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Shoko Suskind, a volunteer for the Sequim-Shiso City Friendship Garden, pulls weeds from the shoreline. She is one of 10 volunteers who work from 9 a.m. to noon each Tuesday from late March to October to provide upkeep of the garden. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Friendship Garden symbolizes connection between sister cities

Sequim students and chaperones scheduled to visit Japan in 2027

Engineers with Fickett Structural Solutions inspect the Dungeness Railroad Bridge in late February. They determined the bridge is safe to use but will limit heavy loads. Tribal staff said a capital campaign has started to replace the bridge’s deteriorating truss. (Michael Dashiell/Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)

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Funding needed to replace truss

Engineer’s estimate for fix is $3.1 million

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Richard Kaye of Sequim is the first patron to check out an item at the renovated Sequim Library. He’s helped by Amika Parr, a public service specialist. Kaye said he spotted the photography book “America the Abandoned” by Bryan Sansivero on the shelf as he walked in and checked it out within a few minutes of the library opening on March 21.

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Sequim library reopens to more than 1,000 visitors

Nearly 1,800 items checked out on first day of soft opening

Large red letters, such as the A for Alpha, help firefighters identify their locations during a live fire exercise. The two-story Gerhardt Park home was allowed to burn after training sessions all day on March 21. (Jay Cline)

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Fire district executes training inside home

Live fire exercises at a Sequim city park

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Trial is reset in two theft cases

Gold Rush owner pleaded not guilty to 40 charges

Former Sequim Food Bank Executive Director Andra Smith is wrapped in a blanket called “Agate Beach” donated by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. New Executive Director Jen Colmore read a note from food bank board director Loni Greninger that said the blanket symbolized the process of agates becoming beautiful rocks from pressure and friction. Smith has taken a new job as the executive director of the Washington Food Coalition. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim Food Bank celebrates its former, current directors

Andra Smith helped lead facility through pandemic, hardships

Danielle Lorentzen, who plays Cinderella, rehearses with Ethan Hoch as Prince Topher for Ghostlight Productions’ “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” set to run through Sunday at Sequim High School. The 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday will feature a special photo opportunity after the show with Lorentzen and the rest of the cast. Attendees are invited to dress up for the occasion in Cinderella-inspired clothing. (Ghostlight Productions)

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Ghostlight presents ‘Cinderella’ at Sequim High School

Practical effects, magical moments highlight family-friendly show

This home within Sequim’s Gerhardt Park will be used for live fire training starting at 8 a.m. Saturday. Residents are asked not to travel through the area as fire apparatuses will be along both sides of the 1600 block of South Third Avenue. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

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Sequim fire district set for controlled house fire burn

Training exercise slated for two-story building within a city park

The Sequim Library, at 630 N. Sequim Ave., will reopen Saturday for regular hours after it was closed for renovations and expansion. (North Olympic Library System)

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Sequim Library plans to reopen on Saturday

Two-year project adds about 10,000 square feet to footprint

Five Acre School’s Explorer class of fourth- through sixth-graders enjoy a field trip to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. School leaders have announced plans to restructure its leadership to have a dual director model with a development director focused on tasks such as fundraising and strategic planning, and a program director focused on school culture continuity, curriculum, mentoring teachers, programming and more. (Five Acre School)

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Sequim school has new structure

Development director hired for funding

Monica Berkseth/Olympic Peninsula News Group Volunteers for Soroptimist International of Sequim, from left, are Virginia Kostanich, Elaine Powlesland, Loree Conrad, Natasha Merkuloff-Nichols, Shirley Legg, Suzanne Plemmons, Becky Archer, Denise Bayer, Chris Snow and Susan Coffee. They celebrated the opening of a new space for the group’s Medical Loan Closet.

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Medical loan closet moves to new location

Volunteers say space is larger, more convenient

The Port Angeles Public Library is one of four branches operated by the North Olympic Library System. Staff report that if a levy lid lift is approved in April, it would help the library system keep existing hours, services and staffing levels. (North Olympic Library System)

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North Olympic Library System to ask for levy lid lift

Voters to decide in April election

All is calm with the first drinks served in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” The show will run at Olympic Theatre Arts through March 15. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Fans, family stage ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ at OTA

Show continues through March 15 at Sequim playhouse

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Demonstrators gather in downtown Sequim on Jan. 25 to oppose U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions in Minneapolis and across the country. Sequim Mayor Rachel Anderson shared a proclamation on Feb. 23 at the Sequim City Council meeting that reads: “The City of Sequim remains committed to serving and protecting all community members, regardless of immigration status.” She said city policy follows state law not to engage in federal civil immigration enforcement.

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Sequim proclamation attempts to lessen immigration concerns

SEQUIM — Following stories of federal immigration enforcement across the country and regular protests along city streets, Sequim…

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Rape suspect changes his plea

Deal recommends 10-year sentence

Crime & Justice

Bank robbery trial now set for June

Competency to be reviewed in attempted murder case

Photographer Ross Hamilton died Feb. 10 in his home. He was 83. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Dungeness Community Church, where he was an elder for many years. (Hamilton family)

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Sequim photographer Ross Hamilton dies at age 83

Friends remember him as a light for the community

Jennifer Thomas Jennifer Thomas watches Japanese skaters Masaya Morita and Utana Yoshida skate to her instrumental tune “Rise of the Phoenix” during the Winter Olympics. Japan won a silver medal with their score in the Ice Dance – Rhythm Dance routine for team figure skating.

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Sequim composer’s epic music remains staple at Olympics

‘Rise of the Phoenix’ helps Japan figure skating team win silver

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Bank robbery trial now set for June

Competency to be reviewed in May for attempted murder case

Board directors, building committee members and Shipley Center staff join in a groundbreaking ceremony inside the building on Feb. 6. Organizers anticipate moving into the new space at 651 W. Washington St. before the end of this year. Pictured, from left, is Karen Hanson, board treasurer; Angela Jeziorski, board director; Margaret Cox, board secretary; Judy Lange, board director; Beth Culhane, board vice president; Linda Strohm, board director; Mary Ellen Reed, building committee member; Bobbie Dahm, building committee member; Scotty Wells, board director; and Michael Smith, Shipley Center executive director and building project manager. Board president Renee Millar is not pictured. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Shipley Center holds groundbreaking inside new facility

Plans remain in place to open by end of year

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