NEWS BRIEFS: Back-to-school event planned Tuesday in Joyce . . . and other items
Published 12:01 am Monday, August 31, 2015
JOYCE — A back-to-school fair and barbecue will be held Tuesday for Crescent School District students and their families.
The Loggers Back to School BBQ will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Crescent School campus at the covered shed.
In addition to the barbecue dinner, students and parents will have a chance to meet teachers, receive class schedules, pay fees, complete beginning of the school year paperwork and reconnect with other Crescent families.
Students can take part in activities including face painting, the Loggers Football agility course, a bounce house, a drawing and prizes.
Crescent School classes resume Thursday to begin the 2015-16 school year.
Vehicles dumped
VICTORIA — A barge tipped in Victoria’s harbor, dumping as many as 20 vehicles into the water Friday.
British Columbia’s Ministry of Environment said the barge was being loaded by metal recycling company Schnitzer Steel in an area of the harbor just north of the city’s downtown core.
Booms were put in the water to contain any pollution, and the ministry said the coast guard, Transport Canada, police, fire and harbor master were on the scene.
The ministry said Transport Canada indicated that the vehicles were cleaned of fuel before being loaded onto the barge.
Seaspan is the barge owner, and the ministry said it will be responsible for retrieving the vehicles and all cleanup costs.
Fun Walk is slated Sept. 12 at Sequim Methodist church
SEQUIM — The annual Clinic Fun Walk will be at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 Blake Ave., on Saturday, Sept. 12. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the walk at 9 a.m.
The cost is $10 for adults and free for those younger than 18. There are two routes participants can choose to follow.
For more information, phone Pam Leonard-Ray at 360-582-2976 or email execdir@dvhwc.org.
WOW! presentation
SEQUIM — Pauline Geraci, owner of Fit4Life Studio, will present a free WOW! Working on Wellness forum, “Fall Prevention,” at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9.
The forum will be at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.
An orthopedic rehabilitation specialist, Geriaci offers a mobility and stability class at Fit4Life that deals with balance, strength, agility and mobility.
The forum is part of health education program of the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic.
Gallery Walk hits streets Saturday
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Museum of Art & History, 540 Water St., will be open for Gallery Walk from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
This is the last chance to see “Thomas T. Wilson: The Best Known Unknown Artist in the Northwest.”
Wilson arrived in Port Townsend in 1960 and helped initiate Port Townsend’s artistic revival, according to a news release.
The show features portraits, landscapes and tree images drawn from the Jefferson County Historical Society art collection and loans from private collectors.
Storage shed
SEQUIM — Members of the Sunrise Rotary Club of Sequim recently constructed a storage shed for the club at its Carroll C. Kendall Clubhouse on Fir Street.
The primary beneficiaries of the project will be the teens, as space will now be available to expand their gym/weight-lifting area for the club’s Triple Play Program, according to a news release.
In addition, program materials now stored in classroom areas and offices will be relocated to the new storage building, freeing up more club space and allowing for a better office environment, according to the release.
Rotarians constructed the building in a day.
Community Service Chairman Eric Mahnerd said club members could not have constructed the building without the help of Thomas Building Center, which donated all the materials; Allen Roofing, which donated materials and labor to install the roof; and Tracy’s Insulation and Gutter, which provided and installed the gutters and downspouts.
Rotarians participating in the construction were Tom Schaafsma, Jack Tatom, Cliff Brehan, Chris Coolures, Jerry Sinn, Paul McHugh, Peter Bahnsen and Richard Parks.
Trail run/walk
PORT TOWNSEND — The 15th annual Fort Townsend State Park Trail Run/Walk will take place Sunday, Sept. 6.
The park is located 5 miles south of Port Townsend on Old Fort Townsend Road.
Registration is from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. in the Friends Barn.
The start gun goes off at 9 a.m.
The finish line is on the lower parade ground, with refreshments and an awards ceremony to follow.
The 4-mile course covers seven of Fort Townsend State Park’s 12 walking trails and travels through old-growth and wetland, over tree roots and moss, along bluffs overlooking Port Townsend Bay and ends on the original parade ground of the Civil War-era Army post.
First-, second- and third-place awards will be given by age bracket, with additional awards for overall first-place male and female and oldest and youngest finishers.
Registration is $15.
Proceeds from this community event benefit Friends of Fort Townsend State Park and Port Townsend High School Cross County.
A Discover Pass or one-day pass is required to park at the event.
For more information, phone 360-385-2998.
