SEQUIM — Native Horsemanship Riding Center, 396 Taylor Cutoff Road, will host free therapeutic riding sessions for 12 veterans from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday.
The first 12 veterans to enroll get a free 1½-hour Wounded Warrior therapeutic riding session with a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship certified instructor, Yvette TwoRabbits.
The center has four slots at a time.
Sessions begin at 10:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 2 p.m.
A free barbecue lunch of brats and all the fixings will be offered for all the vets and their families.
There is a petting zoo, and veterans and their families can spend some time with the therapy horses.
To sign up, veterans should phone 360-775-4098.
For more information, email spottedponynhrc@hotmail.com or irelands@olypen.com.
Vendors wanted
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Fair still has vendor spaces available, priced as low as $185 for the four days.
The fair is from Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 20-23.
Visit www.clallamcountyfair.com or phone the Fair Office at 360-417-2551 for an application.
Pool party slated
The North Olympic Library System, in partnership with the William Shore Memorial Pool in Port Angeles, the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center and the Forks Athletic and Aquatic Center, will host an end-of-summer pool party for all Summer Reading Program participants and their parents or caregivers Saturday.
Free swims will take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Port Angeles pool, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at SARC and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Forks center.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This will be a culminating event of the 2015 Summer Reading Program, which each year provides an array of educational, cultural and incentive-based programs to encourage children to continue reading and learning during their summer vacations.
For more information, email youth@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
The William Shore Memorial Pool is located at 225 E. Fifth St., Port Angeles; SARC is located at 610 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim; and the Forks Athletic and Aquatic Center is located at 91 Maple Ave.
Joyce road closure
JOYCE — State Highway 112 from the intersection of Piedmont Road to east of downtown Joyce will be temporarily closed Saturday from 12:30 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. for the Joyce Daze Parade.
A detour route will be available to bypass Joyce during this time.
For more information, phone Julie Hatch at 360-302-1934 or Damon Hatch at 360-461-1250.
Olympic Medical Center scholarships
PORT ANGELES — The OMC Auxiliary presented four students with $1,500 scholarships each at a June ceremony at Olympic Medical Center.
Students included Michelle Hammond and Nils Rognuen, both attending Peninsula College, plus Ian Brumbaugh, attending Western Washington University, and Mariah Doty, transferring from Peninsula College to the University of Washington.
Winery to celebrate anniversary
PORT ANGELES — Harbinger Winery, 2358 U.S. Highway 101, will celebrate its 10th anniversary Saturday with an open house offering complimentary wine tasting from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Featured wines will include past gold medal winners and several new releases.
Finger foods also will be available to compliment the highlighted wines.
Several artists will be present to sign bottles.
For more information, phone the tasting room at 360-452-4262 or visit www.harbingerwinery.com.
Live showing of Sanders speech slated
Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders will see a live broadcast of his speech on his campaign for the 2016 Democratic Party nomination in his presidential bid in Port Townsend, Coyle and Port Angeles tonight.
The Jefferson County meetings will be at 7 p.m. at the Port Townsend Senior Association and Community Center, 620 Tyler St. and the Coyle Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, Coyle. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
In Port Angeles, the Clallam County Democratic Party will host the broadcast at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the party headquarters, 124 W. First St., where doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments.
The meetings are part of a nationwide meet-up for Sanders’ supporters.
Sanders, an independent from Vermont, is running as a Democrat.
Jefferson County meetings are sponsored by the Olympic Peninsula Committee to Elect Bernie Sanders President 2016, which can be reached through its Facebook page.
For information about Clallam County for Bernie Sanders, contact Tim Wheeler at 360-683-0735 or greenpastures164@gmail.com.
Blue Angel flyover
NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND — The Navy’s Blue Angels will conduct a flyover at Ault Field today following a flyover at the Seattle Mariners game this afternoon.
The flyover of the base is expected between 1:30 p.m. and 1:45 p.m., but the time could change.
Residents in the Oak Harbor area may have the opportunity to view the Navy’s demonstration team as they will fly from north to south over parts of the city.
The Blue Angels will conduct a full demonstration at Genesee Park on Lake Washington as part of the Boeing Seafair Airshow at 12:40 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Concert canceled
SEQUIM — The Kingston Trio concert slated for Aug. 22 at the James Center for the Performing Arts has been canceled due to insufficient tickets sales, promoter Quinn Hampton said this week.
Those who purchased their tickets through brownpapertickets.com will be automatically notified and refunded by Aug. 5, Hampton said, while others who bought from local outlets will be able to get their money back at the place of purchase.
Ticket buyers may choose to exchange their Kingston Trio tickets at local outlets for seats at the Sept. 12 Foghat concert at the James Center, 563 N. Rhodefer Road. Exchanges must be made in advance.
