NEWS BRIEFS: Quileute tribe seats new council . . . and other items
Published 12:01 am Friday, January 29, 2016
LA PUSH — A new Quileute Tribal Council has been seated.
Charles “Chas” Woodruff was elected the tribal chairman, Justin “Rio” Jaime vice chairman, Naomi Jacobson secretary, Crystal Lyons treasurer and Tony Foster member at-large Jan. 15.
“We would like to thank the community for the continued support,” the council said in a joint statement.
“This council looks forward to working together as a team and taking into consideration the concerns and ideas from our tribal members,” the statement said.
The council’s current major project is the ongoing Move to Higher Ground project.
The project will relocate key tribal offices, the school, senior center and housing out of the Quillayute River lowlands, which are prone to flooding from the river and in critically dangerous areas in case of tsunami.
West End worship set this Sunday
FORKS — West End Winter Worship will take place at the Forks High School commons, 261 Spartan Ave., from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
The event is free and open to all.
Three local bands and a choir will perform.
For more information, contact Jacob Turner at renrutbocaj@gmail.com or 360-640-4032.
Unity speaker
PORT ANGELES — The speaker at Unity in the Olympics’ 10:30 a.m. worship service Sunday will be Niobe Weaver, whose lesson will be “Surrendering Into God’s Time.”
Unity in the Olympics is located at 2917 E. Myrtle St.
Weaver is a sound healer and singer.
She also will offer a workshop, “Melodies of the Heart,” a time of healing messages for the spirit, at noon following hospitality in the meditation room.
There is a suggested love offering for the workshop.
A time for silent meditation will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Child care is available.
Fellowship time follows the worship service.
The public is welcome to attend all church activities.
Interfaith choir
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 73 Howe Road, will host the Community Interfaith Peace Choir at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6.
This choir is part of a newly emerging grass-roots interfaith community that so far includes members from six churches and people not affiliated with a church but who identify as Buddhist, Jewish, Sufi, pagan, secular or spiritual humanists.
There will be time for snacks and fellowship after the concert.
Donations will be accepted for Syrian refugees.
New support group set up for caregivers
PORT HADLOCK — A new support group for in-home family caregivers will take place the first and third Tuesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon starting Tuesday.
Those interested should meet in the Shold Room of the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave.
Topics to be discussed include self-care, resources, family, financial impact, estate planning/power of attorney, hospice care, advanced directives/burial plans, stages of grief and proactive strategies.
Experienced professionals will come and speak on the aforementioned topics as well.
For more information, phone Kelly Brebberman at 360-774-2409.
Mac users group
SEQUIM — Glenn Gilliam, owner of MacTraders, will demonstrate Apple’s word processing program Pages at the Strait Mac Users Group meeting Tuesday.
The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave.
Gilliam will outline the basics of the program along with some of the more advanced features.
He will demonstrate both the Mac OS and iOS versions of Pages and how they integrate with Photos and iCloud.
Refreshments will be served.
For more information, phone Jerry Freilich at 360-457-4660.
Nature pictures
SEQUIM — Local photographer Ross Hamilton will present at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 6 p.m. Wednesday as part of the series “Explore!”
Hamilton, with more than 40 years’ experience as a professional photographer, will discuss his favorite places to shoot on the Peninsula and share tips and tricks for working in the field.
The “Explore!” series offers an introduction to a range of activities on the Olympic Peninsula and beyond.
This program is supported by the Friends of Sequim Library.
For more information about this and other upcoming events, visit www.nols.org and select “Events” and “Sequim,” or phone 360-683-1161.
Blood pressure
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula YMCA will hold blood pressure checks with nursing students from Peninsula College from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 3 and 10.
The YMCA is located at 302 S. Francis St.
For more information, phone 360-452-9244 or email Mikki Reidel at mikkireidelymca@gmail.com.
Door contest
PORT ANGELES — Habitat for Humanity Clallam County will celebrate 25 years of building affordable housing this year and will have a door decorating contest as part of its fundraising efforts.
The contest will be for the most creative interpretation of “25” represented on a door.
Paint, decoupage, paper mache and other mediums are encouraged.
Doors will be provided free to participants by the Habitat Store with a completed application and must be finished by Feb. 15.
Prizes will be awarded to the best group, best individual artist younger than 21 and best individual artist older than 21, and the doors will be auctioned off at the April 15 fundraiser.
The Painted Door Project will have an artist reception and preview open to the public at SunLand Golf & Country Club, 109 Hilltop Drive in Sequim, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, April 15.
For more information, phone Colleen Robinson at 360-460-5560, and for an application with guidelines, visit www.habitatclallam.org.
