Commission to meet
The Clallam County Planning Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m., today, May 7, at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles, and hold a public hearing regarding Second Half 2013 Current Use Assessment Applications.
After hours public meeting entrance is from Fourth Street.
PFOA annual meeting set
The annual meeting of Peninsula Friends of Animals will be held today, May 7, at the Lazy Acres Clubhouse, 111 Dryke Road, in Sequim. There will be a snack-luck at 5 p.m.; the business meeting will start at 6 p.m.
All PFOA members are encouraged to attend.
Gadget Labs on tap
The Sequim Library is now offering 15-minute one-on-one hands-on Gadget Lab appointments with staff experts. Appointments are available on Wednesday May 7, 21 and 28 between 1:30-3 p.m.
Bring your device and you will be personally guided through the process of downloading e-books or audio books from the library’s subscription download services. Gadget Lab sessions are available by appointment only at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
To book your appointment, contact Amber Blume-Barrett at ablume-barrett@nols.org or call 683-1161.
Festival parade lineup online
The Irrigation Festival parade is slated for noon, Saturday May 10. Check out the parade lineup online at www.irrigationfestival.com.
Book sale set
Friends of the Sequim Library will hold its monthly book sale from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Jeffco plant sale
The Jefferson County Master Gardener Plant Sale is from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at HJ Carroll Park, 9884 Highway 19 and Rhody Drive in Chimacum. The sale includes large numbers of native species among trees, shrubs, berries, veggies and ornamentals.
Mushroom adventurer speaks
The Olympic Peninsula Mycological Society will hold its next meeting from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road, Gardiner. Lawrence Millman, mycologist and adventure writer, will be the speaker.
He is a prolific author and frequent traveler to the Arctic, whose latest book is “Giant Polypores and Stoned Reindeer: Rambles in Kingdom Fungi.”
Find more information at olymushrooms.org.
Shipley Center Gala tickets
The Shipley Center’s third annual Spring Into the Future Gala Dinner and Auction, presented by Sequim Health and Rehabilitation, will be at 5 p.m. Friday, May 30, at Club Seven at 7 Cedars Casino.
Tickets are $50 each or a business can sponsor a table of eight for $600. Tickets are available at the center at 921 E. Hammond in Sequim or by calling 683-6806.
The gala will benefit the capital campaign to build a new $10 million center.
Meet the mayor
Meet City of Sequim mayor Candace Pratt at “Coffee with the Mayor” in May. Sequim residents can meet informally with the mayor on Thursday, May 15, at 8:30 a.m. at Rainshadow Coffee Roasting Company, 157 W. Cedar St.
The mayor will be at a different published location each month to listen to anyone who wants to chat, ask questions, express a concern or make a comment about the city or the community. Contact Pratt at 582-0114 or cpratt@sequimwa.gov with questions.
Rennebohm speaks
Craig Rennebohm, D.Min., noted co-author of “Souls in the Hands of a Tender God” and founder of Seattle’s Mental Health Chaplaincy, is the featured speaker for the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Clallam County on May 15.
He will address “Supportive Recovery,” how to share the journey from illness to recovery for loved ones in crisis, at Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave. beginning at 7 p.m.
Admission is free and the public is encouraged to attend. For more information, call 452-5244.
Yoga for Mom
Shelley Stratton and Zorina Wolf present a free Mother’s Day Offering — Yoga and Rhythm, from 9-10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 12, at Village Heartbeat Studio, 353 Chickadee Lane, Sequim.
It includes flowing yoga, percussive soundscapes and guided meditation. Call Stratton at 460-1864 with questions.
Senior Nutrition Menu set
Sequim Senior Nutrition Site menus are served at 4:30 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 to 683-8491.
Menus are subject to change.
Thursday, May 8: Ambrosia, Hawaiian burger, roasted sweet potatoes, banana pudding
Friday, May 9: Salad, shepherd pie, dinner roll, dessert
Monday, May 12: Salad, spaghetti, vegetable, dessert from Sinclair Place
Tuesday, May 13: Three-bean salad, baked fish, baked potato, zucchini, lemon bars
Wednesday, May 14: Spring greens, liver and onions, whipped potatoes, dill carrots, sherbet
