County announces shellfish harvesting beach closure
The Clallam County Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that Sequim Bay is closed for recreational harvest of all species of shellfish due to the presence of the toxin that causes Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning.
Discovery Bay is closed to butter clams and varnish clams, however, while the Strait of Juan de Fuce from Cape Flattery to the Jefferson County line has no closures.
For more information about this closure, call the Marine Biotoxin Hotline at 800-562-5632 or visit the Department of Health’s Marine Biotoxin Website at .
These health-related closures are in addition to closures regulated by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. Fish and Wildlife closures can be found on their website at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/beaches/beach_names.php. The state’s emergency regulation hotline is 866-880-5431.
Hospital guild’s thrift shop open Saturday
The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild’s thrift shop at 204 W. Bell St. is open from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1. Featured are early fall fashions, unique designer handbags, jewelry and fashion accessories, puzzles, books and beautiful glassware. Furniture and small kitchen appliances round out the inventory. Consignors and volunteers are always needed. Call 360-683-7044 for more information.
Overdose Awareness Day walk scheduled
PA Can and The Answer for Youth (TAFY) host a free public awareness walk from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, beginning at the Clallam County Courthouse Bell Tower and ending at the Port Angeles City Pier.
Community members will have a chance to hear from local speakers of PA Can, Oxford house, survivors, members of the recovery community, Lower Elwha drummers and others.
International Overdose Awareness Day spreads the message that “the tragedy of overdose death is preventable.” Organizers hope to help spread awareness, prevention and remembrance to those lost to substance abuse and addiction.
PA Can collaborates with local agencies to address the root causes of addiction through education and prevention. The Answer for Youth is a nonprofit 501(c)3, privately-funded organization that has provided services for homeless and at-risk in Port Angeles.
Newcomers Club to meet
Join the Newcomers’ Club for lunch and a talk from Linda Carlson, author of “Company Towns of the Pacific Northwest” starting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, at The Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road. Held in the Legends Room, the event features Carlson’s talk delving into the past of the Pacific Northwest’s communities, focusing in on the details of daily life.
Lunch is $20 for a taco buffet, with beans, rice and all the side trimmings and cookies. A program-only fee is $5. RSVP by noon Sunday, Sept. 2, at olympicnewcomers.org, by email to warren.newcomers@gmail.com or by calling 630-992-5613.
Clallam Mosaic monthly dance set for Sept. 8
Clallam Mosaic, a local nonprofit that works to empower people with special needs, will be hosting their monthly dance from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave., Port Angeles.
The door charge is $7; accompanying caregivers attend for free.
On the menu are shredded chicken tacos, Tex-Mex bean salad, Mexican style salsa salad, sugarless cookies and Mexican almond cake. Coffee, tea and water are available.
The community is invited to enjoy music, dancing and friendship.
The next dance is scheduled for Oct. 13, and promises to be a “haunting good time,” organizers say.
For more information, visit www.clallammosaic.org.
Genealogical group to talk ‘Family Stories’
The Genealogical Society of Clallam County meets from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 8, at St. at Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave., Port Angeles.
Nona Halvorsen will speak on “Sharing Family Stories.” Halvorsen has been writing about her genealogical discoveries for more than five years as well as recording stories of her own life. She will share the techniques she used to overcome her fear of writing family history.
Attendees are asked to come 15 to 20 minutes early to have time to register, have a cup of coffee or tea and visit. There is no cost to attend and the public is always welcome.
For more information, call the Genealogical Society at 360-417-5000 or visit www.clallamcogs.org.
PUD commissioners set special meetings
Commissioners for the Clallam County Public Utility District 1 have scheduled two special meetings — at 8:30 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 — to interview candidates for the Commissioner District 2 vacancy.
Commissioners are seeking a replacement for former longtime PUD commissioner Hugh Haffner; the appointee fulfills remainder of Haffner’s unexpired term that runs through 2020.
On Aug. 20, the commissioners compiled a “short list” of five candidates for the position: David Anderson, Patricia Morris and Harold “Butch” Thayer of Port Angeles, and William M. Hannan and Ricky “Rick” Paschall of Sequim.
After each of the two special meetings, commissioners will meet in executive session and may take action in a following open session.
See www.clallampud.net for more information.
‘Reach and Row’ for hospice
The Sequim Bay Yacht Club is sponsoring the 26th-annual “Reach and Row for Hospice” race on Saturday, Sept. 15. Held on Sequim Bay, the event raises funds earmarked for respite care for family members of Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County patients.
A rowing competition will start at 9 a.m. and end by 11 a.m. Sailboat races are scheduled to begin at noon and conclude around 4 p.m. The yacht club also offers theme baskets with values of $150-$200 in a raffle drawing; raffle tickets will be available at the event.
Those who cannot attend the event but would like to make a contribution, send the tax-deductible donation to: VHOCC, 540 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles WA 98362, with “Reach and Row for Hospice” in the subject line.
Last year’s race raised $27,764.
On the same day, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and the Port of Port Angeles are hosting a Waterfront Day at John Wayne Marin, hosting vendors, hands-on demonstration booths and feature live music.
For more information about the event, contact Susan Sorensen, Chair of Reach and Row for Hospice 2018, at starlady@olypen.com.
Scholarships available
Clallam Promise Scholarships are available for qualified students attending Peninsula College in 2018-19. These need-based scholarships are available to full-time students who have graduated from a Clallam County high school within the past year. They provide up to $1,000 per quarter for tuition and fees, and up to $300 for textbooks, as well as up to $500 for tools and supplies.
Funds are provided on a first-come, first-served basis to students with identified unmet need. Students must complete the FAFSA and financial aid file with Peninsula College, and can begin the application process at www.pencol.edu/getstarted.
The Clallam Promise Scholarship at Peninsula College is funded primarily by the Albert Haller Foundation, with support from the Joyce Community Scholarship and Education Foundation and the Ben & Myrtle Walkling Memorial Trust.
For more information, visit www.pencol.edu/clallampromise or call 360-417-6306.
