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We’re so proud to be hosting the 117th Irrigation Festival in our community. Our 2012 theme “117 & Still Growin’ Green” embodies all that has made the Sequim-Dungeness KAPETAN Valley a vibrant farming town. We celebrate the rich crops nourished by the water that has flowed from the Dungeness River through the innovative irrigation ditches for the past 117 years. As citizens of this amazing city, we invite you to experience the wonderful opportunities of our small town and celebrate with us during the first full week of May. An event of this magnitude is made possible because of the endless hard work of the festival board of directors, the countless volunteer hours by individuals and local service clubs,
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the businesses that recognize the value of community service and the continuous support of our sponsors. This recipe of teamwork truly makes this a “hometown” community event. Therefore, we hope you will enjoy your festival and invite your friends and family to take part in Washington’s oldest continuous festival, as we believe it to be an experience that everyone can enjoy. Don’t forget to pick up a memento of your time enjoying the festival. We have pins, buttons, note cards, T-shirts and sweatshirts to help you remember your time with us. Festival merchandise is available at the SequimDungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce Visitor information Center and other area stores. Let the festivities begin!
Deon D. Kapetan
Sequim Irrigation Festival Chairwoman
There is a continuum with history at one end and our future at the other in this year’s Irrigation Festival. 2012 is the eve of the City of Sequim’s 100th year of incorporation and this year’s festival brings home the unique and fascinating history of our special little corner of heaven as we plan for a yearlong centennial celebration. Our old-fashioned parade and logging show remind us of our past. The bounty of a modern, thriving locally grown culinary Sequim reminds us of our unique opportunities for the future as we evolve into the new century. It is a credit to our community parents and grandparents who had the vision to bring irrigation to our arid valley. The Sequim Irrigation Festival is the longest continuous community festival in Washington and we see in the festival our history and all of the charm that a small, friendly, rural city like Sequim exudes. We are proud of
our community, of our community spirit, of the volunteers that year after year make this festival a success and of our small rural city flavor that is uniquely Sequim. So, in the spirit of the HAYS Centennial slogan, let’s all get “into the Sequim of things” and enjoy all that Sequim has to offer. Take in the traditional festival activities. Experience the wonderful boutique shopping and discover Culinary Sequim in our fine dining venues. Savor all that is the beautiful SequimDungeness Valley, letting the spectacular splendor of natural Sequim wash over you. Welcome to the 2012 Irrigation Festival and enjoy Sequim!
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Queen’s proclamation
It is with great pleasure that I am able to announce Sequim’s 117th annual Irrigation Festival. This year it is to be held May 4-13. Royalty Princesses Amanda, Natalie, Arianna and I are extremely excited to be representing our beautiful city. Over the course of the festival, I invite you to join us as we take some time to pay tribute to the pioneers who had the love and commitment for our valley that made their dreams a reality and made irrigation possible. Because of them, a tiny community has grown into a large prosperous city with
the longest running festival in the state of Washington. Because of the hard work they put in to spread the wealth of water, we still are able to enjoy the benefits 117 years later. Please join in all the amazing activities we have here from the carnival, to the logging and art shows, and of course the spectacular Grand Parade. This year’s celebration will continue to preserve our history and thankfulness for the gift of life that irrigation brought to our valley.
Queen Abigail Berry
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2012 Irrigation Festival Board
Festival Chairman: Deon Kapetan Secretary: Bea Grow Treasurer: Lynn Horton Chamber Executive Director: Shelli Robb-Kahler Chamber Administration: Jeri Smith Arts and Crafts Fair: Lynn Elliott, Lori Schmidt Car Cruzz/Car Show ‘n Shine: Burt Karapostoles, Randy Perry Carnival: Joe Borden Crazy Daze Breakfast: Nikki Sturm, Stephanie Sweet First Friday Art Walk: Renee Brock-Richmond Float Design/Construction: Guy Horton Float Display: Brenda Root Grand Parade: Alice Roragen Junior Royalty: Julie Lancheros Kick-off Dinner: Tawana Borden, Vickie Maples Kids Day and Community Picnic: John Durso, Tom Schaafsma Kids Parade: Nikki Sturm
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Irrigation Dignitaries and Royalty Derrell Sharp
Grand Marshal Derrell Sharp As part of a family who pioneered an irrigation farm in Washington’s Columbia Basin, Derrell Sharp said he learned every aspect of the irrigation process that Sequim holds dear. “Being the oldest festival in state is an accomplishment,” he said. “I recognize what they are doing here to keep farming important in the valley. I see a real swing to smaller hobby farms. The quality of food produced locally is so much better.” Derrell got the taste for farming early on. He was born in Portland, Ore., and lived eight years in Redmond, Ore., while his dad was an agriculture teacher. Derrell Jr. graduated from Connell High School in 1965 and joined the Navy Seabees during the Vietnam War. After discharge, he started college at Columbia Basin Junior College in Pasco. Derrell began taking courses toward his dream of teaching. Derrell returned to the family farm in 1970 and farmed until 1981 when he moved to Sequim and became the high school agriculture teacher. He earned awards as Washington Walmart Teacher of the Year and Washington Nurserymen’s Association Teacher of the Year. Eventually, Derrell earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree with vocational certification from Washington State University in spring 2000. He retired in 2009.
