Area reopened to shellfish harvesting
Clallam County’s Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Lyre River/Low Point east to the Jefferson County line is open to the harvesting of all species of shellfish.
Sequim Bay remains closed to all species of shellfish while Discovery Bay is closed to butter and varnish clams only. There is no closure in Dungeness Bay.
All species means clams (including geoduck), oysters, mussels and other invertebrates such as the moon snail. All areas are closed for the sport harvest of scallops. These closures do not apply to shrimp.
For more information about this closure, call the Marine Biotoxin Hotline at 800-562-5632, or visit the Department of Health’s Marine Biotoxin Website at www.doh.wa.gov/shellfish safety.htm.
Talking chestnuts
Chris Kresa and Felicia Mueller of Sequim’s Dungeness Chestnuts talk about growing chestnuts on the Olympic Peninsula in an Olympic Orchard Society program set for 7-9 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the commissioner’s meeting room at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. The meeting is free.
For more information, contact Marilyn Couture at mcouture_222@yahoo.com or 360-681-3036. See www.DungenessChestnuts.com for more about the company.
Learn about the hot springs
Learn about the history of the Olympic Hot Springs at the next History Lessons at Dungeness Schoolhouse event, set for 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at the Dungeness Schoolhouse, 2781 Towne Road.
Teresa Schoeffel Lingvall will display photos, documents and artifacts, and tell the history of the Olympic Hot Springs Resort. Her great-grandfather and grandparents discovered the springs, built and operated the resort that is now part of Olympic National Park.
A $5 donation is suggested Coffee will be served.
Veterans affairs committee to meet
The Governor’s Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee hosts a Veterans Town Hall from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Totem Room at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 US Highway 101, Blyn.
Community partners and service providers share how they are serving veterans and their families from the area. Veterans and service providers are invited to attend and learn about programs and services available to them.
During the town hall, a Colfax-area veteran will be presented with a Bronze Star that was earned during his service in Vietnam but never received.
The committee is composed of 17 members and advises the governor and the director of the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs on issues and programs concerning veterans.
Visit the WDVA website at www.dva.wa.gov or call 800-562-0132, x1, for more information.
City to fete trees
The City of Sequim invites the community to its celebration of Arbor Day at noon Friday, Nov. 16, at Carrie Blake Community Park, just east of the Shiso City Friendship Garden, 202 N. Blake Ave. Join mayor Dennis Smith and city staff as they plant a Spartan Apple tree as a tribute to the late Mike Brandt, former Public Works Operations Manager.
The celebration recognizes Sequim’s designation as a “Tree City USA” by the Arbor Day Foundation, and is held in the fall for the best planting conditions.
For more information, call the City of Sequim Public Works Department at 360-683-4908.
Walkabout along the Dungeness
Explore the Dungeness River ecosystem on a guided hike with an Olympic Nature Experience naturalist at a Dungeness River Walkabout set for 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 17, at Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 West Hendrickson Road.
The event is by donation and all ages are welcome.
Hosted by Olympic Nature Experience, the walk encourages participants to learn about native plant and animal identifications and behaviors.
All donations go to Olympic Nature Experience’s “50 days of Fall Sharing.”
See www.olympicnature experience.org/events, call 360-461-7169 or email to info@olympicnatureexperience.org for more information.
Land trust invites community to meeting
The North Olympic Land Trust sets it 28th-annual meeting for 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, in the Raymond Carver Room at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
This free event is an opportunity to hear about upcoming projects, recent successes and challenges surrounding local land conservation, event organizers say. Guests are encouraged to talk with land trust staff, board and committee members, ask questions, share ideas and provide feedback on the focus and direction of ongoing conservation efforts in Clallam County.
Guest speaker is Bernard Bormann, director of University of Washington’s Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks and professor of forest ecology and physiology at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
RSVP at www.north olympiclandtrust.org.
‘We the People’ to meet
The next meeting of the Sequim “We, the People” discussion is set for 1:30- 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at The Lodge at Sherwood Village, 660 Evergreen Farm Way. The discussion will center on what happened in the election 11 days earlier.
Participants will be encouraged to be creative in their answers to these questions and to bring their sense of humor, meeting organizers say.
Though discussions are hosted by The Lodge in response to interest expressed by Sherwood Village residents, they are open to the community; they are not sponsored by any other organization and there is no charge for public participants. Discussion facilitator is George Lindamood.
Guild’s thrift shop is open Saturday
The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild’s thrift shop at 204 W. Bell St. is open from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. Featured items include Fitz & Floyd teapots, California Ivy serving pieces, like-new leather jackets, Oneida flatware service for eight and plenty of unique Christmas decorations and holiday clothing. Book, puzzles, furniture, pictures and jewelry and designer handbags are also offered. All white-tagged items are half price.
Call 360-683-7044 for more information.
Yoga for a cause
Bodhi Tree Yoga hosts a Thanksgiving Day benefit for the Homeless Connect Project from 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at 271 Blakely Blvd.
Presented by Shelley Stratton, Julia Buggy and Zorina Wolf, the event includes yoga and natural rhythms of drumming and percussion; attendees are asked to bring a yoga mat.
Organizers are seeking to raise $1,000; make donation checks out to OlyCap for the Sequim Warming Center.
Third Thanksgiving meal on tap
The third-annual Sequim Community Thanksgiving Dinner is served from noon-2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, at the Sequim Boys and Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St.
The meal includes turkey and fixings, plus a playroom for children and a visit from Santa.
Reservations are required and can be made by calling 360-499-3350 or emailing Leslee at ophccoperations@gmail.com.
Transportation is also available and can be arranged by calling the above number or email. The dinner is provided for the community by a host of sponsors and volunteers.
Trinity United hosts Thanksgiving dinner
A traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner will be served at 4 p.m. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.
Reservations, which are required to ensure that enough food is prepared, may be made by phoning the church at 360-683-5367 between 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday before the dinner, or by email to dinnerstumc@aol.com.
The free dinner is part of Trinity’s community dinner program. Dinners normally are served on the last Thursday of each month. Because of other holiday season activities, there will be no dinner in December.
Thanksgiving meal set at Hardy’s
Hardy’s Market, 10200 Old Olympic Highway, is inviting the community to a complimentary traditional Thanksgiving meal, starting at 11 a.m. on Thanksgiving day (Thursday, Nov. 22); no early birds, please. The dine-in, one-per-person meal continues while supplies last.
River center sets volunteer training
The Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road hosts volunteer trainings on the fourth Monday of each month. The next session is set for 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Nov. 26. During trainings, staff explore ways volunteers connect with visitors and learn more about how to interpret the center’s collections. This month has a special focus on raccoons.
Seasoned docents as well as newcomers are welcome.
For more information, call 360-681-4076 or email to rceducation@olympus.net.
Senior Nutrition menu set
Sequim Senior Nutrition Site menus are served at 4 p.m. at Suncrest Village Retirement Apartments, 251 S. Fifth Ave. Suggested donation is $5 (60 and over), $8 guest and a 24-hour advance reservation is needed. RSVP (at least 24 hours in advance) to 360-683-8491. Menus are subject to change.
Thursday, Nov. 15: Green salad, Dijon chicken, steamed rice, broccoli, dessert
Friday, Nov. 16: Three-bean salad, pork roast, roasted potatoes, mixed veggies, dessert
Monday, Nov. 19: Applesauce, spaghetti w/meat sauce, garlic bread sticks, dessert
Tuesday, Nov. 20: Roasted turkey, stuffing/yams, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, dessert
Wednesday, Nov. 21: CLOSED.
