Congratulations to Brittney Sofie and her soccer teammates for winning the championship trophy recently on a rain-soaked and muddy field; Brittany thought the field conditions were great fun!; Vi Embree found out that her niece Penny Martinez works in the building next door to where the tragic events occurred at Fort Hood, Texas; Penny and her co-workers were in lockdown during the incident…. Doug Erickson making the journey to Chicago to watch son Greg graduate from Navy Corpsman training…. Congratulations to Senior Jamie Curtis on earning Honorable Mention recognition for the Olympic League All-League girls soccer team….. Jo Kassinger grateful to new member Brian Howard, who lives in the same apartment building as Jo, for checking on Jo after a recent power outage…. From the “It’s a Small World” file, Port Angeles High School teacher Beth Krause reconnected with Janelle Doolittle, a new naturopathic physician, after worship. Janelle and Beth first met when Janelle and husband Brian, a law enforcement ranger for the National Park Service, were researching places to hold their wedding. Searching for an address in the Snohomish area, they stopped to ask directions from Beth, who also informed them that they also did weddings at her family’s farm in Snohomish. Brian and Janelle checked out the Krause farm and ended up holding their wedding there…. David Mattie and Ted Mattie enjoying a quick trip to southern California to watch David’s school, the University of Oregon, play in the Rose Bowl…. Violet Kildall featured in several of the songs during the “Voices of Light” concerts by the Northwest Women’s Chorale…. Brothers Tom Kuch and Travis Kuch, sons of Peggy Dire and the late Roger Kuch, choosing Houston as the destination for their annual trip to watch the Seattle Seahawks play on the road. We suspect the trip was fun but not the game, a 34-7 loss for the Hawks…. Rosalie Doty’s daughter-in-law, Kristin Doty, a professional calligrapher and artist, being selected to design the Christmas Card sent out by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…. Rick Leffler being recognized anonymously in a recent newspaper “rave” for his help as a volunteer fireman to assist in turning off a woman’s water after a pipe broke; Rick had the water turned off before the other firefighters arrived. Way to live out your faith, Rick!

Thanks to Boof McCrea and Al Whetstine for filling an unused drain in the basement following a flooding incident in the basement room that serves as the M.A.N.N.A. office…. Beth White and Nancy Chambers comparing favorite restaurants and memories after discovering that they both had lived in the same community in Virginia…. Janelle Stevenson pictured in an article about Hamilton Elementary School raising over $500 for the “Pennies for Peace” program…. Sharon Stevenson listed as one of the participants in Olympic Medical Center’s Olympic Discovery Trail Virtual Challenge…. Marilyn and Ted Mattie celebrating with daughter and son-in-law Beth and Dan Cadol of Fort Collins, Colorado, as the Cadols anticipate the birth of their first child in late July… Rick Leffler (bowling) and Perry Keeling (golf) being recognized for their recent achievements in local athletic pursuits…. Don Marshall sharing his wisdom on New Year’s Resolutions in a Sequim Gazette “Person on the Street” interview…. Clallam AmeriCorps volunteer Genna Birch pictured in a School District publication gleaning cabbages at Nash’s farm on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day….Mark Wendt shown in a newspaper photo in his role as a volunteer at the Olympic National Park Visitor’s Center… Nancy Toepke delighted to welcome a new dog into her home…. Thanks to George McLean for working on the weather stripping around the exterior door near the office, Bill Helwick for painting the stairway rails, and Mike Zimmer for doing the drywall work to repair the wall in the M.A.N.N.A. office…. Thanks to Marie Louise Beam for concluding many years as Financial Secretary, handing over the job to Tom McCulloch.