NEWS BRIEFS: Counterfeit bills also surface east of Port Angeles . . . and other items
Published 12:01 am Thursday, March 26, 2015
PORT ANGELES — Authorities continue to investigate reports of counterfeit money in the Port Angeles area.
Port Angeles police said they received three reports of counterfeit money Monday evening involving $10 and $20 bills with common serial numbers.
Each of the $10 bills were marked with the serial number JD80187995A, while the $20 bills were marked with MD36540722B.
Anyone who receives a bill with either of these serial numbers is asked to call police at 360-452-4545.
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that counterfeit $50 bills also were surfacing.
Deputies said the Walmart store east of Port Angeles received $400 in counterfeit $20 and $50 bills March 18 from a man and woman who drove a maroon compact sedan.
The counterfeit bills were printed on generic but heavier-than-normal paper, deputies said.
The print and images on the bills were not as sharp as true currency, the alignment was off-center and sometimes two-toned on the rear edges, and each lacked the tiny red and blue security fibers, watermark and security thread stating the value.
Businesses that handle cash should follow their own best practices, police have said.
Author to talk at PT venue
PORT TOWNSEND — Author Sue William Silverman will speak at the Writers’ Workshoppe and Imprint Books, 820 Water St., at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Silverman is the author of The Pat Boone Fan Club: My Life as a White Anglo-Saxon Jew and Love Sick: One Woman’s Journey Through Sexual Addiction, which was made into a Lifetime original movie.
A professional speaker, Silverman speaks on such topics as sexual addiction, child abuse prevention, spirituality and family dynamics. She also speaks about the importance of writing a life story.
The event is free.
Discover dinosaurs
SEQUIM — The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture will present “Discoveries with Dinosaurs” at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
This is a special family program for children ages 3-5 that is about dinosaurs and other prehistoric life.
Participants can solve scientific mysteries, participate in fossil digs and play dino-themed games.
This free event is the first in a series of Burke Museum programs geared toward children younger than 5.
Phone the library at 360-683-1161, visit www.nols.org or email youth@nols.org for details.
Bunny Breakfast
SEQUIM — The Sequim Boys & Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St., will host a Bunny Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Admission is $5 per person.
This event is for kids and their families and features face painting, Easter egg hunts, visits with the Easter Bunny, photo opportunities, games, crafts, club member performances, pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, juice and coffee.
Tickets are available at the Boys & Girls Clubs in Sequim and Port Angeles, online at www.bgc-op.org or at the door.
For more information, phone Tessa Jackson at 360-683-8095 or email tjackson@bgc-op.org.
