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Sequim: Parents, passengers cope with school-bus changes

SEQUIM -- Life inside the school bus just got a lot more like life outside. With the Sequim district's new, unified schedule, elementary-school, middle school… Continue reading

Century-old remains reburied at Jamestown Cemetery

SEQUIM -- They were taken off the North Olympic Peninsula more than 100 years ago, and stored inside a museum 2,957 miles away. But 21… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula’s real Coast Guard guardians give thumbs up to “The Guardian””

PORT ANGELES -- With its spectacular rescues, romance and barroom camaraderie, "The Guardian" was a heck of a good time for 130 members of the… Continue reading

Real estate in Clallam County: ‘There’s no bust here’

Living, buying and selling in Clallam County is like being on the irregular edge of a lake. Clallam County's real estate market, industry professionals say,… Continue reading

Labors of love bear fruit, vegetables, grains

AGNEW -- It's obvious why they're here. Christy and Kelly Johnston love farming -- and each other. The couple's six-year-old farm is one of the… Continue reading

State to study Burnt Hill noise from off-road vehicles

SEQUIM -- It sounds contradictory at first. Burnt Hill, that sometime battleground for dirt bikers and homeowners south of Sequim, will be closed to off-road… Continue reading

Sequim tables one big subdivision, OKs another

SEQUIM -- Neighbors -- and others farther away -- call Sorrento inappropriate, even "appalling," as David Brown put it. The development, which proposes 229 dwellings… Continue reading

Community gardeners hope to mix ‘youth culture,’ ‘elder culture’

SEQUIM -- Since she dreamed it up last winter, Chase Shoemaker has watched her community garden vision grow. Shoemaker, a 17-year-old senior at Sequim High… Continue reading

‘Misunderstanding’ led to removal of grave markers, tribal chairman says

SEQUIM -- Two grave markers were apparently removed when crews built a wooden fence on the edge of the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe's cemetery, tribal chairman… Continue reading

Dungeness River Festival to begin

SEQUIM -- The two men may yet do a fish dance. Bob Boekelheide and Powell Jones, bosses of the Dungeness River Audubon Center, hope spawning… Continue reading

Landes leading; two other close in District Court judge race

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jill Landes was the leading candidate in the Jefferson County District Court Judge race Tuesday night, with two others nearly neck-and-neck for… Continue reading

Sequim: Volunteer earns national VFW award

SEQUIM -- She describes herself as "a tough old broad." But Venay Money is several other things: mother and grandmother, volunteer with Healthy Families of… Continue reading

‘The strong people’ mark start of health center construction

SEQUIM -- At groundbreaking ceremonies for the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe's Health and Wellness Center on Friday, the talk, prayer and song were about sharing strength… Continue reading

Mexican-Americans to celebrate blend of cultures in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Enough, for now, of the debate over immigration policy. We could use a breather, and we could use a party at the end… Continue reading

Army unit in Iraq sends flag to Sequim

SEQUIM -- Sunscreen, beef jerky and paperbacks turned into "a great force multiplier," in the words of Army commanding officer Howard Franklin in Camp Bucca,… Continue reading

The Peninsula, five years after 9/11

Anger, fear, compassion. Ask people on the North Olympic Peninsula how they feel five years after Sept. 11, 2001, and you'll hear about those emotions… Continue reading

Don”t squash the city, Sequim attorney says

SEQUIM -- One cautioned against "the tenement look," while another detailed the dangers of "squashing down the city." After the Sequim Planning Commission put a… Continue reading

Semi-chaos awaits dogs, people in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Senior canines, senior humans and spectators are among the guests Judy Stirton and Elaine Diedrich are inviting to their party this Saturday. Tails… Continue reading

Color burst fills Sequim museum

SEQUIM -- She knits. She weaves. So what? So a lot. Blending fibers brings power to women -- and whole societies -- says Renne Emiko… Continue reading

Plans in place for Sequim drugstore expansion; second one might be coming

SEQUIM -- One already busy corner here could become prescription-drug central. A 17,000-square-foot Rite Aid store with a drive-through window could be under construction by… Continue reading