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E-mail barbs hover over Sequim chamber election

SEQUIM — Deborah Rambo Sinn, an organizer of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce board election, has received a flurry of what she calls "hate… Continue reading

Obama gets majority of Democratic delegates at Clallam convention

PORT ANGELES — The Democrats of Clallam County went willingly away from the sunshine and into a dark Port Angeles High School auditorium on Saturday,… Continue reading

Giant auction to benefit Boys & Girls Club

SEQUIM — What began as a simple fundraiser has exploded into a major bash at the Boys & Girls Club of Sequim. More than $12,000… Continue reading

New Sequim Irrigation Festival float unveiled

SEQUIM — After what happened last year, you can't blame the float builders for focusing on water. Lots of it. "Sail away and discover the… Continue reading

Sequim dreaming of City Hall complex sites

SEQUIM — Picture it: You take the Sequim Avenue off-ramp from U.S. Highway 101 straight to an ultramodern center where you can shop, visit the… Continue reading

Sequim mayor bristles over missive from tax guru Eyman

SEQUIM — Puffs of smoke may have been escaping from Mayor Laura Dubois' e-mail box. "A recent news story reports that you want to take… Continue reading

Sequim Chamber of Commerce row comes down to a vote

SEQUIM — The balloting is about to begin in one emotion-ridden election. A fat packet containing a list of 25 candidates for eight Sequim-Dungeness Valley… Continue reading

Eagles, warblers, mergansers: Tours to take watchful to best birding spots

SEQUIM — They both come for that elusive thing: calm. People and birds flock to the North Olympic Peninsula in springtime — so the local… Continue reading

April recycling events planned in Clallam County

The time has come for a righteous cleansing. This month in Sequim and Port Angeles, gardeners may shed their cracked plastic plant pots, desk jockeys… Continue reading

How does he do it? Tour to tell how totem poles are made

BLYN — His creations loom high over Sequim Bay, taking many a traveler's breath away. It's thrilling, isn't it, to be Dale Faulstich, maker of… Continue reading

Sequim commercial building design standards under scrutiny after tiff over new developments

SEQUIM — Neither the architect nor the developer wants to talk much about Rock Plaza. But Dennis Lefevre, Sequim's planning director, has to talk about… Continue reading

Common ground found in Sequim — for a public garden

SEQUIM — Hope springs eternal, poet Alexander Pope said, and this spring in Sequim, hope will bear fruit. And vegetables. And flowers and herbs. The… Continue reading

Sequim chamber severs dialogue with opposition group

SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce board will communicate no more with its loudest critics, board president Walt Schubert said Monday. "We're done,"… Continue reading

It’s a bird, it’s a plane — no, it’s a house

SEQUIM — Look, up in the sky: It's a house that appears ready to fly. But no, the 1,500-square-foot home on Old Olympic Highway at… Continue reading

Sequim chamber accused of improper board election

SEQUIM — Gil Simon, leader of a group that has sought to overhaul the leadership of the Sequim-Dungneness Valley Chamber of Commerce, is accusing the… Continue reading

Sequim public radio station to get permit

SEQUIM — Alerts on icy stretches of highway and big-band swing. You could hear them, and then some, on a Sequim public radio station later… Continue reading

Sequim to get new park, wildlife refuge along U.S. 101

SEQUIM — It's a costly but happy ending for both humans and animals. After nearly two years of negotiations — and one major disappointment —… Continue reading

Raising legends: New totems tell stories in Blyn

SEQUIM — The freshly planted woods are populated by powerful characters. There's the Salmon Bringer, the Bear of Heaven and the Four Supernatural Carpenters, who… Continue reading

Peninsula fetes clean and green at Make It Last fair

PORT ANGELES — Composting is "like going on a diet," said Ed Beil. Converting kitchen scraps into compost is "a brilliant idea, but you have… Continue reading

Sequim chamber keeps old board, to elect some new members

SEQUIM — Both sides of Sequim's civil war have won. More than 150 members of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce gathered Thursday evening in… Continue reading