Going the distance
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Working on Clallam’s unemployment problem Despite available jobs, county among top in state with 8 percent of population out of work by ALANA LINDEROTH
in the state at 8 percent. Since the first of the year officials with the Economic Development Hundreds of jobs are available, Corporation (formerly Council) yet the unemployment rate of Clal- have met with 22 local companies lam County hovers among the top and found half were in the process Sequim Gazette
of expansion. growth. The Clallam The 249 new jobs being created County EDC is one in 2015 by 11 county companies of about 35 simiis an “indicator that our own lar organizations economy measured against boomwithin the state, Bill ing King County is finally on the Greenwood, Clallam rebound,” according to the EDC’s GREENWOOD County EDC execuquarterly report released April 30. tive director, said. The EDC is a private nonprofit “Unemployment is one of the aimed at spurring local economic key challenges,” Greenwood said,
reflecting on the various hurdles when growing the economy. “Clallam County is a huge area and that’s another challenge.”
Infrastructure Given the sheer size of Clallam County and regional differences,its
See UNEMPLOYMENT, A-6
Sequim totem ready to travel
Dusty Humphries puts finishing touches on the totem pole set for the Sequim Civic Center’s community plaza (See story, A-12). Dale Faulstich designed it and he, Humphries, Bud Turner and Tyler Faulstich worked from Oct. 14-June 9 handcarving and painting it in the “House of Myths” Carving Shed in Blyn. Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash
The nearly 30-foot tall totem pole “Why the Sun Always Shines in Sequim,” (pictured below), donated by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe to the City of Sequim for its new Civic Center, sits finished days before Jamestown Excavating crew members plan to put it up on Thursday.
Student Trio Leads the Way
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
Boating incidents hit peak time Coast Guard, boaters share tales, tips on Sequim waters
Sequim High School’s three valedictorians — from left, Emily Carter, Shannon Gordon and E. Vance Willis — take a break before class last week. They’ll join about 235 classmates in the school’s June 12 commencement ceremony, set for a 6 p.m. start at the SHS stadium on Fir Street. The trio was among about 90 SHS students to receive scholarships totalling more than $3.3 million — including more than $350,000 from local groups and individuals. See story, along with coverage SHS’s commencement ceremony, in the June 17 edition of the Sequim Gazette.
by MATTHEW NASH Sequim Gazette
As school lets out and the sun shines bright, Sequim’s waters are soon to become even more of a boater’s haven. However, Coast Guardsmen warn while this is the busiest time for boating, it’s also when incident counts rise. LCDR Greg Lynch MH65D Pilot at Air Station/SFO Port Angeles said annually they report from Ediz Hook to 150-200 incidents by helicopter and/or boat each year for incidents ranging from lost or overdue kayakers or
Each year, local Coast Guardsmen from Airstation Port Angeles report to 150-200 incidents a year on or near the water from Sequim to Tacoma to Bellingham to Cape Flattery to Ocean Shores. Sequim Gazette photo by Patricia Morrison Coate
pleasure craft to marine pollution events to false alarms. This year, Clallam County has had two high profile incidents at the beginning of the peak season. It’s been nearly t wo months since tragic events in Sequim’s waters made national headlines after two
kayakers died during a day trip on April 11 in Dungeness Bay. The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office reports seven kayakers with the Mountain View Church of the Nazarene’s hiking club out of Tumwater
See BOATING, A-7
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