It could be argued that Christmas in Sequim would look much different were it not for the Allen brothers and the entities they lead.

Jerry Allen is chief executive officer of 7 Cedars Resort, a casino and hotel in Blyn. His brother, W. Ron Allen, is longtime chair and CEO of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, the main campus for which is near 7 Cedars.

Under the Allen brothers’ leadership, the resort and Tribe for years have funded colorful Christmas lights displays at various Jamestown S’Klallam properties in the Blyn/Dungeness/Sequim area.

What began in 2004 when Jerry Allen didn’t think twice about paying a stunned contractor $20,000 just to string lights on the exterior of the casino (the hotel hadn’t been built yet) has turned into an all-out, no-expense-spared annual tradition that se

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