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.
Empress Botanical Garden was once a regimental garden where British soldiers cultivated vegetables and flowers. Today, it is home to more than 1,500 trees of 180-200 varieties.
It sounded like a bomb; a sonic boom; a car crashing into their home. Residents living near the home on June Place that exploded in Sequim on July 18 all said the noise was unlike anything they’d ever heard.