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How do you feel about being a Sequimite? How about a Sequimar-ian? Or a Sequimmer or Sequim-ian?

When I first started with the Sequim Gazette, I wrote a column that asked What are the people of Sequim called?

Following a bad joke about se-quins and disco, the column alluded that by definition a Sequim resident is a Sequimite.

A few days after that column ran, a reader phoned me to say I was incorrect. She said a newcomer was a Sequimite and after a certain amount of time they become a Sequimarian.

But, two children later and count-less stories written, I cant recall if it was the other way around or not.

What we do know is that there are some definites Seattle people are

Seattleites and Portland residents are Portlanders. But not much cre-dence goes into naming the people of smaller cities like Sequim.

Do you refer to your grandmother in Gig Harbor as a Gig Harborian or Uncle Stu in Sammamish as a Sammamishian?

Probably not.

Doug McInnes, who publishes The Ditchwalker for Sequim Old-Timers and Sequim Schools Alumni, wrote a tongue-and-cheek column on the subject of who we are in November 2005.

Having to say you are from Sequim hasnt got any real class or rhythm to it, like saying you are Parisian or Laplander, he wrote.

McInnes considered several options including the popular Sequimite which he said conjured up visions of small burrowing crea-tures that eat your house.

He discards a few other choices, too.

Sequimlandian: too long.Sequestiran: too horse-related.Sequimmer: too much like

swimmer and the town isnt even on the water.

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Sports B-5 Schools B-7 Arts & Entertainment B-1 Opinion A-10 Obituaries A-9 Classifieds C-1 Crossword Section C

Keeping Quileute traditions aliveMaking music, making connectionsOn with the show: An acting lifeCoppersmith delights in passing along craft

People sharing their passions

Supplement to the Sequim Gazette and Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader

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SEQUIM GAZETTEBarn again?

Barn owner Mark Smith poses in front of the 1940s-era barn. Sequim Gazette photos by Patricia Morrison Coate

by MATTHEW NASHSequim Gazette

Starting April 1, 2015, the aver-age Clallam Public Utility District

customer can expect to pay about $3.35 more per month.

Utility district commissioners unanimously approved the 3.5 percent electricity rate increase

on Dec. 15, following a 3.5 percent increase in July, which was the fourth time in five years the com-missioners agreed to raise rates.

Also impacted are the utility dis-tricts water and sewer users, with more than 900 in the Sequim area, who will see a 6 percent increase on Jan. 1, 2015. Utility district officials

say the increase equates to about $2.50 per month to water bills and $2.40 per month for sewer bills.

Dave Papandrew, utility district treasurer/controller, said the elec-tricity rates stem from anticipated 8 percent wholesale rate increases from the Bonneville Power Admin-istration every two years.

Utility District General Manager Doug Nass said at a recent Sequim informational meeting about the increases that Bonneville has its own rising costs with replacing ag-ing infrastructure and machines so it is passing on some of its costs

PUD approves 3.5% electricity rate increase for 2015

by PATRICIA MORRISON COATESequim Gazette

Some barns are beautiful with intricate cupolas and shapely gambrel roofs.

Others are just plain Janes, built for function only, with-out an eye to the esthetic.

Such is a barn that Mark Smith acquired in September on Harrison Road. Recently he posted fliers through the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce which in effect say, Take my barn please!

The family company, JO-JACO Properties, owned by

Smith, his wife Aleta and daughters Jode Beauvais and Jacquie Wilskey, has several adjoining parcels on Harrison Road and as good neighbors, its owners are committed to cleaning up the neighborhood.

The new owners say blow it up, burn it down, get it out of our sight! reads Smiths flier.

He may not be looking for such drastic measures, but Smith certainly wants some good use to come of the barn by someone else.

We removed two 20-yard dump trucks of junk out of

Owner of old barninvites options to rehab, repurpose or even recycle

See BARN, A-4

General manager gets pay increase; districts capital projects under way

See PUD, A-9

How do we name people from the city of sunshine?

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Dec. 25 6:33 a.m. 8.8 12:08 p.m. 5.0 4:51 p.m. 6.7 11:41 p.m. -0.6

Dec. 26 7:13 a.m. 8.9 1:16 p.m. 4.4 6:04 p.m. 6.1 NA

Dec. 27 NA 12:29 a.m. 0.4 7:43 a.m. 8.9 2:28 p.m. 3.5

Dec. 28 NA 1:22 a.m. 1.7 8:35 a.m. 8.8 3:35 p.m. 2.6

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Dec. 30 NA 3:29 a.m. 4.3 9:59 a.m. 8.6 5:28 p.m. 0.8

Date High Low Dec. 17 46 39Dec. 18 46 37Dec. 19 48 39Dec. 20 52 42Dec. 21 52 45Dec. 22 49 43Dec. 23 48 39

Date Sunrise SunsetDec. 25 8:01 a.m. 4:23 p.m.Dec. 26 8:02 a.m. 4:24 p.m.Dec. 27 8:02 a.m. 4:25 p.m.Dec. 28 8:02 a.m. 4:25 p.m.Dec. 29 8:02 a.m. 4:26 p.m.Dec. 30 8:02 a.m. 4:27 p.m.Dec. 31 8:03 a.m. 4:28 p.m.

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Fire in the Sequim Sky

Not a bad way to wake up. Contributor W.W.

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November.

Sequim Gazette staff

Six years running and Santa Claus contin-ues to bring the goods to town.

Saint Nick and volunteers with Clallam County Fire District 3, Explorer Post 100 and Local Union 2933 collected food for Sequim

Food Bank and toys for Sequim Community Aid traveling through the city in a 1939 fire engine.

Len Horst, firefighter/paramedic, said this years collections went really well and they seemed to have donated more than years before.

