Diane Urbani de la Paz

Sequim’s virtues often make the news, draw newcomers

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS SEQUIM -- The story paints a picture of paradise, a "playground" where people "welcome this growth." Two weeks ago, some 1.2 million… Continue reading

Drenching duel set for Nov. 10 in Forks

FORKS -- The Reed-Schubert showdown is set for almost-sunset Friday, Nov. 10. It's the long-awaited squirt gun fight between Forks Mayor Nedra Reed and her… Continue reading

Sequim parent seeks funding to substitute sugary school meals with locally produced farm produce

SEQUIM -- The scent of cinnamon rolls in the morning did it. Those rolls, which call out to elementary-school children with their aroma and sugary… Continue reading

Women in Black: silent, hopeful

SEQUIM -- For women who utter not a word, they command considerable attention. Passers-by stare -- or avert their eyes. Drivers, seeing the signs that… Continue reading

Drugs, water woes subject of tribes” talk with senator

BLYN -- The Peninsula's worst troubles -- affecting all of society but concentrated, in many cases, in Native American communities -- were laid before U.S.… Continue reading

Sen. Murray hears complaints about Medicare drug plan at Sequim Senior Center

SEQUIM -- U.S. Sen. Patty Murray got applause right away Monday morning when she declared, "I voted against it." She was referring to the 2003… Continue reading

Sequim council OKs another farm conversion

SEQUIM -- A standing-room-only crowd saw the Sequim City Council approve a 229-unit subdivision on a former dairy farm Monday night -- despite much snickering,… Continue reading

Boys & Girls Club seeks money for teen program

SEQUIM -- It's at the top of the mayor's list and it could see some $100,000 in city money -- but will it be cool?… Continue reading

Sequim School District sells land, looks ahead

SEQUIM -- Tom Schaafsma, co-owner of All Safe Mini Storage, a Rotarian and supporter of Olympic Theatre Arts and the Parenting Matters Foundation, has purchased… Continue reading

Jamestown tribe close to buying Dungeness golf course

SEQUIM -- After months of public speculation about the purchase, the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe is on the brink of buying the Dungeness Golf Course. "We're… Continue reading

Sequim: Library leaders to discuss new tax to fund bigger Sequim branch

SEQUIM -- Fans of free reading here are considering forming a taxing district to fund a larger library. They have five ideas for places to… Continue reading

Sequim to see a color change on its main streets

SEQUIM -- The grinding of the green is slated for Monday. Sequim's shamrock-hued crosswalks, the subject of widespread consternation, are scheduled for removal from Washington… Continue reading

Sequim city leaders say there’s no place like home for historic building

SEQUIM -- Keep it close to home, and this little red house could be yours for a song. Or somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,000.… Continue reading

Sequim, county planners envision a community without boundaries

SEQUIM -- The numbers painted a vivid picture of growth, but big questions remained open after Clallam County and Sequim planners put their heads together… Continue reading

Sequim Open Aire Market celebrates Christmas on Saturday

SEQUIM -- Saturday's party will have all the holiday accoutrements. But it will be "very low key," promises Gerda Tamura. It'll also be unabashedly Christmas… Continue reading

Big turnout for animal sheltering conference in Sequim

SEQUIM -- One key aspect of rescuing humans after a catastrophe is to rescue their pets. So learned a larger-than-expected crowd of volunteers in the… Continue reading

Peninsula’s wet city — Forks — wins temperature contest over Sequim

FORKS -- She doesn't yet know when, but Forks Mayor Nedra Reed has got her gun and she plans to use it. "It's a girly… Continue reading

Wine grapes: the Peninsula’s next crop?

DUNGENESS -- Work is Tom Miller's idea of fun. The Scotland-born veterinarian is on the growing edge of the North Olympic Peninsula's agriventure: wine grapes.… Continue reading

Planners eye a ‘spirit of cooperation’

SEQUIM -- The stakes are high, but communication has broken down. So say the two bodies who agonize over how this part of the world… Continue reading

Quileute tsunami drill goes off without a hitch

LAPUSH -- The sea and sky could not have been bluer or more tranquil -- until 10 a.m., when two horn blasts sent dozens of… Continue reading