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History finds a new home Sequim Museum & Arts sets opening for 6,500-square-foot facility BY MICHAEL DASHIELL Sequim Gazette
It’s less than 10 days before the grand opening of Sequim Museum & Arts’ new facility, and Judy Reandeau Stipe is a flurry of activity inside more like a big band director than an executive director. “We’re working fifty hours
a week — we Sequim Museum & Arts grand opening d id n’t e ven do that when When: 11 a.m. Saturday, July 6 we were really Where: 544 N. Sequim Ave. working,” she More info: www.sequimmuseum.com, jokes. SequimMuseum@olypen.com, 360-683-8110 “It’s been a STIPE labor of love.” More than volunteers are on the cusp the Cowan Complex Center six years after joining the of finishing a long dreamt-of board, Stipe and a hoard of reception to officially open See MUSEUM, A-8
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The new, 6,500-square-foot Sequim Museum & Arts building at 544 N. Sequim Ave. has a number of new features in addition to some of the artifacts on display at the building on West Cedar Street. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
Woodcock Road roundabout slated for 2021
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Medsker Road striping likely for this summer BY MATTHEW NASH Sequim Gazette
A roundabout at Woodcock Road and Sequim-Dungeness Way seems likely for 2021, according to Clallam County leaders. Clallam County engineer Ross Tyler said the project is taking shape as part of the county’s six-year Transportation Improvement Program. “We’ve been kicking it around for a few years,” he said. Tyler said at this juncture Clallam County commissioners would need to be the ones to stop the project, but his indicators from them say to “get it done.” “There’s certainly those who would prefer stop lights,” Tyler said. “They were shocked to learn that it would cost $4 million (but) that’s the reality. It’s why Clallam County doesn’t have stop lights.” Family members work together to cut the first lavender of the year on June 26 at the B&B Family Farm. Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash
Lavender harvest begins in Sequim
Abraham Torres carries an armful of bundles on June 26 at the B&B Family Farm where he and his family members harvest lavender and hang it in the farm’s barn.
SMS administrator to share principal position at Greywolf
BY MATTHEW NASH farm’s co-owner, said Sequim Gazette they’ll work together to harvest the lavender Lavender season is species for two to three upon us as local lav- days and hang it in ender farms begin to the farm’s barn. Hilharvest the first plants liker said he anticipates of the year. progressively harvestAt the B&B Fam- ing more species after ily Farm, 5883 Old the Sequim Lavender Olympic Highway, the Weekend at July 19-21. Torres family works toThis is the fourth gether to cut the farm’s year the Torres family first bundles of Fol- has worked together to gate lavender on June help harvest the farm’s 26. Zion Hilliker, the lavender.
BY CONOR DOWLEY Sequim Gazette
Sequim Middle School principal Vince Riccobene has been moved into a coprincipal role at Greywolf Elementary School alongside current Greywolf principal Donna Hudson for the 2019-2020
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Signs of construction to continue in Sequim
Fir Street, Events Center and more tabbed for 2020 finish BY MATTHEW NASH Sequim Gazette
For 900-plus days, Sequim has been under construction — and that trend doesn’t look to change in 2020. City of Sequim staff recently revealed several big projects slated for 2020, ranging from the completion of the Guy Cole Events Center’s final remodel to continued road work on West Fir Street. The construction timeline follows the city’s current 6-year Capital Improvement Program, says City Engineer
school year. In an email sent to staff announcing the move on June 25, outgoing superintendent Gary Neal indicated that he was “excited” about the move. He also mentioned that the district anticipates the vacancy at the middle school being filled before staff return from their summer break.
See PROJECTS, A-9 Details of how exactly the district intends to have the co-principal situation at the elementary school work were not made available, and district officials declined to
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