Grand Pioneer Jerry Angiuli
Jerry Angiuli
Self-proclaimed hard worker Jerry Angiuli said there were only two days in his working life he never had a job. The 1950 Sequim High School graduate was born and raised here and had a part in designing much of the irrigation system in the area through the Clallam Co-op. Jerry said being chosen as a grand pioneer is an honor, following in his sisters’ (Joan and Louise) footsteps. He jokes it might have been better to be chosen for royalty. “It alerts you to the fact that they’ve never chosen anyone in their 50s or 60s,” Jerry said, “I’d rather be a royalty because it means you are around 18.” Jerry’s mother Jetti was from Sequim and his dad Trifone from Italy. Two days after graduation, Jerry went on a commercial fishing boat for a summer in Alaska, before returning to a job offer with the Co-op. Jerry married Geraldine “Geri” in 1951 after knowing each other a few months. While raising his children, Jerry served as commissioner of Little League baseball and football and on the Sequim School board for eight years. He helped pass a bond levy to build the current high school. For his efforts in 1975, he was named Citizen of the Year for helping keep sports and the operetta programs funded. Another notable achievement of Jerry’s was his legwork as a major proponent in building the Sequim bypass and he was the second person to officially go over the bypass. Jerry also holds several state and regional titles as a competitive shooter. He is the oldest active member of the Port Angeles Gun Club despite stopping competitive shooting two years ago. He
continues to teach trap shooting for Sequim FFA.
Grand Pioneer Caroline Baumunk Caroline Baumunk hasn’t missed the Irrigation Festival’s Grand Parade her entire life. “I think it’s a big highlight,” Caroline said, “Some people come from all over just to see it.” This year, she follows in the festival footsteps of her mother Ollie, who was a grand pioneer in 1990. Caroline was born in the Carlsborg area to Ollie and Orrin “Skinny” Cays. She grew up in Sequim picking peas and hoeing corn, strawberries and beans for local farmers. Much of her childhood revolved around activities and dances at Sequim Presbyterian Church. She graduated from Sequim High School in 1947 and married Chuck Baumunk on Aug. 1, 1947. They celebrate their 65th anniversary this summer. Caroline worked at Sequim Bakery and then Bank of Sequim, which became Seafirst Bank and later Bank of America. She retired from banking in 1988. She is a founding member of Sequim Bible Church and taught Sunday School there and at Sequim Presbyterian Church for 18 years. She and Chuck continue living in the same house in downtown Sequim after 50 years. “We’re comfortable here,” Caroline said, “I haven’t seen any place else I’d rather be.”
Honorary Grand Pioneer Chuck Baumunk Being picked as an honorary grand pioneer is important, Chuck Baumunk said, even though he prefers to stay in the background. “Everyone seems to have a good time,” he said. “The parade and festival honors a lot of people.” Born in Clare, Iowa, to James and Rebecca Baumunk, Chuck grew up taking care of hogs and milking cows on family farms as
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large as 600 acres. He is the second youngest of 13 brothers and sisters and his sister Betty is coming from California for the Grand Parade. Chuck moved to Sequim in the summer of 1944. In 1945, Chuck enlisted in the U.S. Army and spent time in the South Pacific at the end of World War II. As an infantryman, he landed on Japan the same day a peace treaty was signed. He spent 2½ years in the Army before moving back to Sequim where he met his wife, Caroline. He and Caroline wed in August 1947. Chuck first drove milk trucks picking up cans for the Sequim-Dungeness Creamery and for Arden Dairy at night. He eventually drove milk tankers as much as 300 miles daily. He retired in 1988 after 41 years driving. The Baumunks have done some traveling during retirement, but they like staying home and working in the yard in summers. “With three daughters, we always have someone around,” Chuck said. “I don’t like any place better than home.”
