Coffee with the mayor
The City of Sequim “Coffee with the Mayor” program continues in October.
Sequim residents can meet informally with Mayor Candace Pratt at 8:30 a.m. Thursdays, Oct. 1 and Oct. 15, at the Fifth Avenue, 500 W. Hendrickson Road.
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.
Yoga event to benefit COGS
The Community Organic Garden of Sequim is hosting an hour of free flowing yoga and percussive soundscapes, for all ages starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at the garden on Fir Street between Fifth and Seventh avenues in Sequim.
Time and talent are donated for this event by Shelley Stratton, owner of Bodhi Tree Yoga, and Zorina Wolf, founder of Village Heartbeat. Donations benefit COGS, a nonprofit.
Register at 5 p.m. or RSVP to LizbethHarper@hotmail.com.
Community orchestra offering student classes
The Sequim Community Orchestra begins its third year of strings instruction this week offering two classes at Helen Haller Elementary and one at Sequim Middle School through the school year.
Classes begin at 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays for the beginning class, and Tuesdays and Thursdays, for second year students at Helen Haller Elementary.
Students from Greywolf are bused to classes.
Third-year classes begin Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Sequim Middle School and run Tuesdays and Thursdays.
For more information, visit http://sequimcommunityorchestra.org or e-mail info@sequimcommunityorchestra.com.
PEO luncheon planned
All Philanthropic Educational Organizations (PEO) on the Olympic Peninsula and their guests are invited to attend the annual Reciprocity Luncheon on Oct. 17 at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 Highway 101, Blyn.
Pre-luncheon activities begin at 11 a.m. with lunch starting at noon. Cost is $18 per person. Call Carol Wilhelm at 417-8841 for information.
PEO is devoted to promoting and funding education for women on a local, national and international basis.
For more information about PEO, visit www.peointernational.org.
More photo tips set at SMUG meeting
The Strait Mac User Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim.
Glenn Gilliam and Bill Wrobel will continue last month’s topic of Photos and iCloud Photo Library.
Gilliam will recap the basics while Wrobel will expand the discussion with tips, tricks and advanced features.
Price Ford plans test drive fundraiser for Oct. 4
Price Ford Lincoln puts on its annual Fall Drive One 4UR School fundraiser at Port Angeles High School from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4. For every test drive, the Ford Motor Company donated $20 per demonstration.
Through the Spring Drive One 4UR School, the event raised $5,080 for Sequim High School’s Associated Student Body group.
Over the years this fundraiser has generated over $46,000 for local high schools. Funds have gone toward the ASBs, orchestra, band, athletics and other various leadership programs.
Proceeds for the Oct. 4 event go to the Port Angeles High School Athletic Department. They will be using the money for new uniforms and equipment for the boys and girls basketball, football, cheer squad and baseball teams. Call 457-3333 for more information.
Parent/caregiver education program scheduled
NAMI of Clallam County is offering a series of six free classes from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays from Oct. 15-Nov. 19 at the First Step Family Support Center, 323 E. Sixth St., Port Angeles.
This series is designed for family members and caregivers of children and adolescents with difficulties in school because of behavior and learning differences; attention and focusing problems; and emotional and/or behavioral upsets that disrupt their lives and the lives of those who love them.
The course is taught by trained NAMI family member volunteers who know what it’s like to have young loved ones struggling in their lives.
Call 452-5244 to register.
Derby entrant wins boat
Dean Simms of Hanville is the recipient of the 2015 Northwest Salmon Derby Series grand prize, a fully-equipped 21-foot Hewescraft aluminum boat with trailer valued at over $65,000.
Simms purchased a ticket to fish in the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby last February. His name had been randomly drawn from more than 6,500 anglers following the conclusion of the 2015 series. It’s a fishing promotion program directed by the Northwest Marine Trade Association that encourages boating and fishing in the Northwest.
In 2015, the series included 14 derbies throughout the region, including the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby that spans most of the North Olympic Peninsula and is based in Gardiner.
See www.NorthwestSalmonDerbySeries.com.
CCGS plans all-day seminar
The Clallam County Genealogical Society will have its fall seminar, “Records and Strategies: Cornerstones Of Successful Genealogical Research,” from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim. Eric Stroschein, a professional forensic genealogist, will speak. Register before Oct. 3 and costs are $40 for members and $45 for non-members.
To register, contact the Clallam County Genealogical Society at 417-5000, www.clallamcogs.org or askus@clallamcogs.org.
Senior Nutrition menu set
Sequim Senior Nutrition Site menus are served at 4:30 p.m. at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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.
Friday, Oct. 2: Green salad, liver/onions, whipped potatoes, dill carrots, baked custard w/berries
Tuesday, Oct. 6: Baked chicken, baked beans, steamed greens, apple crisp, fruit cup
Wednesday, Oct. 7: Green salad, split pea soup, corned beef/Swiss cheese sandwich, pears.
