Contents
Departments Heart & Soul 12 | Look ... See Spot run!
Pour & Taste 33 | Paradise Restaurant
Arts & Entertainment 10 | A Passion for Piano: Paul Creech 26 | Book Review: “Wilderness”
The Living End 37 | What do children need?
Recreation & Travel 30 | Cowan Ranch Heritage Area
Now & Then 38 | Sequim & Port Townsend in history
In Focus Nurture:
How our village raises a child 6 | Healthy Eating The good fight for your child's health 8 | Car seats Proper installation can save a life
Vol. 9, Number 1 • Living on the Peninsula is a quarterly publication.
14 | Head Start Get ready, get set ... succeed! 16 | Read early, read often Literacy programs on the peninsula
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20 | Hands on Hope Life lessons in science 24 | English Language Learners succeed
Editorial: Patricia Morrison Coate, Editor pcoate@sequimgazette.com Production: Denise Westmoreland, Art Director Cathy Clark, Assistant Art Director Mary Field, Graphic Designer Jay Cline, Staff Photographer Marcus Oden, Production Coordinator
On our cover: Eliza and Chloe Dawson were the youngest volunteers on the Port Townsend Marine Science Center Orca Project. Photograph courtesy of Port Townsend Marine Science Center.
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