Joe Smillie

The filmmaking team of Stephen Silliman

Sequim students celebrate winning at film festival

SEQUIM –– Shoving their trophy statuettes and an oversized check into the air, Stephen Silliman, Daniel Call, Kyle Lee Gordeuk and Josh Finch celebrated their… Continue reading

The filmmaking team of Stephen Silliman
City Hall got flamingoed Monday night at Sequim as the high school senior class extorted city government into helping them throw the annual “safe and sober” graduation party. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Flamingo extortion strikes Sequim City Hall

SEQUIM –– Plastic flamingos that invaded the City Hall lawn overnight were discovered Tuesday, and they wouldn't leave until the city paid up. “I guess… Continue reading

City Hall got flamingoed Monday night at Sequim as the high school senior class extorted city government into helping them throw the annual “safe and sober” graduation party. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Mayor Ken Hays delivers a state-of-the-city address at the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce's regular luncheon meeting Tuesday at SunLand Golf and Country Club

Sequim City Hall supports business, mayor tells Chamber of Commerce gathering

SEQUIM –– Two top city officials told a business audience Tuesday that the city government is doing its best to support business. Despite coffee shop… Continue reading

Mayor Ken Hays delivers a state-of-the-city address at the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce's regular luncheon meeting Tuesday at SunLand Golf and Country Club

Sequim water, sewer fee change cuts cost for some builders

SEQUIM –– The City Council has approved a change to water and sewer hookups that will cut the cost of building new multi-tenant commercial buildings.… Continue reading

An abandoned dock once used for an oyster processing operation sits closed off at Dungeness Landing County Park near Dungeness. For a view of the long pier and the town of Dungeness in its heyday

Port commissioners eye end of historical Dungeness pier

SEQUIM –– The remnants of Charles Franklin Seal's 19th century dock may be on their way out as the Port of Port Angeles considers pulling… Continue reading

An abandoned dock once used for an oyster processing operation sits closed off at Dungeness Landing County Park near Dungeness. For a view of the long pier and the town of Dungeness in its heyday
Emblem3 members

Emblem3 releases first single

The first single by Sequim-bred Emblem3 was unveiled last week while the band is in the middle of a cross-country tour that will soon return… Continue reading

Emblem3 members
Flanked by the "MGirls

Lady luck smiles on Sequim man at daylong tournament

SEQUIM –– A wide grin spread across the face of Alan McLean of Sequim as buzzers signaled the end of an all-day slot machine playoff… Continue reading

Flanked by the "MGirls

Dungeness water rule prompts queries for future meetings

SEQUIM –– Few answers were given to questions raised at the first in a series of meetings on the new Dungeness water rule last week,… Continue reading

Lorenz Sollman

Mystery solved: Dock an escapee from Sequim site

SEQUIM –– The mysterious dock found last Sunday washed up near Marlyn Nelson County Park at Port Williams did not cross the ocean, as its… Continue reading

Lorenz Sollman
Renee Emiko Brock-Richmond of Sequim points out portions of a piece of dock that washed ashore on Port Williams Beach north of Marlyn Nelson County Park. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Washed-up dock near Sequim a mystery . . . for now

SEQUIM –– Officials with state and local officials are looking to see what — if anything — needs to be done about a barnacle-encrusted dock… Continue reading

Renee Emiko Brock-Richmond of Sequim points out portions of a piece of dock that washed ashore on Port Williams Beach north of Marlyn Nelson County Park. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Patron line the bar at Krush

New eatery opens its doors in Sequim

SEQUIM –– Sequim's newest eatery, Krush, has begun offering its unusual menu of hearty treats, and owners John Allen and Joe McLaughlin hope it sticks… Continue reading

Patron line the bar at Krush
Clarence Glover

Volunteers add thousands of drought-resistant plants to Sequim site

SEQUIM –– A 5-year-old project to install a garden to demonstrate low-impact landscaping at Sequim's Water Reuse Demonstration Park has been moved closer to completion.… Continue reading

Clarence Glover
Sequim High School senior Torrie McIntyre films fellow movie-makers Tristan and Tenille Tosland. The trio made a film

Sequim students vie for red-carpet treatment in Elkies film festival

SEQUIM –– It's time again for the celebration of pageantry and art that is the Elkies, Sequim Education Foundation's eighth annual student film festival. The… Continue reading

Sequim High School senior Torrie McIntyre films fellow movie-makers Tristan and Tenille Tosland. The trio made a film
State Reps. Steve Tharinger

Schools, guns, pot, jobs discussed at Sequim legislative town hall

SEQUIM –– Schools, guns, pot, liquor and jobs topped the discussion list for 24th District state Reps. Steve Tharinger and Kevin Van De Wege at… Continue reading

State Reps. Steve Tharinger
The sign on the corner pole advertises a business that no longer operates at 154 E. Washington St. in Sequim. But city codes won't let Skunk Works Auto Detailing change it. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim pole sign code irks business owner

SEQUIM –– When Linda Chamness opened her Skunk Works Auto Detailing business in a new location at a former Texaco station at 154 E. Washington… Continue reading

The sign on the corner pole advertises a business that no longer operates at 154 E. Washington St. in Sequim. But city codes won't let Skunk Works Auto Detailing change it. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim city seeks money for Solana subdivision’s street repairs

SEQUIM –– City officials have approved an offer to retrieve money held in a bond for maintenance of decaying streets in the stunted Solana housing… Continue reading

Sarah Creachbaum

Olympic National Park superintendent tells of budget woes, praises community

SEQUIM –– With pay for new rangers stagnant and falling, Sarah Creachbaum, superintendent of Olympic National Park, told the area's business leaders that it's more… Continue reading

Sarah Creachbaum
City Manager Steve Burkett has "consistently exceeded expectations

Sequim city manager gets 5 percent pay raise

SEQUIM –– The City Council has raised City Manager Steve Burkett's annual salary by 5 percent, from $121,200 to $127,260. The council unanimously approved the… Continue reading

City Manager Steve Burkett has "consistently exceeded expectations
Ken and Kathleen Burrer’s new large garage of Fir Street in Sequim has prompted city leaders to look at the need for new regulations on accessory structures.   -- Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim to tackle question of oversized garages, sheds

SEQUIM –– Regulations to require that new garages and sheds be smaller than the primary buildings on lots zoned residential will be considered by the… Continue reading

Ken and Kathleen Burrer’s new large garage of Fir Street in Sequim has prompted city leaders to look at the need for new regulations on accessory structures.   -- Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Seized horses recovering; deputy to urge charges filed

QUILCENE –– As four horses seized for their welfare recover at a rehabilitation center, Deputy Alex Mintz, Jefferson County’s animal control officer, plans to recommend… Continue reading