Smiles with Saint Nicholas

Glenna Krieger, 6, meets with Santa Claus outside Costco on Dec. 12. Santa was traveling with Clallam County Fire District 3 through the week collecting food and toys for the community. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Grange dance on tapThe Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, Sequim, sponsors a Hillbilly New Years

Dance from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31. There will be activities for children and family fun for all ages. Admission is $15 each or $25 per couple.

Go Hawaiian at NourishNakii will play Hawaiian, original and a variety of music at Nourish Sequims New Years

Eve Extravaganza from 6-9 p.m. Dec. 31. Nourish is at 101 Provence Lane and dinner reser-vations are required. Call 797-1480.

Quimper event a fundraiserThe 5th Annual Quimper Grange New Years Eve Fundraiser Dance will begin at 8 p.m.

Dec. 31. Two local bands, Susannah Gals and Airstream Traveler, will be playing the tunes, with Dave Thielk and guest callers calling squares, contras, reels, circles, mixers and more. Admission is with suggested $10 donation. The event is family friendly and alcohol free. Holiday snacks and refreshments provided, and dancers are encouraged to bring additional snacks to share. The Grange is at 1219 Corona St., Port Townsend.

New Years Eve activities set

Ramon Lopez looks for the right toys for his 4-year-old daughter with help from Mary Evert at the 67th Toys for Sequim Kids event. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash


With a little over a week before the 67th Toys for Sequim Kids, donations began to pour in.

Donna Tidrick, president of Sequim Community Aid, said donations to benefit in-need Sequim parents of infants to 14-year-olds with toys, clothes, blankets and more were looking down.

But Toys for Tots helped with some donations, Tidrick said, and Sequim Commu-nity Aid used some finan-cial donations to purchase needed items for the event

A helping hAnd For ChriStmAS morning

Community Aid continues Toys for Sequim Kids effort

Morris Clemmer helps Dawn Washburn stock up on baby clothes for her 8-month-old child at the Toys for Sequim Kids event on Dec. 19.

Rep. Kevin Van De Wege (D-Sequim) has been reappointed to the Health Care & Wellness Committee for the 2015 Leg-islative Session of the State House of Representatives.

Rural districts like ours need strong representation on the Health Care & Well-ness Committee, which is what they are getting with Rep. Steve Tharinger and myself, said Van De Wege.

Our district has two coun-ties with the highest percent-ages of elderly residents com-pared to the rest of Washing-ton. I will ensure that access to quality, affordable health care is unencumbered.

In addition to his duties

as the House Majority Whip, Van De Wege also will serve on the Agriculture & Natural Resources, Community Devel-opment, Housing, and Tribal Affairs, and Rules Committees.

Hargrove named top Democrat on Ways & Means committee

Sen. Jim Hargrove, D-Hoquiam, will be the rank-ing Democrat on the Ways & Means Committee when the 2015 legislative session begins next month.

Hargrove served as chair-man and was the rank-ing member of the Senates budget-writing committee during the last two sessions.

Theres no doubt we have serious budget chal-lenges ahead of us in 2015, Hargrove said. I look for-ward to working with my colleagues to find a way to secure our commitment to education while not crip-pling programs that keep people healthy and safe.

Hargrove, the Senates most experienced legislator, also will serve on the Senate Human Services, Mental Health and Housing Committee.

He represents Olympic Peninsulas 24th Legislative District and will mark the start of his 31st year serving in Olympia when the legislative session begins Jan. 12.

Van De Wege reappointed to health, wellness committee

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Dr. Davies is accepting new patients

TOOTH TROUBLEZings, zaps, twinges, twangs and other assorted pains. In my experience the first thought of tooth

pain suggests to a patient is a cavity or tooth decay. But in fact, unless a tooth decay is advanced, most people will not notice it. A biting sensitivity could be a tooth cusp fracture. Cold or sweet sensitivity is often due to exposed root surface due to gum recession or tooth brush abrasion. Other pains could be due to sensitization of tooth nerves from bite discrepancies or even sinus irritations. That is not to diminish the possibility of the presence of tooth decay. However more tooth decay is found while looking for something else or during a general examination including x-rays than looking for a the source of pain episode. Therefore we recommend regular dental checkups to discover treatment needs rather than waiting for discomfort to spur action.

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Food Bank and toys for Sequim Community Aid traveling through the city in a 1939 fire engine.

Len Horst, firefighter/paramedic, said this years collections went really well and they seemed to have donated more than years before.

Smiles with Saint Nicklaus

Glenna Krieger, 6, meets with Santa Claus outside Costco on Dec. 12. Santa was traveling with Clallam County Fire District 3 through the week collecting food and toys for the community. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

CORRECTIONDenny Van Horns Our Birds column (The candy store

is open: Part II, Sequim Gazette, page B-1) incorrectly identified the Eurasian hobby.

Grange dance on tapThe Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, Sequim, sponsors a Hillbilly New Years

Dance from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31. There will be activities for children and family fun for all ages. Admission is $15 each or $25 per couple.

Go Hawaiian at NourishNakii will play Hawaiian, original and a variety of music at Nourish Sequims New Years

Eve Extravaganza from 6-9 p.m. Dec. 31. Nourish is at 101 Provence Lane and dinner reser-vations are required. Call 797-1480.

Quimper event a fundraiserThe 5th Annual Quimper Grange New Years Eve Fundraiser Dance will begin at 8 p.m.

Dec. 31, Two local bands, Susannah Gals and Airstream Traveler, will be playing the tunes, with Dave Thielk and guest callers calling squares, contras, reels, circles, mixers and more. Admission is with suggested $1) donation. The event is family friendly and alcohol free. Holiday snacks and refreshments provided, and dancers are encouraged to bring additional snacks to share. The Grange is at 1219 Corona St., Port Townsend.

