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2015: A look back

A review of the year that was in Sequim news Sequim Gazette staff

It was the year of structure for Sequim, or the attempt to build and/or save structures.

In 2015, the Sequim Aquatic Parks & Recreation Center District #1, SARC, led many front pages in the Gazette with two attempts to go through voters to save its facility to no avail before pursuing an effort with the Olympic Peninsula YMCA. The Sequim School District also made two attempts to pass construction bonds but school board members, not deterred, opted to try again in February 2016.

The City of Sequim and Clallam County Public Utility District #1 completed their facilities with the city celebrating its Civic Center opening in May and the PUD its Carlsborg headquarters in December.

Several civic leaders came and went this year, too, the weather led to drought conditions across the Sequim-Dungeness area and many milestones were reached.

So here, by month, are some of the high and low points for Sequim in 2015.

January Oasis shifts Following pressures from music corporations to pay royalties, owner Dale Dunning of the Oasis Bar & Grill, opted to stop offering live music on Dec. 31, 2014. He converted the Oasis into an all-ages eatery at specific hours and brought in some live music from musicians playing only their original music throughout the year. Sequim State Rep. Kevin Van De Wege drafted House Bill 1763 to keep music licensing companies accountable but following amendments suggested by the music licensing companies in March, Van De Wege said what remained of his original bill was an annual $1,500 licensing fee for the companies and establishing a consumer awareness campaign through the Attorney General’s office.

State confirms avian flu An outbreak of H5N2 avian flu, not known to be harmful to humans, was found in domestic poultry in Agnew. More than 100 chickens, ducks and geese were euthanized and a 10-kilometer quarantine zone was established around 92 Cosmos Lane and enforced for about a month before the U.S. Department of Agriculture lifted it after finding the flu had not spread.

Boys in Sequim The book “Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown inspired a 42-vintage boat exhibit at the Sequim Museum & Arts. The

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Ralph Turner, owner and founder along with his wife Caryl, honored devoted sanctuary volunteer Ken Harada with a “Compassion” award on Dec. 14. Without help from Harada, who has volunteered at the sanctuary nearly every other day for about two years, the Turners agree they wouldn’t be able to provide the same high quality care to the animals or maintain the sanctuary as well as they do. Sequim Gazette photo by Alana Linderoth

Animal sanctuary volunteer honored for his compassion

by ALANA LINDEROTH Sequim Gazette

Many lives are forever changed since one man set foot on a Sequim animal sanctuary.

To acknowledge the devotion, work ethic, but most importantly the intrinsic compassion of Ken Harada, a volunteer at Precious Life Animal Sanctuary, the sanctuary’s

owners and founders Caryl and Ralph Turner honored him with a “Compassion Award” on Dec. 14.

Since he first began volunteering at Precious Life A nimal Sanctuar y about two years ago, Harada has returned nearly every other day to help. His responsibilities have grown and easily extend into every facet of the sanctuary from maintenance

to caring for the animals, but Harada’s personality is illuminated most by his compassion and appreciation for life.

“He tr uly values life,” Ralph said. “He has an abundance of compassion and empathy for other living things and not just for animals, but all beings. The level of compassion he has is probably the highest attribute anyone could have.”

Harada is a tall slender man in his 30s. He has bright eyes and a warm, gentle smile. Beyond

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Positioning for future work at the Marine Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory officials submitted a Shoreline Exemption application on Dec. 16 to the county for approval on research activities anticipated to occur between January and September 2020 in areas including Sequim Bay. “In-water research projects at specific locations in and near Sequim Bay and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s MSL (Marine Sciences Laboratory) is being planned for future projects associated with the DOE (Department of Energy) programs and other federally funded research projects over a five year period,” according to the Five Year Scientific Research Scope for MSL submitted to the county.

Located off West Sequim Bay Road with facilities off Washington Harbor Road, the lab and its staff “provide capabilities for future energy research, climate change effects analyses, eelgrass restoration and other environmental research involving marine resources,” according to application.

Activities corresponding with upcoming research projects include seabed installations, like cables and sensors, temporary floating platforms and/or moored buoys to support or suspend equipment, equipment installations at the lab’s dock,

Officials with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Marine Sciences Laboratory have submitted a Shoreline Exemption application to the county in preparation for future activity related to research projects in Sequim Bay. Sequim Gazette photo by Alana Linderoth

vessel use and electromagnetic field operation.

The application includes a combined Biological Assessment and Essential Fish Habitat assessment to evaluate possible impacts to critical habitat, non-listed marine mammals and both endangered and threatened species because of the expected research activities. Ten species known as being seasonally present in the Sequim Bay project areas and Gibson Spit are listed as either threatened or endangered. Six species of marine mammals covered under the Marine Mammal Protection Act also can be found seasonally in the projects areas.

After assessing the potential impacts associated with the possible research activity, it was determined the activity

“may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect,” the species and habitats of concern, according to the Biological and Essential Fish Habitat assessments.

About PNNL’s Marine Sciences Laboratory The Marine Sciences Laboratory, headquartered at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Marine Research Operations located in Sequim, is the Department of Energy’s only marine research laboratory. The unique facility and its researchers deliver science and technology that is critical to the nation’s energy, environmental and security future.

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The statewide drought emergency declared by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 15 will expire T h u r s d a y, Dec. 31. The governor’s Executive Water Emergency Committee recINSLEE ommended Department of Ecology not extend the declaration into the new year because of heavy rain and snow across the state and associated conditions no longer meet requirements for a drought emergency.

State agencies like the DOE spent $5.6 million of the $16 million the state Legislature approved for drought relief funding for use in 2015 and 2016.

Of the $5.6 million used, a portion helped provide drought relief to Sequimanditssurrounding area, including a $74,430 grant to the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe, $21,783 grant to the City of Sequim and a $258,19 grant to Clallam County PUD. The Olympic Peninsula was among three regions, along with Yakima and Walla Walla, first deemed by state officials as drought stricken on March 13.

Forecasts for JanuaryMarch are for warmer, drier conditions as a result of El Niño, according to DOE. The State’s Water Supply Advisory Committee intends to continue to monitor water supply.

4.3M Number of matching State dollars that will be awarded to the school district if the bond is passed and the community school is razed (which won’t be possible unless the bond is passed).

Installation of a fish ladder on a 112-year-old diversion dam on Canyon Creek, one of the largest tributaries of the Dungeness River, is nearly complete.

The project spearheaded by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife improved the dam by renovating it to meet fish passage standards while still allowing it to act as an auxiliary water source for the Dungeness River Fish Hatchery.

Crews with Tapani Underground Inc., a Battle Ground-based construction company, are doing the finishing touches to the newly implemented fish ladder.

Given a limited work window reflective of the creek’s low-flow season,

A result from recent rainfall, on Dec. 9 high flows rush by while construction crewmen work to complete the project spearheaded by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to renovate the 112-year-old diversion dam on Canyon Creek to include a fish ladder. Sequim Gazette photo by Alana Linderoth

construction began in June and crews had to be out of the water by the end of October. Although the project remains underway, the construction crew was able to meet the October goal and

Sequim Gazette staff

The top administrators in Sequim’s schools are interims no longer.

Just weeks after the Sequim School Board agreed to hire then interim superintendent Gary Neal to the permanent position, Neal removed the term “interim” from Dr. Ann Renker’s title.

Renker is the Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning for the Sequim School District.

“What I want her to continue doing is working on improving student achievement through instruction,”

Neal said, “anything from formative assessments and state assessments to dealing with the needs of kids — she’s a proven commodity with that kind of stuff.”

Re n ker worked for 20 years at the Cape Flattery RENKER School District and then a year as a leadership coach with Washington state’s Office of Student and School Success, before coming to the district at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year. She was hired

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Neal said Renker’s strong work effort and performance, plus positive responses from co-workers in the district, led him to hire her on as the permanent assistant superintendent. He lauded Renker’s familiarity with state compliance compatibility requirements and new statutes.

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What will happen due to interest rate increases if bond is not passed on Feb. 9, 2016 Temporary portable classrooms in the district All Separate from main buildings, increasing security risk.

House many of our youngest students • For 120 childern at Helen Haller Elementary School, in the district. there are only one boy’s and one girl’s toilet.

Some lack fire suppression systems • Many of the other grades at Helen Haller have the same and PA Systems for Communication situation, with audio visual (A/V) equipment stored in those with main building. bathrooms due to lack of space.

• 10 additional temporary portable classrooms will be needed in next 3 years to meet class size reduction requirements if this bond doesn’t pass.

Grant available to the school district to Instructional hours build K-3 classrooms lost from travel to but needs matching Percentage of Sequim voters that supported off-campus band this bond in the last election (November 2015). dollars in order to and choir classroom.

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The project area located upstream on Canyon Creek near Dungeness River mile Reach Alana Linderoth at 10.8 is designated as “Essential Fish Habitat” for alinderoth@sequimgazette. various life stages of four com.

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Since 1903, the Canyon Creek diversion dam has blocked both resident and anadromous fish species from accessing about 2 miles

species of Pacific salmon, according to the Biological Assessment prepared for the project. Features of essential habitat for the life stages (spawning, rearing and migration) include, but aren’t limited to, adequate substrate composition, water quality and quantity, depth and velocity, channel gradient and stability, food, cover and habitat complexity.

Hatchery officials expect coho salmon and steelhead to primarily benefit from the fish ladder, but possibly bull trout, too — a “threatened” species under the federal Endangered Species Act. Efforts to modernize the intake on Canyon Creek have been in motion since the mid-1990s, but it wasn’t until 2012 that WDFW officials were able to allocate funds from the Jobs Now bill for the approximately $2 million project.

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OPEN, Silver Spurs thankful for support In the midst of all the the past 10 years OPEN holiday lights and carols, has continued to grow as people scurry to finand is now a 501(c)3 ish preparing meals and nonprofit organization, shopping, there should with a dedicated and be a moment in time visionary board of directaken to recognize those tors. Together they have who work all year long made a huge difference to in a giving spirit to help ease the suffering of literothers in our community. thousands of horses Guest ally On Saturday, Dec. 19, the through rescue, rehabiliColumn tation, networking Co-op Farm & Garden in and, Sequim took just such Valerie Jackson when possible, re-homa moment to recognize ing abused, neglected and the work of the Olympic unwanted horses from Peninsula Equine Network (OPEN) Clallam County as well as locations and their supporters from the Silver all around over the country.

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In addition to saving horses, The boys and girls of Silver Spurs OPEN also offers education and chose OPEN, the nonprofit horse hosts low-cost vet clinics intended rescue organization of Clallam to help horse owners with the rising County, to be one of the beneficiaries costs of routine vet care. OPEN has for their 2015 Community Outreach been operating from donated and projects. The kids worked hard, private properties all this time. This fundraising for most of the year to past year however, OPEN leased a raise the money needed to purchase few acres on Roupe Road in Sequim. “a pallet of grain” to help the horses The volunteers have been putting of OPEN with the cold wet winters of up fences, raising funds, gathering the North Olympic Peninsula. materials (both new and used) and OPEN was founded in 2005 by just recently have begun building myself and Diane Royall, who have shelters and paddocks to house both loved and owned horses for their rescued horses until they are most of our lives. When we began, ready for new homes. There also there were just no resources avail- are plans to build a small arena for able for neglected horses in Clallam clinics and training. This property County or any real help for horse will be the home base of OPEN until owners in need of assistance. So a larger equine facility can be either Diane and I began taking them in purchased or donated. OPEN is run and helping where we could as our by volunteers and depends entirely personal funds, supplies, proper- on their fundraising efforts, adopties and time would allow. Over tion fees and donations from private

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individuals in order to continue the year-round work.

The Silver Spurs 4-H Club has been active for 32 years and provides a center for young people in the area to enjoy projects as diverse as horsemanship, home arts, raising animals and leadership preparation.

Parents and families have supported community service that includes

support for OPEN, sponsorship of a child in Africa and support for the communities and firefighters in Eastern Washington who endured the fires of this past summer.

It is good to know that the giving spirit of the holidays doesn’t disappear with the New Year, but continues throughout the year with these organizations. Support them both

to make your own holiday brighter.

To contact OPEN, find it on Facebook at Olympic Peninsula Equine Network-OPEN, visit www.olypenequinenet.org or leave a message at 360-207-1688. Information about Silver Spurs can be found at the 4-H office at 417-2398 or by calling Judy Richmond at 683-4837.

of mayor and deputy mayor. mittee. Endorsements for CoHousing Community. mation Facility for treatment Tech-Know-Logy sessions New City of Sequim For a full agenda, vis- representation of specific The fundraiser will be at the is estimated to begin in the will be by appointment only councilors to be sworn in categories are sought from the North Olympic Group of the Sierra Club; the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society; the City of Port Angeles; and Olympic Medical Center. To apply, contact Cindy LoPiccoAdvisory members lo, Clallam County Board of Commissioners Office, 417sought for board The Board of Clallam 2233 llopiccolo@co.clallam.

County Commissioners an- wa.us by or before Jan. 5. nounces openings on the Fundraiser festival set Trust Lands Advisory ComEcoVillage Dungeness CoHousing will hold a fundraiser/potluck Friday, Jan. 1, 360-681-3333 with an aquaponic farm tour at 12:30 p.m., car race from info@peninsulaheat.com 2:30-4:30 p.m., remote car 782 Kitchen-Dick Rd. race from 3-4 p.m., potluck Sequim, WA 98382 at 5 p.m., bunco from 7-8 p.m. and dancing/drumming from 8-10 p.m. The event also celebrates the 60th birthday of Rose Marschall. Instead of gifts, make a donation to the Dungeness EcoVillage it the city website www. sequimwa.gov prior to the meeting or contact City Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese at 681-3428 or kkuznek@ sequimwa.gov.

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The image at right is an artist’s rendering of the Stretch-Skin Receptacle being deployed to capture an asteroid and then release the asteroid at a different trajectory. Graphic courtesy of Duane Jensen/ Kent Katterheinrich

Swanson joins SMA staff Sequim Medical Associates announced last week that Dr. Jennifer Swanson joins the staff on Feb. 17. Swanson has been a hospitalist at Olympic Medical Center for the past six years and is board-certified in internal SWANSON medicine.

Swanson is accepting new patients and is credentialed with most major insurance companies. Appointments may be made by contacting Sequim Medical Associates at 582-2850 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

No stretch of the imagination Inventor’s flexible composites may help clean up dangerous space junk

by PATRICIA MORRISON COATE

like a rubber band.

According to a summary of his patent, “The present invention is made of components that may be compactly stowed at a size and length significantly less than when deployed and is constructed using materials that are simultaneously expandable, stretchable, abrasion resistant and impervious to ballistics.”

“I went to NASA in December of 2014 and showed my improved concept. We have a material called ‘Stretch-Skin’ and the benefit to NASA is our inflatable bag would be half of the stored volume of its,” Jensen said. “As a result, I was invited to present a paper at the International Space Station Research and Development Conference in July in Boston. There were scientists and engineers from all over the world plus astronauts and cosmonauts.”

Jensen stressed that his company won’t manufacture “StretchSkin” but will sell or lease the technology to produce it to other companies. He’s excited about the impact his invention could have on making spacecraft and humans in space safer from orbital debris.

“In space there are 4 million pounds of space junk in the lower orbits where the International Space Station (ISS) is and in 2015, the ISS had to do five maneuvers to dodge space junk,” Jensen explained.

Jensen, 70, who spent 33 years at Lockheed-Martin and three years at Boeing, came to Sequim in 2000 and started his virtual company Flexible Composites Inc., which is a technology development firm focusing on high-performance inflatable structures.

He also holds seven patents, the most recent he and two partners received in November for an asteroid capture and release system.

In 2014, NASA had such a capture bag system but Jensen demonstrated he had a better one using a material he and his colleagues invented with thread t h a t a c t s l i ke coiled springs — it stretches twice its original size and then once released, self-retract s

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It may sound like the stuff of science fiction to most, but for aeronautical engineers like Duane Jensen of Sequim, mining asteroids in space in 10 years will be more fact than fiction.

And, he predicts, bagging up “space junk” and moving it out of harm’s way will become possible, too, thanks to one of his inventions.

In a demonstration of its elastic memory properties, the pliable sample piece doubled in size from 1 foot to 2 feet when Jensen stretched it and retracted when he let go. Sequim Gazette photo

by Patricia Morrison Coate

Ben’s Bikes sets promotions Ben’s Bikes, 1251 W. Washington St., Sequim, announced several personnel changes on Dec. 21. Kaylee Ditlefsen has been promoted to marketing manager, Thomas Cole to operation manager, and Wendell Wallace to service manager.

These changes will be put into effect immediately.

Also, Ben’s Bikes is now a Ti-Trike dealer specializing in three-wheel recumbents for special needs customers. Models include an electric assist, a hard cycle unit and a regular upright seat model.

Open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily, Ben’s Bikes is in the Village Shopping Center near The Home Depot.

“In the past two months the Air Force has said space junk missed the ISS only by a few hundred yards. There’s something called the Kessler Syndrome which says space junk will keep colliding with space junk, creating more space junk and we’re nearing that now.

Removing it could become a business.”

He also noted that there are two space mining companies — Planetary Resources near Seattle and Deep Space Industries of Mountain View, Calif. — whose goals are to mine asteroids in 2025.

“A 10-meter (33-foot) waterrich asteroid would be worth $5 billion once it’s processed (for its water to be converted into hydrogen and oxygen rocket motor propellant),” Jensen said.

“Our device, attached to a spacecraft, would come up behind an asteroid like a python snake and just wrap around it, capture it and take it to a lunar orbit for mining.”

