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“Tiger” by Roxanne Grinstad was painted in the Japanese brush style.

‘Asian Flair’ art debuts at Civic Center; ‘Keying Around’ pianos coming in July

The City Arts Advisory Commission will sponsor the opening of An Asian Flair art exhibit and artist reception from 5 p.m. to 7… Continue reading

“Tiger” by Roxanne Grinstad was painted in the Japanese brush style.
Presentation set on landscaping with native plants for July 8

Presentation set on landscaping with native plants for July 8

Clallam County Master Gardener Mike Barnes will lead a presentation on native plants at 10 a.m. Saturday. “Planting Natives in the Garden” will… Continue reading

Presentation set on landscaping with native plants for July 8
In 1992, Nina Fatherson was named Sequim Citizen of the Year for her dedication to those in need through the Sequim Food Bank. She recently died after a struggle with cancer. (Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

Sequim Citizen of the Year, food bank director remembered for dedication

The backbone of the Sequim Food Bank for years and Sequim’s Citizen of the Year in 1991, Nina Vivian Fatherson, 85, recently succumbed… Continue reading

In 1992, Nina Fatherson was named Sequim Citizen of the Year for her dedication to those in need through the Sequim Food Bank. She recently died after a struggle with cancer. (Olympic Peninsula News Group file)
Hoh elder to give canoe to ONRC in Forks

Hoh elder to give canoe to ONRC in Forks

The Olympic Natural Resources Center will host a celebration as Viola Penn Riebe gifts her canoe, The Viola, to the center at noon… Continue reading

Hoh elder to give canoe to ONRC in Forks
Crews finishing Carlsborg sewer project; residents can connect to system starting Wednesday

Crews finishing Carlsborg sewer project; residents can connect to system starting Wednesday

After more than a year under construction, the Carlsborg Sewer Project is wrapping up, Clallam County… Continue reading

Crews finishing Carlsborg sewer project; residents can connect to system starting Wednesday
Greywolf celebrates project to house four kindergarten classes

Greywolf celebrates project to house four kindergarten classes

The addition of four classrooms using innovative building material at Greywolf Elementary School in Carlsborg is… Continue reading

Greywolf celebrates project to house four kindergarten classes

Relay for Life events gear up in Clallam, Jefferson

Port Angeles and Sequim are joining forces this year to raise money for cancer research in a Clallam County Relay for Life event… Continue reading

Sequim approves second phase remodel of Guy Cole Center

Sequim approves second phase remodel of Guy Cole Center

The city is moving forward with plans to remodel the Guy Cole Convention Center in Carrie… Continue reading

Sequim approves second phase remodel of Guy Cole Center
Fish passage projects continue from state park to highway

Fish passage projects continue from state park to highway

As the Carlsborg sewer project tentatively wraps up in the next week, a $2.728 million culvert… Continue reading

Fish passage projects continue from state park to highway

Peninsula College looks to add student housing

Textbooks and tuition aren’t the only demands on Peninsula College students. Officials at the community school in Port Angeles are working with… Continue reading

Purple Haze Lavender owner puts farm up for sale, says he’s ready to retire, travel

Purple Haze Lavender owner puts farm up for sale, says he’s ready to retire, travel

One of Sequim’s most iconic lavender farms, Purple Haze Lavender LTD, 180 Bell Bottom Road, is… Continue reading

Purple Haze Lavender owner puts farm up for sale, says he’s ready to retire, travel
Shipley Center looks to add 3,600-square-foot annex as stopgap for bigger Sequim facility

Shipley Center looks to add 3,600-square-foot annex as stopgap for bigger Sequim facility

Users of Shipley Center, the senior- and adult-focused facility on Sequim’s east end of town, won’t… Continue reading

Shipley Center looks to add 3,600-square-foot annex as stopgap for bigger Sequim facility
The U.S. Highway 101-Chicken Coop-Zaccardo Road Realignment Safety Project gets underway this month. Areas on this map marked in yellow are new roadway construction areas or widened roadways. Areas marked in red are existing roadways that will be abandoned. (Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)

U.S. Highway 101 intersections in Blyn to get realignment

Parts of U.S. Highway 101 in Blyn, including a pair of access points, are getting a makeover starting perhaps as soon as next… Continue reading

The U.S. Highway 101-Chicken Coop-Zaccardo Road Realignment Safety Project gets underway this month. Areas on this map marked in yellow are new roadway construction areas or widened roadways. Areas marked in red are existing roadways that will be abandoned. (Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)
Dirt therapy: Windermere volunteers rebuild community garden in Sequim

Dirt therapy: Windermere volunteers rebuild community garden in Sequim

Tenants of Sunbelt Apartments will soon enjoy fresh produce with a new community garden installed right… Continue reading

Dirt therapy: Windermere volunteers rebuild community garden in Sequim
Fudge and prayer? Sequim business offers up both

Fudge and prayer? Sequim business offers up both

Along with offerings of chocolate and lavender lemonade fudge, you can add prayer to the drive-through… Continue reading

Fudge and prayer? Sequim business offers up both

Finishing Guy Cole Center remodel could cost $210,000

Early estimates put finishing the remodel of the Guy Cole Center in Carrie Blake Park at… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A vehicle makes the turn onto Hurricane Ridge Road towards Heart o’ the Hills and Lake Dawn on Tuesday in Port Angeles. Olympic National Park officials hope to have the road to Hurricane Ridge open on weekends beginning Friday.

Olympic National Park staff sets summer season

The Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center and Hurricane Ridge Gift Shop & Snack Bar will be staffed daily beginning today. The visitor… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A vehicle makes the turn onto Hurricane Ridge Road towards Heart o’ the Hills and Lake Dawn on Tuesday in Port Angeles. Olympic National Park officials hope to have the road to Hurricane Ridge open on weekends beginning Friday.

Sequim pickleball courts delayed for civil engineering work

Plans to install eight tournament-quality pickleball courts in Carrie Blake Park in Sequim by year’s end have been pushed into 2018. Charlie Pugh,… Continue reading

View tribal art while pedaling through Sequim for annual bike tour

View tribal art while pedaling through Sequim for annual bike tour

Locals and tourists can bike their way through Sequim and view tribal art along the way.… Continue reading

View tribal art while pedaling through Sequim for annual bike tour

Sequim schools prepare for renovations as project manager presents tentative plan

The Sequim School District is in the beginning stages of drafting a plan for school construction.… Continue reading