“I’m always happy here,” she said. Margaret was born near Bagley Creek in Fairview to Lee and Ruth Harbaugh and left the area at age 5 to live in Oregon. She made the permanent move to Sequim at age 9 with her aunt and uncle when they bought a ranch on Chicken Coop Road. Margaret was selected as salutatorian at Sequim High in 1934, second in her class. Margaret married Ernest Erickson in January 1935 and spent much of her time as a homemaker. In summers, the family lived in Alaska to accommodate Ernest’s job as a commercial fisherman. She never misses services at the Little Brown Church of Blyn where she’s gone for years. Margaret remains active in the social luncheon group the Blyn Club, continues to keep up her garden and flowers, and drives to church each Sunday. Her hobbies include reading and animals. She attributes part of her longevity to walking the Olympic Discovery Trail near her home.
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Laura Friedkin was the winner of the logo design contest with her design for the 2012 theme of “117 and Still Grown’ Green.” Friedkin was born in Illinois and has lived in the St. Louis, Mo., and Denver, Colo., areas. She first came to Sequim on vacations to visit her parents and extended family. She and her husband, Bill, were so taken with the area they moved to Sequim in 2008 when Bill landed a local job. Friedkin has more than 20 years experience in graphic design, taking her natural art skills and putting them to use as an assistant to an art director and then as a graphic designer working on packaging design. In Sequim, she has continued to hone her artistic talents FRIEDKIN and enjoys spending time working on design, photography, painting, beading and other crafts. Friedkin was the designer of the logo design for both the 114th and 116th Irrigation Festival themes. She and her husband spend their time enjoying the natural beauty of Sequim and the surrounding area, hiking, walking the beaches and photographing the natural splendor of the Olympic Peninsula. She also loves the time she gets to spend with her parents and extended family living in Sequim. “These past years living so close by to my folks have been a precious gift to me.” Friedkin enjoys the small-town warmth of Sequim and the rich traditions of the community and she looks forward to being a part of the 117th Irrigation Festival and all of its many activities.
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The winner of the Festival Button design contest is Melody Workman. Melody is the daughter of Scott Workman and Alice Workman and is a fifth-grade student at Helen Haller Elementary School. Melody has four siblings — Sam, Justin, Sarah and Spencer. Melody is excited at the prospect of being an aunt, when Sam and his wife, Vannesa, have a child soon. Melody loves to sing, draw, write and spend time with her family. She is talented at writing stories, most of which involve at least once princess. She also illustrates her own stories. She recently won second place for one of her drawings in a poster design contest for boating safety. True to her name, Melody loves music and d plays the piano. She also enjoys singing solos and s, performing. She has been in several operettas, including “The Wizard of Oz” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” and she hopes to be in more productions in the future. At home, Melody plays piano and recorder and when Santa brought her a Yeti flute for Christmas she soon was picking out tunes. She hopes to learn how to play the violin someday. Congratulations to Melody for her winning button design!
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P ioneer Dinner tickets on sale This year the Sequim Pioneer Association will provide two $1,000 scholarships, made possible by local merchants and participants in the Pioneer Dinner’s raffles and auctions. Those who attend the Pioneer Dinner must be descendants of a pioneer family or have lived in the Sequim School District for 40 years or more. Spouses may attend with their qualified pioneer descendants. The event is Friday, May 11, with a social hour at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, Sequim. Tickets are available at $16 each. Call Hazel Ault at 808-8641 or stop by 219 W. Washington St. for tickets. As is tradition, the Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty pose at the original irrigation ditch headgate. From left to right are Princess Natalie Stevenson, Queen Abigail Berry, Princess Arianna Flores and Princess Amanda Dronenburg. Photo by Patricia Morrison Coate • • • • • •
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Another dream of Abigail’s is to travel the world and she is grateful to her parents for taking her to foreign countries. She looks forward to traveling to new places in Washington and riding in parades as part of royalty. Abigail’s love for dance and theater led to appearances and roles in 25 local plays and she’s been the Operetta Club vice president for the past two years. As part of the royalty team, she and the other princesses will sing to countless members of the community to promote the festival. She’s not deterred. “We’ll make it sound good,” she said with a smile. Her favorite part of the festival growing up was participating in the Sunshine Generation little girls’ group that sings while riding through the parade. Her parents are Dr. Jay and Judy Berry.
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Queen Abigail Berry Queen Abigail Berry, 16, said she grew up watching the Irrigation Festival pageants. As a leadership-minded person, she saw joining the royalty as an opportunity to become more involved in the community. Abigail, a junior at Sequim High School, is involved in several activities, serving as junior class vice president and with the Associate Student Body leadership team, helping with events such as Haunted Hallways and the Thanksgiving Food Drive. One of her goals is to set up an annual food drive at the school and create other projects to give back to the community. She led the junior varsity girls soccer team for the past two years as captain and managed the boys basketball team. Abigail quickly integrated herself into activities despite only starting public school as a freshman. She holds a 4.0 grade-point average and aims to be a valedictorian. She hopes to attend college in California, near her sisters, and later attend medical school. As a career, she’s considering interventional radiology and isn’t deterred by more schooling because she loves learning.
