Fudd’s place
Pan, reimagined
Fish & chips shop gets new owner, new menu A-7
Author has new take on classic children’s tale
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Batter up, cancer down Softball rivals team up to raise awareness
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015
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Vol. 42, Number 16
The state of Sequim’s live music Legislation on hold that regulates music companies in Washington state by MATTHEW NASH
On any given afternoon or night, there’s a good chance you can catch live music in Sequim, whether it’s a fiddle group at the farmers market, a rock band at the casino or a symphony concert at a church. But if you’re looking for original music or cover tunes, it all
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Editor’s note: This is third in a series about different aspects of Sequim’s arts community. Look next week, April 29, for Part 4.
depends on the venue. Dale Dunning, owner of the Oasis Bar & Grill, 301 E. Washington St., remains a vocal opponent to music corporations pressuring him to pay royalties for songs played by performers. Dunning said he received a citation worth nearly $8,700 from BMI, Broadcast Music Incorporated, stating an investigator visited the restaurant and found
The City of Sequim pays $335 to ASCAP for its annual Music in the Park program that runs June 30-Aug. 25. Sequim Gazette file photo by Matthew Nash
See MUSIC, A-6
Fire District picks Andrews for chief
Head Gate Hang-Out
Former assistant chief begins lead role in August by MATTHEW NASH Sequim Gazette
As is tradition, the Sequim Irrigation royalty posed at the head gate of an original irrigation ditch diverting the Dungeness River to the Sequim prairie. From left are Princess Amanda Sanders, Princess Morgan King, Queen Megan O’Mera and Princess Emily Larson. The 120th Irrigation Festival runs May 1-10. Sequim Gazette photo by Patricia Morrison Coate
After 14 years, Clallam County Fire District 3 is hiring a new fire chief. Assistant Chief Ben Andrews was selected on April 21 to follow Chief Steve Vogel after 34 years with the department. Vogel will retire on Aug. 31 with Andrews beginning his new role Aug. 1. Andrews was chosen over fellow Assistant Chief Tony Hudson. “Both Ben and Tony were excellent choices,” said James Barnfather, fire commissioner chairman. “Ben’s long-term vision was what put him over the top.” Barnfather said they chose
to hire in-house in December because they “already have the most qualified candidates, both literally and figuratively, right in front of us.” A ndre ws joined t he Sequim crew in 2003 after 10 years as a lieutenant wit h Jef ferson Count y Fire District ANDREWS 3. He’s served in Sequim as assistant chief in charge of training and operations since then. He holds a Bachelor of science in public administration from Washington State University and a Bachelor of Science in public administration from Washington State University. In his Sequim tenure, he’s helped create the district’s first 20-year capital improvement plan, and
See CHIEF, A-11
A young man’s struggle, a mother’s grief Sequim woman says son’s death should serve as a warning for all parents, youths by MICHAEL DASHIELL Sequim Gazette
In a world where people draw distinctions between saints and sinners, she realizes they can be one and the same. Cate MacQueen can’t sleep. She carries with her 10 ink-laden notebook pages of notes, a pocket
as Benjamin MacQueen, died in a head-on car crash on March 11 near Kingston. Cate MacQueen T he t r ut h says her son is, her agony Casey was an stretches back exceptional son more than a who struggled decade, even to kick a heroin before her son habit, one that she believes found himself may have ended in a desperate his life. Photo struggle with courtesy of Cate heroin. MacQueen “As a parent that’s automatic: ‘Could I have done this? Could I have done that?’” Cate asks rhetorically. “No parent thinks their kid picture purse filled with images of It’s been like this — or a version will do this. A lot of parents, I think, her sons and, it seems, the weight of it — since Cate’s son Casey, put their head in the sand. of the world. known in newspaper headlines “The only thing I can think of is
that I didn’t come on strong early enough. The last three years, I held nothing back. I let him know that I knew.” Cate’s pain stretches at least as far back as the day her son Adam, Casey’s brother, was involved in an automobile wreck that nearly killed him and caused lifelong, disabling injuries — and in the process, changed their family’s life forever. Born in Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 15, 1986, and raised in Arizona towns Lake Havasu City and Chandler, Casey Benjamin Ybarra and his older brother Adam were, as their mother sees it, particularly active youths.
See GRIEF, A-8
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