Since 2000, Flexible Composites Inc. has generated about $1 million in contracts with the aerospace industries and the government, Jensen said.

When he’s not inventing futuristic inflatables, Jensen has written grants for the Boys & Girls Clubs, the New Dungeness Light Station and the Port Townsend Summer Band. His efforts have garnered $400,000 for the nonprofits.

Nash’s sets talk on craft distilling Don’t miss Victoria Redhed Miller as she presents her new book, “Craft Distilling: Making Liquor Legally at Home,” at Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 SequimDungeness Way in Dungeness at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6. The talk is free and open to the public. In “Craft Distilling,” Miller explains the facts around legal distilling, as well as detailed instructions on how to make high-quality distilled spirits on a small scale.

Co-op plans annual meeting The Co-op Farm & Garden True Value invites all stock-holder members to the 81st Annual Meeting. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at The Co-op Farm & Garden store, 216 E. Washington St., Sequim. The agenda includes the election of two board members and reports from the accounting firm Leffel, Otis and Warwick P.S., certified public accountants. The Co-op management team will provide updates about the store.

Attendees will have a chance to win Co-op Farm & Garden Gift Cards worth up to $50. Refreshments will be served.

Blue Mountain Clinic Makes PFOA Donation Dr. Sharon Jensen and the staff of Blue Mountain Animal Clinic presented a check for $750 to Danette Grady, executive director of Peninsula Friends of Animals. Instead of having their annual Christmas party, they gifted PFOA with this generous donation to assist their rescue and spay/ neuter mission.

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SEQUIM GAZETTE

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boat, built by George Pocock at the University of Washington in the spring of 1947, is similar to the boat Sequim’s Joe Rantz and the U.S. Olympic team used to win gold at the Olympic Games in Germany in 1936. The book has become so popular that one of the Gazette’s stories — “No Ordinary Joe” — remains a weekly top hit on the www.sequimgazette. com.

February SARC levy fails In February, the board of commissioners for the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center (SARC) attempted to pass a 12 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation for each of six years operations levy but it failed 57.5-42.5 percent. Proponents said the 27-year-old facility was likely to close by the end of 2016 because of depleted reserves and increasing costs for replacing deteriorating equipment and infrastructure.

School bond falls short That same special election, Sequim schools failed to reach the 60 percent super-majority in their first bond attempt in 2015 at $49.5 million. Final votes came in at 7,308 (57.59 percent) in favor. The 20-year bond would have paid for land and the building of a new elementary school, add four classrooms, a gym and service kitchen at Greywolf Elementary school, add six science classrooms and band/ choir rooms at Sequim High School and ear down an unused portion of the Sequim Community School, renovated the base kitchen and Helen Haller Elementary, high school science rooms and a portion of Sequim Community School into a maintenance and warehouse building.

Trestle damaged The aged trestle that supports the 100-year-old Railroad Bridge over the Dungeness River was partially brought down by flooding conditions and debris beginning on Feb. 6. The bridge was partially closed and through-access was later stopped, hindering visitors and travelers of the Olympic Discovery Trail. Officials with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, who owns the bridge, shortly thereafter began damage and repair/replacement costs assessments.

DUI for Deputy Mayor Following a December 2014 arrest for allegedly driving under the influence, City of Sequim Deputy Mayor Dennis Smith’s blood alcohol level was revealed to be 0.26 in February. Smith apologized and continued to serve on the Sequim City Council. He also voluntarily attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, remains in an outpatient treatment for two years and he installed an ignition interlock in his vehicle.

O’Mera named Sequim’s queen For the 120th anniversary of the Sequim Irrigation Festival, Sequim High School junior Megan O’Mera was crowned queen at the 38th-annual festival pageant on Feb. 14.

The theme was “120 Fun a Plenty” and O’Mera and fellow princesses Morgan King, Emily Larson and Amanda Sanders attended events throughout the year.

Citizen of the Year dies On Feb. 24, Volunteer Cliff Vining was named Sequim’s Citizen of the Year in 2014 posthumously a few days after he died at age 93. Vining was a long-time volunteer at the Sequim Food Bank, working a few hours everyday there for 30 years. He told the Gazette it was an honor to be nominated but he “wasn’t one to seek recognition for his years of volunteerism.” Vining was raised in Sequim and moved back here more than 30 years ago with his wife Betty Lou (who died 10 years ago) from Yakima after retiring from owning a trucking business and multiple farms.

Paranormal Sequim In February, investigators with the Red Ball Paranormal Investigations from Jefferson County examined the Dungeness Schoolhouse to see if there were in fact spirits within the historical building. The group said there

was paranormal activity in the building but nothing to be afraid of. They also investigated the Sequim Museum & Arts’s archives on March 13 but didn’t find much activity.

March Massey honored Radio announcer Bob Massey was recognized by family and friends at KSQM 91.5 FM for being the oldest active radio announcer in the U.S. He spent most of his career in radio and helped launch KSQM Radio and his was the very first voice heard over the air waves for KSQM on Dec. 7, 2008. He continued the “The Classy Bob Massey show” from 9 a.m.noon weekdays. He was honored as the most senior radio broadcaster in the United States, receiving special congratulations from the Washington State Legislature and recognition from the City of Sequim. He later died on July 26.

Super exits Sequim Superintendent Kelly Shea announced his resignation on March 6 to take the same position in East Valley (Spokane) School District. Shea, who was hired in July 2012, said he’d only leave Sequim for Spokane to be near his mother. His original plan was to work in Sequim 5-7 years before looking to move back. His last day was June 30 and the Sequim School Board began a search through a consulting agency. The search found three finalists but the school board opted to make Assistant Superintendent Gary Neal the interim superintendent.

He was named acting superintendent in November.

Drought declared Sequim and the Olympic Peninsula were named one of three regions in a drought on March 13 by Gov. Jay Inslee because the Olympic Mountains had nearly zero snowpack during the winter.

Inslee issued a statewide drought conditions advisory in May. The Department of Ecology officials initially requested $9 million from the state legislature in drought relief in the state and a total of $16 million was allocated for 2015-2016 and $5.6 million was used in 2015. So far in 2016, snow levels are meeting their marks.

SARC seeks parks district Following SARC’s levy’s failure in February, its board of commissioners voted 4-1 on Feb. 26 to pursue a metropolitan park district to help fund the facility on the August primary ballot. The district had the ability to tax up to 75 cents per $1,000 of assessed property valuation but commissioners recommended 12 cents. They also opted to pursue putting it on the ballot by receiving enough petition signatures, which they later received 4,400 of the 3,500 required. City officials said they supported a park district but wanted the commissioners to wait to seek input from other entities. They later recommended waiting until 2016 at the earliest, which SARC supporters said did not provide any immediate solutions.

Ms. Wheelchair in Sequim Julie Broadwell of Sequim was named Ms. Wheelchair for Washington on March 31 and she later competed from July-August in Des Moines, Iowa, for the Ms. Wheelchair America title in Iowa. Broadwell served as a spokesman throughout the state where she can discuss awareness, acceptance and the overall understanding of disabilities with the general public.

Grain elevator sold The Clallam Cooperative’s 85-foot grain elevator and its adjoining building formerly housing El Cazador were sold on March 13 in a trustee’s sale to Linda “Candy” Diesen, owner of Tootsie’s. The restaurant closed March 3, 2014, after 33 years in business and the building first went to auction on April 27, 2014. It was continued several times into the next year until being sold for $355,482.

Diesen later leased the restaurant portion to Baja Cantina, her former tenants at 820 W. Washington St., which burned down in an electrical fire on May 19, 2014. The Sequim Consignment Co. later relocated to the former Hollywood Video space as well.

Kisena honored nationally Teen room coordinator Luke Kisena with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula earned one of 12 national Maytag Dependable Leader awards for his efforts with local teens. The clubs received $20,000 for educational scholarships.

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New fire chief named Ben Andrews was named Clallam County Fire District 3’s new fire chief following Steve Vogel’s 14-yearlead role. Andrews joined the local fire district in 2003 after 10 years with Jefferson County Fire District 3. Vogel officially retired in August. Andrews was ANDREWS a finalist for the job with fellow Assistant Chief Tony Hudson, who remains assistant chief of logistics.

Opportunity funds for SARC SARC applied for a $386,100 grant from Clallam County Board of Commissioners’ Opportunity Fund to pay for the design, construction and installation of a new air handling system. As of the end of the year a decision hadn’t been made.

Gauging the need In June, the Sequim Food Bank announced results of its spring 2015 needs assessment — the first of the organization’s kind in its 31-year existence. Key findings include that, within an average month, about 70,000 to 75,000 pounds of food are distributed via the food bank — and of that annual 900,000 pounds, about 30 percent goes toward someone 18 years old or younger.

Sunshine shut down Despite an initial six-month time table to replace its fire suppression system and cooking hood, owners of Sunshine Cafe temporarily closed the business June 25 following new findings by fire officials. The cafe was one of several local businesses required to make significant changes to meet municipal codes or shut down. Sunshine Cafe reopened in mid-September.

Bush begins in Sequim City of Sequim councilors unanimously voted June 22 to select Charlie Bush of Snoqualmie as Sequim city manager, replacing Steve Burkett. Bush, who was chosen from six finalists, worked for the City of Issaquah since May 2012 where he served as deputy BUSH city administrator through March 2014, managing 161 employees and $45 million in operating and $18 million in capital budgets.

Animals seized Clallam County Sheriff’s Office representatives seized most of the animals from a Sequim resident’s property for alleged neglect.

On June 24, the officials took into care two donkeys, two sheep and four goats from the property of John Dashti off of River Road.

Dashti was charged July 31 and pleaded not guilty. Later, animal cruelty and trespassing charges against the Sequim man were dropped because he was found unfit to stand trial.

May

Teachers walk out Sequim was one of several school districts across Washington state pursuing work stoppages in hopes of conveying a strong message to the legislators and bring awareness to the lack of their progress of “fully funding education” to meet the 2012 McCleary decision. On May 18, teachers and other staffers picketed and performed community service projects at several locations around town.

Embezzling case A Sequim couple, Bret William Christianson and Eleana Maria Christianson, made their first court appearance May 1 after allegedly embezzling more than $1.2 million from local businessmen.

Blyn business burns A Blyn car dealership linked to methamphetamine burned down on May 7. Deputies gathered witness information that one of the property’s residents, José Noe Torres, 57, was living in a travel trailer inside the building and allegedly started the fire on purpose. Torres pleaded guilty in June in Clallam County Superior Court to reckless burning in the first degree.

Jeff the Mover On May 19, Sequim resident Jeff Monroe was awarded the 2015 Washington State Historic Preservation Officer Award for Outstanding Achievements in Hi stor ic Preservation, for his efforts to move the Enchanted Valley Chalet away from the Quinault River and save it from imminent destruction. Enchanted Valley Chalet is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the largest timber structure surviving in the Olympic Mountains. When Monroe heard the chalet was threatened by raging flood waters, he and his trained professionals worked sideby-side with volunteers from the Friends of Olympic National Park to drag the 64-ton, 2-and-a-half-story structure out of harm’s way.

Civic Center reopens After years of planning and nearly a year after breaking ground, the City of Sequim’s Civic Center opened May 18 for police and city services. A public safety sales tax in 2012 worth one-tenth of 1 percent helped pay for the new police department portion of the $15 million center. By December, costs for the Civic Center were an estimated $857,000 over budget.

July Honoring their return To celebrate the return of salmon to the Dungeness River and surrounding watersheds, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe on July 11 hosted the first of what they hope is an annual Salmon Homecoming Ceremony, held along the banks of the Dungeness River at Railroad Bridge Park.

AG on the peninsula Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson toured the Olympic Peninsula on July 15 and 16, visiting Rotary clubs in Sequim and Port Angeles. Besides dishing on several hot topics such as health care, legalization of marijuana and basic education issues, Ferguson showed some skills at the Sequim Gazette’s ping pong table.

Pot gets a go-ahead After two six-month extensions to the moratorium on the sale of legalized recreational and medical marijuana enacted by the Sequim City Council more than a year prior, council members in late July voted 6-1 to allow the moratorium to expire. In May of 2014, David Halpern was awarded the opportunity to be the city’s single recreational marijuana retailer after a double-blind lottery. For the past year Halpern paid rent at 755 W. Washington St., Ste. C, while awaiting for city officials to lift the moratorium.

August Back to the ballot box Sequim School District’s board of directors voted unanimously Aug. 3 to put another $49.3 million school construction bond proposal on November general election ballots.

MPD goes down A day later (Aug. 4), a proposed Metropolitan Park District that would have helped keep the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center (SARC) open failed to meet the require a 50 percent tally at the ballot box (it got 41.8 percent), sending SARC advocates back to the proverbial drawing board.

Kayakers rescued A 74-year-old Sequim resident, Elden Ross, and his 6-year-old grandson were rescued from Dungeness Bay on Aug. 8 after their kayak capsized. The rescue effort marks the second kayak-related emergency in Dungeness Bay within the past four months.

A centennial for Freemasons Sequim Masonic Family of Lodge No. 213 hit a huge milestone in August, with members and friends celebrating the club’s 100th year; the 20 founding members received permission to form a lodge in Nov. 9, 1915.

To celebrate, historian John Majors, his wife Beverly and volunteers with the Sequim Museum & Arts Center and Masonic Lodge authored a new book “Freemasons in the Sequim-Dungeness Area: 1915-2015.”

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She has been a hospitalist at Olympic Medical Center for the last 6 years and is board-certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Swanson is accepting Dr. Jennifer K. Swanson new patients and is credentialed with most major insurance companies. Appointments can be made by contacting Sequim Medical Associates at (360) 582-2850, Monday thru Friday from 8:00 to 4:30.

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SEQUIM GAZETTE 100 years from grads In the same vein, Sequim schools celebrated the 100th anniversary of their first graduating class with an All-School Reunion on Aug. 14-16. Events included a golf tournament, VFW get-together, assembly, car show, dinner, Dungeness Schoolhouse tour, picnic and more. The events commemorated Sequim High’s first four graduates: Leonard Fernie, Helen Knoph, Goodwin O’Brien and Neva Peterson.

Plentiful pinks Biologists found that the number of pink salmon returning to the Dungeness River in search of spawning grounds were def ying historic records.

The results was the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe received permission to conduct a beach seine fishery — a nearshore harvesting of salmon via vertical fishing nets — near the mouth of the river within Dungeness Bay through Aug. 22. It’s the first fishery for pink salmon in Dungeness Bay in more than 30 years, according to fisheries management biologist Aaron Brooks of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.

Helping with the wildfires With the Okanogan Complex fires, what many considered the largest wildfire in Washington’s history, Clallam County First District 3 sent several crews to help there and across the region. The latest group of firefighters arrived in Omak on Aug. 20.

October Police case settled Sequim resident Morgan Weimer settled with the City of Sequim for $35,000 in early October for an incident that occurred in 2013.

Weimer was subdued by Sequim police via what Weimer classified as “excessive force” outside the Oasis Bar & Grill. Cell phone footage captured an officer punching Weimer after he allegedly reached for the officer’s taser, law enforcement officials said. Sequim Police Chief Bill Dickinson said the decision to settle was made by the city’s insurance company because it was the less expensive route to go rather through a trial.

Dungeness Bay gets cleaner Officials with Washington State Department of Health reclassified 688 acres in Dungeness Bay, leading to overall upgrades.

The water quality upgrade reflected the ongoing work from the Clallam Conservation District, Clallam County Department of Health, Dungeness Farms officials, Jamestown S’Klallam tribe and the Dungeness River Agricultural Water Users Association, as well as individual residents to reduce the amount of fecal coliform detected within the bay. ... and open for business The reclassification reopens a large portion of Dungeness Bay for commercial shellfish harvest, which became limited after downgrades in 2001 and 2003. After the downgrades, Jamestown Seafood, the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe’s seafood business and oyster farm located in Dungeness Bay closed in 2005. However, in response to the upgrade, officials with the tribe have expressed interest in pursuing aquaculture in the bay again.

Dungeness Bay also was targeted in late 2014 and early 2015 by the largest producer of farmed shellfish in the United States, Taylor Shellfish Farms, as possible location for a geoduck farm.

September Bank of America leaves peninsula After more than 30 years in Sequim, it was announced on Sept. 1 that Bank of America’s local branch is to become 1st Security Bank.

The change also encompassed the Port Angeles, Port Hadlock and Port Angeles branches.

The sale includes $268 million in deposits and less than $1 million in loans was expected to be finalized in January 2016.

Gazette publisher retires John Brewer, publisher of the Sequim Gazette, Peninsula Daily News, Forks Forum and Olympic Peninsula Homes-Land real estate magazine, retired after a 50-year career in journalism. Brewer’s retirement brought Terry Ward to the Olympic Peninsula to take the role of publisher of the newspaper group.

Commissioners OK marijuana rules Better late then never, on Sept. 15 the Board of County Commissioners approved permanent local rules for regulating recreational marijuana, first legalized by Washington voters in 2012. Clallam County commissioners voted 2-1, with commissioner Jim McEntire and Bill Peach supportive and Mike Chapman opposed. The ordinance titled “Recreational Marijuana” went into effect on Sept. 25.

Council visits Growler base After ongoing public concerns voiced at City of Sequim council meetings, City Manager Charlie Bush reported on a visit city officials took to the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island in late August. The trip was prompted by the Navy’s proposed plan to conduct electronic warfare training on land and above portions of the Olympic Peninsula and public observations indicating an increase in aircraft traffic, specifically the Navy’s EA 18G Growler aircraft.

