Spring Fling set at Shipley Center

Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., hosts its annual Spring Fling Bazaar & Craft Show from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 29. Several different vendors will be selling unique gift items, and the event also features a raffle and bake sale.

Leo’s Café, featuring chef Kathryn Kitts, will be open to the public from 10 a.m. -2 p.m.

This is a free event, open to the public and all ages.

Included in the event are local groups such as the Strait Turners Woodturning Club, who will have a table at the event.

For more information, call 360-683-6806.

Learn about law enforcement trauma

The Clallam Resilience Project hosts a community meeting from 10-11:3 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, on Zoom.

Swift Sanchez, a Port Angeles Police Department Detective will present “Trauma Informed Care: From a Police Perspective.”

Sanchez will discuss how trauma informed care is incorporated into victim centered investigations and understanding vicarious trauma from a police perspective.

Join the Zoom meeting at tinyurl.com/SEQcrp (meeting ID 899 2819 4489, passcode HOPE).

Register now for Head Start programs

Head Start, Early Head Start and ECEAP are recruiting eligible children and families for the 2023-2024 school year in Sequim, Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Forks, Port Hadlock and Chimacum, representatives with Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP) announced recently.

These preschool programs offer part-day and full-day services for children up to 5 years of age. There are no costs for low-income families or children who may be over the income guidelines but have a special need or disability.

The various programs provide meals, transportation support, educational and social/health services for eligible children without regard to race, gender or national origin. Parent involvement is actively encouraged and is critical to the success of the program, OlyCAP representatives said.

The programs accept applications year-round for all services and maintain ongoing wait lists.

For more information or an application, contact Nick Cookro at 360-302-6043 or ncookro@olycap.org, or see olycap.org.

Learn all about ‘Local Food and Local Makers’

“Local Food and Local Makers” is the next presentation of the Civic Minds + Creative Hearts series, set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, at the Port Angeles Fine Art Center (PAFAC), 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

Community members are invited to join for an evening of food and drinks, mingling, and presentations inspired by the food related themes from the current PAFAC exhibition, “What’s For Lunch?” Attendees will learn from community professionals about the broader landscape of the local food movement and meet farmers who are “cultivating a more sustainable land ethic and creating art inspired by this work,” organizers say.

Clea Rome, Director of the local Washington State University Extension office, will give an overview of agriculture in the region and how and why local farmers and others are working to build more sustainable localized food systems. Local farmers Rachel Shyles, Jenson, and Melissa Levenstein will join Rome for a panel discussion and will share how their art is informed by their ties to local land, passion for community connection and dedication to sustainable food systems.

Tickets for the event are $15, $12 for PAFAC members and $5 for SNAP recipients. Get tickets pafac.kindful.com/e/local-food-and-local-makers. Purchasing tickets in advance is recommended.

“What’s For Lunch?” is an exhibition of fiber and textile art, featuring works by members of the Peninsula Fiber Artists. See pafac.org.

New investors club sets meeting

A new investors club is starting up in Sequim, helping those interested to learn more about investing.

Attendees will have a chance to have a conversation with others about investing over a cup of coffee, organizers say.

The group meets at 10 a.m. on the fourth Friday of the month. Their first meeting is April 28 in the KSQM Community Room, 609 W. Washington St., Suite 17.

To be on the interest list and receive updates of meetings, visit henrysfriendlystore.com and click on “Investors Club” in the menu.

Lincoln Park BMX season to kick off

Activities abound at Lincoln Park’s BMX track this week.

From 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, the track in Port Angeles hosts a mountain bike open house. Brink a mountain bike or first jumper to the track, and use a free one-day membership and practice.

From 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, the track hosts practice for $5 per rider (membership required).

On Sunday April 30, the track hosts the season’s first race. Sign-ups and practice are 11 a.m.-noon with racing following. Cost is $12 per bike (pre-sign) or $15 per bike in person.

Pre-register at lpbmx.presign.me.

For more information, visit lpbmx.com.