New Years Eve activities set

Ramon Lopez looks for the right toys for his 4-year-old daughter with help from Mary Evert at the 67th Toys for Sequim Kids event. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash


With a little over a week before the 67th Toys for Sequim Kids, donations began to pour in.

Donna Tidrick, president of Sequim Community Aid, said donations to benefit in-need Sequim parents of infants to 14-year-olds with toys, clothes, blankets and more were looking down.

But Toys for Tots helped with some donations, Tidrick said, and Sequim Commu-nity Aid used some finan-cial donations to purchase needed items for the event

on Dec. 19 in Trinity United Methodist Church.

Were truly blessed to have this, sa id Dawn Washburn of Sequim.

As a participant, Washburn was looking for items for her three children ages 8 months to 14 years old.

In recent years, parents and guardians trickled in throughout the day but this year many of the items were gone before lunch. This year stuffed animals were par-ticularly popular and they had more blankets than ever before, said Shirley Ander-son, a member of Sequim

A helping hAnd for ChristmAs morning

Community Aid continues Toys for Sequim Kids effort

Community Aid. Myrna Ford, treasurer for

the nonprofit, said they hope for more clothing donations next year, too.

Toys for Sequim Kids is one part of Sequim Community Aids efforts. It also provides assistance for electricity, wa-

ter and rent bills and deposits to families in need. For help, reach Sequim Community Aids beeper at 681-3731.

To donate or send money, mail a letter to Sequim Com-munity Aid, P.O. Box 1591, Se-quim, WA 98382. For Toys for Sequim Kids, designate toys.

Kim Leach, deputy direc-tor of Serenity House of Clallam County, has been selected as the agencys new executive director, succeed-ing Kathy Wahto.

I believe in the mission, I understand the mission and I feel Im in a good position to carry out the Ten Year Plan to end homelessness, Leach said. Im looking forward to the challenge and the opportunity to lead such a great staff.

Brando Blore, Seren-ity House board president, said, The board is very satisfied to have someone with lengthy experience continuing the agencys success.

According to Blore, board members were pleased to hire a local person and someone with such sub-stantive experience with the agency and the community.

Leach has experience with program development, community involvement, children in families, correc-tions, drug treatment and research. She worked for the Port Angeles School District prior to becoming Serenity Houses Child Advocate in 2003. She advanced from lead case manager for fam-ily service programs to deputy director in 2013.

Leach graduated cum laude from Ottawa Univer-sity in Ottawa, Kan., with a bachelors degree in human services, with an emphasis in child advocacy and cor-rections.

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Morris Clemmer helps Dawn Washburn stock up on baby clothes for her 8-month-old child at the Toys for Sequim Kids event on Dec. 19.

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Hardys offers holiday dinnerThis holiday season Hardys Market,

10200 Old Olympic Highway, Sequim, invites the public to a complimentary traditional Christmas Eve dinner today. Dine in or take with you while supplies last on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, starting at 11 a.m. No early birds, please.

SARC board to meetA quorum of the SARC Board of Com-

missioners will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22, in the upstairs offices at the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center, 610 N. Fifth Ave. The purpose is to discuss and possibly approve a resolution call-ing for a change in the language of the ballot for the February election on an M & O levy in 2015 and a change in the bylaws to change the location of the SARC board meetings from the Fifth Avenue Retirement Center, 500 W. Hendrickson Road, to the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.

Charter Commission resets first meeting

The first meeting of the Clallam County Charter Review Commission will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 23, in the county commissioners meeting room at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port

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it and still have some to go, Smith said. The biggest reason Im doing this is to get the property cleaned up. Its been a mess for 15 years. The neighbors are very excited about the new ownership because the propertys been neglected. Theyre all very happy to get the property cleaned up.

Smith is entertaining several options: Lease it to someone who will remodel it for a busi-ness, part out the barn and sell its lumber or have someone dismantle it and rebuild it on another property.

Smith recalls the 3,000-square-foot dairy barn with a 1,000-square-foot loft from the early 1950s and assumes it was built in the 1940s. In the 1970s his parents purchased the property and later sold it. The loft still has a steel trolley for moving hay to the hay mow. Fir beams, probably about a foot thick, support the roof and fir boards

are visible from inside at the roofline. At some point in its history, sheds were at-

tached on both sides of the main barn and an addition, on waist-high concrete blocks, was put on the back as milking parlor for dairy cows.

Research by Judy Stipe of the Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley didnt turn up the barn builders name and everyone she talked to said it has no historical significance.

Its not any unique style, Smith said. The main barn is not in bad shape but to remodel it to be commercially viable is going to take quite a bit of work. Ive had three or four folks call, so well see. Tearing it down, thats a possibility. If I do take it down, I will try to repurpose the materials.

There are a lot of large frame timbers and the flooring in the loft could be reused. I believe a lot of the wood came out of the Carlsborg Sawmill, where the Industrial Park is now.

Smith said he has a timeline of six months to make a decision on the barns fate.

Contact him at 683-3737 to see the barn and share ideas.

At left, graffiti mars the inside of the barn. At near right, a supporting horizontal beam is massive, with a thickness of a foot or more. Honey-colored slats of fir form the roof with pole rafters. Sequim Gazette photos by Patricia Morrison Coate

A rear door bears the abuse of the old structure.

BarnFrom page A-1

The main barn with its various additions are seen from the northeast side.

McInnes set t led on Sequimese but today says Sequimite is the best.

Other Sequim pioneers seem to agree or at least that the phrase is the most recognizable.

Bud Knapp said at first he

thought Sequimite sounds right but has heard other-wise.

Ive heard people from Port Townsend and Chima-cum call us Sequimmers, but I really dont know, he said.

