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Responder Blotter — July 1, 2026

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

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Jennifer Rodvold blows bubbles towards Maia Lacher during the Sequim Pride Celebration’s parade on Saturday.

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Hundreds gather for annual Sequim Pride Celebration

Hundreds of people — many colorfully dressed — gathered at the Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market on the…

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Sequim City Band, pictured in 2025, returns to the James Center for the Performing Arts at 3 p.m. on July 4 to perform “Sounds of America.”

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City sets ‘Party at the Park’ for Fourth of July

Fireworks show scheduled for 10 p.m.

“Lavender Farm,” a watercolor by Laurie Ragan Anderson, will be on display at Spoonbar Sweets during the First Friday Art Walk in Sequim this weekend.

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First Friday Art Walk open this weekend in Sequim

The First Friday Art Walk will celebrate with a purple-themed event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. this…

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Sequim City Band members ready for their July 4 performance in 2024. They return at 3 p.m. July 4 at the James Center for Performing Arts stage for the show “Sounds of America.”

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City Band, Peninsula Singers present ‘Sounds of America’ for Independence Day show

Fourth of July show celebrates America’s 250th anniversary

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DNR readies for active fire season

The state Department of Natural Resources’ Wildfire & Dispatch program is preparing for a busy fire season.

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Pete Alexander, left, and Steve See, both of Sequim, display “fours” after hiking Mount Townsend four days in a row from four different trailheads. The Monday Ramblers hiking group, of which they are members, created the challenge that they call the Mount Townsend Grand Slam. It features 35 total miles of hiking and an 11,680 feet elevation gain.

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Sequim hikers reach Mount Townsend’s peak four times in four days

Hiking group calls new challenge a ‘Grand Slam’

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Crew members with Pioneer Builders Supply Co. deliver shingles on June 17 for the new roof being installed at Sequim Middle School. It’s the first new roof since it opened in 1998.

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Schools set laundry list of summer building projects

New cold potable water line at Greywolf, roof at middle school included

Jaiden Dokken, 2025’s Sequim Pride grand marshal, front left, and David Ham, a volunteer with the organization, front right, lead a procession during last year’s celebration. Another event takes place June 27 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market with a ceremony at noon followed by a procession going west on Washington Street for two blocks and back to the market.

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Sequim Pride Celebration returns Saturday to Farmers Market

First Fed CEO serves as grand marshal

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Blue Sky Real Estate’s new owner and broker Brandy Bush, left, stands with Gail Sumpter, a fellow real estate broker, outside the business’ new location in downtown Sequim at 108 W. Washington St.

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Blue Sky Real Estate moves to downtown Sequim

Longtime owner transfers ownership to broker

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Dr. Amanda Mason and her husband, Nick Mason, stand with their dog Lucy at the back of Pacific Northwest Veterinary Hospital, where there is an entrance to their overnight weekend practice, Peninsula Pet Emergency. It is open from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. Friday-Sunday. Clients are asked to call ahead at 360-207-4773.

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Moonlighting tails: Peninsula Pet Emergency marks first year

Mason and her team treated 1,200 patients working three nights a week

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Get It Growing: How learning about climate zones helps local gardeners

Planning a garden involves numerous variables: location, sun, and water, to name a few. So the question is,…

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Responder Blotter — June 24, 2026

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