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SARC to close its doors Oct. 30 Board votes to shutter rec facility, gains funds to aid Sequim High’s swim team by MICHAEL DASHIELL

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

“Certainly one of the toughest decisions of my life,” SARC board chairman Frank Pickering said. “It’s a community asset. Unfortunately, it has not had the entire support of the voting community.” In a unanimous vote, Pickering, Sherry Nagel, Jan Richardson and Gil Goodman agreed to close the

multi-use building that houses a gymnasium, racquetball courts, weight room, aerobic rooms, pools, sauna and more; board director Melinda Griffith was absent. Craig Miller, an attorney who represents both SARC and the William Shore Memorial Pool, said the options SARC has to remain open

Relief from Clallam’s dry spell Planning proved key for farmers combating drought impacts, though state climatologist warns warming trend isn’t over by ALANA LINDEROTH Sequim Gazette

he onset of fall with cooler temperatures and rain showers may seem to indicate the statewide drought is over, but for many SequimDungeness Valley farmers the impacts of a warm winter and dry summer still are lingering or yet to come. Despite the change of seasons, Sequim and the greater Olympic Peninsula is considered to be in a state of “severe drought” according to the United States Drought Monitor produced through a partnership among the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of NebraskaLincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Olympic Peninsula was one of the first areas a drought emergency was declared as early as March because both the agricultural and residential communities are heavily reliant on surface water-related supplies, Ginny Stern, Washington Department of Health hydrogeologist, said. Secondly, the hydrology of the area doesn’t lend itself to large storage reservoirs and that “creates real challenges.” “This historic drought is not over and we’re already planning for next year,” Maia Bellon, Washington State Department of Ecology director, said. “There’s growing concern we may not get our winter snowpack in the mountains and if we don’t, the harm will be felt much earlier next year and be more costly.” Already DOE officials plan to allocate

are varied, from collaborations with nonprofits, for-profit businesses, the formation of a metropolitan park district, operations levy to financing and more. But given the financial situation of SARC, board commissioners

See SARC, A-11

Voted yet?

In Clallam County’s Nov. 3 General Election, 8,185 ballots have been submitted out of 47,481 (17.24 percent) as of Tuesday, Oct. 27. There are several ballot drops in Clallam County. Sequim’s is in the Sequim Village Shopping Center in the JCPenney’s parking lot. Port Angeles has ballot drop boxes at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St. Curbside ballot drop boxes require no postage and are open 24 hours a day until 8 p.m. on Election Day. For more information, call the elections office at 417-2217. Look for General Election results in the Nov. 4 print edition of the Sequim Gazette and online at www.sequimgazette.com.

Future of reuse site, park is up for discussion by ALANA LINDEROTH Sequim Gazette

Scott Chichester, owner of Chi’s Farm, an organic farm nestled in the heart of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley, harvests a variety of lush greens that, like all his crops, responded well to drip irrigation. In anticipation of the the drought Chichester watered 95 percent of his farm via drip irrigation and seeks to continue to adapt and use water conservative methods moving into future, sustainable farming within the area. Sequim Gazette photo by Alana Linderoth

more money toward leasing water from proved beneficial among local farmers farmers and large-scale irrigators as early working to buffer threats imposed by the drought. as January to help prepare, she said. Anticipating a short irrigation season

Early preparation

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Both proactive and early planning

As the first areas to have a Master Site Plan designed specifically for them, the layout of Carrie Blake Park and the abutting Water Reuse Demonstration Site are up for discussion. While developing a Master Site Plan for the park and nearby water reuse site the key elements under evaluation include access, parking, connectivity and future uses, said Joe Irvin, City of Sequim parks manager and assistant to the city manager. “This is the first realistic attempt at preparing a Master Site Plan for flagship community parks,”

See WATER SITE, A-2

Open House: Site planning of Carrie Blake Park & Water Reuse Demonstration Site When: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 2 Where: Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St. More info: Contact Joe Irvin, parks manager and assistant to the city manager, at 582-2457.

City to ban wireless Wi-Fi, cell towers Sequim’s Fire District 3 picks Public hearing slated for Nov. 9 by ALANA LINDEROTH Sequim Gazette

Any and all plans to implement Wi-Fi or cell phone towers within the Sequim city limits are on hold.

The Sequim City Council approved a six-month moratorium on wireless communication support towers on Oct. 26 via a 5-1 vote with councilor Dennis Smith opposed and Ken Hays absent.

The moratorium went into immediate effect and includes all zones except public facility zones, according to Ordinance 2015-018. “New technology allows this, but appropriate consideration needs to be made for safety so they don’t become ‘wi-fry’ towers,”

Orr for new assistant chief Sequim Gazette staff

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Clallam County Fire District 3’s leadership team announced this week that Dan Orr of Santa Maria, Calif., will serve as its newest assistant chief.

He replaces retired Assistant Fire Chief Roger Moeder and will take on a new title as the Assistant Chief of Risk Reduction and Planning beginning Dec. 1.

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Accompanied by station leaders aimed at gathering suggestions, general input and answering questions about the Master Site planning process, three alternatives with corresponding visuals will be on hand throughout the open house. “What’s so cool about this type of planning is you jointly put together a vision and then turn that into reality,” Irvin said. “This open house is an opportunity for public engagement.”

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parks,” he said. “It gives me pride knowing that we’ve gotten to the point where we can decide how the park will operate for the years to come with a definitive plan.”

Open house In hopes of sparking community interaction, city officials are hosting an open house Monday, Nov. 2.

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To best incorporate citizens’ thoughts in response to the draft alternatives, city officials are working with staff from Hough Beck & Baird (HBB) Inc., a Seattle-based landscape architecture firm. HBB officials are locally active and were involved in both the Port Angeles waterfront project, as well as creating a master plan for the city’s Lincoln Park. Together city and HBB officials will use the public input gained at the open house to

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Sequim city officials working to develop a final Master Site Plan for Carrie Blake Park and adjoining Water Reuse Demonstration Site seek community input on three alternative future layout designs. Graphic courtesy City of Sequim

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aren’t secured and depend on alternative funding sources, like grants, explained David Garlington, City of Sequim public works director. “The pickleball people are well on their way to finding those funding sources,” he said.

Albert Haller Playfields Like the ongoing public and now collaborative effort toward establishing pickleball courts, “the task to solve the parking and access needs in collaboration with the Sequim Family Advocates is tracking side-by-side with the Master Site Plan,” Irvin said. The Master Site planning process under way is a product of the City of Sequim Parks and Recreation Master Plan adopted late February and is separate from the proposed parking plan for the Albert Haller Playfields, but given the proximity and interaction between the projects, “they’ll be designed in tandem,” Irvin said. On Oct. 26, Irvin provided city councilors with an update on the parking options created to address the additional parking, access and increased safety precautions needed to accommodate

the activity at the Albert Haller Playfields on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Four locations with corresponding parking lot designs were discussed, as well as the construction of an access road from the Water Reuse Interpretative Center to one of the proposed parking lots located between the James Center and Albert Haller Playfields. City officials have earmarked $75,000 in the proposed 2016 budget for parking and access improvements within the area of concern, but the total costs to pursue the full buildout of possible parking options is between $765,000 and $932,000. Given the costs involved, both city and Sequim Family Advocate officials are hopeful they’ll be able to re-secure grants and community contributions given to the Sequim Family Advocates for the parking project, but given back when it seemingly lost momentum. Moving forward, Irvin expects to present a parking recommendation to the Sequim Park and Recreation Board on Monday, Nov. 2, and return to the city councilors with a recommendation on Monday, Nov. 9.

CORRECTION Clallam County commissioner Jim McEntire was incorrectly identified in a photo in last week’s Sequim Gazette (“Clallam County commissioner candidates get boost with key endorsements, funding,” page A-6).

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shape the Master Site Plan alternatives, Irvin said. The revised alternatives will then be presented to the Sequim City Council and the city’s Park and Recreation Board during a joint work session at 5 p.m., Monday, Dec. 14. A second open house on Tuesday, Dec. 15, will follow to showcase the final proposed Master Site Plan to the community. The final plan will include all costs associated with it and thus allow for grant submittals to begin and allocation of budget funds in subsequence years. Also, Irvin anticipates pursuing community partnerships, such as the city’s collaboration with a local group of pickleball players, the Sequim Picklers. Already the Sequim Picklers have raised $2,295 of its $10,000 goal via a GoFundMe account (www.gofundme. com/sequimpicklers) and have supplied Master Site Plan project manager Dean Koontz of HBB with the pickleball court designs proposed for Carrie Blake Park. Under the proposed City of Sequim 2016 budget, the anticipated pickleball courts are listed with a price tag of $51,000. However, the funds

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Tricks, treats abound this Halloween in Sequim Sequim Gazette staff

There’s no shortage of candy to go around this Halloween and Harvest season. Sequim and Port Angeles continue to offer many activities through Oct. 31. The Boys & Girls Club hosts its annual pre-Halloween event with candy and games while adults can enjoy festivities on Oct. 30 at the Oasis Bar & Grill. On Halloween, Sequim High School offers its annual Haunted Hallways and the Downtown Merchants serve up some treats. Churches, a car dealership and the casino also get in on the fun on Halloween.

THROUGH HALLOWEEN • Pumpkin Patch When: Open daily noon-6 p.m. Where: Corner of U.S. Highway 101 and Kitchen-Dick Road. Details: Pumpkin patch, field trips. Pumpkins: 50 cents per pound, straw maze: $5; Downtown Sequim was bustling with people of all ages in a variety of costumes to trick-or-treat in 2014. Sequim Gazette Pumpkin shoot (two shots) $5. file photos by Alana Linderoth Contact: 461-0940. • Troll Haven Farms’ Haunted Castle • Olympic View Church of God’s Trunk-or-Treat SATURDAY, OCT. 31 When: 6 p.m. through Oct. 31 When: 5-7 p.m. • Layton Hill Horse Camp Where: Troll Haven, 950 Gardiner Beach Road, Sequim Where: 503 N. Brown Road When: 9 a.m.-dusk Details: Family friendly scare in the barn. Cost: 5 and Details: Family friendly environment with free hayrides, Where: 2514 Chicken Coop Road, Blyn under free, 6-12 $5 food/drinks and treats for children. Details: 9 a.m.-2:30, Poker Run; 3:30 p.m. costume competi• Troll Haven Pumpkin Patch Contact: 683-7897 or Christine Paulsen at 461-1866. tion and pumpkin carving (BYOP); 5 p.m. Dutch oven cook-off; When: noon-5 p.m. through Oct. 31 • King’s Way Foursquare Church’s The Bash at dusk, Haunted Forest, $5. Not recomDetails: $5 admission for When: 5-8 p.m. mended for children. ages 6-12, youths 5 and youngWhere: King’s Way Foursquare Church, 1023 KitchenContact: Anna 425-737-7404. er are free. Includes haunted Dick Road. • Sequim High School Haunted area upstairs, petting zoo, Details: Bringing a non-perishable food item/s gets you into Hallways crafts, games, popcorn, cider, the fun and games, including pony rides, a Ferris wheel, a rock When: 1-4 p.m. coffee and hot cocoa. Pumpclimbing wall, bounce houses, games and candy. Bring a buck or Where: At school campus in H Buildkins: small two for $5, medium two and grab some hot dogs or an espresso. Family friendly cosing, 601 N. Sequim Ave. $7 and large $10. tumes and fun for the whole family. Adults accompany children. Details: Parents and grandparents Contact: 559-577-3067 or Contact: www.thekingsway.net or call 683-8020. can bring children dressed in costumes visit trollhaven.org. • Eastern Hills Community Church’s Trunk-or-Treat for Halloween activities and fun. No When: 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 FRIDAY, OCT. 30 admission is required, but canned food Where: Eastern Hill’s Community Church, 91 Savannah donations will be added to the high • Boys & Girls Club’s preLane, Carlsborg school’s annual October food drive to Halloween event Details: Free bounce houses, train rides, hot dogs, music, candy. benefit the Sequim Food Bank. When: 6:30-9 p.m. Contact: 681-4367 or easternhillscommunitychurch.org. Contact: 582-3600. Where: Sequim Boys & Girls • Seven Cedars Casino • Trick-or-treat with the merchants Club, 400 W. Fir St. When: 9 p.m.-1 a.m. in downtown Sequim Details: Candy, games and Where: Club Seven at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Hwy 101. When: 3-5 p.m. more with a haunted house: $2. Cost: No cover Where: Look for pictures of pumpkins Contact: Boys & Girls Clubs Other: Gold Digger plus a $500 costume contest. Contest in window of participating stores. of the Olympic Peninsula, 683for cash prizes: 11 p.m. Must be here by 10 p.m. to pre-judged. Contact: Contact Sequim-Dungeness 8095. 21 & Over with ID. Valley Chamber of Commerce at 683• The Oasis Bar & Grill’s HalAlso: Rainforest Stage, music by DJ O.B.1 from 9 p.m.6197. loween party, costume contest 1 a.m.; 18-20s contest for cash prizes at 10 p.m. Must be here • Faith Lutheran Church’s Hallow’d by 9 p.m. to be pre-judged. 18+ with ID. When: 10 p.m. live music Eve Harvest Festival with costume contest later When: 5-7 p.m. Where: The Oasis Bar & Grill, Bristol Bury, at only 20 months old, dressed as a Where: Faith Lutheran Church, 382 301 E. Washington St., strawberry and quickly took to trick-or-treating W. Cedar St. Contact: 582-3143. Call be- last fall. Details: Free games, prizes, candy fore 11 a.m. and a cake walk. • Sequim Community Church’s Fall Family Festival Contact: 683-4803. 1st PLACE When: 5-8 p.m. EVERY • Price Ford’s “Trunk or Treat” Where: Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave. YEAR Since When: 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 Details: Carnival games, bounce house, giant ob1995 Where: 3311 E. U.S. Highway 101, Port Angeles. stacle course, hot dogs, chili cook-off, candy; costumes Details: 30 local businesses providing a safe place for welcome Contact: 683-4194 or office@sequimcommunity- youngsters inside rain or shine. Contact: 457-3333. church.org.

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‘Champion’ of nature Oct. 16, 1:05 p.m. — a daughThe Nature Conservancy in Washington ter, Khloe Mykel honored Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) with Hampton, 7 its “Champion of Nature” award. pounds 10 ouncMike Stevens, state director for The Nature es, to Jeff and Conservancy in Washington, Heidi Hampton, presented the award in person Port Angeles. on Oct. 8, as he and members Oct. 20, 11:55 of the Washington Board of p.m. — a son, Trustees and staff traveled to Finn Robert McCapitol Hill to discuss several Finn Robert McGinley Ginley, 7 pounds conservation issues currently 11 ounces, to Bryce and Jessica McGinley, facing Congress. KILMER Sequim. “It’s an honor to receive this award from The Nature Conservancy,” Submitted photo said Kilmer. “Generations have enjoyed the ability to swim, fish and dig for clams in the iconic waters of the Puget Sound. I’m proud to partner with The Nature Conservancy to protect this legacy. If future generations — including my little girls — are going to have these opportunities on the sound we’ve got to take action today.” OMC gala nets $92,000

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Soroptimist International of Sequim honored two Girls of the Month at its Oct. 13 meeting. Waverly Shreffler (pictured above, at right) is the Soroptimist Girl of the Month for September. She is a senior at Sequim High School and ASB executive secretary this year. Throughout her four years at SHS, she has been very involved in ASB, varsity cross country and track, and clubs — including Be The Change and Honor Society. Shreffler said she enjoys volunteering in the community and adventuring in the Olympics. She hopes to attend Colorado College next year and pursue a career in education. Kyla Rigg, Soroptimist Girl of the Month for October, is a senior at Sequim High School and plans to go to a university and study to become a pediatrician. She said she loves to help people, be involved in her school and spend time with children. Rigg expresses these interests in her activities: coaching youth sports, serving in leadership and participating in sports.

