Alan Choate

Sequim: Schools get nutrition, physical fitness policy

SEQUIM -- School leaders approved Sequim's version of a new nutrition and physical fitness policy Monday, joining schools across the state in promoting exercise and… Continue reading

Teen seeks free money for movie project

SEQUIM -- It started out as a joke between friends, an idle summer dream of easy money. What if random strangers -- a LOT of… Continue reading

Sun shines on Sequim’s Lavender Festival; thousands attend

SEQUIM -- Friday's clouds and rain gave way to blue skies and pleasant breezes Saturday for the Sequim Lavender Festival. The ideal conditions drew thousands… Continue reading

Lavender an example of successful value-added agricultural products in Dungeness Valley

SEQUIM -- The "lavender legend" goes like this: In early 1995, while four women were returning from Forks, one of them divulged that she had… Continue reading

Visitors already arriving ahead of weekend Lavender Festival

SEQUIM -- Although the Sequim Lavender Festival doesn't officially start until 11 a.m. Friday, visitors have already started showing up at local lavender farms and… Continue reading

Sequim near allowing bicyclists to use skatepark

SEQUIM -- The City Council signaled support Monday for letting bicycles share the ramps and jumps at the Sequim skatepark with skateboarders. But council members… Continue reading

Sequim to sell two school district parcels to buy another for bus maintenance, storage

SEQUIM -- School Board members decided Monday to sell two parcels of school district land to raise money to buy property for a new vehicle… Continue reading

Sequim: Lavender farm’s closing goes public

SEQUIM -- The notice printed last week announcing that Sequim Valley Lavender has "ceased operations" surprised many in the lavender community -- not because of… Continue reading

Sequim company to begin offering commuter airline service to Seattle

SEQUIM -- An airplane company based out of Sequim Valley Airport is expanding into passenger service, banking on growth in the Sequim area to translate… Continue reading

Sequim council opts for streetlight hoods to combat light pollution

SEQUIM -- Before considering more expensive measures to combat glare and light trespass, city officials will see if fitting hoods over existing streetlights will be… Continue reading

Neighborhood concerns bring lighting issue to Sequim council

SEQUIM -- When new houses started going up on East Silberhorn several months ago, people living in the area weren't thrilled about the additional traffic… Continue reading

Griffith prepares to give up reins of Dungeness Health and Wellness Clinic

SEQUIM -- Mary Griffith had already been a nurse in the community for a long time when, in 1999, she started noticing a gap in… Continue reading

Port Angeles man arrested, charged with thefts from Sequim-area vehicles

SEQUIM -- A Port Angeles man is facing theft charges after being arrested in connection with a series of vehicle burglaries in Sequim over the… Continue reading

Write-in slate sweeps Olympic Theatre Arts vote

SEQUIM -- A slate of write-in candidates handily won all 10 available seats on Olympic Theatre Arts' board of trustees Tuesday night. The election sweep… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre Arts balloting attracts large turnout

SEQUIM -- Two slates of candidates faced off in the contentious Olympic Theatre Arts board of directors election held Tuesday. As of presstime, results were… Continue reading

Sequim City Council OKs two new developments

SEQUIM -- The City Council approved plans for a large subdivision and rezoned property on another project Monday, clearing the way for the developments to… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre Arts hires new executive director

SEQUIM -- The Olympic Theatre Arts organization has hired a new executive director, filling a post that was open because of a controversial decision by… Continue reading

Sequim School Board appoints Johnson to vacancy

SEQUIM -- School Board members appointed Walter Johnson to the vacant District 5 seat Monday night, placing him in the office he unsuccessfully sought at… Continue reading

Sequim restaurateurs prepare for chain competition

SEQUIM -- Applebee's is not the first national chain restaurant to open on the North Olympic Peninsula. But it's the first one that noticeably affected… Continue reading

New Sequim bus barn location hampered by easement difficulties

SEQUIM -- The Sequim School District's arduous search for a place to build a new bus barn is now more complicated because access to one… Continue reading