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A major reconfiguration of Sequim elementary schools, a teen singing sensation heard ‘round the World (Series), the loss of Hurricane Ridge’s day lodge to fire, Clallam County’s first Poet Laureate, the story of local sports icon Joe Rantz finally hits the big screen, and the shocking loss of firefighter/coach Charles (“Chad”) Cate were some of the news stories that made headlines in 2023.
Brian E. Jones, 80, organist and choir director, died November 17, 2023. A native of Duxbury, Massachusetts, he began piano studies at age eight and discovered the pipe organ soon thereafter. During his first visit to Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, as an eager 10-year-old, he was said to have exclaimed, “I want to be the organist here someday!” Some three decades later, his dream became a reality.
Sequim Good Governance League-backed candidates in Sequim City Council and Sequim School Board races appear to be well on their way to big wins in the 2023 General Election.
Other contested races remain unchanged
SEQUIM — Incumbents in the race for the Sequim School Board — two of them Sequim Good Governance League-backed candidates — have significant leads after the first ballot count in the General Election following the release of results on Nov. 7.