Princess Amanda Dronenburg, 17, moved to Sequim right before her freshman year. Sequim has been good to her, so she saw becoming a princess for the festival as a good opportunity to represent the town. Amanda, a junior at Sequim High School, considers herself a mix of being crazy, energetic, down-to-earth and outgoing. Yet she found the royalty pageant helped break her public speaking shell. “I learned a lot of poise,” she said. Amanda’s hobbies include baking, photography, scrapbooking and dancing, despite never participating in a formal dance class. She’s into her third year in the casual Color Guard Team, which does a number of dances as part of their routines. Amanda treasures her time traveling with the team and the high school band. Music, nature (especially the ocean), Precious Moments and carousel horses keep her interest, too. One thing that has maintained Amanda’s interest is her goal to concentrate on becoming a cook and baker. She plans to attend culinary arts school after graduation next year and travel the world to learn about the art of baking. “When I have seen all I want to see, I want to open up my own bakery,” she said. She sees a need to end hunger for those in poverty and wants to combat hunger either in a foreign country or her own neighborhood. Amanda said she’s learned from family, teachers and friends that plans change easily and people end up where they never imagined. “My ultimate goal in life is to learn, be happy and keep growing as a person through and through,” she said. Her parents are Robert and Charity Dronenburg.
Princess Arianna Flores Princess Arianna Flores, 17, said she chose to try out for royalty because Sequim has watched her grow up and she wanted a chance to represent the town while being more active in it. She hears many people complaining
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there isn’t enough to do, but she feels they don’t look in the right places. Arianna, a junior at Sequim High School, was born and raised in Sequim near open fields filled with apple orchards, strawberries, raspberries and livestock. She spent her days running around the farm. Even though she’s busier now, that hasn’t quite changed, she said, and she enjoys runs on the Dungeness Spit bluffs trails on rainy days when the ocean looks rough and grandiose. One of Arianna’s favorite summer pastimes is picking raspberries. Her favorite memory of the Irrigation Festival’s Grand Parade was dressing up as a raspberry with balloons all around her for Graysmarsh Farm. Despite her bu s y schedu le, Arianna finds time to volunteer with organizations like her school’s National Honor Society Club and to help on Sundays at the Awana program in her church. Arianna plans to attend the University of Washington and later attend medical school to become a neonatologist and work at Seattle Children’s Hospital. She hopes to volunteer at Seattle Children’s and her family has a connection there after spending so much time there with her little brother. “I know just how tough it can be not only on the patient but on their families,” she said. She enjoys traveling and plans to go with a missions group to Tijuana, Mexico, to help at an orphanage. Only a few days after being chosen as a princess, Arianna said she’s received a lot of congratulations and a special moment was when someone walked up to her and said she and the other royalty are a good example for young ladies. Her parents are Arturo and Herlinda Flores.
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Advanced Placement courses with the other royalty. She finds social issues such as hunger important and since her freshman year, she’s gotten up early on Saturdays to volunteer at the Sequim Food Bank. Natalie also helps at her church’s after-school children’s ministry and serves as a leader for various summer programs. She helped her dad construct the new Albert Haller Playfields project by putting up fencing and picking up rocks. Natalie sees herself working in a job serving people because she loves talking and getting to know new people any chance she gets. She
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Princess Natalie Stevenson Princess Natalie Stevenson, 16, has watched the festival’s royalty pageants since she was 4 years old. “I knew I wanted to be a princess,” she said. “It’s like seeing my 4-year-old self’s dream come true.” Natalie appreciates the opportunity to represent her hometown as a junior at Sequim High School. Natalie is active in sports, having been named the most valuable teammate on the girls junior varsity volleyball team in 2011, does volunteer work and takes
doesn’t rule out being a director of a food bank someday, either. “Having seen first-hand the amount of work, time and money it takes to feed the hungry, I hope I could use the experience I have gathered in Sequim to raise awareness for this wherever I end up making my home,” she said. After high school, Natalie plans to attend a university for a degree in education or psychology and to look for a chance studying abroad in South America to strengthen her Spanish while developing an understanding for another culture. As a princess, she’s looking most forward to meeting new people and seeing new places in the state. Her parents are Craig and Rebecca Stevenson.
