Tourney to benefit softball programs

The 2023 Golf for Softball tournament is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at SkyRidge Golf course, 7015 Old Olympic Highway, with funds raised going toward equipment, tournament fees and travel expenses for local softball programs.

The four-person scramble has a 20-team maximum and $200 prize for first place.

Cost is $50 per person and includes 18 holes of play, range balls, T-shirt and lunch. Carts are $15 each.

Call 360-683-3673 to register.

One-day clothing event to benefit schools

A Care Closet fundraiser clothing sale is set for 2-6 p.m. Friday, April 7, at the Sequim High School auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave., with proceeds going to local elementary schools.

The sale will feature new or gently-worn clothes, shoes, purses, jackets,business wear, winter gear, hygiene products, household good, newborn clothing, accessories and more. Pay $5 per filled bag or pay-what-you can.

Friends’ book group sets sale

The Friends of the Sequim Library will host its monthly 2nd Saturday Sale from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on April 8 at its Rock Plaza location, 10191 Old Olympic Highway. Of interest this month are books on antique rifles, outdoor survival, a set of Encyclopedia Britannica, a good selection of children’s media, local interest publications and more. Attendees are encouraged to arrive earl for the best selection. Funds benefit the Sequim Library.

Easter egg hunt scheduled for Saturday

The Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road, hosts the Elk’s annual Easter Egg Hunt, starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 8. All children of ages 11 and younger are welcome.

Elks club members will be on hand to talk to attendees about how to serve the community by becoming an Elk.

Pioneer dinner tickets on sale now

Tickets are the Sequim Pioneers Association’s annual dinner on May 12 are $20 each and will be available stating today, Wednesday, April 5, at Sequim Museum & Arts, 544 N. Sequim Ave. Get tickets between 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 5-7, or the following Wednesday to Saturday through May 8, until all tickets are sold.

Tickets are available for qualified pioneer family members and/or residents of Sequim that arrived prior to 1950.

For more information, call Hazel Ault at 360-808-8641 or hazela@olypen.com.

Haller PTO plant sale set

Helen Haller Elementary School’s annual PTO (Parent-Teacher Organization) spring plant sale on now.

Order online at helenhaller.growingsmilesfundraising.com/home.

Money raised from the sale help fund numerous school projects, organizers say, including: 6 Books for Summer, in which each student receive six books to read during summer break; the Helen Haller Elementary Alumni Scholarship; school assembly and activities; staff and teacher support and appreciation; fifth-grade yearbooks and Moving On ceremony; family and communities events such as Winter Wonderland and the Ice Cream Social, and more.

For more information, email to SequimHHEPTO@gmail.com.

Regatta competitor to speak at SBYC meeting

Sequim resident Jeanne Neal, who rowed in The Head of the Charles Regatta race in 2019 and 2022, will offer her experiences to Sequim Bay yacht Club and community members at the club’s next meeting, set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, in the Hendricks Room at John Wayne Marina, 2577 W. Sequim Bay Road.

The Head of the Charles Regatta is a Boston-area race that attracts crew teams from all over the world each October. Neal, who was among 11,000 racers and whose team was among almost 2,500 representing 789 clubs in the 2022 event, will describe the level of competition in the race, which includes both youth and adult teams.

A 1981 graduate of Port Angeles High School who recently retired to Sequim from Seattle, Neal competed with the Seattle-based Martha’s Moms team from Lake Washington Rowing Club. She will be joined by her husband Guy Lawrence, a Port Angeles High School Class of 1977 graduate, who coached the team for last fall’s race. Both are active in SBYC’s rowing program.

‘Tea to Die For’ dates scheduled

The Death Café “Tea to Die For” events, sponsored by Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, are set 4-5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 10, in Sequim, and Wednesday, April 26, in Port Angeles.

The Sequim discussion will be held in the KSQM 91.5FM Community Room, 609 W. Washington St., No. 17, while the Port Angeles talk will be held in the craft room upstairs at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St.

Tea, coffee and snacks will be served. The groups are free and open to all.

Conversations are held every second Monday in Sequim and every fourth Wednesday in Port Angeles. They are meant to foster relaxed and informal discussions surrounding death and dying and open to anyone curious or apprehensive about death, organizers said.

For more information, call 360-452-1511.

Daytime closures set on Hood Canal Bridge

Travelers who use the State Route 104 and the Hood Canal Bridge are being encouraged to plan for additional travel time on weekdays in April.

Beginning the week of April 10, Washington State Department of Transportation bridge preservation crews will conduct an in-depth inspection of the bridge that requires opening the draw span multiple times daily, state transportation officials said last week.

The typical duration of each draw span opening will close the bridge to traffic for 15 minutes to one hour.

The intermittent closures can be expected from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday, April 10-14, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday, April 17-21.

During the draw span openings, the bridge is closed to vehicle traffic, bicyclist, and pedestrians.

The bridge will undergo a required inspection that includes an assessment of the bridge’s mechanical and electrical systems, officials said. Crews will combine inspection-related openings with marine openings when possible.

Keep up-to-date with the WSDOT phone app at wsdot.wa.gov/travel/know-before-you-go/mobile-app. Or , see the statewide travel map at wsdot.com/Travel/Real-time/Map.

Perspectives series spotlights aquatic invaders

The next Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series continues with “Dealing with Asian Clams, a New Aquatic Invader on the Olympic Peninsula,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, on Zoom.

Aquatic and population biologist Dr. David Cowles will discuss the invasive species known as the Asian or “Golden Clam,” and its impact on the Olympic Peninsula, in the final series presentation.

Learn more and access the Zoom link at nols.org/ONP; no registration is required.

In 2018, the Golden Clam was discovered in the Ozette River, quickly spreading down the river and into the lake. In cooperation with Olympic National Park, Cowles and a team of students from Walla Walla University studied the spread of the clam in Lake Ozette and later in Lake Crescent.

In this talk, Cowles will examine the state of the clam’s spread so far as well as discuss what effects it may have on our native species and what preventive measures may be helpful.

Recordings are available the day after the presentations. View the series recordings at nols.org/ONP.