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Photo courtesy Northwest Kidney Centers Kidney patient Grabriele Ellis of Sequim receives instruction from Lara Severn, a nurse who manages Northwest Kidney Centers’ peritoneal dialysis program for the region. After receiving training from Severn at the nonprofit’s Port Angeles facility, Ellis was able to manage her own dialysis at home.

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Sequim farmer back in the saddle after life-changing transplant

For Sequim farmer, Kidney Month and Donate Life Month hold special meaning

Photos courtesy Shipley Center Duane Cobb and Dave Conrad stand at the corner of the new gym walls that are 20 feet tall inside the former JCPenney building that is being renovated to become the new Shipley Center.

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Ageless Generation: Walls going up, and mission refreshed

By Michael Smith

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Gardening personality Ciscoe Morris talks to approximately 200 people on March 22 in Helen Haller Elementary’s cafeteria as part of the Soroptimist Gala Garden Show. He shared gardening tips, funny stories, and gave away plants.

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Gala Garden Show another hit, organizers say

Two-day event supports women and girls’ education

Photo by Jay Cline Firefighters and Explorer Scouts with Clallam County Fire District 3 stand together on March 21 after training all day inside a house within Gerhardt Park in the City of Sequim. <ins>Fire Chief Justin Grider said the training is value-added for its real-life experience it provides to firefighters. </ins>

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FD3 takes training inside city park structure

Gerhardt Park Master Plan anticipated later this year

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Richard Kaye of Sequim is the first patron to check out an item at the renovated Sequim Library on March 21. He’s helped by Amika Parr, public service specialist. Kay said he spotted the photography book “America the Abandoned” by Bryan Sansivero on the shelf as he walked in and checked it out within a few minutes of the library opening.

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Library full with thankful patrons

Renovated space reopens to more than 1,000 visitors

Sequim Gazette photo by Monica Berkseth/ This year’s Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty — princess Caroline Caudle (front left), prince Brayden Baritelle (front right), princess Emma Rhodes (back left) and queen Tilly Woods (back right) — wave during the rollout of the 2026 float featuring the Kraken designed by Guy Horton at 7 Cedars on Saturday, March 21 just before the start of the annual kickoff dinner and auction fundraiser. According to Festival Director Michelle Rhodes, this year’s fundraiser brought in $55,000, about $5,000 more than last year, which she said was significant considering that there were about 30 fewer attendees due to remodeling that forced the event to be held in a smaller space. This year’s festival, set for May 1-9, marks the 131st year for Washington’s oldest, longest, continuous-running festival.

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Irrigation Festival float rollout

Sequim Gazette photo by Monica Berkseth

Photo courtesy Clallam County Fire District 3/ Clallam County Fire District 3 reports that one man was flown to Harborview Medical Center for burns following a garage fire on the night of March 18 west of Sequim.

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One person flown to Seattle for injuries after garage fire

An unidentified male was flown to Harborview Medical Center on Thursday night due to injuries sustained in a…

Photo by Michael Dashiell, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Engineers with Fickett Structural Solutions inspect the Dungeness Railroad Bridge in late February, leading to a determination that the bridge is safe for use but that heavy loads should be limited. Tribal staff said a capital campaign has started to replace the bridge’s deteriorating truss.

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Railroad Bridge’s truss replacement timeline dependent on funding

Tribe starts capital campaign while seeking other funding avenues

Gazette file photo/ New Dungeness Lighthouse

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Visitors to New Dungeness Lighthouse help with its upkeep

Many eager to stay in Keeper’s Quarters working and providing tours

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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Responder Blotter — March 18, 2026

The weekly blotter includes calls in the City of Sequim and in unincorporated Clallam County in the Sequim-Dungeness…

Sequim Gazette photo by Monica Berkseth Lacy Thompson, new owner of Full Moon Candle Co., rings up longtime customer Vicki Walp, who came into the store to buy chocolate-scented candles after hearing that the scent was being discontinued.

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Thompson takes ownership of Full Moon Candle Co.

Lacy Thompson recounts how some people have asked how things are going at her candle shop, their good-natured,…

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash New Sequim Food Bank Executive Director Jen Colmore, second from right, introduces a blanket called “Agate Beach” donated by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe for outgoing Executive Director Andra Smith, on right. Colmore read a note from food bank board director Loni Greninger that said the blanket symbolized the process of agates becoming beautiful rocks from pressure and friction. Food bank staff wrapped Smith in the blanket as a thank you as she has taken a new job as the Washington Food Coalition’s executive director.

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Food Bank celebrates former, current executive directors

Smith helped lead facility through pandemic, hardships

Danielle Lorentzen, playing Cinderella, rehearses with Ethan Hoch as Prince Topher for Ghostlight Production’s “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” set to run March 20-29 at Sequim High School. The March 28 2 p.m. matinee features a special photo-op after the show with Lorentzen and the rest of the cast. Attendees are invited to dress up for the occasion in Cinderella-inspired clothes.

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Ghostlight presents ‘Cinderella’ at Sequim High

Practical effects, magical moments highlight family-friendly show