Community News Briefs

Irrigation Festival

Royalty Pageant

tickets now on sale

The 2009 Irrigation Festival Royalty Pageant will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Sequim High School auditorium.

The pageant is a scholarship event to select the royalty who will best represent the Sequim community. Festival royalty accompany the float as it travels throughout the state on the float parade schedule.

The royalty are community-minded high school students who volunteer their time by working with the festival committee and promoting community involvement.

Advance tickets for $5 are available at Solar City and Westsound Bank. Tickets also will be available at the door.

200 years of Darwin

A celebration of the 200th birthday of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin includes a screening of the Nova/WGBH Boston production of "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial" at 7 p.m. today, Feb. 11, and a lecture and question-and-answer session from Peninsula College’s Center of Excellence director Dr. Dwight Barry at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, both in the Little Theater at Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.

Free, sponsors include Peninsula College Foundation, The Center of Excellence and the People for Science Literacy. 452-3234.

Senior menu

Here are the Sequim Senior Nutrition Site menus, served at 4:30 p.m. at Suncrest Village Retirement Apartments, 251 S. Fifth Ave. Suggested donation $3. Menus are subject to change.

Wednesday Feb. 11 – cheeseburger pie, mixed vegetables, fruited gelatin, berries with whipped cream

Thursday Feb. 12 – cook’s choice

Friday Feb. 13 – barbecued ribs, scalloped potatoes, green beans, tossed green salad, German chocolate cake

Monday Feb.16 – closed for Presidents Day

Tuesday Feb. 17 – teriyaki chicken, steamed brown rice, stir fry vegetables, cottage cheese/fruit salad, sliced melon.

Sequim duplicate

bridge club

• Jan. 30 game

N/S: 1. Paula Cramer-June Nelson; 2. Jim Tilzey-Mary Norwood; 3. Helen Stratton-Paul Stratton; 4. Arlene Nunnally-Jim De Vogler.

E/W: 1. Vern Nunnally-Larry Phelps; 2. Marlis Panchyshyn-Pat Landis; 3. Phyllis Thompson-Pete Mayberg; 4. John Anderson-Eldon Hill.

• Feb. 2 game

N/S: 1. Patrick Thomson-Thomas Larsen; 2. Arlene Nunnally-Gert Wiitala; 3. David Jackson-Frank Brown; 4. Jodi O’Neill-Tom Markley.

E/W: 1. Ted Miller-Larry Phelps; 2. Ruby Mantle-Pete Mayberg; 3. Nancy Smith-Joyce Coney; 4. Vernal Rathfelder-Bobbi Spoerri.