Holiday treats on the way in virtual cookie exchange

Grab your favorite holiday treat recipe, invite your family and friends, and join a fun, interactive Virtual Cookie Exchange hosted by the North Olympic Library System (NOLS). “In the Kitchen with NOLS: Virtual Cookie Exchange” is set for 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Dec. 18, on Zoom.

From the comfort of your own kitchen, bake your treat while sharing recipes and traditions virtually with other participants. Baking tips and techniques will also be shared during the event. Recipes may be submitted to be shared with other participants after the program.

Registration is required; register at nols.org or by contacting a local NOLS branch. Upon registration participants receive a Zoom meeting link and a snowflake cookie cutter will be reserved. The cookie cutter also comes with an eggnog sugar cookie recipe that will be demonstrated during the program. Cookie cutters for registered participants will be available for pick up beginning Friday, Dec. 10.

Writer’s group sets meeting

Local writers are invited to attend the Dec. 16 Zoom meeting of Olympic Peninsula Christian Writers. Speaker Crystal Linn, a columnist for the Sequim Gazette, will share her thoughts on column writing.

Linn has written in several genres, and enjoys teaching and encouraging other writers. Learn more about her at crystallinn.com.

The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and can be joined with this link: tinyurl.com/yy9b7w48. No password is needed.

For more information, call Sandy Frykholm at 360-461-6897. Find the group on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/918277815360403.

Larimore’s exhibit at 1st Security

Judy Larimore’s photography/painting exhibit at 1st Security Bank, 114 S. Sequim Ave., is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, and 9 a.m.-noon on Saturdays through the month of December. Her work is in private collections such as Hewlett Packard collection as well as Sequim-area medical and city buildings.