Judy Stipe, a represen-tative for the Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley, said Sequims old-timers werent

much for nicknames but of the few names shes heard range from Sequimmers to Sequimolites.

Sequimites sounds like a bug, she said.

Shelli Robb-Kahler, execu-tive director for the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce, said Sequimite is what shes always heard.

And Ive was born and

raised here, she said. Some newer residents

like Renne Brock-Rich-mond, who produces the First Friday Art Walk and serves as an instructor at Peninsula College, find Sequim to be an exclusive name at times.

She grew up coming to Sequim for vacations and knew how to pronounce it but

she finds thats not always the case especially when speak-ing with people from across the globe.

People struggle with being able to pronounce Sequim, she said. But they are familiar with how to say swim so I use Sequimmers. That way they have an at-tachment. Plus Im a big fan of double consonants.

Other possibilitiesAfter analyzing count-

less denonyms, a term for residents of an area, it seems a number of suffixes would fit Sequim.

Adding an ian would follow along with fellow Washingtonians. McInnes Sequimese could work but so could Sequimi and Sequimonian.

Another local, Tom Pitre, refers to other Sequim residents and himself as the previously mentioned Sequimarian.

It has a more regal feel to it than Sequimite, he said.

Sequimite is too close to termites, while Sequim- arians are residents of Sequim bobway, a kingdom unto it-self, a term I used on a T-shirt and I wear, proudly.

Pitre said he associates the suffix ite with phrases like the Israelites and stalac-tites, and other minerals and old fossils, whereas arian means to him is a person that has a connection with Sequim.

Patty McManus Huber, co-owner of Nashs Organic Produce, isnt so sure about Sequimarian.

It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, she joked.

But when asked to choose, she said Sequimite is the first name that popped into her head.

I would sure be open to something else, she said.

Looking online and through countless newspa-pers, Sequimite appears to be the norm with the phrase appearing sporadically in headlines and stories for at least 10 years.

However, the phrase only seems local to Sequim and the North Olympic Peninsula.

Grammatical rules for the suffix ite would suggest Sequimite could work along with several other options. Theres no known decree or slogan or song and some of-ficials shrug when asked what were called.

Finding consensus doesnt seem to be an option on a name with so many options but if we arent quite sold on Sequimite like McManus-Huber suggested, maybe we should be open to another idea.

We could default to a slogan like City of Sunshine, or Land of Lavender.

But simply being from Sequim does seem to matter to many of its residents young and mature.

Can you find another small city with so many names for itself?

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we welcomed these fineIn 2014,Happy Holidays

2015.We wish you a happy and healthyTo locate a provider, visit OlympicMedical.org and click on Find a Physician.

Jennifer Carl, MD Electrodiagnostic Medicine

OMP Specialty Clinic Sequim

Kim DePrati, PA-CFamily Practice

OMP Primary Care Clinic Sequim

Chad Fisher, PA-COrthopaedic SurgeryOMP Orthopaedic

Clinic

Marion Chirayath, MDMedical OncologyOlympic Medical Cancer Center

Emily Glassock, ARNPEndocrinology

OMP Specialty Clinic

Deborah Jones, ARNP, MSNFamily Practice

OMP Primary Care Clinic Port Angeles

Kelvin Ma, MD Neurology

OMP Specialty Clinic Sequim

Steve Richards, MDHospitalist

Olympic Medical Center

Mark Rosengren, DOFamily Practice


Alexander Pan, MDCardiology

Olympic Medical Heart Center

Byron Dale Russell, MDUrology


Pallavi Sindhu, MDFamily Practice


Charles Speed, PA-C Family Practice

OMP Primary Care Clinic Port Angeles

Duane Webb, MDGastroenterology


Bruce Williams, MDEndocrinology


Eric Waddington, MDFamily Practice


John Yergan, MDInternal Medicine

OMP Walk-In Clinic

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Hardys offers holiday dinnerThis holiday season Hardys Market,

10200 Old Olympic Highway, Sequim, invites the public to a complimentary traditional Christmas Eve dinner today. Dine in or take with you while supplies last on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, starting at 11 a.m. No early birds, please.

SARC board to meetA quorum of the SARC Board of Com-

missioners will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22, in the upstairs offices at the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center, 610 N. Fifth Ave. The purpose is to discuss and possibly approve a resolution call-ing for a change in the language of the ballot for the February election on an M & O levy in 2015 and a change in the bylaws to change the location of the SARC board meetings from the Fifth Avenue Retirement Center, 500 W. Hendrickson Road, to the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.

Charter Commission resets first meeting

The first meeting of the Clallam County Charter Review Commission will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 23, in the county commissioners meeting room at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port

Angeles. The meeting will include oaths of office, consideration of the election of officers, rules of procedure and regular meeting schedules.

The charter reviews first meeting was originally slated for Dec. 18 but after consulting with legal counsel, county officials determined the meeting was not properly noticed in compliance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act; spe-cifically, they said, the notice of the meeting was not posted on Clallam Countys website.

Senior Nutrition menu setSequim Senior Nutrition Site menus

are served at 4:30 p.m. at Suncrest Village Retirement Apartments, 251 S. Fifth Ave. 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.

Thursday, Dec. 25: ClosedFriday, Dec. 26: ClosedMonday, Dec. 29: Tossed salad,

chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, country gravy, peas/carrots, brownies

Tuesday, Dec. 30: Three-bean salad, broccoli/cheese casserole, roasted red potatoes, garlic bread, fruit cup

Wednesday, Dec. 31: Green salad, chicken enchiladas, Spanish rice, re-fried beans, berries/cream.

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Contributor Richard Stapleton spotted this blue heron checking out the Dungeness River at the Railroad Bridge Park recently.

A Dip in the Dungeness

A rear door bears the abuse of the old structure.

