Michael Dashiell

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Marc Lassen A 1918 Cadillac Type 57 owned by Marc Lassen of Gardiner is on display at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich.

Historic Cadillac featured at The Henry Ford

Gardiner owner features vehicle that served in WWI

Marc Lassen A 1918 Cadillac Type 57 owned by Marc Lassen of Gardiner is on display at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich.

Clallam County commissioners agree to finish Towne Road in 2024

Barring any setbacks, completion of a key segment of Towne Road will be completed by the end of September. Clallam County commissioners on… Continue reading

Sequim’s Garrett Little returns a shot as he takes on North Kitsap’s Indigo Gallagher-Zapf in No. 1 singles play on Sept. 13. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREPS: Wolves’ Garrett Little aims to wrap phenomenal career with tennis title

Sequim southpaw has reached lofty heights

Sequim’s Garrett Little returns a shot as he takes on North Kitsap’s Indigo Gallagher-Zapf in No. 1 singles play on Sept. 13. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Clallam County Fire District 3 Firefighters fight a house fire in the 900 block of Hooker Road on Wednesday. Law enforcement continued to seek a Sequim man suspected for the blaze on Thursday.

UPDATE: Sequim man taken into custody after alleged assault, arson

David R. Burgess was taken into custody by Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies in the 1900 block of Palo Alto Road at about 8… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 3 Firefighters fight a house fire in the 900 block of Hooker Road on Wednesday. Law enforcement continued to seek a Sequim man suspected for the blaze on Thursday.
Graphic courtesy of North Olympic Library System / The Outdoor Play Area at the soon-to-be-renovated Sequim Library — accessed through a gate on the building’s east side and the interior Children’s Area — will be named in memory of Dorothy DeLand.

Sequim Library expansion draws donations

The Sequim Library Expansion and Renovation Project recently received three large donations. Spaces and features in the soon-to-be renovated library at 630 N.… Continue reading

Graphic courtesy of North Olympic Library System / The Outdoor Play Area at the soon-to-be-renovated Sequim Library — accessed through a gate on the building’s east side and the interior Children’s Area — will be named in memory of Dorothy DeLand.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members help students ride the bus in September while helping direct traffic for parents at drop-off/pick-up for the K-2, 3-5 reconfiguration of Greywolf and Helen Haller elementary schools. Sequim School District officials have started conversations to consider changing bus routes to improve attendance and behavior, among other things. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim schools consider two-tiered bus system

Secondary students could start later in day

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members help students ride the bus in September while helping direct traffic for parents at drop-off/pick-up for the K-2, 3-5 reconfiguration of Greywolf and Helen Haller elementary schools. Sequim School District officials have started conversations to consider changing bus routes to improve attendance and behavior, among other things. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Frontier Dermatology opened its clinic at 565 Eureka Way in Sequim on Dec. 7. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Frontier Dermatology opens new clinic to fill void in Sequim

Patient care includes acne, warts, psoriasis, eczema and cancer

Frontier Dermatology opened its clinic at 565 Eureka Way in Sequim on Dec. 7. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Emily Matthiessen /Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Jolene Vaara goes to the rim during a 2022-23 contest. Vaara won the Olympic League MVP and Defensive Player of the Year honors while guiding the Wolves to a league title.

GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Wolves eye league repeat

Chartraw a big boost

Emily Matthiessen /Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Jolene Vaara goes to the rim during a 2022-23 contest. Vaara won the Olympic League MVP and Defensive Player of the Year honors while guiding the Wolves to a league title.
Judy Willman, daughter of University of Washington rowing team member Joe Rantz, signs a movie poster for the movie “The Boys in the Boat,” a tribute to the team’s rise to winning a gold medal in the 1936 Olympics. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Spotlight on ‘The Boys in the Boat’

Story with Sequim tie has advance screening

Judy Willman, daughter of University of Washington rowing team member Joe Rantz, signs a movie poster for the movie “The Boys in the Boat,” a tribute to the team’s rise to winning a gold medal in the 1936 Olympics. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
State Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, left, speaks in support of Eric Pickens, D-Sequim. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Pickens to run for state position

Aims for seat held by Mike Chapman

State Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, left, speaks in support of Eric Pickens, D-Sequim. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sewer upgrades set at Sequim schools

