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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 -- 8:08 am Deals & Steals Port Townsend Leader - ... $50; before 8 pm, 360-385-1628. POSTCARDS. REAL PHOTOS. Local collection. 1906 to the 1960's. Port Townsend, Port Ludlow, Irondale mill, Quilcene & more. From $15 ea. 360-385-4539. All advertisers will be allowed 1 Deals & Steals ad per week, ...Read more...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 -- 12:00 am Kiwanis Club in Sequim disbands after 40 years Peninsula Daily News - ... cities. The local clubs continue to support Camp Beausite, a summer camp for the developmentally disabled outside Chimacum. Sequim-Dungeness Valley Editor Joe Smillie can be reached at 360-681-2390, ext. 5052, or at jsmillie@peninsuladailynews.com .Read more...
Monday, June 17, 2013 -- 12:00 am Peninsula schools send graduates out into the world Peninsula Daily News - ... rt Angeles, with between 190 and 195 graduates, conducted ceremonies Friday evening. High schools in Port Townsend, Chimacum, Neah Bay and Forks and Quileute Tribal School in LaPush had their ceremonies earlier this month.Read more...
Sunday, June 16, 2013 -- 12:00 am Principal to step down from dual role as second principal after 10 years Peninsula Daily News - Whitney Meissner, who has served as principal for both high school and middle school in the Chimacum School District for 10 years, is stepping down as middle school principal to give a boost to academic development.Read more...
Friday, June 14, 2013 -- 4:10 pm Build a boat while holidaying in Port Hadlock, Washington The Star Online - ... of Wooden Boatbuilding. A vacation should not only entertain but also educate. In a boatbuilding school in Port Hadlock, Washington, you truly get an educational vacation. IF you're one of those nautical types who mystify the medical community every ...Read more...
Friday, June 14, 2013 -- 12:00 am Scale models in the spotlight for Port Townsend show Peninsula Daily News - ... first and third Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m. at the Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge, 11323 Rhody Drive in Port Hadlock. For more information, including entry forms, visit www.nopms.net . ________ Jefferson County Editor Charlie Bermant can be ...Read more...
Friday, June 14, 2013 -- 12:00 am Interim chief chosen to lead Chimacum School District Peninsula Daily News - The Chimacum School Board has selected an interim superintendent who is retiring from his current job in Eatonville this month but who isn't quite ready to quit working.Read more...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 -- 9:08 am Class action lawsuit filed by Washington man who ate frozen berries linked to hepatitis A outbreak The News Tribune - A Port Ludlow man filed a class-action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Washingtonians who took preventative measures after eating a frozen berry blend linked to an outbreak of hepatitis A. A Thurston County man was among 87 people in eight states diagnosed with a strain of the disease that might be linked to the berries, according to the state ... (more)Read more...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 -- 1:00 am Suit filed over berry illness The Olympian - A Port Ludlow man filed a class-action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Washingtonians who took preventative measures after eating a frozen berry blend linked to an outbreak of hepatitis A. A Thurston County man was among 87 people in eight states diagnosed with a strain of the disease that might be linked to the berries, according to the state ... (more)Read more...
Friday, June 7, 2013 -- 12:00 am Chimacum teacher surprised by $5,000 tech grant Peninsula Daily News - A middle school science teacher was surprised to receive a $5,000 technology grant Thursday at an assembly announced only minutes before it began.Read more...
Friday, June 7, 2013 -- 12:00 am Sequim workshop to aid School Board hopefuls Peninsula Daily News - ... are subject to election. North Olympic Peninsula seats on the ballot this year are in the Brinnon, Cape Flattery, Chimacum, Crescent, Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Queets-Clearwater, Quilcene, Quillayute Valley and Sequim school districts. The ...Read more...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -- 10:55 am Chimacum school prankster has 'senor' moment KING-TV Seattle - Workers returned on Monday to find phrases that were apparently intended to read "senior power" and "senior," The Peninsula Daily News reports . The school's principal said that the prankster was most likely in a hurry, but added that it did not reflect very well on the educational system.Read more...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -- 12:00 am Rescued Chimacum horses said to be ready for new homes Peninsula Daily News - ... Jefferson County District Court next Wednesday, June 19. Mintz seized the horses March 28 at 187 Covington Drive, Chimacum, after receiving reports that they were starving. The oldest of the horses is a thoroughbred mare named Page. The horse has ...Read more...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 -- 11:14 am 'Senior' graffiti prank misspelled at high school in Washington OregonLive.com - CHIMACUM, Wash. - Chimacum High School Principal Whitney Meissner expects it was a senior prank that that prompted someone to spray paint words in two places on the sidewalk.Read more...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 -- 12:00 am A 'senor' moment for Chimacum school prankster? Peninsula Daily News - ... school seniors often attempt to spice up the week before graduation with memorable pranks. But the one played on Chimacum High School over the weekend is one that everyone involved probably will like to forget. On Monday, school personnel arrived to ...Read more...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 -- 12:00 am Farm to School program gets nod from first lady Peninsula Daily News - ... has operated gardens at Grant Street Elementary School and Quilcene School for several years, and added a garden at Chimacum School in 2012. The gardens operate between May and November, and are maintained by staff during summer months. The items ...Read more...
Monday, June 3, 2013 -- 12:00 am Renovated Jefferson County library reopens today Peninsula Daily News - ... day has been a mad house." This included moving books back from the library's temporary storefront location and the Chimacum School District, where a majority of the library's collections were stored. The $700,000 renovation of the library turned ...Read more...
Sunday, June 2, 2013 -- 12:00 am Algae toxins keep Anderson Lake off-limits Peninsula Daily News - ... Thomason said. Only a trace of microcystin, another toxin created by blue-green algae, was found in the lake near Chimacum. The safety threshold for microcystin - which can cause skin irritation, nausea and muscle weakness if touched and liver ...Read more...