Joe Smillie

Dungeness pollution plan could include penalties

SEQUIM –– Several agencies are starting to develop a plan to identify and clean up sources of pollution in the Clean Water District of the… Continue reading

Flames shoot hot air into a hot air balloon owned by Capt. Crystal Stout’s Morning Star Balloon Co.  -- Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sky to be king in Sequim: Things aloft to be celebrated next weekend

SEQUIM –– Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane . . . it’s a hot-air balloon and a biplane and a… Continue reading

Flames shoot hot air into a hot air balloon owned by Capt. Crystal Stout’s Morning Star Balloon Co.  -- Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Student fees lessened in Sequim schools budget

SEQUIM –– Students at Sequim schools will pay less than they did last year to attend classes when school resumes in two weeks. “Kids are… Continue reading

The cost of growth: Sequim officials consider change in developer fees

SEQUIM –– City officials are trying to determine how much to charge developers of new homes and businesses to offset the additional traffic caused by… Continue reading

Sequim OKs lease with Port Townsend bakery to move into old gas station

SEQUIM –– A new tenant will help the city “make dough,” as Mayor Ken Hays put it, from its recently purchased lot at the corner… Continue reading

Sequim OKs lease with Port Townsend bakery to move into old gas station

SEQUIM –– A new tenant will help the city “make dough,” as Mayor Ken Hays put it, from its recently purchased lot at the corner… Continue reading

Capt. Crystal Stout’s hot-air balloon inflates over Sequim’s Lavender Weekend in July.  -- Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Hot-air balloons returning to Dungeness Valley airport under new Air Affaire focus

SEQUIM –– Hot-air balloons, wing walkers and drones will fill the sky over Labor Day weekend, since plans for the first Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire… Continue reading

Capt. Crystal Stout’s hot-air balloon inflates over Sequim’s Lavender Weekend in July.  -- Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim approves two contracts to one bidder despite cost

SEQUIM –– With only one firm bidding quotes for city street projects — quotes above the cost estimates — City Council members questioned this week… Continue reading

Alexa Justus

SPORTS: Forks’ Alexa Justus wins gold at Deaflympics

FORKS –– A gold rush struck Forks this week, as former Spartan hoop star Alexa Justus returned home Tuesday with a gold medal from the… Continue reading

Alexa Justus
Randy Wellman

Restaurateur now can post sign for which he once was fined

SEQUIM –– After a battle with the city that ended in a fine, Randy Wellman, owner of Tarcisio’s Italian Place, now has a sign near… Continue reading

Randy Wellman
Longtime stamp collector Phil Castell

WEEKEND: Strait Stamp Show to lure young, old collectors to Sequim

SEQUIM –– Digging through a pile of canceled stamps, 8-year-old Ruby Coulson plucks out one that features a trio of thoroughbreds racing toward the finish… Continue reading

Longtime stamp collector Phil Castell
Marie Meyers

WEEKEND: Bout with cancer prompts Sequim Relay For Life involvement

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Aug. 9. SEQUIM –– Marie Meyers, chairwoman of Sequim's Relay For Life, has personal reasons for raising money… Continue reading

Marie Meyers
Bicyclists on the 4K for Cancer

Bicyclists near end of across-the-country cancer-awareness tour

RUBY BEACH –– A group of 28 college-age bicyclists dipped their front tires in the Pacific Ocean shortly after noon Thursday after having ridden 27… Continue reading

Bicyclists on the 4K for Cancer
Ed Telenick of Sequim stands on what he refers to as "Mount Sherburne

Neighbors shocked by piles of dirt from U.S. 101 widening

SEQUIM — Ed Telenick is bothered by a massive mound of dirt from a state project to widen a portion of U.S. Highway 101 that… Continue reading

Ed Telenick of Sequim stands on what he refers to as "Mount Sherburne
The lure of the purple plant proved as good as ever this year

A ‘strong’ lavender weekend, Sequim organizers report

SEQUIM –– With perfectly bloomed lavender, smooth traffic and sunshine all around, organizers of Sequim's lavender celebration said that this year's event, which took place… Continue reading

The lure of the purple plant proved as good as ever this year
Ken Burge

Former Sequim police chief dies in Tennessee

ALCOA, Tenn. –– Former Sequim Police Chief Ken Burge died July 14 of an undisclosed illness at his home in Alcoa, Tenn. Burge served as… Continue reading

Ken Burge
R. Leo Shipley

Big gift: Mobile home park to Sequim senior center

SEQUIM –– A steady stream of funding was donated this month to the Sequim Senior Activity Center in the form of Baywood Village, a 51-space… Continue reading

R. Leo Shipley
Groomed greyhounds

Owners show off preening pups at kennel club show in Sequim

SEQUIM –– After being poked, prodded and primped, dogs of all shapes and sizes pranced around Carrie Blake Park on Saturday, seeking ribbons, affection and,… Continue reading

Groomed greyhounds

Port of Port Angeles candidates discuss employee-commission relations at forum

SEQUIM –– What should be the relationship between Port of Port Angeles commissioners and their employees? That was the main focus of a forum with… Continue reading

Sequim bonds for City Hall project on the market

SEQUIM –– Those who want to own a piece of the city’s new City Hall/police station will have the opportunity as soon as Thursday. Sequim… Continue reading