NEWS BRIEFS — Sequim area sees jury duty scam . . . and other local items
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, October 22, 2014
SEQUIM — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a telephone scam in the Sequim area that preys on residents by claiming money is owed for missing jury duty.
According to a news release, the caller in the scam claims to be a Clallam County law enforcement officer and informs the resident he or she failed to report for jury duty.
The caller then says there is a warrant for the person’s arrest and attempts to gain the person’s credit card information to pay a supposed fine.
The resident is told that once he or she meets with a fictitious prosecutor at the Clallam County Courthouse, his or her fine payment will be reimbursed.
The caller then tries to schedule a meeting with the fake prosecutor.
The Sheriff’s Office warns people not to provide any sensitive information and to hang up immediately if they get one of these unsolicited calls.
More information on phone scams is available from the state Attorney General’s Office at http://atg.wa.gov/ScamAlerts.aspx.
Suspected phone scams can be reported at the Federal Trade Commission website, www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0076-phone-scams.
Flood watch
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch through this afternoon for the West End of Clallam and Jefferson counties.
Forecasters were expecting heavy rainfall of between 5 inches and 8 inches after dusk Tuesday until this morning. The watch went into effect Tuesday evening.
The expected precipitation was expected to raise the Bogachiel, Hoh, Clearwater, Quinault “and other rivers flowing off the Olympics” to flood stages overnight Tuesday into today.
The Weather Service cautions: “A flood watch means conditions are favorable for flooding, but flooding is not imminent or occurring.”
Dog park meeting
PORT ANGELES — A meeting for the Port Angeles Dog Park will be held at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., at 6 p.m. Thursday.
All are welcome. For more information and an agenda for the meeting, visit www.padogpark.org.
Crescent School
JOYCE — The Crescent School Board will discuss its October enrollment report and authorizing a facilities study at its meeting Thursday.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Crescent School Library, 50350 state Highway 112.
Roller derby bout slated this Saturday
SEQUIM — The Port Scandalous Strait Shooters will play against Seattle’s Rat Lab at the Boys & Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St., on Saturday.
Doors open at 6 p.m., with the bout starting at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is $10 in advance or $12 at the door.
Tickets can be purchased at Drake’s U-Bake Pizza & Subs, 819 S. Lincoln St., Port Angeles, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.
The event is also a holiday food drive to benefit the Port Angeles Food Bank.
For every item brought, attendees will receive a raffle ticket for the night’s giveaway.
Some things to bring include stuffing, cranberry sauce, chicken stock, pie crusts and mashed potatoes.
Monetary donations are also accepted.
A beer garden for those 21 and older with valid ID will be provided, plus concessions by the Boys & Girls Club.
A costume contest will be held at halftime. Winners will receive tickets to the Nov. 22 game.
Also Saturday, the Strait Shooters will host an after-party at Bar N9ne, 229 W. First St., where Jell-O shots will be sold. Proceeds go toward Port Scandalous Roller Derby.
For more information, visit www.portscandalous.com or find the team on Facebook.
Pumpkin contest
The Forks and Clallam Bay libraries each will host an all-ages pumpkin contest beginning Monday.
Carvers can submit their creations during opening hours at either library.
All entries must be received no later than 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, when judging begins.
Each library will award prizes for Most Unusual and Most Intricate in three age divisions: youth (12 and younger), young adult (ages 13-17) and adult (18 and older).
Only real pumpkins and other real vegetables or fruits can be used; artificial craft pumpkins are not eligible.
These contests are free and open to the public.
The Forks Library is located at 171 S. Forks Ave. The Clallam Bay Library is located at 16990 Highway 112.
To learn more about this and other library events and activities, phone 360-374-6402, email forks@nols.org or clallambay@nols.org, or visit www.nols.org.
Author/poet talk
PORT TOWNSEND — Author and poet Kim Stafford will read at The Writers’ Workshoppe and Imprint Books, 820 Water St., at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free.
Stafford will read from his two latest books — Wind on the Waves, poems and writings about the Oregon Coast, and 100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do, a memoir exposing the trauma and learning Stafford experienced after the suicide of his older brother, Bret.
Community shred
FORKS — A community shred event hosted by the Forks Food Bank will be held at Forks Avenue Real Estate, 711 S. Forks Ave., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
There is a limit of three bags or three boxes per vehicle.
Cash and canned protein items are encouraged as donations for the food bank.
