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Golf at Sunland now open to public

CH Investment Fund purchases formerly private Sequim course

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Led by conductor Jerome Wright and accompanied by Mark Johnson, the Peninsula Singers last week rehearse for upcoming fall concert dates at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Peninsula Singers to offer ‘A Season of Gratitude’

Concerts set for Saturday, Sunday

Led by conductor Jerome Wright and accompanied by Mark Johnson, the Peninsula Singers last week rehearse for upcoming fall concert dates at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Emily Matthiessen /Olympic Peninsula News Group The cast of the Sequim community play “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” a fundraiser for the Sequim Food Bank, rehearses a piece in mid-October.

A food-raiser in technicolor

Sequim stage veterans bring back ‘Joseph’ to boost local nonprofit

Emily Matthiessen /Olympic Peninsula News Group The cast of the Sequim community play “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” a fundraiser for the Sequim Food Bank, rehearses a piece in mid-October.
Diana Dupuis, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission director, talks about development of the Miller Peninsula State Park property with meeting attendees following an open house in Blyn. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Residents still oppose park plan

Scrutiny continues for Miller Peninsula

Diana Dupuis, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission director, talks about development of the Miller Peninsula State Park property with meeting attendees following an open house in Blyn. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Michael Rocha.

Sequim school leaders pick Rocha for open director position

Michael Rocha selected for seat

Michael Rocha.
A number of neighbors and users of Miller Peninsula State Park hope to limit the proposed development of the property as state officials consider making it a “destination park.” (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Open house to spotlight changes at Miller Peninsula State Park

Village Concept is one of three state is considering

A number of neighbors and users of Miller Peninsula State Park hope to limit the proposed development of the property as state officials consider making it a “destination park.” (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Sequim stadium and field get blessings, names

The way Ron Allen sees it, the Sequim community and Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe are figuratively “joined at the hip.” Allen — the tribe’s… Continue reading

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Jim Stoffer.

Stoffer resigns Sequim School Board position

District taking applications

Jim Stoffer.
Photo by Fran Reisner Thompson / From left, Denali (skippered by Bob BacCauley), Pinafore (skippered by Bernie Armstrong) and Sirius (skippered by Durkee Richards) compete in the Reach and Row for Hospice on Sequim Bay on Sunday.

Sequim’s Reach and Row for Hospice draws big crowd

Some good-natured competition on Sequim Bay in mid-September proved to be another boon for local hospice advocates. Dozens of teams and individuals turned… Continue reading

Photo by Fran Reisner Thompson / From left, Denali (skippered by Bob BacCauley), Pinafore (skippered by Bernie Armstrong) and Sirius (skippered by Durkee Richards) compete in the Reach and Row for Hospice on Sequim Bay on Sunday.
Wind Child, skippered by Rudy Heessels, one of the perennial participants in the annual Reach and Row for Hospice, competes in a Duck Dodge race in August. Heessels’ crew in this race included Charlie Roberts, Mylo Hauptli and Leon Skerbeck. (Fran Thompson)

Reach, Row for Hospice to set sail this weekend

Annual fundraiser to be conducted on Sequim Bay

Wind Child, skippered by Rudy Heessels, one of the perennial participants in the annual Reach and Row for Hospice, competes in a Duck Dodge race in August. Heessels’ crew in this race included Charlie Roberts, Mylo Hauptli and Leon Skerbeck. (Fran Thompson)
Photo courtesy of Danni Breen Sequim resident Danni Breen and walking companion Mike Schefers are pictured on their second day of their Camino de Santiago adventure this summer, after staying in a monastery in Roncesvalles in Spain.

Peninsula woman travels Camino de Santiago

Breen, 65, makes 500-mile pilgrimage to assess her life

Photo courtesy of Danni Breen Sequim resident Danni Breen and walking companion Mike Schefers are pictured on their second day of their Camino de Santiago adventure this summer, after staying in a monastery in Roncesvalles in Spain.
Sequim City Band members break ground on the rehearsal hall expansion project. Pictured with ceremonial shovels are, from left, band president Debbi Soderstrom, band director Tyler Benedict and Neeley Construction superintendent Eli Collier. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim City Band breaks ground for expansion

$350K still needed to complete rehearsal hall construction

Sequim City Band members break ground on the rehearsal hall expansion project. Pictured with ceremonial shovels are, from left, band president Debbi Soderstrom, band director Tyler Benedict and Neeley Construction superintendent Eli Collier. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Construction starts on outdoor classroom at Dungeness center

Building to be shaped like traditional cedar hat

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Graffiti triggers extra police at Sequim schools

Threatening messages appear just before first day of classes

Rachel Tax, left, and Karen Kremkau hand out backpacks at the Back to School Fair at Helen Haller Elementary in 2021. Saturdays event features a drive-through and on-the-field fair at the Sequim School District stadium on West Fir Street. (Michael Dashiell / Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim plans hybrid Back to School Fair

The pandemic forced Sequim schools to become flexible in meeting the needs of its students, with many youths getting instruction both in person… Continue reading

Rachel Tax, left, and Karen Kremkau hand out backpacks at the Back to School Fair at Helen Haller Elementary in 2021. Saturdays event features a drive-through and on-the-field fair at the Sequim School District stadium on West Fir Street. (Michael Dashiell / Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Erin Fox.

Sequim High graduate Fox named SHS principal

Fox selected as lead administrator

Erin Fox.

Lopez named principal at Greywolf Elementary

Schools eye Sept. 16 as date for stadium naming ceremony

Michael Dashiell /Olympic Peninsula News Group Cherie Kidd and Bruce Emery (seated), candidates for Clallam County Director of Community Development, speak at a debate hosted by the Rotary Club of Sequim at the Dungeness River Center.

Clallam County hopefuls offer resumes

Emery, Kidd debate DCD seat after primary

Michael Dashiell /Olympic Peninsula News Group Cherie Kidd and Bruce Emery (seated), candidates for Clallam County Director of Community Development, speak at a debate hosted by the Rotary Club of Sequim at the Dungeness River Center.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Kevin Miller, Port Angeles Police Department officer, offers a K-9 demonstration as Kitsap County Sheriff's Office deputy Aaron Baker. and Port Angeles police officer Whitney Fairbanks look on.

Community celebrates first responders at Unity of Effort event

Sunny skies, helpings of fresh salmon and numerous exhibits, vehicles and personnel from across the region greeted visitors at the 2022 Unity of… Continue reading

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Kevin Miller, Port Angeles Police Department officer, offers a K-9 demonstration as Kitsap County Sheriff's Office deputy Aaron Baker. and Port Angeles police officer Whitney Fairbanks look on.

Sequim School Board leaders eye revenue increase for 2022-23

General fund could see bump of almost $1 million next year