COUNCIL VOTES TO TERMINATE CITY MANAGER Police Chief Robert Spinks appointed as interim.
	COUNTY MAY CONDEMN DUNGENESS PIER Structural analysis finds landing, structure unsafe.
	BAND STUDENTS SCORE AT STATE CONVENTION Jon Bash places 2nd in division.
	FOSTERING FUTURE GENERATIONS Licensed homes desperately needed for area teenagers.
	BENCHES FOR BID OTA presents a benchmark fundraiser.
	ARBY'S TO OPEN MID-JULY, AUGUST AT THE LATEST Sequim restaurant won’t feature drive-through window.

---

NEWS UPDATE — May 7, 11:30 a.m.

Crematory approved

The Clallam County hearing examiner approved an application May 7 to create a crematorium in Carlsborg.

The applicant, Jason Linde, with Linde Family Funeral Service, plans to install a refrigeration unit and cremation chamber in an existing building at 110 Business Park Loop.

Neighboring home and business owners expressed concerns about possible health impacts from a crematory during a public meeting.

However, hearing examiner Christopher Melly said his decision was based on land-use law, rather than health concerns. For the full story, see the May 14 Sequim Gazette.

---

From left, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Council chairman Ron Allen, Patsy Adams and Patrick Adams participate in a ritual blessing of the Longhouse Market & Deli on May 3. Photo by Patricia Morrison Coate

Tribe dedicates new enterprise

Longhouse Market & Deli opens in Blyn

by PATRICIA MORRISON COATE
Staff writer
   
A little drizzle didn’t dampen the excitement at a ceremony May 3 dedicating the Longhouse Market & Deli in Blyn. After two years of planning, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe held an open house with cake, coffee and fruit smoothies for the public before its “soft” opening on May 5. The buzz was uniformly positive as visitors filled the ample aisles. Tribal Council chairman Ron Allen was all smiles as he greeted well-wishers before inviting everyone to the dedication ceremony. Allen recognized and thanked members of the project’s planning team and construction contractors.

“The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is a proud people and we are proud to bring this to the community,” Allen said. “We see ourselves at the gateway to the Olympic Peninsula. This project is about our culture and a business, too. The properties we have are all a result of the pride and integrity of the Jamestown people.”

Tribal member Elaine Grinnell also noted the tribe’s reverence for its culture. “I know the ancestors are looking down and saying, ‘Now they’ve got it, they’ve really, really got it.’ I’m just so proud of all the things we’ve done and this is a wonderful tribute to the Jamestown S’Klallam’s culture.”

Patrick and Patsy Adams gave a blessing, honoring the four directions, and sang a ritual song.

“We are just very honored to be here to help make a difference in our community,” Allen said.

The Longhouse Market & Deli is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition to traditional groceries, the 11,000-square-foot market offers fresh produce and seafood in season, a walk-in cigar humidor and tobacco shop, the Raven Wine and Spirits shop and the Harvest Deli, featuring healthy soups, salads and sandwiches. The site also has a six-dispenser Chevron fuel station.

---

MSNBC.com: U.S. news