Scouts plan fuit fundraiser
Sequim Scout Troop 1498 is hosting a fruit fundraiser to attend summer camp Easton in Idaho.
The troop is selling 20-pound boxes of clementines, grapefruit, navel oranges and mixed fruit. Those interested in supporting the troop can also make donations.
Fruits will be drop-shipped from California to Sequim and delivered by scouts to folks that order in Clallam around the end of November/beginning of December.
The fundraiser runs through Nov. 14.
Order and find more information at tinyurl.com/1498fruit and/or facebook.com/Troop1498.
Friends of Library set sale
The Friends of Sequim Library group hosts its Second Saturday sale from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 13 at its Rock Plaza location, 10131 Old Olympic Highway.
Of interest this month are classic rock vinyl, a large collection of cookbooks, sheet music for piano/guitar/etc., Christmas music CDs and some “mystery” boxes. There is a good selection of books suitable for gift giving, organizers say.
Masks and social distancing is requested. An outside sales area will be offered if weather permits.
Biotoxin upgrade announced
The Clallam County Health Department’s Environmental Health Division announced on Nov. 2 an upgrade of shellfish harvesting.
The Strait of Juan de Fuca from Low Point/Lyre River east to the Jefferson County line is now only closed to butter and varnish clams.
Dungeness Bay and Sequim Bay are now only closed to butter and varnish clams.
The Strait of Juan de Fuca from Cape Flattery east to Low Point/Lyre River, Discovery Bay and ocean beaches are closed to all species.
The health-related closures are in addition to harvest season closures regulated by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Check doh.wa.gov/shellfishsafety for all recreational shellfish closures and advisories in effect. A beach must be displayed as open for harvest by both DOH and WDFW.
For more information about this closure, call the Shellfish Safety Hotline at 800-562-5632, or visit the Department of Health’s Shellfish Safety Website at doh.wa.gov/shellfishsafety.
Forest management impact on birds topic at OPAS
The Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17, via Zoom.
Dr. Teodora Minkova will present “Evaluating Habitat Function Through Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Indicator Bird Species.” Although forest harvest is an essential component of economies worldwide, different harvest practices can have considerably different impacts on habitat function, program organizers say. This presentation introduces an acoustic monitoring project currently being conducted on the Olympic Peninsula that will measure the response of 10 indicator bird species to habitat changes caused by forest management.
The study, organizers say, uses substantial involvement by citizen scientists, and opportunities for participation will be discussed.
To register, visit olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org/events-calendar.
Sponsors sought for annual Sunshine Festival
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the third-annual Sequim Sunshine Festival scheduled for March 4-5.
There are several levels of sponsorship available. Visit visitsunnysequim.com for the sponsorship brochure and application.
The first Sequim Sunshine Festival was held in 2020. A modified version was held in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival committee is planning to bring back a full festival in 2022.
The festival, organizers say, celebrates one of Sequim’s best-known assets — sunshine — and “rejoices in the end of winter and the coming of the spring and summer seasons” with a color run, marketplace, illuminated drone show, community art projects, food and live music. The festival is designed to attract local participants and visitors.
For more information, contact Communications and Marketing Director Barbara Hanna at 360-681-3422 or bhanna@sequimwa.gov.
City of Sequim sets Arbor Day Foundation event
Community members are invited to join the City of Sequim as staffers plant a new Himalayan Cedar tree at Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St., at noon on Friday, Nov. 19. Attendees are asked to wear a mask and maintain physical distance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The celebration recognizes Sequim’s designation as a “Tree City USA” by the Arbor Day Foundation and is held in the fall for the best planting conditions.
For more information, call the City of Sequim Public Works Department at 360-683-4908.
DAV sets one-day closure
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) office at 583 W. Washington St. is open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. each Wednesday, to serve veterans who are needing help with claims or other information.
The office will be closed, however, on Wednesday, Nov. 24 for the Thanksgiving holiday, and resume services the following Wednesday (Dec. 1).
Services are free and veterans do not have to be members of DAV to receive assistance.
The office is by walk-in; no appointment is necessary. Masks are required upon entrance.
For more information, call 360-504-2843.
