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SARC, city at odds over metropolitan parks district
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Grain elevator has new owner
Councilors, however, curb resolution urging SARC group to delay vote by ALANA LINDEROTH Sequim Gazette
Allowing for further thought and discussion, on March 24, Sequim city councilors unanimously opted to postpone a resolution that suggested Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center officials wait to pursue a Metropolitan Parks District. “I think this should be brought back for discussion at another meeting,” City Councilor Laura DuBois said after hearing numerous public comments opposing the city’s resolution. Falling short by 2.5 percent of the
See PARKS, A-9
Grocer expects little change in Sequim Safeway, Albertsons merger Companies to use some new products in stores by MATTHEW NASH Sequim Gazette
Nearly two months after Albertsons and Safeway announced their official merger, any possible changes for Sequim’s Safeway at 680F W. Washington St., seem minimal
See SAFEWAY, A-10
The Clallam Cooperative 85-foot grain elevator has been a fixture in Sequim since 1945. Its new owner Candy Diesen plans to rent it out to Baja Cantina after a fire took her building in May 2014 where the Mexican restaurant operated. Photo by John Gussman
Tootsie’s owner buys landmark Baja Cantina readying for opening in May one year after fire by MATTHEW NASH
its neighbor. Linda “Candy” Diesen, owner of Tootsie’s, purchased the propAfter a year in limbo, Sequim’s erty at 531 W. Washington St. grain elevator now belongs to on March 13 at a trustee’s sale in Sequim Gazette
the Clallam County Courthouse. Included in the sale are the Clallam Co-Op grain elevator and the former El Cazador restaurant. “It’s an exciting adventure for us,” Diesen said. “I’m excited to own a piece of Sequim history.” Her plan for the building is to rent the restaurant portion to her former tenants Baja Cantina. Diesen owned the building at
820 W. Washington St., which burned down on May 19, 2014, due to an electrical fire in the attic, fire officials said. It housed Baja Cantina and Sequim Consignment Co. “We’ve got our work cut out for us,” Diesen said. “Our wishful plans are to have a soft opening
See OWNER, A-6
‘This project means a lot’ Staus campaigns for SHS grad diagnosed with lymphoma by ALANA LINDEROTH Sequim Gazette
‘Fun a Plenty’
Members of the 2015 Sequim Irrigation Royalty cut up and let loose after the rollout of this year’s float on Saturday, March 21, at 7 Cedars Casino. Grooving in their moves, from left are Queen Megan O’Mera, Princess Emily Larson, Princess Morgan King and Princess Amanda Sanders. The float also had a whimsical feature — a bubble blowing machine. Sequim Gazette photo by Patricia Morrison Coate
Freshman at Sequim High School Destiny Staus transformed her English assignment into an effort to help a past Sequim graduate diagnosed with cancer. Upon being assigned a project equating to 20 percent of her class grade, Staus said she knew she wanted to
See CANCER, A-6
At left, with a picture of Dylan Eekhoff on his helmet, firefighter Jared Romberg and other firefighters from around the Pacific Northwest recently climbed a skyscraper in full gear to raise money to find a cure for cancer. Photo courtesy of Jon Eekhoff’s blog “South of the Strait.” At right, Destiny Staus, a freshman at Sequim High School, turns her English assignment into a project to raise funds for Eekhoff, a 2013 Sequim High graduate diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma Feb. 2. Sequim Gazette photo by Alana Linderoth
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