Don”t squash the city, Sequim attorney says

SEQUIM -- One cautioned against "the tenement look," while another detailed the dangers of "squashing down the city." After the Sequim Planning Commission put a… Continue reading

Fire danger remains high on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES -- The danger of fire on the North Olympic Peninsula is so high that anything hotter than racy thought could start a blaze.… Continue reading

Semi-chaos awaits dogs, people in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Senior canines, senior humans and spectators are among the guests Judy Stirton and Elaine Diedrich are inviting to their party this Saturday. Tails… Continue reading

Benefactors donate for right to name medical center facilities

PORT ANGELES -- What's in a name? Just a cool yet warmhearted $600,000 for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation. That's how much three benefactors pledged… Continue reading

County Republican chairwoman backs . . . Democrat!

PORT TOWNSEND -- Although she is a stanch Democrat, prosecuting attorney candidate Peggy Ann Bierbaum is drawing support from at least one Republican. One of… Continue reading

Galatea a lifelong companion for Port Townsend man

PORT TOWNSEND -- Haller Fountain holds special memories for Bob Carter, who remembers looking down on Galatea from his father's office atop the stairs over… Continue reading

Navy water purification system headed soon to Neah Bay from California

NEAH BAY -- A system to turn salt water into drinking water is heading toward the Makah reservation on Friday. The 15,000-pound system will be… Continue reading

Sign marks 400-year-old madrona tree

PORT ANGELES -- The first Virginia Charter was drafted in 1606. It would govern the first English settlement in the New World, Jamestown, the next… Continue reading

Unattended suitcase across from port of entry terminal not a bomb

PORT ANGELES -- An unattended suitcase found across the street from the MV Coho ferry terminal Wednesday afternoon turned out to be just that. A… Continue reading

‘Passionate’ players at Port Townsend tennis tournament

By STEPHAN MICHAELS PORT TOWNSEND -- For more than 40 years, the Port Townsend Tennis Tournament has drawn players from around Jefferson County to compete… Continue reading

  • Sep 6, 2006
  • STEPHAN MICHAELS

Color burst fills Sequim museum

SEQUIM -- She knits. She weaves. So what? So a lot. Blending fibers brings power to women -- and whole societies -- says Renne Emiko… Continue reading

Good flu preventative: hand-washing

One hand washing the other could wash out a quarter of influenza cases in the coming year, Clallam County commissioners learned Tuesday. They'll consider health… Continue reading

Man found in Sol Duc pool identified

SEATTLE -- A man rescued from a swimming pool at Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort remained in serious condition Tuesday in the Harborview Medical Center… Continue reading

Owner fells giant ragweed

PORT ANGELES -- Think David and Goliath. Think Jack and the giant. Think St. George and the dragon. Lila Frisch has slain the mammoth ragweed… Continue reading

Plans in place for Sequim drugstore expansion; second one might be coming

SEQUIM -- One already busy corner here could become prescription-drug central. A 17,000-square-foot Rite Aid store with a drive-through window could be under construction by… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council to seek $13.8 million bond issue for aquatics center alone

PORT ANGELES -- A $13.8 million bond issue for an aquatics center will appear on the Nov. 7 general election ballot after a 5-2 vote… Continue reading

Sheriff candidate acquitted of misdemeanor charges

PORT TOWNSEND -- A district court jury found Richard Brees not guilty of third-degree assault and fourth-degree malicious mischief Tuesday. Brees, who faced the misdemeanor… Continue reading

9-foot ragweed is a hey fever sufferer’s Godzilla

PORT ANGELES -- It's a weed worthy of Paul Bunyan's ax, this horticultural horror in Lila Frisch's garden. It's a hay fever sufferer's Godzilla. It's… Continue reading

Blaze southeast of Olympic National Park keeping within its lines

HOODSPORT -- The Bear Gulch 2 blaze has stayed within its 800 blackened acres as crews completed a 100-foot fire line along the eastern edge… Continue reading

Meeting on listing steelhead to be held in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A meeting about a proposal to list steelhead trout in Puget Sound as a threatened species is planned next week. The meeting… Continue reading