Sequim This Week

Animal Doctor

What cat food is best?
Dear Dr. Fox,
In one of your syndicated articles, you recommended some high-quality dry foods for cats.
You mentioned the brand Evo, which has no… »

What causes mucus issues?
Dear Dr. Fox,
I have a 6-year-old Portuguese water dog, Gingee.
She loves the beach: In winters, we are in Florida, where the only beach available… »

This Week’s Garden:Heathers provide array of colors for all seasons

Heathers represent one of the most versatile components in Pacific Northwest gardens.
Not only are they well adapted to the climate and soil but they can also provide color in… »

This Week’s Garden: Reap what you sow: Plant in July and August for a late-season harvest

Some may think July and August are a bit late to be sowing vegetable seeds in the garden.
But for a small investment, you could reap big rewards.
Late-season vegetable… »

News of the Weird

Entrepreneurial spirit in action
The dating website BeautifulPeople.com, supposedly limiting its reach only to the attractive (though claiming 600,000 members worldwide), announced recently that it would sponsor a companion egg… »

News of the Weird

Ironies
Over the years, according to a June Chicago Sun-Times report, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk of Illinois has freely used “swagger and braggadocio in talking about his 21 years of… »

People’s Pharmacy: Drug reactions may mimic dementia

Anyone who has ever driven an old jalopy knows that eventually things break down or wear out.
Keep a car long enough and you will have to replace the fuel… »

People’s Pharmacy: Can e-mail enhance doctor-patient communication?

E-mail has become essential for modern communication. Love it or hate it, most of us spend some part of our day communicating with business colleagues, family or friends on e-mail.… »

People’s Pharmacy: Q&A

Q: My husband and I are in our 50s.
We are having much pain from arthritis.
His is in his knees. I have had my thumb joint removed due to… »

People’s Pharmacy: Q&A

Q: I suffered both flatulence and abdominal pain for more than three years to a degree of misery I’d like to forget.
I had lots of tests for digestive problems,… »

Savvy Senior: Coming soon . . . A new national long-term care insurance program for seniors

Dear Savvy Senior,
Do you know anything about the new long-term care insurance program that was part of the healthcare reform law?
I’m interested in finding out some of the… »

A few volunteer opportunities for retirees

Dear Savvy Senior,
Where’s the best place to find good volunteer opportunities?
Since I retired, I’d like to do a some volunteering, but most of the opportunities that I know… »

The Ethicist

Breaking, entering and doubting
Walking down a busy thoroughfare, my boyfriend and I saw a young man clamber onto the awning of a restaurant, pull himself onto the fire escape,… »

The Ethicist

When helping out is not helping at all
I coach a youth all-star baseball team.
After tryouts, our league director chose the 13 best players for our team, leaving about… »

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… »

Postcards from the past – Take a step back in time during a presentation based on a postcard collection of resorts and lodges within the boundaries of Olympic National Park before the park was established

Olympic Hot Springs Resort was once a popular destination for family vacations. An upcoming class sponsored by the Museum & Arts Center tells its story and tales of other historic… »

Take me fishing! Kids Fishing Day encourages children to learn how to enjoy fishing for trout while spending a day outdoors with family and friends.

Children, parents, grandparents, friends and neighbors participate in Kids Fishing Day at the Sequim Reclamation Pond in Carrie Blake Park. The eighth annual event, which provides free fishing opportunities for… »

Reggae in the Rainshadow concert benefits education foundation

BLYN — Third World Band, one of the longest running reggae bands performing today, will perform at Club Seven at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101, at 8 p.m.… »

Poison hemlock starting to invade the Dungeness Valley

SEQUIM — Poison hemlock has clusters of white flowers on hairless stalks that have purple spots and the leaves have a parsley-like appearance.
Every part of the plant is poisonous… »

Senior center Community Pre-sale

SEQUIM — The Sequim Senior Activity Center, 921 E. Hammond St., will hold a Community Pre-Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, July 9, and Saturday, July 10.
The… »

Party for departing police chief

SEQUIM — A “BOB-R-Q” for departing Sequim Police Department Chief Bob Spinks will be held between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. outside KSQM… »

Money granted for Finn Hall Farm project

AGNEW — The $1.7 million needed to buy a conservation easement to protect the 60-acre Finn Hall Farm from development has come from federal and state grants.
The money came… »

Clallam County, Jamestown tribe celebrate sheriff pact

BLYN — Clallam County has formalized its agreement with the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe to provide an all-hours sheriff’s deputy to enforce tribal and state law.
Tribal Chairman Ron Allen, Clallam… »

Senior center planning huge sale

SEQUIM — Plans are underway for the biggest Sequim Senior Activity Center Benefit Sale on record.
The sale, held at the senior center and the bus barn next to the… »

Relay for Life fundraisers planned

SEQUIM — Sequim Relay for Life squad Team Pass The Hope will hold a variety of fundraisers this summer including an art exhibit and sale and a party store featuring… »

Sequim graduate earns degree

ELLENSBURG — A former Sequim student has earned a degree at Central Washington University, which held its 2010 spring commencement recently.
Matthew Aaron Vogel earned a Bachelor of Science in… »

School supplies collection begins

SEQUIM — Donations of school supplies are being accepted at the Sequim Sleep Country USA store, 1041 W. Washington St., until Monday,
Sept. 6.
Supplies can be dropped off Mondays… »

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