Community news briefs — Aug. 10, 2022
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Health fair set for Saturday
The Sequim Free Clinic hosts a free Community Health Fair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, around the back of the building at Sequim Medical Plaza, 77 N. Fifth Ave.
The event features: blood pressure and blood sugar checks; cooking demonstrations with Monica Dixon; a smoothie bike, courtesy of the Olympic Peninsula Healthy Community Coalition; car seat safety checks and bike safety, courtesy of Sequim Police Department; yoga with Shelley Stratton, and tours of the clinic.
The organization suspended its annual fun walk and health fair for the last couple of years because of the COVID pandemic and didn’t have time to gear up for a full fun walk this year, clinic representatives said, so instead are hosting the health fair.
For more information, call 360-582-2976.
SHS Class of 1982 sets reunion
Sequim High School’s Class of 1982 40th year class reunion will be held Aug. 12-13.
On Friday, the reunion is set for 5-9 p.m. at the VFW Post 4760 (169 E. Washington St.), with pizza, music and friends. All classes are invited. Cost is by donation.
On Aug. 13, the reunion continues with a party at a mystery location starting at 7 p.m. (attendees make their own arrangements for dinner).
For more about the reunion, join the Class of 1982 40th Reunion Facebook Page, contact another member of the class or get more details on Aug. 12.
Friends’ sale set for Saturday
The Friends of Sequim Library hosts its Second Saturday Sale from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Aug. 13 at its Rock Plaza location, 10175 Old Olympic Highway.
Items that might be of interest, group representatives note, include a large collection of home schooling materials, science fiction paperbacks, a CD clearance in the annex, a lifetime collection of Pacific Northwest books, and military items.
Attendees are encouraged to come early for best selection. Masks are optional.
Continuing education scholarship applications due
Applications for a Continuing Education Scholarship from Soroptimist International of Sequim are due Aug. 15.
Continuing Education scholarships are to help women further their education in their chosen field.
Scholarships are open to women with at least one full year of post-secondary education and are enrolled for the 2022-2023 school year. Scholarships will be awarded to those who either attended secondary school in Sequim, or who have a legal address in Sequim now and who need some financial support for tuition year 2022-2023.
Those interested in applying are encouraged to visit sisequim.org and click on “Scholarships and Awards.”
The mission of Soroptimist, members say, is to give women and girls the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment.
NOLS offers pool passes
The Shore Aquatic Center (225 E. 5th St., Port Angeles) has teamed up again with the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) to make a family general admission pool pass available for checkout. The pass offers library card holders a free and easy way to have fun and get some exercise at the pool. The pass allows up to six household members access to lap swimming, aerobics classes and all the new features of the aquatic center.
The pool pass is only valid at the Shore Aquatic Center and does not include swim lessons or special events.
To place a hold on the pool pass, visit nols.org and use the online catalog to search for “Shore Pool pass,” contact a local library branch or email to discover@nols.org. Swimming resources, including DVDs, books and guides, are also available for checkout at NOLS.
Learn more about the center at sacpa.org.
Bird observation sessions set
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will be in Neah Bay for a talk on Friday, Aug. 12 and a beached bird training on Saturday, Aug. 13.
The Aug. 12 talk is set for 6-8 p.m. at Makah Community Hall, 81 Third Ave. The Aug. 13 training is from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., also at Makah Community Hall.
For more information, visit coasst.org.
