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Petitioners seek open labor talks, new union clauses Susan Shotthafer signs two petitions before handing them to Karen KuznekReese, Sequim city clerk, on Monday, July 28. The petitions oppose mandatory union fees for 48 city staff and support labor negotiations open to the public. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Aim is putting city propositions on ballot by MATTHEW NASH Sequim Gazette

Sequim area petitioners are looking to put two propositions to City of Sequim voters. The first proposition called “Collective Bargaining Transparency Act” would mandate the city to notify employees of its bargaining unit and the public prior to meetings between the city and the bargaining unit. These meetings

would also be open to the public. The second proposition “Collective Bargaining Protections Act” provides collective bargaining protections by prohibiting inclusion of a union security clause, prohibits gifting of public funds for the benefit of City of Sequim unions, and prohibits public work stoppages. Susan Shotthafer, a resident between Sequim and Port Angeles, submitted 700-plus signatures each for two petitions Monday, July 28, to the city for consideration. “The goal is to make the city representatives more accountable,”

Marie Meyers is chair of the Relay For Life of Sequim planning committee and is a cancer survivor herself. Meyers first got involved with Relay For Life in about 2000 while she was living in Guam as a middle school teacher for the Department of Defense Dependents Schools. Sequim Gazette photo by Alana Linderoth

A chance to unite in fight against cancer

See PETITION, A-11

A diamond in the rough

Ninth Relay For Life of Sequim set for Aug. 8-9 by ALANA LINDEROTH Sequim Gazette

Come the second weekend of August the Sequim High School track will be filled with community members for the ninth annual Relay For Life of Sequim event. Already, 19 teams, equating to more than 130 people have signed-up and more than $11,000 has been raised to support cancer research. For one night, individuals from all walks of life flock together to inspire hope, remember those that died from cancer, acknowledge survivors and to unite in the shared goal to fight cancer. “We walk through the night because cancer doesn’t sleep,” said Marie Meyers, event chair for

See RELAY, A-12

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Get breaking news and updates, green editions and unlimited access to the Sequim Gazette and its website today. Go to www.sequimgazette. com or call 683-3311 to subscribe. Subscribers to the print edition get access to all digital products. Or, subscribe for the digital-only package. Cost is only $36 per year or about 69 cents per week. Owners Marc and Christie Lassen of Gardiner beam upon their 1918 V-8 Cadillac touring car, drafted for use in World War I, being declared a National Automotive Heritage Monument by the Historic Vehicle Association. Photos courtesy of Marc Lassen

Lassen follows 1918 Cadillac’s journey to Europe and back

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With the first owner at the wheel, Dr. J.H. Dennison, the Cadillac sports its ordinance markings in France.

Director gives insight into state of SARC

There are automotive enthusiasts — and then there are collectors like Marc Lassen of Gardiner, who are zealous in the pursuit of their vehicles’ histories. To call the 47-year-old passionate in his lifelong appreciation of cars is an understatement — he’s been buying, fixing and trading them since he was 15. “My father had a 1926 Buick and I used to play in it — it was my happy spot, with a mohair interior and the scent of mohair and mothballs, so I’ve had a lifelong love of old cars,” Lassen said. Chalk it up to serendipity or kismet — in a 2005

See DIAMOND, A-12

To provide the public with the reasoning behind the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center (SARC) Board of Commissioner’s recent decision to put the question of a six year, 12 cent property tax levy on the February ballot, SARC officials hosted an informative meeting and presentation from SARC director Scott Deschenes. The July 23 meeting was held in the gym at SARC and the space was nearly filled with individuals eager to learn about the status of the public facility. If the levy for SARC passes, it will mark the first taxpayer funding in 12 years, said Frank

See SARC, A-11

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