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Mac users group gets to sample iPad

SEQUIM -- The object of his desire appeared on his doorstep Saturday morning, just as Ray Bentsen of Sequim pictured, and pre-ordered, it. Bentsen, 65,… Continue reading

Boys & Girls Clubs of Olympic Peninsula throw party to show their programs, raise funds

SEQUIM -- He sounds like he's inviting us to jump into a big swimming pool. "We want to get everybody into the club," said Stephen… Continue reading

Volunteers widen Olympic Discovery Trail ramp

SEQUIM -- One zig-zagging piece of the Olympic Discovery Trail is undergoing rehabilitation this week, thanks to Dave LeRoux and his crew of muddy volunteers.… Continue reading

Olympic Birding Festival begins Friday

SEQUIM -- Above our heads, out in the waves and down by the river, songs and splashes are converging: This is the weekend of the… Continue reading

Interest in Lavender Festival blooming early

SEQUIM -- Here in the trademarked Lavender Capital of North America, we're three months away from the total herbal immersion called the Lavender Festival --… Continue reading

Sequim women entrepreneurs revel in independence — SEE GALLERY

SEQUIM -- Talk to those who believe in the future of downtown Sequim, and you find many of them have something else in common. They're… Continue reading

Sequim Rotarian back home after Haiti relief work, meets actor Penn

SEQUIM -- Ask Tom Schaafsma how his Easter was, and you hear in his voice weariness and gratitude. "It was a wonderful day," he said… Continue reading

Juan de Fuca Festival director will quit post after Memorial Day weekend event

PORT ANGELES -- Needed: A bundle of energy to propel a music and arts extravaganza from adolescence into young adulthood. That's how Anna Manildi, executive… Continue reading

Couple take care of rescued bunnies — on Easter and every day

SEQUIM -- Ralph Turner is swimming in grown-up Easter bunnies. He and his wife, Caryl, adopted 100 pet rabbits -- make that former pets abandoned… Continue reading

Red Rooster Grocery gives sneak peek at wares, artwork during Sequim’s First Friday Art Walk

SEQUIM -- Two local, independent businesses are adding splashes of color to downtown Sequim tonight. The Red Rooster Grocery, an emporium-to-be of local products, will… Continue reading

Coastal Cleanup Day slots filling quickly

The trouble with a lot of Earth-oriented news coverage, David Lindau believes, is that it yells at people. "The stories say, 'There's this horrible environmental… Continue reading

Check Sequim school solar harvest on Web; Photovoltaic stats uploaded live to the Internet

SEQUIM -- While Sequim High School's students are away, they can still keep track of their own solar array -- as may the rest of… Continue reading

Volunteers pick up dismaying amount of litter on Sequim’s west side

SEQUIM -- Pat Clark gets what he calls a wild hair now and then, so he heads out for a walk on the shoulder. And… Continue reading

Sequim student challenges tsunami beliefs

SEQUIM -- In a multi-award-winning study, a young Sequim geoscientist is challenging widely held beliefs about tsunami risk and frequency on the North Olympic Peninsula,… Continue reading

From Sequim to the South Pole and back: Ex-resident manages Antarctic project

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — When Sequim High School alumnus Adam Jenkins says he recently took a summer cruise, it’s not so easy to get your mind… Continue reading

First Federal, Lions Club donate to North Olympic foster families; training offered

SEQUIM -- With many families suffering from job loss and struggling to find decent housing, more children are coming into the foster care system ­--… Continue reading

Pilot project seeks volunteer elk herders

SEQUIM -- The call could come in the middle of the night: a band of elk on the south side of U.S. Highway 101 is… Continue reading

Sequim seeks donations for Music & Movies in the Park

SEQUIM ­-- Looking ahead to a summer of outdoor frolic, Sequim Mayor Pro Tem Laura Dubois issued a challenge this week to her fellow elected… Continue reading

Community effort blossoms at Sequim’s community gardens

SEQUIM ­-- Five plots are still available in the Community Organic Gardens of Sequim, so Jeff Edwards and Liz Harper are inviting growers to dig… Continue reading

Irrigation Festival kicks off Saturday in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Young royalty, pioneers and two grand marshals will appear together at 5 p.m. Saturday to celebrate spring and the Sequim Irrigation Festival season.… Continue reading