Sequim High School teacher named Miss Fort Discovery; crowning at annual Unity of Effort picnic Saturday

Published 12:01 am Monday, August 10, 2015

SEQUIM — A Sequim High School teacher and coach will be crowned Miss Fort Discovery during the annual Unity of Effort picnic Saturday.

Justine Wagner, 26, was announced as the winner of the Miss Fort Discovery competition Friday.

“After the competition, the scores were tallied, and Justine Wagner was clearly the winner,” said Joe D’Amico, president of Fort Discovery.

Contestants were tested in physical agility, shelter craft, shooting, board interview and in a written exam on the history of Fort Discovery and the landing of Captain Vancouver.

“Wagner won three of the five stations — shooting, interview board, and physical agility,” D’Amico said.

Saturday’s picnic will begin at 11 a.m. on the Fort Discovery training facility located on Discovery Bay near Sequim.

The facility offers firearms courses, private lessons, a recreational shooting range and a store for ammunition and firearms.

The event, which will continue until 6 p.m., is open to the public, with gates opening at 10 a.m. Donations and RSVPs are requested.

Five competed in the Miss Fort Discovery contest Aug. 1. Three were from Sequim and one each were from Spokane and Woodinville.

The current Miss Fort Discovery, Stephane Reed, whose term expires this month, concurred with the final results, D’Amico said.

Wagner was born and raised in Sequim. She graduated from Sequim High school and attended the University of Idaho, where she played tennis and earned a bachelor’s in education.

A teacher at Sequim High School, she also coaches boys tennis, girls tennis and girls basketball.

She enjoys hiking, biking, fishing, crabbing, clamming, playing tennis, swimming and reading.

Her family lives in Sequim. Her brother is in the Coast Guard and is stationed in California.

The Unity of Effort picnic will offer tours of first-responder equipment and helicopters; personnel from local, state and federal law enforcement; K-9 police dog demonstrations; vendors; musical performances and children’s activities.

Parking is limited at Fort Discovery. Shuttle bus service will be provided by 7 Cedars Casino, leaving from the casino’s upper parking lot hourly from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from Fort Discovery hourly from noon to 6 p.m.

RSVPs that provide the number in the party are requested.

To RSVP, email jen@ssnwHQ.com or fill out a form on www.fortdiscoveryUSA.com.

For more information, check the website or phone 877-876-4750.