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Two men are now serving prison time for beating an employee last October at the AM/PM in Carlsborg and attempting to take his wallet. Joshua Pulliam, 28, pleaded guilty on Dec. 18 to conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary and will serve a year in prison, while Julian Treat, 30, pleaded guilty Jan. 21 and was sentenced to two years in prison. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Second man pleads guilty to Carlsborg AM/PM burglary

Two-year sentence includes drug treatment, mental health evaluation

Two men are now serving prison time for beating an employee last October at the AM/PM in Carlsborg and attempting to take his wallet. Joshua Pulliam, 28, pleaded guilty on Dec. 18 to conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary and will serve a year in prison, while Julian Treat, 30, pleaded guilty Jan. 21 and was sentenced to two years in prison. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim Wolves

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim boys earn share of Olympic League title

The Sequim boys basketball team overcame a hot-shooting Bremerton squad with a furious comeback in the final 3 minutes, 18 seconds of a… Continue reading

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Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw dribbles against North Kitsap on Friday in the Wolves’ final home game of the year. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Sequim boys, PA girls victories set up huge games

Snow and icy roads disrupted the basketball schedules of most of the teams on the Olympic Peninsula, but the teams got some… Continue reading

Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw dribbles against North Kitsap on Friday in the Wolves’ final home game of the year. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
The Port Scandalous Roller Derby League begins Feb. 22 at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Roller derby season opener set for Feb. 22

The Port Scandalous Roller Derby League will begin with Port Scandalous taking on the Bellingham Roller Betties Feb. 22 at the Sequim… Continue reading

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The Port Scandalous Roller Derby League begins Feb. 22 at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club.
Ethan Melnick, Sequim basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ethan Melnick, Sequim basketball

Sequim has been getting big contributions all year from Solomon Sheppard and Jericho Julmist, but in the past month, the Wolves’ Ethan Melnick has been… Continue reading

Ethan Melnick, Sequim basketball.
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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and his players celebrate during the Eagles' 40-22 Super Bowl LIX victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in New Orleans.

SUPER BOWL: Coach Nick Nick Sirianni and the Eagles stayed true to themselves

Nick Sirianni stood in his private locker room, taking temporary refuge from the revelry around him. About 20 feet away, in a… Continue reading

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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and his players celebrate during the Eagles' 40-22 Super Bowl LIX victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in New Orleans.
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Mary Montgomery-Crumley dishes up helpings of salad at “Soup’s On.” Lunch also included a biscuit, two versions of minestrone soup, one vegetarian, one with chicken, and chocolate chip butterscotch bars.

‘Soup’s On’ free lunch at St. Luke’s draws varied crowd of helpers, diners

Melissa, a member of Sequim’s Friends Together, a group that includes those with disabilities, was dropped off at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church by… Continue reading

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Mary Montgomery-Crumley dishes up helpings of salad at “Soup’s On.” Lunch also included a biscuit, two versions of minestrone soup, one vegetarian, one with chicken, and chocolate chip butterscotch bars.
At a recent site visit, North Olympic Library System Facilities Manager Brian Phillips and SHKS Architect Pia Westen examine construction progress at the Sequim Library as it’s being renovated and expanded. NOLS leaders anticipate reopening the facility in June. (North Olympic Library System)

Sequim library may open in June

Fall campaign brings in more than $500K in donations

At a recent site visit, North Olympic Library System Facilities Manager Brian Phillips and SHKS Architect Pia Westen examine construction progress at the Sequim Library as it’s being renovated and expanded. NOLS leaders anticipate reopening the facility in June. (North Olympic Library System)
Mike Speer of Bonney Lake, the brother of Sherry Nagel, a former board member of the YMCA of the Olympic Peninsula, cuts a ceremonial ribbon on Jan. 28 courtesy of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce to commemorate a new bus that Nagel’s estate helped fund. The bus is dedicated in Nagel’s honor. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

YMCA honors late board member with new bus

Sherry Nagel’s estate, Forest Foundation provide funds

Mike Speer of Bonney Lake, the brother of Sherry Nagel, a former board member of the YMCA of the Olympic Peninsula, cuts a ceremonial ribbon on Jan. 28 courtesy of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce to commemorate a new bus that Nagel’s estate helped fund. The bus is dedicated in Nagel’s honor. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
The Forks boys wrestling team won its fifth straight District 4 championship this weekend. (Forks wrestling)

