For the sixth annual Sequim Karaoke Idol, Lyle Hagen came out on top.

Hagen went against 11 other contestants on Aug. 8 and won $100 by singing “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” by The Georgia Satellites and Brooks &Dunn’s “Boot Scootin’ Boogie.” After winning, he sang Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine.”

Jessica Cole won $50 for second place and Becky Kuhns $25 for third place. The event was part of the City of Sequim’s Music in the Park program at the James Center for the Performing Arts in Carrie Blake Park, 350 N. Blake Ave.

Other participants were Lisa Wentworth, Lily May and Zoe Baumann, Dick Berryman, Jim and Tami Gilbertson, Leann Peterson, Sid Vandiver, and Benjamin Scott.

Music in the Park continues each Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. through Aug. 29 with the Navy Band Northwest on Aug. 22 and the Stardust Big Band on Aug. 29.

The series started in 2006 and is free to the public and all are welcome — including pets. Interested guests are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket and picnic baskets.

Twelve contestants participated in Sequim Karaoke Idol on Aug. 8 and Lyle Hagen won. The event was part of the Music in the Park series at the James Center for Performing Arts in Carrie Blake Park. Concerts continue each Tuesday night at 6 p.m. through Aug. 29. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash