Jeff Chew

Sequim’s Relay For Life starts tonight

SEQUIM — About 165 people have registered so far — and a number of new teams will be on board — for the sixth annual… Continue reading

Stamp show helps fete Sequim High School’s centennial

SEQUIM — The Strait Stamp Society's annual stamp show and exhibit this year will commemorate Sequim High's centennial. A specially designed envelope stamp and postmark… Continue reading

1915 Stanley Steamer passenger wagon which took tourists to Olympics attractions back on Peninsula [**Video and Gallery**]

SEQUIM — Pat Farrell loves to let off steam and does so in a big way. His 1915 Stanley Steamer passenger mountain wagon will return… Continue reading

Grocery Outlet ribbon-cutting today in Sequim, but market won’t open to public till Saturday

SEQUIM — The city’s newest supermarket, Grocery Outlet, will open to the public Saturday after a Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting today. A grand… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center chief: Union, hospital remain far apart

SEQUIM — Although union and hospital negotiators remain divided over medical insurance issues on the bargaining table, Olympic Medical Center's chief executive officer said he… Continue reading

Sequim subdivision to be auctioned in October

PORT ANGELES — A trustee sale at public auction has been scheduled in October for the 230-lot Cedar Ridge subdivision in East Sequim, which was… Continue reading

Balloon festival proposed for Sequim; events timed to ’10 best’ weather days, backers say

SEQUIM — A group of business leaders led by a former Everett events coordinator hope that a balloon festival will lift the Sequim economy. Randy… Continue reading

Boys & Girls Clubs’ child identification program growing

SEQUIM — The Coalition for a Secure Driver's License pilot program with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula continues to grow, offering… Continue reading

Sequim senior center hosts sale of thousands of items in 8,000 square feet

SEQUIM — Need some collectors bone china, an unused inflatable kayak, an upright freezer, house plants or a $1 slightly used hardback book? How about… Continue reading

The cleaning and greening of Slab Camp in Olympic National Forest [**GALLERY** ]

OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST — Slab Camp gravel pit, a popular party spot for youths, has been called “Little Beirut,” with up to 11 burned and… Continue reading

Mountain meadow restored for elk lacks . . . elk

SEQUIM — Prime forage land for the Sequim elk herd has been created, compliments of the National Forest Service and other wildlife preservation groups that… Continue reading

Subdivision residents demand that Sequim finishes streets

SEQUIM — Residents of the gone-bust Fair Weather subdivision off West Sequim Bay Road are challenging city of Sequim officials over what the lot owners… Continue reading

SUV makes beeline off road after driver, 77, tries to swat a bee

DUNGENESS — A 77-year-old Dungeness woman walked away from a dramatic car crash Wednesday afternoon when she lost control of her vehicle while swatting away… Continue reading

Mossyrock suspects possibly linked to other break-ins

SEQUIM — A Mossyrock man and a Sequim woman arrested Monday afternoon near Sequim for investigation of burglary, theft and other charges in Lewis County… Continue reading

Sequim gives $5,000 to Hurricane Ridge Road effort

SEQUIM — A $5,000 donation the City Council approved from lodging tax reserve dollars brought regional tourism partners to within $10,000 of meeting a $75,000… Continue reading

Grocery Outlet slated to open doors in Sequim

SEQUIM — A third supermarket, Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, is scheduled to open Aug. 13 in Sequim, the store’s co-owner said. The store is in… Continue reading

Horse riding a gentle form of therapy in Carlsborg; helps children learn balance, self-esteem

CARLSBORG — Yvette Ludwar's kind of therapy comes with a whole lot of horse sense and humanity. Since 2004, she's been teaching youngsters from the… Continue reading

New Sequim winery opens tasting room

SEQUIM — Wind Rose Cellars, the rain shadow city's first winery since Olympic Cellars moved westward in the late 1990s, recently opened a tasting room… Continue reading

Old school getting new paint job — including a trim

DUNGENESS — The once-all-white historic Dungeness Schoolhouse will have a new, more historically accurate look come this fall — off-white with dark red trim. “We… Continue reading

Sequim Community Aid receives donations, requests more

SEQUIM — Generous contributions are helping Sequim Community Aid stay alive, but the group that helps the needy and jobless pay their utility bills is… Continue reading