Sequim High School's 2026 valedictorians include, from left, Olivia Baros, Nico Musso, Laila Sundin, Julia Reandeau, Kendra Dodson, Kailah Blake, Emma Gilliam, and Shelby Haskins. There are 220 graduates this year, which is set for June 5. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/06/03/e...

A new student-led board, the Student Community Partnership Initiative, looks to help both classmates and their families with basic necessities along with the local nonprofits supporting them. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/05/27/s...

The weather held up nicely for the last two weekends as another Sequim Irrigation Festival rolled on to keep the streak as Washington’s oldest, longest, continuous-running festival. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/05/13/i...

In the summer of 1977, Ben Burtt, sound designer/supervising sound effects editor on the Star Wars films, came to the Olympic Game Farm in Sequim and spent a few days recording animal noises for various creatures. www.sequimgazette.com/2022/05/04/f... #MaytheFourth

Bob Clark remains a constant for Sequim High School’s class of 1947. He met with fellow alumna Mary Ellen (Dryke) Pogue for lunch at the Mariner Cafe on April 16 to celebrate their 79th class reunion. They’re two of three surviving members of 51 students. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/04/29/s...

Lions, tigers, and the operetta, oh my! Sequim teens bring “The Wizard of Oz” to the Sequim Irrigation Festival with shows at 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, May 1-2, 8-9, and 2 p.m. May 3 and 10. Tickets at the show door, and sequimschools.org. Story: www.sequimgazette.com/2026/04/29/o...

Clallam County Fire District 3 staff brought the bell formerly housed atop the Lost Mountain Fire Station 33 to Sequim Museum & Arts on April 17 in the district’s antique fire truck. The bell is estimated to be more than 100 years old. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/04/22/l...

Running through the rain, hundreds of ballplayers took the field on Saturday for Sequim Little League’s long-standing tradition of a Player Parade to kick off the start of the season. See more pictures here: www.sequimgazette.com/2026/04/15/l...

Clare Turella, a Sequim High School junior, has set a high bar for Washington high jumpers. Clare said she’s set her sights on the Sequim High School girls record of 5-5 this season along with a third 2A state title. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/04/08/c...

Pitch-perfect casting paired with Neil Simon’s sharp writing in “The Odd Couple” makes for three weekends of fun at Olympic Theatre Arts. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/04/07/o...

Third grade green thumbs traveled up Blue Mountain Road last week to plant trees as part of an ongoing educational field trip. This was the 42nd year for the event. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/04/02/t...

State Representative Steve Tharinger (D-Port Townsend) talks about his plans not to run for reelection, accomplishments in office, and his treatment for Squamous cell carcinoma. “It was time for someone else,” he said. “Sixteen years is a good run.” www.sequimgazette.com/2026/04/01/t...

Highlighting both the beauty of the Friendship Garden and a recently rebooted Japanese-American exchange program, the Sequim-Shiso Sister City Association hosts a family-friendly open house event in Carrie Blake Community Park from noon-3 p.m. April 4. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/03/31/o...

Here are Clallam County Environmental Health Services’ inspections in February of restaurants, schools, and food businesses. Inspectors visited 51 establishments, and found 38 locations with perfect scores. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/03/27/c...

Garden tips, fresh plants, yard art, and much more highlighted another Soroptimist Gala Garden Show. The 27th-annual event was held March 21-22 in the Sequim Boys & Girls Club with guest speakers in Helen Haller Elementary’s cafeteria, including Ciscoe Morris. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/03/24/g...

Thirty-five career and volunteer firefighters with Clallam County Fire District 3 conducted multiple live-fire drills throughout March 21 in a two-story home within the City of Sequim’s Gerhardt Park that was designated surplus by city officials. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/03/24/f...

Sequim’s Tom Green has about 25 of his quilts on display at A Stitch in Time Quilt Shoppe at 225 E. Washington St. in Sequim. For Green, quilting has been about about color, composition and the quiet satisfaction of making something lasting. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/03/11/s...

