‘Toddler Prom’ at DCC
Enjoy an “epic” dance party with your toddler (ages 0-3) at 6 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Dungeness Community Church, 45 Eberle Lane.
The event includes a dance party with strobe lights, pizza and snacks, craft table, face-painting and photo booth with props.
Attendees are encouraged to dress up their toddlers; there will be a hair, nails (nail stickers), and a make-up (pretend make-up) station at the entrance as well.
For more information, contact Tiffany Malean at 425-512-2028 or tsnorfleet@hotmail.com.
Grant selected for role with marine sanctuary
NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries announced the appointment of Kevin Grant of Port Angeles as superintendent of Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS), the organization announced this week.
Grant has been with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for nearly 14 years as a deputy superintendent, with more than nine years at OCNMS and four years at National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.
Grant has a master’s degree in marine affairs from the University of Washington, and a bachelor of science degree in biology from the University of Wisconsin. He was a Knauss Sea Grant Fellow at the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, and served two years in the Peace Corps in the Solomon Islands. Nearly all of his experience since leaving graduate school has involved collaboration in resource management with indigenous communities.
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, with offices in Port Angeles, is managed by NOAA and was designated in 1994. It encompasses nearly 3,200 square miles off the Washington coast, extending from Cape Flattery to the mouth of the Copalis River.
Flamingo fundraiser
Sequim residents and businesses should once again prepare to see pink flocks of flamingos in their front lawns soon.
Plastic flamingos are expected to arrive in the Sequim area the first weekend in March, part of a long tradition to raise funds for a safe and sober graduation night for Sequim high school seniors. A zipped pouch will accompany the flock with instructions for having the flock relocated.
Funds raised go to the Class of 2022’s all-night graduation party in June that features music, contests, food, raffles, giveaways, games and lasting memories in a safe environment.
Donations are welcome and appreciated, and checks can be sent to: Sequim Graduation Party, P.O. Box 4, Carlsborg WA 98324.
For more information, email to shsseniorparty2022@gmail or visit facebook.com/SequimGradNight.
Studium Generale on ‘Cougars as Ecological Brokers’
“Cougars as Ecological Brokers: a Review of Their Biotic Relations” is the topic of Mark Elbroch’s March 3 Studium Generale lecture and slideshow, set for 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 3, on Zoom.
An ecologist, author, animal tracker and expert on mountain lions, Elbroch has become a local favorite as a result of his abilities to communicate science to a wide audience and to engage us in crucial research, Studium Generale coordinator Dr. Kate Reavey said.
Elbroch is a scientist for Panthera, a global wildcat conservation organization, studying mountain lion ecology. In addition, he is an animal tracker working to preserve ancient skills, and elevate their applications in a modern world.
Join the meeting at pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/82278252780 (meeting ID 822 7825 2780).
For more information, contact Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.
Guild’s thrift shop to reopen March 3
The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild Thrift Shop, 204 W. Bell St., will reopen Thursday, March 3, and will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, on the first and third weeks of each month.
As a part of the grand re-opening, all blue tag items are $1 with restocking items every day. The shop has a large inventory of clothes and jewelry, two easy chairs, two tile-inlaid end tables and several cut glass pieces.
The shop also appreciates generous donations from the community, guild members say; donations are accepted at the shop between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays.
All proceeds from shop sales are used to fund local medical needs via local groups such as the Sequim Free Clinic, Clallam County Fire District 3, Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, nurse scholarships at Peninsula College and Olympic Medical Center.
JAC to host former NASA worker
The Junior American Citizens club is inviting all elementary through high school age children and youth to a special program with Col. Joey Lazzaro, (U.S. Air Force, Ret.), from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 7, at the American Legion Hall, 107 E. Prairie St.
During his 26-year Air Force career Lazzaro was assigned to several space and missile units. He served in NASA’s Mission Control Room for the Apollo 7 through 15 flights, and as a member of the Apollo 13 Team he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Admission is free; parents are welcome to attend this special JAC Club meeting with their child/children.
Junior American Citizens is sponsored by Michael Trebert Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution.
For more information, contact JAC co-chair Marianne Burton at mtc1918jac@gmail.com.
Awareness raising event offers chance to win festival tickets
In celebration of March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Clallam Mosaic is hosting an informational and an Italian Cream Soda Drive-Thru on Saturday, March 12.
The Italian sodas are $8, and can be ordered online at clallammosaic.org/italian-soda. When an order is placed, choose your pick up time between 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on March 12, at 205 Black Diamond Road, Port Angeles. Cash and checks will be accepted when the order is picked up.
The local nonprofit — whose mission is to empower individuals with special needs — will provide the first 100 orders with a fun-filled packet containing information, an art postcard created by a participant and a frosted shamrock cookie from Sweet Beginning Takeaway in Sequim. Whoever finds the golden frosted shamrock cookie will win a $50 Safeway gift card. Whoever finds the platinum frosted shamrock cookie will win two tickets to the 2022 Juan de Fuca Festival scheduled for May 27-29.
March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month was proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987.
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