Joe Smillie

Hizzoner then and now: Jilson White

Sequim townsfolk voted to incorporate 100 years ago today

SEQUIM –– Happy birthday, Sequim. One hundred years ago today, citizens voted 90-66 to make Sequim an official city. “I think we look better than… Continue reading

Hizzoner then and now: Jilson White
All pinked out in their hats and leis are

Cancer survivors don hats, pink for Mad Hatter’s Tea

SEQUIM –– Feathers, polka dots and even birdhouses sat atop elaborate hats as cancer survivors, their friends and family talked as they sipped from delicate… Continue reading

All pinked out in their hats and leis are

Group investigates Skagit River decision for implications on controversial Dungeness Water Rule

SEQUIM –– Members of the Olympic Resource Protection Council, a building industry-backed group opposed to a state rule that came into effect this year in… Continue reading

Clallam County sheriff's deputies confer in the garage of Marjorie Root at 247 Taylor Blvd. in SunLand

Sequim man accused of trying to set his mother’s house on fire

SEQUIM –– A Sequim man was arrested after allegedly trying to set his mother's SunLand home on fire. Kevin T. Root, 44, was booked Friday… Continue reading

Clallam County sheriff's deputies confer in the garage of Marjorie Root at 247 Taylor Blvd. in SunLand
Clallam County sheriff's deputies confer in the garage of Marjorie Root at 247 Taylor Blvd. in SunLand

Sequim man accused of trying to set his mother’s house on fire

SEQUIM –– A Sequim man was arrested after allegedly trying to set his mother's SunLand home on fire. Kevin T. Root, 44, was booked Friday… Continue reading

Clallam County sheriff's deputies confer in the garage of Marjorie Root at 247 Taylor Blvd. in SunLand
Forks mayoral challenger Janet Hughes

Forks mayor hopefuls talk police, pay, development

FORKS — Police, pay and boosting the West End jobs market drew the focus of a debate between Mayor Bryon Monohon and Janet Hughes, his… Continue reading

Forks mayoral challenger Janet Hughes
Forks mayoral challenger Janet Hughes

Forks mayor hopefuls talk police, pay, development

FORKS — Police, pay and boosting the West End jobs market drew the focus of a debate between Mayor Bryon Monohon and Janet Hughes, his… Continue reading

Forks mayoral challenger Janet Hughes
Ron Allen

Tribal chairman: Partial shutdown not affecting Jamestown S’Klallam

SEQUIM –– A philosophy of self-reliance has allowed the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe to withstand the federal government's partial shutdown and continue to focus on projects… Continue reading

Ron Allen
Students move around Sequim High School as Superintendent Kelly Shea discusses the difficulties of keeping track of students on the open campus. A panel is looking at how growth will affect Sequim schools.  -- Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

New school in Sequim? Panel throws out options for growth

SEQUIM –– Does Sequim need to build a new elementary school? That is one of the proposals put forth by a special committee charged with… Continue reading

Students move around Sequim High School as Superintendent Kelly Shea discusses the difficulties of keeping track of students on the open campus. A panel is looking at how growth will affect Sequim schools.  -- Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Workers with the North Star Broadcasting Co. tighten bolts on KSQM’s new 155-foot transmission tower Monday.  -- Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim’s nonprofit radio station soars to new heights: a transmission tower

SEQUIM –– The sounds of Sequim will soon cover the entire North Olympic Peninsula after nonprofit radio station KSQM erected a new 155-foot tower Monday.… Continue reading

Workers with the North Star Broadcasting Co. tighten bolts on KSQM’s new 155-foot transmission tower Monday.  -- Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Steve Markwell interacts with dogs at his Olympic Animal Sanctuary in Forks. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Refuge or horror? Animal sanctuary draws worldwide attention

FORKS –– Four knocks on the door jamb from Steve Markwell's big right hand quiets the barking dogs inside the pink warehouse that houses his… Continue reading

Steve Markwell interacts with dogs at his Olympic Animal Sanctuary in Forks. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Kali Bradford inspects her rebuilding efforts on her vandalized sand sculpture "Violet Picking Lavender" in Sequim. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sand artist rebuilds after vandal attack in Sequim

SEQUIM –– Months after vandals destroyed the sand sculpture she had built for Sequim's Lavender Weekend, sand artist Kali Bradford has begun rebuilding, putting a… Continue reading

Kali Bradford inspects her rebuilding efforts on her vandalized sand sculpture "Violet Picking Lavender" in Sequim. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Kali Bradford inspects her rebuilding efforts on her vandalized sand sculpture "Violet Picking Lavender" in Sequim. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sand artist rebuilds after vandal attack in Sequim

SEQUIM –– Months after vandals destroyed the sand sculpture she had built for Sequim's Lavender Weekend, sand artist Kali Bradford has begun rebuilding, putting a… Continue reading

Kali Bradford inspects her rebuilding efforts on her vandalized sand sculpture "Violet Picking Lavender" in Sequim. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
“Flower Power

WEEKEND: Sequim fiber festival weaves tapestry of creations

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, October 4. SEQUIM –– It's time again to think about clothing, naturally. From sheep and alpacas to cedar… Continue reading

“Flower Power
Kali Bradford inspects her rebuilding efforts on her vandalized sand sculpture "Violet Picking Lavender" in Sequim. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sand artist rebuilds after vandal attack in Sequim

SEQUIM –– Months after vandals destroyed the sand sculpture she had built for Sequim's Lavender Weekend, sand artist Kali Bradford has begun rebuilding, putting a… Continue reading

Kali Bradford inspects her rebuilding efforts on her vandalized sand sculpture "Violet Picking Lavender" in Sequim. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
“Flower Power

WEEKEND: Sequim fiber festival weaves tapestry of creations

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, October 4. SEQUIM –– It's time again to think about clothing, naturally. From sheep and alpacas to cedar… Continue reading

“Flower Power
Kali Bradford inspects her rebuilding efforts on her vandalized sand sculpture "Violet Picking Lavender" in Sequim. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sand artist rebuilds after vandal attack in Sequim

SEQUIM –– Months after vandals destroyed the sand sculpture she had built for Sequim's Lavender Weekend, sand artist Kali Bradford has begun rebuilding, putting a… Continue reading

Kali Bradford inspects her rebuilding efforts on her vandalized sand sculpture "Violet Picking Lavender" in Sequim. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Kali Bradford inspects her rebuilding efforts on her vandalized sand sculpture "Violet Picking Lavender" in Sequim. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sand artist rebuilds after vandal attack in Sequim

SEQUIM –– Months after vandals destroyed the sand sculpture she had built for Sequim's Lavender Weekend, sand artist Kali Bradford has begun rebuilding, putting a… Continue reading

Kali Bradford inspects her rebuilding efforts on her vandalized sand sculpture "Violet Picking Lavender" in Sequim. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Elray Konkel

Proposed cost of operating Sequim in 2014: $55.3 million

SEQUIM –– City Manager Steve ­Burkett delivered what he called a “prudent and disciplined” $55.3 million budget proposal for the city’s 2014 operations to the… Continue reading

Elray Konkel
A statue of a Roosevelt elk — and one of several elk-warning signals — welcome motorists to Sequim. File photo

Malfunctioning elk lights in Sequim warn motorists though animals far away

SEQUIM –– A malfunctioning electrical relay is warning drivers on U.S. Highway 101 in Sequim to watch out for Roosevelt elk, though the city's famous… Continue reading

A statue of a Roosevelt elk — and one of several elk-warning signals — welcome motorists to Sequim. File photo