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Volunteers Fest to be held Saturday at City Pier in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- This Saturday, City Pier will fill with a one-stop shopping event for those looking to buoy their communities. It's the first Volunteer… Continue reading

Clallam County gardens on show during Petals & Pathways tour

PORT ANGELES -- Walking along these garden paths, you'll feel like taking one deep breath. Then, another -- and naturally, your body will be bathed… Continue reading

Spinks severance more than $30,000 as he leaves Sequim police chief job

SEQUIM -- Bob Spinks is coming to the end of the line as Sequim's chief of police -- last week he announced that July 2… Continue reading

Sequim boy dies after truck hits him while on vacation

SEQUIM -- A Sequim family and their friends are grieving the loss of 12-year-old Isaac Smith. Isaac died Sunday after a truck hit him Saturday… Continue reading

Cancer researcher to talk about vaccine’s potential

SEATTLE -- A leading cancer researcher is coming to Sequim this week to explain the potential for a vaccine to prevent breast cancer relapse. Nora… Continue reading

New wheelchair speeds Sequim boy’s sports

SEQUIM -- The chair may not look so different from his older one, but for Isaiah Spaulding, it's one cool ride. Isaiah, 11, has been… Continue reading

Father’s Day special: Fatherhood classes pay off for dads

SEQUIM -- Hank Arnold was a young father at a crossroads, not at all sure he would or could stay on the path of parenthood.… Continue reading

Former YMCA boss to head Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts

PORT ANGELES -- Dan Maguire, the veteran leader of Clallam and Jefferson counties' YMCAs, has been chosen to run the Juan de Fuca Festival of… Continue reading

Ex-YMCA chief picked as executive director of Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts

PORT ANGELES — Dan Maguire, the veteran champion of the Clallam and Jefferson counties' YMCAs, has been chosen to run the Juan de Fuca Festival… Continue reading

Lemonade stand buddies go all out to help friend ante for summer camp

SEQUIM -- Cruising home from work earlier this week, some Sequim motorists faced a half-dozen 12-year-old boys, waving signs for all they were worth. It… Continue reading

Crain to be interim Sequim police chief after Spinks takes ‘exit stage right’ next month

SEQUIM -- Police Chief Robert Spinks has sent an exit letter to his staff, and noted that his last day of work is to be… Continue reading

‘In the Sequim of things’ for city’s centennial with new logo

SEQUIM -- It's a collage built by committee, a cluster of images signifying a community. So, like the yearlong celebration it announces, the Sequim centennial… Continue reading

Spinks to leave Sequim police chief post July 2

SEQUIM -- Police Chief Robert Spinks has sent an exit letter to his staff, and noted that his last day of work is July 2.… Continue reading

Sequim praised for bridge-building at Pitship Pocket Estuary

SEQUIM -- This city got a shower of praise this week for doing its part for small fish ­-- in an area slated for a… Continue reading

Swain’s Outdoor closing Sequim location, moving goods to Port Townsend store

PORT TOWNSEND -- Swain's Outdoor, the 22,000-square-foot emporium for fishing and hunting gear and licenses, work wear and plenty of other outdoor essentials, is about… Continue reading

Wacky opening act helps libraries tout summer reading in Clallam County

Performing pigs, pirate talk and hula-hooping are on the way because at last so is summer -- as of next Monday, officially. And that means… Continue reading

Swain’s Outdoor in Sequim shutting down

SEQUIM -- Swain's Outdoor, a longtime Sequim outlet for fishing gear, long johns, hunting licenses and stylish hiking clothes, is shutting down. The 10,000-square-foot store… Continue reading

Sequim graduates awarded $2.1 million in scholarships

SEQUIM -- Sequim's graduates will soon fan out across the United States, propelled by some $2.1 million in scholarships. Taking a breath after the recent… Continue reading

Sequim senior an athlete, musician, artist; college is next stop

SEQUIM -- Talk to Anna LaBeaume, and you cannot feel bad about the future. And to this teenager, Sequim is neither a boring place to… Continue reading

Why six residents of assisted-living centers will be evicted

By June's end, Prairie Springs in Sequim and Laurel Park in Port Angeles will have evicted six of their elderly residents because they are on… Continue reading