Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
Stephanie Sherman with the League of Women Voters talks with Elijah Malkasian, 9, of Sequim, at the Aug. 26 Back to School Fair, about playground options the City of Sequim is considering. Fair attendees were asked to vote on their favorite of three choices; more than two-thirds of the respondents picked “Forest Creature,” league representatives said. The annual fair, hosted by the Sequim Boys & Girls Club, helps local students prep for the upcoming school year, which starts for most Sequim students on Sept. 6. See more photos from the fair on B-6.
Lynn Horton, left, chats with Carson Holland, 6, and Wesley Holland, 5, at the 2023 Back to School Fair at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club on Aug. 26. Horton and Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty handed out packets with bookmarks or earrings with inspirational words to the young fair-goers.
Fern Ollerman, 6, finds a unique way to carry a 3-ring binder at the Aug. 26 Back to School Fair. Ollerman is entering first grade.
League of Women Voters represntatives host a poll regarding playground options the City of Sequim is considering, at the Aug. 26 Back to School Fair. Fair attendees were asked to vote on their favorite of three choices; more than two-thirds of the respondents picked “Forest Creature,” league representatives said.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Kim Rosales and other volunteers help gather school supplies for local students at the 2023 Back to School Fair, held at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club on Aug. 26.
Sequim Gazette photos by Michael Dashiell
Castell Insurance staff and volunteers from the Boys & Girls Club celebrate a record-breaking day at the company’s shred event on Aug. 26. The annual fundraiser, which supports the club and its efforts to bolster local students at the Back to School Fair held the same day, topped $7,000 this year, well above the previous record of $5,800.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell /
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Stephanie and Jim Sherman with the League of Women Voters talk with Elijah Malkasian, 9, of Sequim, at the Aug. 26 Back to School Fair, about playground options the City of Sequim is considering. Fair attendees were asked to vote on their favorite of three choices; more than two-thirds of the respondents picked “Forest Creature,” league representatives said.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Lynn Horton, left, chats with Carson Holland, 6, and Wesley Holland, 5, at the 2023 Back to School Fair at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club on Aug. 26. Horton and Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty handed out packets with bookmarks or earrings with inspirational words to the young fair-goers.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Fern Ollerman, 6, finds a unique way to carry a 3-ring binder at the Aug. 26 Back to School Fair. Ollerman is entering first grade.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / League of Women Voters representatives host a poll regarding playground options the City of Sequim is considering, at the Aug. 26 Back to School Fair. Fair attendees were asked to vote on their favorite of three choices; more than two-thirds of the respondents picked “Forest Creature,” league representatives said.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Kim Rosales and other volunteers help gather school supplies for local students at the 2023 Back to School Fair, held at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club on Aug. 26.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Castell Insurance staff and volunteers from the Boys & Girls Club celebrate a record-breaking day at the company’s shred event on Aug. 26. The annual fundraiser, which supports the club and its efforts to bolster local students at the Back to School Fair held the same day, topped $7,000 this year, well above the previous record of $5,800.
By Michael Dashiell