Community news briefs — Oct. 10, 2018
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Grange to host harvest dance
The Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, hosts a Fall Harvest Dance from 7-11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12. The event features a potluck dinner; food and donations are welcome. Attendees are invited to enjoy the Sweater Weather String Band’s honky-tonk and square dance music with caller Joe Michaels.
Free medical session on tap at Shipley
Sequim Clinic for Acupuncture, Naturopathic, and Hyperbaric medicine is providing a presentation on “Mild Hyperbaric Medicine” at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St. The community is invited to learn what mild hyperbaric medicine is and how it works. Attendees have the opportunity to talk with Dr. Crystal Tack and respiratory therapist/hyperbaric tech Kate Welsh to find out more information.
Presentations focus on ‘essential life skills’
Author Ellen Galinsky hosts two free events on Tuesday, Oct. 16, to talk about “Mind In the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs.”
She hosts an interactive workshop for educators and volunteers who work with children in schools from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Peninsula College Student Union Building, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
From 6:30-8 p.m., Galinsky speaks at a community presentation for parents, grandparents and other community members at the college’s Little Theatre.
Galinsky, author of more than 40 books, is president and co-founder of Families and Work Institute.
Clallam Mosaic offers drumming circle, monthly dance
Clallam Mosaic, a local nonprofit working to empower people with special needs, will be hosting a Halloween dance from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave., Port Angeles.
Prior to the dance, a drumming circle will held from noon-1 p.m. Led by Dave Luebbert, the cost is $3 and drums will be available.
Admission for the dance is $7 and includes a light meal. Accompanying caregivers attend for free, although event organizers are accepting donations to defray the cost of the meal.
Celebrating Oktoberfest, the menu features pulled pork sandwiches, German potato salad, cole slaw, cookies and cake. Coffee, tea and water are available.
Participants are encouraged to come in their favorite costume and enjoy music, dancing and friendship.
The next drumming circle and dance are scheduled for Nov. 10.
For more information, visit www.clallammosaic.org.
PFOA calendar to raise funds for rescues
The nonprofit Peninsula Friends of Animals group has released its 2019 calendar featuring artistic impressions of their felines by local artists. The calendar is available for $14.99 at Safe Haven, 257509 US Highway 101, Port Angeles, at upcoming holiday bazaars and local vendors, including Twice Loved Books, 353 W. Bell St.
All proceeds benefit the group’s animal rescue efforts. For more information, email pfoa@olypen.com or call 360-452-0414.
Library book sale set
The Friends of Sequim Library hosts its monthly book sale from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Friends building behind the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
This month the sale features a 22-volume set of the 2003 World Book Encyclopedia, in excellent condition. There are multiple volumes of mysteries by Louise Penny. Also available are many watercolor instruction books, knitting patterns, wood carving and wood turning, or select from a diverse group of Pacific Northwest volumes. Military history and general non-fiction are also well stocked. Proceeds from the sale benefit children’s and adult programs at the Sequim Branch Library.
Audubon society to help with ‘Understanding Shorebirds’
The Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society hosts guest speaker Tim Boyer and his presentation, “Understanding Shorebirds: The Miracle of Migration,” set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road. The program is free and open to the public.
Boyer, a professional nature photographer focusing on the birds of North America, will discuss the epic migration of shorebirds, focusing on six of the 42 species of shorebirds commonly found in Washington state. He will cover where they migrate, why they migrate, and how they are able to travel so far.
Boyer leads photography workshops throughout the year, is a graduate of Seattle Audubon’s Master Birder Program and is the author of the book “Learn the Art of Bird Photography, the Complete Field Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Photographs and Birds.”
NOLS, OMC offer advance care planning
Trained representatives from Olympic Medical Center discuss future and end-of-life health care choices at library programs at all four branches of the North Olympic Library System, with the first session set for 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Additional sessions are set for 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19 at the Clallam Bay Library, 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Port Angeles Library, and 4 p.m. on Oct. 20 at the Forks Library.
The Advance Care Planning programs are the beginning of a process to help residents understand future health care choices. Information is provided about advance care planning documents including Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, Health Care Directives and Physician Order for Life Sustaining Treatment. A question-and-answer period will follow each of the 60-minute presentations.
Find more resources about advance care planning at the Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest website at www.honoringchoicespnw.org. For information about Olympic Medical Center, visit www.olympicmedical.org.
Night out for mom and dad
Clallam Parent to Parent, a support group for parents raising children with special needs, is sponsoring a Parents Night Out beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Baja Cantina, 531 W. Washington St.
The meeting is an opportunity to discuss and share information about dealing with difficult parenting situations, further advocacy for one’s child, and information on how to obtain respite and support for emotional and self-care issues.
No reservations are needed.
For more information, call Shawnda Hicks, Clallam Parent to Parent coordinator, at 360-406-1215.
For more information about Parent to Parent, visit www.clallam mosaic.org/p2p.
Elections office sets ballot tabulation test
The Clallam County Elections Office is conducting a logic and accuracy test on its ballot tabulation equipment at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the elections center, located in room 072 in the basement of the Clallam County Courthouse at 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
The purpose of the test is to ensure every vote is counted accurately, election officials say, prior to the Nov. 6 general election.
The public, candidates and members of the news media are invited to observe the test. For more information, contact the Clallam County Elections office at 360-417-2222 or sriggs@co.clallam.wa.us.
Car wash fundraiser set
Sequim High School’s FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) club is hosting a car wash and bake sale from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in front of Curtis Interiors, 845 W. Washington St.
Free breast health clinic set in Sequim
Operation Uplift hosts a free breast health clinic for women without health insurance or whose health coverage does not cover breast exams or needed mammograms, on Saturday, Oct. 20, at Olympic Medical Imaging Center, 840 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim.
Call Operation Uplift at 360-457-5141 to schedule an appointment.
The clinic is sponsored by Operation Uplift and Soroptomist International of Port Angeles.
Family scavenger hunt set for Oct. 20
Olympic Nature Experience hosts a Fall Family Scavenger Hunt from 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Dungeness Schoolhouse, 2741 Towne Road. From 1-2:30 p.m., experience a nature scavenger hunt and from 2:30-3:30 enjoy stories from a guest storyteller, crafts and snacks. Special guests include Jennifer LuBecke and Patti Swingle from the North Olympic Library System.
Cost is $5 per person or $15 per family. All proceeds benefit Olympic Nature Experience. See www.olympicnatureexperience.org/events, call 360-461-7169 or email to info@olympicnatureexperience.org.
