NEWS BRIEFS: Fort Worden PDA board set to meet . . . and other items

Published 12:01 am Tuesday, June 28, 2016

PORT TOWNSEND — The Fort Worden Public Development Authority Board of Directors will meet at the Fort Worden Common, 200 Battery Way, from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesday.

Peony farm closed

SEQUIM — Amy Hall Designs Peony Farm, 2204 Happy Valley Road, is closed for the season.

The peonies are finished blooming.

For more information, phone 360-808-4099.

Co-op farm, garden gives dividends

SEQUIM — Mike Youngquist, general manager of The Co-op Farm and Garden in Sequim, has announced that the store had another year of growth in 2015 and distributed the surplus funds as patronage dividends.

Youngquist said, “This distinguishes us from other types of corporations. As a co-op, we don’t give our profits to a pool of outside investors; our owners are the stakeholders who our business affects most.”

A patronage dividend is a refund issued to those who purchase goods or services from a cooperative.

Checks totaling $35,000 were distributed to 1,857 patrons. Checks were written in amounts from $5 to $600.