Jim Manders

Sequim: Could property along U.S. 101 become a regional shopping center?

SEQUIM -- Vacant acreage at the interchange of Sequim Avenue and U.S. Highway 101 could be site of a large shopping center, a real estate… Continue reading

Clallam: Sheriff candidates debate law enforcement issues

SEQUIM -- Incumbent Sheriff Joe Hawe and challenger Soeren Poulsen went toe-to-toe Friday morning before the Sequim Morning Rotary Club in the third debate of… Continue reading

Sequim: Finalists named for police chief job

SEQUIM -- Four finalists for the city's police chief position begin their two-day visit during a 4:30 p.m. public reception today. The reception will be… Continue reading

Sequim: Arson suspect held on $100,000 bail

SEQUIM -- A 21-year-old local man is in jail on $100,000 cash bond, charged with second-degree arson. Michael Malvey was jailed after being accused of… Continue reading

Sequim: Board wants to improve Carrie Blake Park

SEQUIM -- The city Parks Advisory Board wants to improve Carrie Blake Park next year. The improvements, including acoustic upgrades of the Guy Cole Convention… Continue reading

Sequim: City to continue court fight over initiative

SEQUIM -- A court fight over an initiative prohibiting the City Council from issuing bonds for water or sewer projects without a public vote will… Continue reading

SEQUIM: COUNCIL REDUCES UTILITY CONNECTION FEE

SEQUIM -- The City Council unanimously agreed to reduce water and sewer connection fees by 50 percent during a meeting Monday. Under the newly adopted… Continue reading

WEST END: CANOEISTS CELEBRATE END OF PADDLE JOURNEY 2002

TAHOLAH -- Fog and the smell of burning wood hung in the air Sunday morning as a few people walked along the sand looking at… Continue reading

“I was committed to make this trip come hell or high water. We saw a little of both yesterday.”

TAHOLAH -- The histories of Washington's coastal Indian tribes are dotted with mention of disasters involving fishermen who didn't return from the sea in the… Continue reading

Paddle Journey 2002 ends with ceremony, cramps and hunger

TAHOLAH -- One by one, the skippers of 21 canoes asked for permission to come ashore Saturday as the Paddle Journey 2002 over and around… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council debates procedure over revisiting past decisions

SEQUIM -- A discussion of City Council rules turned into a debate about what circumstances should cause the council to change a previously enacted decision.… Continue reading

Sequim: Dungeness River, surrounding water tables studied

SEQUIM -- A new report issued by the U.S. Geological Survey on the Dungeness River's link to ground water will form the basis of a… Continue reading

Sequim: Woman dies week after her wedding

SEQUIM -- Only a week after her wedding, 19-year-old Neana Melin Boynton lost her four-year battle against acute lymphatic leukemia in a Seattle hospital. Mrs.… Continue reading

Sequim: Olympic Medical Center dedicates start of cancer center

SEQUIM -- Metal beams framed the podium Friday during the official "ground-breaking" ceremony for Olympic Medical Center's new radiation/oncology center. "It means we're a little… Continue reading

Sequim: Sheriff candidates face off in first forum of campaign

SEQUIM -- Incumbent Joe Hawe and challenger Soeren Poulsen displayed philosophical differences Thursday during their first debate in the campaign for Clallam County sheriff. Poulsen… Continue reading

Sequim: Landmark building getting new lease on life

SEQUIM -- The man rebuilding a former Washington Street grocery store into a complex of retail shops didn't find Sequim by throwing darts at a… Continue reading

Jamestown: High winds, swells take toll on Paddle Journey participants

JAMESTOWN -- Gusting winds and swells along the Strait of Juan de Fuca reduced to two the number of canoes taking part in the Port… Continue reading

Sequim: School retreat comes closer to home — and cheaper

SEQUIM -- A planned four-day retreat for Sequim School District administrators at a Hood Canal resort has been replaced with a three-day workshop at the… Continue reading

Clallam: County commissioners get cost estimates for potential trail routes

SEQUIM -- It will cost three times as much to route the Olympic Discovery Trail on the south side of U.S. Highway 101 east of… Continue reading

Dungeness: Bay could be closed to commercial shellfishing in 2003

DUNGENESS -- Septic pollution may force all of Dungeness Bay to be closed to commercial shellfishing in 2003. Valerie Wilson, associate planner with the Clallam… Continue reading