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Senior center to roll out the big bargains

SEQUIM -- In the wake of one bad flood comes another deluge this week at the Sequim Senior Activity Center. The latest flood is dry… Continue reading

Gardener uses permaculture to teach sustainable farming

111Then there are the lettuces lush as ferns, raspberries that melt on the tongue and carrots like big, orange wands. Paul Gautschi, when giving a… Continue reading

Tse-whit-sen Village artifacts on display at noted Seattle museum

SEATTLE -- A slim glass case holds about 30 artifacts -- bone blanket pins, a bracelet, fishing equipment, an ornate comb -- at Seattle's Burke… Continue reading

Sequim candidates in Nov. 3 election appear at Rotary Club forum

SEQUIM ­ -- Young families, the cost of building a home in Sequim, a new City Hall and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the… Continue reading

Hula-hoops, yo-yos part of Sequim Relay for Life

SEQUIM ­-- The Sequim Relay for Life is a little shorter and less populous this year than last, but the orchestrators are determined to make… Continue reading

Marine lab $1.75 million closer

SEQUIM ­-- The Marine Sciences Laboratory on Sequim Bay moved closer this week to winning $1.75 million in federal funding for oceanic wave and tidal… Continue reading

Sequim OKs second community garden

SEQUIM ­-- In a moment of uncommon harmony, the Sequim City Council agreed this week to transform a swatch of land from blank to blooming.… Continue reading

SPORTS: ‘A passion for crashing cars’ — Daredevils to dive-bomb at Port Angeles Speedway

SEQUIM ­-- The best thing about crashing cars ­-- also known as stunt driving ­-- is that you can race to the top of the… Continue reading

Sequim graduate returns to nursing in Africa

SEQUIM -- Angela Nesse, 24, recently quit her pediatric nursing job to return to a short-term post that pays nothing but joy. In mid-August, she'll… Continue reading

Big Sequim housing subdivision granted extension

SEQUIM -- This pasture, parched by Sequim sunshine, tells the town's tale in its 38 acres. The land is the Booth family's farm along North… Continue reading

Manager search concerns candidate

SEQUIM -- Mike East, the Sequim planning commissioner running for Sequim City Council in the Nov. 3 Clallam County election, said he is concerned about… Continue reading

Sales tax hike to go to voters in Sequim

SEQUIM -- It will be back: A ballot measure to raise sales tax inside the city of Sequim, raising the rate from Clallam County's 8.4… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre Arts going back to building for new season

SEQUIM -- It's like Olympic Theatre Arts is holding out a dish of ice cream. The 29-year-old community theater company has announced its new season… Continue reading

From Green Zone to green thumb; veteran deals with life after war

SEQUIM ­-- Ask Matt Ward how he changed since he went from Sequim to Iraq to re-entering rural life, and he describes that journey in… Continue reading

Younger pullers prove themselves ready for Tribal Canoe Journey

SEQUIM -- When you're tossed from a dug-out cedar canoe into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, when you help the rest of your family… Continue reading

Activist Sheehan brings message to Peninsula

Cindy Sheehan is delivering a fresh message on how to make peace. The internationally known activist, called a "progressive hero" by some and "nuts" by… Continue reading

Wood artisans to display their works Saturday

SEQUIM -- Ann Grover sees things in plain hunks of wood, and she's not afraid to talk about it. Her daughter pulled a charred piece… Continue reading

Author/hero who documented Nazi war crimes dies; book to be released

SEQUIM --Tony van Renterghem of Carlsborg, a Dutch cavalryman who protected Jews and Allied service members during World War II while documenting the Nazi occupation… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center opens ‘pocket market’ for fresh produce

PORT ANGELES -- Call it a pocket market, a satellite stand, whatever your fancy -- or just bite into the summer flavors available at a… Continue reading

Sequim candidates to use Web site for campaign

SEQUIM -- Last spring, www.SequimSense.com appeared with lavender-edged pages, calling for community activism and "common sense" in city leadership. After some meetings, with city Planning… Continue reading