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Colleges considering Sequim as destination Western Washington University and others part of discussions
by Matthew Nash
Learning Futures, a new organization pioneered by Sequim City Councilor Ken Hays, resident Pat One group of citizens is look- Johansen and recent transplant ing to connect Sequim with more Dr. Gary Smith, continues to meet with colleges and universities on higher education opportunities. The Sequim Institute for Higher possible partnerships. Sequim Gazette
Smith, who has worked 40 years in higher education with several colleges and universities, told the Sequim City Council on June 9 that he’s seen a high interest from Western Washington University in Bellingham and
Prescott College in Prescott, Ariz. “Interest is great in bringing something to Sequim,” he said. “There’s an opportunity to be innovative here. Sequim could serve
See COLLEGES, A-10 Mary Beth Beuke at her Lavender Festival booth for West Coast Sea Glass. Beuke hopes to participate in the Lavender Festival again this year. Submitted photo
A bootcamp for Beuke Road construction along US Highway 101 continues this week. Business owners near Dryke Road say the construction and corresponding detour have had significant impact in recent weeks. Sequim Gazette photos by Michael Dashiell
101 headaches
Road construction hampering sales, business owners say
by ALANA LINDEROTH
the stretch of highway between Sequim and Port Angeles. Although the Washington State Department of Transportation Since Monday morning Dryke Road has officials intend to have the road open by been closed where it intersects U.S. Hwy early evening Friday, the impacts of the 101 for continued construction to widen road’s closure is taking its toll on the surSequim Gazette
rounding local businesses. Some of the businesses around Dryke Road feeling the effects of the closure include Olympic Restaurant Equipment, Christian Carpenter Auto Center, Frankfurth Auto Body and
See 101, A-9
SportsFit Training Center hosting fundraiser for woman battling cancer
by ALANA LINDEROTH Sequim Gazette
More than 60 people already have signed up for a bootcamp at SportsFit Training Center hosted by Nikki Julmist, gym owner and personal trainer. All proceeds from the bootcamp won’t be going SportsFit however, instead the money raised will be donated to Mary Beth Beuke to help with her expenses while she continues her fight against colon cancer.
See BEUKE, A-10
Sequim bowling alley closes Building owner seeks sale on property
Lydia Stidham, 12, bowls down lane two on Monday, June 9, at Sequim Olympic Lanes. She was one of the last people to bowl in the alley as part of a class trip from Sequim Middle School. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
by MATTHEW NASH Sequim Gazette
$3M — and some bubble wrap Thanks to the generosity of local organizations and institutions of higher learning, Sequim High School’s soon-to-be Class of 2014 graduates have $3 million in scholarships. Cierra Westhoven and Carlo Juntilla crack up as Shipley Center executive director Michael Smith recommends they “pop bubble wrap, not pills” in college. See story and details for SHS’s June 13 graduation ceremony on page A-11. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
With its lanes open and pins crashing since at least the 1950s, Sequim Olympic Lanes, 710 E. Washington St., closed its doors this week. Manager Mike Elkhart opened the alley through the weekend and for a long-scheduled class party on Monday, June 9, as a reward for sixthgraders in Casey Lewis’ math and language arts classes with no F’s or missing assignments. “I saw them half a block away walking and they were waving,” he said. “The kids knew they
were the last ones to bowl here. All of them said thank you for keeping it open and gave me high-fives as they walked in.” The decision to close came as a surprise to Elkhart, who has been managing it for eight years for his father Vern Elkhart, who owns the business.
“It’s really sad,” Mike Elkhart said. “Once this bowling alley leaves, I don’t think Sequim will see another bowling alley.” Vern Elkhart said there just wasn’t enough money coming in.
See BOWLING, A-6
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