City of Sequim seeking volunteer coordinator
The City of Sequim is looking for a volunteer to serve as the coordinator for the Community Volunteer programs.
The volunteer coordinator, under the direction of the city clerk, will develop and manage the City of Sequim’s Volunteer Program and market the program to increase public awareness of the volunteer opportunities.
A full description of duties and candidate requirements for the position can be found at www.sequimwa.gov.
Go to City Government/City Clerk/Volunteer Opportunities or contact the City Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese at 681-3428 or kkuznek@sequimwa.gov.
Coffee with the mayor
Due to travel schedules, there will be only one City of Sequim “Coffee with the Mayor” session in September. Sequim residents can meet informally with Sequim Mayor Candace Pratt, at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Oak Table Café, 292 W. Bell 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 Candace Pratt at 582-0114 or cpratt@sequimwa.gov with questions.
School district seeking coffee chat hosts
The Sequim School District seeks volunteers to host coffee chats with friends, neighbors and community groups to get out information about the district’s school construction bond proposal slated for the Nov. 3 ballot. To host a coffee chat and have Superintendent Gary Neal present, call administrative assistant Marilyn Walsh at 582-3262.
SMUG explores new program
The Strait Mac User’s Group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles. Glenn Gilliam, owner of MacTraders, will show the basics of Photos and iCloud Photo Library. Photos is Apple’s replacement program for iPhoto.
Meeting organizers say this is a “must-hear topic” for anyone wanting to know how to better enjoy organizing, editing and sharing pictures and videos using Apple devices.
For more information, contact Jerry Freilich at 457-4660.
DEAFOP to debut
Sequim Deaf Coffee House is starting a new group called Deaf Events and Friends — Olympic Peninsula or DEAFOP. The group’s goal is to have a different activity each month of the year to broaden members’ experiences and keep up interests by actively participating with other deaf members and friends of the community.
Attendance to the monthly events is not required, so people can pick and choose to join in when they want.
The first activity will be from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, when Karen and Robert Pederson will host a potluck picnic at their Port Angeles home. RSVP for directions at rkpeder137@gmail.com.
Registration now open for coast-wide beach cleanup
Washington CoastSavers announces that online registration is now open for participation in the International Coastal Cleanup, Sept. 19.
Volunteers may visit www.coastsavers.org and select from dozens of beaches to clean from the Long Beach Peninsula to the Olympic Peninsula.
Volunteers who aren’t physically able to carry filled bags off of the beach are welcome and also can participate by serving as a registration station beach captain, assisting with registering volunteers and ensuring they fill out the proper paperwork and follow safety guidelines.
Free airplane rides offered; no EAA meeting in August
EAA Chapter 430 will be holding its fourth Young Eagle Rally from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Sequim Valley Airport.
Young aviation enthusiasts, ages 8-17, should bring their parent(s) along for (permission’s sake) for free airplane rides.
In case of inclement weather, the rally will be postponed to the following Saturday.
EAA Chapter 430 will not meet this month but instead will have a booth with home-built airplanes on display at the Sequim Valley Air Affaire from Aug. 29-30.
CCGS open house Saturday
The Clallam County Genealogical Society, 402 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, will host an open house at its Research Center from noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29.
Everyone is invited to look over the facility, use the computers, books and databases to do research. A “Genealogy 101 or I Know Nothing about Genealogy” class will be given from 1-4 p.m. for anyone interested in beginning their family research.
A $5 class materials fee is requested from participants who are not members of the society. For more information, call 417-5000.
Serenity House admin has new phone system
The Serenity House Administrative Building has a new phone system for better service at a much lower cost. Most direct-dial numbers no longer work.
Call 452-7224 and listen to the directory of extensions, choose your party and leave a voicemail message if there’s no one there to answer.
OCS institutes bus service
Olympic Christian School, 43 O’Brien Road, Port Angeles, now has bus service to and from the Sequim Walmart for OCS students.
To enroll or for more information, call 457-4640.
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, Aug. 28: Vegetable soup, shrimp salad, grapes, strawberry shortcake
Tuesday, Sept. 1: Broccoli salad, roast pork, rice pilaf, butternut squash, apple crisp
Wednesday, Sept. 2: Spring greens, cranberry salad, turkey pot pie, corn cobbett, pumpkin cake.
