Alan Choate

Sequim: City mulls changes in planning rules

SEQUIM -- City leaders are considering changing a quirk in the way some development projects are approved. It's a quirk that can leave the City… Continue reading

New Olympic Theatre Arts director resigns

SEQUIM -- Citing "irreconcilable differences" with Olympic Theatre Arts' board of trustees, executive director Caroline Grace James announced her resignation Thursday after less than two… Continue reading

Ladder truck keeps fire rating from climbing in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The recent acquisition of a ladder truck by Clallam County Fire District No. 3 will allow the district to maintain its fire insurance… Continue reading

Gas prices jump on Peninsula as $3-a-gallon is not uncommon

Peninsula gasoline prices continued to increase this week, driven up by higher oil prices and supply concerns linked to Hurricane Katrina and its effects on… Continue reading

Warm fall, winter could lead to drought conditions next year

Warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected again this fall and winter -- the same kind of temperatures that led to a low snowpack and drought conditions this… Continue reading

Sequim: Museum seeking larger display space

SEQUIM -- The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Museum and Arts Center brings certain well-known objects to mind, such as the remains of a prehistoric mastodon on display,… Continue reading

Sequim marine veterinarian says sick orca thriving in Johnstone Strait

SEQUIM -- "Springer," the 5½-year-old orca found sick and alone in Puget Sound in 2002, is thriving in Johnstone Strait off the east coast of… Continue reading

Dungeness River levels threaten irrigation in Sequim area

The Dungeness River continues to set record low flows, according to monitoring data from the U.S. Geological Survey, which eventually affect irrigation in the Dungeness… Continue reading

Anonymous thank-you note reaches deep into veteran’s heart

SEQUIM -- Raymond Haegele found the simple, heartfelt note on his car. Someone left it there while he was in Wal-Mart. "Thank you Veteran!" it… Continue reading

Second annual Bichon Bash raises dog rescue funds

SEQUIM -- When Bonnie and Gordon McGill told folks to come over on Saturday afternoon and bring the dogs, people listened. The owners of 68… Continue reading

New executive director avoids controversy that preceded her arrival

SEQUIM -- Caroline Grace James' first day on the job as Olympic Theatre Arts' new executive director began with the seeds of what could've been… Continue reading

Drought presentation coming to Port Angeles

A meeting to discuss the drought in Washington and what's being done about it -- both on the North Olympic Peninsula and statewide -- will… Continue reading

Seqium man in medical marijuana limbo wants his case settled

SEQUIM -- The last few months have not been kind to Brian Rickard, and the time he spent in the hospital for multiple surgeries in… Continue reading

Landmark Sequim gas station going out of business

SEQUIM -- The Gull gas station at 104 E. Washington St. in downtown Sequim will shut down by the end of the month and most… Continue reading

Association seeks volunteers for trail work

SEQUIM -- Volunteers are being called to Sequim Bay State Park and the Dosewallips River this month and next to work on hiking trails that… Continue reading

Sequim council postpones vacating streets until landowner, school district agree

SEQUIM -- The Sequim School District and a landowner need to work out access issues to property the district owns before the Sequim City Council… Continue reading

Serenity House purchases new space in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Serenity House has purchased a building in Sequim that will allow it to expand its thrift store location and provide more emergency housing… Continue reading

Sequim survey seeking input on City Hall’s future

SEQUIM -- Sequim-area residents can make their feelings known about the possibility of a new city hall by filling in a survey that's being collected… Continue reading

Sequim: Second traffic roundabout nearing completion

SEQUIM -- The city's second roundabout, at the intersection of Sequim Avenue and Old Olympic Highway, is largely done. It is in working condition, and… Continue reading

Sequim: Cougar sighted twice on east side of bay

SEQUIM -- There were two cougar sightings Wednesday on the east side of Sequim Bay and residents there are being urged to take precautions to… Continue reading