Community news briefs — Dec. 14, 2022
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Drop-in option at PC
Learn what is takes to earn a degree or certificate at Peninsula College at a Welcome Wednesday session, held every second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 3 p.m. virtually and at the college.
Participants can drop in to tour the campus and ask questions about programs, degrees, careers, funding, testing and more.
To participate, visitors can pre-register, join via Zoom, or drop by the Student Services Building (building D) on the Port Angeles campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd. No commitment is required. Staff will be available to answer questions and explore options, organizers say.
For more information, email Gabi Fenumiai at gfenumiai@pencol.edu.
‘Memory and Neuroscience’
The North Olympic Library System’s Intentional Aging, a monthly discussion group for adults, offers “Memory and Neuroscience” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, on Zoom.
Explore concepts presented in the book “Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting,” written by neuroscientist and novelist Lisa Genova. The group will discuss how memory may be impacted by meaning, emotion, sleep, stress, and context. Understanding the language of memory and how it functions may improve our ability to remember and help us feel less rattled when we forget.
All are welcome to join the discussion; it is not required to read the book in advance.
Limited print copies of the book may be borrowed by request; contact your NOLS branch and ask for the “Intentional Aging book kit” to confirm availability. Or, search for the title in the catalog at nols.org or on the Libby app.
Register at nols.org/intentional-aging or by contacting a NOLS branch, to receive Zoom login information and free resources.
For more information about library programs and services, visit nols.org, email to discover@nols.org or follow North Olympic Library System on Facebook and Instagram.
Early bird list for Tax-Aide service
Community members who want to get on a pre-appointment list for AARP Tax-Aide service in Sequim for 2023 are encouraged to email to 360-452-6147 (voicemail only).
Guild’s thrift shop sets sale
The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild Thrift Shop at 204 W. Bell St. will be open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15-17 — the last days the shop will be open in 2022.
All framed art, furniture and all white tag items are 50 percent off and all green tag items are $1.
The Shop will open again in March. The shop is unable to accept donations until Feb. 6, when donations will be accepted 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays.
All proceeds are donated to local medical needs, including Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, the Sequim Free Clinic, Sequim fire department EMT needs, and Peninsula College’s nursing program.
Cemetery commissioner meetings set in Gardiner
The Gardiner Community Cemetery commissioners’ meetings in 2023 are scheduled the second Thursday of every month at 4 p.m., held downstairs at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road. The public is invited to attend.