Olympic Medical Center Foundation, in conjunction with Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, presented the annual Harvest of Hope Wine & Dinner Gala on Oct. 24 at the SunLand Golf & Country Club in Sequim and saw the event net about $92,000. The 13th annual gala once again raised funds for local cancer patients being treated at Olympic Medical Cancer Center through the provision of services, programs and equipment. For more information about the OMC Foundation, call 417-7144. Submitted photo

For our warriors The Peninsula Dream Machines group (above) selected the Wounded Warriors local events as their charity for the 2015 Car show held in September. The show raised $2,700 for the Wounded Warriors.

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COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFS Anti-fluoride rally set Clean Water for Clallam County invites all to attend the End Fluoridation Rally at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Gateway Transit Center Pavilion for a rally, food drive and free information. A march to Port Angeles City Hall follows at 5 p.m.

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Peninsula Friends of Animals invites the community to a Dining Benefit Event at Smuggler’s Landing, 115 Railroad Ave., Port Angeles from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29. Join members in celebrating National Cat Day. Half of dinner proceeds will be donated to PFOA supporting its rescues and spay/neuter clinics for low-income pet owners. Call 4520414 or visit www.safehavenpfoa.org for ticket information.

Studying salmon Interested in getting fishy? Attend a training to survey coho with the North Olympic Salmon Coalition. The group provides the gear and the know-how as participants and collect important data on spawning salmon at Chimacum Creek, starting at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30. Call 379-8051 or e-mail outreach@nosc. org for more information.

Harvest dinner slated The Esther Chapter #19 Order of the Eastern Star is having its sixthannual Harvest Dinner from 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Port Angeles Masonic Lodge, 622 S. Lincoln St. The event includes a homemade turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for children ages 6-10, and free for children ages 5 and younger. Tickets are available at the door or by calling Vickie Larson at 457-9444 or Mary Miller at 417-9236.

‘Hope for the Holidays’

Dogs make great listeners for readers of all ages. Starting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, the Port Angeles Library (2210 S. Peabody St.) invites the community to share a story with a furry, four-legged friend from Olympic Gentle Paws Therapy Dog Club. For more information about this and other upcoming programs at the library, visit www.nols.org and select “Events,” call the library at 417-8500, or send an e-mail to PortAngeles@nols.org.

Transit back on schedule Clallam Transit will resume regular fixed-route, dial-a-ride and paratransit bus service on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, throughout Clallam County. The fixed-route and dial-a-ride service provided will be on the regular weekday schedule. The administration office will be closed and will reopen for business on Thursday, Nov. 12.

Learn about EcoVIlliage

Top Tunes for Tuition Monday Musicale presents its 2015 Fall Scholarship Benefit Concert, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave. in Port Angeles. Featured artists include Carlos Xavier, flautist, and Marlene Moore on cello (right), Peninsula Men’s Gospel Singers (above), Dr. Deborah Rambo Sinn (far right), pianist, and Eric Stolinder, marimba. Concert proceeds go to provide scholarships to local high school students who wish to continue their music studies.

Learn about EcoVillage Dungeness-Cohousing, a new EcoVillage being created in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley. Meetings (with potluck, community video and visioning) are at 6 p.m. Mondays at The Natural Healing Clinic, 162 S. Barr Road, Port Angeles. Learn about our preferred location, which will save an old farm in Sequim. Call to confirm attendance at 457- tional Novel Writing Month (NaNo WriMo), a creative-writing-focused 1515 or 808-2662. program in which participants try to Speaker shares message for write a 50,000-word novel during the month of November. youth at fundraiser In Sequim, Write-Ins are Mondays The My Choices Celebration of Life from 3-5 p.m.; in Port Angeles, they Fall fundraiser, Education Impacts are Saturdays, 2-4 p.m. Choices, presents speaker Pam StenTables, chairs, power outlets, zel sharing her powerful message of hope for youth. Education Impacts Wi-Fi and free coffee will be provided. Choices begins at 7 p.m., Nov. 5, at No previous writing experience is Sequim Community Church, 950 necessary to attend.

Paul Fiorini, a bereavement counselor with Assured Hospice in Sequim, presents a seminar for people who have lost loved ones and need some assistance in getting through the holidays. “Hope for the Holidays” is free and will be from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. Doors open at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. 6:30 p.m. for socializing and a des- Fifth Avenue residents step up During the first 15 days of NovemCall 582-3796 to register. sert buffet. Call Lisa at 452-3300 for ber, The Fifth Avenue in Sequim is reservations. conducting a Food and Funds Drive Mac users group to meet with the goal of raising 500 pounds The Strait Mac Users Group meets For writers of food for the Sequim Food Bank. at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the All locations of the North Olym- In addition, it’s also raising funds Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Pea- pic Library System host weekly body St. Presenter Jim Karr demon- Write-Ins in November as part to give five families with seniors strates the Apple program Keynote, of its ongoing celebration of Na- raising grandchildren, who attend the Sequim Boys & Girls Club, fully showing how he uses Keynote to

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prepared Thanksgiving meals. They will be collecting food and funds from Nov. 1-15. Donations can be taken to The Fifth Avenue or the satellite collection boxes at Safeway and The Grocery Outlet. The Fifth Avenue residents will be on hand at Safeway and Grocery The Outlet from noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, and Saturday, Nov. 14 for food and monetary donations.

Vet clinic coming The Olympic Peninsula Equine Network will have a veterinary clinic at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at 554 Roupe Road, Sequim. If your horse needs a ride, the cost is $25 for Sequim and the surrounding area. Space and rides are limited and generally fill up quickly, so call 360-207-1688 to sign up and for price information. Services include teeth

floating, castration, worming, etc. Volunteers also are needed.

Senior Nutrition menu set Sequim Senior Nutrition Site menus are served at 4:30 p.m. at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Suggested donation is $5 (60 and over), $8 guest and a 24-hour advance reservation is needed. RSVP to 683-8491. Menus are subject to change. Friday, Oct. 30: Harvest soup, Scary Salad w/curdled milk and spider eggs, Mummy Wrap, Ghostly Jell-O Tuesday, Nov. 3: French onion soup, beef Burgundy, whipped potatoes, green beans, spiced apples. Wednesday, Nov. 4: Coleslaw, sweet/sour chicken, fried rice, zucchini, pears.

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SEQUIM GAZETTE

FROM THE POLICE BLOTTER Oct. 20 9:38 a.m. — Vehicle prowl, 300 block of Mill Road 12:09 p.m. — Warrant arrest, 300 block of North Fifth Avenue 2:43 p.m. — Theft, 100 block of House Road 3:19 p.m. — Vehicle accident, 1400 block of Ward Road 4:09 p.m. — Theft, 100 block of Ruth’s Place 6:05 p.m. — Warrant arrest, 100 block of North Solmar Drive Oct. 21 10:16 a.m. — Vehicle accident, 1100 block of West Washington Street 11:43 a.m. — Theft, 100 block of Spencer Road 3:27 p.m. — Vehicle accident, West Washington Street/North Seventh Avenue 4:39 p.m. — Vehicle accident, 1300 block of West Washington Street 5:55 p.m. — Theft, 600 West Washington Street 6:42 p.m. — Burglary, 100 block of Ridgetop Place 7:00 p.m. — Warrant arrest, 100 block of Spencer Road 8:26 p.m. — Vehicle accident, 100 block of Gupster Road 11:16 p.m. — Theft, 200 block of East Prairie Street

Oct. 22 12:50 a.m. — Prowler, 100 block Many Feathers Way 9:14 a.m. — Vehicle prowl, 800 block of East Washington Street 11:35 a.m. — Theft, 1200 block of West Washington Street 12:11 p.m. — Vehicle accident, 600 block of North Sequim Avenue 1:04 p.m. — Vehicle accident, 2500 block of Hooker Road 3:51 p.m. — Assault, 100 block of East Fir Street 4:46 p.m. — Theft, 700 block of South Maizie Court 5:20 p.m. — Vehicle accident, 600 block of West Washington Street 7:28 p.m. — Assault, 1200 block of West Washington Street Oct. 23 6:17 a.m. — Warrant arrest, 3500 block of Chicken Coop Road 9:29 a.m. — Theft, 800 block of East Oak Tree Ridge 10:54 a.m. — Warrant arrest, 300 block of West Cedar Street 3:09 p.m. — Vehicle accident, 1300 block of Holland Road 6:40 p.m. — Assault, 900 block of Raven’s Ridge Road 8:07 p.m. — Warrant arrest, 300 block of West Cedar Street 8:41 p.m. — Prowler, 100 block of Valley View Drive

Fire Chief From page A-1

Orr comes to Sequim after 15 years with the Santa Maria Fire Department including serving as its fire chief since December 2011. Prior to that he started with the Pismo Beach Fire Department in 1985. Ben Andrews, Clallam County Fire District 3 fire chief, said Orr’s new position is key to the fire department’s success. “His supervision of the risk reduction activities will continue the district’s already strong history of fire prevention and fire safety education, as well as expand into a broader approach of community risk reduction,” Andrews said. Community risk reduction, he added, is the identification and prioritization of risks followed by the coordinated application of resources to minimize the probability or occurrence and/or the impact of unfortunate events. Some of Orr’s responsibilities include coordinating the development and maintenance of the district’s

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From page A-1 City Attorney Craig Ritchie, said. “That is something we don’t have regulations for.” Although the city has yet to receive any applications for the construction and installation of either Wi-Fi or cell towers, the moratorium allows city officials the time to create appropriate safety and aesthetic regulations to support the technology. “We didn’t have to worry about this before because the RITCHIE technology wasn’t good enough to have good transmission from shorter towers, but now we have to worry about it,” Ritchie said. “The City of Sequim does not have sufficient

Oct. 24 7:21 a.m. — Warrant arrest, Woods Road/US Highway 101 9:20 a.m. — Theft, 500 block of Toad Road 10:27 a.m. — Theft, 300 block of Dungeness Meadows 12:36 p.m. — Theft, 268000 block of U.S. Highway 101 3:34 p.m. — Theft, 1200 block of West Washington Street 6:04 p.m. — Warrant arrest, 100 block of East Fir Street 7:25 p.m. — Theft, 1200 block of West Washington Street 8:43 p.m. — Assault, near 100 block of Valley View Drive Oct. 25 8:01 p.m. — Vehicle accident, Kitchen-Dick Road/US Highway 101 Oct. 26 3:14 a.m. — Prowler, 100 block of West Alder Street 6:54 a.m. — Vehicle accident, 600 block of North Sequim Avenue 2:53 p.m. — Theft, 100 block of West Prairie Street 3:40 p.m. — Warrant arrest, 100 block of North Sequim Avenue 3:41 p.m. — Vehicle prowl, 2600 block of Atterberry Road 4:07 p.m. — Theft, 700 block of West Washington Street

plans such as the strategic plan, capital replacement plan, staffing plans and contingency plans. “His planning responsibilities will aid the district in making prudent, deliberate and fact-based decisions on how to meet the growing demands for emergency services in our community,” Andrews said. In addition to the risk reduction and planning duties, Orr also will help oversee day-to-day operations of the fire district and will serve on the Duty Chief rotation responding to major incidents. During the interview process, Andrews said Orr was described by Santa Monica city leaders and fellow firefighters as a “servant leader who puts others before himself.” Orr is married and they have two children in high school. He told Santa Monica news outlets that Sequim’s rural nature is something he and his wife were looking for. For more information about the hiring and/or Clallam County Fire District 3, call 683-4242 or visit www. clallamfire3.org.

control over the potential use of our rights of way by cell phone and wireless companies for mini-tower structures.” Already, cities like Spokane have dealt with the onset of wireless companies in pursuit of real estate to install mini-communication towers, which are then leased to companies like AT&T, Verizon or Sprint. There’s also a Wi-Fi network relying on similar technology in Port Angeles, but the towers used are primarily placed on city-owned telephone poles, Ritchie said, whereas the City of Sequim doesn’t own its telephone poles. “What we’re really looking at is almost nothing but safety,” Ritchie said. “As a hypothetical example, X-rays are a safe technology, but testing X-rays is important because they’re adjustable and you can fry things with X-rays if set incorrectly that otherwise are wonder-

ful things, therapeutic, diagnostic agents.” Once developed, Ritchie expects the local regulations to be similar to those created in Spokane where the data showing how testing will be done, how often and the parameters, are required. “As I understand it from our consultant, it (the safety) has to do with how stuff is aimed,” he said. “So if it’s aimed right, it should be fine.” Once the needed regulations and associated requirements are in place, Ritchie anticipates working with companies seeking to install mini-communication towers, he said, as the city isn’t against better cell phone coverage and Wi-Fi access. Consistent with the adoption of a moratorium without first holding a public hearing, a hearing has been scheduled on Monday, Nov. 9.

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teer board of directors who hired me, Lisa Bridge, and they are my employers. I began this posiThank you all for another won- tion in November 2009 and the finances were unstable, as you derful market season! We have had another successful may recall by the articles in the season in our downtown location. newspaper. In 2010, we began the work to As it stands now, we will be in the same configuration for the 2016 stabilize the market. Val Jack son, season. owner of WhimsiThe visibilSequim Farmers cal Woods (gnome ity that we enjoy homes and birddowntown ha s Market houses) became had a tremendous Open Saturdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. board president. positive effect on through October Now, five years the revenue of • Oct. 31 (closing day for 2015); later, he is stepour vendors and holiday show is 9 a.m.-3 p.m., ping down from the vibrant spirit Saturday, Nov. 21, at Carrie Blake the presidency of downtown SePark’s Guy Cole Center and the market is quim on SaturDowntown Sequim at Centenin good financial days. nial Plaza, Sequim Avenue shape. We, the When we Contacts: www.sequimmarket. market, express moved from Cecom; manager@sequimmarket. our gratitude for dar Street two com; 460-2668 your fa nt a stic years ago it felt contributions to like a big overhaul and most of us were ready the Sequim Farmers Market. Thank you Val! and excited for that to take place. We welcome our new board On Cedar Street the market, unfortunately, had begun to slump. president, Dee Green of Studio by The overall total sales of vendors the Creek pottery, who has been in in 2007 and 2008 were over a the vice president’s seat for many quarter of a million dollars and years now. With a handful of other it wasn’t until the move in 2014 new board members, the enthusithat we saw that worm turn. The asm is peppy and refreshing. This year was a big year for me. numbers had just continued to As many of you know, I gave birth to slowly decrease each year. Adding up the total sales in 2014 my two healthy twin sons, Charles was thrilling, the jump in total and Ivan Bridge, back on Feb. 17. vendors sales from 2013 to 2014 Now 8 months old, the twins are were up an amazing 25 percent. thriving and bumbling all over the This year we are looking just a bit place, along with my first-grader better than last year. We don’t have Olive. Cheers to our market that is the final numbers yet but it is look- a supportive employer for a working mom! ing very close. All in all, the market greatly has And you know what they say, “Location, location” … and that enjoyed its front and center place in our beautiful downtown. It is a joy is right. Well, it doesn’t hurt that we have to put up the flags and banners and fantastic vendors, too. We have contribute to making Saturdays had a wonderful rush of new and in Sequim a festive destination. interesting vendors join the market Thank you all for shopping local in recent years and are fortunate to and supporting the Sequim Farmhave a few great farms and some ers Market. See you at the market this week wonderful food. The market is run by a volun- and at the Holiday Show on Nov. 21! For the Sequim Gazette

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Auto repair shop moves Robert’s Repair automotive repair business recently has moved from a shop in Carlsborg, just outside the Sequim city limits, to 91 River Road. The move helps the business expanded the size of its facility and the company has added two local technicians. Call 683-5888 for more information.

