Jim Manders

Sequim: Eastern Washington educator named new schools superintendent

SEQUIM -- The next superintendent of schools will travel across the state to take his new job. Garn Christensen, superintendent of the Chewelah School District,… Continue reading

Sequim: Removal of crash debris illegal, officials now say

SEQUIM -- When Steve Windust and his brother retrieved landing gear from an Army Air Corps P-38 that crashed on Maynard Peak in 1943, they… Continue reading

Sequim: Detective’s results of probe into crash that killed 3 still pending

SEQUIM -- It will be three more weeks before results of the investigation into a New Year's Eve car crash that killed three people is… Continue reading

Carlsborg board discusses community needs

CARLSBORG -- Two years of work by the Carlsborg Community Advisory Council outlining infrastructural needs and associated financing received a quiet response from an audience… Continue reading

Sequim, PUD may mediate road renovation dispute

SEQUIM -- The city and Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 will probably need mediation to determine who plays for installation of underground utilities… Continue reading

Peninsula: Three hospitals keep tabs on troubled insurer seized by state regulators

Administrators of the three North Olympic Peninsula hospitals are monitoring events surrounding the company that provides their insurance, including malpractice coverage. State officials last week… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council considers using Internet for meeting documents

SEQUIM -- The City Council may soon take another step into the electronic age by distributing agendas and other documents on the Internet rather than… Continue reading

Scott Kennedy named chief of Olympic Medical Center staff

PORT ANGELES -- A local family physician is Olympic Medical Center's new chief medical officer. Dr. Scott Kennedy, 47, was named to the position Wednesday… Continue reading

Sequim School Board, teachers debate classes, planning

SEQUIM -- Negotiations for their next contract jumped off the bargaining table and into the limelight Monday night as Sequim Middle School teachers expressed concern… Continue reading

Sequim: School Board votes down all-day kindergarten proposal

SEQUIM -- Kindergarten students won't have the chance to attend all-day classes during the 2003-2004 school year. The Sequim School District board Monday night defeated… Continue reading

Sequim group to protest Wal-Mart construction

SEQUIM -- A demonstration against Wal-Mart and other "big box" retailers is scheduled from 10 a.m. this coming Saturday at the corner of Washington Street… Continue reading

Developers responsible for malls’ impacts on Sequim, city official says

SEQUIM -- Developers of two shopping centers in the western part of the city will be responsible for upgrading surrounding roads, city Planning Director Dennis… Continue reading

Clallam: New Jimmycomelately Creek channel nearly complete – More fish habitat restoration work planned near Blyn

BLYN -- It took several months and three excavators, but the new channel for Jimmycomelately Creek is nearly finished. The new channel is being completed… Continue reading

Council says no to Sequim mayor’s resignation offer

SEQUIM -- City Council members Monday night declined Mayor Walt Schubert's offer to resign. Schubert said he offered to step aside after a heated debate… Continue reading

Home Depot targets new Sequim shopping center

SEQUIM -- Home Depot, a retail store specializing in home improvement, will be part of a new regional shopping center. There is also the possibility… Continue reading

Sequim: Council discusses where to put the restroom

SEQUIM -- City Council members Monday night agreed to relocate a public restroom originally slated to be built at the intersection of Washington and Seal… Continue reading

TO YOUR HEALTH: Free clinic a popular point for Dungneess Valley’s needy patients

EDITOR's NOTE: - Second of a two-part series that began Sunday. SEQUIM -- The popular perception of Sequim is that it never rains and most… Continue reading

TO YOUR HEALTH: Poorest community lacks free care clinic

Editor's note: - This article and an accompanying one on the Dungeness Valley Health and Wellness clinic complete a two-part series on free care opportunities… Continue reading

Sequim to consider fluoridation next

SEQUIM -- The next North Olympic Peninsula city to consider fluoridating drinking water is Sequim. Mayor Walt Schubert requested a study of adding fluoride to… Continue reading

Sequim official unveils plans for new shopping center

SEQUIM -- Plans for a major new shopping center, providing 395,000 square feet of retail space, were unveiled Monday. Artists' conceptual drawings included with the… Continue reading