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PA Food Bank plays critical role as regional distribution hub

Volunteer-turned-Operations-Manager Kevin Perry didn’t just find a job — he found a mission

Photo by Charles Johnson 
The 2026 Senior Class at Sequim High School gathered recently for a group photo as the end of their final year in public school drew near. The graduation ceremony is set for Friday, June 5

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A final class photo

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Sequim High School juniors and seniors ask questions on May 27 in the SHS auditorium of Washington State Supreme Court Justices Sheryl Gordon McCloud and Steven C. González, and Laura Anglin, González’s senior law clerk.

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State justices tackle tough topics for SHS students

QA part of Traveling Court Outreach Program

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Sequim High School’s class of 2026’s valedictorians are, from left, Olivia Baros, Nico Musso, Laila Sundin, Julia Reandeau, Kendra Dodson, Kailah Blake, Emma Gilliam, and Shelby Haskins.

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Eight chosen as class of ’26 valedictorians

This year’s Sequim High School graduates were honored on May 27 at the annual Scholarship and Honor Awards…

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
The collection of Tony Armstrong started with about two boxes of records and grew to thousands of albums that he’d listen to daily in his man cave. Now his wife Audrey looks to sell the albums at the Sequim Record Show on June 6 and later online to help pay for his medical care.

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Record show set for another spin in Sequim

Collectors bring eclectic mix for one-day event

Photo courtesy Dungeness River Nature Center
Volunteer Shirley Anderson holds a cushion next to one of the folding chairs inside the Dungeness River Nature Center. Nikki Pyle, an AmeriCorps environmental educator who is part of the education team at the Dungeness River Nature Center, is heading up a community crafting event on Saturday, June 6 to make cushions for the folding chairs in Rainshadow Hall.

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River Center plans community crafting event with a purpose

Attending programs and events held inside Rainshadow Hall at the Dungeness River Nature Center can be, to put…

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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Responder Blotter — June 3, 2026

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

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“Cedar Ridge” is one of the watercolors by Lyn Conlan on display during the month of June at A. Milligan Art Studio & Gallery, 520 N. Sequim Ave.

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First Friday Art Walk’s theme color is white — a symbol of inclusion

In a symbol of inclusion, the color theme for the First Friday Sequim Art Walk on June 5…

Paula Watson, director of Peninsula College’s dental hygiene program, shows visitors the school’s nearly completed dental clinic, where the first cohort of 10 students will begin learning radiology, digital imaging, teeth cleaning and other preventive dental care as part of the new program that will launch this fall. The college developed the program with significant financial support from U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Seattle, and from Delta Dental of Washington to help workforce shortages and address gaps in dental care. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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New dental program at Peninsula College set to launch this fall

Two-year program in Port Angeles boosted by federal funding

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
A new effort through Sequim Education Foundation and Sequim High School students called the Student Community Partnership Initiative has set a $20,000 matching grant to support students and families through St. Vincent de Paul. Donors can provide funds to the Sequim nonprofit through June 30 by mail to “St. Vincent de Paul, P.O. Box 2114, Sequim, WA 98382.” <ins>Some of those involved in the effort, include, from left Executive Director Lauren Denton with Sequim Education Foundation, SHS junior Olive Bridge, SHS freshman Kendall Adolphe, SHS senior Laila Sundin, Ed Koszykowski with St. Vincent de Paul, SHS senior John Pehrson, and Mike Flynn with St. Vincent de Paul. </ins>

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Students form board to support families, nonprofits

New initiative group looks to connect kids, community

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The cast of “Dorothy in Wonderland” through Olympic Peninsula Academy hosts three shows this weekend at Sequim High School Auditorium. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, May 29-30, and 1:30 p.m. May 30. The play “Stone in the Road” runs before the first two shows, and “Dorothy in Wonderland” actors present a “Gag Reel” at the final performance.

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OPA brings ‘Dorothy in Wonderland’ to stage this weekend only

Younger students open two shows with ‘Stone in the Road’

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Cindy Zechenelly was honored on May 19 with a Lifetime Achievement Award through the President’s Volunteer Service Award program managed by Points of Light. She’s served more than 4,000 hours as a co-founder of Sequim’s Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), sponsored by Clallam County Fire District 3. Here Zechenelly is recognized by fire commissioner President Bill Miano, left, and Fire Chief Justin Grider.

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CERT co-founder receives lifetime achievement award

For nearly 10 years, Cindy Zechenelly has been dedicated to helping prepare Sequim residents.

Photo by Andrea Starr, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Leaders with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the City of Sequim said the entities are planning to bring city water services to PNNL-Sequim on West Sequim Bay Road to support a modernization effort at the campus along with future development of a “Bench to Bay Deployment and Applied Sciences Laboratory.”

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PNNL seeks City of Sequim water extension

Sewer lift station on hold along West Sequim Bay Road