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Flights from Fairchild again SeaPort Airlines, Inc. announced last week it will expand in the Pacific Northwest on March 1, 2016, with service connecting Moses Lake and Port Angeles to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Port Angeles will be provided with five roundtrips to SeaTac each weekday. Reduced flight frequencies will be offered on weekends. All SeaPort Airlines flights are operated with nine-passenger Cessna Caravan turboprop aircraft. Tickets may be purchased beginning Nov. 15 at www. SeaPortAirlines.com or by calling 888-573-2767.

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From Nov. 2-11, Drennan & Ford Funeral Home and Crematory is collecting new or gently used sweaters, warm clothing, blankets, rain gear, gloves, hats, socks and similar items to be donated to the Clallam County Voices for Veterans, to be distributed to individual veterans in Clallam County. Drennan & Ford Funeral Home is at 260 Monroe Road, Port Angeles; donation times are from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, call funeral director/owner Steve Ford at 457-1210 or e-mail to steve@drennanford.com. See www.drennanford.com.

Town & Country welcomes agent Jim and Julie Schumacher stand inside the Carlsborg Station where they opened the new Blimpie on July 31. They plan for a grand opening on Nov. 14. Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash

Blimpie opens for business in Carlsborg Couple plans for grand opening on Nov. 14 Sequim Gazette

Earlier this summer, Jim and Julie Schumacher chose the Blimpie Way. The owners of the Carlsborg Station opened the Blimpie Sub Shop inside the convenience store and gas station on July 31 and are hoping business will blow up. “Things are always changing in this industry and we wanted something with a draw,” Julie said. The couple said they wanted a brand, Farms and breads are made daily by longsomething distinct rather than Jim and time station employee Jim McDonald. Julie said he starts at 3 a.m. daily Julie’s Sandwich Shop. “We did a lot of investigating and we making the breads and station’s other hot foods. went to some Blimpie’s Prior to opening the and we liked their prod- Blimpie Sub Shop sub shop, Julie and Mcuct,” Jim said. Where: 20 Carlsborg Road, Donald trained in an The sub shop offers Idaho Blimpie for two deli subs, hot subs, panini inside Carlsborg Shell Station Open: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. weeks learning many of subs, wraps and more. the ins and outs. Customers can order Monday-Saturday and 10 a sandwich and have it a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday More on the subs their way or the Blimpie Grand opening: 10 a.m.-3 Way, which includes to- p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14; The Schumachers mato, lettuce, onion, oil includes discounts on sandopened the Carlsborg and vinegar and oregano. wiches (look for a flier in mail) Station in April 29, 1999, So far, customers are More info: 681-2290 operating the Shell staabout 50/50 on what they tion and convenience choose, Jim said. store. Their most popular sandwiches are They’ve lived on the Olympic Peninthe “Blimpie Best” with ham, salami, sula their whole lives. capicola, prosciuttini and provolone The first Blimpie opened on April 4, cheese, and the “Ultimate Club” with 1964, in Hoboken, N.J., and franchises ham, turkey, bacon and Swiss cheese. across the U.S. are operated under the “Each sandwich is made when or- Kahala Brands parent company, that dered and meats are sliced when you also operates Cold Stone Creamery and order,” Julie said. “That’s as fresh as you Taco Time. can get it.” Jim said the closest Blimpie is Organic vegetables come from Sunny in North Bend and the franchise is

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known to some customers. “Some people recognize it and say they love it,” he said. “Other people have no idea what it is.” Three people they’ve swayed are their sons who were big fans of another sandwich shop. “Our children all love it (Blimpie),” Julie said. Another distinction about the Carlsborg sandwich shop is a drive-thru. Jim said they knew they would have limited parking so they built the drivethru so that 6-7 cars could fit. They also are looking to cater events offering a 3-foot or 6-foot BlimpieBlast sandwich, similar to a Blimpie Best sandwich, and trays of sandwiches. The Schumachers also anticipate the franchise offering gluten-free breads in the future. Overall, the couple is excited for the shop’s potential. “I think this area is ideal with the (Clallam) PUD coming in and the industrial area down the road,” Jim said. For more on the Blimpie in Carlsborg, call 681-2290 or visit the Carlsborg Station, 20 Carlsborg Road.

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Starting in November, Fit4life Studio has added a stretch class on Tuesday and Thursdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. with instructor Niela Rockey. Rockey has over 30 years experience teaching low impact aerobics, chair exercise, stretching and group exercise. For more information, call 464-5231, go to www.fit4lifesequim.com, or stop in at 1245 W. Washington St.

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Realtor Susan Telliard has joined the real estate brokerage of Town & Country, Sequim. Find real estate and local area information at www. susan.sequimrealestate.com or call Telliard at 565-6348. Town & Country, a real estate brokerage specializing in video production and promotion, is at 305 S. Sequim Ave. Call 683-6000 or see www.sequimrealestate.com.

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Katie Adolphsen of Adolphsen Farms LLC, feeds a herd of hungry, awaiting cows. Katie’s father Gene has farmed for more than 30 years within the Sequim-Dungeness Valley, mostly focusing on beef cattle, hay, straw, oats and barley wheat, as well as cauliflower and spinach for seeds. Sequim Gazette photo by Alana Linderoth

to bale and put up a normal amount of hay, leaving only hay for their livestock. Additionally, to help with pasture management in the midst of a dry year, the Clarks opted to sell some calves. “We’ll see the impacts of that two years from now,” Holly Clark said.

Maintaining the river In working with the Washington Water Trust, the Clarks don’t irrigate during the later part of irrigation season and instead rely on their deep, third aquifer well. This year, however, they decided to draw water from their well even earlier than normal despite the costs of running the powerful pump (about $1,500/month) because of low river flows. “We started using the well early July,” Holly Clark said. Use of the well causes community-wide benefits because the less water diverted from the Dungeness River and its tributaries, the more water available to sustain river flows for spawning salmon and other farmers dependent on irrigation, she explained. Also helping to keep sustain the river flows, Smith and the water users association asked the community to conserve water during the irrigation season. “It was very successful,” Smith said. Community water conservation efforts likely allowed irrigators another

couple of weeks worth of water use without many restrictions, he said. However, by the last four to six weeks of the irrigation season, irrigators relied on a spreadsheet to the manage the daily amount of water being diverged. Using the spreadsheet in conjunction with the daily flow of the Dungeness River, irrigators were able to individually calculate how much water they could withdraw that day and could therefore plan, Smith said. “The system seemed to work pretty good,” he said, noting how heavily dependent “commercial agriculture is on the river and ability to irrigate.”

Collaborative effort Public water conservation measures and water management practices implemented by farmers weren’t the only efforts being done to maintain river flows. Smith also turns his gratitude toward the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe and their work within the river to ensure fish passage. “I really appreciate the amount of time they spent working in the river this year,” he said.

Officials with the tribe were successful in procuring a drought grant through the Department of Ecology. The grant helped buy supplies, equipment and manpower needed to maintain adequate fish passage within the Dungeness River and surrounding waterways. “We felt we had some pretty good results in providing fish passage,” Scott Ch it w o o d , Ja m e s t o w n S’Klallam tribe natural resources department director, said. “For example, we had evidence that the pink salmon made it all the way up to the basin to where they normally would.” The forecasted number of pink salmon estimated to return to the Dungeness River (originally expected to be 1-1.3 million) was concerning given the low river flows, but only a “fraction” of the pink salmon thought to return throughout the Salish Sea, including the Dungeness River, actually did, Chitwood said. Still, given the relatively large number of salmon that Reach Alana Linderoth at did return to the Dungeness River, if few flood conditions alinderoth@sequimgazette. occur, Chitwood anticipates com. an “enormous fry produc-

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with little to no snowpack available to maintain the Dungeness River’s typical flow, Ben Smith, president of the Dungeness River Agricultural Water Users Association and co-owner of Maple View Farm, participated in this year’s dry-year leasing program offered by the Washington Water Trust. Using funds from the Washington Department of Ecology, the nonprofit t a sked wit h ma na ging water, paid willing farmers the costs associated with not irrigating during the late season. The usual irrigation season spans from April 15Sept. 15. Smith plans to use the money from the program to source hay to help account for the feed he wasn’t able to grow locally to support his dairy operation. Taking precautionar y measures, Smith also saved hay from the previous year and opted to grow a different variety of corn known for maturing quicker, but with the trade-off of a lower yield. Although Smith believes the early and proactive steps he took early in the year helped to lessen the impacts of the drought, the drought’s effect still will reflect on the farm’s bottom line. Smith estimates his corn yield is down about 5-10 percent and having gotten one less cutting of hay, he guesses his hay production volume at about 75-80 percent of normal. The lack of hay leaves Smith with less hay to sell to the community, let alone support his own dairy. “We’ll be doing some number crunching this winter to help plan for next year and assess what worked,” he said. “The drought could have had huge impacts, but a whole bunch of little aspects came together to lessen what could have been terrible.” Things like a rainy spring and the early onset of most crops helped to offset some of the impacts of no snowpack, followed by little precipitation, Smith said. And, although the drought caused lower yields among some crops, other did well. “Our grain yields were great,” Smith said. Fruit trees also tended to thrive. “Apples do well in dry, warm areas,” Jim House, Olympic Orchard Society president, said. “And things like scab (a fungus that infects apples) doesn’t do well during dry years, like it does when it’s damp and cool.” Like Smith, those at Nash’s Organic Produce, another longtime SequimDungeness farming operation, made an early effort to combat the possible problems related to drought. “We were anticipating not having irrigation by late July, early August so we made decisions early on in the year based on our assumptions” Patty McManus-Huber, co-owner of Nash’s Organic Produce, said. “I wouldn’t say we weren’t impacted, but we were lucky and we planned early.” Because farming always is vulnerable to factors, like weather, a percentage of the annual crop loss is expected, McManus-Huber said, “but that’s why we have a diverse farm.” Beyond distancing themselves from mono-crops, farmers at Nash’s choose to plant water-reliant vegetables in fields with well access and made precautionary agreements with neighboring landowners to use their wells if need be, McManus-Huber said. Farm owner Nash Huber also invested a lot in drip lines. “We were impressed with

tions this January, February and March.” No numbers have been confirmed, but Chitwood estimates about 400 chinook salmon also returned to river. Of those, more than 100 adults were collected using a weir in the lower stretch of the river and provided 281,000 eggs for the 2015 hatchery brood-stock program, he said. They also use the weir capture program to move some adult salmon to transport beyond the extremely low flowing areas. “ T he h atcher y cre w tagged all those fish and it’s not clear at this point whether that was successful or not, but we’ll sort that out with some post-season analysis and see if the tagged fish actually stayed higher up in the system, which was what the intent was,” Chitwood said. While local farmers and managers of the area’s natural resources spend the next couple of months confirming numbers, yields and evaluating their response to the drought, state climatologist Nick Bond with the Office of the Washington State Climatologist, suggests “the odds are strongly tilted toward another toasty winter.” “It bears noting that is unlikely to be as extreme as last winter but it’s possible,” he said. “We probably have about a 10-15 percent chance of having a winter as warm as the last one with El Niño rearing its ugly head in the tropic Pacific and it’s of the magnitude and type that is strongly associated with warmer than normal temperates in this area.” “The bottom line is we need to be prepared for reduced snowpack at the end of next winter,” he said.

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Olympic Medical Cancer Center, 844 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim, has the following cancer support groups in November: Monday, Nov. 2, cancer patients wig fitting. Call Patient Navigator Assistant Elizabeth Thomas at 582-5627 for an appointment. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1-3 p.m., Women’s Cancer Support Group, OMCC library, drop-in group, Facilitator: Maggie Jamison, Ph.D Monday, Nov. 16, 1-2:30 p.m., Look Good, Feel Better, OMCC Conference Room, skin and hair care during cancer treatment. Register by calling Thomas at 582-5627. Wig fitting also available. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., free Cancer Wellness Series, “Holidays are for Joy,” second floor, Medical Services Building, call 582-5627 to register. Drop-ins welcome. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1-3 p.m., Women’s Cancer Support Group, OMCC library, drop-in group, Facilitator: Maggie Jamison, Ph.D.

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The Lady Wolves finished with a capital W at the final home meet of the season at SARC. They won 97-73 over the Kingston Buccaneers on Oct. 22. Last year, the Bucs defeated Sequim to finish the regular season. This year, the Wolves finished 3-4 on the season and their season officially ended on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the Last Chance Meet in Port Angeles. A few girls were on the cusp of qualifying in more events and/or improving their qualifying times for districts and state. The 2A Western Central District III dive meet is held on Nov. 6, at Auburn Pool, for which Sequim does not have any competitors. The swimming championships are held on Nov. 7, at Hazen High School. Sequim as of Oct. 26 had three relays qualified for districts plus eight individuals on those teams and/or qualifying individually.

Sequim’s Adrienne Haggerty and Ella Christiansen go up for a block in a three-set win against Bremerton on Oct. 26. The Wolves (6-5 in Olympic League play, 7-6 overall) look to have their district tournament playoff position set after Tuesday night’s match against Olympic. North Kitsap (10-1 in league) locked up the league title earlier this month but it’s more muddled after that, with (as of Monday night) Kingston (7-4), Bremerton (7-5), Olympic (6-5) and Sequim vie for the league’s second, third, fourth and fifth seeds to the West Central DIstrict tournament. Districts is set for Nov. 6-7 at Franklin Pierce High School in Tacoma. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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OBITUARIES Jeanne B. Jubb Sequim resident Jeanne B. Jubb died in her Sequim home on Oct. 20, 2015, at the age of 76. No services are planned. She was born Sept. 3, 1939.

Rolland E. Roedell Port Angeles resident Rolland E. Roedell died at Crestwood Convalescent Center on Oct. 20, 2015, at the age of 88. A service is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Calvary Chapel, 91 S. Boyce Road, Sequim. He was born Feb. 7, 1927.

William L. Hopper Sr. Port Angeles resident William Lee Hopper Sr. died Oct. 25, 2015, in Port Angeles at the age of 85. A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. at Drennan & Ford Funeral Home, Saturday, Oct. 31, with private burial at Mount Angeles Memorial Park. After the funeral, a celebration of life reception will follow with the location announced then. He was born Aug. 29, 1930.

