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Sexual health education program suspended at Sequim Schools

Sexual health education program suspended at Sequim Schools

Sequim School District has halted a sexual health education program after Superintendent Gary Neal deemed it not age-appropriate for students. Neal said that… Continue reading

Sexual health education program suspended at Sequim Schools
Clallam County officials consider updated plan for Dungeness Recreation Area

Clallam County officials consider updated plan for Dungeness Recreation Area

The Clallam County Parks, Fair & Facilities Department is considering changes to the Dungeness Recreation Area Master Plan which could alter the face… Continue reading

Clallam County officials consider updated plan for Dungeness Recreation Area
OTA musical revue opens tonight

OTA musical revue opens tonight

Olympic Theatre Arts is bringing together live theater and live music for a show that explores its characters through song. “Starting Here, Starting… Continue reading

OTA musical revue opens tonight
Sequim resident suggests volunteers guard schools

Sequim resident suggests volunteers guard schools

A Carlsborg resident has suggested that volunteers guard schools. Jack Singleton, a U.S. Army veteran, proposed to the Sequim School Board on Monday… Continue reading

Sequim resident suggests volunteers guard schools
Public forum on sexual abuse among young conducted in Sequim

Public forum on sexual abuse among young conducted in Sequim

From high-schoolers to grandparents, community members of all walks of life gathered at the Sequim High School Auditorium last month to discuss sexual… Continue reading

Public forum on sexual abuse among young conducted in Sequim
‘Sleeping Beauty’ presented with a twist

‘Sleeping Beauty’ presented with a twist

While many children and parents are familiar with the traditional story of “Sleeping Beauty,” Olympic Theatre Arts and Sequim Ballet are giving Sequim… Continue reading

‘Sleeping Beauty’ presented with a twist
Sequim wheelchair bike program — among the first in the nation — is in the works

Sequim wheelchair bike program — among the first in the nation — is in the works

Sequim is peddling its way to becoming one of the first cities in the U.S. to have a wheelchair bike program in its… Continue reading

Sequim wheelchair bike program — among the first in the nation — is in the works
Plans clarified for Olympic Peninsula Academy

Plans clarified for Olympic Peninsula Academy

As Sequim School District moves forward with its capital projects, Olympic Peninsula Academy staff and board representatives say they’re not worried about the… Continue reading

Plans clarified for Olympic Peninsula Academy
Community Organic Gardens of Sequim celebrates a decade

Community Organic Gardens of Sequim celebrates a decade

The Community Organic Gardens of Sequim organization is celebrating a decade of growing flowers, produce and long-lasting friendships. The organization and its members… Continue reading

Community Organic Gardens of Sequim celebrates a decade
Breaking silence on sexual abuse: Group sets Sequim forum with a focus on youth

Breaking silence on sexual abuse: Group sets Sequim forum with a focus on youth

Conversations are on the rise nationally about sexual abuse, assault and misconduct after revelations about Hollywood and the USA Gymnastics team — and… Continue reading

Breaking silence on sexual abuse: Group sets Sequim forum with a focus on youth
Sequim High School leads the way in science

Sequim High School leads the way in science

There’s nothing like walking into a crime scene on the first day of high school. A mock-crime scene was exactly what students found… Continue reading

Sequim High School leads the way in science

New kitchen in sight for Sequim school district

Sequim School District has a clearer vision of what its new central kitchen will look like now that an option has been approved… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre Arts presents show filled with love, loss and life lessons

Olympic Theatre Arts presents show filled with love, loss and life lessons

Audiences can prepare to laugh, cry and learn life lessons with the upcoming play “Tuesdays with Morrie” written by Mitch Albom and Jeffrey… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre Arts presents show filled with love, loss and life lessons
Sequim School officials mull changes to community school project

Sequim School officials mull changes to community school project

A significant portion of the Sequim Community School remains in line for demolition. But the overall plan for deconstruction of the aging and… Continue reading

Sequim School officials mull changes to community school project
Sequim School District considering changes to capital project plans

Sequim School District considering changes to capital project plans

Hold the hammers. Sequim School District officials are considering several options that could change the district’s long-term capital project plans. At the Sequim… Continue reading

Sequim School District considering changes to capital project plans
District gaining on kitchen renovation, partial demolition at Sequim Community School

District gaining on kitchen renovation, partial demolition at Sequim Community School

The Sequim School District is slowly making progress toward renovating the district kitchen and demolishing the unused portions of the Sequim Community School… Continue reading

District gaining on kitchen renovation, partial demolition at Sequim Community School
The Duttas’ adoption journey: Sequim couple looks to bring boy from India into family

The Duttas’ adoption journey: Sequim couple looks to bring boy from India into family

Chelsea and Amith Dutta want to start their young family with an international adoption. In order to make this dream a reality, the… Continue reading

The Duttas’ adoption journey: Sequim couple looks to bring boy from India into family
Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates $11,000 to fire department

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates $11,000 to fire department

Thanks to the Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild, emergency responders can continue doing what they do best: saving lives. Clallam County Fire District 3 accepted… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates $11,000 to fire department

Winter Wishes program provides gifts to students

Sequim High School sophomore Kyah Fukanaga will strum away her Christmas break this year. Fukanaga was among many Sequim High School students who… Continue reading

Church hosts second family-friendly holiday event

Newlife Church in Sequim is throwing a Jingle Jam Family Christmas celebration to kick off the first day of winter break for Sequim… Continue reading