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Junior Royalty Helen Haller Queen Stephanie Calderon Sponsor: Cuddles and Crayons Daycare and Preschool Stephanie Lynn Calderon is a third-grader who attends Helen Haller. She is 9 years old and her parents are Evelin and Miguel Najera. Stephanie enjoys gymnastics and playing soccer. She enjoys reading and telling stories to her younger brother Miguel. Stephanie loves the colors purple and aqua. She also enjoys playing dress up and doing her hair. When Stephanie grows up she wants to be either a From left to right: Jarrett Allen, Stephanie Calderon, Mikayla Halady and Oscar Walchenbach. Photo by Ernst-Ulrich Schafer
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fashion designer or a teacher. “I like Sequim because it has lots of green views. I also like the trees because it keeps you cool when it is sunny days. I also like trees because they grow fruit, for example, apples, pear, peach, cherries and many more. We can have all kinds of natural flowers, plants and rivers. My favorite thing of all is I enjoy playing soccer in the nice green fields. We are so lucky to live in a small town.”
Helen Haller King Oscar Walchenbach Sponsor: Sequim Beauty Salon Oscar Walchenbach was born in 2002 and spent his early years growing up in Westport. He spent much time there playing on the beach and climbing trees. In 2008, he moved to Sequim with his parents, Melinda McCoy and Peter Walchenbach, and big sister Flora. He is enrolled at Helen Haller Elementary and is a third-grader in Claire Hallinan’s class. In his spare time he enjoys walks with his dogs, reading, riding his bike and flying remote control airplanes. “Sequim Suits Me: I love Sequim because it is warm in the summer, but not too warm. I like to swim in
my pool and wade in the Dungeness River. Winter is pleasantly cold and I love to play in the snow. Sequim is nice and pretty. It has mountains close by, and also many parks. I enjoy the farms and open spaces. Sequim is not too busy or polluted. There are lots of activities for kids like baseball, soccer and clubs after school. There are many events such as this Irrigation Festival and others. Sequim makes me really happy!”
Greywolf Queen Mikayla Halady Sponsor: Bananas Preschool Mikayla Halady is 9 years old. She attends Greywolf Elementary and is in the third grade. Her favorite subject is reading. Mikayla loves to play soccer, basketball and tennis. This year she also is involved in 4-H where she plans to raise and auction chickens. Mikayla is the youngest of six children and her siblings are Cody, Ashley, Taylor, Gabrielle and Ryan. She loves her pets, Zoie, Kyia, Fritto and Coco. “Hello my name is Mikayla Halady and I am going to tell what I love about our wonderful town of Sequim. In Sequim everyone is so nice. I love our small town. I love how we have farms and not big buildings. I love that I was born in Sequim and get to grow up in such
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a nice community. I love the beautiful lavender that we are so famous for, that people world-wide come to see. Our little town is an amazing one and I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to grow up here with all my friends and family.”
Greywolf King Jarrett Allen Sponsor: Steve Bacon Family Counseling Jarrett Allen, 11, is a fifth-grader at Greywolf Elementary and his teacher is Sue Gellor. He was born in Valdez, Alaska, and is the son of Shelly Allen and Andy and Angie Allen. His sisters are Dallas and Heather. He also has two brothers Ryan and Dawson. He loves playing sports and has been involved in football, basketball, baseball, soccer and golf. An interesting fact about Jarrett is that he is the fourth generation in his family to attend Sequim schools! “Well, what I love the most about Sequim are the people in it and how they are so nice. I love how it’s a small town and we are friendly in our own way. I love how the clouds build a halo around the blue sky which means that we are all angels. I love how we can walk around town and feel safe. That’s what I love the most about Sequim.”
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Two Rotary clubs support the Festival Since 1950, the Rotary Club of Sequim (noon club) has been responsible for organizing the Irrigation Festival Grand Parade and getting it smoothly down Washington Street. Every year, Rotary members manage the more than 125 parade entries that will drive, motor, roll and walk along the parade route. The parade follows Washington Street and starts at noon from Dunlap Avenue and finishes at Seventh Avenue. Local residents and visitors will settle into their favorite spots along the parade route to enjoy community fun at its best. Thank you to Alice Roragen and members of the Sequim Rotary for their hard work to make this parade a community classic. Kids Day (Saturday, May 7) The Sequim Sunrise Rotary Club, led this year by John D’Urso and Tom Schaafsma, supports and organizes Kids Day and the Family Picnic. Four hours of fun, games, animals and more – all free for the entire family in Carrie Blake Park.