The main barn with its various additions are seen from the northeast side.

Other possibilitiesAfter analyzing count-

less denonyms, a term for residents of an area, it seems a number of suffixes would fit Sequim.

Adding an ian would fol-low along with fellow Wash-ingtonians. McInnes Sequi-mese could work but so could Sequimi and Sequimonian.

Another local, Tom Pitre, refers to other Sequim resi-dents and himself as the previously mentioned Sequi-marian.

It has a more regal feel to it than Sequimite, he said.

Sequimite is too close to termites, while Sequimar-ians are residents of Sequi-mbobway, a kingdom unto itself, a term I used on a T-shirt and I wear, proudly.

Pitre said he associates the suffix ite with phrases like the Israelites, and stalactites, and other minerals and old fossils, whereas arian means to him is a person that has a connection with Sequim.

Patty McManus Huber, co-owner of Nashs Organic Produce, isnt so sure about Sequimarian.

It sounds like something out of a science fiction mov-ie, she joked.

But when asked to choose, she said Sequimite is the first name that popped into her head.

I would sure be open to something else, she said.

Looking online and through countless newspa-pers, Sequimite appears to be the norm with the phrase appearing sporadically in headlines and stories for at least 10 years.

However, the phrase only seems local to Sequim and the North Olympic Penin-sula.

Grammatical rules for the suffix ite would suggest Sequimite could work along with several other options. Theres no known decree or slogan or song and some officials shrug when asked what were called.

Finding consensus doesnt seem to be an option on a name with so many options but if we arent quite sold on Sequimite like McManus-Huber suggested, maybe we should be open to another idea.

We could default to a slo-gan like City of Sunshine, or Land of Lavender.

But simply being from Se-quim does seem to matter to many of its residents young and mature.

Can you find another small city with so many names for itself?


It is amazing what the Clallam County community can do. So many volunteers, so many very generous community members.

United Way is calling on those gen-erous donors now.

The United Way campaign has reached $386,000 or 38.6 percent of the $1 million goal. More businesses and community members continue to turn in their campaign results daily and United Way expects this amount to increase significantly.

The campaign is tracking to match last years total donations, which fell about 10 percent short of the goal. This year United Way is reaching out, asking community members to give a small amount to strengthen local communities. If everyone gave just $10, it would exceed its goal.

United Way invests community donations throughout the year in 23 partner agencies delivering services in the areas of education, income and health, and in United Ways four Community Solutions initiatives:

the 2-1-1 Help Line, Access to Health Care Coalition, the Clallam County Literacy Council and Great Begin-nings, United Ways newest featured work focused on early learning.

Great Beginnings helps parents and others become the best first teachers of children so that all Clallam County children get a Great Beginning. When

children start school ready to learn, they are more successful in school and life.

When the community invests in one child it strengthens the family, eventually a single investment leads to a more thriving community. Many community members also volunteer with these agencies and initiatives, and additional volunteers always are welcome.

United Way year-end giving helps families know that they have made a difference here at home. Parents also can encourage children to make decisions about charitable giving and volunteering, which raises children to embrace this kind of community involvement.

The United Way office at 102 E First St, Port Angeles, will be open Dec. 29-31 for year-end donations.

Contributions also can be mailed to PO Box 937, Port Angeles, WA 98362.

To give by credit card, visit www.unitedwayclallam.org/give, or call 457-3011.

The fundraising campaign ends March 31, 2015.

United Way asks for year-end giving Required to take an IRA distribution? Why not donate instead?IRA owners who are 70 years old and are required to take an IRA distribution again have another option. Since 2006, the federal government has permitted IRA owners to roll over required distributions up to $100,000 from their IRA to a charity without paying any federal taxes. This option has been temporarily unavailable this past year but has again been renewed by legislators in tax legislation approved on Dec. 16 for 2014. This means that if you already made a transfer from your IRA to a charity or do so prior to the end of December, you can avoid the additional tax burden of the distribution.United Way of Clallam County is one organization to consider for this charitable giving United Way has a permanent endowment fund through the Clallam Community Foundation providing a way to leave a lasting legacy that positively impacts education, income and health needs in your community every year. This is a continu-ous investment in strengthening the entire community. For more information on making a lifetime or legacy gift or for other local giving options, contact United Way of Clallam County at 457-3011 or your financial advisor. For help with a transfer of assets, contact your IRA custodian.

Rules for a charitable IRA Rollover You must be least 70 years old. The gift must be from a traditional or Roth IRA (no

401(k)s, 403(b)s, etc.). The gift must be made to a public charity. The gift must not be to a donor advised fund main-

tained by the charity. The gift must be outright and not to a gift annuity or

charitable remainder trust (i.e. no life income arrange-ments).

The gift, combined with other qualifying IRA chari-table rollover gifts made during the year, must not exceed $100,000.

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Few residents can miss the red, white and blue moving truck with Americas Elite emblazoned on the side at 765 W. Washington St. in Sequim but moving is only a small part of what this versatile and spe-cialized company does.

In 2012, longtime area resident Sean Ryan opened his own indepen-dent, licensed, bonded and insured business under the nationwide Americas Elite banner.

We offer water and fire mitiga-tion and restoration, repossessed home renovation, general contract-ing, trauma scene cleanup and moving services, explained Robert Porrazzo, the companys manager.

Added Ryan, I saw the need for a good restoration company on the peninsula. Its a good market and it helps people, too.

The bulk of their business is re-sponding to water pipe breaks that flood floors and drench dry wall.

