Joe Smillie

An auction of Sequim’s landmark grain elevator has been delayed. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim grain elevator auction postponed until June 6

SEQUIM –– The auction of the foreclosed historic Clallam Co-op grain elevator, originally planned for today, has been postponed until June 6. Bill Foster of… Continue reading

An auction of Sequim’s landmark grain elevator has been delayed. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Clallam County Fire District 3 personnel inspect the roof of a home at 80 Craftsman Way in Sequim after a lightning bolt struck the unoccupied house this morning.

With a loud bang, lightning strikes two houses in Sequim

SEQUIM –– Lightning struck two houses and streets were flooded by a torrential thunderstorm that swept over the Dungeness Valley on Friday. Fire crews were… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 3 personnel inspect the roof of a home at 80 Craftsman Way in Sequim after a lightning bolt struck the unoccupied house this morning.
Clallam County Fire District 3 personnel inspect the roof of a home at 80 Craftsman Way in Sequim after a lightning bolt struck the unoccupied house this morning.

Lightning strikes two houses in Sequim

SEQUIM –– Lightning struck two houses and streets were flooded by a torrential thunderstorm that swept over the Dungeness Valley this morning. Fire crews were… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 3 personnel inspect the roof of a home at 80 Craftsman Way in Sequim after a lightning bolt struck the unoccupied house this morning.
Bill Konovalov

Jamestown S’Klallam tribe erects three more totem poles at Blyn center

BLYN –– Three more totem poles by Dale Faulstich were added to the roster of carvings around the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Center on Wednesday. “It's… Continue reading

Bill Konovalov
An auction of Sequim’s landmark grain elevator has been delayed. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim grain elevator auction postponed until June 6

SEQUIM –– The auction of the foreclosed historic Clallam Co-op grain elevator, originally planned for today, has been postponed until June 6. Bill Foster of… Continue reading

An auction of Sequim’s landmark grain elevator has been delayed. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Members of the Sequim High School marching band perform as they march down Washington Street in the Grand Parade of 2013's Irrigation Festival. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Slake thirst for fun at Sequim Irrigation Festival starting today (Friday)

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, May 9. SEQUIM –– Princesses, monster trucks and loggers will take over the final weekend of the 119th… Continue reading

Members of the Sequim High School marching band perform as they march down Washington Street in the Grand Parade of 2013's Irrigation Festival. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
An auction of Sequim's landmark grain elevator has been delayed. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim grain elevator auction postponed until June 6

SEQUIM –– The auction of the foreclosed historic Clallam Co-op grain elevator, originally planned for Friday, has been postponed until June 6. Bill Foster of… Continue reading

An auction of Sequim's landmark grain elevator has been delayed. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Bill Konovalov

Jamestown S’Klallam tribe erects three more totem poles at Blyn center

BLYN –– Three more totem poles by Dale Faulstich were added to the roster of carvings around the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Center on Wednesday. “It's… Continue reading

Bill Konovalov
The fate of the grain elevator in Sequim is still in question as the Museum & Arts Center waits to hear about a potential auction of the building. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Museum & Arts Center awaits word on Friday’s auction of Sequim grain elevator

SEQUIM –– With no response to their request to delay a Friday auction on the foreclosed Clallam Co-op grain elevator, officials with the Museum &… Continue reading

The fate of the grain elevator in Sequim is still in question as the Museum & Arts Center waits to hear about a potential auction of the building. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Next steps to be mulled this month after failed Sequim school bond

SEQUIM –– Sequim School Board members will consider later this month the district's next steps after voters rejected a proposed $154 million construction bond in… Continue reading

Larry St. Peter

Paintings, funds donated to aid Olympic Medical Center’s Cancer Center in Sequim

SEQUIM –– Watercolor painting was what brought Gail St. Peter to Sequim, and it’s also one of the things she loved doing most while going… Continue reading

Larry St. Peter
Landmark grain elevator in Sequim built for  the Clallam Co-op in 1944. Peninsula Daily News file photo

Museum awaits bank decision on Sequim granary auction this week

SEQUIM –– Museum & Arts Center officials expect to hear perhaps as early as today whether the bank that owns the landmark Clallam Co-op grain… Continue reading

Landmark grain elevator in Sequim built for  the Clallam Co-op in 1944. Peninsula Daily News file photo
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Free retreat for cancer survivors scheduled May 16-18 at Olympic NatureBridge

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK –– Openings are still available for the 2014 Healing Adventure, a free retreat for cancer survivors sponsored by Survivor's Outdoor Experience at… Continue reading

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Free retreat for cancer survivors scheduled May 16-18 at Olympic NatureBridge

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK –– Openings are still available for the 2014 Healing Adventure, a free retreat for cancer survivors sponsored by Survivor's Outdoor Experience at… Continue reading

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Trial set for ex-coach of Sequim girls team

PORT ANGELES –– Jerry Jeff Pedersen, a former volunteer Sequim High School girls basketball coach who is accused of having a romantic relationship with a… Continue reading

Royalty for Sequim's 119th Irrigation Festival give a welcoming wave as they cross Sequim Avenue on Friday evening. From left

First round of Sequim Irrigation Fest events begins this weekend

SEQUIM –– The network of ditches that have watered farm fields in the Dungeness Valley will be celebrated over the next two weekends with the… Continue reading

Royalty for Sequim's 119th Irrigation Festival give a welcoming wave as they cross Sequim Avenue on Friday evening. From left

Trial set for ex-coach of Sequim girls team

PORT ANGELES –– Jerry Jeff Pedersen, a former volunteer Sequim High School girls basketball coach who is accused of having a romantic relationship with a… Continue reading

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Free retreat for cancer survivors scheduled May 16-18 at Olympic NatureBridge

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK –– Openings are still available for the 2014 Healing Adventure, a free retreat for cancer survivors sponsored by Survivor's Outdoor Experience at… Continue reading

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Sequim's iconic grain elevator could house the Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Museum asks to delay Sequim grain elevator sale as it considers landmark for new headquarters

SEQUIM –– The Museum & Arts Center could be the next occupant of the old Clallam Co-op grain elevator. Trustees of the Museum & Arts… Continue reading

Sequim's iconic grain elevator could house the Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
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Port Angeles business groups to mull continuing merger talks

PORT ANGELES –– Should the Port Angeles Business Association, Port Angeles Downtown Association and Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce continue merger talks? That's the… Continue reading

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