Pumps to be replaced at elementary facilities

Isaac Smith, who lived his 12 years in Sequim, enjoyed Wednesday morning birdwalks at the Dungeness River Nature Center. After he died in a vehicle collision in 2010, his mother wanted to do something to honor him. A new partnership between Isaac’s family, the Dungeness River Nature Center and Wild Birds Unlimited has resulted in 14 new Vortex binoculars that are available for checkout at the river center. (Teresa Smith)

Donation gives 14 binoculars to Dungeness River Nature Center

Memorial is for 12-year-old boy

Isaac Smith, who lived his 12 years in Sequim, enjoyed Wednesday morning birdwalks at the Dungeness River Nature Center. After he died in a vehicle collision in 2010, his mother wanted to do something to honor him. A new partnership between Isaac’s family, the Dungeness River Nature Center and Wild Birds Unlimited has resulted in 14 new Vortex binoculars that are available for checkout at the river center. (Teresa Smith)
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Sequim revives its Christmas Chorus

Community performances set this weekend

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Betsy Reed Schultz (far left), founder of Captain Joseph House, gets a look at a carved bear donated by Bret Wirta’s Black Bear Diner and Holiday Inn & Suites last week at the Port Angeles facility. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Carved bear added to Captain Joseph House grounds

Gold Star families can find respite at Port Angeles facility

Betsy Reed Schultz (far left), founder of Captain Joseph House, gets a look at a carved bear donated by Bret Wirta’s Black Bear Diner and Holiday Inn & Suites last week at the Port Angeles facility. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Acerbic magazine columnist Daria Chase (portrayed by Jamie Pauley) reveals that newly-married Simon Bright (Stephan Willms) has inherited a fortune in an early scene of “The Game’s Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays.” Looking on are host William Gillette (Joel Hoffman) and Bright’s new bride, Aggie Wheeler (Merrin Packer). (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

OTA thriller/farce channels Sherlock Holmes for production that runs Dec. 1-18

tickets on sale now

Acerbic magazine columnist Daria Chase (portrayed by Jamie Pauley) reveals that newly-married Simon Bright (Stephan Willms) has inherited a fortune in an early scene of “The Game’s Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays.” Looking on are host William Gillette (Joel Hoffman) and Bright’s new bride, Aggie Wheeler (Merrin Packer). (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Butler, Downer, Rutter win Sequim council seats

Sequim City Council candidates Dan Butler, Kathy Downer and Harmony Rutter, all backed by the Sequim Good Governance League (SGGL), were on hand… Continue reading

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Incumbents fare well in Sequim School Board races

Incumbents in the race for the Sequim School Board — two of them Sequim Good Governance League-backed candidates — have significant leads after… Continue reading

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Brianne Lawson, treasurer with Peninsula Pre-3 Cooperative (with 16-month-old Charlie) and fellow board member Kelsey Wheeler accept a $4,150 grant from the Albert Haller Foundation. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Albert Haller Foundation awards $300K in Clallam County

Foundation has donated about $10 million since 1992

Brianne Lawson, treasurer with Peninsula Pre-3 Cooperative (with 16-month-old Charlie) and fellow board member Kelsey Wheeler accept a $4,150 grant from the Albert Haller Foundation. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Michael Dashiell / Olympic Peninsula News Group Kate Loveland enjoys exploring the Olympic Peninsula and capturing up-close images of the natural world.

Peninsula photographer, writer embraces later-in-life artistry

Slowing down allows for growth, she says

Michael Dashiell / Olympic Peninsula News Group Kate Loveland enjoys exploring the Olympic Peninsula and capturing up-close images of the natural world.
Sequim High School Homecoming Queen Taryn Johnson, left, receives a sash at Friday night’s football game while king Sage Younger looks on. Sequim shut out North Mason 36-0. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Sequim High School Homecoming royalty

Sequim High School Homecoming Queen Taryn Johnson, left, receives a sash at Friday night’s football game while king Sage Younger looks on. Sequim shut out… Continue reading

Sequim High School Homecoming Queen Taryn Johnson, left, receives a sash at Friday night’s football game while king Sage Younger looks on. Sequim shut out North Mason 36-0. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)