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Sequim session ‘connects’ with stronger website development

SEQUIM -- There's a simple something that must be clear on every part of your business website. Putting this bit of information on each page… Continue reading

Second Sequim official asked to leave job; capital projects chief no longer fits bill, boss says

SEQUIM -- Sequim's capital projects manager is being laid off, City Manager Steve Burkett said Monday, because he no longer fits the community's needs. Frank… Continue reading

Plus-sized wedding gown in Port Angeles shop window pleases passers-by

PORT ANGELES -- With cruise ship passengers exploring the streets the last two weekends and downtown art blooming around her, Black Diamond Bridal owner-designer Belva… Continue reading

Young artists show work at ‘ArtPaths’ in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES ­ ­-- Walking into this center is taking "a giant step," as the blues singer Taj Mahal would say, "outside your mind." That… Continue reading

Stolen yard sculpture shocks owners

CARLSBORG -- Diane Magner and her family are still recovering from a Mother's Day shock. "The Skimmer," a waist-high sculpture of a graceful water bird,… Continue reading

J.C. Penney in Sequim wins top award

SEQUIM -- It's a tiny store, a small town and a deep recession, but Sequim's J.C. Penney is showing others in the chain how it's… Continue reading

Sequim City Council reduces subdivision density

SEQUIM -- Allowable housing density is back down in Sequim -- if and when subdivision construction starts up again. Repealing portions of a 2006 ordinance… Continue reading

Sequim Planning Commission vacancies filled

SEQUIM -- A retired capital projects manager from Southern California and an Army veteran from Wilmington, N.C., have been appointed by the Sequim City Council… Continue reading

East meets West — and it’s ‘spectacular’ at the George Washington Inn

AGNEW -- It's water-view bed-and-breakfast heaven along the Strait of Juan de Fuca: Domaine Madeleine, Colette's, Eden by the Sea -- and, among them, a… Continue reading

Eight playfields get Sequim council nod

SEQUIM -- Sequim Family Advocates, a group formed 19 months ago, emerged victorious from the Sequim City Council chambers this week after the council voted… Continue reading

Gingerbread train draws attention to commemorative stamp in Sequim

SEQUIM -- This train keeps a-rollin' through the week, the month and the Sequim post office. And it's an edible, fondant-frosted train, replete with a… Continue reading

Sequim Irrigation Festival chairman Borden stepping down

SEQUIM -- Joe Borden, veteran volunteer chairman of the Sequim Irrigation Festival, announced Monday night that he's stepping down. "It's time for somebody new, somebody… Continue reading

Family scattered across Sequim after fire

SEQUIM -- A family of eight was scattered across town Monday as the cause of the fire that destroyed their home east of Sequim was… Continue reading

Sequim man aims to unleash freethinking in fellow citizens

SEQUIM -- Clint Jones is known for circulating and agitating about town, calling for the abolition of many an institution: the spelling of Sequim, the… Continue reading

Ten-year mark reached by Dandy Digger, the weeder’s friend

SEQUIM -- Battling rocks and weeds, Clint Jones broke the handle on his trowel. He grabbed a crowbar and a hammer, to see if bigger,… Continue reading

Costuming ‘death match’ makes class out of trash at PA Farmers Market

PORT ANGELES -- With snowy coffee filters ruffling about her face and a laundry basket encircling her hips, Karesandra White was the belle of the… Continue reading

Sequim Irrigation Festival parade is today, and for queen, it’s another chance to appreciate her town

SEQUIM -- She's the queen of Sequim, and she's learned not to take life here for granted. Fallon Schneider, 17, flashes her incandescent smile --… Continue reading

Life is busy for Sequim retailer with store anniversary, baby’s birthday

SEQUIM -- The giraffes are getting taller. The baby's growing fast. And Mom has a lot going on this weekend. Megan Schmidlkofer, co-owner of Tiny'z… Continue reading

Fresh faces join Irrigation Festival parade

SEQUIM -- Just about halfway through Saturday's Irrigation Festival Grand Parade, there will come a drill team like no other. It's composed of eight learned… Continue reading

MoveOn.org forum on corporate lobbying draws more than 200

SEQUIM -- More than 200 people from across the North Olympic Peninsula gathered here Tuesday night to share a lot of outrage -- and a… Continue reading