Jeff Chew

Wind, tides hold economic potential, top lab chief says

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on the Sequim Marine Research Operation for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. SEQUIM BAY -- Wind… Continue reading

Weather the wild card for whether Hurricane Ridge Road open daily this winter

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Despite a beefed-up staff to keep Hurricane Ridge Road open seven days a week throughout the winter months, high wind or… Continue reading

Asian foods market opened by Sequim restaurateur

SEQUIM -- Ely Yao got tired of driving to Seattle to get the food items she uses for the Asian dishes at her restaurant. "Sometimes… Continue reading

Sequim OKs changes to licensing for dogs; rabies vaccination proof no longer needed

SEQUIM -- To encourage more dog licensing in Sequim and Clallam County, the City Council has approved dropping a requirement for a proof of rabies… Continue reading

Walgreens just the Rx for Frick: Longtime Sequim drugstore sells pharmacy to retail giant

SEQUIM -- The owners of Frick Drugs, a Sequim business mainstay for 63 years, have sold their pharmacy to Walgreens drugstore at Fifth Avenue and… Continue reading

Navy removes obsolete ‘site targets’ from Dungeness Bay

DUNGENESS -- A Navy-contract barge crew has removed four obsolete "site targets" in Dungeness Bay, relics of another time in North Olympic Peninsula military history.… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles salutes the Duke for 25th anniversary of John Wayne Marina

SEQUIM -- Port of Port Angeles leaders past and present celebrated the 25th anniversary of John Wayne Marina, recalling the fractious debate over locating the… Continue reading

Annual festival celebrates the Dungeness River this weekend

SEQUIM -- During this riverside celebration today through Sunday visitors can do much more than watch the river flow. "This year, expanded Dungeness River Festival… Continue reading

Sequim woman finds brother after 47 years

SEQUIM -- Susan Davis found her long-lost brother by randomly typing his name into her Facebook.com search field one night in May. When she saw… Continue reading

Four-vehicle pileup blocks highway between Port Angeles, Sequim (**Gallery**)

AGNEW -- A 21-year-old Sequim man was cited for inattention Tuesday after a four-vehicle chain-reaction crash on U.S. Highway 101 just west of Barr Road… Continue reading

Comedy shows for adults promised without the potty-mouth

SEQUIM -- A veteran of kid comedy herself, Kelbi Folkerson Tite wants to bring belly laughs to big kids as well. The owner-entrepreneur of Kelbi's… Continue reading

Sides argue for, against selling Israeli goods at Port Townsend Food Co-op

PORT TOWNSEND -- Nothing good would come from a Port Townsend Food Co-op boycott of Israeli products in protest of Israel's political policies toward the… Continue reading

Campaign for Kids brings in $87,000 for Boys & Girls Club

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, which has locations in both Port Angeles and Sequim, is nearly $87,000 richer after the Campaign… Continue reading

Sequim KWA sees a need for services, works to match right caregiver to client

SEQUIM -- With Sequim's growing senior population, KWA Home Care representatives see a greater need for their services in this town than elsewhere on the… Continue reading

Sequim senior center marches toward future; $300,000 for new facility raised so far

SEQUIM -- When asked how long it will take Sequim Senior Activity Center to raise the money needed to build a new center, Executive Director… Continue reading

Glass Art Festival ‘mushrooming’ Sequim’s Museum & Arts Center

SEQUIM -- In its first year, the Glass Art Festival at Museum & Arts Center of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley has attracted more than 60 glass… Continue reading

Sequim team travels to Silverdale walk to fight Alzheimer’s

SEQUIM ­-- A team of at least 17 dressed-to-the-hilt members will ride in a colorfully decorated Discovery Memory Care bus to Silverdale on Saturday for… Continue reading

Plan for affordable apartments in Sequim on hold

SEQUIM -- The City Council has delayed action on the developer's site plan for a proposed 109-unit affordable apartment complex in south Sequim. Paul H.… Continue reading

Ribbon-cutting Tuesday for reclamation plant that can spur Sequim’s growth

SEQUIM -- City officials and the public will have a chance on Tuesday to see the city's $13 million expansion of its water reclamation facility,… Continue reading

Tidal power project gets federal funds

The Snohomish County Public Utility District has received federal funds to produce electricity from a tidal power pilot project offshore of Admiralty Head on Whidbey… Continue reading