Above, Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center board of commissioners agreed to shut down the facility on Oct. 30 last week. Photo by Elizabeth Kelly. At right, Frank Pickering, SARC board of commissioners chairman, and Judy Rhodes, petition team captain for the SARC Metropolitan Park District, search the unofficial results of the 2015 Primary Election on Aug. 4, only to realize the measure to create a SARC Metropolitan Park District had failed. Sequim Gazette file photo by Alana Linderoth

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Pass refunds on hold After Oct. 30, SARC passes will be placed in suspension, not cancelled, “until all avenues of reopening have been exhausted,” the board of commissioners said in an online post on Oct. 23. “In mid-November we should know more about whether a venture with the YMCA could be feasible,” board members wrote. “In addition, the Board of Directors continues to work closely with community leaders on possible funding and partnering solutions.”

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Users of the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center got plenty of bad news last week withe the facility’s closure. And thanks to a William Shore Memorial Pool District decision earlier this year, they won’t be getting a break on admission to the Port Angeles pool, either. In July, district staffers recommended to the board of commissioners that the William Shore Pool go to a two-tier rate structure, for district residents and non-district residents. The district was going to implement this pricing structure at the beginning of the year which would give Sequim residents plenty of notice about the price change, Steven Burke, executive director for the William Shore Memorial Pool District, wrote this week. But because of SARC’s Oct. 30 closing date, the Port Angeles pool is activating its new pricing structure effective immediately. The district is subsidized more than 50 percent by district property owners in the amount of 17 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation or $480,000 each year, Burke noted. “The district taxpayers should not subsidize use rates for non-district residents,” he wrote. Because of a lack of space, Burke wrote, the district will give preference to patrons who live in the district first, then out-ofdistrict residents. For specific prices or more information, call Burke at 417-9767 ext. 102 or e-mail to sburke@williamshorepool.org.

“(but) we will accommodate the swim team at our facility no matter what happens at SARC, for the short term.” But SHS swim girls coach Anita Benitez said that scenario wouldn’t work. “With our budget constraints, we won’t be able to afford (going to Port Angeles),” Benitez said.

YMCA partnership still a possibility The SARC board, with financial support from Olympic Medical Center, City of Sequim and Clallam County, paid for a survey in part to consider a partnership with the Olympic Peninsula YMCA, which operates facilities in Port Angeles and Port Townsend. Results of the $36,000 survey still are about two weeks away, said Kyle Cronk, Olympic Peninsula YMCA chief executive officer. He said that his organization will bring a business plan to SARC commissioners by mid- to late November. Goodman said he expects the district to need more funding even if a partnership is struck. “Everyone forgets we’ve gone out twice to the community and the public said, ‘No.’ Even if the Y takes over, a levy’s going to have to be pushed to pick up the slack,” Goodman said. SARC leaders had hoped to keep the facility open through September 2016. But after announcing the closure date and cutting back hours earlier this month, the cash flow dropped off significantly, Deschenes said. Burke said his organization had a similar experience in 2008 and 2009, when that

facility was shut down due to financial hardships. “As soon as the notice went out, the revenues went through the floor,” Burke said. Some SARC users had suggested at previous board meetings to raise the fees to keep the facility open, but Burke said that likely wouldn’t help SARC’s situation. “In my experience, the price becomes so astronomically high, you lose the people who need the pool the most: the youth and senior citizens,” Burke said. Burke noted that SARC is the only pool he can find in Washington that operates without any subsidies and that SARC user fees manage to pay 80 percent of operating costs. “I’m at about 58 percent and SARC’s at 80 percent — that blows me out of the water,” Burke said. “Scott’s done a yeoman’s job navigating these waters (but) you’re not going to run a library on overdue fees. I hope the Y can make those numbers work,” Burke said. While the Olympic Peninsula YMCA is part of a national organization, it is a franchise that pays for operations through user fees. Cronk said his organization does have fundraising projects to help support the annual budget. “Our board’s No. 1 priority is to see how we can help,” Cronk said.

Closure options Miller, SARC’s attorney, noted that in the event the facility is seen as no longer viable to operate, that the board could vote to transfer the facility to another municipal district (i.e. the Sequim School District, City

of Sequim, Olympic Medical Center, Fire District 3, etc.) with the same legal rules and restrictions as SARC has now, to sell the facility or to dissolve the district. If the facility were sold — and the fair market value of SARC is in question, Miller noted, considering there has not been a full appraisal of both the facility and land — that money would be used to pay off any remaining debts. Taxpayers in the district boundaries would be on the hook to pay off any other debt, Miller noted. SARC could file a bankruptcy petition, Miller said, but a court would order the facility be sold and that — as in the case of a sale or dissolution of the district — the district likely would not get fair market value for its assets. SARC user Ken Phillips suggested the board close only the pool and leave the remaining parts of the facility open. Then, the board could ask voters to approve a pool operations-only levy. “If the people see what they’re missing, maybe they’ll bring it back,” he said. “If not, the people have spoken.”

Call for new leadership Paul McHugh, a former SARC board commissioner and facility user, encouraged the current board members at Wednesday’s meeting to step down. “You’re part of the problem, for better or worse,” McHugh said. “It’s time for new leadership.” Bill Black, also a former board commissioner and longtime user of SARC, encouraged the same move to establish a new set of leaders. “What we’re facing tonight is not new; it’s been around since the inception of SARC,” Black said. Black noted that the intent of SARC was that it would be self-sustaining two to four years after it began operations. “Obviously that didn’t happen,” he said. “You can look at the finances (in years past) and the numbers keep going down,” Black said. “This has been predictable for years (but the) board has chosen to do nothing.” SARC board commissioners, however, declined to resign Wednesday. Pickering said that if current SARC commissioners had resigned, county commissioners would appoint three new members, who would themselves appoint two more to run the junior taxing district.

FAITH NEWS Aglow meeting set Aglow International hosts the Sequim Aglow Monthly Prayer Meeting, set for 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., Sequim. On the agenda: worship and prayer.

Finding ‘the good’ Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Agnew, at 73 Howe Road, hosts guest speaker the Rev. Amanda Aikman at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. Aikman presents on “Find the Good — or Else.” She served Olympic Unitarian Fellowship from 2002-2005 as a consulting minister. She lives in Everett and now serves South Fraser Unitarian Congregation in Surrey, B.C. She also is is a playwright and is developing a series of short “chancel” plays for use in UU worship. The Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship welcomes anyone looking for a church community with a growing children’s program. See www.olympicuuf.org or call 417-2665.

Talk takes on perceptions of those with disabilities “My Disability Is Only ONE Part of Who I Am!” is the theme for October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month. On Oct. 29, Mary Cliffton from Clallam Country Health and Human Services will discuss how this theme aligns with the mission of her department. This event is free and open to the public. Cliffton is the lead for Business Leaders Advisory Council and is a Clallam County Health & Human Services Developmental Disabilities case manager. She previously CLIFFTON served as the Vocational Services Manager and Disability Case Manager at Goodwill’s Work Opportunity Center in Longview. During her Studium Generale presentation, set for from 12:35-1:25 p.m. in Peninsula College’s Little Theater, Cliffton explores employment issues for local citizens with developmental disabilities. She also address the needs of high school transition students with disabilities as they prepare to transition to higher education, vocational training, employment and a complete inclusive life in the community. For more information, e-mail Kate Reavey at kreavey@ pencol.edu.

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The vote did come with a request for community support to help SARC’s pool remain open for the Sequim High School girls swim team to continue training until its season ends on Nov. 12. That request was answered earlier this week, when anonymous donations from area residents will allow the team to complete its season. The SARC Foundation, a nonprofit entity established to accept tax-deducible funds on behalf of SARC, announced Monday it had raised $7,500 over the past week to allow the girls team to continue practicing, Pickering said. The donated funds will help pay for heating the pool and showers, and for running the air handling system, he said. SHS’s swim practices will continue Monday through Thursday this week and next, Pickering said. Steve Burke, executive director of the William Shore Memorial Pool in Port Angeles, said on Oct. 21 his facility could accommodate Sequim High School’s girls swim team for the remainder of the 2015 season. “It’s going to be a very difficult problem if SARC shuts down because we don’t have the room,” Burke said,

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In a democracy, all citizens should be able to vote. Laws shouldn’t make it harder to vote. Laws should ease the way to voting. That is, unless we don’t want all citizens to vote. But if that is the case, we have a pretty poor democracy. More than a quarter of voting age adults in our state are not registered to vote. If you subtract the 7 percent who are not citizens, that leaves over a million adults who are of voting age, are citizens and can’t vote because Guest they are not registered to vote. When you turn 18, or get your drivOpinion er’s license or pay your property taxes, John Burbank you don’t get an automatic right to the vote. You have to affirmatively act to register to vote. If you fail to do that, or miss a deadline, or don’t have access to the Internet or it just doesn’t cross your mind, you can’t vote. On the other hand, you pay your taxes automatically, with the sales tax. Your FICA taxes for Social Security and Medicare are subtracted from your pay check, no questions asked.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A vote for Jeffers A school board is a public policy body charged with the governance of local public school districts. Its role is to ensure that public monies are spent appropriately and that educational mandates are met in our community. By definition, then, public policy and governance require a breadth of viewpoint and experience. Heather Jeffers, candidate for District 1, exemplifies these qualifications. In addition to a strong education (including B.A. and M.S.W. degrees in social work from the University of Washington), she has 15 years of experience in health care executive management. She understands budgets, regulatory constraints, facilities, special needs, and people. She is also a parent with a fifth-grade daughter at Greywolf Elementary School. The school board appointed Heather to an open position in August 2014. Since then, she has proven herself to be an outstanding steward of our schools. She is active in all board affairs, performs the role of vice president and has twice attended the Legislative Assembly on behalf of the district. Heather verifies her data and considers multiple options before making decisions. Most important, she asks questions – questions that often challenge the status quo. This is a requisite for good public policy. Please join me in supporting Heather Jeffers for Sequim School Board, District 1. A vote for Heather is a vote for proven good governance. Steven Humphrey Sequim

Questions Ryan’s views First, my credentials to support my views. In 1953, I helped form and served on the board of directors and as a volunteer on an “all volunteer” fire department in Pennsylvania. In 1972, I helped form and served on the board of directors and as a volunteer on a fire department with a paid chief and a secretary, in Alaska. And from 1986-1998, I served as a volunteer for

Clallam Fire District 3 — a total of 40 years of volunteer service. After reading of the views of Sean Ryan in the Peninsula Daily News on promoting the hiring of more paid firemen for Fire District 3, I immediately started to wonder exactly how much my current “fire tax” of $418.07 would “rise” if his desires were put in place. I realize in this busy world, that time is of importance, but the satisfaction I received from “volunteering” with three different departments were some of the “highlights” of my life. I would be “happy” to volunteer again if needed in some form of recruiting of volunteers for Fire District 3. I also would like to add that I was greatly disappointed that Assistant Chief Tony Hudson, a longtime close associate of mine, and a very competent assistant chief, was not elevated to the position of chief of Fire District 3. Harvey Martin Sequim

Candidates promote fiscal responsibility Clallam County residents are clearly starting to benefit from the cut in county taxes advanced by Clallam County Commissioner Jim McEntire and enacted by unanimous vote of all three county commissioners. That’s great news for residents in the unincorporated areas of the county, but what about people that live, work and shop in Sequim? Good news! Sequim residents finally have a special opportunity this election season to elect, not just one, but three, candidates to the Sequim City Council who are committed to financial integrity, propriety and responsibility to the taxpayer. I call this the Sequim Fiscal Responsibility Team. Brandon Janisse, John Miller, James Russell are the three names you need to consider as you fill out your ballot in the City of Sequim. All are committed the principle that city government must be efficient and limited to those activities that serve public safety and the essential safety net.

For too long, the Sequim taxpayer has been viewed as a private ATM machine by local elected officials pushing their pet projects. That status quo needs to be disrupted. This is the team to do it. So please, for your own best interest, I strongly recommend you cast your vote for the Sequim Fiscal Responsibility Team of Janisse, Miller and Russell. And also, to bring fiscal discipline and financial integrity to Fire District Three, you will want to keep in mind Sean Ryan, another candidate I strongly recommend. Donnie Hall Sequim (Hall is Precinct Committee Officer, Jamestown 240, for the Clallam County Republican Party.)

Democrats vs. America The question of whom to vote for as county commissioner has an easy answer. Jim McEntire is a proven leader with a lifetime of public service who is looking out for our best interests. He deserves our vote. His opponent aligns himself with the socialist Democratic Party which works against our interests. At their 2012 national convention, Democrats voted to remove any mention of God from their platform. In the October 2015 Democratic Presidential debate, when asked “which enemy are you most proud of,” four of the five candidates associated the word “enemy” with other Americans instead of external adversaries. The future Democrat Presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, named as her enemies the National Rifle Association, health insurance companies, drug companies and Republicans. That’s tens of millions of Americans. She went on to equate them with Iranians who chant “Death to America.” That’s hateful. The Democratic Party hate-fest on America has intensified lately. They are dividers, not unifiers. Most Americans are now aware of the fact, which is why 30 state legislatures have Republican majorities and only

EDITOR Michael Dashiell editor@sequimgazette.com 360-683-3311, x5050

11 are majority Democrat — 31 states have Republican governors. Mark Ozias’ supporters say he will collaborate to make things better. It’s more likely he will collaborate with socialist Democrats against business and fellow Americans. Ozias aligns himself with the party that considers God and other Americans as enemies. That shows poor judgement. Don’t join the hate-fest by voting for a Democrat. Vote for Jim McEntire (R). Peter Heisel Sequim

Support Gawley Serving for 38 years in the fire service has allowed me to observe some great fire ground commanders and even greater fire commissioners who set direction for our emergency services. Every once in a while you come across a person who is committed to serving as a fire commissioner for all the right reasons; a sense of community; a sense of service to those in need and leading from the front. Michael Gawley was appointed to the Clallam County Fire District 3 Board of Commissioners after a successful career as a volunteer firefighter and air traffic controller for the FAA. With this experience Michael knows how to handle stressful situations methodically and professionally with the taxpayer in mind. As a retiree, Michael knows how to live within his means and what limitations senior citizens have when it comes to fixed incomes. He knows that leadership is seldom easy and that making the difficult decisions on behalf of those he serves will provide the best results in the long run. The fire service in Clallam County is fortunate to have the leadership of incumbent Michael Gawley as a commissioner in Fire District 3 (Sequim). Please join me in supporting his reelection for all the right reasons. Sam Phillips Port Angeles (Phillips is District 2 Fire Chief.)

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An ‘R-rated’ Halloween story (Warning: May contain words of violence or nudity.) It was the very darkest Halloween Eve in humankind history. Switchback circular winds blew in defiance of any definition of its direction. “The wind is blowing around,” reported Channel NOGOV located in what used to be the West Wing of the White House. “The rains are riding the wind,” the weather saint droned on, “might as well leave your umbrellas home again tomorrow.” Weather saint signed off his shift and walked home through the swirling rain and grove of naked trees. “It’s the same report everyday unless it’s not raining; then it’s periodic reports of sun sightings through the smoky clouds generated by the fire that won’t stop burning,” he lamented, trying to quiet his mind that wouldn’t stop thinking. Across the nameless town referred to as the capitol of the United States – America was dropped from the name decades ago – a militia of firefighters

Think About It ... Bertha Cooper made up of men sent from each of the states was fighting the fire that won’t stop burning. The fire has been burning so long that no one can remember what the town was like before the fire started or for that matter what caused the fire. Legend has it that piles upon piles of files, no longer needed when government bureaucracies were dismantled were tossed into the deserted football stadium. Digital and paper records filled the former FedEx field. FedEx had long

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since changed its name to Amazon Drone Delivery (ADD), adding a disclaimer that it never meant to be called federal. The stadium was used because it was no longer needed; the football team left the deserted town and joined the States’ Football League (SFL) along with other teams. The League was whittled down to two divisions. Instead of regional divisions, SFL created the “Reality” and “Fantasy” Football divisions.

