Community news in brief – Jan. 13, 2016

Published 12:32 pm Wednesday, January 13, 2016

FOSL sets annual meeting

The Friends of Sequim Library’s 2016 annual meeting is set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, in the Sequim Library meeting room, 630 N. Sequim Ave.

The guest speaker is Jeff Bohman, board member of the Peninsula Trails Coalition. Bohman will speak and give a visual presentation regarding the Olympic Discovery Trail.

Group members and guests alike are welcome.

Serenity to elect new officers

Serenity House of Clallam County’s annual board meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 19, in the Tempest Building, 535 E. First St., Port Angeles.

New officers will be elected at a brief business meeting followed by a reception with hors d’oeuvre, presentation of the 2015 Annual Report, introduction of new board members and presentation of awards to volunteers. The public is welcome.

Serenity House is a private, non-profit agency dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness in Clallam County.

For more information, contact Executive Director Kim Leach at serenity@olypen.com or 452-7224, or visit www.serenityhouseclallam.org.

Civil Air Patrol meets

Civil Air Patrol – Dungeness Composite Squadron meeting will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Sequim Middle School, 301 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim.

For more information, contact Mark Swanson at 360-912-2888 or mark.swanson@wawg.cap.gov.

Guild’s thrift shop open

The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild’s Thrift Shop, 204 W. Bell St. in Sequim, will be open from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16. Lots of new furniture and accessories await buyers along with warm winter clothing for everyone, fine jewelry, kitchen ware, books, puzzles and designer hand bags and shoes.

All white-tagged items will be marked at half-price.

Volunteers and consignors always are needed. Call 683-7044 for information.

Shelter Providers to discuss street issues at meeting

Avoiding criminalizing homelessness will be the lead topic at the Jan. 20 meeting of the Shelter Providers Network of Clallam County.

The group meets in Room 160 of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles, from 10-11:30 a.m. Port Angeles Deputy Mayor Cherie Kidd will present a proposed panhandling ordinance. Also on the agenda are updates on services and housing, and preparation for the Jan. 28 Point-In-Time count and Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day Feb. 2 in Olympia.

Everyone who is interested in ending homelessness in Clallam County is welcome. Sign-in begins at 9:45 a.m. There is no charge to attend.

Royalty take on scotch broom

Join the Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty and North Olympic Salmon Coalition in removing invasive scotch broom from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at Morse Creek. Meet at 33 Strait View Drive, Port Angeles. Contact Emily Larson at emily.larson@smail.pencol.edu with questions.

Kayak raffle tickets available

Raffle tickets are still available to win the Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church Men’s Group kayak. This 17-foot, custom-built, cedar strip sea kayak can be viewed at A-1 Auto in Sequim and on http://Facebook.com/dvlckayak. All proceeds will go to local support groups including the Sequim Food Bank, Salvation Army, Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County and Sequim Community Aid. Tickets are available at A-1 Auto in Sequim, Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church and on http://Facebook.com/dvlckayak. Ticket sales end Jan. 30.

Learn important skills

Seven Essential Skills for Kids and Grown-Ups Too! will be the focus of the Studium Generale presentation at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, with Dr. Darlene Clemens in Peninsula College’s Little Theater. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.

Caregivers class begins soon

Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a class that helps those who care for a loved one also take care of themselves, will start Jan. 19 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave. The class will meet from 9-11:30 a.m. on six Tuesdays, ending Feb. 23. The only cost is $30 for the textbook.

Topics include how the caregiver can reduce personal stress, deal with emotions, solve problems, communicate effectively with other family members, make difficult decisions and use community services.

The class does not focus on hands-on care for the care receiver. Pre-registration is required and may be done by contacting class leaders Barbara Parse at 683-2113 or Judy Croonquist at 582-1370.

Marine committee to meet

The Clallam County Marine Resources Committee meets from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, in Port Angeles at the Clallam County Courthouse commissioners meeting room.

Enter the courthouse through the doors north of the bus shelter on Fourth Street.

An agenda for the meeting will be available the week prior to the meeting at www.clallam.net/ccmrc.

Monday Musicale meets

Monday Musicale will meet in the Queen of Angels Fellowship Hall, 209 W. 11th St., Port Angeles, on Monday, Jan. 18. The noon luncheon will be followed by 1 p.m. entertainment. Reservations are required for lunch.

The program will feature Gary McRoberts playing Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, and others. This will be an all classical program, “a blast from the past for Gary.”

For reservations and more information, call Ruth Welch at 457-5223.

Sign up for spring soccer

Sequim Junior Soccer spring registration is now open. The organization’s spring season runs March 12-May 21.

Get more information at www.sequimjuniorsoccer.com.

Grange breakfast planned

Sequim Prairie Grange members will serve a pancake breakfast from 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24. In addition to pancakes, the menu includes ham, eggs and beverages at the grange at 290 Macleay Road. The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 10 and younger. Part of the proceeds will go to TAFY, The Answer for Youth.

Free state park days set

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission announces that Sunday-Monday, Jan. 17-18 are the next state parks “free days” when visitors are not required to display the Discover Pass for day visits at state parks. The free days are in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.

The free days apply only at state parks; the Discover Pass still is required on WDFW and DNR lands.

Libraries lend walkie-talkies

Walkie-talkie two-way radios are now available for checkout at all branches of the North Olympic Library System. The radios, which patrons may borrow for three weeks, are perfect for camping, hiking, hunting and other fun adventures.

To check-out a set of walkie-talkies, stop by your nearest NOLS library location, or place a hold by visiting the library catalog at www.nols.org and entering the search term, “Walkie Talkie.”

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, Wednesdays and 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.

Friday, Jan. 15: Spinach salad, spaghetti w/meat sauce, cauli-flower, garlic bread, fruit cup

Tuesday, Jan. 19: Green salad, beef stew, corn, biscuit, ambrosia

Wednesday, Jan. 20: Apple slaw, barbecued chicken, baked beans, potato salad, biscuit, peaches/cream.