Dignitaries

2023 Prince Fred Cameron

PLATFORM Raise Awareness of Blood Disorders SPONSORED BY Sequim Community Church BIO Fred was born and raised in Sequim where he lives with his sister, mother, two dogs and one rabbit. Fred is fascinated by the world of psychology and how the brain works so he hopes to become a psychologist for the military. Fred…

2023 Prince Fred Cameron

PLATFORM Raise Awareness of Blood Disorders SPONSORED BY Sequim Community Church BIO Fred was born and raised in Sequim where he lives with his sister, mother, two dogs and one rabbit. Fred is fascinated by the world of psychology and how the brain works so he hopes to become a psychologist for the military. Fred…
2023 Princess Paige (Skylar) Krzyworz

PLATFORM Supporting the Sequim Food Bank SPONSORED BY Dungeness Kids Co. BIO Paige has been active in Girl Scouts for 11 years and counting. She was the number one cookie seller in Western Washington selling nearly 4,000 boxes. This accomplishment earned her a trip to Europe for 3 weeks. She also threw out the first…
2023 Grand Marshal Susan Baritelle

Susan Baritelle moved to Sequim in 2006 with her husband Andy after having spent a decade working in the wine industry in California. In 2008 she opened a children’s store, Dungeness Kids, when her first son Austin was just a year old. In 2013 when her second son Brayden was two she moved her store…
2023 Honored Pioneer Myrna Mantle

Myrna Margaret Mantle was raised and adopted by Vern and Norah Mantle upon her father Rex being drafted into World War II. They lived about a block away from the Mantle Farm so they were close enough to play with both her sister Rena and cousin Diane who lived about a block in the other…
2023 Honored Pioneer Rick Godfrey

Richard “Rick” George Godfrey was born and raised in Sequim. The son of George and Mildred Godfrey, his family has roots on the Olympic Peninsula dating back to 1888 when his great grandfather William Barber Ritchie arrived in Port Angeles from Scotland. Ritchie, a lawyer, was responsible for leading the City of Port Angeles to…
2023 Honored Pioneer Rena Mantle Blank

Roenah “Rena” Marie Mantle Blank was raised by her grandparents, Jess Mantle, a third generation pioneer, and his wife Bess. Rena’s parents Rex and Stella (Curry) Mantle divorced and Rex was drafted into World War II leading her to live with her grandparents. She enjoyed living on one of the more than 200 dairy farms…
2022 Grand Marshal Kim & Stephen Rosales

Stephen and Kim Rosales moved to Sequim with their children, Elizabeth; in her senior year at Western Washington University and Ashley; in her Junior year at UW-Seattle, in 2005. Since that time they have devoted their lives to their children and helping to make Sequim a great place to raise a family. There isn’t much…
2022 Princess Katherine Gould

Platform A Day of Beach Cleaning Sponsored by Sequim Prairie Grange Bio Katherine Gould has lived in Sequim her entire life. She comes from a long line of Pioneers. The Parrish family has been in Sequim for four generations. At school, Katherine is an active member of the Interact club as well as the Honor…
2022 Honorary Pioneer Rodger Petroff

Rodger says he’s happy to be in Sequim where his parents moved in 1944 and he’s remained most of his life. He was born in November 1940 in Port Angeles and prior to Sequim, his family was living in the Ozette Hoko area; his mother’s family were early homesteaders at Lake Ozette before there was…