The trip was made in lieu of Navy officials visiting Sequim to host a public meeting.

Having heard the concerns and experiences of residents and having visited the air station, Bush said, “It’s hard to really know what the facts are.”

SARC board approaches YMCA Exploring possibilities to support and make the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center (SARC) economically viable, the SARC board opted to further pursue a partnership with the Olympic Peninsula YMCA. Via a vote the SARC board committed $5,000 toward a $36,000 feasibility study to poll the current SARC pass-holders and broader community — a first step at a possible partnership with the YMCA. Prior to the collaboration between SARC and YMCA officials, voters rejected both a levy for SARC in February and later a metropolitan park district in August.

Assistant fire chief retires September drew to a close along with the 36-year career as a firefighter for Roger Moeder, Clallam County Fire District 3 assistant chief. Moeder retired on Sept. 30. He started in 1980 after being hired through a government training program and eventually was hired as a career firefighter permanently in January 1982.

Las Palomas reopens after rehab Owners of Las Palomas Mexican Restaurant were able to reopen their eatery on Nov. 4 after they closed in mid-September to bring their grill’s hood and fire suppression system up to city code.

Demand rises after SARC closes Two weeks following the temporary closure of SARC because of a lack of funds, other exercise establishments in Sequim began feeling the effects. The increased demand caused some local businesses to raise rates as a way to keep up with the need or create deals to attract new costumers. In Port Angles, the William Shore Memorial Pool saw a spike in memberships from Sequim residents, likely reflective of SARC’s closure.

PUD moves into new headquarters Clallam PUD’s new headquarters located in Carlsborg opened Nov. 24. Construction of the facility began in October 2014. To pay for the construction project and other infrastructure needs, the utility district sold $14.225 million worth of bonds.

Schoolhouse now ADA compliant The Dungeness Schoolhouse became fully accessible to visitors of all ages and levels of mobility on Nov. 9 after volunteers replaced the outdated chairlift with a new elevator. The effort to install a new elevator dates back to September 2013, said Judy Stipe, executive director of the Museum & Arts Center, which owns and operates the schoolhouse. Community contributions, including those from the museum and Readers Theatre Plus and a $20,000 donation from the Albert Haller Foundation, allowed for the elevator upgrade.

December

Barrett named Homecoming King Accompanied by Queen Katie Rogers, Sequim High School senior Nick Barrett took the crown for Homecoming King on Oct. 16. His genetic disorder, Down syndrome, didn’t keep Barrett from feeling like true royalty among his peers given it’s they who voted and eventually crowned him king.

Board votes to close SARC In a 4-0 vote on Oct. 21, board members of Clallam County Parks and Recreation District 1 — one that oversees the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center — voted to temporarily close the facility until other funding sources are found.

Fall rains a relief By the end of October, rain had finally returned to the Sequim-Dungeness Valley, providing relief from a record-breaking hot, dry summer with little to no snowpack. Early and proactive planning by local farmers and collaboration between water users allowed most farmers to sidestep adverse impacts of the statewide drought.

November Neal named superintendent The Sequim School District board of directors unanimously voted to hire interim superintendent Gary Neal as the district’s permanent superNEAL intendent on Nov. 2.

Three times not charm for bond The Nov. 3 general election brought the failure of the $49.3 million Sequim School construction bond. The failure marked the third time a school bond proposal has failed in Sequim in the past two years. The final election results showed the bond falling short of the 60 percent “super majority” by 0.43 percent.

Ozias unseats McEntire The same election, however, revealed favorable results for Board of County Commissioners District 1 candidate Mark Ozias.

Ozias unseated incumbent and county commissioner for the past eight years Jim McEntire.

King sentenced for Joyce murder Former Sequim resident Ari Lee King was sentenced on Nov. 2 in Clallam County Superior Court by Judge Christopher Melly to 18 years for the murder of a Joyce woman in September 2014.

Sequim gets a Kiwanis Club again Three couples who are newcomers to Sequim and longtime Kiwanians have launched a plan to revitalize the club that folded two years ago. Jack Gourley, Lily Lawson, Mary and Wayne Boden and Philomela and Ted Lund recently united in their desire through Kiwanis to “improve the world one child and one community at a time.

101 school children homeless in district An investigation into the numbers of children and young adults attending classes Sequim School District who are self-identified as homeless came to light in early December.

Of the 101 self-identified homeless students in the district, about a dozen are unaccompanied and about 15 are kindergarten age. “The problem is just too massive to address all the needs but keeping the school a safe, stable space and continuing to help them achieve academic success is about the best we can do,” said Jennifer Van De Wege, the district’s homeless liaison.

Playfield parking approved After a will they, won’t they tug of war between the City of Sequim and Sequim Advocates over providing a paved parking lot adjacent to Albert Haller Playfields, the entities agreed on plans to provide funding for it in 2016. Plans call for 60-70 parking spots at a cost of $318,000 shared between the city and the Advocates.

Cost of utilities to rise City residents can expect to see a slight in-

City of Sequim seeking city council candidates The City of Sequim is seeking candidates to fill a vacant city council position.

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School bond a go for February The Sequim School District’s board of directors unanimously voted on Dec. 7 to try for another bond issue for a new elementary school, added classrooms at Greywolf Elementary and Sequim High School, plus a modern kitchen. Due to increased interest costs, the proposed bond amount has risen $54 million, about $5 million more than the bond issue that failed by less than half a percent in November. The special election will be Feb. 9.

Game farm has Star Wars link It’s been buzzing for many years and it sounds to some that a few of Sequim’s creatures went on a journey not so long ago to a galaxy far, far away. Former and current employees of the Olympic Game Farm say several animals’ sounds were recorded in Sequim and used in “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.” With the Dec. 18 opening of “Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens,” a former game farm employee recalls that in 1977, a sea otter named Emma was recorded and can be distinctly heard in Episode V. County takes misdemeanor cases The City of Sequim and Clallam County commissioners agreed to an interlocal agreement to deal with misdemeanors and traffic infractions at the county level rather than at the city level. In 2016, the deal could save the taxpayers more than $120,000. Under the agreement the city will pay a flat rate of $320,000 per year. The switch is effective Jan. 1.

Guild donations surpass $2M Since its inception in 1970, the Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild has raised more than $2 million, which has gone to support Olympic Medical Center, Clallam County Fire District 3, scholarships to medical students, the Dungeness Health & Wellness Clinic, Peninsula College’s School of Nursing and construction of a helipad in Sequim. The majority of funds have been raised by the guild’s thrift shop.

Council OKs state EDC funds for SARC On Dec. 14, the Sequim City Council unanimously endorsed state economic development funds going to the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center and a contract with the YMCA in Port Angeles of $30,000 a year for three years to support low-income memberships.

Hays resigns from council Former mayor and longtime city councilor Ken Hays presented his unexpected resignation by e-mail to Mayor Candace Pratt and City Manager Charlie Bush before the HAYS council meeting on Dec. 14.

Hays, who served as mayor from 2010-2013, cited his desire to spend more time with his family and attend to his architectural business. He was first elected in 2008.

New bridge opens at park Officials of the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe and users of the Olympic Discovery Trail celebrated the reopening of the Dungeness River Bridge on Dec. 24 after 11 long months of it being closed due to heavy rains that caused severe damage in February. The $2.5 million project replaced the structurally unsound wooden trestle with a 750-foot steel pedestrian food bridge and improved salmon habitat on the river. A grand opening ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. today, Dec. 30.

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Deputy seeks stem cell transplant

FROM THE POLICE BLOTTER Dec. 19 9:33 a.m. — Theft, 100 block of Blue Grouse Run 10:18 a.m. — Theft, 100 block of Riverdale Lane 1:11 p.m. — Vehicle accident, East Maple Street/ South Sequim Avenue 1:46 p.m. — Theft, 100 block of East Prairie Street 3:39 p.m. — Vehicle accident, 270000 block of U.S. Highway 101 6:31 p.m. — Theft, 1200 block of West Washington Street Dec. 20 10:43 a.m. — Theft, 1200 block of West Washington Street 12:06 p.m. — Auto theft, 100 block of South Boyce Road 1:26 p.m. — Warrant arrest, 100 block of Lorraine Drive 8:27 p.m. — DUI/DWI, 600 block of West Washington Street 9:53 p.m. — Prowler, 200 block of Bay View Street Dec. 21 2:30 a.m. — Vehicle accident, 400 block of West Hemlock Street 6:06 a.m. — Vehicle prowl, 100 block of McCawley Drive 11:13 a.m. — Vehicle accident, Old Olympic Highway/ Towne Road 11:57 a.m. — Theft, 415 Chicken Coop Road 11:57 a.m. — Burglary, 300 block of West Alder Street 12:08 p.m. — Theft, 100 block of Hosler Drive 12:20 p.m. — Vehicle accident, West Washington Street/North Third Avenue 12:48 p.m. — Theft, 400 block of Heron Hill Road 3:52 p.m. — Warrant arrest, 300 block of South Fifth Avenue 3:58 p.m. — Theft, 900 block of East Fir Street

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4:48 p.m. — Theft, 100 block of Hosler Drive 6:02 p.m. — Theft, 500 block of West Washington Street 9:30 p.m. — Auto theft, 100 block of Bayview Village Road 9:48 p.m. — Domestic violence, Bennett Place 9:57 p.m. — DUI/DWI, 100 block of West Washington Street Dec. 22 3:22 a.m. — Vehicle accident, U.S. Highway 101/ Sherburne Road Dec. 23 12:04 p.m. — Vehicle accident, 6000 block of Palo Alto Road 12:26 p.m. — Warrant arrest, 100 block of West Cedar Street 5:15 p.m. — Vehicle accident, 1000 block of West Washington Street 9:10 p.m. — Vehicle accident, Palo Alto Road/Jimmy Come Lately Road Dec. 24 12:11 a.m. — Domestic violence, West Hammond Street 3:10 a.m. — DUI/DWI, 400 block of West Reservoir Road 8:58 a.m. — Vehicle prowl, 400 block of Grandview Drive 9:20 a.m. — Vehicle prowl, 100 block of West Washington Street 10:58 a.m. — Prowler, 100 block of Jacob Lane 1:01 p.m. — Theft, 1200 block of West Washington Street 2:08 p.m. — Theft, 200 block of Sylvan Ridge Road 2:25 p.m. — Vehicle accident, 1800 block of West Washington Street 4:51 p.m. — Warrant arrest, 100 block of House Road 7:00 p.m. — Warrant arrest, 1200 block of West Washington Street

As the new year approaches, one man is preparing for a potentially lifesaving medical procedure.

Steve Brooks, Clallam County Sheriff’s Office deputy, peninsula native, husband and father of three, was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome — a rare acquired neurological disorder characterized by progressive muscle stiffness and repeated episodes of painful muscle spasms, according to the National Organization of Rare Disorders.

It’s estimated only one in a million people have Stiff Person Syndrome that, if untreated, can progress to cause difficulty walking and impact a person’s ability to perform routine, daily tasks.

“He’s in spasm all the time,” Brooks’s wife Valerie, said. “It’s just that some of them are stronger than others so — they haven’t progressed to the point that they’ve broken his bones yet.”

With few treatments and no known cure for Stiff Person Syndrome, Brooks is pursuing a clinical trial stem cell transplant procedure that could save his life.

“I mean, he’s scared,” Valerie said. “The transplant team made it very clear that it’ll be the worst horrific thing that he’s ever experienced in his life.”

Although Brooks is a “little nervous” about the procedure, she said, he’s most

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Steve Brooks sits with his wife Valerie. Having been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome, Steve will spend four months in specialized, sterile housing in Seattle beginning in mid-January while he undergoes a rare clinical trial stem cell transplant procedure, potentially capable of saving his life. Submitted photo

“terrified of not being able to provide for his family.”

Despite the increasing pain associated with Stiff Person Syndrome, Brooks continues to work and oversees the county chain gang.

“There are many days when he comes home that I have to help him take his uniform off because he’s too stiff to do it on his own,” Valerie said.

Community support To help with the cost of the procedure, estimated to be $450,000, Brooks’s colleague Don Wenzl created a gofundme account. Within the first week that “Steve’s Life Saving Transplant Fund” account went live, 132 friends, including family, co-workers and community members raised more than $18,000 toward the $50,000 goal.

Insurance will cover about

70 percent of the cost, Valerie said, but to undergo the stem cell transplant at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, $10,000 was needed upfront for rent in special, sterile housing.

Additional funding will help with the 30 percent not covered by insurance, cost of parking, transportation and meals. Also, Valerie plans to act as Brooks’s 24/7 caregiver, thus neither will be able to work for a lengthy period of time.

“I know it’s a high-risk procedure,” Wenzl said. “He’s going to have to live near the hospital for four months, but Steve, being the ever optimist, thinks he’s going to be back at work by summer.”

Beyond Brooks’s optimistic outlook, “he’ll do just about anything for you at the drop of a hat,” Wenzl said.

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On Dec. 15, the Clallam County Board of Health passed a resolution making fatal and nonfatal opioid overdose a reportable condition in Clallam County. A public hearing was held prior to the board finalizing the resolution.

Former Interim Health Officer Dr. Jeanette StehrGreen started the process as a way of gathering additional data to address the opioid

epidemic in Clallam County.

WAC246-101-505(3) gives each local health officer the authority to require the notification of additional conditions of public health importance occurring within the jurisdiction of the local health officer.

According to Dr. Christopher Frank, Clallam County Health Officer, “This is an important step in the development of an evidence-based opioid management plan for Clallam County.”

Mandatory reporting will be limited to the Olympic Medical Center Emergency Department, Forks Community Hospital Emergency Department and the county coroner. All have been supportive of this effort.

When a case is reported to Clallam County Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Section, the following actions will be taken: 1) The person who overdosed will be contacted by a public health nurse and

“He’s all around just a great guy,” he said.

Wenzl has worked with Brooks since Brooks first joined the Sheriff’s Office 15 years ago. During that time and reflective of his personality and overall dedication to serving the public, Brooks has received numerous awards including a Lifesaving Medal.

Prior to working for the county, Brooks spent nine years with the Washington State Department of Corrections and before that seven years in the U.S. Army.

Just days after the gofundme was launched, Brooks wrote, “It has been very difficult for me to wrap my head around this whole situation.”

“I know many people that have donated don’t have the extra funds, especially this time of year, but still donated anyway,” he wrote. “There are no words that come to mind to express my deepest thanks for supporting me and my family during this difficult time.”

Donations can be made to the “Steve Brooks Transplant Fund” at the Strait View Credit Union, 220 S. Lincoln St., Port Angeles or at www. gofundme.com/bd6jkc. offered a naloxone kit and training on use of the device.

2) An attempt will be made to offer case-management services and to review treatment options.

3) The prescribing health care provider will be contacted when an overdose is due to a prescription medicine.

4) The information will be used to assess the burden of the problem in the community, to evaluate the impact of the naloxone distribution program and to establish baseline data to evaluate future intervention programs.

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Renaissance changes a life as a guide dog As many in the community are aware, there is a local club raising puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind in the Sequim-Port Angeles area. The club, Puppy Pilots, has been in the community since 2007 and has raised 27 puppies.

The raisers have their pup in their home from about 9 weeks of age to about 15 months, at which time they return to the Guide Dogs for the Blind training campus in Boring, Ore., for formal training.

Each raiser hopes that their pup makes it as a guide dog.

The club’s hopes came true with Renaissance. She arrived in Sequim on Feb. 6, 2014, and was a rock star from the beginning. Renaissance had varied experiences in the community with a few raiser families. She learned about children activities, farm animals, living with several other dogs, city activities and country environments.

When she returned to Guide Dogs for the Blind in Boring in February 2015 she started her training to be a guide dog. From the beginning, the instructors commented, “She had read the training book before coming to her formal training.”

The club attended her graduation Aug. 1. As usual, many tears of joy flowed as her raisers handed over her leash to her new partner, Valerie Collicott of Ontario, Canada. Renaissance is her fifth guide dog. Interesting side note, Valerie’s husband also has a guide dog.

It does take a community to raise a guide dog puppy.

Puppy Pilots wants to thank all the community businesses that have supported it all these years and a thank you to the Sequim Valley Lions Club for its financial support.

If you are interested in becoming involved in the club, contact Deb Cox at Deb@ Valerie Collicott with Renaissance, a guide dog who began her training with Puppy Pilots in Sequim. Submitted photo puppypilots.org.

SEF announces new round of teacher grants The Sequim Education Foundation has announced its most recent series of teachers grants, distributing funds to Sequim school projects from robotics and math books to more technology for students with special needs.

The foundation was formed in 2001 as a nonprofit public charity by a small group of concerned business and community leaders seeking to help Sequim youth.

As a nonprofit education foundation, the Sequim Education Foundation is approved to receive donations, gifts and bequests; to manage and administer resources, and to distribute funds, scholarships and grants in support of Sequim’s school children.

The foundation recently transitioned its school grants into two types of funds: Teaching and Learning grants, and Teaching Fellowships.

Teaching grant guidelines are available on the SEF Website at www. sequimeducationfoundation.org.

