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Obituaries — July 17, 2024
Barbara Lou McFarland passed away on June 28, 2024, within one month of her 96th birthday, surrounded by her family. Her friends knew her as Barb, but her favorite name was “Grandma Barb” when called by her 49 grandkids. Barb was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on August...
Tarboo Fest: Sun bleached and groovy
The inaugural Tarboo Fest is in the books. Sun drenched open space filled with lazy meandering smiling faces, music moved through every inch of the 53-acre Quilcene Lantern property for four days and three nights, July 4-July 6. Pygmy goats, wood fired pizza, alder grove campsites, newly-invented dance moves, hammock...
A look at Sequim Lavender Weekend
If you’re looking for lavender, Sequim remains the place to go — after nearly 30 years of embracing the purple, pink and white plant. Sequim’s first lavender event, the Sequim Lavender Festival, now in its 28th year, started as a one-day event on Aug. 2, 1997. Since then, lavender as an attraction has grown exponentially to now feature the all-encompassing Sequim Lavender Weekend set this year for July 19-21, with more offerings available through the summer and year.
2 workers fall off I-5 bridge in Snohomish County, 1 taken to hospital
Two workers in Snohomish County fell over the side of a bridge on Interstate 5 Tuesday evening, with one of them plunging into the water below, fire officials said in a post on the social media platform X. The incident occurred shortly before 7 p.m. near milepost 198, on the...
Hardiness, hotter summers helping colorful crape myrtles find homes here
Speaking as a “plantaholic” who likes just about all things with foliage, fronds or needles, one plant I started to salivate over in the 1990s was crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia sp.). For us in northern latitudes, these mythical plants were uncommon and were perceived as difficult to grow, yet...
Certified nurse-midwife joins Women’s Health at OMC
Certified nurse-midwife Jacqueline Clubine has joined Olympic Medical Physician’s Women’s Health team, Olympic Medical Center (OMC) officials announced in early July. Clubine will provide women’s health and midwifery services to patients on the Olympic Peninsula. She joins the Women’s Health Clinic team, which together provides well-woman care, contraception, and pregnancy and postpartum care. She will see patients at the OMP Women’s Health clinics in Sequim and Port Angeles.
A call for civil political discourse following assassination attempt on a former President
I hold the deep honor of representing the residents of Mukilteo on our city council, so [I] feel compelled to say something about the tragic developments the entire world witnessed over this past weekend. I’m saddened by the state of our political discourse. I am very sad that a former...
American Legion to host unveiling of patriotic mural
In the weeks leading up to the unveiling of the mural that now spans half of the exterior of Sequim’s American Legion Hall, artist Melissa Klein had a number of challenges: finding a way to represent each of the armed forces, blending her artwork on multiple surfaces, the weather, 12- to 14-hour days.
At new Marysville water treatment facility, plants filter out pollutants
MARYSVILLE — The city’s new stormwater treatment plant isn’t landmarked by large tanks and pipes — or any buildings for that matter. Near the shore of Ebey Slough, the plant — charged with treating 460 acres of urban runoff — looks like a park, with paved walkways and rows of native grasses.
Gary Mark Migchelbrink
Gary Mark Migchelbrink was born on Sept. 1, 1954 the fifth child of George and Margaret (Poortinga) Migchelbrink. He grew up in Everett, Bellingham, and eventually Lynden, the place he ultimately made his home. Gary graduated Lynden Christian High School in 1972 and attended Everett Community College for a time before entering the work force as a talented carpenter.
Two paws up: Massage, laser therapy not just for humans
Sometimes, our furry four-legged friends also deserve a massage. Sarah Wheeler, the masseuse behind Love Bug Pet Massage in Coupeville, is in the business of providing relief for the various cats and dogs of Whidbey Island who may be struggling with chronic illness or injury. Many of her feline and...
Food bank board member arrested for trespassing
Wednesday, July 10, saw the arrest of a member of the Jefferson County Food Bank Association’s board of directors, at the Quilcene Community Center, which hosts the Quilcene Food Bank for which she’s volunteered for four years. According to the probable cause report generated by the Jefferson County...
Dew-Dropping the old ways: South Whidbey hypnotist reframes reality with heightened suggestibility
On your first visit with a hypnotherapist on South Whidbey, you will step onto a colorful rug in a cozy office. Upon the walls hang tapestries and images of the natural world. Pillows fill the room’s corners. In the back room sits a yellow recliner that hypnotherapist Jenna Alexander...
Milestone: Sharp, Holland receive Footprinters scholarships
The Olympic Peninsula Sequim Chapter 74 of the International Footprint Association has announced $1,000 scholarship awards for 2024 to two recent graduates of Sequim High School who will pursue an education in public safety. Chapter 74 members hosted the winners and their families at a recent dinner meeting held at...
Greenbank man runs for Congress
A Greenbank resident is challenging U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen for Washington state’s 2nd Congressional District seat. Leif Johnson, a Republican originally from Illinois, moved with his family from Texas to Greenbank about 14 years ago, where he particularly enjoys Whidbey’s climate. He works as an engineer for Genie, a company that produces industrial lifts, running the tooling department. He also runs a small tool shop and a chicken feeder business in Greenbank.
Bigger picture re golf course
I read David Faber’s vision for a zoning change on the golf course to allow affordable housing and found it cogent. Building affordable housing on parts of the golf course will not improve the shortage significantly. The larger picture is the state’s Growth Management Act forced growth into urban...
Mill Creek house fire displaces 3
MILL CREEK — Three adults were displaced after a fire in Mill Creek damaged a home early Tuesday morning. Just before 4:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a house fire in the 14100 block of 30th Avenue SE. When crews arrived, the fire was mostly within the attic and garage, according to South County Fire.
Exploring History: Cedarhome's journey from timber town to neighborhood
Beginning in the 1870s, just northeast of Stanwood, a settlement that would become known as Cedarhome was the landing place of Scandinavians and other immigrants looking to put down roots. A couple of decades earlier, the first Euro-Americans had begun arriving on Camano Island and the banks of the Stillaguamish...
Everett’s rival minimum wage proposals: Second group submits signatures
EVERETT — For the second time in less than a week, supporters of a mininum wage increase submitted signatures to have their initiative considered for the November ballot. On Monday, organizers from Raise the Wage Responsibly submitted 2,600 signatures to the city clerk’s office. On Thursday, Everett Deserves a Raise submitted signatures for its own ballot measure.
Police blotter — July 17, 2024
The weekly police blotter includes incidents that occurred in the City of Sequim and in unincorporated Clallam County in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley area. 5:42 a.m. — Drug violation, Blyn Road/Old Blyn Highway. 9:54 a.m. — Vehicle prowl, 100 block of North Blake Avenue. 1:17 p.m. — Vehicle accident,...
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