NEWS BRIEFS: Workshops focused on food preservation start Sept. 14 in Clallam Bay . . . and other items

Published 12:01 am Tuesday, September 8, 2015

CLALLAM BAY — This fall, the basics of canning, jamming, fermenting and more will be taught at the Clallam Bay Library, 16990 state Highway 112.

Led by local experts, “Food for Thought” workshops are free, hands-on opportunities for participants to learn various food preservation techniques and practices.

Workshops, all taking place from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., will be held on the following Mondays:

■ Sept. 14: Introduction to canning fruits, vegetables, jams and jellies with Sudie Parker.

■ Sept. 21: Smoking and canning meat and fish with Parker.

■ Sept. 28: Jane Hielman of Sunsets West Co-op on gluten-free baking and alternative grains.

■ Oct. 5: Parker on fermenting. Learn how to make sauerkraut, pickles and other fermented items, including soda pop.

Parker has taught food preservation for more than 16 years as a 4-H leader and Master Food Preserver from the Washington State University Extension Program.

Hielman is co-manager of Sunsets West Co-op in Clallam Bay.

She has a background in food allergies and special diets, and she hails from Australia.

“Food for Thought” workshops are free and open to the public, and preregistration is not required.

To learn more about this and other events and activities, phone the library at 360-963-2414, email ClallamBay@nols.org or visit www.nols.org and select “Events.”

Christmas Chorus

SEQUIM — The Sequim Community Christmas Chorus group recently presented a check in the amount of $350 to the Shipley Center for its fund to assist seniors with membership dues.

These funds were raised by the chorus’s Christmas season performances last year.

A check in the amount of $400 was previously presented to Sequim Community Aid.

The chorus is open to singers of all levels of experience, and participation requires no fees or auditions.

Rehearsals begin Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 6:30 p.m. (6 p.m. registration) at the Sequim Seventh-day Adventist Church, 30 Sanford Lane.

Rehearsals will continue Tuesday nights, and performances will take place Dec. 4-6.

The chorus is again directed by Gary McRoberts, who is accompanied by pianist Kayla Dyment.

Although the chorus sings only sacred music, it has no religious affiliation and is presented in cooperation with the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce.

For more information or to preregister, pick up a registration form at Bauer Interior Designs, 119 N. Sequim Ave.; phone 360-477-9361; or email gail@gailsumpter.com.

Also visit www.facebook.com/SequimCommunityChristmasChorus or come to the first rehearsal.

Library storytimes

CLALLAM BAY — Kindergarten storytimes for children ages 4 to 6 will resume at the Clallam Bay Library, 16990 state Highway 112, at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15.

This free program will occur at 1:30 p.m. every third Tuesday through May 17.

Storytimes feature rhymes, music, crafts, dancing and books for young children.

For more information about storytimes and other programs for youth, visit www.nols.org or contact youth services librarian Pam Force at 360-963-2414 or youth@nols.org.

Shelter Providers meet Sept. 16

PORT ANGELES — The Shelter Providers Network of Clallam County will meet at a new time in Room 160 of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16.

The meeting time has been adjusted to make it easier for people from outlying areas to attend, according to a news release.

The Shelter Providers coordinate homelessness response services and discuss actions to prevent and end homelessness in Clallam County.

The September agenda includes updates on services, housing and funding.

The group also will discuss plans for the two-county Regional Forum on Ending Homelessness, to be held Nov. 18 at the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Center in Blyn.

The public is welcome. Sign-in begins at 9:45 a.m.

For more information, phone Network Coordinator Martha Ireland at 360-452-4737 or email shelterprovidersnetwork@gmail.com.

Demonstrators chant anti-police slogans

OLYMPIA — Demonstrators marching through downtown Olympia chanted anti-police slogans, broke windows and took a bat to a truck before dispersing.

The Olympian reported that the demonstrators walked the streets on Saturday night chanting “Nazis out of Oly” and other slogans.

Many in the crowd wore black and covered their faces with bandanas. A few carried bats.

They passed out fliers saying they were there to counter a Nazi gathering that had been called for Saturday night in Olympia.

They carried an anti-police banner. Some lit fireworks; others knocked over trash cans.

When a white truck drove through the crowd, one of the demonstrators hit it with a bat.

They also smashed the glass door at City Hall.