The 2015-2016 grants include:

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and Kelly Bell; two teachers to attend a convention in San Francisco to learn more about curriculum research • Expansion of Food Production Skills and Knowledge, teacher Scott Chichester, $1,200; raised beds in greenhouse and hydroponic system for growing more vegetables year-round

• Assistive Technology Committee, $3,500; teachers Peter Walchenbach and Amy Young; a committee to review, procure, train and manage assistive technologies for special needs students • Family Reading Night and Book Gift, $1,000; Sequim school librarians; for all grades, with sessions highlighting Sequim Middle School different cultures and languages • Flexible Library Tables, $2,500; • Rosetta Stone subscriptions for English Language Learners, $1,000; teacher Elizabeth Lawson; a multi-use teacher Sonja Younger; a three-year, space, convertible for testing, classes, web-based subscription for 35 students multimedia • Big Ideas math books, $1,000; teacher Casey Lewis; 12 reusable, hardSequim High School cover books, an alternative curriculum • Knowledge Bowl Expansion, to improve special education teaching $1,800; teacher Laura Gould; program has grown to 30 members thanks to Sequim Opportunity School student enthusiasm • College exploration, $2,200; teacher • Robotics Club, $2,000; teacher Brad Moore; first robotics competition fees, a Kim Minard; exploration of careers, speakers and college tours that’s dekit of parts and other expenses • Math Convention Fellowship – signed to inspire alternative program Sequim High School Algebra Failure students to consider college or vocaInitiative, $3,100; teachers Carol Harms tional/technical careers/options.

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The program includes guidance and tools to discuss and plan for a person’s future health care decisions so those wishes will be honored.

“One of the most important conversations you can have with your health care provider and family is about what kind of care you want if you should become critically ill or are unable to speak for yourself,” said Lorraine Wall, RN, chief nursing officer of OMC. “We want to make sure our patients are cared for in the way that they want, but that can be difficult if patients and physicians haven’t made time to discuss the topic. Our goal with this planning program is to make that conversation

easier, so patients can receive integrate this advance care For more information, care that is consistent with planning program through- visit HonoringChoicesPNW. their personal goals and out the local medical system. org. values.”

Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest provides resources for the public about how September 19, 1929 - December 5, 2015 to have these conversations with health care providers Mrs. Georgenia (Moore) Davidson of Sequim passed away and loved ones, as well as how Saturday, December 5, 2015 after a brief battle with cancer.

She was born September 19, 1929 in Jolley, Iowa to Vasil to plan for end-of-life care. and Dorothea (King) Moore.

“Too often, we witness Georgenia was preceded in death by her parents, children struggling to guess husband Roy, and brother, Marvin Moore. and agree on what their She is survived by sons Tom (Lori) Davidson and Jerry ailing parent would want,” (Mary) Davidson; and daughter Wendy (Dean) LaRue. She is says Wall. “And as providers also survived by grandchildren, Jeff (Jessica), Chris, Amanda, who instinctually want to Ken, Isaac, Sarah, Lydia, and great-grandsons Nolan and Cole. heal patients and help them Georgenia will be honored in a private, graveside carry on, it can be difficult service. to lead children through In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions these decisions. If we learn may be made to Trinity United Methodist how to navigate these isChurch, 100 S. Blake Ave, Sequim, WA 98362. sues, we can improve the lives of both patients and families, while honoring patient wishes.”

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OBITUARIES Carol L. Reindel Sequim resident Carol L. Reindel died Dec. 21, 2015, in Sequim at the age of 81. No services are planned.

She was born Dec. 25, 1933.

Clallam’s History Tales to explore the 1808 wreck of the Sv. Nikolai Rod Fleck, City of Forks attorney/planner, will explore the fascinating story of the wreck of the Sv. Nikolai at the Clallam County Historical Society’s History Tales presentation.

The program is at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, at the First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles.

Parking and entry to the church’s social hall are on Laurel Street.

In September 1808, the Russian brig Sv. Nikolai sailed from New Arkhangel (now Sitka, Alaska). The ship wrecked about 1.5 miles north of the mouth of the Quillayute River on Nov. 1, 1808, and thus began a landmark incident in Clallam County’s history. The wife of the ship’s captain is one of the passengers, and 18-year old Anna Petrovna Bulygin becomes the first European woman known to set foot in what is now Washington. The survivors clash with the Hohs, Quileutes and Makahs and then live with them as captives until 1810. The event has been documented by

the written account of one of the survivors, Timofei Tarakanov, and the oral narrative of Quileute member Ben Hobucket.

Fleck has a passion for history, particularly West End history. Shipwrecks, cemeteries, the Quillayute Air Station, and family history — particularly military ancestors — are all subjects of great interest to Fleck.

An interpretive monument commemorating the 1808 shipwreck is at 5333 Upper Hoh Road, just past the Hard Rain Café on the way to the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center. Petrovna is one of the featured women in “Women to Reckon With: Untamed Women of the Olympic Wilderness” by Glynda Schaad and Gary Peterson. And Kenneth Owens and Alton Donnelly provide a thorough account in their book “The Wreck of the Sv. Nikolai.”

History Tales is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Clallam County Historical Society’s office at 452-2662 or e-mail artifact@olypen. com.

Rose Agnes Kashey

August 10, 1926 - September 10, 2015 Rose Agnes Kashey, long time resident of Sequim, died on Sept 10, 2015 in Shoreline, Washington.

She was born August 10, 1926 to Frank and Hazel Smith, New York, New York and became the beloved wife of the late Emil R. “Dick” Kashey.

She is deeply missed by her son Robert, daughter Patricia, son-in-law Kevin, grandchildren, Matthew, John, Brigid and her husband Chris, sisters Marion and Barbara, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

She is preceded in death by her sister Patricia Smith and son Richard Kashey.

Funeral Mass was held Oct. 5, 2015 at St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Church, Charlestown, Massachusetts. Internment service took place November 6, 2015, at Mission San Luis Rey, Old Cemetery, San Luis Rey, California. She was interned next to her husband Emil.

Rest in peace.

Elly Tent Beare

November 12, 1926 - December 7, 2015

Elly Tent Beare passed away suddenly on December 7, 2015 from a heart attack at the age of 89.

She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Richard (Dick) of Sequim, Washington; a half-sister Lies Boeren of Ridderkerk, Netherlands; a son Michael and his wife Paula of Christchurch, New Zealand; a son Patrick and his wife Laurie of Coweta, Oklahoma; and a daughter Anna and her husband Eddie Slater and their two children, Athens and Miles, of Lake Stevens, Washington.

Elly was born in Semarang, Indonesia on November 12, 1926 to Dutch parents. She lived in Indonesia until 1939 when she and her mother returned to the Netherlands.

In her teen years, while under German occupation in WWII, she delivered messages for the Underground and food to Jews in hiding.

Elly became a registered nurse and was offered a job in 1953 to return to Indonesia to work for the medical department of an American oil company.

In Indonesia she met Dick, who was working as a petroleum engineer, and they married in Singapore in 1956, settling in Canada and eventually coming to the States.

Elly enjoyed foreign travel, and being a mother and homemaker. She was generous, adventuresome, creative, and humorous, and she believed in the Lord.

Her body will be cremated and a memorial service will be held Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave, Sequim, WA 98382.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be given to Trinity United Methodist Church.

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Holiday greetings ... from your local water supply It’s that holiday letter time of year again — at least for those who haven’t fully transitioned to Facebook to get and share all their news. One letter at a time, the rest of us get caught up on the latest accomplishments of our highachieving friends and family, the state of mind and body for distant loved ones — and perhaps we take stock ourselves, given the turn of the calendar that’s coming and our desire to have hope for the future.

So, in the spirit of sharing freely, I was working on this column and got to imagining what would “Sequim’s Water” say in a holiday letter? What is Water Matters the water news that’s good and hopeful, and perhaps some news that’s not so good but needs to Ann Soule be expressed so everyone knows about it, etc., like all holiday letters have. Here’s my rendition of a holiday letter from our local water supplies’ perspective: “Happy Winter Everyone!

I hope this letter finds you staying dry and free of thirst this holiday season. For me, 2015 was my craziest year yet!

Back in February we had a downpour so huge that the Dungeness River channel waggled around like a garden hose at full volume! At Railroad Bridge Park the main channel eroded its way west, taking out the old trestle. People have said for decades it was bound to happen.

Another major storm on the Ides of March struck Sequim with about 2.5 inches of rain in 24 hours! The City’s wastewater plant took in seven times its normal volume — those folks were on their toes!

About that same time, just when I was feeling good about myself, the doctor diagnosed me with drought! And boy was she right — while I was happy as a clam at high tide, my upper elevations hadn’t had the normal freeze all winter.

The Dungeness, Bell Creek and everyone else had plenty of water for a while, but by Earth Day in April, I started to feel weak and dizzy …

Then, at the Irrigation Festival (my favorite), I realized all those farmers that needed water were going to have a rough time when my frozen reserves had all melted. Sure enough, several farms sold their right to irrigate in August in order that migrating salmon would have a fighting chance and most regular folks using the irrigation ditch stopped watering their lawns. I think everyone was conserving me!

But even so, the Dungeness River flow was the lowest on record — a very sad day in my world.

Of course, the warm, dry weather made me hot so now I had a fever, too! This made it a great year for swimming people but I felt bad for the swimming fish! Bell Creek is lucky because the City has my high-tech cousin, reclaimed water, supplementing the flow. And the Haller Playfields stayed green all summer because they get irrigated with reclaimed water — boy, was I glad for my cousin’s help!

Hard to believe how hot and dry I was just a couple of months ago! A few delightful rain showers starting in late August really helped out my fish friends and everyone who grows anything. But we went from one extreme to the other and now I’m feeling cold and wet! There has been so much rain that the water table is full, Bell Creek started flowing early (in November), and storm drains are flowing in reverse all over the place! The really good news: my upper elevation is getting exactly what it needs: SNOW! In closing, I just have to hope my bounty isn’t taken for granted (mine and my cousin’s). It doesn’t take much — I could be stored in ponds or reservoirs in the foothills or even in the ground! My hope for 2016 is that water managers around here keep talking about ways to use storm water because otherwise — it’s a waste! Oh well, they can’t say I didn’t warn them …

Yours truly, Water Resources Sr.” Now, for those of you who don’t bother reading holiday letters — if you made it this far, now you know how many exclamation marks you’ve missed! ;-)

Geek Moment: Current snow depth in the upper Dungeness basin on Dec. 23 = 26 inches Cumulative rainfall in Sequim for the water year (starts Oct. 1) = 11 inches Ann Soule is a licensed hydrogeologist working on water quality and quantity concerns in the Dungeness watershed since 1990. She now works for the City of Sequim. Reach her at columnists@sequimgazette.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ‘We’ is now ‘Us and Them’ The mantra, “We, the People,” has degraded to “Us and Them.” And you need not be a Socialist to see it.

While the slums of Chicago and the civil rights movement in the South benefitted from community organizers, the middle class has morphed into an hourglass.

Corporate greed has disproportionately widened the chasm of wealth between the haves and the have less. Safety nets have eroded. Unions, once the darling of the middle class, have been reduced to 10 percent of the labor force. Jobs outsourced.

Wages stagnated. Benefit co-pays increased. And a plethora of money-changers Jesus would gladly throttle.

Our frustrations gave rise to the Tea Party which, incidentally, uses the same tactics as the community organizer they use as a piñata. But

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Verbatim: The Schneibels New Sequim residents and former Alaskans Larry and Vicki Brandt Schneibel took up the RVers’ life for 10 weeks with their large Airedale (Max) and their cat because his company needed their Anchorage house for visiting employees.

With little time to vacate their home for its new temporary residents, the couple bought their RV in two days’ time, moved it into a campground, learned how to operate it by trial and error — mostly error — suffering frozen water pipes and their cat on the lam, among other travails.

“That first Monday morning of stepping out of our motor home into the April snow, into my car and driving to work from the campground, I told myself only in Alaska. It was so bizarre it was even funny then!

Just as we accomplished a certain level of routine, getting “the hang” of some of the systems, and trying not to lose all the socks in the Laundromat, we had yet another challenge. Oh, did I mention our 107-pound Airedale and the cat? OK, so we maybe had a few extra wrinkles to iron out like not stepping into the dog’s water dish as I prepared dinner each night.

One night about 2 a.m. the dog, Max, asked to go outside and I wanted to demonstrate consideration to my husband so, I put on slippers and robe, the leash on the dog and out we went. Mission accomplished, we returned and stumbled back into the motor home.

Just as I turn to close the door I saw a black streak dart out the door. Oh, no! That was the cat. I disconnect the dog and go outside to rescue the cat.

Picture trying find a black cat in the dark in a campground. Well, after I invest a few frustrating minutes of trying to coax Gus (the cat) back into the motor home unsuccessfully, I decided to ask for Larry’s help. I thought between the two of us we could chase Gus in the direction of the other person, capture Gus and we could all go back to bed.

Just waking Larry is a challenge. However, he came out, somewhat less cheerful than I’d seen him in a few days, and joined in the rescue mission. With the cat in the lead we paraded from motor home to motor home.

After about 20 minutes of shouting at the cat in a whisper and feeling sure some other camper would likely open fire or conduct a citizen’s arrest on us, we were about to give up. By now Larry is shouting (in his whisper) some very uncomplimentary phrases to Gus. There was still snow on the ground — mushy snow mixed with mud.

Finally Gus let Larry close enough to reach out and “touch” him. Not having an accurate count of how many campers we woke up, we went back to bed. That night’s adventure drawn to a close with everyone accounted for.

Then there was the time in late spring on a warm day when we pulled the awning out — for the first time. We were enjoying our new accomplishment and knowledge of our new motor home. That night we had a wind and rain storm. I woke up to loud flapping

they have not united us. Lest the sun sets on our wrath and our future, we need honest advocates to lead and help us for a change.

Make no mistake: There will come a reckoning.

Roger B. Huntman Sequim

Bullying and abuse?

In response to the comments (Sequim Gazette, Letters to the Editor, Dec. 23, page A-8) about the “cutesy” list of reasons the Sequim school bond failed (Letters to the Editor, Sequim Gazette, Dec. 16), only a very thin-skinned person would think the list is “bullying or abuse.”

I see it as humorous/satiric excuses from those who didn’t vote for the bond (or even bother to vote at all) — perhaps an exaggeration, but definitely not bullying.

The writer of the list expressed his opinions humorously and they were no more partisan or hateful than those in the response, which didn’t address a single point on the list but was a rant unrelated to the school bond: “We the people vs. us and them,” “Socialist tactics” and, especially, the demon of conservatives, Saul Alinsky (“Hill-

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noises and the motor home quivering. I tried to wake Larry and send him out to close the awning. Remember what I said about waking Larry? He finally woke up an understood what needed to be done. So, during this dark night out he goes to disengage the awning.

I snuggle back down under the covers and think this will be over shortly.

Just as I’m dozing off I hear Larry at the door asking if I would please come help.

What could I possibly help with? I don’t understand anything about the awning. Not allowing that to stop me I thought perhaps my role would be “holding” something — I do that rather well. I don my slippers, robe, and venture out into the storm to “hold” something. But, what I found was Larry who didn’t remember how to close the awning — especially in the dark.

After a few minutes of Larry mumbling (only uplifting and encouraging comments) he accidentally found the magic lever allowing the awning to retract — in a nanosecond.

Barely hanging on I might add so the retraction doesn’t knock the motor home on its side. OK! Awning put away. Now, let’s dry off and go back to bed.

Fortunately for us, all the campers parking near us were transient who (we hope) weren’t around us long enough to form the true picture of how little we knew about our motor home.

Our 10 weeks of living in our motor home ended well. We still laugh about our adventures in that 10-week “steep” learning curve.

It’s all fun!”

Everyone has a story and now they have a place to tell it. Verbatim is a first-person column that introduces you to your neighbors as they relate in their own words some of the difficult, humorous, moving or just plain fun moments in their lives. If you have a story for Verbatim, contact editor Michael Dashiell at editor@sequimgazette.com.

ary’s champion” — why were she and Alinsky even mentioned?).

Alinsky was cited as being responsible for “divisive” methods used by Democrats. Alinsky was a “community organizer” — a term vilified by conservatives, but which is needed to work within communities to assist those in need. Alinsky said, “As an organizer … it is necessary to begin where the world is if we are going to change it to what we think it should be. That means working in the system.”

Incidentally, Alinsky’s work was actually used

by Dick Armey’s Freedom Works in the Tea Party’s training sessions.

I think Alinsky’s statement is where we should start with the school bond, rather than using inflammatory talking points against those with different views.

Informed voting is an issue of concern to all and the list humorously points out that people need to inform themselves and work together with open dialogue and logical suggestions about how to solve the problem.

Andrea Bauer Sequim

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The 2016 Clallam Conservation District Board of Supervisors election is scheduled for 3-4 p.m. on March 8, at the Armory Square Office Building, 228 W. First St., Ste. F, Port Angeles. Absentee ballots may be requested through Feb. 16.

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words like “kind” and “compassionate” Harada is described by the Turners as “quite, humble and almost painfully shy.” However, when caring for a previously neglected or abused animal, whether it be a cow, rabbit or pig, he has a sense of awareness and insight beyond most, Ralph explained.

“I was extremely nervous when I first came here and met you because that’s how I am when I meet new people,” Harada told Ralph when asked why he continues to volunteer at the sanctuary upon receiving the award.

“But I started to feel more comfortable and I like the animals.”

As Harada has continued to volunteer at Precious Life Animal Sanctuary, he’s helped to extend and better a variety of animals’ lives, as well as enrich the lives of all those that work around him, Ralph said.

In addition to Harada’s genuine and subtle way with the 100-plus animals at the sanctuary, he’s able to physically keep pace with the demands of 85 acres.

“It has gotten to a point where I don’t know what we’d do without Ken,” Ralph said.