Probably the more common ser-vice is water loss from a broken pipe that causes floor and wall damage. Our job is to go in and dry the struc-ture appropriately so mold doesnt grow and were trained in water

Americas Elite specializes in disaster restorationLocal company mitigates water, fire, mold damage

Recent Sequim High School alumni visited current SHS students at the schools library on Dec. 18, sharing their experiences and advice about their young careers and education. In photo at left, from left, are Sequim High grads Olivia Boots, Byron Boots, Alec Duncan, S t e p h a n i e Laurie, Katie Hedgecock, S a m a n t h a S c h o c k , Lissa Kara-p o s t o l e s , Cassi Calde-ron-Castro, E m a n u e l H e r r e r a , Skyler Lewis, Katelynne McDaniels, Allison Tjemsland, Kendall Perlwitz, Nick Johnston, Joseph Landoni and Sara Jackson. In photo at above, SHS grads Vianey Cadenas, Taylor Gahr, SHS career counselor Mitzi Sanders and SHS grad Al-lison Masangkay. The event was organized by Sanders; members of the Sequim Education Foundation and The Oak Table Caf provided a luncheon.


Last weeks Olympic Medical Center board of commissioners meeting was just the most recent in a series of presentations by Sequim School District staffers and advocates for a $49.2 million school construction bond propos-al, set to go to voters in February.

Sequim schools superinten-dent Kelly Shea told commis-sioners about the plan, and while commissioners didnt draw a resolution to publicly support the Sequim proposal or a Port Angeles School District bond proposal they learned about on Dec. 17, commissioners did in-dicate they would discuss such a resolution at their next meeting set for Jan. 7.

One of the main questions we get from our younger doctors, (is) they ask about the schools,

OMC board president Jim Leski-novich said. We all know how important it is to have good school systems.

This is not a school board deci-sion, Shea told commissioners. This is a community decision.

Shea noted that the Sequim School District has more than 20 portables in place, buildings that he said are supposed to be tempo-rary. Some of them are more than 20 years old.

We need permanent solutions, Shea told the OMC board. Thats what were looking for here.

And while Shea isnt allowed to openly advocate that citizens vote to approve the bond plan, the group Citizens for Sequim Schools is.

I think weve found something the community can support, Jim Stoffer, Citizens for Sequim Schools bond campaign chairman, said. Its pretty positive (so far).

For more information about Citizens for Sequim Schools, see www.facebook.com/Citizens-ForSequimSchools.

Sequim School Districts board

of directors is asking voters to consider a $49 million bond to help build a new elementary school, add science classrooms at Sequim High School, add classrooms at Greywolf Elemen-tary School and complete several other projects district officials say are critical to the health of the district.

Upcoming bond presentations Jan. 8 6 p.m., public forum,

school district board room (533 N. Sequim Ave.)

Jan. 14 Sodexo staff Jan. 15 11:30 a.m., Noon

Rotary club; 5:30 p.m., North Pen-insula Building Association

Jan. 16 7 a.m., Sequim Sun-rise Rotary club

Jan. 22 10 a.m., coffee chat (with community members, Supt. Kelly Shea)

Jan. 28 6 p.m., Sequim Prairie Grange

For more information about bond presentations or to inquire about a group scheduling a pre-sentation, call the district office at 582-3260.

Bringing the school bond to the fore

Sequim schools superintendent Kelly Shea, far left, speaks with the board of commissioners for Olympic Medical Center on Dec. 17. Pictured are, from left, Shea, board members Jim Cammack, OMC executive assistant Gay Lynn Iseri, board member Tom Oblak, Olympic Medical Center CEO Eric Lewis and board members Jim Leskinovich, John Nutter, John Beitzel and Jean Hordyk. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Advising alumni

School district, advocates making rounds to inform about $49 million proposal

Sequim Gazette photos by Michael Dashiell

Just in time for the holi-days, new merchandise is available from the North Olympic Library System.

The library is offering a 2014 limited edition 16-ounce glass tumbler and sets of four notecards showcasing four different pictures from the Bert Kellogg local history collection. The glass tumblers and notecards are available for sale at all NOLS branches. The tumblers are priced at $6 each and a set of notecards is $6.50, including tax.

The library does not make a profit on the sale of any merchandise. Supplies are limited.

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First Federal has donated $5,000 to the YMCA Power of Community Campaign. This gift matches any new or increased gifts of $100. All gifts to the Power of Community Campaign support youth and family programs in both Clallam and Jefferson counties. Funds raised help the YMCA to fulfill its mission and offer the kind of programs that area youths need. Submitted photo

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Few residents can miss the red, white and blue moving truck with Americas Elite emblazoned on the side at 765 W. Washington St. in Sequim but moving is only a small part of what this versatile and spe-cialized company does.

In 2012, longtime area resident Sean Ryan opened his own indepen-dent, licensed, bonded and insured business under the nationwide Americas Elite banner.

We offer water and fire mitiga-tion and restoration, repossessed home renovation, general contract-ing, trauma scene cleanup and moving services, explained Robert Porrazzo, the companys manager.

Added Ryan, I saw the need for a good restoration company on the peninsula. Its a good market and it helps people, too.

The bulk of their business is re-sponding to water pipe breaks that flood floors and drench drywall.

Probably the more common ser-vice is water loss from a broken pipe that causes floor and wall damage. Our job is to go in and dry the struc-ture appropriately so mold doesnt grow and were trained in water

damage mitigation, Porrazzo said. We also provide mold testing and removal. For fire loss, we do salvage of the homeowners personal items and retrieve and restore them.

Drying out is really scientific if you dont know what youre doing, you can cause a lot of damage, Ryan noted, stressing the worst thing a resident can do to a wet room is crank up the heat because heat plus moisture equals mold.

Typically, when a home has sustained water damage from a clear water source like a burst pipe or overflowed bathtub, the customer calls and Ryans team mobilizes with its equipment, including giant dehumidifiers, to the residence, arriving within an hour. Porrazzo or Ryan does a walk-through with the client while mentally developing a mitigation plan and documenting the damage electronically. They discuss the plan with the homeowner and de-termine if the damage is such that an insurance claim should be filed.

