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Sequim council sees list of work projects

SEQUIM -- The list last winter was staggering: 105 things to build, expand and refresh in this city, plus two big bosses to hire --… Continue reading

Port Townsend bakery prepares to open Sequim shop

SEQUIM -- It won't be long now before it's April in Paris here on the prairie. Pane D'Amore, a beloved artisan bakery at 617 Tyler… Continue reading

The art of Earth Day: Youth create messages for celebration

SEQUIM -- Seventy-three children will wallpaper this town with messages such as "Save the Earth, and the Earth will save you," in time for Earth… Continue reading

Irrigation fest royalty braves wind to unveil float

SEQUIM -- The water will fall, the mushrooms will spin and the royalty will wear butterfly wings, once the wind calms down. As the 114th… Continue reading

Sequim Cinema land dispute settled; owner starts again to find financing for theater

SEQUIM -- A years-long dispute over land beneath the hoped-for Sequim Cinema has come to an end, but plans for the multiplex on Washington Street… Continue reading

Lost Mountain winery to close; owners plan to travel

SEQUIM -- Sue and Steve Conca stepped out onto their deck Tuesday afternoon, without wine glasses. It was, after all, fairly early in the day.… Continue reading

Sequim theater nears completion

SEQUIM -- They're homeless after years of construction. But the actors, directors and designers at Olympic Theatre Arts, Sequim's 29-year-old community troupe, are swinging into… Continue reading

Developer has plans for more commercial development on Sequim’s west side

SEQUIM -- Longtime Sequim resident Ed Sumpter is used to being the villain. First he was a Realtor. Then he became a developer amid what… Continue reading

Group cooks up good time

SEQUIM -- Local hens, bakers and fiddlers dished up a meal for the largest-ever crowd at Friends of the Fields' third annual Farmer Breakfast, Friends… Continue reading

Hope, relief among the books and terminals

Free help in finding work. Free fun, free solace and free tranquility. People around the nation are finding all of the above at places that… Continue reading

Pioneers celebrate Sequim irrigation

SEQUIM -- A few minutes with a pioneer puts Sequim in perspective and provides a gentle reminder about the quality of life that's easy to… Continue reading

Widow of world’s strong man keeps up with training

SEQUIM -- Callie Marunde began her life in Sequim five years ago, when her husband, the internationally known World's Strongest Man competitor Jesse Marunde, brought… Continue reading

$11,249 Sequim miscue: Sides agree lawyers didn’t need to be called in

SEQUIM -- A gross misunderstanding between Sequim City Councilman Ken Hays and Police Chief Robert Spinks led to an extensive, expensive investigation of a city… Continue reading

Sequim considers use of Forks judge for municipal court

SEQUIM -- Instead of having to drive to Port Angeles to deal with a traffic ticket or testify in a trial, you could have a… Continue reading

Bomb squad trailer in Sequim today — but don’t be alarmed

SEQUIM -- The Washington State Patrol's bomb squad trailer will be parked on Second Avenue near the Sequim Community School this morning. State Trooper Keith… Continue reading

Sequim police investigate ‘bomb’

SEQUIM -- Police continue to investigate a 2-liter soda pop bottle that was described by the police chief Monday as a "pressure bomb" left on… Continue reading

Sequim chamber looks to fill tourism job

SEQUIM -- It's up in the air who will be manager of Sequim's 4 percent "heads in beds" tax. That's also known as the hotel-motel… Continue reading

Sequim chamber director touted to take over tourism marketing

SEQUIM -- It's up in the air who will be manager of Sequim's 4 percent "heads in beds" tax. That's also known as the hotel-motel… Continue reading

Soda pop bottle ‘bomb’ disarmed in Sequim

SEQUIM -- A "pressure bomb" was left on Gary Elliott's porch on the 400 block of West Hemlock Street Sunday morning, Sequim Police Chief Robert… Continue reading

Look who’s new at the Olympic Game Farm

DUNGENESS -- Bella David was a little hesitant about petting the black bundle of fur in her father's arms. Such prudence is wise, since the… Continue reading