Michael Dashiell

85 miles on No. 85: Milliman running to raise funds for Sequim Food Bank

85 miles on No. 85: Milliman running to raise funds for Sequim Food Bank

“The big thing about ultra distance running is you’re on your feet a long time,” Chuck… Continue reading

85 miles on No. 85: Milliman running to raise funds for Sequim Food Bank
Welfare for Animals Guild celebrates new Half Way Home Ranch in Sequim

Welfare for Animals Guild celebrates new Half Way Home Ranch in Sequim

With a snip of the ceremonial ribbon, three years of planning, fundraising and volunteer hours came to a close recently, much to the… Continue reading

Welfare for Animals Guild celebrates new Half Way Home Ranch in Sequim
Sen. Murray gets Greywolf tour

Sen. Murray gets Greywolf tour

Progress at Greywolf Elementary School — both in and about its classrooms — is getting plenty of attention. Last week, U.S. Sen. Patty… Continue reading

Sen. Murray gets Greywolf tour
Sequim schools Assistant Superintendent Renker stepping down

Sequim schools Assistant Superintendent Renker stepping down

Ann Renker, assistant superintendent for the Sequim School District, is resigning her position at the end of this month. Renker is stepping down… Continue reading

Sequim schools Assistant Superintendent Renker stepping down
Catch and create: Sequim artist inspired by fishing tales

Catch and create: Sequim artist inspired by fishing tales

In most years, artist Luke Filmer can trade his labor of love for his passion of fishing for two one-month trips into the… Continue reading

Catch and create: Sequim artist inspired by fishing tales
Michael Ray Barbour accepts his Sequim High School diploma from Sequim schools superintendent Gary Neal on Aug. 5. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

A graduation of one: SHS celebrates newest grad thanks to summer school work

No doubt about it — Michael Ray Barbour’s 2017 Sequim High School graduation won’t be soon forgotten. After coming up just short of… Continue reading

Michael Ray Barbour accepts his Sequim High School diploma from Sequim schools superintendent Gary Neal on Aug. 5. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Gig Harbor family finds link in Sequim’s Pioneer Memorial Park

A Civil War veteran family’s search led them to Sequim. While the exact location of his remains are unclear, his family left with… Continue reading

Sequim journalist finds middle ground between collection, memoir in ‘Rain Shadow Country’

Sequim journalist finds middle ground between collection, memoir in ‘Rain Shadow Country’

Somewhere between a memoir and a collection of a journalist’s life work, one can find Tim Wheeler’s new book, “News from Rain Shadow… Continue reading

Sequim journalist finds middle ground between collection, memoir in ‘Rain Shadow Country’
COLLEGE SOCCER: Sequim’s Erin Vig signs with Peninsula

COLLEGE SOCCER: Sequim’s Erin Vig signs with Peninsula

When Erin Vig laces up her cleats for her college team this fall, she won’t be far from home. The 2017 Sequim High… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Sequim’s Erin Vig signs with Peninsula
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim pushes past Chimacum

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim pushes past Chimacum

Sequim got big contributions from team veterans and newcomers alike in their season-opener on Nov. 30,… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim pushes past Chimacum
PREP BASKETBALL: Youthful Sequim weathers rough patches, beats Chimacum

PREP BASKETBALL: Youthful Sequim weathers rough patches, beats Chimacum

Perhaps it was the inconsistent play or the knowledge of what lies ahead, but Sequim coaches and players weren’t content with their season-opening… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Youthful Sequim weathers rough patches, beats Chimacum

Donations come in for cancer center expansion

The expansion of Olympic Medical Cancer Center in Sequim is getting a boost from the… Continue reading

OMC board approves budget, updated on projects

Olympic Medical Center’s seven-member board of commissioners have approved an operating budget for 2017. OMC’s… Continue reading

Sequim superintendent asks school board to consider two levies

Education programs and operations and capital projects proposals could come in February.

Sequim Schools Superintendent Gary Neal discusses plans for a $55 million bond with board directors at the Sequim Transit Center last week. — Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group ()

Sequim School Board balks at bond measure on November ballot

SEQUIM — The need for refurbished and modernized classrooms — and more of them — is imperative, Sequim School Board members agree. But a proposal… Continue reading

Sequim Schools Superintendent Gary Neal discusses plans for a $55 million bond with board directors at the Sequim Transit Center last week. — Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group ()
Nine-year-old Crystal Rieckhoff of Port Angeles gets instruction from tennis pro Don Thomas of Sequim at the Sequim High School tennis courts earlier this month. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

SPORTS: Free youth tennis academy, tournament coming to Sequim

SEQUIM — As in previous summers, Sequim tennis pro Don Thomas is trying to pass on his love of the sport. Thanks to a bum… Continue reading

Nine-year-old Crystal Rieckhoff of Port Angeles gets instruction from tennis pro Don Thomas of Sequim at the Sequim High School tennis courts earlier this month. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Christy and Willy Rookard of Sequim were vacationing in Cabo San Lucas when Willy was grabbed by men in a car and dragged down the road

Sequim man critically hurt in attack in Mexico; Willy Rookard recovering from brain injuries, collapsed lung

SEQUIM — You hear about these things, Christy Rookard said, and you think, “Oh my gosh.” “We're the 'Oh my gosh' people,” she said. What… Continue reading

Christy and Willy Rookard of Sequim were vacationing in Cabo San Lucas when Willy was grabbed by men in a car and dragged down the road
Richard Houts ()

WEEKEND REWIND: Clallam Fire District No. 3 commissioner retires after five-decade career

SEQUIM — For Richard Houts, fighting fires was a natural fit. His father was a fireman, his uncles and cousins, too. By the age of… Continue reading

Richard Houts ()

Clallam Fire District No. 3 commissioner retires after five-decade career

SEQUIM — For Richard Houts, fighting fires was a natural fit. His father was a fireman, his uncles and cousins, too. By the age of… Continue reading

Helen Haller Elementary in Sequim to get new assistant principal

SEQUIM — The commute for Allyson Cundiff just got a little longer. A Poulsbo resident who works at a Bremerton school serving students in prekindergarten… Continue reading