Community news briefs — July 13, 2022
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 13, 2022
County Health announces shellfish harvesting closure
The Clallam County Department of Health and Human Services’ Environmental Health Division has closed the eastern portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca — from Lyre River/Low Point to the Jefferson County Line, including Dungeness Bay — to harvesting of all species of shellfish.
Sequim Bay and Discovery Bay, as well as ocean beaches, are also closed to all species. The western part of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, from Cape Flattery to Lyre River/Low Point, is closed to butter and varnish clams only.
For more information about the closure, call the Marine Biotoxin Hotline at 800-562-5632 or visit the Department of Health’s Marine Biotoxin Website at doh.wa.gov/shellfishsafety.htm.
Guild’s thrift shop sets sale
The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild Thrift Shop at 204 W. Bell St. will be open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, July 14-16.
Featured items include an antique music cabinet, a variety of linens and artwork. Yellow tag specials offer all clothing at $1, and all other yellow tags are 50 percent off tag price.
Donations are welcome 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, and when the shop is open.
All proceeds from the shop sales are donated to local medical needs, including the Sequim Free Clinic, Sequim Fire Department (Fire District 3), EMT needs, Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, and scholarships for nursing students at Peninsula College.
Ozette Prairies in Zoom spotlight
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Library and North Olympic History Center host a virtual presentation, “Learning Our Landscape,” about the Ozette Prairies, at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 14, on Zoom.
Dave Conca, Cultural Resource Program Manager/Section 106 coordinator, will describe the Ozette Prairies — lands north and west of Lake Ozette that are treeless areas dominated by a unique association of grasses and herbs in an otherwise heavily forested region — and discuss their importance to tribal communities. He will describe previous research at these landscapes, and talk about potential management actions that Olympic National Park might take to preserve and protect these areas.
Join Zoom meeting at a link at library.jamestowntribe.org/home/ProgramsEvents.
For more information about this event, call tribal librarian Bonnie Roos at 360-477-8503 or email to library@jamestowntribe.org.
Young Eagles event set
The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 430 hosts a Young Eagles event at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 16, at Sequim Valley Airport, 468 Dorothy Hunt Lane.
All youths of ages 7-17 are welcome to enjoy free airplane flights with local pilots. A parent or guardian must be present, and pre-registration is required. Register at youngeaglesday.org/?yereg&event=7wG9yIevR.
For more about the event, call Bud Davies at 360-460-2223.
For more about EAA 430, visit eaa430.org/young-eagles.
Annual family picnic set
The seventh-annual Land Trust Family Picnic is set for 1-4 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at Olympic Cellars, 255410 U.S. Highway 101, between Sequim and Port Angeles.
This potluck picnic sees North Olympic Land Trust provide a main dish (vegetarian/vegan options available) and non-alcoholic drinks; attendees are asked to bring a side dish or dessert. Beer and wine will be available inside Olympic Cellars.
Live music is provided by Black Diamond Junction.
RSVP at northolympiclandtrust.org.
College seeking sponsors for Fall Spectacular
Hot air balloon rides, a zip line, hands-on learning activities, live music and a wine/beer garden are a few of the featured activities set for Peninsula College’s first Fall Spectacular, a community-wide festival at PC on Saturday, Oct. 1.
The college is looking to include local businesses and community partners in the event. Email to kgriffith@pencol.edu if interested in volunteering or sponsoring a booth.
People of all ages are invited to the Port Angeles campus (1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.) from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. for activities such as a bungee run, festival performers, mini-lectures, poetry and prose readings, art exhibits, hands-on arts and crafts, and food and drink and more. Youths can enjoy a 24-foot inflatable slide and obstacle course, treasure hunts, face painting, sidewalk chalk art, and other activities.
Mini-lectures, hands-on learning activities, and art exhibits are made possible in part through a National Endowment for the Humanities American Rescue Plan (ARP) grant that supports humanities faculty, staff and projects impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Fairview Grange sets fundraiser
Fairview Grange (161 Lake Farm Road, Port Angeles) hosts a flea market fundraiser from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16. Vendor Spaces are available for $25.
The grange will have hamburgers and hot dogs for lunch, by donation.
Grange members are raising funds for building maintenance issues, including a new roof.
To reserve a space or for more information, call John Raske at 360-460-4525.