We start by extracting the water from all surfaces, removing personal items and placing furni-ture on special foam blocks so the legs wont get wetter, Porrazzo said. If we can get to a loss in four days we generally can save the sheetrock and carpet wet sheet-rock can be dried to its original hard state. The sooner were able to get to a loss, the less tear-out, which is better for the homeowner

and the insurance company.

Moving servicesWe learned were really good

movers and we can move anything from a household to vehicles and we will go across the country, Ryan said. We also do civil stand-bys for evictions and will help evictees or landlords get items out of the property.

The company offers expert pack-ing and loading.

Trauma and compassionAlthough both Ryan, a six-year

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Trauma scenes are the hardest because theres emotion there. (As a firefighter/EMT) a suicide always broke my heart because there was a person hurting inside. When we come in (as Americas Elite) whats left is a family hurting inside, Por-razzo said. The hardest thing to do is hand grieving people a bill. Its more than a job for us.

With trauma services, compas-sion is our thing, Ryan said. We get emotionally attached at the end of the cleanup the survivors consider us family. Its impossible to remain unattached. And confiden-tiality with us is huge. We dont talk about it or attract attention when were there in cleanup.

Id rather it be us rather than a Seattle company just doing a job. We make trauma go away the best

we can, Porrazzo said.

Community serviceRyan said the company has five

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Were actually trained as first responders a lot of us trained with Clallam County Fire District 3 and we require all our employees to have CPR and first aid training, Ryan said.

Theyre also required to stop and assist if they see a situa-tion. We also provide $25,000 in scholarships of $750-$1,500 to students at Sequim High School and provide Christmas for families identified to us by Head Start. We really do try to give back to the community.

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The Alzheimers Disease Working Group seeks public feedback and advice on how to improve the lives of people with dementia-related diseases.

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The working group encourages people impacted by memory loss, Al-zheimers disease and other dementias, including older adults; friends and family members; family caregivers or care partners; paid or volunteer social service, health or long-term care work-ers; and advocates to participate in the survey.

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FROM THE POLICE BLOTTERDec. 1610:35 a.m. Theft, 100

block of North Sequim Avenue

12:49 p.m. Burglary, 300 block of Dungeness Meadows

2:21 p.m. Theft, 300 block of Dungeness Mead-ows

2:42 p.m. Theft, 600 block of West Washington Street

8:07 p.m. Criminal traffic, North Seventh Av-enue/West Fir Street

Dec. 171:07 a.m. Warrant

arrest, West McCurdy Road/South Seventh Av-enue

7:35 a.m. Vehicle ac-cident, North Fifth Avenue/West Spruce Street

8:34 a.m. Criminal traffic, 100 block of Hooker Road

12:45 p.m. Theft, 100 block of Clara Crest Lane

3:07 p.m. Vehicle ac-cident, 600 block of North Sequim Avenue

6:53 p.m. Theft, 1200 block of West Washington Street

9:35 p.m. Vehicle accident, 270000 block of U.S. Highway 101

Dec. 1810:13 a.m. Theft, 400

block of West Washington Street

10:17 a.m. Forgery, 1200 block of West Wash-ington Street

10:55 a.m. Warrant arrest, 400 block of East Maple Street

12:38 p.m. Sex of-fenses, 400 block of West Washington Street

6:24 p.m. Criminal traffic, 1100 block of West Washington Street

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block of Keeler Road10:46 a.m. Criminal

traffic, River Road/U.S. Highway 101

5:08 p.m. Public drunkenness, 100 block of Hooker Road

7:51 p.m. Warrant arrest, 7800 block of Old Olympic Highway

11:17 p.m. Criminal traffic, 100 block of West Washington Street

Wahsington Safety Traffic Commission

A new survey of drivers shows seven out of 10 have used mari-juana and almost half of those re-cently have driven within a couple of hours after marijuana use.

If you or someone you know uses marijuana and drives while high, beware extra DUI patrols are happening statewide this holiday season between now and Jan. 1, 2015.

According to preliminary re-

sults of a June survey measuring driver impairment on Washing-tons roads, nearly 90 percent of those same drivers said they did not think marijuana degraded their driving ability, despite research showing that driving while high doubles your chance of killing yourself or others in a crash.

In fact, 25 percent of those re-spondents felt that driving while high made them a better driver.

Its extremely troubling to me

that so many marijuana users think that driving high is not a problem. Its a serious problem, said Darrin Grondel, Washington Traffic Safety Commission direc-tor.

From 2009-2013, more than 1,000 people died in impaired driving collisions in Washington. Impaired driving is involved in nearly half of all traffic deaths and more than 20 percent of serious injury collisions.

In addition to those tragic

consequences, a DUI arrest comes with heavy penalties. A DUI arrest carries up to a year in jail, a $5,000 fine and a loss of a drivers license. DUI offenders also can be ordered to wear an electronic ankle bracelet. Many must install an ignition interlock device, which prevents a car from starting if the driver has been drinking. Defense attorney fees can cost as much as $10,000 and insurance rates can double.

In Clallam County, the Port

Angeles and Sequim police de-partments, the Clallam County Sheriffs Office and the Washing-ton State Patrol will be teaming up and participating in the extra patrols, with the support of the Clallam County DUI Target Zero Task Force.

All of these extra patrols are part of Target Zero striving to end traffic deaths and serious injuries in Washington by 2030.

For more information, visit www.targetzero.com.

