Community News Briefs — May 31, 2017
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Local Boy Scout troop hosts pinewood derby
The Mount Olympus District of the Boy Scouts of America will be hosting the annual Cub Scout pinewood derby competition on Friday, June 2, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 815 W. Washington St., Sequim. It will start at 7 p.m. and will be a runoff between the top three pinewood derby cars from each Cub Scout Pack in the district. The district encompasses all packs from Port Townsend to Forks.
The public is invited to attend. For more information, call Scott Brooksby at 702-274-6700.
Youth science, tech event set
STEAM Powered Saturday — Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts &Math — will be offered from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 3, at Greywolf Elementary, 171 Carlsborg Road.
Sponsored by the Sequim Education Foundation and Soroptimist International of Sequim, the event aims to give youths an introduction to various education disciplines Doors open at 9:45 a.m.
Get registration forms online at www.sequimeducationfoundation.org or at Greywolf and Helen Haller elementary school offices. Paper copies will be sent home by classroom teachers and will be available with science specialists.
Fledglings focus of class
Backyard Birding will meet from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 10, at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim. Ken Wiersema will discuss “Out of the Nest,” focusing on young birds.
The series of classes, hosted by members of the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society, is for residents who are interested in knowing more about birds seen locally each season of the year. Backyard Birding can be taken either as individual classes or in a series.
The cost of each session is $5 and is free for anyone under 18. After the completion of five sessions, participants will be offered free membership in OPAS for one year.
Trinity plans rummage sale
Selections ranging from tools to jewelry will be offered in the annual rummage sale at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, June 2, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 3. Among other items will be furniture, appliances, clothing, books, kitchenware and toys. Proceeds support the church’s community projects. Information is available from the church at 683-5367.
Learn about Sequim Library expansion project
North Olympic Library System library director Margaret Jakubcin will provide an informational presentation about the Sequim Library expansion project and the conceptual planning process underway at 10 a.m. Monday, June 5, at the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. The presentation is open to everyone.
Sign up for genealogy classes
It’s time to sign up for the Clallam County Genealogical Society’s Genealogy Summer School Classes on Saturday, June 10, at the Dungeness Schoolhouse, 2781 Towne Road, Sequim. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends around 3:15 p.m.
The theme is “Going Deeper Using Genealogical Sources” and four sessions will explore Census Records, Ancestry.com, Findmypast and Using DNA. The cost is $30 for members of the CCGS and the Sequim Museum before Wednesday, June 7, and $35 for nonmembers and late registrants. Call CCGS at 417-5000 to register. Bring a sack lunch.
Libraries offer free MOS exams for certification
The North Olympic Library System, in partnership with the Washington State Library, is offering multiple testing sessions for Microsoft Office Specialist certification exams at no charge from June 8-20. Market value for a MOS exam is typically between $99-$130 per exam, depending on the location. Testing will be held at the following NOLS locations and times:
• Port Angeles Main Library — June 8, 1-3 p.m. and June 15, 5-7 p.m.
• Sequim Library — June 14, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Limited space is available and registration is required at www.nols.org/events. Multiple one-hour sessions are available at this event, but it is only possible to take one exam per session. If you’re unable to attend, contact ehelp@nols.org to schedule an individual testing appointment with library staff.
Early morning closures set for Hood Canal Bridge
Motorists are advised that the State Route 104 Hood Canal Bridge will close to vehicles several times between 12:01-4 a.m. Friday-Saturday, June 2-3, and Monday-Tuesday, June 5-6. Each closure will last about one hour, during which time crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will work on a project that replaces mechanical components of the draw-span. To help traffic move through the area, the bridge will reopen to traffic for at least 30 minutes between closures.
More bridge closures will be announced as they are scheduled.
PC hosts whale of a talk
Biologist John Calmbokidis of the Cascadia Research Collective will speak on the return of humpback and gray whales to the Salish Sea at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 5, at Peninsula College’s Keegan Hall (Room 125), 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Prior to the free presentation, attendees are invited to “walk through” a life-sized inflated humpback whale from 5-6 p.m. in the PC gymnasium. For more information, contact Barbara Blackie at bblackie@pencol.edu.
Newcomers group features personal trainer
Come join the Newcomers’ Club on Tuesday, June 6, for lunch and listen to Alicia Demetropolis, certified personal trainer and orthopedic exercise specialist with Sequim Gym. The event is at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 S. Del Guzzi Drive, Port Angeles. Socializing starts 11:30 a.m. with lunch at noon. Lunch is $20, program only fee is $5. RSVP by noon Friday, June 2, at http://olympicnewcomers.org (monthly luncheon tab) or warren.newcomers@gmail.com or 630-992-5613.
Thrift shop open Saturday
The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild’s thrift shop, 204 W. Bell St., Sequim, will be open from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturday, June 3. Lots of summer fashions will be featured for the entire family along with shoes, designer hand bags, fine jewelry, furniture with home accessories, books, puzzles and kitchenware. All white-tagged items will be marked half-price. Consignors and new volunteers are needed. Call 683-7044 for information.
Knee care workshop set
Shelley Stratton, RN, will teach a class “Keeping the Knees Strong and Flexible” from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at 271 Blakeley Blvd., Sequim. A fee applies. For more information, see www.bodhitreeyoga.org or call 460-1864.
Senior Nutrition menu set
Sequim Senior Nutrition Site menus are served at 4:30 p.m. at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., on Tuesdays-Fridays. Suggested donation is $5 (60 and over), $8 guest and a 24-hour advance reservation is needed. RSVP to 683-8491. Menus are subject to change.
Thursday, June 1: Green salad, cream of mushroom soup, roast beef/Swiss sandwich, grapes, dessert
Friday, June 2: Marinated vegetables, baked fish, baked potato, glazed carrots, sherbet
Tuesday, June 6: Taco salad, fruit cobbler
Wednesday, June 7: Bed of greens, cottage cheese w/fruit, chicken noodle soup, apple pie.
