Community news briefs — Feb. 22, 2023

February 22, 2023 1:30 am
Photo by Leslie A Wright A Golden Celebration Rose blooms at the Sequim Botanical Garden. The Sequim Botanical Garden Society, a volunteer partner with the City of Sequim and a 501(c)3 nonprofit, offers a “Work to Learn” party at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Sequim Botanical Garden in Carrie Blake Community Park north of the bandshell. Learn how to prune roses with veteran gardener Mary Crook. Attendees are encouraged to bring some clippers and gloves. For more information, contact the society president Dona Brock at BROCKDL88@gmail.com or 360-460-8865.
Photo by Leslie A Wright A Golden Celebration Rose blooms at the Sequim Botanical Garden. The Sequim Botanical Garden Society, a volunteer partner with the City of Sequim and a 501(c)3 nonprofit, offers a “Work to Learn” party at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Sequim Botanical Garden in Carrie Blake Community Park north of the bandshell. Learn how to prune roses with veteran gardener Mary Crook. Attendees are encouraged to bring some clippers and gloves. For more information, contact the society president Dona Brock at BROCKDL88@gmail.com or 360-460-8865.

Diabetes presentation set

Registered Nurse Susan Sorensen will give a free presentation, “Diabetes: What I Need To Know,” starting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, at Sequim Adventist Church, 30 Sanford Lane.

Topics covered will include the definition of diabetes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and the STAR approach to living healthy with diabetes. The event will include a question-and-answer section as well as resources for more information.

For more information, call 360-683-7373.

Studium Generale to spotlight PC professor’s work

Peninsula College history professor Michael Casella-Blackburn will offer a lecture and reading focusing on his latest book, “Diplomatic Black Hole: Conspiracy and Political Fear in Mid-20th Century America,” at Peninsula College’s Feb. 23 Studium Generale, beginning at 12:35 p.m. at the college’s Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.

Free and open to the public, the event is also available on Zoom at pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/89779530051 (meeting ID 897 7953 0051).

The publication explores a powerful group called the China Lobby that in the 1940s and 1950s not only pushed to “save” China from Communism, but also encouraged confrontation with the Soviet Union, pushing to the brink of nuclear war.

For more information about the event, contact Dr. Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.

Septic fees to be collected in ’23

Starting in 2023, properties with an onsite septic system (OSS) will be assessed a $13 per septic system fee on their tax statement, representatives with the Clallam County Health and Human Services department noted last week.

The fee is assessed annually and is only on properties with onsite septic systems. These are generally properties in the county and not within city limits, department representatives said. It is not assessed on properties served by a municipal sewer.

The $13 per septic Onsite Septic System (OSS) fee is to cover costs of the county maintaining, receiving and reporting on required OSS operation and maintenance (O&M) records, and providing education and outreach to Clallam residents about O&M records.

A primary goal of the O&M program is to prevent costly failures of septic systems to protect human health and the environment, county officials said.

The fee stems from state regulations that require homeowners to routinely inspect their onsite septic systems and for local health jurisdictions to inventory all OSS within the county. The fee was adopted by the Clallam County Board of Health in August of 2021.

For more information, visit clallamcountywa.gov/261/Health-Human-Services.

Candy fundraiser runs through March 24

Soroptimist International of Sequim is offering the sale of See’s Candy through March 24 with an online fundraiser.

Funds raised will “support and empower woman and girls in Clallam County” through awards and scholarships, Soroptimist representatives said.

To order, visit tinyurl.com/SEQsees.

Early closure at Hurricane Ridge

Starting Friday, Feb. 24, the Hurricane Ridge Mountain View Café, Gift Shop & Rental Shop, operated by Aramark Sports and Entertainment Service, LLC, will be closed in preparation for the upcoming rehabilitation of the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge, Olympic National Park officials announced last week.

Until the end of the winter season on March 26, visitors to Hurricane Ridge are encouraged to prepare for this change by bringing their own food and drink. Ski and snowshoe rentals will not be available; visitors must bring their own equipment.

The Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge will remain open weekends and holiday Mondays until the end of the winter season.

The Day Lodge will continue to provide a place for visitors to speak with a park ranger, use a restroom and warm up.

Up-to-date information on winter access to Hurricane Ridge can be found on the Hurricane Ridge Winter Access Twitter page or by calling 360-565-3131.

Screening set for ‘Love in the Time of Fentanyl’

Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, Independent Lens and Clallam County Public Health in partnership with Social Norm’s of PA First United Methodist Church, present the art documentary, “Love in the Time of Fentanyl,” at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, at First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles.

Join Wahji Kasten, Lisa Al-Hakim and Carra Wetzel-Chubb as they discuss the overdose crisis, a community’s response and how the film challenges entrenched beliefs about addiction and people who use drugs.

Kasten is a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist with the Lower Elwha Clallam Tribe. Al-Hakim is a prevention specialist with Clallam County Health and Human Services. Wetzel-Chubb is founder of the Harm Reduction Doula Collective.