New group to visit Seattle Library

The Genealogy Travelers, a new special interest group sponsored by the Clallam County Genealogical Society, is for anyone who would like to discover genealogical resources in archives and libraries, conferences and seminars, near and far.

The Genealogy Travelers are set to visit the Seattle Public Library on Wednesday, June 5. To take part, call the society at 360-417-5000 (10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday-Friday) and leave a name and contact information by May 31. Group leaders will send out travel details next week.

Other excursions in the planning stages include a visit to the Fiske Library in Seattle on July 22, and the National Archives on Aug. 8.

Grange sets Spring Fling

Sequim Prairie Grange invites the community to the Spring Fling Family Funday, set for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at 290 Macleay Road. The event features lots of free activities including old-fashioned outdoor games and relays, a petting zoo, drawings and live music from The Secords, Old Sidekicks, Dawn Martin with Steve Anderson, and Buck Ellard. There will also be carnival games with prizes for $0.25 per ticket and food available.

For more information, call Loretta at 360-582-0100.

Discover PC day

Games, free food, and activities are on tap for Discover Peninsula College Day, scheduled fro 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, on the college’s main campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.

The public is invited to check out what PC has to offer at this family-friendly event. Learn about academic and career training programs, student life and resources while enjoying activities for the whole family, including a visit from Pirate Pete. Face-painting and an hourly cake walk for prizes are set throughout the day, and a “Play the Pirates” soccer match is scheduled for 6 p.m.

For more information, visit pencol.edu/discoverpcday.

Newcomers club to meet

Join the Olympic Newcomers’ Club for the group’s June luncheon set for 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 4, at The Cedars at Dungeness’ Legends Room, 1965 Woodcock Road. The guest speaker is Kathy Duncan of the Jamestown S’Kallam Tribe, discussing the history of the tribe on the Olympic Peninsula.

Lunch begins at noon and includes a taco buffet with all the trimmings and cookies for $21 each. The program-only fee is $5. RSVP by June 2 at www.olympicnewcomers.org/news/monthly-luncheon, or warren.newcomers@gmail.com or 630-992-5613.

Help children of Nepal

The Global Humanity Initiative (GHI) is preparing to ship several cases of children’s toothbrushes and toothpaste to their medical partner in Kathmandu, Nepal, to help improve the health and wellness of impoverished children in Nepal. Thanks to a donation from Jamestown Family Dental, GHI is able to fulfill a promise made in January to the clinic’s medical director to send more.

“Children’s toothbrushes are virtually impossible to find in Nepal,” Alicia Jean Demetropolis, GHI founder and president said, “And those you can find are expensive. This gift from Jamestown will be used in the clinic’s health camps for children. They’ll go a long way towards better dental health for the kids in Kathmandu.” Donate at www.GlobalHumanityInitiative.org.

Student art on display

The City Arts Advisory Commission hosts a special preview of the premiere Student Art Exhibit at an artist’s reception from 5-6 p.m. on Friday, May 31, at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St.

The Student Art Exhibit will be on display during the month of June, and the official opening of the exhibit will be Friday, June 7, during the First Friday Art Walk.

For more information, contact arts coordinator Cyndi Hueth at 360-582-2477 or chueth@sequimwa.gov.

B&G Club sets PA clubhouse groundbreaking

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula host a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future Port Angeles clubhouse at the southeast corner of Lauridsen Boulevard and Francis Street at 3 p.m. Friday, May 31.

The organization and the Campaign Committee have reached 90 percent of the fundraising goal and will kick off construction of the 16,500-square-foot facility.

The event is free and open to the public. Attendees will hear remarks from board president, Steve Deutermann, CEO Mary Budke, campaign co-Chairs Norma Turner and Jim Hallett, a few invited guests and the club’s Youth of the Year, Addie Holland.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula serves 400 youth daily in the Sequim and Port Angeles area at two clubhouses. For more information, call 360-683-8095.

D-Day ceremony set

Sequim VFW Post 4760 is hosting a D—Day memorial ceremony starting on Saturday, June 8, at the post, 169 E. Washington St.

All World War II veterans are invited to attend as special guests, while the ceremony and free buffet style lunch is open to all veterans and their families in the area.

Doors open at noon, with ceremonies starting at 1 p.m. and the event finishing at 3 p.m.

Email to sequimvfw post4760@gmail.com for more information.

Peninsula College pinning ceremony on tap

The Peninsula College Medical Assisting Program is holding its annual pinning ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 22, in the Little Theater on the college campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.

Graduates from prior years who have passed the CMA (AAMA) or the NCMA (NCCT) exams are encouraged to participate, and those interested should RSVP either Rachel Pairsh at rpairsh@pencol.edu or Jessia Cox at jessiacox2310@gmail.com.

Candidates who would like to participate in the ceremony must RSVP by 5 p.m. on June 8, and should plan on arriving by 9 a.m. the day of the ceremony. Candidates should include a one-paragraph biography of themselves with their RSVP, not to exceed 250 words.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, email Margaret Griset at mgriset@pencol.edu.

ONE sets annual picnic auction

Olympic Nature Experience’s sixth-annual Picnic Auction is set for 3-7 p.m. Saturday, June 29 at Jardin Du Soliel, 3932 Sequim-Dungeness Way. The event includes family activities such as nature crafts, a native plant walk and storytelling, live and silent auctions, live music and dinner. Food is provided by Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Peninsula Taproom and Pacific Pantry.

Cost is $5 per person or $15 per family; youths 5 and younger are free.

Proceeds benefit Olympic Nature Experience; see Olympic NatureExperience.org.