NEWS BRIEFS: Open enrollment classes available in Port Townsend . . . and other items

Published 12:01 am Monday, September 21, 2015

PORT TOWNSEND — More than 35 adult education classes, one-day workshops and field trips, and ongoing discussions are open for enrollment at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.

Classes are offered to the public free of charge from late September through February.

A sampling of offerings includes I Ching (working with change); Buddhist meditation; a field trip to The Gates Foundation and the Chihuly Garden and Glass Works in Seattle; workshops ranging from flower arranging to making sauerkraut; weekly courses exploring such things as personal growth, academics, creativity, lifestyle challenges and choices; and physical activity.

Ongoing groups are devoted to reading fiction, nonfiction and plays; knitting; meditation; and music.

Course brochures are available at Quimper Unitarian, the Port Townsend and Jefferson County libraries, the Port Townsend Community Center or online at www.quuf.org under “Adult Programs.”

Child care is available on request for programs during after-school hours.

Public enrollment opens today.

Assistance with enrollment is available from office volunteers at Quimper Unitarian from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, by phone at 360-437-5011 or by email at joyce.francis@q.com.

Entries for fair contest due Friday

PORT ANGELES — Theme contest entries for the 2016 Clallam County Fair must be submitted and postmarked no later than Friday to the Clallam County Fair Theme Committee, 1608 W. 16th St., Port Angeles, WA 98363.

When a theme is picked by the selection committee, the winner will receive $100, two fair-day passes and two fair T-shirts.

The theme is limited to seven words or fewer.

“Clallam County” cannot be used in the slogan.

Ten entries per person are allowed.

Each entry must have the entrant’s name, address and phone number.

Only residents of Clallam County are eligible to enter, and there is no age limit.

The winning entry will be chosen on the basis of creativity, originality, fair appropriateness and ease of decorating and displaying the theme.

All entries become the property of the Clallam County Fairgrounds, and the Fair Committee reserves the right to revise the theme if necessary.

The dates of next year’s fair are Aug. 18-21.

This year’s theme was “Fun for the Whole Herd!,” submitted by Gayle Taylor.

Community dinner

SEQUIM — A free community dinner will be served at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., at 6 p.m. Thursday.

The meal includes meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables, green salad, desserts and beverages.

Reservations, which are requested to ensure that enough food is prepared, can be made by phoning the church at 360-683-5367 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday before the dinner or by emailing dinners@sequimtumc.org.

The church presents these dinners the last Thursday of each month.

Forks library paint and sip this weekend

FORKS — The Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., will offer CreativiTea at the Library from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

This program — part traditional art class, part afternoon tea party — will have the guidance of instructor Courtney Garman, who offers painting tips and supplies.

The library will brew the tea.

This free program is recommended for ages 15 and older.

Space is limited. To register, phone the Forks Library at 360-374-6402, email Forks@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.

Nature printing

PORT TOWNSEND — The Nature Printing Society, a nonprofit educational based group, will hold its annual conference for members at Fort Worden State Park in the Commons A building from Saturday to Oct. 2.

The gallery will have an open house to welcome the artists and public from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, with a silent auction of members-contributed international work to benefit the society’s scholarship fund.

The gallery will be open thereafter from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. between Sept. 28 and Oct. 1, with hands-on demonstrations, art for show and art for sale.

Gallery events are free and open to all ages.

Anyone wishing to join the conference and take the classes — $355 for all four days — can contact Bee Shay at 610-812-4378 or bee.shay@hotmail.com, or visit www.natureprintingsociety.org.

Friends of Poor

PORT ANGELES — The annual Friends of the Poor Walk will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27.

This year, the walk will begin at the Port Angeles pier area and go along the Olympic Discovery Trail to the Port Angeles Yacht Club and back.

Registration opens at noon the day of the race.

The walk will raise funds for the St. Vincent de Paul Society to help those living in poverty in Port Angeles and Sequim.

The goal for Port Angeles this year is $3,000, primarily for medical costs for those living in Port Angeles area who cannot afford medicine and transportation.

The goal for Sequim is $1,500, primarily for housing and utilities.

For more information or to register before the day of the walk, phone St. Vincent de Paul at 360-457-5804.

Chronic pain relief

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Area Agency on Aging will offer free pain-management workshops, “You Can Do Something About Pain,” at the Port Angeles Senior & Community Center, 328 E. Seventh St., from 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesdays from Sept. 23 to Oct. 28.

For individuals older than 18, this free workshop, designed by Stanford University, teaches individuals critical skills to control their symptoms and improve the quality of their lives.

To register, phone 800-801-0060.

Camera club

SEQUIM — The Olympic Peaks Camera Club will meet at Dungeness Community Church, 45 Eberle Lane, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday.

Mike Porter will present the program “Aerial Photography Using a Drone.”

Porter is a Federal Aviation Administration-certified commercial pilot and amateur photographer.

He runs a business taking aerial photos.

Porter will give some background and history on drones and share his experiences.

The public is welcome.

For more information, phone 360-565-6655 or email witta@aol.com.

Alzheimer’s walk

SEQUIM — The Sequim Boys & Girls Club will host a Walk to End Alzheimer’s at 400 W. Fir St. from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

The public event intends to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.

Open to all ages, this 2.5-mile benefit walk is free, though donations are welcome. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.

For more information, phone Laura Beausoleil at 206-529-3898, email WA.events@alz.org or visit www.tinyurl.com/nc7by4n