Free public Christmas feasts scheduled on Peninsula

Published 12:01 am Thursday, December 24, 2015

FREE PUBLIC CHRISTMAS feasts will be offered in several towns on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Two are planned today on Christmas Eve.

The Salvation Army in Port Angeles will hold a Christmas Eve meal from noon to 1 p.m. today at 123 S. Peabody St.

Hardy’s Market in Sequim will offer a free traditional Christmas Eve dinner, including a dessert, today.

Dinners will be served beginning at 11 a.m. at the market at 10200 Old Olympic Highway and continue for as long as supplies last.

Dinners will be available for dining in or takeout.

Other feasts are planned Friday to celebrate Christmas Day.

Here is the list:

PORT TOWNSEND

Community center meal

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., will be the site of a Christmas dinner from noon to 3 p.m. Friday.

Jefferson Healthcare hospital will donate food for the Port Townsend meal, with the hospital’s chef, Arran Stark, leading the cooking team.

The traditional menu items include turkey, ham, salad, rolls, vegetables, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, coffee, tea and dessert.

For more information or to volunteer, call Bill Kraut, Hadlock Building Supply owner, at 360-385-1771.

CHIMACUM

Tri-area dinner

CHIMACUM — The Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, will have a Christmas dinner from noon to 3 p.m. Friday.

For the Tri-Area feast, Olympic Community Action Programs has recruited Gabe Santiago, a Port Angeles-based chef who has previously worked with the nonprofit.

Featured menu items include turkey, ham, salad, rolls, carrots, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, coffee, tea and dessert.

The Meals on Wheels program, which serves about 120 people, is a separate venture and will accept requests for home delivery of meals until 6 p.m. today.

For Meals on Wheels requests, phone 360-732-4822.

For more information or to volunteer, call Bill Kraut, Hadlock Building Supply owner, at 360-385-1771.

FORKS

Traditional dinner

FORKS — The Feeding Five Thousand weekly lunch program will provide a free dinner at the community center, 91 Maple Ave., from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Christmas Day.

Local churches have donated food for the dinner.

Although the dinner is free, donations of cash or food are welcome.

For more information, phone Laura LaFrenz at 360-374-4093.