Halloween History The revolution started in the 21st century when a small but passionate group of politicians elected to Congress promised to dismantle government and get it out of people’s lives. It was a hard-fought battle but they won in the end by a majority vote of the people who voted, say around 50 percent of registered voters. Registered voters represented about 35 percent of the population. The IRS, seen to be intrusive and demanding

in expecting compliance with tax laws, went first. Next went the Environment Protection Agency, seen to be intrusive and professing the crazy notion that there was global warming despite record snowfall in Northeast states. The Department of Education, seen to be intrusive in parents’ rights to set education standards for their children, came next. So went the agencies and their resources, except their money received from taxes and fees, which were returned to the states proportionate to the seniority and, yes, power of their elected representatives. Many states like Mississippi had a windfall which was ultimately spent and like other states they came to rely on their own tax revenues to support the government activities of the state. The richer states like New York, California and Washington fared the best, although were somewhat beholden to

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citizens aren’t registered to vote in our state. Registering to vote is the first step and actually voting is the next step. But we are not doing very well on that account either. For example, in the Snohomish County primary elections, of the 421,450 ballots that were mailed out, 97,433 were returned and counted as votes. Another 150,000 citizens in Snohomish County did not get the option, because they were not registered voters. So the dismal math is that while close to 100,000 citizens voted in August, close to 500,000 did not.

So for some of us, we experience taxation without representation, because we are not registered to vote. We could criticize those who have not registered to vote. We could say that they don’t exercise their civic responsibility, that they couldn’t register to vote in between looking at their iPhones and immersing themselves in social media. On the other hand, it might not be at the top of someone’s to-do list when they are working two shifts at a lousy wage and caring for Fixing the process their kids. Either way, none We could make it easier to of these arguments trump register to vote, by allowing the dismal anti-democratic voter registration on elecfact that over one million tion day, as is done in Idaho,

Wyoming, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. Or we could be like North Dakota and not even have a system for voter registration. As a citizen, you just vote. In Australia, if you don’t vote, you get fined, but that practice may be more suitable to the Aussie Outback rather than the American West. So how about we look closer to home? Just this summer the Oregon Legislature passed a law for automatic voter registration. Here’s how it works: If you are a citizen and you sign up for your driver’s license, you automatically are enrolled as a registered voter. If you don’t want to be a registered voter, you have 30 days to opt out. It is that simple. Who is not registered to vote now? Disproportion-

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the definition of retirement age from 67 to 85 years of age. Strangely enough, hardly anyone is living past 67 now. But gradually generations have moved on and the so called entitlements became a legend of the golden age for the aged. The states will have to deal with the issue of declining population growth which seems to be resulting in declining revenue for important programs like protecting the border; but it’s less a concern now since it doesn’t seem that anyone wants to come to the United States anymore. But first the states must deal with the pressing issue of naming rights for the country. Amazon.com is best positioned since it now negotiates with and practically owns all corporations and gets the best prices

health services for parts of women’s bodies that men don’t have. It isn’t too surprising that able men are packing up and leaving too, especially since the women that stay aren’t participating in mating until they want children. Although feeling victorious about the return to important values; the morality saints don’t fully understand the unintended consequences. Dismantling Social Security and the Department of Health and Human Services, seen as the most intrusive in financing retirement income and medical care in old age through payroll deductions, was the most difficult to dismantle. In recognition of people living longer, the first move was to change

ately these citizens are lowincome workers, HispanicAmericans, young people, those who only have high school diplomas and high school dropouts. They have drawn the short end of the stick for many things in life and not registering to vote just compounds that. Consider a high school senior with college-educated parents insisting that she register to vote as soon as she turns 18, and a high school senior working at McDonald’s, helping with her family’s income and studying and hoping to go to community college. One has plenty of time and parental pushing to register to vote, the other has little time to do so. With automatic voter registration, both of them would get registered to vote.

for just about everything. Rumor has it that they are thinking of offering health care at reasonable prices to all Prime members. Just imagine, the United States of Amazon.com, good old USA. “Indeed, it is the darkest Halloween Eve in humankind history,” muttered the grumpy weather saint trying to quiet his mind. He quickened his pace to avoid being held hostage by the strong circling winds. Bertha D. Cooper is retired from a 40-plus year career as a health care administrator focusing on the delivery system as a whole. She still does occasional consulting. She is a featured columnist at the Sequim Gazette. Reach her at columnists@ sequimgazette.com.

We complain a lot about our elections and the various candidates for office. Then we complain about lack of voter turnout in elections. Then we complain about people not registering to vote. We may not be able to immediately fix the first and second complaints, but we could get everyone reg-

istered to vote. That might help voter turnout and getting good candidates to run for public office. At least it is the thing to do in a democracy! John Burbank is executive director of the Economic Opportunity Institute in Seattle. He can be reached at john@ eoionline.org.

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With current Sequim School District board member John Bridge not running for re-election for Position 3, the best candidate to replace him is clearly Jim Stoffer. Mr. Bridge has endorsed him. I’ve known Jim for about a year and am impressed with his sincere desire to serve our community, much like he did for our country during his career in the U.S. Coast Guard. Jim has followed the doings of the school district for several years and actively participated in various ways to help with their needs. He is engaged in the issues facing educating this community’s K-12 students and has a strong desire to improve all aspects of the learning process. He will be a tireless worker to that cause and make all efforts to connect with interested parties. Jim’s leadership is needed on this important board with pending facility improvements and better education delivery the current most important issues facing the board. These and other matters the board takes on require careful thought, necessary analysis and definitive conclusions. He will faithfully perform this process and own his actions. We need Jim Stoffer on the Sequim School District Board. He’s got my vote. If you compare the two candidates for Position 3, he should get yours, too. John White Sequim

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County government impacts all of us in a multitude of ways and can directly influence our daily lives — in short, it is important. Commensurately, it behooves us to elect county leaders who are knowledgeable, wise and have a proven track record of accomplishment. County Commissioner Jim McEntire is such a leader — his opponent, Mark Ozias, isn’t. Ozias touts his role in directing a food shelter which, in reality, is but a marginal accomplishment — anyone can do it. It’s akin to the other “feeding-at-the-taxpayer’s-public-trough” jobs he’s held — all of which equate to being a “community organizer,” and we know how that leadership test fails! Ozias tried to run a private business in the real world — but it’s now closed! And, given that his “transparent” past is hardly an open book, any successes in the real world are unknown and, if claimed, would be suspect. Moreover, it’s especially important to note that Ozias’ campaign is underwritten and funded by union greed — a sure sign that he’d honor the wishes of special interests over those of we ordinary voters. We, the people, would suffer with Ozias as a commissioner. Unions would thrive. We need to re-elect independent and thoroughly proven Jim McEntire, and not unproven and tainted Mark Ozias. Gerald J. Stiles Sequim

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If the school bond is approved by the voters, there is no one on the school board or school administration who is experienced or qualified to plan, manage, oversee or execute the required construction details and contracts. At $50 million, this is not a project which can be subcontracted or delegated to another person or company. I doubt that the board or administration has anyone who has had experience in managing a $5 million or $10 million construction project, let alone a $50 million complex project. The responsible person must take ownership to be involved in the details of the design, cost and assure the most economical and successful project outcome — this cannot be delegated! We have an “interim” superintendent with no previous experience as a superintendent and a board without executive private industry experience! Sequim has a history of short-term superintendents of three to five years going back to 1993! This provides no stability or long-term planning for our school system and the results are evident. The board and administration have shown no leadership, vision or long-range planning for the school district facilities along with poor judgment for offering the $154 million bond issue several years ago. To be on the board, it is necessary to have more experience than simply being a parent, a teacher, having a

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college degree or being an educator. There needs to be private industry executive management experience with the understanding of long-term planning, depreciation, replacement reserves, etc., along with determining the community capacity for project financing through taxes and the qualified personnel to execute completion of projects. The Port Angeles board has wisely chosen to wait until 2016 when they will have their new board members in place prior to deciding on future action for their bond issue – a wise choice. After the misfiring of the $154 million original bond issue, last year I met several times in extensive discussion meetings with Kelly Shea, our past superintendent, to understand the details of the project and his experience and qualifications to personally take responsibility and ownership of the project for a cost-effective successful outcome in addition to his other responsibilities. I was comfortable with his responses and his taking personal ownership of the project. As a result, I was supportive of the bond issue at that time. Now, that is not the case — we do not have a permanent or experienced “interim” superintendent nor anyone else experienced who can take ownership of the $50 million complex project. I urge a no vote at this time until we can get an experienced superintendent and board along with an ownership plan of project execution. There is much more to a construction project than simply getting approval to spend $50 million. John Sartori Sequim

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within budgetary guidelines and yet continue to provide essential services to those whom she cares about. From page A-13 If you (as I do) care about the education of our students, please cast your vote for Support bond for greater safety Heather Jeffers for Sequim School Board. As residents of the Sequim School District, Al Miller we strongly urge all eligible voters to particiAgnew pate in the critically important Nov. 3 election and join us by voting for increased safety for all residents in the Sequim School District by School community ‘awesome” supporting the Nov. 3 Sequim School District What a great photo and caption on the Facilities Bond. front page of the Oct. 21 Sequim Gazette of The recent excellent presentations by the Sequim High School Homecoming King Sequim School District Superintendent Nick Barrett and Queen Katie Rogers. Gary Neal and Director of Business OperaSeeing the photo in the newspaper was tions Brian Lewis have clearly and movingly wonderful but nothing like experiencing the demonstrated that the Nov. 3 School District special moment in person. The exuberant Facilities Bond will significantly increase the applause from the crowd, mostly the student safety and efficiency for the Sequim School section, was heartwarming to say the least. District. In turn, these essential improveOf their own inclination, Sequim High ments will increase the learning experience School students demonstrated initiative, for current and future Sequim School Dis- remarkable character, inclusivity and comtrict students. munity support. We have the Sequim parBy greatly enhancing the learning experi- ents, teachers and administrators to thank ence for current and future Sequim School for helping develop these youths who are District students, the ability of these students our future. to live their lives to the their fullest potential Despite having some of the most inadalso will be significantly enhanced. This equate school facilities around, Sequim has essential outcome for our students will, in the most awesome school community. The turn, increase Sequim’s ability to be both a entire community should be very proud. beautiful and sustainable community while Joe Holtrop simultaneously providing the necessary flow Sequim of goods and services that are required for an excellent quality of life for all Sequim School SARC board is cause of many District residents. of SARC’s problems Supporting the Nov. 3 Sequim School The sudden closure of SARC has certainly District Facilities Bond is not only an oppor- taken all of us by surprise. It is hard to undertunity to do the right thing — it is also the stand how a predicted closure date of Septem“smart money move” for all Sequim School ber 2016, unless an emergency should occur, District voters. could change to Oct. 30, 2015, in only 20 days. George and Marcella Cluff It is never productive to point fingers, Sequim however, the SARC board president did not hesitate to pass blame to the voters when For Jeffers saying it was not the fault of the board that The Sequim School Board does not need SARC had to close. more educators! Perhaps the board should look in the mirIt needs people with administrative and ror before blaming the voters. This is a board management backgrounds to steer the dis- that has conducted business as usual as trict with responsible fiscal guidance. revenues declined and expenses escalated. It Heather Jeffers has these qualities honed is a board that has been unable to develop a by many years of managing facilities charged consensus on a plan to sustain the operation with caring for people unable to fend for of the facility they are charged with governthemselves. ing. It is a board that decided to piggyback a Her experience shows her ability to work levy request on a large school bond election

rather than participate in an earlier election without competing money issues. When the voters rejected a restricted levy appeal they countered with a demand for a metropolitan district that would give them the unrestricted right to tax. They voted to combine their financial accounts which allowed them to drain their emergency funds for day to day expenses. They asked people to continue to buying passes with the assurance that, if SARC had to close, they would refund the unused portion. Now the board president says that there is no money available to satisfy that commitment. And finally, this board said just prior to Oct. 1, that changes in hours of operation were needed to ensure that SARC could stay open until September 2016. It came back 20 days later and announce closure of the facility on Oct. 30, 2015. Strong, competent and credible leadership is required in time of crisis. This is not to say that the board members are not good dedicated people. However, as a group, this board has not demonstrated the ability to work together, to make sustainable decisions and has destroyed all its credibility. If the voters are to blame, it is a direct result of the failure of the board to provide the necessary, cohesive leadership. Charles Lamb Sequim

Public has empty pockets I’ve just been reading the city council’s 2016 proposed budget. Of course, there is the usual raising of rates to gain funds. I don’t understand why governments think that people are a money tree and can adjust their budgets so they can get what they want. We the people have to make sacrifices and cut back to pay for overspending by the government, but I never see the government cutting anything (except occasionally something that will hurt the populace so they will relent). It’s time that the governing people take pay cuts, cut back on superfluous employees, etc. If it hurts that’s too bad, it hurts us too, especially when we are on fixed incomes. Sandra Aronsen Sequim

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Preparedness involves personal responsibility Concerning “Better Plan and Warning Needed” (Letters to the editor, Sequim Gazette, Oct. 21, page A-11): First, there are two tsunami sirens in the Sequim vicinity, one at Diamond Point, the other at Dungeness, both areas more liable to tsunami inundation. Second, local Emergency Management (sheriff’s office) officials do believe we are liable to earthquake/tsunami and have distributed materials stating that, I have helped hand them out! If you want to be better prepared, contact county Emergency Management and sponsor a “Map Your Neighborhood” session for you and your neighbors. If you want your neighborhood to be better prepared, start a “CERT” (Community Emergency Response Team); the training is free and costs only your time. If you want your kids to be prepared, lobby schools to have “Teen CERT.” Bottom line, preparedness is a personal responsibility, begin by having food, water and medications stored for the three days the city and county emergency plans expect you to be able to take care of yourself. Have a NOAA weather radio or sign up for telephonic alerts. Have a “comfort kit” if you need to evacuate. All this information and training is available for the asking, but you need to ask. Bob Mills Sequim

Return to principles I am a most fortunate man; when I was 10 years old my mother said, “When you were born you received two gifts, the first is the gift of life, the second is you were born in the United States.” Also, I’m a 20th-century man. Practically my entire life occurred while this country was governed by traditional Americans instead of modern progressive liberals. Party affiliation did not matter because item No. 1 on any political agenda was “America first.” My basic education happened before public education was ruled by Washington, D.C., and the teachers’ unions, my high school curriculum was far above the baccalaureate requirements of most of today’s publicly funded universities. For this I will always be thankful, I was taught to read, write and calculate, and most importantly I was taught that the principles of the United States made all of that possible. I cannot remember any mass murders on school premises, I cannot remember homeless people (in my day they were referred to as vagrants and were taken care of) clogging the thoroughfares of major metropolises or in small towns for that matter. Why? Because the rights of the law-abiding majority were not abrogated by the special rights bestowed upon miniscule, collective minorities. The United States Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal.” That’s fine, but that equality ends a few milliseconds after birth. What each individual does with that gift of life is strictly up to the individual and must not be influenced by artificial level playing fields imposed by government fiat. The United States must return to those Judeo-Christian principles upon which it was founded; our “Ship of State” has been meandering without God’s hand at the helm for the entire 21st century and the citizens of the United States have permitted — no, required — this to happen because they have been hypnotized by hedonism and sloth. God Bless these United States. Ethan Harris Sequim

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Sheridan Whiteside and Beverly Carlton (Ron Graham and Pat Owens) enjoy the silly antics of Banjo (Joe Schulz) as he woos Whiteside’s nurse (Jayna Orchard). Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash

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Brown Bag seminars are at noon on the second and fourth Thursdays, at the Clallam County Courthouse commissioners meeting room, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles: • Nov. 12, Horticultural Oils, Bob Cain • Dec. 10, Marking your Gardening Calendar for 2016, Muriel Nesbitt

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‘Man Who Came to Dinner’ opens at Olympic Theatre Arts by MATTHEW NASH Sequim Gazette

You’re invited to spend the holidays with one of the worst house guests of all time. Ron Graham stars as critic and radio personality Sheridan “Sherry” Whiteside in George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” Olympic Theatre Arts’ offers the show for three weeks from Oct. 30-Nov. 15. As is custom, a $10 preview night begins at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, and a Pay What You Will show on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The setup is well-known with “The Man Who Came to Dinner” opening a few weeks before Dec. 25, 1939, and Whiteside is invited to dinner at the home of industrialist Ernest

Stanley (Mark Valentine). Whiteside slips on the steps and becomes an long-term and unwelcome holiday house guest for the Stanley family as his demands become more egregious. For Sequim’s rendition, Graham said Whiteside was a role he sought out. “It’s one of the roles you look forward to,” he said. “It’s a challenging role. It has a huge line load and most of my script is highlighted, but it’s iconic. There’s a fun challenge in doing a role like that.”

