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Sequim Gazette photo by Alana Linderoth
Buoys used to collect unique data as Sequim tests integral to offshore energy research
may soon change. More than a year’s worth of collaboration from many researchers from varying facets of the scientific community have come together to mark a milestone in offshore wind energy research. Scientists with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) plan to commission two buoys by ALANA LINDEROTH outfitted with state-of-the-art technology by the Sequim Gazette end of the week. The United States has yet to generate energy The buoys will undergo about a month of tests from the estimated multi-megawatts of unharSee WIND, A-2 nessed energy offshore winds withhold, but that
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William Shaw, atmospheric chemistry and meteorology scientist for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, explains the technologically advanced and distinct instruments each buoy is equipped with to gather unique offshore wind energy data in the open ocean.
Looking after the ‘forgotten dogs’
Tony Braun, an employee at the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, greets Bailey, a 2-year-old yellow lab who has a bite history and must be sequestered in an area away from the general public. Bailey has been at the facility since Feb. 9, 2013, and legally cannot be adopted out to the general public due to her bite history. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Peninsula’s humane society seeks mediation help from animal control by MATTHEW NASH Sequim Gazette In the kennels of the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society in a curtained off area sit seven spaces for the “unadoptable” dogs of Clallam County. These dogs have a violent record of either attacking humans and/or other animals, humane society officials said, but aren’t deemed dangerous enough to euthanize. Shelter staff say finding a
home for these dogs is possible but tough since the dogs have histories of biting and legally must go to rescues or qualified individuals outside of Clallam County. Until they are transferred, the dogs remain isolated from each other and other animals at the facility just west of Port Angeles. Enter Sequim resident Bob Bish, a volunteer at the shelter for 10 years, who has started
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Man in police viral video files suit against City of Sequim Tom and Holly Clark of Clark Farms are the North Olympic Land Trust’s selection for 2014 Farmers of the Year. The Clarks are the fifth-generation farmers who lease and run the oldest continuous farm in Washington (they were granted the first land patent by the Washington Territory in 1853) immediately to the west of the Dungeness River off Anderson Road. They will be celebrated for ongoing contributions to the local agricultural community at the land trust’s sold-out, 15th-annual Harvest Dinner on Sept. 27 at Sunland Golf & Country Club. The Farmer of the Year Award has been presented as part of the Annual Harvest Dinner since its inception in 2000. The award originally was created by Friends of the Fields, an organization that merged with North Olympic Land Trust in 2010, to honor individuals and/or farms that make significant contributions to maintaining the agricultural heritage of Clallam County. Past honorees include: Nash Huber (Nash’s Organic Produce), Curtis Beus (WSU Extension), Steve Johnson (Lazy J Tree Farm), Gary Smith (Maple View Farm), Toni Anderson (Cedarbrook Herb Farm), Harry Lydiard (Award of Honor, Bell Farm), Neil Conklin (Award of Honor, Bella Italia), Bob Caldwell (Award of Honor), John Willits (Award of Honor, Habitat Farm), Brown Family (Dungeness Valley Creamery), Arturo Flores (Graysmarsh), Joe Holtrop (Clallam Conservation District), John and Carmen Jarvis (Finn Hall Farm), Christie and Kelly Johnston (Johnston Farm) and Gene Adolphson (Adolphson Farm). Read more about the Clarks at www.sequimgazette.com this week. Photo by Patrick Downs (patrickdownsphotos.com)
Weimer seeking damages and attorney fees
12, 2013, incident with Sequim Police that later went viral on the Internet. Weimer is seeking damages and attorney’s fees in what he says is excessive force by police. Sequim Gazette staff Weimer was restrained and punched by officers after he was Sequim area resident Mor- involved in two altercations in gan Weimer, 46, filed a federal the Oasis Bar & Grill during a lawsuit on Sept. 8 against the See LAWSUIT, A-9 City of Sequim following a May
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