Community news briefs — March 1, 2023
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Learn more about grief resilience
Astrid Raffinpeyloz, Volunteer Services Manager at Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, talks about “Resilience in the Face of Grief and Love” at the next Clallam Resilience Project Community Meeting, set for 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, on Zoom.
How does the staff at Volunteer Hospice provide care and support despite witnessing and accompanying others with frequent losses? The goal is for attendees to come away with a few more tips and tools in their “bag,” and gain a deeper understanding of how grief and love are intertwined.
Join the Zoom meeting at us02web.zoom.us/j/89928194489?pwd=Nmx4NkZ2eVpZbldNYk9tY2k4YUJNZz09 (meeting ID 899 2819 4489, passcode HOPE).
The monthly Clallam Resilience Project Community Meetings are the first Tuesday of the month, from 10-11:30 a.m.
View the Clallam Resilience Project Community Meeting webpage at clallamresilienceproject.org for upcoming meeting information, past meeting minutes, resources and more.
Pancake breakfast set at Sequim Grange
The Sequim Prairie Grange once again hosts a fundraising pancake breakfast, set for Sunday, March 5.
Grange members will start flipping pancakes at 7:30 a.m. and will continue until noon at the grange, 290 Macleay Road. All are welcome.
Cost is $7 for adults, $4 for children 12 years old and younger. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, plus an egg, a slice of ham, coffee and orange juice. Each additional egg or slice of ham costs $0.50.
There will also be a bake sale, featuring homemade goodies made by grange members.
Yacht club speaker to talk Race to Alaska R2AK
Join Sequim Bay Yacht Club members for Jesse Wiegal’s presentation about the Race to Alaska R2AK — a non-motorized race from Port Townsend to Ketchikan, on Wednesday, March 8, in the Hendricks Room at John Wayne Marina, 2577 W. Sequim Bay Road.
Doors to Wiegal’s presentation, which is open to the public at no charge, will open at the conclusion of the club’s business meeting, at about 6:30 p.m.
Wiegal, race marshal for the Race to Alaska R2AK, will describe the teams already registered for the race, which this year begins June 5. In 2022, 41 teams were accepted, and 19 finished.
The race website describes the event as, “Sail, row, or paddle for your chance to win first prize of $10,000, or for the unlucky, second prize of a set of steak knives. No engines, no supply drops, no safety net … It’s like the Iditarod, on a boat, with a chance of drowning, being run down by a freighter, or eaten by a grizzly bear.
“There are squalls, killer whales, tidal currents that run upwards of 20 miles an hour, and some of the most beautiful scenery on earth.”
Garden club to meet
The Sequim Prairie Garden Club hosts guest speaker John Wrightson of the Washington Gesneriad Society at their meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, March 6, at the Pioneer Memorial Park clubhouse, 387 E. Washington St.
After socializing at 10 a.m., club members will hear Wrightson present “Beautiful Begonias.” He will cover indoor plants and how to get the best results from this large family of colorful and hardy plants.
One of the club’s goals, members say, is to open the monthly educational meetings to the public. The club’s speaker program covers a variety of subjects such as horticulture, landscape architecture and design, and garden art.
Paddling club to hear about nearshore ecosystems
The Olympic Peninsula Paddling Club members will hear about nearshore ecosystems from a state biologist at their next meeting set for 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, at the Solana Clubhouse, 135 Solana Parkway.
Nam Siu, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist, will offer a free presentation titled, “Salish Sea Algae, Seaweed, and Kelp.” Siu will detail the Salish Sea’s nearshore ecosystems, exploring the submerged aquatic vegetation that represent them.
Attendees will learn about the biology and ecology of seagrass meadows, kelp forests and seaweed gardens. They will also learn about common species they may encounter adrift while kayaking or during low tide walks, as well as key identifying features of those species. They will also learn about various interesting tidbits about these marine plants such as commercial and recreational human use, and more.
For more information, email to infor@olympicpeninsulapaddlers.com or visit olympicpeninsulapaddlers.com.
Guild’s thrift store to open
The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild Thrift Shop, 204 W. Bell St., will reopen for business from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 2-4.
Special items include a selection of vintage and antique furniture, blue and white china decor, sets of china dinnerware service for eight to 12, and St. Patrick’s Day and Easter items, in addition to a large selection of men’s and women’s clothing. Shop volunteers are restocking more items every day.
All proceeds are donated to local medical needs including Peninsula College nursing student scholarships, Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, Sequim fire department EMT needs and more.
Donations are appreciated and are accepted from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays and when the chop is open.
Volunteers are welcomed; applications are available at the shop.
Soul Speaker Series event set for March 8
Kate Munger, founder of the Threshold Choir, will present “Singing for the Journey,” from noon-1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, on Zoom, as a part of the ongoing Soul Care Speaker Series sponsored by Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County (VHOCC).
The talk is free, but registration is required. To register or for more information, call the VHOCC offices at 360-452-1511 or email to office@vhocc.org.
Munger will discuss song and singing as a form of comfort and prayer for the dying and their loved ones and as a way to connect to a larger community.
Passionate about community singing since she was an 8-year-old Girl Scout, Munger has led community singing for more than 45 years. In 2000, she found the first of now 200 Threshold Choirs worldwide. The choirs’ mission is to bring gentle a cappella singing to those who are dying in hospitals and hospice care.
VHOCC’s Speaker Series and other Soul Care programs are supported by the Albert and Helen Mangan Fund.