When operating an animal sanctuary, Ralph said, “appearances” are important because if the property isn’t well-kept, then it’s often thought that the animals aren’t going to be properly cared for either. Regardless of how labor intensive, with Harada’s help and landscaping skills, Precious Life Animal Sanctuary is parklike, including sprawling fields for a handful of cows and rescued burros, a huge pig enclosure

and the appointed three-year term of Matthew Heins — both expire in 2016.

Anyone residing and registered to vote in Clallam County is eligible to run for the position of Conservation District Supervisor.

Interested candidates must submit the Candidate Information for the Office of Elected Supervisor form to the Clallam Conservation District by the candidate filing deadline of 4 p.m. Feb. 9.

The sanctuary The Turners founded Precious Life Animal Sanctuary in 1999. Before moving to their property and now sanctuary off Lost Mountain Road, they lived in Edmonds and had long been involved with animal protection issues, primarily focused on wildlife and environmental efforts.

Applying their love toward animals, the Turners began rescuing large breed dogs with an emphasis on Great Pyrenees and continued to do so as their rescue efforts morphed into also including farm animals.

“There just isn’t the same level of support for farm animals that there is for companion animals,” Ralph said. “Instead, a lot of the time farm animals aren’t even thought of as individual lives, but a commodity.”

During the mid-1990s while working to get signatures for state Initiative 655 to ban bear-baiting, Ralph was exposed to many likeminded people with a shared kindness toward animals.

Through his experience and conversations while working on I-655, Ralph was inspired to attend a livestock auction to gain insight into commercial farming.

After attending multiple auctions and seeing the “unbelievable confinement and suffering” of the horses, cows

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Since, the Turners have been dedicated to providing a safe space for abused, neglected or abandoned farm animals and teaching humane education in hopes of enhancing the “collective consciousness,” Ralph said.

“We wanted to do something that was meaningful to us,” Caryl said. “We just try to extend our compassion and we try to lead by example.”

For the past 17 years Ralph and Caryl have worked “every waking day” to mold their property into the sanctuary it is, Ralph said, but as they age the importance and value of volunteers like Harada are greatly highlighted. Ralph recently underwent knee surgery and because of complications wasn’t able to work on the sanctuary for about four months.

Without Ralph, Caryl looked to Harada to help maintain the sanctuary and the many lives it supports.

“I couldn’t have done it without him,” she said. “Whatever it was, he was here.”

Other longstanding and much appreciated volunteers of Precious Life Animal Sanctuary include Elaine Miyabara, John Mash, Morgan Boudrou, Debbie Drake, Reed Mathis and Gordon Peterson.

While gathered together to honor Harada, Ralph told attending volunteers that although they’re a small group of devoted individuals, their efforts help to create lasting “ripples” and just as Harada’s award states — “No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.”

For more information on the sanctuary and volunteer opportunities, visit www.preciouslifeanimalsanctuary. org, or call 582-1437.

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Caryl Turner watches her husband Ralph feed Mercy, a Holstein calf they recently rescued and integrated into their nonprofit Precious Life Animal Sanctuary. With an emphasis on farm animals, the Turners founded the sanctuary in 1999 at their home on 85 acres just west of Sequim as a safe place for abused, neglected and abandoned animals. Sequim Gazette photo by Alana Linderoth

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MILESTONES PC honors native students

Local students earn spots on the Honor Roll at Oregon State Names of area students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll Fall term have been announced by Oregon State University.

Local students on the Honor Roll include Katherine Landoni of Sequim, a freshman with an earth sciences major, and Port Angeles’ Tarah Erickson, a senior with an environmental engineering major.

McHughs celebrate 40th Sequim High School sweethearts Rochelle Smith and Paul McHugh Submitted photos were married on Dec. 21, 1975, in Sequim.

The McHughs have lived in Sequim ever since. They worked for 35 years together in real estate marketing owning McHugh REALTORS which they sold in 2006, then fully retiring in 2010. They continue to be active in local community affairs. Both are Rotarians.

Paul is a United Way board member and is co-chairing the 2015 Fund Raising Campaign.

The McHughs have two daughters: Kim McHugh, Regional Senior Construction Manager for Providence Health and Services, and Melissa Cate, Systems Administrative Director for Women, Infants, and Pediatrics for Swedish Medical Center.

Paul and Rochelle celebrated their 40th anniversary with their grandchildren, Harrison and Ashleigh Cate, skiing at Schweitzer in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Schoolhouse rings in Christmas The Dungeness Schoolhouse is aglow with its Christmas lights. Bob Stipe and Louie Rychlik climbed into the old belfry to decorate it for the holiday season. “The community response to the lights has been wonderful,” said Judy Reandeau Stipe, executive director of Sequim Museum & Arts. “This old tradition from decades back is being returned for the enjoyment of those who drive in the Dungeness area.” Visit the museum’s website at www.SequimMuseum.com to learn more about the National Historic Site that once was a busy, crowded school.

Squadron donates to food bank Sequim Food Bank Executive Director Mark Ozias, right, receives a check for $1,001 and a shopping cart full of food from Commander Sandy Thomas, center, and treasurer Jan Jones, left, of the North Olympic Sail and Power Squadron.

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Five Peninsula College students were recognized fall quarter for being awarded the Longhouse Scholarship in the House of Learning Longhouse at PC’s main campus.

• Kriska Obermiller of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe will complete her associate degree in the spring of 2016. She recently was elected vice president of the student-run Diversity Alliance Club and also volunteers with the Buccaneer student newspaper, in the Longhouse, and in other ways on campus.

“I am so thankful to (have been) selected,” Obermiller said. “This allows me to make school my top priority!” Following graduation, she is OBERMILLER considering PC’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Management program and is working with faculty and others to plan a “Dream Month,” focused on social justicerelated events that will occur during January.

• Alisa Lawrence, of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, who also is very active with the Diversity Alliance, recently earned a quarterly grade-point average of 4.0 in PC’s BAS program. Lawrence is interested in a career in management and has contributed significantly to campus activities for several years.

• James Horejsi, of the Hoh Tribe, sees education as a way to make positive changes in his life. He has taken classes in both Forks and Port Angeles, and is working to complete an associate of arts degree with the intent of transferring to complete a four-year degree.

• Abraham Venske, a member of the Makah Nation, plays for the PC basketball team and has taken an active role in the award-winning PC literary magazine Tidepools. Venske is pursuing a two-year AA degree with the goal of transferring for further study at the baccalaureate level.

• Michael Trainor of the Quileute Tribe is studying multimedia graphics. This is his first year in college and he is inspired by the idea of gathering skills that will help him make short films.

The Peninsula College Longhouse Scholarship was established in 2012 to reflect the college’s commitment to further grow and nurture the mission of the Longhouse, and to support the academic success of tribal students.

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Sequim High athletes Alex Barry, Oscar Herrera, Jason Springer and Miguel Moroles celebrate a 4x400 relay state championship in Tacoma in May. Photo by Dave Shreffler

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The Clallam Cooperative 85-foot grain elevator, a fixture in Sequim since 1945, got a new owner this year. Candy Diesen bought the landmark and rented it out to the Baja Cantina restaurant after a fire took her building in May 2014 where the Mexican restaurant operated. Photo by John Gussman

Jackie Bollinger of Anna, Texas, admires some of the quilts at the Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Club’s show during Sequim’s Lavender Weekend in July. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Law enforcement and rescue teams help rescue a horse named J.D. that got stuck in Meadowbrook Creek in August. J.D. was returned to its owner with minor injuries. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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Firefighters and excavator operators worked through the night on Oct. 30, trying to cool smoldering hot spots of the fire that destroyed a large barn at Graysmarsh Farm. No injuries were reported in the blaze that was determined accidental.

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In early June, the nearly 30-foot tall totem pole “Why the Sun Always Shines in Sequim,” donated by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe to the City of Sequim for its new Civic Center, sits finished days before Jamestown Excavating crew members plan to put it up at the downtown Sequim site. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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Caleb McMillan of Soap Lake competes in the steer wrestling competition at the Clallam County Fair’s Pro-West Rodeo in August.

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but he still kept an eye on Sequim, watching the Wolves play an occasional non-league or playoff game.

He soon returned to Sequim, working at several restaurants like the Red Ranch Inn and Gwennie’s. And he’s been decked out in purple in gold on the sidelines or the stands at Sequim High football and basketball games, softball and baseball games, track meets and wrestling matches alike.

How deep do his Sequim High loyalties lie? Ask him about rival Port Angeles: “Enemies from way back. Green and white … not my favorite color.”

We caught up with Myron and asked him a few random questions just a few days after his 76th birthday:

If you’ve followed Sequim High sports or spent any decent amount of time at a Sequim community event, you likely know — or know about — & Myron.

That’s Myron Teterud, the undisputed biggest fan of all things Sequim.

Born in Montana in November 1939, Teterud came to Sequim in May of 1951 and began attending elementary school where the current Sequim Community School is now on Alder Street.

His first thoughts of Sequim?

“Dead. Nothing to do.”

Teterud became manager for the only sports teams Sequim High had at the time — boys basketball and football. His job?

Question 42: What’s your best or “Anything you can name.” first memory of/in Sequim?

Teterud briefly left the OlymTeterud: I was surprised; there pic Peninsula in 1960 to live in was nothing here (in 1951). We had Tacoma and worked at Goodwill, nothing here. Just one policeman.

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Myron Teterud’s connection with Sequim sports dates back to his high school days (1950s), including serving as a team manager for the boys’ basketball team (front row, far left).

Question 3: At first, did you know how to pronounce Sequim?

Teterud: Yeah. We came out here all the time. My uncle managed the old co-op.

County, near Vancouver, Wa.), food and the people are kind. on the bus. Yip yap. It’s noisy. We went on a boat to Friday Harbor Question 48: What’s the best and to Bellingham for the (foot- advice you’ve been given? ball) playoffs.

Teterud: Go fly a kite.

Question 33: Picard or Kirk or Question 16: What’s your favorsomeone else? ite Sequim event?

Teterud: Picard because he’s Teterud: Football games … and baseball. It’s fun and good times. It different. Kirk is too much of a ding-a-ling. gets rowdy.

In Random Questions, members of the community each draw five random questions (sometimes more) out of 50 from a bag and he/she will answer these questions for your entertainQuestion 27: If you could go ment. With suggestions for ranBonus Question: Where is the farthest you’ve traveled for a anywhere in the world tomorrow, dom interviews, e-mail Matthew where would you go?

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In April, surrounded by a handful of fellow protestors with the Shell No Action Coalition, Eric Ross, organizing director of The Backbone Campaign, was interviewed by KOMO News personnel following the arrival of the Polar Pioneer, an oil drilling platform.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Music/Dance/Etc.

Thursday Dec. 31 • Lush Life Jazz Trio, 6 p.m., Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St. • Wild Child, tribute to ladies of rock, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

• Malcolm Clark Trio, blues/rock, New Year’s Eve Bash, 7-9 p.m., $5 cover, Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St. Friday Jan. 1 • Bread and Gravy, 6 p.m., Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St. • Vote for Pedro, rock, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Saturday Jan. 2 • Jenny Davis Trio, 6 p.m., Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St. • Author Unknown, rock/ blues, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Thursday Jan. 7 • Buck Allard, cool blues, 6-10 p.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Friday Jan. 8 • Mary Tulin, 6 p.m., Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St. • The Triple Shot Band, rock, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Saturday Jan. 9 • Linda Dowdell Jazz Trio, 6 p.m., Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St. • Whiskey River, Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute, 9 p.m.1 a.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Thursday Jan. 14 • Haywire, country, 6-10 p.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Friday Jan. 15 • Jeremy & Anna, 6 p.m., Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St. • Dana Osborn, rock, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Saturday Jan. 16 • Jental & the Huz-Band, 6 p.m., Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St. • Gold Digger, dance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Thursday Jan. 21 • Jim Hoffman, country, 6-10 p.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Friday Jan. 22 • Malcolm Clark Trio, 6 p.m., Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St. • Helles Belles, AC/DC tribute, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Saturday Jan. 23 • Tony Petrillo Jazz Trio, 6 p.m., Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St.

Ringing in 2016 with ‘Amazing’ Art Blue Whole Gallery opens the New Year with a special group show of wood artisans titled “Woodn’t It Be Amazing!” set for 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 8, during Sequim’s January First Friday Art Walk. Featured wood artisans include, from left, Joyce Volmut, Bud Bowling, David Tinsley, Karin Anderson, Christian Speidel and Carl Baker. Not pictured is Debbie Cain. Submitted photo

• Jonathan Harris, country, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Thursday Jan. 28 • Olympic Express Big Band, 6-10 p.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Friday Jan. 29 • Hot Lammas, 6 p.m., Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St. • BinGlo, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Saturday Jan. 30 • Farmstrong, 6 p.m., Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St. • Surfing’ the Beach Boys tribute, 7 p.m.; TBD band, 9 p.m., 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Ongoing music/dance Mondays • Grand Olympic Chorus rehearsals for women’s a cappella four-part harmony.

6:30 p.m. 990 E. Washington St., Ste. 103. 681-6836 or 681-7135.

• Shipley Center ukulele group. 1-3 p.m. $3 non-members/$2 members. Beginner’s classes available, 477-4240.

921 E. Hammond St. Tuesdays • The Cat’s Meow, waltz, two-step, fox trot, Latin, Swing, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., $5. Call 582-9026.

• Sequim Community Orchestra rehearsals. 7-9 p.m. September-June, James Center for the Performing Arts, 681-5469.

• Olympic Peninsula Men’s Chorus rehearsal. 6:30 p.m.

Olympic Theatre Arts Center, 414 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim.

• Olympic Mountain Cloggers. 6 p.m. Howard Wood Memorial Theater, 132½ W. Washington St., Sequim, 681-3987.

• Square dance workshop.

7:30-9:30 p.m. Call for location, 683-0155.

• Rhody O’s Square Dance Club. 7:30 p.m. Gardener Community Center, 6832409.

• Strait Wheelers Square Dances. 7-9 p.m. Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles, 457-3912.

Wednesdays • Sequim City Band rehearsals. 7-9 p.m., James Center for the Performing Arts, 563 N. Rhodefer Road. scb@sequimcityband.org or 360-207-4722.

• Open mic with Victor Reventlow. Sign-ups at 6 p.m., Nourish, 101 Provence View Lane.

• Open mic. 9:30-10:30 p.m. 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 Highway 101, Blyn, 683-7777.

Saturdays • Hawaii Amor. 2-5 p.m.

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Events • Because of the first Friday falling on Jan. 1, the Sequim First Friday Art Walk has been postponed to Friday, Jan. 8, from 5-8 p.m.

Ongoing Events • Alcoholics Anonymous: Call 877-682-4143 or 360797-0259 or see www.district55aa.com for meeting schedule, times.

• Shipley Center classes, activities. 921 E. Hammond St., Sequim, 683-6806.

Sundays • Open mic with Victor Reventlow, 5-8 p.m., Fairmount Diner, 1127 West Highway 101, Port Angeles, 797-4906.

• The Sequim VFW, 169 E. Washington St., breakfast from 9:30 a.m.-noon every Sunday for $5. Open to the public.

• Dottie and Vienna’s Open Mic. 3-5 p.m., Bell Creek Bar and Grill, 707 E. Washington St., Sequim. 775-6137.

• Full Contact Trivia. 6 p.m., Wii Bowling 8 p.m. Oasis Bar & Grill, 301 E. Washington St., Sequim. 582-3143.

• Bingo. Noon, Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road. Minimum $10 buy-in. 683-2763.

Mondays • Ecumenical Taize service. 7 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., fourth Monday monthly.

• Pingpong, advanced, 681-4675; bingo, 683-9546.

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• The 2016 Rainshadow Poetry Competition is accepting works from poets — both adults and youths — in Clallam and Jefferson counties, with winning poems to be published in the Second Annual Rainshadow Poetry Anthology. Submit works by Jan. 22, 2016. Find guidelines at www.rainshadowpoetry. com or e-mail rainshadowpoets2016@gmail.com.

• Tidepools Magazine 2016 edition calls for fine art, digital art, photography, poetry, short prose and music from Olympic Peninsula residents. Contest deadline is Jan. 15, 2016. A fee is required only when competing for cash prizes. Non-contest submissions to the magazine always are free. Winners are announced by March 18, 2016. For rules, submission methods, and general information, visit www.TidepoolsMagazine.com or call Michael Mills at 417-6462.

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• Tai Chi classes begin Jan. 4 at the Dungeness Schoolhouse, 2781 Towne Road, Sequim. Minimal fees apply.

Contact instructor Michelle Biery for registration information at smbiery@gmail. com or 681-2360. Beginning/ intermediate classes 3:305:30 p.m.; advanced classes 5:30-7 p.m.

• Meditation Group, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Village Heartbeat Studio, 353 Chickadee Lane, Sequim. 681-5407.

• Cardiac care classes, 417-7486.

• Yoga, 425-225-2990 or www.sequimyoga.com; hula, 360-809-3390 or zardo@ olypen.com; jewelry making, 681-5087; tai chi, 866-6510544; Whole Person Drumming classes, 681-5407; meditation classes/groups, 681-5407; Energy Healers/ Intuitive Development, 5820083; American mahjong, 683-6806; free language classes, German–Mondays, French–Tuesdays/Fridays Italian/Spanish–Wednesdays, 681-0226; Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement, 775-6373.

• Red Cross first aid, CPR/ AED (adult/pediatric), disaster services, babysitting, pet first aid. 457-7933.

• Bridge lessons, nonprofit Sequim Duplicate Bridge Club, 10 a.m.-noon Mondays. $30/player, $100 per foursome. Masonic Lodge, 700 S. Fifth Ave., Sequim.

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Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church parish house, 923 N. Sequim Ave. All welcome.

