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Couples weigh in on how they keep their love strong

SEQUIM - Love is easy to find here. Walk inside Marunde Muscle, the gym at 235 E. Washington St., and the real thing - relaxed… Continue reading

Sequim receives a land donation — and plans to search for more

SEQUIM - This town received a green gift Monday night. Rosa and Anton Gerhardt, immigrants who moved from Europe to New York City and finally… Continue reading

Sequim set for national TV taste on Tuesday

SEQUIM - Life is challenging when you must eat moosehead soup and Carolina livermush, a kind of pig-liver pudding. So when Mark DeCarlo landed in… Continue reading

Animal-lovers group seeks stories, photos, art for book

SEQUIM - The animal lovers famous - or infamous - for nude calendars has come up with another fundraising idea. Peninsula Friends of the Animals,… Continue reading

Elk fence idea brings on other issues — such as highway viewing area

SEQUIM - Now that the managers of the Dungeness elk herd have changed their plans for the animals - an elk fence is now the… Continue reading

Sequim planners talk ‘public interest’ as it relates to growth

SEQUIM - We need a lawyer. That was the conclusion reached by the Sequim Planning Commission on Tuesday night. The topics were the state Growth… Continue reading

Sequim School District eyes ‘virtual education’

SEQUIM - Some children cannot thrive with stone-cut schedules, clamoring classmates, long bus rides or all of the above. And some teenagers must care for… Continue reading

Planning commissioner wants to define ‘public interest’ in a growing Sequim

SEQUIM - The words are slippery as young salmon, but Sequim Planning Commissioner Mark Ozias hopes to get his arms around them. "The public interest… Continue reading

New map to guide bird lovers to 54 hot spots

SEQUIM - Hearing this birder talk is a trip in itself. "For bald eagles, this is a hot and heavy time of the year. The… Continue reading

Go big and high, some Sequim residents say about downtown’s future

SEQUIM - It's early yet in the public process, but some who've spoken so far say they want a big downtown. Given eight maps showing… Continue reading

Strait beach restoration work withstands storms, provides wildlife haven

DUNGENESS - Here's what happens when a raft of beachfront property owners band together. A 1,500-foot stretch of coastline becomes prime habitat for fish and… Continue reading

What North Olympic Peninsula librarians are recommending for 2008 reading

With its frugality brought on by credit-card statements and frigidity brought on by winter winds, this time of year can be dreary. Or we can… Continue reading

Sequim students to see some local sweetness

SEQUIM - Two days past Valentine's Day, Kia Kozun and Arturo Flores will deliver their sweetest goods to Sequim kids. We're talking red and orange,… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Valley’s historic irrigation ditches getting covered with pipelines

SEQUIM - This is a winter of discontent, marked by a kind of earthquake beneath the Dungeness Valley. From Sequim Bay to Siebert Creek, a… Continue reading

Sequim yearns for open space – and hopes for money to buy it

SEQUIM - Dennis Lefevre calls it "pressure." It's what's happening on the east side of Sequim, as developers bring subdivision applications. You can see it… Continue reading

Wine from Dungeness Valley-grown grapes a Nouveau hit

PORT ANGELES - You could say this is the taste of life in the Dungeness Valley. It starts with citrus - grapefruit notes tickle the… Continue reading

Sequim council approves highest hookup fees among Peninsula cities

SEQUIM - Action taken by the City Council Monday will result in Sequim having the highest water hookup fees in the four cities of the… Continue reading

Councilwoman Kasovia-Schmitt to step down in Sequim

SEQUIM - It's a big job that's growing bigger, but it still pays just $150 a month. With the sudden resignation of Patricia Kasovia-Schmitt, a… Continue reading

Here we go again in circles: Sequim roundabout to front Costco

SEQUIM -The City Council, eyeing a $693,000 bill, had a bit of a go-round Monday night. That's the price of the city's next roundabout or… Continue reading

High Sequim housing prices causing students to move away, enrollments to drop

SEQUIM - Like a lot of people who've grown up here, Sequim High School student Ariana Briseno wants to get out, go to college, start… Continue reading