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Grand Parade to benefit food bank If you’ve ever been to the Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade, you’ve seen people line up along Washington Street, some starting early in the morning. Parade-goers make a party of it and you’ll see people barbecuing, having picnics and greeting friends and neighbors. Depending on where you sit, you may see the Kids Parade starting at 10 a.m. with a route along Washington Street from Fifth to Third Avenue and watch as the runners participating in the River Center Run go past. Start time is 10:20 a.m. with the race start/finish on Washington Street at Seventh Avenue. Of course, the High Octane Car Cruzz
will start up just before 11 a.m. so you’ll be able to watch all manner of cars cruise by as you wait for the main event, the Grand Parade, to begin at noon. This year, parade-goers also can help the Sequim Food Bank as they wait for and watch the parade. Spectators are being asked to bring nonperishable food items to the grand parade. A team from Sound Community Bank will be up and down the parade route, before and during the parade, to collect food for donation. So come out to the Grand Parade on Saturday, May 12, and participate in a great community event— and don’t forget your food bank donations
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1 Olympic Theater Arts 414 N Sequim Ave. 360.683.7326 olympictheatrearts.org 2 Sequim Library 630 N Sequim Ave. 360.683.1162 nols.org 3 Alder Wood Bistro 139 W Alder St. 360.683.4321 alderwoodbistro.com 5 The Red Rooster Grocery 134 1/2 W Washington St. 360.681.2004 theredroostergrocery.com
Join us for a fun and free self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim on the First Friday of every month from 5 to 8 p.m.
8 Gallery on the Walls 128 E Washington St. 360.683.5837 caysart.com
24 Solar City's Tesa Boutique & Tanning Retreat 135 W. Washington St. 360.681.7299
9 Doodlebugs Scrapbooking 138 W Washington St. 360.683.3154 doodlebugsscrapbooking.com
25 Key Bank 120 N. Dunlap Ave. 360.683.7924
10 Lipperts Restaurant 134 S 2nd St. 360.683.6727
26 Damiana’s Best Cellars 143 W. Washington St. 360.683.7697
11 Blue Whole Gallery 129 W Washington St. 360.681.6033 bluewholegallery.com
27 +EPPIV] EX 8LI *MJXL %ZIRYI Hendrickson Road 360.683.3345 thefifthavenue.com Open 5-7
12 Rainshadow Roasting Company 157 West Cedar St. 360.681.0650 rainshadowcoffee.com
28 Sunshine Cafe 145 W Washington St. 360. 683.4282 sequimsunshinecafe.com
15 The Dove’s Nest, inc. 139 W Washington St. 360.683.8242 16 Strait Financial Advice 193 W. Cedar St. 360.683.2727 5
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14 The Gallery at Dungeness Design 520 N. Sequim Ave. 360.681.4258 dungenessdesign.com
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Collector’s cancellation stamp and cachet envelope A special limited-print cachet envelope with full color logo will be available from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, at the Sequim Post Office on Sunnyside Avenue or at the Irrigation Festival booth at the corner of Washington Street and Sequim Avenue. The cost is $5 per envelope. You also may purchase the envelope by mail by writing to: Pictorial
Cancellations, Sequim Irrigation Festival Station, Sequim, WA 98382. Your request must include $5 for the envelope plus 45 cents for mailing per envelope request. Envelopes will be postmarked on the date of mailing and festival cancellations will be made up to 30 days from the event. The cancellation will be available at the Sequim Post Office until June.
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2012 Schedule of Events 1. First Friday Art Walk Friday May 4, 5-8 p.m. Downtown Sequim First Friday Art Walk Sequim is a fun and free self-guided tour of local art galleries, artists’ studios, the Museum & Art Center and alternative art venues in Sequim on the First Friday of every month from 5-8 p.m. See the map on page 18 for the self-guided tour. The mission for the art walk is to create approachable and accessible art and cultural venues that encourage the community to connect and celebrate expression and diversity. 2. Sequim Arts Juried Art Show Month of May Reception: Friday, May 4, 5-8 p.m. Museum & Arts Center, 175 W. Cedar St. Sequim Arts, an organization of more than 150 artists living on the Olympic Peninsula, is sponsoring its 36th Annual Fine Arts Exhibit. Entries to this exhibit have come from all over the world in past years. Festivities begin on Friday, May 4, with an artists’ reception in which more than $1,500 in cash and merchandise prizes will be awarded. Art will be on display through May 27. 3. Arts and Crafts Fair Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday May 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Bell Street, between Sequim Avenue and Second Avenue This will be the 22nd year for the Arts and Crafts Fair, a two-day event that provides an opportunity for artisans and crafters to display and sell hand-crafted items. More than 60 vendors, including food vendors, make this event a mainstay of the Irrigation Festival. A cross-section of Pacific Northwest entertainers will keep the audience engaged throughout the fair. 4. Merchants Street Fair Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Washington Street between Sequim Avenue and Second Avenue Merchants from all around Sequim will have booths along Washington