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• The Northern Olympic Lung Pulmonary group.

11:30 a.m. fourth Saturday monthly, Mariners Cafe, 609 W. Washington St. Call Annette Mari at 681-3010 or Diane Dettmer at 565-8301 for details.

• Visually Impaired Persons of Sequim. Noon-2 p.m. first Saturday monthly, Bell Creek Bar & Grill, 707 E. Washington St., Sequim.

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• Retired Coast Guard. 10 a.m. breakfast, third Saturday monthly, Joshua’s, 113 Del Guzzi Drive, Port Angeles.

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Tuesdays • Drop-in grief support group. 1:30-3 p.m. first/ third Tuesdays monthly, Sequim Communit y Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. Contact Paul Fiorini, bereavement coordinator at Assured Hospice, at 582-3796 with questions.

• The Compassionate Friends Grief Support Group.

6-8 p.m., third Tuesday monthly, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim.

• The National MS Society support group. 2-4:30 p.m., the last Tuesday monthly, Sequim Library. 808-9626.

Wednesdays • The Olympic Peninsula Oneness Blessings Circle.

6:30-8 p.m. every Wednesday, 2227 E. Lindberg Road, Port Angeles, 477-5682.

• Bird walks at Railroad Bridge Park, 681-4076; blood pressure checks, 417-7486.

Thursdays • Q ue st er s Cl a ll a m C’lectors. 1-3 p.m. first Thursday monthly. Call Nancy Hoffman at 582-0022 for location.

• Sequim Valley Lions Club. 6:30 p.m. second/ fourth Thursdays monthly, Paradise Restaurant, 703 N. Sequim Ave. • Olympic Peninsula Chapter of Club Miat a Northwest. 6-8 p.m., second Thursday monthly. Contact kidchellin@gmail.com or call 457-1082 for meeting location.

• Bingo. Noon, Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road. Minimum $10 buy-in. 683-2763.

• Clallam County Type 1 Diabetes Educational Support Group. 6 p.m. fourth Thursday monthly, Olympic Peninsula YMCA, 302 S. Francis St., Port Angeles.

417-2364.

• Pingpong, advanced, 681-4675.

• Trivia Time Live. 8-10 p.m. 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 Highway 101, Blyn. 683-7777.

• The Strait Stamp Society. 6-8 p.m. first Thursday monthly, Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. See www. straitstamp.org.

• The Gardiner Community Cemetery Commissioners. 7:30 p.m. second Thursday monthly, Gardiner Community Center, 1040 Old Gardiner Road, Gardiner.

• The DUCK Discussion.

10-11:30 a.m. every Thursday, Parkwood Community clubhouse, 261520 U.S. Highway 101, www.YourInnerDuck. com.

• Alzheimer’s Association family caregiver support group. 1-2:30 p.m. second Thursday monthly, Sequim Bible Church, 847 N. Sequim Ave, Room 401.

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Clockwise, from top left: SHS grad/UW freshman Elise Beuke; Sequim High’s girls cross country team; Peninsula College’s NWAC championship-winning men’s soccer team; SHS junior Jackson Oliver at the state 2A track meet, and SHS football’s Gavin Velarde vs. PA. Submitted, Sequim Gazette photos

2015: The Year in Sports SHS senior Alex Barry leads a host of this year’s headliners in Sequim sports On land or at sea, on their own or in a group, young or young at heart, Sequim’s sports and recreation headliners were doing it all in 2015.

And they generally were going at impressive speeds.

Perhaps no Sequim athlete flew higher in 2015 than Sequim High senior Alex Barry, who shot, re-

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In January, Sequim High’s wrestling squad started the year off well with a match win — three, actually — at Port Angeles’ Battle for the Axe tournament. It was the first win for the Wolves in three seasons and a harbinger of better things to come.

In February, SHS sent 11 Wolves to regional competitions and another four to the class 2A state meet. Alma Mendoza took seventh, Kiara Pierson placed eighth and teammates Kaylee Ditlefsen and Kevyn Ward each earned wins at the season finale.

SHS senior swimmer Eric Prosser and freshman diver Mathew Craig finished their respective seasons at the state 2A meet, both earning a top-15 finish — Prosser earning his in the 100 backstroke.

On the basketball court, both of Sequim’s squads earned tickets to the district tournament.

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bounded, blocked and passed his way into the Wolves’ record books.

He garnered the Olympic League’s boys basketball MVP in the winter and then won a pair of medals at the class 2A state track meet in the spring — one for javelin, the other helping teammates earn a surprise victory in the 4x400 relay.

Here’s a recap of the highlights from the year that was in Sequim sports and recreation:

to a Junior A Women’s division win at the Elk Lake Spring Regatta in Victoria, B.C. In May, Beuke — a member of the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association — took top honors in the Women’s Varsity Single division at the USRowing Northwest Youth Regional Championships in Vancouver, Wash., then raced to second place in the 2015 Youth National Rowing Championships in Florida in June. Two months later, Beuke, now a freshman at the University of Washington, joined partner Isabella Strickler to place seventh at the World Junior Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Back in Sequim, the Wolves’ spring sports were making plenty of noise on the diamonds, on the track, on the course and on the courts.

In fastpitch, Sequim knocked off Steilacoom and Liberty at the West Central District Tournament to grab a spot in the 2A state tourney. The Wolves went 0-2 at state, 15-9 overall.

They saw senior third baseman Olivia Kirsch, junior pitcher McKenzie Bentz, junior outfielder Allysen Montelius and sophomore first baseman Kaylee Gumm each named to the all-Olympic League first team; senior shortstop MaryLu Clift and senior outfielder Tia Bourm were named to the all-league second team.

On the baseball diamond, SHS won three of four games to snag the West Central District’s No. 3 seed to regionals, the first round of the state 2A tourney, before seeing their season end at the hands of Spring Squalicum. Sequim senior pitcher In early March, Sequim High Tanner Rhodefer and junior second senior Elise Beuke became an interSee YEAR IN SPORTS, B-7 national rowing champion, racing A trio of Lady Wolves — seniors Caitlin Stofferahn and Victoria Cummins and sophomore Adrienne Haggerty — were named to the Olympic League AllLeague second team.

Stofferahn went on to sign a letter of intent to play basketball at Austin College.

On the boys’ side, Barry and a senior- STOFFERAHN laden Sequim squad fueled a strong campaign (9-3 in league and 16-8 overall), a season that ended just one game short of regionals with a loss to Olympic.

Barry wound up the league’s MVP after averaging 20.6 points per game — seventh-best all-time since coaches began keeping records in the mid-1970s. He also etched his name in the school record book in numerous categories, in large part thanks to his two spectacular final seasons. As a senior, Barry set school marks for steals and defensive rebounds, second in overall rebounding and third in blocks. He finishes as the leading rebounder in school history with 617 and No. 2 in steals, 3-pointers made and blocks, and third all-time in scoring.

SHS coach Greg Glasser took home Olympic League co-Coach of the Year honors.

At Peninsula College, the Pirates shocked the NWAC after the PC women won their first-ever conference title and the men battled to a third-place trophy.

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Mendoza opened her first match with a pin in 4:37 followed by a 4-2 sudden victory before losing 11-4 to Chloe Rogers of Port Townsend.

Bennett (135) tied for fifth with Quinn Dasher of Decatur after opening with two pins in 4:52 and 2:58 before falling to first-place finisher Erin Redford of White River. In the consolation she she lost 9-4 to Olivia Miles of Mount Tahoma before the draw with Dasher.

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(140) winning second. Added with Andrea Kienholtz’s win, the girls finished 10th with 61 points.

At 220 pounds, Michael Latimer was the boys lone medalist placing fourth with multiple pins.

Sequim Gazette staff He and several Sequim boys finished with at Boys see 13 different winners With ninth and 10th place finishes, Sequim’s least one win to help the Wolves move up the For the boys, 13 Wolves had at least one win wrestlers took their best placement ever at the rankings and take ninth and 119.5 points. with Latimer taking the most opponents down.

Hammerhead Invitational Wrestling Tourna- Girls send three to medal stand He opened with two pins in 2:18 and 4:33 before ment on Dec. 18-19 in the Kitsap Sun Pavilion. losing 13-3 to champion Andrzej Hughes-Murray To earn second place, Pierson started with three Three girls medaled for the Wolves with of Federal Way. In the consolation Latimer scored straight opponent pins in 1:05, 1:42 and 2:49 beKiara Pierson (115) taking second, Aylee Bennett (135) tying for fifth and Alma Mendoza fore falling to Teracita Shanes of Sedro-Woolley See PREPS, B-6

If you put any money on my first few picks of the college bowl season, I apologize. It’ll get better. I mean, the law of averages comes into play, right?

In the first weekend, I went against my own rule of never picking against the Pac-12 … and lost both the Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Arizona over New Mexico) and the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (Utah over BYU), although both were pretty close. Close only matters in slow dancing and grenades, as my dad used to say …

OK, on to bigger and hopefully better picks! It’s round three and we’ve got the top dogs — well, actually, Sooners and Tigers and Spartans, and Tide (Crimson) — playing for a spot the Jan. 11 national title game.

Thursday, Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Atlanta, Ga.) Matchup: (18) Houston vs.

(9) Florida State Time, channel: 9 a.m., ESPN The skinny: There’s a lot to like about Houston’s Cougars (12-1). They’ve lost just once this year, a three-point heartbreaker to a good UConn team, but the mid-major probably wouldn’t be playing for a title even if it went undefeated, with a schedule that featured nobody in the top 10.

They’ve got a fairly balanced offense for a program that generally throws the ball almost as much as Mike Leach’s teams do, with do-it-all QB Gary Ward Jr. and RB Kenneth Farrow available after a leg injury put him out for two games. But the Seminoles (10-2) are going to be tough, with former backup QB Sean Maguire looking solid in the past several weeks in place of do-it-all star Everett Golson.

Oh, and the most underrated running back in the country may be Dalvin Cook, he of the 1,658 yards and 18 TDs. My pick: Florida State, 35-27 Capital One Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Fla.) Matchup: (4) Oklahoma vs. (1) Clemson Time, channel: 1 p.m., ESPN The skinny: How do you pick against a No. 1 team?

Looking at most national polls, plenty of folks outside the Carolinas are doing exactly that. It’s hard to not give Clemson (13-0) the edge with Davey O’Brien Award winner DeShaun Watson leading the way. But Oklahoma (11-1) is favored to win, in part because of how they looked in the past few weeks, beating three ranked foes in a row. This one may go into overtime.

My pick: Oklahoma, 27-24 Goodyear Cotton Bowl (Arlington, Texas) Matchup: (3) Michigan State vs. (2) Alabama Time, channel: 5 p.m., ESPN The skinny: In the second national semifinal, the ludicrously lucky Spartans of Michigan State (three-point

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Sequim’s Michael Latimer wrestles his way to a fourthplace finish at the Hammerhead Invite on Dec. 18-19.

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From page B-5 three straight pins in 2 minutes, 1:45, and 4:17 before Geordyn Shinard of Olympic pinned him in 3:46 for the third/fourth place match.

At 145 pounds, Grant Pierson had four wins after losing 16-7 in his first match-up. He came back in the consolation with three pins in 2:16, 4:05 and 4:22 and another win before losing 6-1 to John Bittinger of Gig Harbor.

Hayden Gresli, also at 145 pounds, scored three wins with a pin in 3:57, before losing but in the consolation he won 13-5 and 12-10 before losing 19-2 to Corey Carter of South Kitsap.

Craig Baker (138), Kevyn Ward (160) and Adrian Klarich (182) also won three apiece.

In the consolation, Baker pinned three straight opponents in 1:24, 1:29 and 3:57 before losing to Nick Voss of Puyallup.

Ward opened with a pin in 2:55 and a tech fall in 22-7 before losing 12-9 to Ahmad Jumper of Steilacoom. In the consolation he earned another pin in 4:36 but lost to third place finisher Seth Earl of Central Kitsap by pin in 2:07.

Klarich pinned his first opponent in 54 second before losing by tech fall 21-6. In the consolation he won by injury default, and pin in 2:51 before losing a tiebreaker 2-2 to fourth place finisher Quintin Stansbury of West Valley.

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handle in a pair of non-league matchups heading into winter break, falling 67-47 on Dec. 19 against Anacortes and 62-18 two days later at Lynden.

Trystan Lowry had 19 points and Connor Rodriguez and Camden McLaughlin each added 10 in Anacortes’ win.

Against Lynden’s undefeated Lions on Dec. 21, the home squad jumped out to a 22-0 lead after one quarter and 33-7 halftime advantage.

Payton Glasser scored seven points while Nick Faunce and Jackson Oliver added three each for the Wolves (0-3 in league play, 3-6 overall), who shot just seven-of-41 (17 percent) from the field.

Lynden, led by former Wolves coach Brian Roper, got 12 points from Christian Zamora and 10 from Jordan Wolves’ boys fall in pair of Wittenberg. non-conference games Roper, who coached at Sequim A long road trip, a familiar face and from 1999-2005 before taking the job at perennial powerhouse a bit of a reality check.

Sequim’s boys got all they could Lynden, has led the Lions to seven

Four other Wolves won two apiece: Chris Puksta (138), Austin Budd (160), Hunter Davidson (195) and McKenzie Stockdale (285).

Puksta won his two matches 10-5 and 7-6, Budd won with two pins in 2:33 and 3:37, Davidson won with two pins in 1:10 and 4:05, and Stockdale with two pins in 2:20 each.

Dalton Brown (106), Jamie Schroepfer (120) and Dylan Perreria (170) also won one match each.

F o l l o w i n g t h i s t o u r n e y, Sequim’s JV team competed on Dec. 29 at the Hawkins memorial JV tournament and the varsity team travels to the North Mason Classic on Dec. 30, and the Battle for the Axe at Port Angeles High on Jan. 2.

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From page B-5 Matchup: (6) Stanford vs.

(5) Iowa winners against Michigan) Time, channel: 2 p.m., bring their one-blemish reESPN cord (12-1) against Nick Saban The skinny: One win. Four and the Crimson Tide’s onepoints. That’s all Iowa needed blemish record (12-1). Sparty’s to be playing with the big QB Connor Cook got banged boys. Now, the 12-1 Hawkup late in the campaign and eyes are stuck playing in the didn’t look great against Iowa, best runner-up matchup but it’s hard to find a better in the country against a quarterback in the nation. sometimes spectacular StanOn the other side, Alabama ford Cardinal (10-2) team. tailback Derrick Henry looks Stanford lost a regrettable unstoppable, with nearly opener to Northwestern and 2,000 yards rushing and 23 a two-pointer to Oregon, trips to the end zone. Another but otherwise has impresclassic-in-the-making. sively bumped off ranked foes My pick: Alabama, 31-24 Notre Dame, UCLA and USC (twice). My gut tells me to pick Friday, Jan. 1 Pac-12, my copy editor (an Iowa native) tells me to hawk Outback Bowl (Tampa, BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl the Hawkeyes.

Fla.) My pick: Stanford, 31-28 Matchup: (13) Northwest- (Glendale, Ariz.)

Matchup: (8) Notre Dame ern vs. (23) Tennessee Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Time, channel: 9 a.m, vs. (7) Ohio State Time, channel: 10 a.m., Orleans, La.) ESPN2 Matchup: (16) Oklahoma The skinny: The Volunteers ESPN The skinny: Some folks State vs. (12) Ole Miss of Tennessee (8-4) have had Time, channel: 5:30 p.m, a tumultuous season, losing think defending national some real heartbreakers — champion Ohio State (11-1) ESPN The skinny: The matchall four of their losses were by may be one of the best four seven points or less — before in the country. Their lone makers in college football running roughshod over the loss was a three-point defeat hit the proverbial nail on the last five foes. Northwestern to Michigan State, which the head this year, lining up some (10-2) has a couple of impres- Buckeyes followed up with great parallel storylines. In sive wins on their resume a whupping of Michigan. the Sugar Bowl, it’s a pair of (Wisconsin, Stanford), but OSU tailback Ezekiel Elliott teams that seemed destined they got obliterated in its is a game-changer, even if to break into college football’s two biggest games against the Buckeyes are a mess upper echelon before falterMichigan and Iowa. I like the (generally) at quarterback. ing quickly. Ole Miss’ RebNotre Dame (10-2) has a els (9-3) looked formidable Vols here.

My pick: Tennessee, 28-24 pair of two-point losses on before losing two of three their resume, to then-No. in the middle-of-the-season Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus 12 (now No. 1) Clemson and stretch before redeeming Stanford. The Fighting Irish themselves with wins versus Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) Matchup: (14) Michigan are tough, but the Buckeyes LSU and Mississippi State. are tougher.

Oklahoma State was ranked vs. (19) Florida My pick: Ohio State, 35-30 No. 6 in the country and Time, channel: 10 a.m., eyeing a spot in the national ABC debate before dropping backReach to-back games to Baylor and We’ve Got You Covered 2.7 Million Oklahoma. I lean toward Ole Reach Your Constituents Readers Miss because of its tough schedule (and it’s the only team to beat Alabama this Advertise in Community year … IN Alabama).

The skinny: A premier matchup of teams with absolutely Jekyll-and-Hyde kinds of seasons. Florida (10-3) has looked like world-beaters in wins against then-No. 3 Ole Miss and playing both No. 2-Alabama and then-No. 6 LSU close, but then looked awful in a loss to Florida State and in meager wins against Florida Atlantic and Vanderbilt. Under Jim Harbaugh, Michigan (9-3) absolutely mauled most foes on their schedule before a botched punt led to loss to Michigan State and capped the regular season with a forgettable (42-13) loss to Ohio State. Which team will show up? On either side?

