OPAS to talk cougars at next meeting
The Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society will hear from Dr. Mark Elbroch about “Counting Cougars Creatively” at the group’s next meeting, set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 West Hendrickson Road. The program is free and open to the public.
Cougars, also called mountain lions, panthers, and pumas are elusive animals, event organizers note. They’re really difficult to count, and yet such information is critical to address their conservation management and ongoing debates about the costs and benefits of living alongside them.
Elbroch will describe experimenting with new methods for counting cats, including locally, with the Olympic Cougar Project — a large-scale collaborative project co-led with the Lower Elwha S’Klallam Tribe.
Kids Fishing Day set in Sequim
The North Olympic Peninsula Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers hosts its 21st-annual Kids Fishing Day Program from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the Carrie Blake Water Reclamation Pond and Demonstration Park on Blake Avenue, just north of Carrie Blake Community Park.
Under City of Sequim regulations, the pond is open to youths 14 years and younger. No fishing license is needed and the daily limit is the first two fish caught. Chapter members supply rods, gear and bait as needed. Fish cleaning, if desired, will be provided by NOP chapter members.
The group will plant about 1,000 rainbow trout weighing up to 3-plus pounds, chapter representatives said.
EAA group offers info, free breakfast
Ever looked up at an ultralight plane flying around and wondered what that would be like? Find out more at a free breakfast starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, at the Sequim Valley Airport, 468 Dorothy Hunt Lane.
The casserole breakfast is hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), chapter 430.
There will be light sport and ultralight aircraft displays along with a short presentation on how to get into sport aviation safely and how to fly around Sequim.
For more information, call Ray Ballantyne at 360-808-6767.
Libraries set closure for staff training
All North Olympic Library System (NOLS) branches will be closed on Thursday, April 20, to allow staff to attend an in-service training day. All locations will reopen on Friday, April 21, for regular library services.
Wi-Fi is available in NOLS parking lots and digital library materials and services are available at nols.org.
For more information about library services, visit nols.org, call 360-417-8500 or email to discover@nols.org.
Lessons in support at next Studium Generale
The Studium Generale Program welcomes Dr. Cheryl Crane, Dean for Arts & Sciences and Transitional Studies at Peninsula College, to present “We Weren’t Meant to Do This Alone: What Mothers Can Teach Us About Support,” set for 12:35 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, at the college’s Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, and on Zoom.
Learn about Crane’s work as a professor, researcher and sociologist. She attended the University of Washington where she earned bachelor’s (1996) and master’s degree in arts (1998) in human geography. In addition, she completed a doctorate degree in applied sociology from the University of Louisville in 2016.
Before joining Peninsula College, she served as an assistant professor of sociology and nonprofit leadership at Franklin College in Franklin, Ind. Her research interest includes diversity, equity and inclusion with a focus on the intersectionality of race, gender and class.
The event is free and open to the public. Join via Zoom at pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/83024542567 (meeting ID 830 2454 2567).
WAEYC conference set in Port Angeles
The Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children (WAEYC) hosts the 29th-annual Early Childhood Conference, set for 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
The keynote speaker of the event is Amy Williams, who offers “Whoa. That was a Big Moment.”
Pre-registration is required to get one’s preferred workshops. Register at tinyurl.com/SEQwaeyc.
See a full brochure of the event’s offerings at tinyurl.com/SEQwaeycBro.
For more information, visit waeyc.org/events/olympic-peninsula-chapter-of-waeyc-annual-conference.
Beginning genealogy workshop offered
The Clallam County Genealogical Society is offering an introductory course, “I Know Nothing About Genealogy,” starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, at the organization’s Research Center at 403 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles.
For more information and to preregister for this free class, call the Society at 360-417-5000.
On the following Saturday, April 29, an all-day “5th Saturday Workshop” will be held at the center. Advanced researchers will assist those who are beginning or have encountered brick-walls in their research. This program is free for society members and $10 for non-members. A luncheon is available for an additional $8 to those who request one.