PREP WRESTLING: Forks boys, East Jefferson girls district champs

The Forks boys and East Jefferson girls both walked away this weekend with district wrestling championships. The Spartans were district champs for the… Continue reading

The Forks boys wrestling team won its fifth straight District 4 championship this weekend. (Forks wrestling)

COLLEGE HOOPS: Pirates win wild one in double OT; women win 16th straight

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team won a double-overtime 101-99 thriller over Edmonds to remain in the thick of the postseason hunt. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders

STATE BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Port Angeles girls come in sixth in the state

In the Port Angeles girls bowling team’s first trip to state, the squad came in sixth among 12 schools. The Roughriders finished with… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Cayleith Alward, top, passes over the head of Bremerton's Tiana Barber on Friday night on the Port Angeles home court.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles in position for second with win

After a slow start that kept an outmatched Bremerton team in the game well into the third quarter, the Port Angeles girls… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Cayleith Alward, top, passes over the head of Bremerton's Tiana Barber on Friday night on the Port Angeles home court.
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Mason Iverson, right, lifts Kingston's Jack Grady before earning a pin during East Jefferson's home tournament in December. Wrestling for the Port Townsend-based team, Iverson became the first Quilcene student to qualify for Mat Classic, the state wrestling meet, earlier this week.  

WRESTLING: Quilcene’s Mason Iverson wins district title, first Ranger wrestler to make Mat Classic state tournament

Quilcene’s Mason Iverson will stride into a jam-packed Tacoma Dome later this month and find himself in the middle of the Mat Classic… Continue reading

Mason Iverson, right, lifts Kingston's Jack Grady before earning a pin during East Jefferson's home tournament in December. Wrestling for the Port Townsend-based team, Iverson became the first Quilcene student to qualify for Mat Classic, the state wrestling meet, earlier this week.  

A GROWING CONCERN: A flurry of cold weather chores in the garden forecast

IT’S A NEW month, so here is a new work list for all my gardening friends. So it looks like we are going to have… Continue reading

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Sequim Ballroom intern Brie Rocha follows instructor Werner Figar’s lead as he keeps an eye on his intermediate/advanced swing class.

Dancers work on moves during classes at Sequim schoolhouse

Beginners, intermediate students learn variety of ballroom styles

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Sequim Ballroom intern Brie Rocha follows instructor Werner Figar’s lead as he keeps an eye on his intermediate/advanced swing class.

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi… Continue reading

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2024 Sequim and Port Angeles Equestrian teams got off to a great start during its first WAHSET competition, bringing home where they brought home nine first place wins. Top row from left: Katelynn Sharpe, Kennedy Gilbertson, Savanah Boulton, Celbie Karjalainen, Asha Swanberg
Bottom row left: Coach Misty Gilbertson, PA member Olivia West, Kenzie Winters, Lilly Meyer, Joanna Seelye, Taylor Lewis, Kiaja Johnson, Paisley Morris, PA member Zakara Braun, and coach Ady Crosby. Not pictured non-competing member Paige Reed and advisor Katie Newton.

HORSEPLAY: First high school equestrian event of the year for Sequim

SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL’S equestrian team had a “great first meet,” said coach Misty Gilbertson of the first Washington High School Equestrian Team meet of the… Continue reading

Photos by Katie Newton-Salmon
2024 Sequim and Port Angeles Equestrian teams got off to a great start during its first WAHSET competition, bringing home where they brought home nine first place wins. Top row from left: Katelynn Sharpe, Kennedy Gilbertson, Savanah Boulton, Celbie Karjalainen, Asha Swanberg
Bottom row left: Coach Misty Gilbertson, PA member Olivia West, Kenzie Winters, Lilly Meyer, Joanna Seelye, Taylor Lewis, Kiaja Johnson, Paisley Morris, PA member Zakara Braun, and coach Ady Crosby. Not pictured non-competing member Paige Reed and advisor Katie Newton.