My pick: Florida, 31-30

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The Lady Wolves (0-3 in league, 2-5 overall) went into Christmas break with a tough three-game losing streak after powering past Port Townsend 56-31 on Dec. 14.

Sequim, with three more games that week, lost 53-40 in Kingston (1-1, 2-3) on Dec. 16, 42-34 at home to Olympic (2-1, 4-1) on Dec. 18, and traveled to Anacortes (5-3) to face a 64-17 defeat to the Seahawks.

Adrienne Haggerty scored 17 points but Sequim couldn’t keep pace at Kingston. Jordan Miller added 15 points and Ella Christiansen added five in defeat. Kingston, who led 16-11 after one quarter, 3122 at halftime and 44-28 after three quarters, was led by the 25 points of center Lily Eckert.

Haggerty led the Wolves in scoring again against the Trojans with 12 points followed by Miller with 11 and Ella Christiansen with 10.

They trailed 12-9 at the end of the first quarter but came back to lead 22-16 at halftime. But the Trojans stymied the Wolves in the second half outscoring them 26-12.

Results for the Anacortes game were not available.

The Wolves return to action on Jan. 5 traveling to North Mason, hosting Coupeville on Jan. 6.

Saturday, Jan. 2 TaxSlayer Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) Matchup: Penn State vs.

Georgia Time, channel: 9 a.m., ESPN The skinny: Georgia (9-3), which finished just behind Florida for the SEC East crown, has a balanced offense and hasn’t given up more than 17 points in their past five games. Penn State (7-5) comes in losing three in a row and hasn’t beaten a team they weren’t supposed to all season.

My pick: Georgia, 38-21 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.)

Matchup: Kansas State vs.

Arkansas Time, channel: 12:20 p.m., ESPN The skinny: Arkansas (7-5) has one of the best mascots in the country in the Razorbacks. Kansas State’s Wildcats (6-6) have perhaps the best uniforms around, going purple and silver and a supercool cat logo on the helmet.

Other than that, I’m going to have a hard time getting interested in this one. K-State was terrifically underwhelming in the middle of the season, losing six in a row (albeit to some pretty good teams) before getting bowl-eligible with wins against Iowa State, Kansas and West Virginia (barely). Arkansas beat Ole Miss, LSU and Tennessee, and played Alabama close. I like the Razorbacks in this one.

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College Football Playoff National Championship, (Glendale, Ariz.)

Matchup: Oklahoma vs.

Alabama (maybe) Time, ch a n nel: 5:30 p.m., ESPN The skinny: In the title game, all past histor y, pedigree and “momentum” is out the window.

In these, the art of fiction (to paraphrase baseball writing great Red Smith) simply dies. Trick plays, impossible catches, gamech a n g in g blu nders … they’re the norm. Good luck picking this one.

My pick: Alabama, 34-20

Dec. 30 10 a.m. — Sequim High School wrestling at North Mason Classic, Belfair.

Jan. 2 10 a.m. — Sequim High School wrestling at Battle for the Axe tournament, Port Angeles.

Jan. 3 3 p.m. — Peninsula College men’s basketball at Grays Harbor (Aberdeen).

Jan. 5 2:45 p.m. — Sequim High School bowling at Klahowya (Silverdale).

7 p.m. — Sequim High School boys basketball vs. North Mason. At SHS gymnasium, 601 N. Sequim Ave. JV starts at 5:15 p.m.

7 p.m. — Sequim High School girls basketball at North Mason (Belfair). JV starts at 5:15 p.m.

Jan. 6 Noon — Peninsula College basketball at Pierce (Lakewood).

7 p.m. — Sequim High School girls basketball vs.

Coupeville. At SHS gymnasium, 601 N. Sequim Ave. JV starts at 5:15 p.m.

Jan. 7 3 p.m. — Sequim High School bowling vs. Olympic. At Laurel Lanes, 108 W. Eighth St., Port Angeles.

3:30 p.m. — Sequim High School boys swimming at North Kitsap (Poulsbo).

7 p.m. — Sequim High School wrestling at Klahowya (Silverdale).

Jan. 8 5:15 p.m. — Sequim High School basketball at Port Angeles. Girls varsity starts at 5:15 p.m., boys varsity starts at 7 p.m.

Jan. 9 2 p.m. — Peninsula College basketball at Edmonds. Women start at 2 p.m., men start at 4 p.m.

Jan. 11 7 p.m. — Sequim High School boys basketball vs.

North Kitsap. At SHS gymnasium, 601 N. Sequim Ave. JV, C-teams start at 5:15 p.m.

7 p.m. — Sequim High School girls basketball at North Kitsap (Poulsbo). JV starts at 5:15 p.m.

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be the most high-scoring game in college bowl history. I hope so. Leading the way for Texas Christian (10-2) is all-around superstar QB Trevone Boykin, he of the 3,575 passing yards and 31 TDS, and 612 rushing yards and nine more scores. Former Eastern Washington standout Vernon Adams Jr. leads Oregon’s Ducks (9-3) into San Antonio with six wins in a row, including victories over Stanford and USC. Adams Jr. amassed nearly 2,500 yards and 25 TDs passing even after missing three games and playing only sparingly in another.

TCU has the cool mascot (Horned Frogs!) but Oregon plays in the Pac-12 … and you don’t pick against the Pac-12.

My pick: Oregon, 68-55

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baseman Evan Hurn were named to all-Olympic League’s baseball first team. Earning spots on the all-Olympic League second team were junior designated hitter Nigel Christian and senior outfielder Dusty Bates.

Rhodefer later was named to the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association’s All-State 2A second team after posting a 5-4 record and leading the Wolves with a 2.63 earned-run average (per seven innings) with 64 strikeouts.

In tennis, despite just a handful of matches played together, SHS junior Karen Chan and senior Cheyenne Sokkappa quickly became a state-level pairing. The duo took eighth in the doubles division at the class 2A state tournament in Seattle.

In boys soccer, senior midfielder Eli Berg was named an all-Olympic League first team player this spring. Berg tallied two goals and tied for the team lead with seven assists.

Sequim teammate Cameron Chase, a BERG junior midfielder/ forward, was named to the second team with seven goals — tied for the team lead — and four assists. Berg and Chase helped the Wolves to an 8-4 league mark, a 9-6-2 overall mark and berth in the West Central District playoffs.

Sequim High golfers dominated on the golf courses as well. Jack Shea and Alex McMenamin both took home Olympic League MVP honors. Five athletes — including Shea, McMenamin, Travis Priest, Kailee Price and Brianna Kettel — earned berths to the state meet.

There, McMenamin tied for ninth and Shea finished tied for 10th to lead the way. Sequim’s girls placed seventh.

On the track, Sequim sent three relay teams and a total of 14 athletes to the class 2A state finals in Tacoma. On the girls’ side, Waverly Shreffler led a strong contingent with a fourth-place finish in the 800-meter. She then helped Sequim’s 4x400 relay team — along with Gretchen Happe, Heidi Vereide and Mercedes Woods — take fifth a day later.

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On the boys’ side, it was Alex Barry shining once again, but he had plenty of company at the class 2A state finals. Junior Jackson Oliver took second place in the high jump and Oscar Herrera placed in the top six in both 110- and 300-meter hurdles events. SHS senior Josh Cibene placed 10th in the pole vault.

Barry’s top effort in the javelin — 185 feet, 1 inch — was enough for a first-place medal. A leg injury earlier in the meet during Barry’s triple jump event — he placed ninth — put his status in question for the 4x400 relay final, but he was good to go … and what a final it was.

Sequim came in with the fourthbest time for the final but wound up knocking off favorites West ValleySpokane, Sedro-Woolley and Lynden by a healthy margin. Sequim’s team — Barry, Herrera, senior Miguel Moroles and junior Jason Springer — blistered the track for a state title-winning finish in three minutes, 22.53 seconds. In the process, the Wolves broke a 28-year-old school record and launched their squad to a fourth-place placing in the team standings, the best-ever finish for Sequim’s boys and equaling SHS’s 2010 girls team, which tied for fourth.

Summer In June, Sequim once again played part host to the North Olympic Discovery Marathon. A storm-damaged Railroad Bridge Park trestle forced race organizers to reroute runners along the Olympic Discovery Trail. Still, with more than 1,500 runners racing under sunny skies, Yusheng Ni of Beijing, China, won the men’s marathon and Taia Sean Wu of Bellingham won the women’s division.

Sequim High saw some coaching

changes as well in June, with Justine Wagner taking over the SHS girls’ varsity basketball head coach job and Brittany Murdach taking over the girls’ varsity soccer spot.

In late June, Sequim’s The Cedars at Dungeness golf course hosted the 22nd Washington State Women’s Amateur Championship.

Washington State University freshman Alivia Brown took top honors.

Ginny Burkey of Eugene, Ore., won her second title in the Washington State Senior Women’s Amateur title while Mary Ryan of Renton won the Washington State Super Senior Women’s Amateur, edging out Sequim’s own Witta Priester by two shots. McMenamin, the Sequim High School sophomore prep star, competed in the tourney.

Later that summer, The Cedars once again hosted the Sonny Sixkiller Celebrity Golf Classic, bringing University of Washington sports legends to Sequim for some fundraising fun, an event that featured a who’s who list of more than 30 Husky legends.

In summer baseball action, a quintet of Sequim High baseball players geared up for play with Wilder Baseball, including Dusty Bates, Evan Hurn, James Grubb, Ian Quast and Tanner Rhodefer.

The Olympic Crosscutters, a newly constructed team with players from Sequim, Port Angeles and Jefferson County, finished their first season a few strokes off the bat from a state berth.

Local Seahawks football fans saw a new club grow in Sequim this summer; the Dungeness Bay Sea Hawkers threw a 12th Man party in July and helped bring Seahawk star running back Marshawn Lynch’s enigmatic mom to the peninsula for …

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Results from the 2015 RainDeer Fun Run, held Dec. 19 at the Port Angeles City Pier: Male winner: Chris Jeffko, 19:56 Female winner: Waverly Shreffler, 22:50 WOMEN’S 13U — 1. Jenna McGoff, 25:22; 2. Jenny Gomez, 29:55; 3. Julia Biciunas, 31:25 WOMEN’S 14-18 — 1.

Waverly Shreffler, 22:50; 2. Mattie Clark, 26:03; 2.

Gretchen Happe, 26:03 WOMEN’S 19-29 — 1.

Lauren Hendrickson, 41:15 WOMEN’S 30-39 — 1.

Crista Currie, 31:00; 2. Danielle Beckwith, 36:07; 3. Ashley Barber, 38:47 WOMEN’S 40-49 — 1. Angela Sorensen, 29:20; 2. Heidi Johnson, 34:56; 3. Cheryl Eekhoff, 35:16

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Bobbi Reaves, 35:18; 2. Dorothy Barber, 38:50; 3. Vicky Goakey, 44:20 MEN’S 13 & UNDER — 1.

Kamron Meadows, 21:54; 2. Javier Gomez, 22:47; 3.

Bryson Murphy, 24:12 MEN’S 14-18 — 1. Chris Jeffko, 19:56; 2. Austin Craig, 23:42; 3. Brett Craig, 32:30 MEN’S 19-29 — 1. Reece Johnson, 35:02 MEN’S 30-39 — 1. Ben Gauen, 22:13; 2. Jason Meadows, 34:13; 3. Kevin German, 35:02 MEN’S 40-49 — 1. Jeremy Shields, 23:08; 2. Mark Craig, 24:23; 3. Raymond Broussard, 52:05 MEN’S 50-59 — 1. Drew McGinley, 24:34; 2. Kelly Brault, 27:02; 3. Ivan Sorensen, 40:51 MEN’S 60-69 — l. N/A,

Male winner: Martin Waldrip, 33:55 Female winner: Ione Marcy, 45:05 WOMEN’S 14-18 — 1.

Chelsea Biciunas, 52:55 WOMEN’S 40-49 — 1.

Sharon Senner, 52:05; 2. Jennifer Zbaraschuk, 1:01:34; 3.

Amy Jones, 1:01:29 WOMEN’S 50-59 — 1.

Ione Marcy, 45:05; 2. Nancy Vitarius, 52:05; 3. Jackie Price, 52:55 WOMEN’S 60-69 — 1. Lori Schneider, 58:52 MEN’S 14-18 — 1. Martin Waldrip, 33:55 MEN’S 40-49 — 1. Chad Morris, 47:56 MEN’S 50-59 — 1. Stu Marcy, 41:52; 2. Michael Maroney, 42:31; 3. Mark Ahrndt, 54:13 MEN’S 70+ — 1. Chuck Milliman, 58:30.

Peninsula College’s soccer programs continued their strong showings. The PC men won their fourth title in six seasons behind NWAC tourney MVP Keo Ponce and Most Inspirational Player Johnny Martinez. The Pirate women earned another spot in the Final Four but fell in the semi-finals to Highline.

Sequim High’s volleyball team rebounded from a slow start to get hot at the right time, winning three

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Sprint boat racing was back on the Olympic Peninsula in 2015.

The American Sprint Boat racing series once again splashed down at Port Angeles’ Extreme Sports Park, on July 25 and Aug. 22. Local teams included Sequim’s TNT Live Wire (Paul Gahr Jr./Taylor Gahr), TNT Jeepers Creepers (Dillon Cummings/Teri Cummings) and Port Angeles’ Wicked Racing (Dan Morrison/Cara McGuire, Doug Hendrickson/Cassie Beaudry).

Local soccer fans got their fill in the summer, with a classic SequimPort Angeles recreational rivalry game held on Aug. 9. Pablo Salazar scored the lone goal to give Sequim a 1-0 win at Peninsula College’s Wally Sigmar Field.

Sequim hosted the fourth-annual Dungeness Cup, seeing 54 teams from across the Northwest regions take part in 13 divisions of play over three days. Local squads made their mark on the Cup, as Storm King FC earned three division championships and three runner-up finishes.

Several Sequim-area athletes earned spots at the Special Olympics’ Summer Sports Classic, held in Everett from Aug. 14-16. Amanda L. Forbes and Scott Aughtry joined fellow golf duo Michael and Tom Rief, and softball player Alix Rosenbalm in representing Sequim at the event.

in a row at districts to earn a berth in the state 2A tournament. Senior Megan Breckenridge was named to the all-Olympic League first team.

The outside hitter led Sequim with 9.4 kills and 16.3 digs per game in the regular season.

Despite a rough season in terms of wins and losses, SHS’s girls soccer squad saw sophomore Claire Henninger picked for the all-Olympic League first team.

Henninger posted three shutouts and gave up two goals or less in 12 of the Wolves’ 15 games. Senior defender Mattie Clark was named to the second team.

Sequim High saw its football squad get back on track. After backto-back, sub-.500 seasons, Sequim High went 5-3 — including a 49-6 beatdown of rival Port Angeles — before falling to Bremerton in the season finale, falling short of the playoffs by one game. Freshman Riley Cowan was named to the allOlympic League first team while Gavin Velarde earned two spots on the first team: one for kick returning, one for receiving. Others named to the first team included seniors Zach Hebert, Kane Stoddard and Chris Whitaker.

SHS sophomore Sydnee Linnane returned to compete at the 2A state swimming championships, placing 18th in the 100-yard backstroke.

SHS senior Matthew Richards continued his streak as one of Sequim’s ace tennis players. After earning his fourth trip to districts, Richards took fifth overall in the 2A boys’ singles and qualified for a state 2A tournament berth, to be played in May of 2016.

The big story from Sequim High in the fall, however, was big strides made by its cross country squads.

Behind ace Waverly Shreffler, Sequim’s girls captured their first Olympic League SHREFFLER title since 2007 and their first state meet berth since 2008. At state, Shreffler placed sixth and the Lady Wolves placed 12th overall.

Not to be outdone, Sequim’s boys once again dominated. The Wolves went undefeated in league meets, won the league final, took the West Central District crown and placed third overall at the class 2A meet in Pasco. SHS senior Brendon Despain raced to a ninth place finish to lead the Wolves.

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Sequim schools are closed for winter break through Jan. 1. School resumes after winter break on Monday, Jan. 4.

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The next school board meeting is at 6 p.m. Jan. 4 in the boardroom.

An agenda is available on the district website under Board of Directors. The public is encouraged to attend and time is set aside at each meeting for public comment. For more information, contact Marilyn Walsh at mwalsh@sequim.k12. wa.us or call 582-3262.

GREYWOLF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Families collected food to be donated to the Sequim Food Bank in a December event called Greywolf CARES: 12 Days of Giving. The project focused on the food bank’s wish list and every day for 12 days one item was requested. Teacher Jennifer Lopez said, “It was motivating for the students to see the line of boxes of food stretch further and further around the hallways of our school as the days progressed. The food drive was a phenomenal success as our students came together to support families in our community. It was especially touching to hear many students talk about the things they had done to earn money to purchase these items. We would like to thank everyone that was able to donate food. It was truly a collaborative effort! The students were so excited to have the food bank truck come on Friday afternoon to pick up more than 3,000 items, totaling over 2,000 pounds!”

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Santa’s helpers at Sequim High School’s recent Winter Wishes assembly include, from left, Madeline Patterson, Aaron Jackson, Emily Bundy and Maggie Van Dyken. Photos by Patsene Dashiell

HELEN HALLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Students in Life Skills class received a visit from Santa Claus during a holiday party just before winter break. Santa did not come empty-handed, teacher Tiffany Malean reported, but brought a wrapped book for each child.

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sembly, attach it to a fishing swivel and line suspended above a hot plate set to 8, and capture the warm, rising air.

