PORT ANGELES — A benefit car wash for the funeral arrangements of Stephanie Caldwell will be held at Klallam Counseling Services, 933 E. First St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
Caldwell died Oct. 18 after plunging off the eastern Eighth Street bridge over the Valley Creek ravine.
For more information on the benefit, phone 360-452-4432.
Park closure
SEQUIM — The playground area south of the entrance at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave., will be closed for maintenance and to replace three slides starting Monday.
The closure is expected to last through Friday, according to a news release.
The swings and playground equipment located on the north side of the entrance driveway will still be available for use.
For more information, contact Streets Manager Mike Brandt at 360-681-3437 or mbrandt@sequimwa.gov.
Public restrooms
PORT ANGELES — The city has announced that public restrooms will be on a winter schedule starting Monday.
Restrooms will be open Mondays through Fridays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to a news release.
Restrooms included are Ediz Hook, Shane Park, Elks Playfield, Downtown Restroom, City Pier, Erickson Park, The Gateway and Lincoln Park facilities.
All city public restrooms will be closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. The schedule is subject to change.
During the winter, weather conditions may require periodic restroom closures to prevent pipes from freezing and bursting.
For more information, phone the city Parks and Recreation Department at 360-417-4550.
Talk canceled today at PT’s Presbyterian
PORT TOWNSEND — The scheduled talk with the Rev. Burkhard Paetzold at First Presbyterian Church of Port Townsend, 1111 Franklin St., at 4 p.m. today has been canceled.
Paetzold ran into a travel conflict.
For more information, email firstpres@cablespeed.com.
Monday Musicale
PORT ANGELES — Monday Musicale will offer public entertainment at Queen of Angels Hall, 209 W. 11th St., at 1 p.m. Monday.
The musical entertainment will be preceded by a noon meeting for the group.
The objective of Monday Musicale is to encourage music study in schools.
For reservations and more information, phone Ruth Welch at 360-457-5223.
Flight operations
COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field in Coupeville.
Training is scheduled from late morning into the night Monday through Wednesday.
Comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to station’s comment line at 360-257-6665 or via email at comments.NASWI@navy.mil.
All other questions can be directed to the public affairs office at 360-257-2286.
Sea star talk set
PORT ANGELES — A talk on sea star wasting syndrome will be held at The Landing mall, Room 205, 115 Railroad Ave., from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Tickets are $7 for general admission. Feiro Marine Life Center members and active volunteers, plus Olympic Coast Discovery Center docents, are admitted free.
Advance registration is required by phoning 360-417-6254 or filling out a form at www.feiromarinelifecenter.org.
Speaker Melissa Miner is a researcher at University of California, Santa Cruz, but works remotely from Bellingham.
For more than 20 years, she has helped monitor rocky intertidal communities from Alaska to Mexico as part of the Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network and is training citizen science groups in Oregon and Washington to assist with sea star monitoring.
For more information about the talk, contact Melissa Williams at 360-417-6254 or melissaw@feiromarinelifecenter.org.
Senior meals start Tuesday at PA center
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Senior Nutrition Site dinners will be served at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St.
A suggested donation is $5 for those who are 60 or older.
People younger than 60 can attend for $8.
Reservations should be made 24 hours in advance to 360-457-8921.
Menus are subject to change.
■ Tuesday: Carrot salad, bratwurst, sauerkraut, harvard beets, warm pretzel and cherry cobbler.
■ Wednesday: Antipasto salad,chicken Parmesan, buttered noodles, steamed broccoli, bread sticks and citrus slices.
■ Thursday: Sliced tomatoes, Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, broccoli and peach crisp.
■ Friday: Green salad, applesauce, roasted pork, steamed rice, green beans and carrot cake.
PEO bunco, auction
PORT ANGELES — Chapter IV Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) will host a bunco and silent auction fundraiser at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave., at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Desserts and beverages will be served.
Prizes will be awarded.
There is a $10 donation to participate.
All proceeds from the event will benefit women’s education scholarships.
The event is open to the public.