Street. There will be raffles, giveaways, demonstrations and more by the businesses and vendors, plus a motorcycle display. The 2012 Festival float also will be available for an up close and personal viewing all day. After strolling through the Merchants Fair, you can head on over to the Arts and Crafts Fair on Bell Street. 5. Kids Day and Family Picnic Saturday, May 5 Kids Day: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Family Picnic: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Carrie Blake Park Again this year, the Kids Day events have been combined with the Family Picnic to create an event for the entire family. Kids Day activities take place around the Guy Cole Convention Center with both inside and outside activities. We have activities for the family, including softball games, Dog Park activities, Bicycle Poker Run, Football Camp, Touch-a-Truck and a barbecue. There will also be a petting zoo and the landing of a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. 6. Sequim Open Aire Market Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cedar Street, between Sequim Avenue and Second Avenue The Sequim Open Aire Market will be present again at the Irrigation Festival. What better combination than an age-old agricultural celebration and a market for present day farmers and artisans. There also will be hot food, baked goods and more delicious vittles. Early spring is a fun time to see what is still locally edible and get first dibs on what the artisans have been up to all winter. 7. Sequim High School Operetta: “The Music Man” 6 p.m. Thursdays: May 3, May 10 and May 17 7 p.m. Fridays: May 11 and May 18 7 p.m. Saturdays: May 12 and May 19 Sequim High School auditorium, 601 N. Sequim Ave. “The Music Man” is a classic show, based on music by Meredith Willson and the story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys’ band organizer
and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive River City, Iowa, townsfolk before skipping town with the cash. Prim librarian and piano teacher Marian Paroo sees through him, but when Hill helps her younger brother overcome his fear of social interactions due to his lisp, Marian begins to fall in love with Harold. In 1957, the show became a hit on Broadway, winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and running for 1,375 performances. For ticket information, go to www. shsoperetta.org 8. Crazy Daze Breakfast Friday, May 11, 7 a.m. Sunland Clubhouse The irrigation ditches were designed and developed by D. R. Callen. Because the concept was so far out, he was dubbed “Crazy Cal.” Crazy Daze is Sequim’s way of celebrating and honoring Crazy Cal. During the festival you may see businesses in downtown Sequim dressing crazily or decorating their windows and stores in a crazy manner. Businesses and individuals come in costume, perform skits and have a fun time. Awards are given to best skits. This year’s winner of the Crazy Callen Award will receive the roaming Crazy Callen trophy, which is a sign of team spirit as it is displayed in your office or place of business for the next year. There will be prizes, including a pizza party for up to 20 people, and other awards and fun activities. Tickets are $10 each and are available at Tesa’s Boutique, KeyBank and Sound Community Bank in Sequim. 9. Logging Show, Truck and Tractor Pull Friday, May 11, 5-10 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Blake Avenue lot Now in its 25th year, the Logging Show has grown to be a spectacular event and family favorite that people from all over the Northwest look forward to attending. The show is rated as the best one-day log show in the Northwest and is entertaining folks of all ages. Contestants from throughout the Northwest and Canada will be participating. Competitors can register for events at
noon on the day of the show. Helicopter rides (fee) will be available on Friday until dark and on Saturday. • Friday Beer Garden: 4-11 p.m. Chain saw carving: Noon-7 p.m. Country band starts at 8 p.m.; Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m. • Saturday Lawnmower races: 11 a.m. with main event at about 3 p.m. Chain saw carving: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. with live auction of carvings at about 5 p.m. Tractor pull: Noon Logging show events start at 2 p.m. (events include axe throwing, spar pole climbing, pole falling, hot saws, power saws, hand bucking, special tree acts) 10 a.m.-6 p.m.: Beer garden, antique saw exhibit, food vendors, petting zoo 10. Strongman Showdown Friday, May 11, 6-8 p.m. Blake Avenue lot Once again, the Sequim Irrigation Festival’s Strongman Showdown will test the boundaries of physical strength with a variety of contests. This free event will be held in the Logging Show area, in the field south of Carrie Blake Park. Events will include: Press medley including two logs, an axle and dumbbell, stone lift, truck pull, tire flip and yoke and farmer’s walk. Following the Strongman events, there will be a country band concert. 11. Fireworks Friday, May 11, 9:30 p.m. Blake Avenue lot 12. Kids Parade Saturday, May 12, 10 a.m. Staging at 9:45 a.m. at Walgreen’s parking lot; Parade route Washington Street from Fifth to Third avenues. The Kids Parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, preceding the Grand Parade. Participants will start lining up at 9:30 a.m. and judging will be at 9:45 a.m. in the Walgreen’s parking lot at Washington Street and Fifth Avenue. The parade route will be on Washington Street from Fifth to Third avenues. Continued on page 22
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ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE . . . Saturday, May 5th 11 a.m. Olympic Mountain Cloggers 12 noon Howly Slim and the Boys 1 p.m. Lee Post 2 p.m. Impulse 3 p.m. Blue Rocket Music 4 p.m. Amanda Bacon & Co.
