OPAS to host ‘Photo Night’
Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society (OPAS) welcomes community members to “Photo Night,” an evening of “visual delights and good humor,” from 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, in Rainshadow Hall at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road.
Photographers will present and discuss their best photos that capture unique views of birds and their behaviors.
The photo presentation will follow a brief OPAS business meeting.
“If you love birds, and you love good photography, this program is for you,” OPAS representatives said.
Editor’s note: The program was originally scheduled for Jan. 17 but organizers postponed the event because of inclement weather. — MD
PC faculty to explore Native identity
Peninsula College welcomes Dr. Jennifer Santry, faculty member and recent doctoral recipient, to lecture as part of Studium Generale this week.
Santry will share stories and teachings from her doctoral work, a journey of reconnecting with her Lakota relatives over the last three years, from 12:35-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, in The Little Theater at the college’s main campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Or, watch online via livestream at pencol.edu/events.
This work, event organizers said, is a celebration of the interconnectedness between Native identity and the land, elevating Indigenous knowledge and voices of the Očéti Šakówiŋ (Lakota, Dakota and Nakota communities).
Santry is a citizen of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Sicangu Lakota, Mdewakanton Dakota and Yankton Dakota. She has a doctorate in educational sustainability and teaches sustainable agriculture at Peninsula College. She teaches courses in Native food systems and Indigenous planning for Montana State University’s Native American Studies graduate program and UMASS Amherst’s Sustainable Food and Farming program.
This event is co-sponsored with ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, PC Longhouse.
For information about this event, contact Studium Generale coordinator Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.
‘Know Nothing’ genealogy class set
The Clallam County Genealogical Society (CCGS) is offering a class for beginners — the “I Know Nothing About Genealogy” class — at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, in the CCGS Research Center, 403 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles.
There is no charge for the class and all are invited to attend. Find out who your ancestors were and where they came from. In the class, participants will learn ways to find records and the what papers of the past can tell them. For more information or to register for the class, call the society at 360-417-5000 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, or noon-4 p.m. on Saturdays.
OMC brings back in-person diabetes support group
Olympic Medical Center is reviving its in-person Diabetes Support Group for individuals managing diabetes in our community.
After a hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic, the OMC Diabetes Support Group offers support, knowledge-sharing and practical information for those navigating life with diabetes. The free monthly sessions are open to the public and aim to foster a space for learning, supporting and applying new insights to enhance the quality of life for those living with diabetes.
Meetings take place on the fourth Tuesday of each month, starting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, in the private dining room at Seasons Café in Olympic Memorial Hospital, 939 Caroline St., Port Angeles. Attendees are asked to enter through the main lobby at the front of the hospital; the east entrance remains closed to the public.
The Jan. 23 meeting features a presentation by Anne Chastain, emergency management coordinator at Clallam County Sheriff’s department, who will provide attendees with insight and knowledge on how to manage medical conditions during a community emergency or disaster.
For more information or to sign up, visit olympicmedical.org/calendar or call 360-417-7125.
Book sale moved
The Friends of the Sequim Library group has postponed its book sale scheduled for Jan. 13 until until 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20.
The sale is in the Friends’ storefront location in Rock Plaza, 10175 Old Olympic Highway. The sale features a collection of Andre Norton science fiction and a 24-volume WWII Encyclopedia.
‘Tools for Caregivers’ class starts Jan. 23
“Powerful Tools for Caregivers,” a class that helps those who care for a loved one also take care of themselves, will start Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.
The class will meet from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for six Tuesdays, ending Feb. 27. The only cost is $30 for the textbook.
Topics include how the caregiver can reduce personal stress, deal with emotions, solve problems, communicate effectively with other family members, make difficult decisions and use community services.
The class does not focus on hands-on care for the care receiver.
Pre-registration is required and may be done by calling class leaders Barbara Parse at 360-683-2113 or Judy Croonquist at 360-582-1370.
Clallam fair royalty coronation set
The 2024 Clallam County Fair Royalty Coronation is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, in the Exposition Building at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., Port Angeles.
The coronation is free and open to the public.
The 2024 royalty candidates are Olivia Ostlund from Sequim, Tish Hamilton and Brooklyn McKnight of Port Angeles, and Aliya Gillett of Forks.
One queen and three princesses will be chosen to serve on the 2024 royalty court.
The 2023 royalty court — Queen Allison Pettit, princess Olivia Ostlund and junior princess Kendall Adolphe — will be saying their goodbyes.
For more information, call Laurie Davies at 360-681-2024.
Volunteers sought for tree planting
The North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC) and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe are seeking volunteers to help plant native trees and shrubs on Saturday, Jan. 20, and Wednesday, Jan. 24, along the Dungeness River.
The plantings, family-friendly events, help restore healthy habitat for the fish and wildlife and improve water quality in local watersheds, organizers note.
NOSC is partnering with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe on their 2022 Caldero Project that resulted in the construction of a side channel on the Dungeness River. This project created nearly 1,000 feet of critical off-channel habitat for salmon.
These events are from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Participants are asked to arrive by 10 a.m. for orientation and volunteers are free to leave as their schedule requires. Tools and gloves will be supplied, though you are welcome to bring your own. Snacks and hot drinks will be provided and NOSC merchandise will be available for purchase. Participants are encouraged to bring warm, waterproof clothes, boots and a lunch.
The event will conclude with a tour of the restoration project.
RSVP for details on the location and parking at nosc.org/events.
For more information, contact NOSC at 360-504-5611 or outreach@nosc.org.
Lodging fund applications due
Clallam County’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee announces an opportunity for grants for large-scale events, projects, or infrastructure improvements from monies received from a consumer tax on lodging.
Clallam County’s Lodging Tax Fund is the county’s primary funding source for activities, operations and expenditures designed to increase tourism in the unincorporated areas, Clallam County officials said.
Applications may be submitted by any nonprofit entity, any public entity or any group of eligible organizations.
Get an application by contacting the Clallam County Board of Commissioners’ office at loni.gores@clallamcountywa.gov.
Or, apply online at clallamcountywa.gov/757/Lodging-Tax-Advisory-Committee-LTAC.
Applications/requests must be received by noon on Friday, March 15, at 223 E. Fourth St., Room 150, Port Angeles; late applications will not be accepted.
Friendship Dinner open to all
Port Angeles’ First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., offers its free Friday Night Friendship Dinner from 4:30-8 p.m. at 110 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles.
This free community dinner has provided hot meals, fellowship, and more nearly every Friday Night since its start in 1992. The event is all free; all ages and all identities are welcome. Proselytizing, drugs and alcohol are prohibited.
The dinner, which restarted on Jan. 12, opens with coffee, tea, water and socializing at 4:30 p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m., and doors closing a 8 p.m.
The dinners will take place rain or shine, but will be canceled in the case of hazardous snow/ice conditions. Get updates on the Friendship Dinner Instagram story highlight @portangelesfirstumc, or call the office at 360-452-8971.
