Hood Canal Bridge closures set
Drivers can expect closure of the Hood Canal Bridge/State Route 104 this week and next for repairs. Closures are scheduled for 10 p.m.-3 a.m. Monday March 9 to Thursday, March 12, and 10 p.m.-3 a.m., Monday, March 16, to Thursday, March 17.
According to the Washington State Department of Trnsportation, the nature of the work prohibits any openings for traffic, and the length of the closures could extend because of the work progress. The work is also subject to weather and tidal activity, the department said, and each night of work could be rescheduled to a later date.
Sign up for email updates and check the WSDOT Hood Canal Bridge web page at www.wsdot.com/traffic/hoodcanal. Hood Canal Bridge text messages are available by texting the words “wsdot hood” to 468311.
Winery to host 16th annual Women’s Day celebration
Womanfest and Olympic Cellars Winery are teaming up to host the 16th-annual International Women’s Day celebration, starting at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, at Olympic Cellars, 255410 U.S. Highway 101.
The suggested donation for a dinner of homemade soups, fresh bread and cookies is $10. No-host wine also will be available. Proceeds will be donated to two nonprofits: Rose House, a home in Port Angeles operated by Healthy Families of Clallam County for women and children escaping domestic violence, and the Women’s Refugee Commission, an international agency dedicated to protecting displaced women and children. There will be short presentations about both nonprofits.
International Women’s Day on March 8 is a global celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women, past, present and future.
For more information about the event, contact Barbara Wise at 360-460-2068 or wisebarbara@hotmail.com.
Screening for ‘Knock Down the House’
Peninsula College’s Magic of Cinema hosts a special presidential primary and International Women’s Day screening of the award-winning documentary “Knock Down the House,” set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at the college’s Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
The screening is free and open to the public.
The film is the story of four women — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush and Paula Jean Swearengin — who mount grassroots efforts against powerful incumbents in the 2018 midterm elections.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with Navarra Carr, Port Angeles’ Deputy Mayor and the chair of the local Young Democrats chapter, who will discuss becoming an elected official.
For more information, contact Dr. Helen Lovejoy at hlovejoy@pencol.edu or 360-417-6362.
Free mental health class offered
Peninsula Behavioral Mental Health hosts a free adult mental health first aid training class from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.
Learn how to help a friend, coworker or neighbor dealing with an emotional or mental crisis.
Space is limited. Reserve a spot by contacting Kathy Hanson at 360-457-0431 x139 or kathyh@peninsulabehavioral.org. The free classes are funded through grants from Clallam County Health & Human Services.
Speaker seeks to help genealogists recover from disasters
Rod Fleck is the featured speaker at the speaker at the Clallam County Genealogical Society’s meeting from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, March 7, in the community room at KSQM-FM 609 W. Washington St. Fleck’s topic will be “Overcoming Disasters for the Genealogist.”
There is no cost to attend, and all are welcome.
Fleck, city attorney/planner for the City of Forks, is an expert on tracing German family lines and researching military history. He will share ways to preserve one’s research and how to prevent a loss from disasters such as fire, flood, computer crash, etc.
Attendees are encouraged to come earlier to register, visit and enjoy refreshmenta.
For more information, see clallamcogs.org.
Guild’s thrift shop open this Saturday
The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild’s Thrift Shop at 204 W. Bell St. will be open 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Featured this Saturday will be a black glass television stand, a drafting table, a small computer table and lots of framed art. All white tag items are half-priced.
Visit the guild’s facebook page for photos of these items.
Volunteers and consignors are always needed. Call 360-683-7044 for more information.
Medicare talk Sunday
The Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action (PSARA) hosts “Medicare for All: Why We Need It Now!” a presentation and discussion at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road, Agnew.
The event is sponsored by Indivisible Sequim and co-sponsored by Voices for Health & Healing, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, Health Care for All Washington, Health Care us a Human Right Washington, PSARA Education Fund, 24th Legislative District Democrats and Clallam County Democrats.
Irrigation Fest features seven at pageant
The Sequim Irrigation Festival’s annual Scholarship Pageant features seven teens vying for four spots on the royalty this year. They compete in various categories starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 7 at Sequim High School’s Auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave., with this year’s contestants Lindsey Coffman, Brii Hingtgen, Mya Janssen, Logan Laxson, Alicia Pairadee, Olivia Preston, and Sydney VanProyen.
Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger and are available in advance at First Federal’s Sequim Avenue branch, Sound Community Bank and at the show’s doors. Guy Horton, and past festival queen Julianne Coonts emcee the event. Read more about upcoming festival events at www.irrigationfestival.com.
