Dignitaries

2022 Grand Pioneer Bonnie (Wheeler) Hagberg

Born and raised in Sequim to Neva Cays Wheeler and Bill Wheeler, Bonnie is a third-generation pioneer. She has always been proud of her heritage and is very honored to be selected as a Grand Pioneer. She grew up with her two brothers and 16 Cays cousins with reasons to gather often for birthdays, picnics…

2022 Grand Pioneer Bonnie (Wheeler) Hagberg

Born and raised in Sequim to Neva Cays Wheeler and Bill Wheeler, Bonnie is a third-generation pioneer. She has always been proud of her heritage and is very honored to be selected as a Grand Pioneer. She grew up with her two brothers and 16 Cays cousins with reasons to gather often for birthdays, picnics…
2021 Grand Pioneer Judy Markley

Judy was born in Sequim in the hospital west of the 101 Diner. She has lived here all her life, except in the 80’s for 7 years in Anchorage AK. Sequim has always been special, as well as the Irrigation Festival. From an early age, 5th grade and up her class built several floats with…
2021 Honorary Pioneer Dick Parker

Dick was born in Port Angeles in 1937. He was raised in Forks Washington and graduated from Forks High school in 1957. Dick moved to Renton and went to work at Boeing. Dick met Crystal Shaughnessy and they were married in October of 1959. Crystal was raised in Sequim and graduated in 1958 from Sequim…
2021 Honorary Pioneer Emily Westcott

Emily was born and raised in Tacoma WA. She lived and taught school in Olympia WA for 11 years. She then moved to Sequim in September of 1979 because she became the Vice Principal at Port Angeles High School. It was a pretty big adjustment moving to a small isolated area from a busy capital city.…
2021 Grand Pioneer Dave Cameron

Dave’s parents, Dame and Shirley (Cays) Cameron, were dairy farming next to the Dungeness River at the end of Hendrickson Rd when he was born. His cousin Nancy Hutt owns part of the property now. His family moved to California during my school years, returning in 1968. His father managed Blue Ribbon farm out near…
2022 Button Design Winner

Kendall Adolphe Kendall Adolphe is 11 years old. She is in Mr. Danielson’s 5th grade class at Helen Haller Elementary. Kendall raises chickens and turkeys. She enjoys being involved in 4-h. She is really hoping we will have an in person fair this year where she can show off her animals. Kendall is also Clallam…
2022 Queen Isabella Williams

Platform Adopt A Grandparent Sponsored by Hill Crest Homes Bio Isabella has grown up in Sequim loving the festival and all the fun activities that Sequim brings. She enjoys exploring the beautiful trails and the Dungeness River as well as long bike rides with her family. Isabella is involved in the Interact Club, La Cima…
2022 Royalty Court – Sequim, Our Little Piece of Heaven

Queen Isabella Williams, Sponsored by Hill Crest Homes Princess Ellie Turner, Sponsored by Oscar Lopez Painting Princess Katherine Gould, Sponsored by Sequim Prairie Grange Princess Lauren Willis, Sponsored by Highway 101 Diner
2021 Grand Marshal

Amanda was born in August 1943. As a war baby, her parents had to scramble during the food shortages of the war to find food for their allergic baby. Goat’s milk was the solution, for which she has not developed a taste to this day. Amanda’s family moved often across the south but finally settled…