BLYN — 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 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 and Sequim areas.

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 tradi

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