Expressly a Holiday Inn

Published 2:53 pm Wednesday, March 19, 2014

At its grand opening on April 28, owner Bret Wirta cuts the ribbon on the Holiday Inn Express and Conference Center. Celebrating the achievement are, front row from left, Trisha Wirta, Christie Rookard, Rebecca and Garrett Wirta, Damian Humphreys, the hotel’s marketing manager; and Schuyler Hoss, Gov. Christine Gregoire’s regional representative.
Hoss said the event was a celebration of Bret Wirta’s courage to envision and complete such a project in Sequim. Vickie Maples, executive director of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce, said, “The Holiday Inn Express is not just for tourists, but a unique opportunity for our community.” Sequim Gazette photo by Patricia Morrison Coate