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.
Olympic National Park officials said they won’t have a timeline for reopening Hurricane Ridge Road until at least June 2, according to a press release from the park, following the fire that destroyed the Olympic National Park Day Lodge in early May.
The remains of the Olympic National Park Day Lodge were still burning Monday, a day after fire engulfed the icon built in the 1950s and burned it to the ground.