Joe Smillie

Clallam County Fire District No. 3 and Olympic Ambulance personnel evaluate eight tribal members at John Wayne Marina in Sequim on Monday. Jay Cline/Sequim Gazette

Tribal canoe tips off Port Townsend; one taken to hospital . . . Canoe Journey comes to Port Angeles today

SEQUIM — The tribal canoes emerged from a dense fog into the mud of a low tide at Jamestown Beach, Monday's scheduled stop on this… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 3 and Olympic Ambulance personnel evaluate eight tribal members at John Wayne Marina in Sequim on Monday. Jay Cline/Sequim Gazette

Sequim rewarded with AA- bond rating

SEQUIM –– After a delegation of city officials visited Standard & Poors’ office in San Francisco, the credit-rating agency has issued the city of Sequim… Continue reading

Kathy Nunley and her three-year-old son

Lavender Weekend continues today — ‘Such a great feeling’ for friends to reunite amid the flower fields (Photo Gallery)

SEQUIM –– They've done it for the past several years: Meet in Seattle, drive to the North Olympic Peninsula and head straight to the lavender… Continue reading

Kathy Nunley and her three-year-old son
A sign announces the chip-sealing of Woodcock Road east of Sequim-Dungeness Way in Sequim during the city's biggest tourism weekend of the year. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Clallam County picks Lavender Weekend to chip-seal Sequim roads

EDITOR'S NOTE — This story has been corrected to reflect that Graysmarsh Farm is on the Sequim Lavender Festival's Farms on Tour organized by the… Continue reading

A sign announces the chip-sealing of Woodcock Road east of Sequim-Dungeness Way in Sequim during the city's biggest tourism weekend of the year. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Artist Katelin Ghormley

Vinyl art wraps dot downtown Sequim

SEQUIM –– Children in footed pajamas create their dream vision of the Dungeness Valley in the city's newest piece of public art. A vinyl version… Continue reading

Artist Katelin Ghormley
Arturo Flores holds Dungeness Valley topsoil in his hand at Greysmarsh Farm. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Here’s the dirt on why lavender loves Sequim

SEQUIM –– Millennia of sediment left behind by the Dungeness River has made Sequim the lavender capital of North America. With a steep plummet out… Continue reading

Arturo Flores holds Dungeness Valley topsoil in his hand at Greysmarsh Farm. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Sandy Schier

Peninsula College handed keys to former Forks bank site

FORKS — With a hand­over of keys, Peninsula College took ownership of the former Bank of America building in Forks on Tuesday afternoon. Sandy Schier,… Continue reading

Sandy Schier
Sandy Schier

Peninsula College handed keys to former Forks bank site

FORKS — With a hand­over of keys, Peninsula College took ownership of the former Bank of America building in Forks on Tuesday afternoon. Sandy Schier,… Continue reading

Sandy Schier
Wayne Brown

Dungeness crabbers tell of bay rescue

DUNGENESS –– Jaime Armitage knew when he saw a trio of young crabbers put their canoe into Dungeness Bay they were in for more trouble… Continue reading

Wayne Brown

Sunshine farm tries new solution for Lavender Weekend left-turn problem on U.S. Highway 101

SEQUIM –– Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm owner Carmen Montoya has a plan to keep lavender lovers visiting her farm, the easternmost of the area’s… Continue reading

Wayne Brown

Dungeness crabbers tell of bay rescue

DUNGENESS –– Jaime Armitage knew when he saw a trio of young crabbers put their canoe into Dungeness Bay they were in for more trouble… Continue reading

Wayne Brown
New eggplant-colored bike racks have been placed around Sequim to mark the start of a $50

Downtown redesign under way in Sequim

SEQUIM –– New eggplant-colored bicycle racks have popped up on the streets of Sequim as partial evidence of a $50,000 makeover of downtown decor. With… Continue reading

New eggplant-colored bike racks have been placed around Sequim to mark the start of a $50
New eggplant-colored bike racks have been placed around Sequim to mark the start of a $50

Downtown redesign under way in Sequim

SEQUIM –– New eggplant-colored bicycle racks have popped up on the streets of Sequim as partial evidence of a $50,000 makeover of downtown decor. With… Continue reading

New eggplant-colored bike racks have been placed around Sequim to mark the start of a $50

Sequim to eye bonds for new City Hall building

SEQUIM –– Volatility in bond markets has city officials watching financial indexes closely as they prepare to possibly issue up to $11 million in bonds… Continue reading

State allocates $2 million for Dungeness water bank

SEQUIM –– The state has funded a $2.05 million proviso for the purchase of water mitigation fees and water storage conservation projects in the Dungeness… Continue reading

Sandi Lazzarro

WEEKEND: Sequim celebrates old-fashioned Fourth in centennial year

SEQUIM –– With vintage blouses, waxed mustaches and the air filled with patriotic tunes, Sequim gathered to celebrate its 100th year along with America's 237th… Continue reading

Sandi Lazzarro
Several trees are wrapped in patriotic knittings on the 100 block of West Cedar Street in Sequim

Yarn ‘bombing’ marks Independence Day in Sequim

SEQUIM –– A loose-knit cell of knitters has claimed responsibility for (yarn) bombing the 100 block of West Cedar Street in Sequim in an unsolicited… Continue reading

Several trees are wrapped in patriotic knittings on the 100 block of West Cedar Street in Sequim

Discovery Trail’s missing Sequim section topic of forum

SEQUIM –– Completion of the Olympic Discovery Trail through Sequim will be the topic of a public forum next week. Now, the trail is incomplete… Continue reading

Maggie Parks will post the latest Sequim location of her food truck

Sequim food truck offers a side of fun

SEQUIM –– Catch lunch if you can. Perched atop four wheels, Sequim’s newest eatery, Maggie May’s Espresso & Outfitter, provides diners not only with a… Continue reading

Maggie Parks will post the latest Sequim location of her food truck
Biologist Paul Rudell inspects crabs pulled up in derelict crab pots from Dungeness Bay. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Cleaning up the bay: Divers dig deep for derelict crab pots [ *** PHOTO GALLERY *** ]

SEQUIM –– Grasping almost blindly on the floor of Dungeness Bay, a diver grabs hold of a rusted hunk of steel and wire, attaches it… Continue reading

Biologist Paul Rudell inspects crabs pulled up in derelict crab pots from Dungeness Bay. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News