Thrift shop to open
The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild Thrift Shop at 204 W. Bell St. hosts its opening sale from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. May 13-15.
The shop is accepting donations of clean, gently-used household items from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Mondays and Tuesdays. Shop volunteers are also looking for donations of jewelry, kitchenware, home decor items, giftware, vintage items, linens and more, but are not able to take clothing at this time. Those having garage sales and have reusable items left over are asked to call 360-683-7044.
Masking and social distancing will be required.
All proceeds go to healthcare needs on the peninsula, including, nursing scholarships, the Sequim fire department and the Sequim Free Clinic.
NOLS hosts presentation: ‘From Mexican to Mexican-American’
Humanities Washington speaker Carlos Gil will present “From Mexican to Mexican-American: A Family Immigration Story” at 6 p.m. Friday, May 21, on Zoom. The program will also be offered in Spanish at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 22.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom login; register at nols.org, or by contacting a North Olympic Library System branch.
Based on his book, “We Became Mexican-American: How Our Immigrant Family Survived to Pursue the American Dream,” Gil’s talk will explore Mexican immigration by spotlighting his family’s experience in southern California, including parallels with Washington State.
Gil is a member of Humanities Washington Speaker’s Bureau, and an emeritus professor of history at the University of Washington, where he has taught the history of Latin America for more than 30 years.
Cemetery commissioners meeting scheduled
The next Gardiner Community Cemetery Commissioners meeting will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 20, downstairs the Gardiner Community Center, 1040 Old Gardiner Road. The remainder of the monthly meetings will be on the second Thursday of each month, held at 4 pm in the Gardiner Community Center.
PC schedules dialogue on drama therapy
Peninsula College’s Studium Generale program hosts Dr. Nisha Sajnani, director of the Program in Drama Therapy and the Theatre and Health Lab at New York University, for an online dialogue starting at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 13, on Zoom. Join by going to the link pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/89616075652, meeting ID 896 1607 5652.
Sajnani is the editor of Drama Therapy Review, the journal of the North American Drama Therapy Association, President of the Foundation of the Arts & Trauma, and founding member of the Critical Pedagogies in the Arts Therapies working group.
The program is free and open to the public.
Nonprofit encourages residents to Hike United
United Way of Clallam County invites the community to Hike United with organization members and sponsors MOSS and Sound Community Bank.
This event runs from June 21- July 31. Registration is just $30 per person and hikers receive a limited-edition shirt and membership to a private Facebook group.
Each time a participant hikes, they can posts pictures and stories online and be entered to win prizes weekly.
Prizes include gift certificates to local businesses such as Granny’s, Peninsula Taproom, Swains, Country Aire, Angeles Brewing and others.
“Hiking is a great way to get exercise, refresh your mind and body, enjoy the beauty of the Olympic Peninsula, and connect with friends and family while staying safe and socially distant,” program organizers say.
Registration opened this week. To learn more, call 360-457-3011 or go to unitedwayclallam.org/united- we-hike.
Free legal aid clinic to be offered virtually
Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers present a virtual legal aid clinic, a free program offering legal advice for members of the public from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 22.
The purpose of this event, organizers say, is to allow local people to address their civil legal issues in one-on-one consultations with volunteer lawyers. Because of pandemic restrictions, consultations will be offered either by phone or by Zoom conference. Legal aid clinics are geared to help those who are financially unable to otherwise access a lawyer. Attorney volunteers to answer legal questions, direct people to local services that might be able to assist them and to explain the legal process to them.
Clients must pre-register for this event by calling 360-504-2422 or by emailing to probonolawyers@gmail.com or probonomary@gmail.com. People are asked to register no later than Monday, May 17. Once registered, additional directions for the event date will be provided.
Attendees are also encouraged to have relevant legal documents with them during consultation(s).
For more information, contact Shauna Rogers McClain at 360-504-2422 or probonolawyers@gmail.com, or Mary Margolis at 360-504-2422 or probonoMary@gmail.com.
Self-guided garden tours set in PA
WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners are offering a self-guided tour at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles to teach gardeners about vegetable gardening on the North Olympic Peninsula. This opportunity is offered in lieu of an in-person event because of ongoing COVID-19 concerns.
This second self-guided tour will be available through Friday, May 21, at 328 E. Fifth St.
Ten new focus sites will be identified and flagged for two weeks.
Each site will mark what is happening (or should be happening) in area vegetable gardens in May and cover topics such as dealing with an early spring pest, the pea leaf weevil, and protecting growing fruits and vegetables with vertical gardening constructions.
COVID-19 protocols, including social distancing and wearing masks, are encouraged while visiting the garden.
For more information about the self-guided garden tours, call 360-565-2679.”
