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Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Pearle Peterson with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America sings the national anthem prior to game two of the 2024 World Series at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 26 in Los Angeles. Peterson is from Sequim and attended the Sequim Boys & Girls Club and most recently worked there this summer. This was the second time she sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the World Series after singing at the event in 2023 in Arlington, Texas.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Karen Huber, sister of Nash Huber the owner of Nash’s Organic Produce, stands by large crates that hold various seeds that Nash sells to farmers. She said she’s mitigated alleged violations and concerns from property owner Washington Land Trust, but the long-time farmer faces eviction from the property if he doesn’t comply with ending his lease agreement that goes through 2032.

Giovanni Cerutti greets trick-or-treaters from his boat float during the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26.

Continuing their long-standing tradition, Captain Crystal Stout, Emily Westcott and a number of local helpers put the finishing touches on decorating downtown Sequim last week for the holidays, including a waterfall of Christmas lights.

Good news for a puppy named Captain Kirk: he’s about to boldly go to a new home.

As winter sets in, the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society’s Backyard Birding program offers a refresher on the birds that locals can expect to visit in their yards.

The Sequim Gazette celebrated its 50th anniversary last week, kicking off with a Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting and open house. The event was attended by about 50 business leaders and community members, including former owner Brown Maloney, as well as past and present staff.

About 1,200 free Holiday Meal Bags were distributed for Thanksgiving by the Sequim Food Bank in the last week, through deliveries and the large drive-through event in Carrie Blake Community Park on Nov. 22.

Commissioners approve 2025 budget with three new fire trucks expected

As families gather for Thanksgiving across the nation, siblings Sue Harrison and Steven Hanson had a recent family reunion in Sequim after five decades apart.