Controlled variables for this competition included the fan blade material (white card stock paper) and the height the blade sat above the surface of the hot plate (10 cm).

Anticipation surged as groups made final adjustments. Each team was given two, one-minute trials with the total number of complete spins measured. The average of these two trials became their score.

When average revolutions per minute were totaled and all calculations competed, winners were announced. Topping the list was the

group of Baylee Hire, Jessica German, Qi Ridle and Riley DeLorme with an average 111 rpm — almost 2 spins per second! Other groups meeting their engineering goal included the teams of Donovan Johnson, Evan King and Yessi Torres (72.5 rpm), Austin Minut, Austin Newton and Bailey Gordeuk (56.5 rpm) and Natalya James, Anthony Cortani, Haley Reed and Robert Ancheta (52.5 rpm). Congratulations to Period 5 with highest overall class average of 25.8 rpm.

Winning teams in each class claimed a 100 milliliter cylinder of candy filled with Hot Tamales and Cinnamon Red Hots. Way to go, next generation engineers!

Sequim High’s Wolves Give Back Sequim High School librarian Linsay Rapelje shared that students and staff provided 50 gifts for the Salvation Army Giving Tree. From left are students Bailey Cauffman, Megan O’Mera, Jinaya Brow and Flora Walchenbach.

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Sequim High School teacher Jon Eekhoff fulfills SHS senior Kevyn Ward’s wish to sit and have coffee together during the school’s Winter Wishes assembly.

SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL Career and college director Mitzi Sanders put together a panel of Sequim High School graduates for the annual Lunch with Alums event held Dec. 17 in the school library. On the panel were Peter Harker (Class of 2010), Elise Beuke (Class of 2015), Katherine Landoni (Class of 2015), Shannon Gordon (Class of 2015), Eddie Cruz (Class of 2015), Jared McMinn (Class of 2013), Sarah Doty (Class of 2012), Katelynne McDaniels (Class of 2013), Mia Amaranto (Class of 2014), Melanie Guan (Class of 2014) and Olivia Barrell (Class of 2015).

Juniors and seniors attended the event and were encouraged to ask questions of the alums, who, for the most part, were back in Sequim on winter break from college.

One thing students wanted to know was how to make your choice on what school to attend.

Doty said she always had known she wanted to be a part of the UW Husky Marching Band. Harker shared that he chose Washington State University because when he visited the campus before high school graduation, he felt a “tingle in my toes” and knew it was the right place for him.

Beuke said she did her homework on her top choices and found that the UW boathouse was on campus on the water, while WSU rowers have a 45-minute commute to their boathouse on the Snake River. This made her top choice decision easier.

McMinn said he chose WWU be-

cause of its elementary education program and his dad and brother attended there.

McDaniels advised the high school students to make the choice for themselves and to not worry about what other people think.

Sanders asked the alums to define anything they would have done differently during their high school years. Gordon was a Running Start student in her junior and senior years of high school and she said she would get more involved at the campus. Beuke said she would have spent more time with her family.

Thanks go out to luncheon sponsors: the Sequim Education Foundation, Sequim Sunrise Rotary and Oak Table Café.

Please make a note that scholarship notebooks are due by Jan. 26.

The annual Winter Wishes assembly, after weeks of preparation by the leadership students, went off like a dream on Dec. 16, with many students’ wishes coming true, from the trivial to some pretty meaningful gifts bestowed.

The Leadership students would like to thank all local businesses and individuals who supported this event.

Students had a lot of fun at the assembly and among the highlighted acts were a few musical numbers performed by the jazz band, led

by Vern Fosket, dance routines performed by junior varsity and varsity cheerleading squads, and teacher Joe Younger’s puppet show of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic, “The Great Gatsby.”

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In an attempt to incorporate more engineering into our middle school science curriculum, students in Joe Landoni’s seventh-grade science classes competed in our annual Convection Engineering Challenge.

As a capstone activity to our study of storms, weather, atmosphere and convection, students built on what they had learned and put the force of warm, rising air to work. Teams employed the engineering design process to devise a fan blade as-

Sequim High School teacher Laura Gould surprises (from left) Teairra Tveit, Julia Trenk, and Abygail Mundy with a gift of a hand-knitted hat to help keep them warm.

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Christmas is over. well consider changIt is time to let it go ing. First, I could and move on to the make these articles next thing. For the shorter. Does it really next few days you take 600 words to get should just relax and my message across be pleased with how to you? things went for Dec. I could write them 25. But then it is time Parenting M atters earlier so I always to move on to New wouldn’t being doCynthia Martin Year’s. ing them at the last Most of what you minute. My family need to do for New Year’s is to think. would like it if I did that so I wouldn’t You need to think about what you have to tell them to give me some really should try to change or to time to finish (start) the article that add or to eliminate. Everybody has is due this afternoon. something they should give some I could make the articles more thoughts to changing. Some people about messages to me rather than to skip resolutions for the new year but use my family’s everyday behavior as try not to. Really give it some thought topics I write about. That wouldn’t be a because maybe you really need to good resolution for me because then I change something. Most people need wouldn’t have anything to write about. to change something.

These are just a few of the resoluLet me give you a few things I could tions I could make but what about

you? What do you need to change about how you interact with your children? Are you too strict or are you too much of a pushover? Don’t try to go overboard in resolving to change your behavior. Just modify what you want to be different and see how it feels.

How is your relationship with your partner? Maybe sit down together and talk about the changes you each would like to see in the other before you resolve to do anything really different. Remember, you can’t make a resolution for your partner but you can make a resolution on how you react to your partner’s behavior.

What would you like to change about your daily behavior? Are you reading books like you said you wanted to last year? Is your house as clean as you want it to be or do you find yourself too compulsive and you need to back off? When was the last time you bathed the dog or washed the car? Is there a resolution there?

Have you written your friend who moved to another state? Have you saved the money you planned on

saving or what can you do about it?

Don’t make it hard on yourself.

Look at your current behavior and see how you can tweak it to be a bit better. You can do it more next year if you succeed this year. Keep your resolutions reasonable and ones you can accomplish.

Talk to your children about resolutions. Tell them how to make them and how to keep them. This is a great subject to discuss with them. Actually, this is one of the things we all ought to do more of — talk with our children about important subjects.

This is what I mean. Resolutions are all around you.

Just figure out which ones you are going to formally recognize as your goal for the coming year.

And remember — keep it brief.

Cynthia Martin is the founder of the First Teacher program and director of Parenting Matters Foundation, which publishes newsletters for parents, caregivers and grandparents.

Reach Martin at pmf@olypen.com or at 681-2250.

Jan. 4 6 p.m. — Sequim School Board of Directors meeting. At school boardroom, 501 N. Sequim Ave. Call 582-3260.

Jan. 6 TBA — Sequim High School FASFA workshop.

At school campus, 601 N. Sequim Ave. Call 5823600.

Jan. 11 6 p.m. — Helen Haller Parent-Teacher Organization meeting. At school library, 350 W. Fir St. Call 582-3200.

Jan. 15 8:30 a.m. — Sequim Middle School Martin Luther King Jr. Teaching Tolerance Assembly. At school campus, 301 W. Hendrickson Road.

Jan. 18 No school — closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 19 6 p.m. — Sequim School Board of Directors meeting. At school boardroom, 501 N. Sequim Ave. Call 582-3260.

7 p.m. — Sequim High School Band Booster meeting. Location TBA. Call 582-3260.

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Spanish Mass every 2nd Sunday 2 p.m.

Confession: 30 minutes prior to all daily Masses Weekend Confessions: Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

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The popular Family Flicks movie series kicks off the new year on Saturday, Jan. 2, with a screening of “The Boxtrolls” at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. Offered at 2 p.m. on the first Saturday of every month through April, Family Flicks provides family entertainment, popcorn and fun movie trivia for free.

“The Boxtrolls” is a PG-rated, 2014 stop-motion animated fantasy-comedy that tells the story of Eggs, a human boy raised by trash-collecting trolls, as he attempts to save his friends from maniacal pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher.

Upcoming films in the first Saturday series include “Charlotte’s Web” in February, “Up” in March and “Minions” in April.

This program is supported by the Friends of Sequim Library.

For more information about this and other upcoming family programs, call the Sequim Library at 683-1161, visit the library website at www.nols.org or send an e-mail to youth@nols.org.

The North Olympic Dance Consortium’s next ballroom dance series begins Tuesday, Jan. 5. Darlene and Michael Clemens teach the cha cha at Scandia Hall, 131 W. Fifth St., Port Angeles, on Tuesdays during January. Beginners class will begin at 7 p.m. and the advanced class at 8 p.m.

Fees apply. Call 457-2001.

Upcoming “Family Flicks” movies at the Sequim Library include (clockwise from far left) “The Boxtrolls” in January, “Charlotte’s Web” in February, “Up” in March and “Minions” in April.

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Accordionists gather The next Sequim Accordion Social will be from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St. Players of all levels are encouraged to bring their accordion and play 1-3 pieces. The featured player is Seattle’s Bonnie Birch Trio. A donation of $3 is requested.

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Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the notice agent or the notice agent’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the notice agent’s declaration and oath were filed. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the notice agent served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.42.020(2) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non probate assets.

Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to RCW 11.56.080, Holly Pursell, the Personal Representative of the above entitled estate, intends to sell the real property located at 4561 Serpentine Ave., Sequim, Washington pursuant at a private sale for a price of $104,000.00. The sale will be made on or after January 9, 2016 which is more than two weeks after the initial publication of this notice. Offers or bids on this property may be made in writing and must be received before the sale is made. Offers or bids may be personally delivered to Holly Pursell, c/o BELL & DAVIS PLLC, 433 N. 5th Avenue, Suite A, Sequim, Washington, mailed to P.O. Box 510, Sequim, WA 98382 or filed with the clerk of the Clallam County Superior Court. 223 E. 4th St., Ste. 8, Port Angeles, Washington.

Date of first publication: December 23, 2015.

DATED this 15th day of December, 2015.

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The notice agent named below has elected to give notice to creditors of the above-named decedent.

As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the court, the notice agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as notice agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent’s estate in the state of Washington. According to the records of the court as are available on the date of the filing of this notice with the court, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other notice agent and a personal representative of the decedent’s estate has not been appointed.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR CLALLAM COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DESI RIESAU DECEASED NO. 15-4-00402-6 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The personal representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as personal representative of this estate. Persons having claims against the decedent must prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, serve their claims on the personal representative or the attorneys of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or within four months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 and 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to the claims against both the probate assets and non probate assets of the decedent.

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Date of first publication, 12/16/15.

RICHARD D. RIESAU Personal Representative 101 Ioka Rd. Sequim, WA 98382 360-681-4334 Pub: SG: December 16, 23, 30, 2015 Legal No. 672853 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLALLAM Case No. 15 4 00019 5 NOTICE OF PRIVATE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY (RCW 11.56.080)

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: Dec. 30, 2015 The notice agent declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington on December 16, 2015, at Sequim, WA that the foregoing is true and correct. __________________________ Signature of Notice Agent GRACE M. ORIL Notice Agent: GRACE M. ORIL. Attorney for the Notice Agent: ANTHONY P. MAUHAR, JR. Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 3067 Sequim, WA 98382 Court of Notice Agent’s oath and declaration and cause number: CLALLAM COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT NO: 15 4 00419 1 Pub: SG Dec. 30, 2015 Jan. 6, 13, 2016 Legal No. 674716 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR CLALLAM COUNTY NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Case No. 15 4 00418 2 RCW 11.42.030 IN re: Estate of BARBARA LYNN HAMMOND

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(RCW 11.40.030) The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented with the later of: (1) 30 days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as o t h e r w i s e p r ov i d e d i n R C W 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 5 1 a n d 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

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Personal Representative: ____________________ DAVID BUSCARINO, Personal Representative

The notice agent declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington on December 16, 2015, at Sequim, WA that the foregoing is true and correct. __________________________ Signature of Notice Agent WILBUR F. HAMMOND, JR.

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Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the notice agent or the notice agent’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the notice agent’s declaration and oath were filed. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the notice agent served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.42.020(2) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non probate assets.

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The notice agent named below has elected to give notice to creditors of the above-named decedent.

As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the court, the notice agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as notice agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent’s estate in the state of Washington. According to the records of the court as are available on the date of the filing of this notice with the court, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other notice agent and a personal representative of the decedent’s estate has not been appointed.

Address for Mailing or Service: BELCHER SWANSON LAW FIRM, P.L.L.C. 900 Dupont Street Bellingham, WA 98225 Phone: 360-734-6390 Fax: 360-671-0753 Court of probate proceedings and cause number: WHATCOM COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, CAUSE NUMBER: 15-4-00606-5 Pub: SG Dec. 30, 2015 Jan. 6, 13, 2016 Legal No. 674622

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Notice Agent: WILBUR F. HAMMOND, JR. Attorney for the Notice Agent: ANTHONY P. MAUHAR, JR. Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 3067 Sequim, WA 98382 Court of Notice Agent’s oath and declaration and cause number: CLALLAM COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT NO: 15 4 00418 2 Pub: SG Dec. 30, 2015 Jan. 6, 13, 2016 Legal No. 674715

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No. 15-4-00412-3 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLALLAM Estate of GEORGENIA DAVIDSON, Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitaitons, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: December 23, 2015 Personal representative: Thomas Alan Davidson Attorney for Estate: Michael R. Hastings, P.S. Address for Mailing or Service: 718 N. 5th Avenue, Sequim, WA 98382 Telephone: (360) 681-0608 Pub: SG December 23, 30, 2015 January 6, 2016 Legal No. 674149

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. Grantor: Julie Dawson, 141 Cliff Robinson Ln., Sequim, WA 98382; Julie B. Houghtaling, 141 Cliff Robinson Ln., Sequim, WA 98382; Julie B. Houghtaling, 135 Cliff Robinson Ln., Sequim, WA 98382; Julie B. Houghtaling, 141 Cliff Robinson Rd., Sequim, WA 98382. Beneficiary: Timberland Bank. Trustee: Parker, Winkelman & Parker, P.S. Abbreviated Legal: PTN ENW4NW4 S10-T30N-R4W, W.M. Tax Parcel ID No. 043020220000. Auditor’s File No. 2001 1071884. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY, CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE. Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Financial Commission: Telephone: 1-877-894-4663; Website: http://www.atg.wa.gov. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Te l e p h o n e : 1 - 8 0 0 - 5 6 9 - 4 2 8 7 ; W e b s i t e : http://www.hud.gov. The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1 - 8 0 0 - 6 0 6 4819; Website: www.ocla.wa.gov. I. On 1/8/16 at 10:00 a.m. at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. 4h St., Port Angeles, WA, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the trustee to protect lender and borrower) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Clallam, State of WA: Parcel B as delineated on Boundary Line Adjustment Survey recorded in Volume 46 of Surveys, Page 53, under Recording No. 2001 1060182, being a portion of the East half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 20, Township 30 Nor th, Range 4 West, W.M., Clallam County, Washington. Situate in the County of Clallam, State of Washington. Commonly known as: 135 Cliff Robinson Ln., Sequim, WA 98382; also known as 141 Cliff Robinson Ln., Sequim, WA 98382 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 9/26/01, recorded on 10/12/01 under Auditor’s File No. 2001 1071884 records of Clallam County, WA from Julie B. Houghtaling a single woman as Grantor, to Timberland Service Corp., Inc., a WA Corp. as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Timberland Bank as Beneficiary. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to reinstate by 12/29/15 (11 days before date set for sale) A. Principal $20,510.03; B. Late charges $799.38; C. Partial payment $584.23; C. Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $1,300; Title Report $575.60; Process Service $100; Statutory Mailings $60; Recording Fees $76; Publication $800; Total Amount Due: $23,814.62. Other potential defaults do not involve payment to the Beneficiary. If applicable, each of these defaults must also be cured.

Listed below are categories of common defaults which do not involve payment of money to the Beneficiary. Opposite each such listed default is a brief description of the action/documentation necessary to cure the default. The list does not exhaust all possible other defaults; any defaults identified by Beneficiary or Trustee that are not listed below must also be cured: OTHER DEFAULT/ACTION NECESSARY TO CURE Nonpayment of Taxes/Assessments, Deliver to Trustee written proof that all taxes and assessments against the property are paid current; Default under any senior lien, Deliver to Trustee written proof that all senior liens are paid current and that no other defaults exist; Failure to insure property against hazard, Deliver to Trustee written proof that the property is insured against hazard as required by the Deed of Trust; Waste, Cease and desist from committing waste, repair all damage to property and maintain property as required in Deed of Trust; Unauthorized sale of property (Due on Sale), Revert title to permitted vestee.

IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal Balance of $114,073.69 together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from 9/26/01 and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured and as are provided by statute.

V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute.

The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on 1/8/16. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due must be cured by 12/29/15 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale.

The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before the close of the Trustee’s business on 12/29/15 (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 12/29/15 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: Julie Dawson, 141 Cliff Robinson Ln., Sequim, WA 98382; Julie Houghtaling, 141 Cliff Robinson Ln., Sequim, WA 98382 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 7/16/15 proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee and on 7/20/15 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all foreclosure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their right, title and interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS-The purchaser at the trustee’s sale shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale as against the grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.

The Purchaser shall have no fur ther recourse against the Mor tgagor, the Mor tgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. DATED: 8/24/15. PARKER, WINKELMAN & PARKER, P.S., Trustee, By: Jon C. Parker, P.O. Box 700, Hoquiam, WA 98550.

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