“The Man Who Came to Dinner” When: 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, Oct. 30-31, Nov. 6-7, 13-14 — 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 1, 8 and 15 Where: Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. Tickets: $10 preview, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 Pay What You Will, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4. Tickets available at the box office from 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, online at www.olympictheatrearts. org and by calling 683-7326. More info: facebook.com/olympictheatrearts

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Navy group joins city band for autumn concert Show ushers in indoor winter concert season

The Sequim City Band opens its Winter Concert series on Sunday, Nov. 1, in the Sequim High School Auditorium. The Navy Band Northwest opens the free show at 3 p.m. Photo courtesy of Richard Greenway

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Sequim City Band moves indoors this weekend for its annual autumn concert. The show will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in the Sequim High School Auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave. The Navy Band Northwest joins them under the leadership of its director, Lt. Bruce J. Mansfield. They’ll open the show followed by the Sequim City Band performing some of its members’ favorite composers.

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These activities can be done November-February: Transplant! Transplant! Transplant! Fall and winter rain, cooler temperatures and less intense sunlight allow plants to establish their roots before summer arrives. Do not transplant when temperatures are below freezing. Remove debris and garden waste; dispose or compost, as appropriate. Rake and destroy fallen apple and pear leaves to protect against scab. Do not compost infected leaves. Lightly water and fertilize indoor plants Clean and sharpen garden tools; store in a dry place. Pull weeds while the soil is moist and soft and before weeds produce seeds. Mow grass as needed and as weather permits. Replenish bark and gravel on pathways.

November Perform a soil test. The Clallam Conservation District provides this service. Go to www.clallamcd.org for instructions. Use soil test results to determine if amendments are needed. Because changes in pH take time, apply lime if soil is too acidic for intended use or sulfur if soil is too alkaline for intended use as suggested by the soil test. Amendments should be worked into the top 6-8 inches of soil. Move container plants into a more sheltered location. Consider wrapping pots in a blanket, thick layer of newspaper or bubble wrap for added protection against freezing.

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The Master Gardener column takes a winter break beginning in November and will return in March. Gardening on the Olympic Peninsula is a year-round activity, however, so “clip and save” this article for use during the coming months. Thank you to the following talented and loyal Clallam Get It Count y Ma ster G rowing Gardener writers: Judy English, Jea- Clallam County nette Stehr-Green, Master Gardeners Michele Mangiantini, Bill Wrobel and guest writer from Clark County, Karen Palmer. Thanks again this year to Michele Mangiantini, Beanie Gersbach and Judy English, the “behind the scenes” Master Gardeners who edit all of the articles written for the “Get It Growing” column. Look for us here in March of next year!

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RT+ presents different kind of Christmas story Readers Theatre Plus schedules six performances of ‘The Christmas Bench’ Sequim Gazette staff

Readers Theatre Plus (RT+) is presenting “The Christmas Bench,” by Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Horton, and directed by Janice Parks. There will be six performances of this show at Sequim’s Guy Cole

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From page B-1 Director Olivia Shea said “The Man Who Came to Dinner” is a classic and follows Kaufman and Hart’s popular setting from “You Can’t Take It With You” of a large cast in a living room. “It’s been a huge hit because it’s funny,” Shea said. “I think people really wanted to see something funny at the time. It took their mind off what was going on. It’s also timeless because everything basically stays the same.” Graham says it’s a play that can affect everyone.

Center in Carrie Blake Park, Nov. 6-8 and Nov. 13-15 (see below for showtimes). All proceeds from the production go to the Sequim City Band. Two men, one older, one younger, sit on a bench during the Christmas shopping season, waiting for their wives. As they get to know

each other, Christmas “happens” around them: The mall players present a five-minute version of “A Christmas Carol”; a homeless man tells a bizarre tale, then sings “O Holy Night”; a Jewish woman who is a greeter at the department store recites a portion of “A Child’s Chanukka in Pittsburgh,” and one of the men turns out to be not quite who we think he is. Showtimes for “The Christmas Bench”:

• Friday, Nov. 6 – 7 p.m. • Saturday Nov. 7 – 7 p.m. • Sunday, Nov. 8 – 2:30 p.m. • Friday, Nov. 13 – 7 p.m. • Saturday, Nov. 14 – 7 p.m. • Sunday, Nov. 15 – 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available in advance for $10 at the Purple Haze Lavender Store and Sequim Tea & Spice on Washington Street in downtown Sequim, and at Odyssey Books, 114 Front St., Port Angeles. Tickets are $12 at the door.

“This touches a human emotion that doesn’t change from era to era,” he said. “It doesn’t change because of new technology. It doesn’t change because of differences in economy or anything else. It’s a very human story.” Graham leads a large cast of 20plus actors, including Sara Nicholls playing Maggie Cutler, Whiteside’s secretary who helps manage the chaos between Whiteside, his entourage and the Stanley family. Cutler is in love with reporter Bert Jefferson (Karl Hatton) but Whiteside fears she’ll leave his side for a new life so he creates a love triangle by bringing in his friend and actress Lorraine Sheldon (Angela

Poynter-Lemaster). Graham said he doesn’t think Whiteside knows of his selfishness and pomposity. “His initial response to Maggie (being in love is) she couldn’t possibly want this because he wouldn’t possibly want this,” Graham said. “I don’t think he understands that people have varying opinions that they’re entitled to and his opinions aren’t always right. I think he learns that in the course of the show.” While Whiteside is based on an actual critic, Graham said he tries to connect in any role he does to a make the character seem human. “If I’m playing an inherently bad

person like Jud Fry in “Oklahoma,” I try to bring something to the table to make somebody in the audience look at how bad that person is and realize there is something they need to change,” he said. “If I’m playing an inherently good person, I still look for something in it that shows their humanity.” Shea said the play features a range of new and seasoned community actors. Principal actors include Mindy Gelder, Jayna Orchard, Raven Gelder, Nick Fairchild, Merv and Judi Wingard, Maria Roragen, Monica Ostrom, Mark Valentine, Steve Schultz, Tracy Williams, Rich Hendricksen, Pat Owens, Jared Kneidl and Joe Schulz.

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quim High School Auditorium for the city band with “Happy Holidays in Sequim” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, and “A Grand Tour of Italy” at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 13. The band is led by Tyler Benedict. All concerts are presented free to the public with donations welcome. Show organizers say some of the city band’s autumn show’s repertoire includes the Overture to “Candide” by Leonard Bernstein, the show’s “jewel” and the technically challenging for piece “Glitter and Be Gay” coloratura soprano soloist, and Richard Wagner’s Grand March from “Tannhauser.” The Sequim City Band has two concert seasons with the summer Concerts in the Park at the James Center for the Performing Arts and the Winter Concert series at the high school. More than 70 musicians travel from as far west as Port Angeles and east as Quilcene to participate in the band. Typically, the band hosts high school students to play and its members encourage this with a limited number of scholarships to students who have performed with the band. For more information on the Sequim City Band, visit www.sequimcityband.org.

The Navy Band Northwest opens the Sequim City Band’s free autumn show at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. The City Band follows them performing some of its members’ favorite composers. Submitted photo

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• 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. 683-5294. Saturdays • 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. • Visually Impaired Persons of Sequim. Noon-2 p.m. first Saturday monthly, Bell Creek Bar & Grill, 707 E. Washington St., Sequim. 582-6931 or nfbclallamcounty@gmail. com. No host luncheon. • Retired Coast Guard. 10 a.m. breakfast, third Saturday monthly, Joshua’s, 113 Del Guzzi Drive, Port Angeles.

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Last October, freshman phenom Gracie Long from Port Angeles ran away from the pack at the Olympic League meet and led 2015 Olympic her Roughriders to a League meet team title. results This fall, Sequim’s Waverly Shreffler • Boys closed the gap on 1. Sequim 22 Long — to just half 2. Kingston 45 a second — and 3. Olympic 85 helped bring this 4. North Kitsap 134 se a son’s le a gue 5. Klahowya 157* championship to 6. Bremerton 171 Sequim. 7. Port Angeles 180 Shreffler set a personal best with 8. North Mason 183 9. Port Townsend 197* an 18:54 mark and nearly caught Long • Girls at the finish line, 1. Sequim 49 helping the Wolves 2. Port Angeles 78 capture their first Olympic League 3. Klahowya 90* title since 2007. 4. Kingston 94 Not to be out5. Olympic 112 done, Sequim’s No. 6. Port Townsend 139* 2 state 2A ranked 7. North Kitsap 158 boys team domi8. North Mason 173 nated the league

At left, Sequim’s Jackson Oliver (382), Brendon Despain (373) and Ash Francis (376) break from the field near the start of the Olympic League boys meet on Oct. 22 at The Cedars at Dungeness golf course. At right, Sequim’s Alexis Cromer (358) outraces Klahowya’s Savannah Smith and Lily Morlan of Port Angeles to the finish line at last week’s Olympic League cross country final. Cromer finished 18th overall, helping the Wolves take the league team title.

field once again at The Cedars at Dungeness golf course in Sequim, earning their third consecutive league championship. Led by top individual finisher Brendon Despain, Sequim outpaced runner-up Kingston by 23 points. “Best race of the year,” Sequim head coach Harold Huff said of his girls’ team. “The tim-

ing was right. The top seven girls really had great races.” Following Shreffler’s big finish, Kiara Pierson took seventh with a 20:46 finish (a personal best 5K mark by nearly a minute) and Audrey Shingleton was ninth at 20:58, also a personal best.

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Sequim’s No. 1 singles player Matthew Richards placed fourth in the boys’ singles at the Olympic League Meet over Oct. 21-22. He came in as the No. 3 seed to the tournament and defeated Cutter Bedford of Bremerton in two sets, 6-1, 6-1, and Mitch Kunold of North Kitsap 6-3, 6-4. He lost to second-place finisher Janson Pederson of Port Angeles 6-2, 6-4, to setup a third-place match with Cameron Dubos of Bremerton 7-5, 7-5. Richards will advance to the Class 2A West Central District tournament on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31, in the Kitsap Tennis Center in Bremerton. Sequim’s No. 1 doubles PORTER teams Justin Porter and Stephen Prorok finished sixth in the doubles bracket and just missed out on a spot at districts as the top five singles and doubles teams advance. They went into the league PROROK tournament as the No. 5 seed and played Tyler Aerne and Logan Peck of Olympic High School and won 6-2, 6-0. They were defeated by third-place finishers Robby Henshaw and Nate McCown of North Kitsap in a close matchup 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 7-6 (7-5). In the consolation, they defeated Jacob Denney and Bryce Hecker in three sets 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 7-6 (7-1) before losing to Olympic’s Isaiah Pajimula and Prab LIEBERT Sangha 6-1, 6-1. Sequim’s other doubles team Dillon Liebert and Blake Wiker went in seeded 13th and also played North Kitsap’s Henshaw and McCown and lost 6-2, 6-0. In the consolation, they lost WIKER to Olympic’s Aerne and Peck 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. On the season, the Wolves finished 3-9 in the Olympic League and 5-10 overall.

For one Peninsula College team, it was a week with a big win. For the other, a division crown. PC’s women’s soccer squad can lock up a North Division crown with a win today, Oct. 28, against Whatcom. Their male counterparts already have punched their NWAC playoff ticket, earning Peninsula’s Demar Stewart keeps his eye on the ball as Penina division title. sula battles (and beats) Everett on Oct. 21. Photos by Jay Cline

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final answer in a 2-1 win against top-ranked Everett last week, putting the Pirates in the proverbial driver’s seat

for the conference playoffs. It didn’t come easy. PC’s Myu Ban found fellow freshman Kennady Whitehead with a crossing shot and Whitehead, a redshirt frosh from Sparks, Nev., redirected it into the Everett net 11 minutes into the second half, snapping a 1-1 tie. Peninsula’s back line, led by Tori Hagen, Karen Corral and Kameryn Jury-Hale, held off the visiting Trojans for the remainder of the half for a key win. That, coupled with a win against Skagit Valley on Oct. 24, has Peninsula one win away from locking up at least a tie for the North Division title. The Pirates (12-1-0 in NWAC play, 17-1-0 overall) opened the scoring just nine

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Peninsula’s Myu Ban rises up for a header over Trojan Kristin Snyder as Peninsula takes on Everett last week.