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Sunday, May 6th Paragon Springs By Steven Dietz, based on Ibsen’s Enemy of the People
April 27 & 28 and May 4, 5, 11 & 12 at 7:30 and April 29 and May 6 & 13 at 2:00 General Admission $16.50 OTA members and Active Military $14.50 Youths (16 and under) $11.50
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11 a.m. Old Tyme Country 12 noon Dynamite Limbo 1 p.m. Ali Marcus 2 p.m. Sequim High School Jazz Band 3 p.m. Judy Clark
Head on over to Washington Street for the Merchant Fair Sat. 10-5! Over 80 craft booths, great variety of food and continuous entertainment! Come join us for shopping, food, entertainment and FUN!
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22 • Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Continued from page 22 Kids 12 and younger can participate in the following three categories: Best Festival Theme (117 & Still Growin’ Green), Cartoon/ Storybook Character or Best Dressed Pet. All participants will receive a ribbon and fun prizes will be awarded for the winner in each category. The grand prize winner will get to ride in the Grand Parade at noon. Happy Tymer Clowns and the Irrigation Festival Royalty will be there! Parents and friends are encouraged to stand along the parade route and cheer on the participants. Awards will be handed out at the end of the parade route and you may pick up your kids at Washington Street and Third Avenue (Thomas Building Supply). If you have any questions, call Nikki at 360-808-4855. 13. High Octane Car Cruzz Saturday, May 12, 10:55 a.m. Washington Street from Dunlap Avenue to Walmart (Priest Road) The Car Cruzz is a parade of vintage automobiles that precedes the Grand Parade. Take a trip down memory lane to the bygone era of the Model T. There will be cars from as early as 1927 all the way up to the present day. Cars come from all over the Pacific
Northwest, including Canada. Once the cars have reached the Walmart parking lot, the Car Show ‘n Shine will begin at noon. 14. 117th Irrigation Festival Grand Parade Saturday, May 12, Noon Washington Street from Dunlap to Seventh avenues For 57 years, the Rotary Club of Sequim has organized and managed the Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade which draws entries from Clallam, Jeerson, Kitsap counties and beyond. This is truly a community parade and lots of family fun. Entries include the Grand Marshal, Grand and Honorary Pioneers, festival oat and oats from around the state, several bands, community groups, businesses, service groups, kids groups and more. 15. High Octane Car Show ‘n Shine Saturday, May 12, Noon-4 p.m. Walmart parking lot (Washington Street at Priest Road) Come check out the many vintage and special vehicles up close and personal at the Walmart parking lot. Many great items will be raed.
16. Carnival Thursday, May 10, 5-9 p.m. Friday, May 11, 5-11 p.m. Saturday, May 12, noon-9 p.m. Sunday, May 13, noon-6 p.m. Sequim High School green ďŹ eld The carnival once again will be open late on Saturday and will be open on Sunday. This year’s carnival again is provided by the Davis Family Carnival, “one of the safest, cleanest and finest carnivals that ever traveled the West.â€? The most important fact the community should know about this wonderful carnival is that it shares some of the proďŹ ts directly with the Irrigation Festival. Come out and have fun at the carnival. Wrist bands will be available at an advance cost of $20 for all day ($25 day of the carnival). Wrist bands will be available at KeyBank, the Chamber of Commerce, Sound Community Bank and PaciďŹ c Mist Books until May 9. 17. River Center Run Saturday, May 12, 10:20 a.m. Out and back course with start/ďŹ nish at J.C. Penney parking lot (Washington Street at Seventh Avenue)
Sequim Gazette This out-and-back run will take place along the Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade route. Participants are encouraged to preregister. Day of event registration begins at 8:30 a.m.; lineup is at 10 a.m.; the run starts at 10:20 a.m. Water and snacks will be provided at the start/ďŹ nish of the course and there will be water stops along the course. The course closes promptly at 10:55 a.m. in time for the Car Cruzz. Any remaining walkers will be asked to exit the streets to the sidewalks. Medal awards will be given for the top three male and female ďŹ nishers and there will be ďŹ rst-place awards in the following age categories: under 18, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50 and over. The entry fee is $10 per person or $25 for a family (proceeds will be donated to the Dungeness River Audubon Center in Sequim). For more information, go to www. sequimgym.com or contact Kristin at 360477-1877 or sequimgym@yahoo.com. Note: Event times and locations are subject to change as conditions require. For updates, go to www.irrigationfestival.com or www. facebook.com/SequimIrrigationFestival.
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