Registration for the workshop will close April 26. A questionnaire needs be filled out in advance to help match mentors and researchers identify problems and solutions.
The center is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, and noon-4 p.m. on Saturdays.
Find more information at clallamcogs.org.
Guild’s thrift shop to open
The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild Thrift Shop at 204 W. Bell St. will be open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, April 20-22. The shop will feature a “bridal theme,” guild members say, with displays offering wedding gifts and a selection of vintage, unused bridal veils and headpieces. All red tag clothing and red tag jewelry will be half off, with restocking of items every day.
All proceeds are donated to local medical needs, including to Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, Peninsula College’s nursing students scholarships and Sequim fire department’s EMT needs.
Donations are welcomed from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, an when the shop is open for business.
The guild is also interested in welcoming members and thrift shop volunteers. Visit the shop for more information.
Free event spotlights ‘Heart Health’
Nurse Eloise Gatchet offers a free community presentation, “Heart Health: What I Need to Know,” starting at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 24, at Sequim Adventist Church, 30 Sanford Lane.
Gatchet, an experienced cardiac educator, will get to the heart of the matter: how hearts work, how to keep them working well, what can go wrong, and how to recognize and prevent heart problems.
A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation.
Gatchet has more than 40 years of experience as a nurse, cardiac clinical nurse specialist and cardiac educator. She’s taught heart related classes to nurses, EMTs and other health professionals, as well as to students, patients, their families and others.
For more information, call 360-683-7373.
Taco Tuesday set at Fairview Grange
The Fairview Grange (161 Lake Farm Road, Port Angeles) host an All You Can Eat Taco Tuesday at 5 p.m. on April 25. The grange will also have a Chinese Dessert Auction at about 6 p.m.
Admission is $15 for adults, with free admission for children under 12 accompanied by an adult. Fee includes tacos, beans, rice and fixings, along with ice cream, punch, coffee and water.
The grange also welcomes dessert or new items for the auction but are not required to attend.
Funds go to “much needed” building maintenance and repairs, event organizers say, along with the grange’s scholarship program.
For more information, call Patti Morris at 360-461-9008.
PFOA sets Catnip & Sip show, auction
Peninsula Friends Of Animals — a cage-less, no kill, donor supported animal welfare organization — hosts their annual Catnip & Sip, Tea, Fashion Show and Auction from noon-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, at Fox Bell, 137 N. Barr Road, between Sequim and Port Angeles.
Tickets are $50 and available at Full Moon Candle, 609 W. Washington St. #13, and Peninsula Friends Of Animals, 257509 U.S. Highway 101. Attendees are asked to get tickets by Saturday April 29.
The tea is catered by the Sunshine Cafe and fashions by Expressions of Port Townsend. There are more than 100 auction items to bid on. All proceeds benefit the PFOA rescues.
For more information, call 360-452-0414 x3 or visit safehavenpfoa.org.
City invites community to celebrate Arbor Day
The City of Sequim celebrates the 150th Anniversary of Arbor Day at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, April 28, at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.
Members of the public are invited to join city staff at the picnic shelter outside of the Guy Cole Event Center for a brief ceremony before staff plants trees along Bell Creek to replace those that were damaged by winter storms.
The celebration recognizes Sequim’s designation as a “Tree City USA” by the Arbor Day Foundation.
For more information, call the City of Sequim Public Works Department at 360-683-4908.
Open house set at Volunteer Hospice
Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County celebrates its 45th birthday with an open house, set for 3-5 p.m. Friday, May 5, at its Port Angeles office, 829 E. Eighth St.
Attendees are invited to tour the facility and meet VHOCC staff and volunteers. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, call 360-452-1511, email to office@vhocc.org or visit vhocc.org.
Local office open to help disabled veterans
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) office in the Worksource building, 810 W. Brackett Road, is open 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. every Wednesday to serve veterans who are needing help with claims or other information.
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 optional.
For more information, call 360-775-6482.
Photo courtesy of Dann Oppfelt / Spring brings new life at Dungeness Valley Creamery.
