NEWS BRIEFS — Clallam Transit ID cards to be available in Sequim today . . . and other items
Published 12:01 am Thursday, November 13, 2014
PORT ANGELES — Clallam Transit officials will be in Sequim today to issue reduced-fare identification cards.
The $3 Regional Reduced Fare Permit program ID cards will be issued from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sequim Transit Center, 190 W. Cedar St.
The card is required for senior and disabled riders to be eligible for reduced-cost monthly bus passes for fixed route and dial-a-ride service, or to pay a reduced fare when boarding a bus.
Disabled and senior residents are required to fill out an application form and provide documentation.
Since Clallam Transit has one unit to produce the IDs, cards will not be available today at Transit headquarters in Port Angeles.
ID cards are available on other weekdays at the Clallam Transit headquarters at 830 W. Lauridsen Blvd. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The IDs are valid for discounted fares on 13 transportation systems through the Puget Sound, including state ferries.
For more information on Clallam Transit, visit www.clallamtransit.com.
Garden club wreaths
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Garden Club members are sharpening their shears and warming up their glue guns in preparation for their holiday wreath sale.
This annual event offers more than 200 decorated wreaths to the community on a pre-ordered basis.
This is the club’s major fundraiser that supports local high school and community college scholarship funding.
Customers designate their preference of bow color and type of wreath — either traditional, whimsy, country, glitzy or a special request.
Wreaths are designed and decorated in the greenhouse of longtime member Lou Lawrence the week prior and delivered by members the week of Thanksgiving (Nov. 24) or placed in a box for sending to out-of-town friends and family.
Wreaths are $35 each, plus an additional $5 if shipping is needed.
Anyone interested in a wreath can place an order with a club member or phone 360-582-0803.
Salish Sea geology
PORT TOWNSEND — A geology presentation on the Salish Sea will be held at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The presentation will illustrate how the local geological setting has set the stage for a variety of Salish Sea habitats with different assemblages of marine life.
The event is free and open to the public. An optional donation of $5 is appreciated.
Presented by Gary Greene, director of the SeaDoc Tombolo Mapping Lab on Orcas Island, the illustrated one-hour talk focuses on the complex geology beneath the Salish Sea resulting from a series of long-term geologic processes, including tectonic plate collision and subduction, continental glaciation and sea level changes.
For more information, email Michael Machette at paleoseis@gmail.com or visit www.quimpergeology.org.
Pet supply drive
SEQUIM — The Clallam County Fair royalty candidates will hold a pet food and supply drive at Petco, 1205 W. Washington St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The donations will be divided among the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, Welfare for Animal Guild and Peninsula Friends of Animals.
Items needed include dog toys, cat toys, cat/dog food, puppy items and nonclumping cat litter.
This year’s candidates Amanda Little and Becky Schroepfer will be attending.
For more information, phone Christine Paulsen 360-461-1866.
Cranksgiving event
SEQUIM — A cycling event to benefit the Sequim Food Bank, “Cranksgiving 2014,” will take place Saturday starting at 9:30 a.m., rain or shine.
Cyclists assemble at the food bank, 144 W. Alder St., and receive a shopping list and list of stores.
Cyclists then purchase food items and return to the food bank with full bags.
This is a timed event with a Le Mans-style start.
Prizes will be awarded at the after-party at Rainshadow Coffee. Awards are for the most food gathered (by weight), the fastest shopper, oldest and youngest riders, and more.
In 2013, this event gathered almost 900 pounds of food and donated $574.
Participants need a bicycle, helmet, lock, a knapsack, bike bag or panniers and about $15 to $20.
There is no entry fee.
The ride is open to all ages.
For more information, contact Tom Coonelly at 360-681-7053 or coonelly@olypen.com.
Hadlock book sale Saturday at the library
PORT HADLOCK — A benefit book sale for the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The sale includes an assortment of CDs and videos, a cookbook selection and a variety of Christmas books.
For more information, phone Barbara Paulsen at 360-765-3084 or email smithbarbara84@gmail.com.
Genealogy meeting
CHIMACUM — A Jefferson County Genealogical Society meeting will be held at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Admission is free and open to the public.
“Breaking Through Brick Walls,” presented by Jesse Stewart and others, offers expert suggestions for solving tough genealogy puzzles.
For information and updates on lectures offered in the months ahead, visit the Jefferson County Genealogical Society website at www.wajcgs.org.
