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Two stores closing, two opening in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Hollywood Video, one of a few video-rental outlets in Sequim, is reportedly shutting its doors soon, though its local staff isn't talking. The… Continue reading

Veteran thespian to bring Port Angeles playwright’s work to life in Sequim

SEQUIM -- "Four Women" starts with a secret, and a thirst for the truth. Christina, at 56, is moving her mother Sheri into a home… Continue reading

Plays entertain, raise money for First Teacher, Parenting Matters

SEQUIM -- Four women are letting fly this Saturday in an "it takes a village" spirit. A double feature of short plays will take the… Continue reading

Signs of drug abuse focus of Sequim workshop

SEQUIM ­-- One of the most dangerous things parents can do if their children are abusing drugs, Linda Silvas believes, is stay in denial. To… Continue reading

Micro is the way for Carlsborg beer brewer

CARLSBORG -- Tom Martin, maker of Mastodon Scotch Ale, believes his may be the smallest microbrewery in the world. He brews just one barrel --… Continue reading

Sequim senior center scores prime property

SEQUIM -- Seniors in this community are taking a step closer to a new, larger activity center with the purchase ­-- at an enviable price… Continue reading

Women and girls on Peninsula and in Mexico honored by Soroptimists

SEQUIM -- Women and girls in southernmost Mexico as well as on the North Olympic Peninsula received honors -- plus a financial hand -- last… Continue reading

Hot tamale! Programs focus on cultural richness

PORT ANGELES -- When Manuela Velasquez uses a particular spice, she doesn't sprinkle or mince. She folds it in with both muscular hands. Just don't… Continue reading

College offers heritage courses

PORT ANGELES -- This summer brings a rare pair of weeklong, free programs, designed for local youth and celebrating Native American and Hispanic culture. Twenty… Continue reading

Sequim Speaks to open communication link between citizens, council

SEQUIM ­-- If you want something in Sequim to change -- or not change -- but don't feel like confronting the City Council, there's a… Continue reading

Irrigation Festival kicks off this weekend in Sequim

SEQUIM -- This town's 115-year-old party is the longest-running festival in Washington, and this time around, the Sequim Irrigation Festival seeks to be more inclusive… Continue reading

Totem poles go up at Jamestown S’Klallam tribe’s new clinic

SEQUIM -- A tall team of healers, plus a relatively short greeter, stand ready now at the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe's new health clinic. It took… Continue reading

Affordable housing, density weighed in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The struggle over how to promote affordable housing while holding on to Sequim's spacious feeling continues, as the City Council wrangles with how… Continue reading

Sequim mandates infrastructure before development

SEQUIM -- In another long-discussed move toward managed growth, the Sequim City Council voted 6-1 Monday night to adopt its first concurrency ordinance. Simply put,… Continue reading

Sequim teen unplugs troubled life with help of others

SEQUIM -- Jason DeGoede, 16, is done being stupid. That's what he told Sequim dermatologist Agnieszka Niemeyer when he met her just before last Thanksgiving.… Continue reading

Free raw food tasting offered at Nutrition Fest in Carlsborg

CARLSBORG -- Free chocolate tasting, free recipes and demonstrations are part of this week's Nutrition Fest at Common Sense Nutritional Therapy, 261043 U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

Chimicum beekeeper enjoys, dispenses sweet rewards

GARDINER -- Kim Redmond and her helper, Maizie Tucker, 7, have no trouble attracting people to their table. At Wild Birds Unlimited's Earth Day fair… Continue reading

Goodwill Industries to open thrift store in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Proclaiming that Sequim is "exactly the right market for us," Tacoma Goodwill Industries spokesman Matthew Erlich announced Monday that Sequim will see its… Continue reading

$1,000 reward offered in case of suspected dog poisonings

SEQUIM -- An animal sanctuary four counties away is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the person or people Cliff Robinson believes tried… Continue reading

Sequim church to begin dishing free public meals and more

SEQUIM -- Sue Christensen and her friends are inviting several dozen people out this Thursday night. They're doing something ordinary and unusual all at once:… Continue reading