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.
Sequim School Board directors in mid-December got a look at a proposal that would split their single-tiered bus route system in two, with elementary-aged students picked up and dropped off first and secondary (middle, high school) students in a later run.
Sewer systems at Sequim’s elementary schools are getting upgrades and more attention among current capital improvement projects after Sequim School Board directors agreed to prioritize the projects on Dec. 4.