Jeff Chew

Expect traffic delays after dump truck dings traffic light in Carlsborg

CARLSBORG — Traffic was backed up on U.S. Highway 101 at the intersection of Hooker and Carlsborg roads today after a dump truck with its… Continue reading

Song, dance as canoes reach old Jamestown; Port Townsend today

JAMESTOWN BEACH — Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Chairman Ron Allen warmly greeted canoe pullers to shore Monday, where tribal members from Northwestern Canada joined others at… Continue reading

Sequim’s lavender weekend dries out, draws thousands after unseasonable downpours dampen first day [**Gallery**]

SEQUIM — Crowds, many sporting umbrellas, braved light, intermittent rains Saturday, but it was meek compared to a downpour that deterred festival-goers and closed down… Continue reading

Doubling up on Sequim’s lavender love with two festivals

SEQUIM — Visitors get a double shot of lavender love today through Sunday at the 15th Sequim Lavender Festival and the new, separate Sequim Lavender… Continue reading

Car show part of 2011 Sequim Lavender Festival’s Street Fair

SEQUIM — Peninsula Dream Machines members hope that more than 200 antique, classic and custom cars roll in for the first Sequim Lavender Festival car… Continue reading

New Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center team gets youngsters in the swim

SEQUIM — Enthusiastic about adding new swimming programs, Taylor McDonald said youth water recreation is close to the heart of the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center's… Continue reading

Boys, Girls Clubs on hand to help new department store open Saturday

SEQUIM — The city’s newest large chain store, Ross Dress For Less, opens Saturday morning with children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of the… Continue reading

Moist, overcast weather stunts lavender crops — but there’s enough for weekend fests

SEQUIM — Your eyes are telling the whole blooming truth if you think you see less purple in the Dungeness Valley’s lavender fields as this… Continue reading

Mona, Sequim Lavender Festival poster girl of purple, springs into real life

SEQUIM — She's the lavender lid-wearing poster girl of purple — the younger, hipper face of this weekend's Sequim Lavender Festival. She's Mona, the festival's… Continue reading

Sequim merchants express joy over City Council’s ‘accessible’ downtown plan

SEQUIM — Downtown merchants and property owners praised the Sequim City Council’s decision Monday night to adopt a downtown plan that plays down the prospects… Continue reading

Jefferson County organizations try to keep senior meals service despite deep OlyCAP cuts

PORT TOWNSEND — Representatives of Jefferson County organizations that provide nutrition assistance to seniors and others in need will gather Friday in an effort to… Continue reading

Grading under way at future Sequim soccer playfields

SEQUIM — Grading should continue for two more weeks at the future site of Albert Haller Playfields, Sequim Family Advocates president said. “We’re most of… Continue reading

Carlsborg couple ‘paid to drive’ with electric car-solar power combination [**Video**]

CARLSBORG — Bob and Ann Sextro figure they have a free ride thanks to sun power and the new all-electric Nissan Leaf car they recently… Continue reading

Sequim Community Aid broke: Help agency since 1947 finds coffers at just $1,350

SEQUIM — Donna Tidrick breaks down in tears when she thinks of the growing number of needy families that Sequim Community Aid can no longer… Continue reading

Woof! Four-year-old Sequim park pleases dogs, owners alike

SEQUIM — If members of Sequim Dog Park Pals had tails, they’d likely be wagging more these days. The off-leash dog park, slightly more than… Continue reading

Retired helicopter pilot christens Sequim’s new helipad [**Gallery**]

SEQUIM — Susan Strand, one of the Army's first women helicopter pilots, christened Sequim's new emergency helipad near Olympic Medical Center's Sequim Cancer Center on… Continue reading

Forest Service seeks input for Dungeness River plan

SEQUIM — Olympic National Forest administrators hosted a get-together this week to spark interest in participating in the creation of a draft action plan for… Continue reading

Sequim considers sign code changes

SEQUIM — A longtime Sequim real estate broker asked City Council members for fairness in the treatment of temporary off-premise signs when considering a new… Continue reading

Sequim School District avoids pink slips; staff reduced through attrition

SEQUIM — The School Board has avoided a worst-case-scenario budget and teacher layoffs. The Sequim School District, however, is expected to leave five positions of… Continue reading

‘Woonerf’ concept helps to stir ire over downtown Sequim plan

SEQUIM — After hearing complaints from downtown property and business owners, the City Council held off Monday night on a proposed downtown improvement plan. One… Continue reading