Scenes from Sequim’s 2024

By Matthew Nash • January 8, 2025 1:30 am
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen/ Hometown Holidays, organized by the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce, was a hit for locals and visitors alike with Santa Claus, music, a tree lighting, and more on Nov. 30 in Centennial Place. The crowd took time after the Lighted Tractor Cruise to greet their neighbors and pose for a few more pictures.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen/ Hometown Holidays, organized by the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce, was a hit for locals and visitors alike with Santa Claus, music, a tree lighting, and more on Nov. 30 in Centennial Place. The crowd took time after the Lighted Tractor Cruise to greet their neighbors and pose for a few more pictures.

As the new year gets underway, the Sequim Gazette staff takes one final look back at 2024 with a selection of its favorite photos.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell Three-year-old Jensen Boyle of Port Angeles enjoys the 2024 Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell Three-year-old Jensen Boyle of Port Angeles enjoys the 2024 Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Steve and Lindee Tollefsen of Everett play a round of cornhole at In Bloom Lavender Farm with their dogs Truman and Wilson watching nearby on July 19. The couple said it was their first time visiting during Sequim Lavender Weekend and they went to a few farms and the Lavender Festival in the Park.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Steve and Lindee Tollefsen of Everett play a round of cornhole at In Bloom Lavender Farm with their dogs Truman and Wilson watching nearby on July 19. The couple said it was their first time visiting during Sequim Lavender Weekend and they went to a few farms and the Lavender Festival in the Park.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Attendees enjoy a drone show that capped events at the 2024 Sequim Sunshine Festival on March 2.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Attendees enjoy a drone show that capped events at the 2024 Sequim Sunshine Festival on March 2.

Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash As Michelangelo the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, baby Ivar enjoys a lollipop with his parents Jessica and Dustin Baker at the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26.

Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash As Michelangelo the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, baby Ivar enjoys a lollipop with his parents Jessica and Dustin Baker at the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Skyler Neitzel, 8, gives the City of Sequim’s sewer camera a spin at the second-annual Sequim Public Safety Fair in Carrie Blake Community Park as Olivia, 7, and Winston Deal, 6, watch.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Skyler Neitzel, 8, gives the City of Sequim’s sewer camera a spin at the second-annual Sequim Public Safety Fair in Carrie Blake Community Park as Olivia, 7, and Winston Deal, 6, watch.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell The current and former fire chiefs with Clallam County Fire District 3 gather on March 27 to send off outgoing chiefs Ben Andrews and Dan Orr. Pictured, from left, are current District 3 chief Justin Grider; Andrews; former chief Steve Vogel; Orr, and former chief Tom Lowe.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell The current and former fire chiefs with Clallam County Fire District 3 gather on March 27 to send off outgoing chiefs Ben Andrews and Dan Orr. Pictured, from left, are current District 3 chief Justin Grider; Andrews; former chief Steve Vogel; Orr, and former chief Tom Lowe.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell Ron Long, left, and Jack Tatom chat in a rare break between cutting wood for their group’s efforts in January to help the Path From Poverty nonprofit.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell Ron Long, left, and Jack Tatom chat in a rare break between cutting wood for their group’s efforts in January to help the Path From Poverty nonprofit.

Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash Fourth-graders Leilanie Arellano Gallengos, Amber Steele, and Dulce Villegas use a microscope inside the Dungeness River Nature Center’s ecosystem exhibit to get closer looks at wings and talons during the Dungeness River Festival on Sept. 27.

Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash Fourth-graders Leilanie Arellano Gallengos, Amber Steele, and Dulce Villegas use a microscope inside the Dungeness River Nature Center’s ecosystem exhibit to get closer looks at wings and talons during the Dungeness River Festival on Sept. 27.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Corey Edwards, organizer of the Olympic Peninsula Toy and Collectibles Show, stands by his case of Kaiju monsters he’s been collecting since the early 2000s. He said the show on Sept. 14 was an option for locals to find new and old toys that they might remember from their childhood.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Corey Edwards, organizer of the Olympic Peninsula Toy and Collectibles Show, stands by his case of Kaiju monsters he’s been collecting since the early 2000s. He said the show on Sept. 14 was an option for locals to find new and old toys that they might remember from their childhood.

Sequim Gazette photo by Elijah Sussman SuperNostalgic, from left, Sadie Sprenger, Adam Bettger, Jeremy Pederson, Branden Bettger, and Michael Echternkamp stand together before the May 4 show at Sequim’s Elks Club.

Sequim Gazette photo by Elijah Sussman SuperNostalgic, from left, Sadie Sprenger, Adam Bettger, Jeremy Pederson, Branden Bettger, and Michael Echternkamp stand together before the May 4 show at Sequim’s Elks Club.

Sequim Gazette photo by Elijah Sussman Writer Anderson Williams at Carrie Blake Park on June 6. He was interviewed after winning a North Olympic Library System writing contest.

Sequim Gazette photo by Elijah Sussman Writer Anderson Williams at Carrie Blake Park on June 6. He was interviewed after winning a North Olympic Library System writing contest.

Sequim Gazette photos by Michael Dashiell Sequim freshman Clare Turella captured a state title by clearing 5-feet, 2-inches at the class 2A State Track and Field Championships on May 23 at Mount Tahoma High School. Turella is pictured at the class 2A Bi-District Championship a week prior.

Sequim Gazette photos by Michael Dashiell Sequim freshman Clare Turella captured a state title by clearing 5-feet, 2-inches at the class 2A State Track and Field Championships on May 23 at Mount Tahoma High School. Turella is pictured at the class 2A Bi-District Championship a week prior.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Jake Vanderwaal, a maintenance worker with the City of Sequim, places a flower basket on May 22 near the Sequim VFW. In total, Sequim High Schoolers made 124 baskets to go across the city.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Jake Vanderwaal, a maintenance worker with the City of Sequim, places a flower basket on May 22 near the Sequim VFW. In total, Sequim High Schoolers made 124 baskets to go across the city.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Austin Neuharth, 12, of Sequim catches a fish at his first visit to Kids Fishing Day on April 20 as volunteer Pat Lundin with the North Olympic Peninsula Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers helps him ready the fish for cleaning.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Austin Neuharth, 12, of Sequim catches a fish at his first visit to Kids Fishing Day on April 20 as volunteer Pat Lundin with the North Olympic Peninsula Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers helps him ready the fish for cleaning.

Photo by Emily Matthiessen Gulls, from left, Christina Possinger, Grace Pereira, Caleb Crawford, and Belle Robinson sing a tune during Ghostlight Productions’ “The Little Mermaid Jr” in March.

Photo by Emily Matthiessen Gulls, from left, Christina Possinger, Grace Pereira, Caleb Crawford, and Belle Robinson sing a tune during Ghostlight Productions’ “The Little Mermaid Jr” in March.

Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash/ Princess Kendall Day princess ignores the advances of the Frog Prince played by Aeden Sison during “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon,” a benefit for the Class of 2024 that ran from Feb. 29-March 3.

Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash/ Princess Kendall Day princess ignores the advances of the Frog Prince played by Aeden Sison during “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon,” a benefit for the Class of 2024 that ran from Feb. 29-March 3.