There was a celebratory mood at the Sequim Food Bank on Saturday for its “Hail and Farewell” event recognizing the achievements of now former Executive Director Andra Smith while sharing in the excitement for new director Jen Colmore. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/03/18/f...

Just over two years after closing for renovations, North Olympic Library System staff announced that the refurbished and expanded Sequim Library at 630 N. Sequim Ave. will reopen on Saturday, March 21. Operating hours that day are set for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. www.sequimgazette.com/.../sequim-l...

Soroptimist International of Sequim has moved its medical loan closet to 425 E. Washington St. for more space and accessibility. It operates by appointment for loans, returns and/or donations by calling and leaving a message at 360-504-0231. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/03/11/s...

Five Acre School, a nonprofit independent school in Dungeness, has announced plans to restructure its leadership team as the organization readies a capital campaign to purchase the school’s site at 515 Lotzgesell Road. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/03/11/f...

The rain held out and the fun ensued for the seventh Sequim Sunshine Festival. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/03/11/j...

The Olympic Medical Center Foundation fundraiser for the OMC Heart Center netted a record-breaking $273,000 to upgrade the cardiac ultrasound systems of the OMC Heart Center.

The North Olympic Library System will go to Clallam County voters this April for its first tax levy lid lift increase in 15-plus years. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/03/02/n...

Sequim Mayor Rachel Anderson shared a proclamation at Monday’s city council meeting saying that the city will serve and protect all community members regardless of immigration status. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/02/25/s...

One Sequim wrestler earned a medal at the MAT Classic state tournament as Sequim earned 11 wins overall in Tacoma against the best boys and girls wrestlers in the state. Senior Ryan Spelker at 132 pounds finished eighth with four wins over two days. www.sequimgazette.com/2026/02/22/w...

Jennifer Thomas, a composer, musician and filmmaker based in Sequim, heard her tune “Rise of the Phoenix” performed during a routine on Feb. 6 at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. www.sequimgazette.com/news/sequim-... This is Thomas' third Olympic appearance.

A year of hard work hitting the mats and going to camps comes to fruition this weekend for Sequim’s wrestling squad at the 2A State Mat Classic. Nine Wolves will wrestle Feb. 20-21 at the season-ending tournament with two alternates named. Story: www.sequimgazette.com/sports/wrest...

Teens Brayden Baritelle, Caroline Caudle, Emma Rhodes, and Tilly Woods seek seats on the Sequim Irrigation Festival’s royalty court at the 2026 Royalty Ambassador Scholarship Pageant at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 at Sequim High School Auditorium. www.sequimgazette.com/life/royalty...

Leaders with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe say once their planned Jamestown Salish Seasons psychiatric evaluation and treatment clinic is completed tentatively this summer, construction will move on to start the tribe’s new dental clinic once permitting is done. www.sequimgazette.com/news/jamesto...

Leaders with Shipley Center, Sequim’s senior center, gathered for possibly the first indoor groundbreaking ceremony in Sequim last week inside its forthcoming new facility at 651 W. Washington St. www.sequimgazette.com/news/shipley...

This year, the Dungeness Valley Health and Wellness Clinic — also known as the Sequim Free Clinic — will mark 25 years of providing free healthcare services to those who are uninsured and under-insured. www.sequimgazette.com/news/sequim-...

For Olympic Theatre Arts’ first production of the year, cast and crew invite you to be an active participant in “It’s Not About the Hood: Bernie’s Tale.” Shows take place at OTA’s Gathering Hall, 414 N. Sequim Ave., from Feb. 6-22. www.sequimgazette.com/life/a-fairy...

Library patrons stocked up for the final full day of the Sequim Temporary Library location on Jan. 31. Staff anticipate moving materials and operations back into the Sequim Branch Library at 630 N. Sequim Ave. through this month. www.sequimgazette.com/news/tempora...

Sequim’s first girls high school flag football team is heading for the postseason after finishing the season as Olympic League co-champions with Klahowya. Districts are set toplay Friday-Saturday, Jan. 30-31 in Bremerton. www.sequimgazette.com/sports/flag-... #flagfootball #football

The first student exchange – this time online – brought sister cities together once again last weekend after a six-plus year hiatus for the Sequim-Shiso City Sister City Association’s student exchange program. www.sequimgazette.com/news/friends... #Japan #Sequim

Kristapher Edgecombe of Sequim likes to don his “Sasquatch gear” and search for the elusive creature in the Olympic National Forest and other areas for his YouTube channel Xpedition_Edge youtube.com/channel/UCJzVsznciZVGnzF8KmimGnQ Story: sequimgazette.com/life/on-the-watch-for-squatch/

The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe announced on Jan. 16 its intentions to replace the Railroad Bridge’s historic truss next to the Dungeness River Nature Center at 1943 W. Hendrickson Road in Sequim. www.sequimgazette.com/news/railroa...

On the last day before winter break, the young poets of Five Acre School welcomed loved ones to their poetry festival. It has been a winter tradition at the independent, nonprofit school since 2013. www.sequimgazette.com/life/poetry-...

Leaders with the North Olympic Library System announced that the renovated and expanded Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., is close to opening and that it has been paid for without local property taxes with $9.1 million from timber revenue. www.sequimgazette.com/news/nols-re...

Sequim experienced its share of milestones, tragedies and traditions in 2025 in a news-filled year. Here’s a recap of some of Sequim’s top stories through the year, month by month: www.sequimgazette.com/news/2025-se...

John and Darla Campbell of Sequim wish everyone a merry Christmas, as do their canine companions who are dressed in holiday attire: Daisy, Kodiak and Sir Dudley Do Right. Sequim Gazette photo by Monica Berkseth More scenes from the season: www.sequimgazette.com/.../scenes-f... #Christmas #dogs

An approximate $5.2 million contract with Mahlum, an architecture firm from Seattle, for design services for Sequim High School and the CTE (Ramponi Center for Technical Excellence) building was approved by Sequim School District’s board of directors last week. www.sequimgazette.com/news/school-...

Olympic Theatre Arts’ actors turn to Martians to help Sequim get in the holiday spirit this December with the 1964 B-movie adaptation of “Santa Claus conquers the Martians.” It plays weekends through Dec. 21. Story: www.sequimgazette.com/life/space-i...

Sequim Elementary PTA’s volunteers announced that the group’s annual Turkey Trot exceeded its goal to help purchase books for students to read over summer break, help with PTA-led teacher appreciation events, and more. See more photos/info: www.sequimgazette.com/.../ptas-tur...

Sequim High School added its first officially sanctioned sport in 24 years – girls flag football. Practices are set to begin Nov. 17 for any high school girl interested as it will be a no-cut sport this year. Sequim’s last sanctioned sport was girls bowling. www.sequimgazette.com/sports/girls...

Leaders with Shipley Center, Sequim’s senior center, hope to move into the former JCPenney by the end of 2026. “We’re very optimistic, and getting more excited by the day as we approach getting the building permit,” said Executive Director Michael Smith. www.sequimgazette.com/news/shipley...

With help from teens in Sequim and Port Angeles, the Boys & Girls Clubs served thousands of meals this summer to children. www.sequimgazette.com/news/with-he...

For the third year, locals are invited to bring out or rediscover their inner child at The Olympic Peninsula Toy and Collectibles Show this weekend from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30 in the Guy Cole Event Center. The event is free to attend. www.sequimgazette.com/life/sequim-...

The City of Sequim is taking a six-month pause on processing all Master-Planned Overlay applications, such as Westbay, a proposed 600-lot development on West Sequim Bay Road. www.sequimgazette.com/news/council...