NEWS BRIEFS — Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center levy meetings slated this week, next . . . and other items
Published 12:01 am Friday, September 26, 2014
SEQUIM –– Supporters of a property tax levy for the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center will explain details of the measure today, Saturday and Tuesday.
The sessions will be in the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 11 a.m. to noon today, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The measure, which will be on the February special election ballot, would cost each property owner 12 cents per $1,000 valuation for six years.
The levy would generate about $416,000 each year.
The measure would require 60 percent approval by voters to pass.
Commissioners for the facility, known by the acronym SARC, voted in July to ask voters for funding for the first time since 2003.
The money would go toward replacement of aging equipment, according to Susan Sorensen, chairwoman of the Citizens for SARC committee.
A 12-cent levy would add about $26.04 to the annual property tax bill of the owner of a $217,000 house, the average value in the district.
For more information, email Sorensen at citizensforSARC@gmail.com.
Republicans meet
SEQUIM — Voters are invited to get to know Republican candidates Marty McClendon, Mark Nichols, Will Payne, Bill Peach and Republican-endorsed candidate Rick Porter during a meet-and-greet Saturday.
The event will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the basement of Blue Sky Realty, 190 Priest Road, Sequim.
All are running in the Nov. 4 general election.
McClendon, a Gig Harbor resident, is challenging U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, a Democrat from Gig Harbor, for the 6th Congressional District, which includes the North Olympic Peninsula.
Appointed Prosecuting Attorney Payne and former Chief Deputy Prosecutor Nichols, both Republicans, are vying for the county prosecuting attorney position.
Peach, a Forks resident, faces Port Angeles City Councilwoman Sissi Bruch, a Democrat, in the race to represent District 3, which covers the West End from west Port Angeles to the Pacific.
In a nonpartisan race, District Court 1 Judge Porter faces challenger Cathy Marshall, manager of the Port Angeles office of the state attorney general and president of the Clallam County Bar Association.
The Clallam County Republican Party endorsed Porter.
For more information, phone 360-683-1229.
DNR lifts burn ban
OLYMPIA — The state Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday it has rescinded a statewide burn ban on DNR-protected lands.
Fire danger has been reduced by the recent rainfall and moderating temperatures, the agency said.
Restrictions set by local authorities are not affected by DNR’s action.
The Jefferson County ban on outdoor fires used to dispose of debris or rubbish will be in place until Tuesday.
Clallam County’s ban on all outdoor burning except recreational cooking fires runs through Wednesday.
PA schools meeting
FORKS — A quorum of the Port Angeles School Board will be among the educators who attend the Regional Washington State School Directors’ Association meeting in Forks on Oct. 11.
The fall regional meeting will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the library at Forks High School, 261 S. Spartan Ave.
It costs $12 per attendee.
Regional meetings were established in 2000 to provide opportunities to talk with neighboring School Board members.
Free talk set at Sequim’s OTA tonight
SEQUIM — International speaker John Adams will present a free talk, “If God is All, Where is He at This Moment?,” at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave., at 7 tonight.
Adams will explore how “Christianly scientific prayer wakens the individual in need and draws them closer to God,” according to a news release.
For information about the lecture, phone Alan Halfhill at 360-204-4545 or email halfmac@mac.com.
30th anniversary
CHIMACUM — Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 45 Redeemer Way, will celebrate its 30th anniversary from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Friends and neighbors are invited to celebrate the free event, “Lutheran Church of the Redeemer: Past, Present and Future.”
The event kicks off with music and includes a brief history and growth of the church, as well as a celebration of recent God developments by youths.
A potluck lunch will be provided by members of the congregation, and a balloon release will conclude the activities.
Families are welcome, and child care will be provided.
For more information, phone 360-385-6977.
‘What is Prayer?’
PORT ANGELES — Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle St., will hold a 10:30 a.m. service Sunday with guest speaker the Rev. Charles Mawson.
His lesson will be “What is Prayer?”
Using examples from ancient traditions and his training as a Unity prayer chaplain, Mawson will explain how to talk effectively to God and get the answers one desires.
Free child care is available during the 10:30 a.m. service.
A time for silent meditation will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
All are welcome.
From 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., the Revs. Pat and Charles Mawson will present the workshop “The Healing Power of the Quartz Singing Bowls.”
A love offering of $10 is suggested, though no one will be turned away.
Spiritual experience
SEQUIM — The Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., will host “What is a Spiritual Experience?” from 11 a.m. to noon Sunday.
Participants can “meet like-minded people with common interests in learning more about expanding their spiritual awareness in everyday living,” according to a news release.
For more information, email Nan Strassburger at nanhu22@olypen.com or phone 360-775-5114.
Free HU Song set
SEQUIM — A free Community HU Song event will be held at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
The HU Song is an ancient invocation used to open the consciousness to the heavenly light and sound of God, resulting in mystical experiences, spiritual insights and states of enlightenment and inner peace, according to a news release.
Participants will learn how to sing the HU and practice it for 20 minutes.
For more information, email Nan Strassburger at nanhu22@olypen.com or phone 360-775-5114.
