Jim Manders

Sequim: Gifted student clusters recommended for schools

SEQUIM -- A school district task force has recommended integrating clusters of gifted students into regular classes as the best way to meet the needs… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Port commissioners oppose parking fees at Fort Worden State Park

PORT TOWNSEND -- With the Washington State Parks Commission poised to approve a $5 parking fee for most state parks, Port of Port Townsend officials… Continue reading

Sequim: Dungeness River tiff pits wetlands vs. salmon

SEQUIM -- A draft environmental analysis on the Dungeness Water Users Comprehensive Conservation Plan pits wetland protection against salmon preservation efforts. Diverting water from the… Continue reading

Sequim: Council sets down design guidelines for big stores

SEQUIM -- An ad hoc committee studying design standards for retail buildings with more than 25,000 square feet of space received guidelines from individual City… Continue reading

Sequim regional shopping mall not likely soon

SEQUIM -- Opening or even building regional shopping centers in the city probably isn't going to happen in the near future. That's one of the… Continue reading

Quilcene: Congregation rallies behind residents burned out of their home

QUILCENE -- When flames raced through Judy Kratochvil's home Sunday, other members of her congregation at First Presbyterian Church set the wheels in motion to… Continue reading

Sequim: Chamber to discuss regional shopping centers

SEQUIM -- Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce members will be able to ask questions about regional shopping center development during a meeting from 6:30 p.m.… Continue reading

Peninsula: Every day is Thanksgiving for Kosovar students

PORT ANGELES -- They may not get turkey and all the fixings all the time, but everyday is Thanksgiving for two Peninsula College sophomores from… Continue reading

Sequim: City to change contract procedures in wake of $70,000 misunderstanding

SEQUIM -- Count on a change in the way city road construction projects are administered in the future after confusion over where money went on… Continue reading

Sequim: Street project leaves $70,000 question

SEQUIM -- There's a $70,000 question brewing about materials used for underground installation as part of the North Sequim Avenue renovation earlier this year. Clallam… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council has heard enough on shopping centers

SEQUIM -- The City Council says it's heard enough public comment on regional shopping centers. In fact, the agenda for Monday night's meeting contains an… Continue reading

Clallam medical community still struggling with doctor shortage

PORT ANGELES -- Despite Olympic Medical Center's recruitment efforts, some eastern Clallam County residents are continuing to have a difficult time finding a physician. The… Continue reading

Sequim: Trash fund reserves earmarked for roads

SEQUIM -- Privatization of garbage collection will mean better streets, at least during 2003. The City Council guaranteed street repairs and improvements Wednesday when it… Continue reading

Sequim: SARC fees increasing 25 percent

SEQUIM -- Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center commissioners Tuesday night reluctantly raised rates by 25 percent effective Jan. 1. "We couldn't do anything else," Commissioner Melinda… Continue reading

Clallam: 22 county employees to be laid off by Dec. 31

Twenty-two Clallam County employees will lose their jobs at the end of the year to balance the 2003 budget. The budget won't be approved until… Continue reading

Sequim: Lawyers’ negotiations may lead to end of regional shopping center rezoning

SEQUIM -- A lawsuit over property rezoning that would allow construction of a regional shopping center south of downtown may be settled. Craig Ritchie, legal… Continue reading

Clallam: Shotguns-only for Cassidy Creek area?

CARLSBORG -- State and county officials are working to limit the use of firearms in the Cassidy Creek area to shotguns. The shotgun-only designation was… Continue reading

Sequim: Aquatic Center board to cut positions in budget move

SEQUIM -- The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center will cut two full-time positions in a move designed to help balance its 2003 budget. A preliminary budget… Continue reading

Sequim: Council considers road work during budget talk

SEQUIM -- Annual budgeting may become less of a crystal ball effort in the future for the City Council and its staff. Council members set… Continue reading

Sequim: Pool center users worry about fee hikes

SEQUIM -- Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center commissioners aren't the only people scratching their heads about how to overcome the facility's financial shortfall following back-to-back maintenance… Continue reading