Community News Briefs May 4, 2016

Published 9:13 pm Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Yacht club festivities set

The Sequim Bay Yacht Club will mark its annual opening day with a ceremony and open house beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at John Wayne Marina, 2577 West Sequim Bay Road, Sequim.

From 10 a.m.-1 p.m. there will be free sailboat, kayak and paddle board rides.

The opening day ceremony is at 1:30 p.m. and a boat parade is at 2 p.m. The public is invited.

Clallam commission to talk Carlsborg plan

The Clallam County Planning Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

The agenda includes the Carlsborg Capital Facilities Plan; staff is preparing an update to the 2000 plan that establishes goals and polices for the provision of infrastructure and governmental services necessary for the implementation of an Urban Growth Area for Carlsborg.

For more information, call 417-2277.

Basement bargains at St. Matt’s fund preschool

St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 132 E. 13th St., Port Angeles, will have a basement sale from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the church.

Funds raised at the sale will help support its preschool which opens in September and continue to support its weekly Community Wednesday Night Dinners.

Bird songs topic of class

“Spring Sounds,” the eighth session of Backyard Birding, will be from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday,

May 7, at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim.

Olympic Peninsula Audubon leaders Ken Wiersema and Dow Lambert will present a slide, video and sound program about recognizing birds by their songs and calls.

The final class in the series will be June 11 with the class “Out of the Nest.” Wiersema  will discuss the vulnerability, feeding, needs and lifestyle of young birds after they leave their nests. Families and individuals are invited to attend any or all of the sessions.

There is a $5 fee for those over 18 years. A free year’s membership in OPAS is offered to those who have completed five classes.

Thrift shop features pottery

The Sequim Dungeness Hos-pital Guild’s Thrift Shop, 204 W. Bell St., will be open from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 7. Remaining pieces of vintage Hall pottery never displayed before will be featured. Also in stock are like-new prom dresses, summer clothing for everyone and accessories, fine jewelry and handbags, furniture, kitchenware and books and CDs. All white-tagged items will be marked at half-price. Volunteers and consignors always are needed. Call 683-7044 for more information.

OPA carwash fundraiser slated for May 15

The Olympic Peninsula Academy is having a carwash fundraiser at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 15, at Sound Community Bank, 645 W. Washington St., Sequim, in order for the Destination Imagination Team to attend global finals in Tennessee. Donations will go toward travel, registration and competition fees.

Also, when you eat at the Black Bear Diner, 1471 E. Washington St., Sequim, from 2-5 p.m. today, May 4, 15 percent of the proceeds will go to help the team with travel, registration and competition fees.

Shipley Center open house slated for May 10

The Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., Sequim, will host its 8th Annual Open House from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, with a special presentation at 2 p.m. There will be activity demonstrations, entertainment, door prizes, food, information for other senior community resources and a bake sale. This is a free event, open to the public and all ages, registration is not required.

Conversation on Islam set

This May, the North Olympic Library System will partner with Humanities Washington to host a conversation about Islam with David Fenner, a lecturer with the 2015 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau.

Fenner will lead this free conversation at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.,  and at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.

Talk on marine debris on tap

The Clallam County Marine Resources Committee is sponsoring a talk from 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, in the Sequim Library meeting room, 630 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim.

Speakers are Hillary Burgess, science coordinator at COASST, and Anne Murphy, retired executive director of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center.

They have worked extensively on marine debris projects and they will co-present on the topic of the impacts of small and micro marine debris.

Estate planning seminar set

Richard Tizzano, an elder law and estate planning attorney, offers a free legal and estate planning seminar from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, June 2, at the Parkwood Estates clubhouse, 41 Green Meadow Drive, Sequim.

Learn about health care, housing, finances and legal issues regarding estate planning. To reserve a seat, call 360-779-5551 or go to www.legalpeaceofmind.com

Council meets in PT to discuss new trail

The citizen council that advises the Forest Service on the new Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail will meet from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Friday, May 4-5, at the Northwest Maritime Center at 431 Water St. in Port Townsend.

The council will discuss and make recommendations to the Forest Service on the long-term management of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. All meetings of the council are open to the public.

The agenda includes time each day for testimony from the public. Written testimony also may be submitted in advance of the meeting by email to pnnstcomments@fs.fed.us.

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, May 6: Shrimp salad, boiled egg, garlic bread, brownie a la mode

Tuesday, May 10: French onion soup, beef Burgundy, whipped potatoes, green beans, spiced apples

Wednesday, May 11: Green salad, tuna casserole, glazed carrots, fresh strawberries, bran muffins.

Sequim Playing Host to Azerbaijan Civic Official

The City of Sequim is hosting Seymur Aliyev, a Civil Service Commission leader from Azerbaijan, through May 26, as part of the Professional Fellows Program and Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative.

The program is funded by the Department of State and administered by the American Councils for International Education. The goal of the program is to give promising young leaders from Southeast Asia an opportunity to gain first-hand experience in various aspects of the U.S. system and culture.

Aliyev is head of the Division of the Civil Service Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In his role, he is responsible for the recruitment, training and professional development of civil servants. He prepares standardized policies on civil service management, drafts proposals for recruitment and determines clear job descriptions and employee qualifications. While in Sequim, Aliyev will work with city staff, meet with community leaders and attend local events. He will stay with a series of host families in the community.