Business Briefs — April 30, 2025

By Sequim Gazette Staff • April 30, 2025 1:30 am
Photo by Beth Pratt| Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty - from left, Queen Lily Tjemsland, Princess Roxy Woods, Prince Malachi Byrne and Princess Joanna Morales - served as greeters at the April Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Pictured with the royal court is Jim Stoffer, president of the Shiso Sister City organization, who was the luncheon’s speaker.
Photo by Beth Pratt| Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty - from left, Queen Lily Tjemsland, Princess Roxy Woods, Prince Malachi Byrne and Princess Joanna Morales - served as greeters at the April Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Pictured with the royal court is Jim Stoffer, president of the Shiso Sister City organization, who was the luncheon’s speaker.

McAleer to speak at Yacht Club

Colleen McAleer, District 1 commissioner for the Port of Port Angeles, will speak at Sequim Bay Yacht Club at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14.

Among topics addressed by McAleer may be what’s new at John Wayne Marina, such as the boat launch and the fueling system.

McAleer has served as a Port commissioner since January 2014. She previously was the Port’s marketing and property manager and its director of business development.

Battery systems will be discussed by Christian Hawk of Hawk Diesel, which provides marine services in Sequim and Port Angeles.

Sequim Bay Yacht Club general meeting presentations are open to the public at no charge. They are held in the Hendricks Room of the John Wayne Marina building, 2577 West Sequim Bay Road.

For more information about SBYC programs, see sequimbayyacht.club.

Chamber lunches

The Sequim Irrigation Festival sponsored April’s chamber luncheon, held at Sunland Golf Club. All four members of this year’s Irrigation Royalty served as greeters.

The speaker was Jim Stoffer, president for the Shiso Sister City organization. The organization has maintained ties with Shiso since the early 1990s and is working to re-start the student exchange. Currently, they are planning to host a group of Shiso dignitaries this fall, and hope to travel to Shiso as a group in the coming year.

Monthly luncheons are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month and feature different sponsors and speakers. In May, the chamber is scheduled to hear from the Sequim Lavender Growers Association about the 2025 Lavender Festival and from City Manager Matt Huish about the results of the city’s 2025 Business Survey.

Members of month

At their monthly board meetings, members of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors vote to determine a Member of the Month. Chamber staff then work to schedule the delivery of the award so the business or organization can have their staff, volunteers and supporters present when the certificate is delivered, along with a small gift of appreciation.

Chamber staff recently delivered awards to Sequim Sunrise Rotary, January’s Member of the Month, and to Dungeness Kids, named Member of the Month for March.

Photo by Brown Maloney| Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Beth Pratt (in front, in beige jacket) recently presented members of Sequim Sunrise Rotary with a certificate honoring the group as the chamber’s Member of the Month for January.

Photo by Brown Maloney| Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Beth Pratt (in front, in beige jacket) recently presented members of Sequim Sunrise Rotary with a certificate honoring the group as the chamber’s Member of the Month for January.

Photo by Beth Pratt| Susan Baritelle, center, owner of Dungeness Kids, was recently presented with a certificate honoring her as chamber Member of the Month for March by, from left, chamber board member Sarah Nicholls, staffer Melanie Sands, chamber board member Lara Stanton, and staffer Kendall Melton.

Photo by Beth Pratt| Susan Baritelle, center, owner of Dungeness Kids, was recently presented with a certificate honoring her as chamber Member of the Month for March by, from left, chamber board member Sarah Nicholls, staffer Melanie Sands, chamber board member Lara Stanton, and staffer Kendall Melton.