Joe Smillie

Forks dog shelter critics plan protest, march on Thursday

EDITOR'S NOTE: See PDN stories of Oct. 6 on Steve Markwell and the Olympic Animal Sanctuary: "Refuge or horror? Animal sanctuary draws worldwide attention," https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131006/NEWS/310069990/0… Continue reading

Joan Bennett

VETERANS DAY: Seabees at Gardiner remember one of their own [*Gallery*]

GARDINER –– More than 150 people joined with Navy Seabees to continue a Veterans Day tradition of honoring one of the legends of their unit's… Continue reading

Joan Bennett

Forks dog shelter critics plan protest, march on Thursday

EDITOR'S NOTE: See PDN stories of Oct. 6 on Steve Markwell and the Olympic Animal Sanctuary: "Refuge or horror? Animal sanctuary draws worldwide attention," https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131006/NEWS/310069990/0… Continue reading

This photo from The Associated Press begins an album of photos from Emblem3 on tour in Los Angeles and Nashville

Sequim-bred Emblem3 on tour, returns to the Northwest for Seattle concert (* Photo gallery *)

LAS VEGAS –– Not a bad way to come home. In support of a hit record and opening for young A-list celebrity Selena Gomez, Sequim-bred… Continue reading

This photo from The Associated Press begins an album of photos from Emblem3 on tour in Los Angeles and Nashville

Forks dog shelter critics plan protest, march on Thursday

EDITOR'S NOTE: See PDN stories of Oct. 6 on Steve Markwell and the Olympic Animal Sanctuary: "Refuge or horror? Animal sanctuary draws worldwide attention," https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131006/NEWS/310069990/0… Continue reading

This photo from The Associated Press begins an album of photos from Emblem3 on tour in Los Angeles and Nashville

Sequim-bred Emblem3 returns to the Northwest for Seattle concert [*Gallery*]

LAS VEGAS –– Not a bad way to come home. In support of a hit record and opening for young A-list celebrity Selena Gomez, Sequim-bred… Continue reading

This photo from The Associated Press begins an album of photos from Emblem3 on tour in Los Angeles and Nashville
Shipley Center director Michael Smith holds a lighter to the center's mortgage to preview next Tuesday's ceremony officially retiring the debt. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim’s senior center pays off mortgage early

SEQUIM –– Shipley Center officials will ceremonially burn copies of the mortgage paperwork from a $134,000 expansion loan Tuesday. Shipley Center, formerly the Sequim Senior… Continue reading

Shipley Center director Michael Smith holds a lighter to the center's mortgage to preview next Tuesday's ceremony officially retiring the debt. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Shipley Center director Michael Smith holds a lighter to the center's mortgage to preview next Tuesday's ceremony officially retiring the debt. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim’s senior center pays off mortgage early

SEQUIM –– Shipley Center officials will ceremonially burn copies of the mortgage paperwork from a $134,000 expansion loan Tuesday. Shipley Center, formerly the Sequim Senior… Continue reading

Shipley Center director Michael Smith holds a lighter to the center's mortgage to preview next Tuesday's ceremony officially retiring the debt. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Shipley Center director Michael Smith holds a lighter to the center's mortgage to preview next Tuesday's ceremony officially retiring the debt. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim’s senior center pays off mortgage early

SEQUIM –– Shipley Center officials will ceremonially burn copies of the mortgage paperwork from a $134,000 expansion loan Tuesday. Shipley Center, formerly the Sequim Senior… Continue reading

Shipley Center director Michael Smith holds a lighter to the center's mortgage to preview next Tuesday's ceremony officially retiring the debt. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Forks Mayor Bryon Monohon talks on the pone in the lobby of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Tuesday night. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

CLALLAM: Incumbent Forks mayor takes 81 percent of Tuesday’s tally

FORKS –– Incumbent Forks Mayor Bryon Monohon won a massive 81 percent of the vote over challenger Janet Hughes with 302 votes counted Tuesday. Monohon… Continue reading

Forks Mayor Bryon Monohon talks on the pone in the lobby of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Tuesday night. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

CLALLAM: Sequim City Council incumbent takes large lead over challenger

SEQUIM –– Ted Miller appeared headed to a second term on the Sequim City Council, staking out a 294-vote lead over challenger Brandon Janisse in… Continue reading

Sequim officials look to urban growth areas

SEQUIM –– City officials are planning the direction of Sequim’s future boundaries. The City Council and city Planning Commission met together Monday night to kick… Continue reading

City Councilmen Erik Erichsen

‘A very, very special place’: More than 150 attend Sequim’s centennial finale

BLYN — Two days into its second century of cityhood, Sequim rolled out its most prominent citizens as the city celebrated its 100th birthday at… Continue reading

City Councilmen Erik Erichsen

ELECTION — Incumbent mayor takes 81 percent of first votes counted in Forks

FORKS –– Incumbent Forks Mayor Bryon Monohon won a massive 81 percent of the vote over challenger Janet Hughes with 302 votes counted from that… Continue reading

ELECTION — Sequim incumbent takes large lead over challenger

SEQUIM –– Ted Miller appeared headed to a second term on the Sequim City Council, staking out a 294-vote lead over challenger Brandon Janisse in… Continue reading

City Councilmen Erik Erichsen

‘A very, very special place’: More than 150 attend Sequim’s centennial finale

BLYN — Two days into its second century of cityhood, Sequim rolled out its most prominent citizens as the city celebrated its 100th birthday at… Continue reading

City Councilmen Erik Erichsen
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer

Congressman Kilmer tackles budget, Wild Olympics at Sequim public forum

SEQUIM –– At an open house at the Guy Cole Convention Center, Congressman Derek Kilmer talked of his ideas for the federal budget, called for… Continue reading

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer
The Forks City Council has chosen the “rustic contemporary” design with shake-look siding and angled support for the new Rainforest Arts Center. City of Forks

Forks City Council chooses new arts center design

FORKS –– A year after a fire destroyed the Rainforest Arts Center, the City Council has selected a final design scheme for the $2.1 million… Continue reading

The Forks City Council has chosen the “rustic contemporary” design with shake-look siding and angled support for the new Rainforest Arts Center. City of Forks
Shipley Center director Michael Smith holds a lighter to the center's mortgage to preview next Tuesday's ceremony officially retiring the debt. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim’s senior center pays off mortgage early

SEQUIM –– Shipley Center officials will ceremonially burn copies of the mortgage paperwork from a $134,000 expansion loan Tuesday. Shipley Center, formerly the Sequim Senior… Continue reading

Shipley Center director Michael Smith holds a lighter to the center's mortgage to preview next Tuesday's ceremony officially retiring the debt. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Performing at the Juna de Fuca Festival of the Arts in May are

WEEKEND: Marimba music highlights Five Acre School fundraiser

DUNGENESS –– Warm wooden tones fill the air around the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge every morning as students hone their marimba skills under the guidance… Continue reading

Performing at the Juna de Fuca Festival of the Arts in May are