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Sequim High alumnus wins $55,000 Fulbright for research in Middle East

When her old friend from high school won a $55,000 Fulbright Program grant, Vanessa Downer wasn't too surprised. Charles Cange, who graduated from Sequim High… Continue reading

Sequim: Affordable housing rules up for debate

SEQUIM -- Come to Sequim, give us good-looking affordable housing, and we'll make it worth your while. That's the message City Councilman Bill Huizinga wants… Continue reading

A new era for Friends of the Fields

SEQUIM -- As farmers sweat through this harvest season, some of their friends are sighing over their word processors. And dreaming about future meals. Friends… Continue reading

After outcry, elk managers reconsider plan to move Sequim’s elk

SEQUIM -- When the public was given time to talk about elk Tuesday night, people didn't hold back. They expressed love, admiration -- and something… Continue reading

Sequim to Seattle in two hours?

SEQUIM -- Imagine walking to the downtown transit center, catching a bus at 10 a.m. and sailing to downtown Seattle in time for lunch. Or… Continue reading

Plan to move elk herd from Sequim met with opposition, skepticism

SEQUIM -- The presentation on the Dungeness elk herd's future Tuesday night was planned as mostly polite PowerPoint-type display, like a public-television documentary. Instead, it… Continue reading

Discovery Trail included in Sequim comprehensive plan, then blueprint is passed

SEQUIM -- Oddly, the Olympic Discovery Trail brought the locomotive to a halt. That train is also known as the comprehensive plan, the guiding document… Continue reading

Damian Deluxe: the soldier-turned-rapper from Dungeness

DUNGENESS -- After 15 months in Iraq, Damian Bujanda couldn't find peace at home. He was a U.S. Army specialist who printed maps while traveling… Continue reading

Dungeness Valley farmers hope to feed Sequim schoolkids

SEQUIM -- The unjust thing, to Kia Kozun, is that it's harvest time in the rich Dungeness Valley, and school is about to start --… Continue reading

Schoolhouse bell back in, but not ringing until next month

DUNGENESS -- For the first time, the Old Dungeness Schoolhouse bell's been blasted. On Monday, the 300-pound bell was lifted back into the schoolhouse tower… Continue reading

Meeting on moving Sequim elk herd south has no leader

SEQUIM -- A public presentation of the proposal to relocate the Dungeness herd of Roosevelt elk south to Grays Harbor County is set for Aug.… Continue reading

Sequim makeover of skateboard park under way

SEQUIM -- The skateboard arena in Carrie Blake Park is at last receiving its makeover. In May, the Sequim City Council approved a plan to… Continue reading

Sequim schools public hearing today on 2006-07 budget

SEQUIM -- Amid Sequim's growth, the student body is slimming. The affordable housing shortage here is a primary factor in keeping the young population almost… Continue reading

Thousands sample wares on first day at Costco’s new warehouse

SEQUIM -- Here's breakfast: Pork chops, whole wheat flax seed fettucine, Tony Roma barbecued beef sandwiches, eggplant hummus, top sirloin steak, Kirkland signature bacon, blue… Continue reading

Sequim council to consider new speed limits

SEQUIM -- He saved the tantalizing part for last. "We're going to update the speed limit signs around the city," to keep up with drivers'… Continue reading

Bichon frises, and their admirers, to be party animals

SEQUIM -- A white cloud will alight on Bonnie McGill's yard this Friday, bringing with it a canine talent show, costume contest, wedding ceremony and… Continue reading

Sequim organic farm wins cash prize for stewardship

SEQUIM -- In the thick of the harvest, Nash's Organic Farm is seeing a small influx of cash. Farming & the Environment, a Seattle organization… Continue reading

Sequim teacher making history with statewide award

SEQUIM -- As the start of the academic year nears, Sequim Middle School teacher Tricia Billes isn't sleeping well. "Last night I woke up worrying,"… Continue reading

Big Sequim Senior Center benefit coming

SEQUIM -- It was Thanksgiving, and the Senior Center was about to serve a feast; a Sequim woman had a ticket and had driven across… Continue reading

Another medical clinic coming to Sequim

SEQUIM -- Sit down with this woman, and you'll feel like telling her everything. That's the first thing that's clear: Bridgett Bell Kraft is a… Continue reading