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Sequim’s Elizabeth Rosales took 13th at 21:59, Alexis Cromer was 18th with a personal best 22:38 finish, Emily Webb took 24th at 23:00 and Noelle Bittner was 25th at 23:02. “I’m really proud of my team,” Shreffler said. “Last year we only had one senior and some juniors new to cross country. This year we have strong leadership and strong new runners. Everyone pushed themselves this season.” Port Angeles saw Long take first, Madelyn Dougherty third and Lael Butler 10th, but Sequim’s depth proved to be too much. The Wolves tallied 49 team Sequim High’s boys are Olympic League champions for the third season in a row. This year’s crew includes, from left, points, 29 better than the Brendon Despain, Jackson Oliver, Ash Francis, C.J. Daniels, Chris Jeffko, Wendall Lorenzen and Christian Ash. Sequim Gazette photos by Michael Dashiell runner-up Roughriders. “Last year we wanted it,” Shreffler said. “This year, we wanted it more.” Shreff ler’s finish was about 75 seconds better than her previous best on the same c our se at last year’s PHOTO lea gue f iGALLERY @ www.sequimgazette.com nal, when she finished second to Long. “I’m still kind of in shock,” Shreffler said. “I just wanted to stay right behind her; that’s what I did. She (Long) has got an amazing finish.” Despain and Sequim’s boys proved to be far too deep for t he Oly mpic Above, SHS senior C.J. Daniels (372) races to a seventh-place finish at the Olympic League meet. League field. Fellow senior Jackson Oliver (16:06) was At left, Sequim’s Waverly Shreffler (365) keeps within striking second and freshman Ash distance of Port Angeles’ Gracie Long for the top spot at the Olympic League meet. Long won the individual title with an Francis (16:15) was fourth 18:53.93 mark, a half-second ahead of Shreffler. in his first league race. Sequim’s C.J. Daniels believe we can do it.” took seventh at 16:50 and it from the start. (But) it for Sequim’s junior varsity in Tacoma. boys as well. Led by fifthAt last year’s district On the boys’ side, Sequim Chris Jeffko was eighth was a good day.” It was the first time Sequim place finisher Bryce Dryke, meet, Sequim’s girls missed looks to have a good chance with a 16:51 mark. Wendall has swept a the JV squad placed third out on a state berth by one to advance to the state meet Lorenzen league meet at the league meet behind place. after returning all but two placed 11th since t hey Kingston and Olympic. “I’m a little nervous,” of its varsity runners from at 17:03 and took dual Shreffler said of her team’s last year’s district titleChristian Looking ahead N i s q u a l l y chances of qualifying for winning team. Ash rounded League titles Lurking at the district Sequim looks to advance state. “If we race like we did out Sequim’s in 2005. (The both teams to the class meet, however, is No. varsity with Harold Huff, Wolves did 2A state meet. To do 3-ranked Lindbergh, a 28th-place SHS cross country coach s we e p t he No. 4-ranked Liberso, the boys will have finish at 2006 West to finish in the top six ty-Issaquah and No. 17:54. 10-ranked Renton. Despain’s 15:52.97 mark Central District 2A meet teams and the girls “We all need to race was a personal best for after placing first (first) and in the top five at the fifth (boys) at the league faster,” Despain said. Waverly Shreffler, West Central District 5,000 meters and about SHS senior The class 2A state 30 seconds faster than last meet, getting back one of 2A meet (aka Westside their top boys runners after Classic) set for Saturmeet is Saturday, Nov. year’s league effort. day, Oct. 31, at American today and everyone stays 7, at Sun Willows Golf “Tough,” Despain called the league final.) Huff said he was excited Lake Veterans Golf Course strong … we just have to Course in Pasco. the course. “I tried to push

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Oct. 28 2 p.m. — Peninsula College soccer vs. Whatcom. At Wally Sigmar Field, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Men start at 4 p.m. Oct. 29 6:45 p.m. — Sequim High School girls soccer vs. Olympic. At Sequim High School stadium, Fir Street. JV starts at 5 p.m. 7 p.m. — Sequim High School football at Bremerton. Oct. 30-31 TBA — Sequim High School boys tennis at West Central District tournament. At Kitsap Tennis & Athletic Center, Bremerton. Oct. 31 TBA — Sequim High School cross country at West Central District meet, American Lake Golf Course, Tacoma. Noon — Peninsula College soccer at Edmonds. Men start at 2:15 p.m. Nov. 2 5 p.m. — Sequim High School junior varsity football vs. Bremerton. At Sequim High School stadium, Fir Street. Nov. 6-7 TBA — Sequim High School girls swim/dive at West Central District meet, Hazen High School, Renton. Nov. 7 TBA — Sequim High School cross country at class 2A state meet, Sun Willows Golf Course, Pasco. Nov. 16 Sequim High School winter sports begin

Area sports/rec Oct. 28 9 a.m. — Over the Hill Hikers hike: Heather Park. Meet at 8:45 a.m. at Sequim Goodwill parking lot, 680 W. Washington St. Call 417-3728. Oct. 30 9 a.m. — Over the Hill Hikers hike: Old Fort Townsend. Meet at 8:45 a.m. at Sequim Goodwill parking lot, 680 W. Washington St. Call 417-3728. Nov. 4 9 a.m. — Over the Hill Hikers hike: Goa Way. Meet at 8:45 a.m. at Sequim Goodwill parking lot, 680 W. Washington St. Call 417-3728. Nov. 6 9 a.m. — Over the Hill Hikers hike: Adventure Trail. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Sequim Goodwill parking lot, 680 W. Washington St., for carpool. Call 417-3728. Nov. 11 9 a.m. — Over the Hill Hikers hike: Sadie Creek Trail. Meet at 8:45 a.m. at Sequim Goodwill parking lot, 680 W. Washington St. Call 417-3728. Nov. 13 9 a.m. — Over the Hill Hikers hike: Port Townsend. Meet at 8:45 a.m. at Sequim Goodwill parking lot, 680 W. Washington St. Call 417-3728. Nov. 14 9 a.m.-noon — Olympic Peninsula Explorers: Olympic Discovery Trail to Elwha Bridge. Meet at William Shore Memorial Pool, Port Angeles. Call 697-2172.

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Olympic League standings Team Olympic North Kitsap Sequim Kingston Bremerton North Mason Port Angeles

by MICHAEL DASHIELL Sequim Gazette

The Olympic Trojans came in as a top 10 state-ranked team boasting a powerful offense and stingy defensive crops. Friday night did little to dissuade the doubters. The Trojans scored on seven of their first eight drives and routed the host Sequim Wolves, 48-7. “They got the breaks but they were playing at a high level,” Sequim coach Erik Wiker said. “They were on fire today. They played the best game they’ve played all season.” Olympic quarterback Matt Becker threw for 131 yards and three scores and ran for another 163 yards and a score, and Trojan running back Geordyn Shinard added 123 rushing yards and three touchdowns. The win keeps the No. 7-ranked Olympic squad (5-0 in Olympic League play, 8-0 overall) in line for an Olympic League title, one they’ll have to earn on Oct. 30 when they take on North Kitsap (5-0, 6-2). Despite the loss, Sequim (3-2, 5-2) sees its playoff hopes remain alive with one more game to go, an Oct. 29 matchup with the Bremerton Knights. (See playoff scenarios below). Sequim was one of just two teams (Kingston was the other) to score at least seven points against Olympic. The Trojans had given up just 13 points all season. “We would have liked to scored more — and we could have,” Wiker said. “We had too many mistakes to be happy.” Gavin Velarde provided the lone Sequim scoring highlight, an arcing 10-yard touchdown pass from

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From page B-5 minutes in when Hoku Afong crossed the ball into the middle Whitehead — who is all of 5 feet, 4 inches — soared above a crowd of Everett defenders to head the ball into the net. Everett (11-2-0, 13-3-1) answered in the final minutes of the first half, however, after the squad was awarded a penalty kick. Trojan Ava Mana’o knocked it past a diving Pirate keeper Manaia Siania-Unutoa and it was 1-1 at intermission — setting the stage for Whitehead’s winning score. It was the 100th win for Peninsula head coach Kanyon Anderson, who notched his first win on Sept. 12, 2010 — a 2-1 victory over Lane. (Anderson’s career mark improved to 100-16, with 13 draws.) Last week’s Peninsula win was their second win against Everett this season; the Trojans took the first match, 1-0, in Everett on Sept. 16, before Peninsula exacted revenge on Oct. 3 at home. Peninsula followed up

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in the first half against Olympic. Coupled with SHS defensive back Kane Stoddard’s injury against Port Angeles a week previous, the Wolves are missing two key defensive pieces heading into this week’s game against Bremerton.

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Sequim’s Gavin Velarde looks for running room after making a reception in Friday night’s 48-7 loss to Olympic. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Riley Cowan on a fourth down that trimmed Olympic’s lead in the third quarter to 36-7. Velarde said he expects his team to be more prepared than last year’s squad, one that dropped a onepoint decision to Bremerton in the season’s final game that forced the tiebreaker. “We’ve got to come back and practice harder,” Velarde said.

Quick start for visitors Olympic forced a three-and-out on Sequim’s opening drive, then found pay dirt by putting Shinard behind a big offensive line and plowing their way down the field. Becker capped the 10-play, 79-yard drive with a two-yard score on fourth down. Olympic made it 15-0 on their next possession, taking advantage of a turnover on downs to go 50 yards in just five plays. Shinard took it in from a yard out, followed by Becker’s

the big win versus Everett with a 10-0 whitewashing of Skagit Valley’s Cardinals, who haven’t won a conference game this season. Tasha Inong returned from injury last week and scored a hat trick against the Cardinals. Teammate Afong added two goals. “We played well on a fast grass field,” Anderson said. “We were able to get the ball down to our feet and move it quickly, and once we found a gap in the defense, we were able to get at goal with purpose.” The victory gives PC an 11-game winning streak heading into the season’s final week. Peninsula’s women — who hold the conference lead in every major category (wins, goals for, goals against, shutouts) — host Whatcom on Oct. 28 before playing Edmonds on Oct. 31 to close the regular season. If Peninsula can secure the North Division crown, they will host a match on Nov. 7 against either the East Division’s No. 2 team (currently North Idaho) or the No. 3 team from the South Division (Chemeketa

two-point conversion. Sequim managed just one first down on its next possession and Olympic came right back with an eight-play scoring drive highlighted by Becker’s 55-yard scramble on third down-and-20. Becker found Colton Wade from 12 yards out for a score and 22-0 lead. The Trojans made it 29-0 soon thereafter, with Becker racing through the Sequim defense for a 47-yard play and Shinard finding pay dirt two plays later. Becker found Wade once again from 12 yards out for a TD pass and 36-0 Olympic advantage before Sequim put together their only scoring drive. The Wolves went 70 yards in 15 plays, getting a key, 10-yard run from Mark Feeney on a fourth down before their drive stalled at the 10-yard-line. Cowan, a freshman QB, found a leaping Velarde across the middle, breaking up the shutout. “He (Velarde) plays super hard all

or Clackamas). The NWAC final four tournament is set for Nov. 14-15 at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. Last season, Everett edged Peninsula 1-0 in the championship game. Peninsula won the two conference titles before that and placed second in 2011.

Men get the title Not to be outdone by their classmates, Peninsula’s men earned a pair of huge wins last week. Following the PC women’s victory against Everett, their male counterparts knocked off the visiting (and winless) Everett Trojans, then edged Skagit Valley on the road three days later to clinch the NWAC North Division title. It’s the seventh straight division title and eighth overall, but the first division championship for first-year head coach Cale Rodriguez and also the first for PC in the North, where the Pirates moved this year after 15 years in the West Division. Against Skagit on Oct. 24,

the time — that’s why good things happen,” Wiker said. Cowan would finish the night 9-for-23 for 103 yards and a fourthquarter interception. “He (Cowan) has put a lot of work into it,” Wiker said. “He’s the product of a lot of hard work. I think the world of him. He does all the things right.” Olympic capped the scoring with two scores in the fourth. Becker found Shinard from 11 yards out to make it 42-7 with 11:54 to play, and Shinard added an eight-yard plunge with 6:14 left. Olympic finished with 334 yards rushing and 465 yards overall. Sequim managed 93 yards rushing and 196 total yards. Arnold Black led Sequim with 44 yards on 10 carries. Velarde had six catches for 75 yards. Sequim looks like they’ll be without the services of linebacker Chris Whitaker, who suffered an injury

Jonathan Martinez scored twice and withstood a late Skagit goal for a 2-1 victory. That, combined with Everett’s 1-1 tie with Whatcom on Saturday, clinched the division. The men, ranked third in the Alaska Airlines NWAC Coaches Poll, are 10-1-2 in the North and 12-2-3 overall, 12 points ahead of Whatcom (7-2-4, 8-3-4) with only two matches remaining. Peninsula started with week with a 5-2 win against Everett, on the strength of four first-half goals. Keo Ponce opened the scoring, rocketing a shot past Trojan keeper Robert Temple at the 20-minute mark. Five minutes later Ponce again delivered, taking a cross-thebox feed from Vitor Maia for a 2-0 lead. Everett responded at the 32-minute mark when Austin Panek looped a shot past PC keeper Nick Johnson, but Peninsula got it back on the very next play. Martinez charged through the middle and drew Trojans defenders, then fed Sam McEntire who knocked it into the lower left-hand corner for a 3-1

A win Thursday night against the Knights secures a No. 3 seed for Sequim, setting up a pigtail playoff game against the Seamount League’s No. 3 team. A loss? That makes things a bit murkier. Last season, Sequim, Port Angeles and Kingston ended in a three-way tie and played 16-minute tiebreakers to decided the advancing team (PA beat Sequim, then got beaten by Kingston). This year, there isn’t an extra week to solve the deadlock with a tiebreaker, with pigtail games set for Nov. 2. So league athletic directors are looking into how to solve the situation without adding a game (or two). The Knights (2-3, 2-6) are coming off a 44-0 win at North Mason. Bremerton football has been in the news of late, but not for its play on the field. District officials have asked assistant coach Joe Kennedy to stop offering a personal prayer after football games or face possible termination. Since that notice earlier this fall, Kennedy has continued the practice and hired legal counsel for some postgame press conferences.

Peninsula lead. David Joyce aded a score before halftime, taking a rebound off a McEntire shot for the 4-1 PC advantage. Salvador Vargas got Peninsula’s fifth goal, an unassisted effort at 62 minutes. Josh Heckenlively, playing the PC net in the second half, made two saves and gave up a score to Sergio Barrera at the 76-minute mark for the final tally. Peninsula’s men host Whatcom on Oct. 28 before playing Edmonds on Oct. 31

to close the regular season. With the North Division title, Peninsula gets a first round bye and a Nov. 7 home match against either the East Division No. 2 team (currently Walla Walla) or the South Division’s No. 3 team (currently Southwest Oregon). The NWAC tournament final four is set for Nov. 14-15 at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. The Pirates lost in the quarterfinals last season. They posted NWAC title victories in 2010, 2012 and 2013.

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DISTRICT Parent conferences continue Oct. 28-30. On Oct. 28 at the elementary schools and middle school, parent conferences continue, with an early release to the school day. On Oct. 29-30, parent conferences are conducted at all schools and all schools will have early release.

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Turning Over New Leaves Lillian Talbot and Daymian Francis, kindergarteners at Helen Haller Elementary School, take a close look at leaves gathered from outdoors to study the effects of the fall season on nature. Photo by Stephanie Grotzke Nash

The last public forum on the Nov. 3 school construction bond will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Transit Center, 190 W. Cedar St. For more information about these events, call Director of Communications Patsene Dashiell at 582-3264. The next school board meeting is at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in the board room. The public is welcome to attend. An agenda is available for viewing on the district website. Time is set aside for public comment at each board meeting. For more information, call Marilyn Walsh at 582-3260.

GREYWOLF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Parent/teacher conferences are in the afternoons, Oct. 27-30. School has early release at 11:15 a.m. on each of those days. Our staff has scheduled personal appointments with each family. This is a wonderful opportunity to share the great work students are doing with their parents!

