Jim Manders

Port Angeles: Hospital district OKs property purchases

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center increased its holdings Wednesday night when hospital district commissioners approved the purchase of two Caroline Street properties. Commissioners approved… Continue reading

Sequim: Bike trail merchants didn’t want deleted from revitalization plans

SEQUIM -- No bike or pedestrian trail on South Second Avenue will be part of the downtown revitalization plan. Sequim City Council members reached consensus… Continue reading

Sequim: How aggressive campaigning paid off with school levy election success

SEQUIM -- Promoters of the Sequim School District's two-year maintenance and operations levy ran a "whisper campaign" that turned out to be a roaring success.… Continue reading

Third time’s a charm as voters approving Sequim school levy

SEQUIM -- The third time may be a charm for the Sequim School District maintenance and operations levy. After failing twice in 2001 the levy… Continue reading

Sequim: Patron of the arts, 83, is among first donors to theater project

SEQUIM -- Jean Ernst has never seen an Olympic Theater Arts production. But she was among the first to donate when she heard that the… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce to name Citizen of the Year

SEQUIM -- The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce's 2001 Citizen of the Year is down to three finalists. The three -- Don Knapp, Bill Littlejohn… Continue reading

Sequim: Fourteen hope to wear Irrigation Festival crown

SEQUIM -- Judges choosing the royalty for the 107th Sequim Irrigation Festival face the pleasant chore of determining which four young women will represent the… Continue reading

Sequim: Olympic Game Farm President Melvin Beebe dies

SEQUIM -- Melvin Lloyd Beebe couldn't beat the game of golf, but his wife, Alice, says he never gave up trying. "He said it was… Continue reading

Sequim: Firefighters must watch from afar as house burns down

SEQUIM -- Snow and ice on a private road prevented fire trucks from reaching a house fire just southeast of downtown Sequim on Tuesday night.… Continue reading

Sequim: Open house slated on revitalization plans

SEQUIM -- Sequim residents will have a final opportunity Monday to comment on plans for downtown revitalization during an open house. The session is scheduled… Continue reading

Sequim: Rare snow invades the fabled rain shadow

SEQUIM -- Students were given a rare snow day Monday after a sudden storm made many roads nearly impassable until later in the day. Barring… Continue reading

Sequim: Forum informs community about health care after Virginia Mason departs

SEQUIM -- More than 300 people went to a public forum on health care Saturday hoping to find out how they'd be affected by the… Continue reading