Marijuana impairment focus of extra patrols


More than one year after his arrest, charges were filed Dec. 1 against Sequim resident Elijah Robert San-ford for two alleged counts of vehicular assault reckless manner-aggravated circum-stance and alleged vehicular assault reckless manner on

Nov. 24, 2013. Sanford is set to appear be-

fore Clallam County Superior Court at 9 a.m., Friday, Jan. 2, for his arraignment.

Sanford, then 18 years old, was arrested on Nov. 24, 2013, following a car crash that resulted in seri-ous injuries to Cailey Stipe, a then 15-year-old Sequim resident and Garrett Payton, a then 19-year-old from Port Angeles.

The police report states that at a little before 2 a.m. Sanford was driving a Volk-

swagen Golf eastbound on Heuhslein Road. As the car approached Spring Road, Sanford lost control of the vehicle and after leaving the road, the vehicle rolled sev-eral times.

Sanford was found with marijuana and admitted to drinking alcohol and smok-ing marijuana earlier that night.

He volunteered to provide a breath sample, which showed a 0.055 blood alcohol con-centration. The Washington limit is 0.08.

Sanford was booked into Clallam County jail for driv-ing under the influence as a minor, possession of marijuana, reckless driving and two counts of vehicular assault.

He was released without bail and was ordered to ap-pear in Superior Court on Dec. 2, 2013, to be charged, but Deputy Prosecuting At-torney John Trobert declined to file formal charges at the time, saying the state will let law enforcement complete their investigation before making a charging decision on this potential vehicular assault case.

Per count Sanford faces a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and/or $20,000 fine.

Sequim teen driver faces 2 counts of vehicular assaultArraignment scheduled after the New Year


The Dungeness Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Pa-trol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, announces achievements for three ca-dets from Sequim:

Cadet CMSgt. (chief mas-ter sergeant) Siana Turner, a Sequim High School stu-dent, has been appointed the squadron cadet commander. New squadron commander 1st Lt. Matthew Stewart ap-pointed Turner, the ranking squadron cadet, on Dec. 2.

Cadet Tyler Morales,

a Sequim Middle School student, has been promoted from the rank of cadet air-man to airman first class. Morales received the Gener-

Sequim students receive Civil Air Patrol honorsTurner, Morales, Patterson earn kudos for service

al H.H. Hap Arnold Award ribbon for completing his second achievement.

Cadet Madeline Patter-son, also a Sequim Middle School student, has been promoted from the rank of cadet airman first class to senior airman. Patterson received the Mary Feik Award ribbon for completing her third achievement.

With guidance and direc-tion from adult officers, Civil Air Patrol cadets largely su-pervise and train each other within an Air Force-style command structure. Cadets advance through 13 achieve-

ments from cadet airman to cadet colonel by completing training in aerospace educa-tion, physical fitness, leader-ship and character.

The Civil Air Patrol cadet program is an excellent way for teens to get involved in aviation and prepare for edu-cation or careers involving high technology, Stewart said. For many, its the best way for parents to encourage their kids interests in STEM (science, technology, engi-neering and mathematics).

Male and female teens, ages 12-18, are encouraged to visit the squadron, which meets Tuesdays from 6-8 p.m. in the Sequim Middle School cafete-ria. The group recently moved to Sequim from facilities in Port Angeles and adopted its new name, the Dungeness Squadron.

The squadron also seeks prospective adult officers, known as seniors, who are in-terested in the Civil Air Patrols three missions of aerospace education, the cadet program and emergency services.

For information about the Civil Air Patrol, visit gocivilairpatrol.com or visit the Dungeness Squadron on Facebook at facebook.com/dungenesscap.

About CAPCivil Air Patrol, the official

auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with 61,000 members nation-wide, operating a fleet of 550 aircraft. CAP, in its Air Force auxiliary role, performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an aver-age of 80 lives annually.

Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of fed-eral, state and local agencies.

The members play a lead-ing role in aerospace educa-tion and serve as mentors to more than 26,000 young people participating in the CAP cadet programs. CAP received the World Peace Prize in 2011 and has been performing missions for America for 71 years.

CAP also participates in Wreaths Across America, an initiative to remember, honor and teach about the sacrifices of U.S. military veterans. Visit www.gocivilairpatrol.com or www.capvolunteernow.com for more information.

First Lt. Matthew Stewart, commander for the Dungeness Compos-ite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, congratulates cadets following ceremonies at Sequim Middle School on Dec. 2. Next to Stewart, C/CMSgt. Siana Turner was appointed as the squadrons cadet com-mander. Promoted to new ranks were C/SrA Madeline Patterson and C/A1C Tyler Morales. Photo courtesy of the Civil Air Patrol

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OBITUARIESNorma J. Harding

Port Angeles resident Norma Joy Harding died Dec. 4, 2014, in Port Angeles at the age of 96.

She was born Nov. 16, 1918.

Janyce L. ONeelPort Angeles resident Janyce L. ONeel died

Dec. 11, 2014, in Port Angeles at the age of 76. A private family gathering will be held. She was born April 17, 1938.

Ronald K. KechterPort Angeles resident Ronald Keith Kechter

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At his request, no services will be held.He was born Dec. 4, 1932.

The Alzheimers Disease Working Group seeks public feedback and advice on how to improve the lives of people with dementia-related diseases. The group invites the public to complete a brief online survey at http://tinyurl.com/WAStateAlzheimers-Plan. Results will help craft a state plan to address Alzheimers disease.

The working group encourages people im-pacted by memory loss, Alzheimers disease and other dementias, including older adults; friends and family members; family caregiv-ers or care partners; paid or volunteer social service, health or long-term care workers; and advocates to participate in the survey.

Learn more about the Alzheimers Dis-ease Working Group at www.altsa.dshs.

wa.gov/stakeholders/AD/.State Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Dunge-

ness) released the following statement requesting public feedback on Alzheimers disease and other dementia-related diseases.

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