OPA students in grades 5-12 take part in show choir class once a week under the direction of Jeanny Holtkamp. The class performed recently in the OPA talent show and is practicing for an upcoming performance in “A Night of Excellence,” an upcoming annual winter A reading tutor training takes student showcase event. place Oct. 28 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Room 142. Come learn about the 3 HELEN HALLER Ps of tutoring and how to successELEMENTARY SCHOOL fully help our young readers grow. The Scholastic Book Fair is comKoenig Subaru sponsored all ing! An exciting and high-interest first-grade students and staff. At variety of books will be for sale in the a first-grade assembly, Bill and Helen Haller library from 8 a.m.Carole Koenig, owners of Koenig 3 p.m. through Oct. 30. Books also Subaru, and Bill Koenig Jr. an- may be purchased from our Book nounced that the entire first grade Fair at the online sale through Nov. received much-needed playground 6. Orders may be shipped for free to equipment including footballs, soc- Helen Haller. cer balls, basketballs, jump ropes Sales support the Haller Library and playground balls. collection and book giveaways for Also, each student was given a students. Use the following link cinch-sack with school supplies, for more information: bookfairs. treats and a book. scholastic.com/homepage/helenFirst-grade teachers Monique hallerelementaryschool. Brasher, Cathy Green, Alex Ogilvie and Leigh Ann Koenig also received We invite our Haller families in supplies essential for instruction. A kindergarten through third grade HUGE Greywolf H-O-W-L goes out to come celebrate the joy of reading to Koenig Subaru for its generosity! at our Family Literacy Night from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29. Dinner OLYMPIC PENINSULA is included, but you need to phone 582-3200 to make reservations. ACADEMY There will be four activity sessions Parent/teacher conferences are to choose from, with each session from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 27-30. lasting 20 minutes. A book drawing Parents signed up in advance for con- will take place at 7 p.m. the book fair ference appointments at the office. will stay open until 7:30 p.m.

Stephanie Grotzke-Nash’s kindergarten helped usher in autumn by exploring the season outdoors. Students searched the campus for leaves, sticks, bark, grasses, flowers and even bugs! In the classroom, they sorted their materials and made observations, using their five senses.

Kelvy, Katarina King, Arnulfo Lopez Vasquez, Mary McAleer, Zachary McCracken, Richard Meier, Michael Prendergast, Rozlyn Raychel, Marley Reeder, Darren Salazar, Peter Silliman, Amanda Weller and Emerson Wright.

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Parent/teacher conferences will be conducted on Oct. 29-30. Both days are early release days for the students at 11 a.m. On Thursday, Oct. 29, conferences will be from 4-7 p.m. in the main gym. On Friday, Oct. 30, conferences will be from noon-3 p.m. in individual teachers’ classrooms. Students are encouraged to attend with their parents.

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Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled on Oct. 27-30. Students will have early release each of these days at 10:55 a.m. Student-led conferences are Oct. 27-28; these conferences are by appointment only. Arena-style conferences take place from 3:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, and from 11:45 a.m.-3:15 There will be a choir concert at p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. These are 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the drop-in type conferences where auditorium. parents can meet with their child’s teacher. News from Madeline Patterson, journalism student: The Scholastic Book Fair takes place during the week of Oct. 26Two weeks ago, Sequim domi30 in the library. Volunteers are nated Port Angeles at the annual needed to help with this event. If Rainshadow Rumble, claiming you are interested in volunteering, the trophy. This game was very call the librarian at 582-3515. special to us because it was our Homecoming. September’s students of the At halftime, the Sequim High month were selected for exhibiting School band led by Hall of Fame good citizenship. They are Kelsi band director Vern Fosket, marched Bergesen, Jesse Bobst, Bishop onto the field. They played their Budnek, Zach Budnek, Skyler Cole, song “25 or 6 to 4” while having Gavin Conway, Kjirstin Foresman, their drum majors Eric Anderson, Anthony Hernandez, Virginia Holly Eiland and Betsy Merrikin direct them. Soon after that, the class floats started rolling out around the track. First was the freshman float with their “Under the Sea”themed trailer after Animal Planet. The sophomores followed with a unique boat sporting life preservers decorating the sides representing the Discovery Channel. Right after came the colorful addition of an old fire engine for the juniors supporting the ABC network. Last, but not least, the seniors drove around blaring loud music and bright colors in tribute of the MTV channel. After the last float Greywolf Elementary School first-graders from Alex Ogilvie’s class with their new came around, Homebackpacks given to them by the owners of Koenig Subaru. Photo by Patsene Dashiell coming royalty for

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freshmen, sophomores and juniors stepped up. Decided a week before by the student body, these royals in the Homecoming court already were known. Congratulations to freshmen Nate Despain and Erin Gordon, sophomores Hayden Gresli and Aylee Bennett, and juniors Curtis Beery and Rose Erickson. In a big finish, after they were announced, the 7 Cedars Casino stretch limousine rolled up, chauffeuring the senior royalty. Prior to being announced, not even the nominees knew their final placings. Congratulations to Duke Evan Hurn and Duchess McKenzie Bentz, Prince Jack Shea and Princess Karen Chan. Finally, King Nick Barrett stepped out of the door, followed closely by Queen Katie Rogers, to shouts of approval by the crowd, largely made up of students. Congratulations to the entire Homecoming court of 2015 and to our victorious Sequim Wolves football team! The annual Haunted Hallways event will be from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at the “H” building, at 601 N. Sequim Ave. Parents and grandparents can bring children dressed in costumes for Halloween activities and fun. No admission is required, but canned food donations will be added to the high school’s annual Boo Hunger food drive to benefit the Sequim Food Bank. For more information, call the office at 582-3600. During the last week of October, students will conduct their annual Boo Hunger food drive Leadership class students will collect donations of non-perishable foods for the Sequim Food Bank from Oct. 26-31. First period classes will compete against each other to bring in the most food. There also will be individual prizes, donated by the community, for students who bring in the most food. On Oct. 31, students are encouraged to “trick-or-treat” for canned foods to add to the food drive. On Nov. 3, the school will host the Puget Sound Blood Center from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in the auxiliary gymnasium. This event is open to the public and to students age 16 and older with parental permission, so keep an eye out for those permission slips.

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Halloween is a favorite of children. and they use traffic signals and crossHow nice to go up to people and ask walks properly. This is a good time to make sure they look them to give you both ways before the something and they cross the street. They give it to you. Then can only do this if you go ask someone they have put all their else and the same electronic devices thing happens. No down and they have other holiday is like their heads up when this. they get ready to cross Adults don’t always have as positive a Parenting M atters the street. Always have them feeling about this day. Cynthia Martin walk on the sidewalks But they really should look at this day as one of the few that and not in the street. Even though they have such a positive relationship drivers are careful on this night because of the many children everywith so many children. What can you do to make it espe- where, the child also must be careful. Make sure your child’s costume is cially nice for your child or for other children this year? The most impor- safe. You even can use some reflective tant thing is to make it a safe holiday. tape or stickers to help him be visible That begins by making sure your at night. Use face paint and makeup child is properly supervised. Don’t let instead of masks which make it difyour young child go alone. Then you ficult for a child to see. Even having can be sure that they pay attention to them use a flashlight helps them be what is happening at street corners seen by drivers.

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Oct. 28 3:30-4:30 p.m. — Greywolf Elementary School reading tutor training. In Room 142 at school, 171 Carlsborg Road. Call 582-3300. 7 p.m. — Sequim High School choir concert. At school auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave. Oct. 29 5 p.m. — Helen Haller Elementary School Family Literacy Night (grades K-3). Reservations needed for dinner; call 582-3200. At school campus, 350 W. Fir St. Call 582-3200. Oct. 31 1 p.m. — Sequim High School Haunted Hallways. At school campus, 601 N. Sequim Ave. Call 582-3600. Nov. 2 6 p.m. — Sequim School Board of Directors meeting. At school boardroom, 501 N. Sequim Ave. Call 582-3260. Nov. 5 6: 3 0 - 8: 3 0 p.m . — Sequim Middle School Fine Arts Night. At school campus, 301 W. Hendrickson Road. Call 582-3500.

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Consider going to especially safe areas. We are lucky in Sequim that many of the businesses are helping make Halloween safe by offering treats to the kids who come to their place of business. Always avoid the areas that are dark or where you have to cross a lot of streets. It is even best to go trick or treating in a neighborhood where you know people. Let your child know that he never should go into anyone’s house unless he knows them. If you aren’t sure about going to a house, check if the porch light is on. If not, that’s usually a sign that they aren’t home or they don’t want any trick-or-treaters. After all the treats are gathered and before your child starts eating the treats in his bag, you’ll want to get a good look at them. Make sure your children know that the treats have to wait until they get home. At home, have him dump everything out and let you see what he has.

You can help get rid of stuff your child shouldn’t eat. For instance, you don’t want him to eat anything that’s loose or not in a wrapper. Anything unwrapped, including fresh fruit, should be thrown away. Without a wrapper, it’s hard to tell if food is clean and safe to eat. Make sure your child knows that you will be saving most of the candy for another day. It is certainly always best not to overdo it. Let him pick a reasonable amount to eat and let him know he can have some tomorrow and in the days and weeks to come. Halloween can be even better by making it last a little longer! Help make this day as sweet as possible by keeping children safe. Your child doesn’t think about safety. He is thinking about sweets.

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A fruitful fall

Olympic Orchard Society to host show rooted in education by ALANA LINDEROTH Sequim Gazette

Heritage fruit trees found thriving within the area, including deep reaches of the Olympic National Park, are providing insight into the area’s past. Through their efforts to find, collect and preserve genes from local orchards dating back to the turn of the century, members of the Olympic Orchard Society are beginning to piece together

historic hints of Clallam County and the SequimDungeness Valley. “We’re largely finding cider apples,” Jim House, Olympic Orchard Society president, said. “This tells us people then were mostly using apples to make something to drink through the winter.” But, exploring heritage orchards and taking the scionwood (a shoot of a tree collected for grafting) to rebuild the gene pool of local, historic fruit tree varieties is

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only one aspect of what the Olympic Orchard Society does. “Education is really the priority of our club,” House said. Stemming from the society’s interest in education, members are preparing to host their Fall Fruit Show, Saturday, Oct. 31. “It’s a really fun, family friendly event,” said Marilyn Couture, Olympic Orchard Society secretary and chairman of the fruit show. “Children love to taste and see all the different kinds of fruit.” Couture anticipates about 100 fruit varieties known to prosper in this region to be

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When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 31 Where: Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave. Cost: Admission is a suggested donation of $3 per person or $5 per family. More info: Call 681-3036 or e-mail OlympicOrchardSoc@ gmail.com. on display, including apples, pears, Asian pears, kiwis and quinces. Of those varieties, a wide array will be available for tasting, she said. If, for example, a particular type of apple is one an individual specially enjoys, they’ll be able to place a custom grafted tree order. For those unfamiliar with grafting and proper pruning techniques, Gordon Clark of Clark Horticulture will be conducting demonstrations. “Grafting is used to get desirable characteristics and a specific variety,” House said. If you plant an apple seed from a specific variety, it’s extremely unlikely that the tree grown will produce the same type of fruit, House explained. Thus grafting instead of growing a tree from seed ensures both the variety and its associated characteristics. “Apple seeds contain many, many genes,” he said. Other demonstrations include an iodine test to determine apple ripeness, cider pressing, a pollination presentation by Mark Urnes, North Olympic Peninsula Beekeepers education and beekeeper trustee and Master Gardeners will share their knowledge on fertilizing, care and disease. At 11 a.m., Bob Norton, a longtime professor specializing in plant physiology and founder of Vashon Island Fruit Club, will speak on stone fruit rootstock and interstem compatibility. Plant pathologist Joseph Postman with

Those attending the upcoming Fall Fruit Show can learn tips and pruning methods, such as those often implemented by Jim House, Olympic Orchard Society president, to train tree growth and maximize fruit production. Sequim Gazette photo by Alana Linderoth

the United States Department of Agriculture Clonal Germplasm Repository will follow Norton at 1 p.m., with a discussion on heritage pear trees, disease control and practical information. “We always try to provide a wide range of speakers and bring a deeper understanding of what varieties do well here,” House said. Given the wide breadth of fruit tree and small fruit varieties, also fostered by the Olympic Orchard Society, the focus of the show is narrowed geographically. “There are more than 5,000 known apple varieties, so at the show we really try to highlight the varieties that do well here in our cooler climate,” Couture said. “A lot of people flock to the ID station.” People are encouraged to bring their mystery apples, as Joanie Cooper and Shaun Shepherd of the Home Or-

chard Society in Portland, Ore., assisted by Lori Brakken of Seattle and Jean Williams of Bremerton, will provide their apple identification expertise throughout the show. To help with the identification process, House and Couture recommend bringing three to five apples from each tree of interest and the more details provided on the tree, like its age, the better. Fitting for a fall fruit show, both coffee and apple cider will be on hand, as well as a tree sale. The Olympic Orchard Society alternates hosting the annual Fall Fruit Show with the Jefferson County-based fruit club, the North Olympic Fruit Club. Both clubs operate under the Western Cascade Fruit Society. For more information call 681-3036, e-mail couture222@msn.com or visit wcfs.org.

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Construction Project Assistant Ja m e s t ow n S ’ K l a l l a m Tribe Economic Development Authority (EDA) has an opportunity for a full-time, exper ienced construction project assistant to provide operational and clerical suppor t to our excavating division; prepare estimates, ensure contract compliance, track costs. Requires 3-5 years support exp. in a professional or construction environment; excavating exp. preferred. Competitive salar y & benefits. To apply, please visit http://jamestown tribe.org to complete an EDA application or pick-up an application at 257 Business Park Loop, Carlsborg, WA. Indian preference for qualified candidates.

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CAREGIVERS NEEDED $100 hire on bonus, $11.88 hr., benefits. No experience. Free training. Caregivers Home Care. 457-1644, 6837377, 379-6659

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BOOKEEPER: Full Charge, experienced a must. (360)683-4149

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BELLA is 2 years old and is the perfect house dog. She loves her female people but is slow to warm up to men. Bella is smart & knows a ton of commands. She is perfectly house trained & has learned to go on a schedule. No small children or animals. She would do well in a quieter setting where she has some freedom to play outside, run & chase. Bella had a knee injury & surgery done to repair both knees w/ minor restrictions. Buckhorn

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BUDDY is an adorable 2 year old Dachshund/ Chihuahua mix who loves to snuggle. He gets along well with large and small dogs as well as cats. Buddy walks ok on a leash, knows come and stay. He is not a barker and loves his people, please no small children. This fun little guy has lots of energy and loves to run and play, so a home with another small dog is a must and he will need a secure fenced yard. He is housebroken, neutered and has had all his vaccines.

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CAREGIVERS: Our new management team is dedicated to serving the needs of our residents at Sherwood Assisted Living. We are looking for caring and compassionate caregivers to become a part of our new team and join our mission of enhancing the l i ve s o f a g i n g a d u l t s www.7cedars throughout our commuresort.com nity. We have a variety of shifts available with Native American c o m p e t i t i v e p ay a n d preference for benefits. Find out more qualified candidates. about this fulfilling career CAREGIVERS: Needed, opportunity. Apply at 550 FT and PT, training pro- W Hendrickson Road or vided. Call call Casey, the Staff De(360)681-6206 v e l o p m e n t M a n a g e r, (360)683-3348 CNA: Ideally available for all shifts, including Experienced auto deweekends. Apply in per- tailer needed, full time, son at: full benefits. Park View Villas, Price Ford Lincoln 8th & G Streets, P.A. 457-3333 contact Joel

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