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Sequim market harvests extended warm season, continues through end of month

SEQUIM -- They're postponing the holiday thing and lengthening the current season. With an abundant harvest and a new cook eager to hand out samples,… Continue reading

SunLand homeowners being asked to help keep golf course going

SEQUIM -- The steep initiation fee has been lifted and members' dues discounted, and outsiders -- provided they follow the dress code -- can play… Continue reading

Bumper crop of wine grapes in; bottles of Peninsula-grown wine won’t be far behind

DUNGENESS -- This land just grew a great deal juicier. Inside of two hours last Saturday, Pam and Dennis Dundas plus a flock of friends… Continue reading

Sequim community radio station airs first fund drive

SEQUIM ­-- Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, the Carpenters and some 50 unpaid workers have fired up a musical transit bus, a comfortable vehicle that roams… Continue reading

Getting to know Steven Burkett: New manager expects to be involved with community

SEQUIM -- Council members were impressed by their new city manager's track record of being involved with the communities he manages. Getting out of the… Continue reading

New Sequim city manager to face financially strapped city when he starts mid-month

SEQUIM -- On its second try at hiring the chief who will guide this town forward, the Sequim City Council moved quickly, taking just 20… Continue reading

Farm tour celebrates food, families, music

SEQUIM -- It's time to put yourself out to pasture, with a side trip to the parlor. That's the milking parlor at the Dungeness Valley… Continue reading

Sequim council picks new city manager

SEQUIM ¬­ -- The Sequim City Council voted unanimously today to hire Steven Burkett, former manager of several large cities including Shoreline, as Sequim's city… Continue reading

Solar tour offers free workshops

SEQUIM -- A larger flock of sun lovers will show off their power during a free tour of solar arrays across Clallam County on Saturday.… Continue reading

New look for Sequim’s oldest building in the heart of downtown

SEQUIM -- The oldest edifice in town, on one of its highest-profile corners, is in the middle of a makeover. The Town Square, also known… Continue reading

Sequim council talks of funding nonprofits

SEQUIM -- There's tension in the air as two scenarios head toward a collision in the Sequim City Council chambers. The city faces a gaping… Continue reading

Sequim eyes diversion for minor offenders

SEQUIM -- If you're arrested for shoplifting here later this year, you may not be headed for prosecution. And if you're found driving with a… Continue reading

Popular Sequim pumpkin attraction might close for good after Halloween

SEQUIM - Wanted: a spry young farmer who likes children. Such a person just might be able to run the Pumpkin Patch, a 33-acre spread… Continue reading

Local fare tempts palate at 100-Mile Harvest Dinner

SEQUIM -- Farmers, chefs and fleet-footed volunteers stirred their talents together Sunday night to heat up the weeklong Harvest Celebration across Clallam County. They grew,… Continue reading

State fines Sequim funeral home

SEQUIM -- The Linde Family Funeral Service has been fined $3,000 by the state Department of Licensing for failing to file death certificates in a… Continue reading

Sequim council moves on to two other city manager candidates

SEQUIM -- After the hiring and unhiring of Vernon Stoner, this city is making a second run at finding a chief. The Sequim City Council… Continue reading

Sequim police chief’s home up for sale, but he says he’s staying

SEQUIM -- Police Chief Robert Spinks has put the home he built here three years ago up for sale. That has sparked speculation that he's… Continue reading

Harvest dinner in Sequim to feature local food

SEQUIM -- The work is hard, but gratitude is easy once you sit down to this supper. Make that feast: the 100-Mile Harvest Dinner, a… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre Arts of Sequim back in its own space

SEQUIM -- After more than 30 months, Olympic Theatre Arts is back home. The community troupe received a partial occupancy permit from the city of… Continue reading

Festival fetes Dungeness River this weekend

SEQUIM -- One of the first things you'll see, framed by the evergreens: fish, out of water, welcoming you. The "salmon greeters," humans encased in… Continue reading