12th Man event set by boosters
SEQUIM — The newest Sea Hawkers Booster Club, the Dungeness Bay Sea Hawkers, is holding its first membership drive at the Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. this coming Saturday.
There will be a family-style barbecue picnic, games, drawings and giveaways, plus a kid-friendly movie on a big blow-up screen.
The barbecue is free for club members and $3.50 for nonmembers.
Hillary Butler of Seahawk Alumni No. 55 and Care Club Wheels of Boom will make an appearance.
For more information, email dbseahawkersvpres@gmail.com or phone 360-809-0185.
Port Ludlow newcomers to meet
PORT LUDLOW — Newcomers and those who want to get to know their Port Ludlow community are invited to the Community Newcomers Welcome Program to meet their neighbors from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
The meeting will be at the Port Ludlow Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Place.
Wine and appetizers will be served and visitors will have the opportunity to get acquainted with more than 48 community organizations and discover what Port Ludlow has to offer.
For those who have lived here for a while, but still feel new, this is a chance to rediscover the many activities in Port Ludlow.
Others are welcome to invite new neighbors.
The Community Welcome Committee is the newest committee of the Port Ludlow Village Council.
For more information, contact Barbara Berthiaume at 360-437-0423 or Clydene Lloyd at 360-301-4316.
Mini doll swap
PORT ANGELES — Ann Kimler and Marsha Hintlian will host a miniature doll swap meet at Ann’s Fantasy Dolls, 603 Hulse Road, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The free event will feature miniature dolls 6 inches or smaller.
Miniature accessories will be offered to trade, swap and sell. Collectors who would like to participate can set up their table at 7 a.m. that day.
For more information, contact Kimler at annmk@olypen.com, 360-452-9084 or 360-460-2375, or contact Hintlian at 360-350-9922.
Imaginary vet
PORT TOWNSEND — Suzanne Selfors, the author of the Imaginary Veterinary series and the Smells Like Dog series of books for middle-school students, will visit the Port Townsend Public Library, 1220 Lawrence St., at
2 p.m. Saturday.
For Imaginary Veterinary Day, kids ages 9 and older will go on a scavenger hunt for imaginary creatures, create creature art for their walls, make sock monsters, make marshmallow Sasquatch and ask Selfors their questions about her series.
Imaginary Veterinary Day is part of Book Camp, a summer reading program.
For more information, phone the library at 360-385-3181.
All summer reading programs are free.
Chain gang clears trash, sprays weeds
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chain Gang removed trash from homeless camps in the following areas between June 22-26: Tumwater Bridge, Peabody Creek, Front and Lincoln streets, West 11th and A streets, Lees Creek Road and behind Lietz Farms.
A total of 940 pounds of trash was removed.
Bridge maintenance was performed on McDonald Creek Bridge, which consisted of tree removal, weed-eating and brush removal.
Dead trees were removed along the Port Angeles county shop, plus weed-eating and mowing were done.
Scotch broom was removed around the Forks county shop.
Signs were placed at the Deer Park rest area.
Crews sprayed for weeds at mitigation wetlands along U.S. Highway 101.
Weed-eating and the installation of beauty bark was done at a wetland site on Garling Road.
Burke visit
PORT ANGELES — The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture will provide hands-on activities for all ages at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 14.
The event is part of the North Olympic Library System’s annual summer reading program for young people.
The Burke Museum’s visit will explore the removal of the Elwha Dam, as well as its effect on people and local wildlife.
Attendees will have the opportunity to handle real museum specimens
For more information, visit www.nols.org, phone the library at 360-417-8500 or email youth@nols.org.