecologist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Marine Science in Sequim, is one of three scientists elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for outstanding… »

Tickets on sale for 14th annual 100-Mile Harvest Dinner

SEQUIM — The public is invited to join Friends of the Fields, a division of North Olympic Land Trust, to celebrate the preservation of Finn Hall Farm at the 14th… »

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