Jeff Chew

Interim director now permanent for Boys & Girls Clubs

SEQUIM -- After nearly six months of a search that considered 45 candidates around the nation, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula board… Continue reading

Soundtrack recorded for Peninsula radio drama

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Symphony recorded last weekend the cool, smoky down-beat sounds of detective film noir created by conductor and director Adam… Continue reading

Walmart to add grocery store to its Sequim location

SEQUIM -- The city of Sequim has approved site construction and building permits for a 35,577-square-foot grocery store addition to the west side of the… Continue reading

River Road resurfacing begins Monday

SEQUIM -- A project to resurface West Sequim's River Road entrance from U.S. Highway 101 to the roundabout at West Washington Street will be done… Continue reading

Residents share Sequim likes, dislikes

SEQUIM -- What works for downtown Sequim? Its character, its shops, its restaurants, pedestrian friendly footpaths between buildings to alleyways, lighted sidewalks and alleys. What… Continue reading

Sequim council praises Burkett’s first year

SEQUIM -- Steve Burkett succinctly summarized his approach after his first year as Sequim city manager, and with an eye to the coming year. "I… Continue reading

DNR ceremony seals Protection Island Aquatic Reserve

GARDINER -- Calling it a significant action to preserve a special place, state Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark signed the management plan for the… Continue reading

Jefferson officials happy by apparent victory for sales tax hike

PORT TOWNSEND — A proposition to raise sales tax to boost anemic revenues for Jefferson County and city of Port Townsend was passing handily after… Continue reading

Boys & Girls Club in Sequim gets $14,000

SEQUIM -- A program that helps keep Sequim teens off the streets at night has received a financial boost thanks to a $14,000 grant from… Continue reading

Sequim High School offers afternoon homework help; grade schools to do same

SEQUIM -- A new after-school study program is growing in popularity among the Sequim High School students who use it to keep up on their… Continue reading

Fire heroes: ‘For some reason, God had us go down East Sequim Bay Road’

BLYN -- To Taya Dancel, Bill and Sherry Evans are heroes. The couple happened to drive past her Old Blyn Highway home a little before… Continue reading

Budget cuts could affect home-care clients

PORT ANGELES -- Significant budget cuts Gov. Chris Gregoire has handed down to state long-term care services could affect about half of home-care clients and… Continue reading

Sequim planning director out; city manager says mutual decision reached during talks

SEQUIM -- Dennis Lefevre, city planning director for more than eight years, is resigning from the position effective Sunday, City Manager Steve Burkett said. It… Continue reading

Vision of downtown Sequim topic of open houses next week

SEQUIM -- What do you envision for downtown Sequim? The city of Sequim wants to hear from Sequim residents who might have opinions about what… Continue reading

Lefevre latest Sequim city official apparently forced to depart

SEQUIM -- In an apparent mutual disassociation, Dennis Lefevre is leaving the city of Sequim as planning director, a position he has held for more… Continue reading

Sequim choir raising money for trip to sing in Carnegie Hall

SEQUIM -- New York City's world-renowned Carnegie Hall may be on the other side of the country, but it's within singing distance for Sequim High… Continue reading

Stark figures tell of domestic violence, death in ‘silent witness’ display in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Each of the red silhouettes carries a tragic story: • 2004: Sequim's Noelle Standard, 34, is shot to death by her estranged husband,… Continue reading

Hair-raising fear house to help Olympic Theatre Arts

SEQUIM -- Rosie Von Engel admits with a giggle that she has a bit of a twisted sense of humor. That's OK. She's leading the… Continue reading

Young musicians keep Dixieland jazz hot

PORT ANGELES -- These young musicians are playing to help preserve a great American tradition -- Dixieland jazz. The Olympic Dixielanders, sponsored by the Jazz… Continue reading

Sequim-area fire district to boost inspections

SEQUIM ­-- In an effort to save taxpayers money on insurance premiums, Jefferson County Fire District No. 3 is stepping up its fire prevention and… Continue reading