For more information, phone 360-460-1375 or 360-457-7081, or email schlaff@wavecable.com or cbeguelin@q.com.
Talk about GMOs
SEQUIM — Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, will host Pamela Ziemann as she discusses friendly ways for people to talk about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The talk is free and open to the public.
Ziemann is a raw-food chef, vegan/vegetarian advocate and communications skills trainer.
As an extension of her studies about food, she has also taken courses with the Institute for Responsible Technology about GMOs.
“When people feel passionately about something, they become quite emotionally invested,” Ziemann said.
“It’s hard to talk with your friends and family about an issue as controversial as this one without stepping on someone’s toes. I give people ideas on how to get their point across and speak from their hearts but still connect with their listeners.”
College fair set Tuesday at PA High
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School College Fair will be held in the main gym from 1 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Participants confirmed to date are Bellingham Technical College, CAL Maritime, Central Washington University, College Bound Program, Cottey College, Edmonds Community College, FAFSA, Fashion Institute of Design and Manufacturing, Le Cordon Bleu, Northwest University, Olympic College, Peninsula College, Pacific Lutheran University, University of Idaho, University of Washington, University of Washington-Tacoma, Washington State University, Washington State University-Vancouver, Western Washington University, Willamette University, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and Army National Guard.
For more information, phone Nolan at 360-565-1560 or email MNolan@portangelesschools.org.
‘Nature Talks’ set
PORT ANGELES — This fall, the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., is offering an educational presentation series to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.
“Nature Talks” will feature three presentations that cover a range of wilderness-related topics, from the birds of the Olympic Peninsula to the fungi that cover the forests.
All talks are free and begin at 6:30 p.m. inside the Carver Room at the library.
The series kicks off Tuesday with “Corvids in the Fall,” a discussion of how ravens, crows and jays prepare for winter.
Ken Wiersema of the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society and Dungeness River Audubon Center will offer new insights on these birds while addressing land stewardship and how to spot the birds in the wild.
On Thursday, Oct. 30, mycologist Bryce Kendrick will investigate the lives of mushrooms and other fungi of the Pacific Northwest in an illustrated presentation, “Fungi: Now You See Them, Now You Don’t.”
The series wraps up Tuesday, Nov. 4, with a discussion of the Wilderness Act led by Ruth Scott of Olympic National Park.
During her presentation, “America’s Enduring Legacy of Wilderness,” Scott will summarize how and why the Wilderness Act came about, its legal implications and the landscapes it protects.
Scott also will examine the diversity of wilderness throughout the nation.
For more information about this and other upcoming events, visit www.nols.org and click on “Events” and “Port Angeles” or phone 360-417-8500.
Weather spotters
SEQUIM — A “Skywarn” weather spotter class will be held at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
“Skywarn” weather spotters are needed in Jefferson and Clallam counties, particularly in rural areas.
The National Weather Service will train new or veteran spotters, including interested citizens, amateur radio DJs, neighborhood preparedness groups, law enforcement, fire/EMS and more.
Training includes how to look for, recognize and report significant weather events. It includes video demonstrations and instruction.
To attend the class, RSVP by emailing jcdem@co.jefferson.wa.us or phoning 360-385-9368.
For more information about “Skywarn,” visit www.nws.noaa.gov/skywarn.
College fair slated
CHIMACUM — The Jefferson Higher Education Committee will hold a college fair for students in grades 8-12 from the Port Townsend, Chimacum and Quilcene school districts at Chimacum High School, 91 West Valley Road.
Parents and guardians are also welcome to attend the event from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Also that night, Doug Breidhaupt with the College Planning Network will present “The Money Maze Workshop” at 7:15 p.m. The presentation includes a complete review of all grants, scholarships, work study and student loan programs.
The formula used to determine the expected family contribution is explained, and key financial aid forms and negotiating options are discussed.
Tall ships talk set
PORT HADLOCK — Stan Cummings will present two lectures at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., about tall ships.
The first is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and is about tall ships that figured prominently in the rise of the British Empire.
Cummings will argue that British domination during the 18th and 19th centuries came about largely due to significant advances in ship design and navigational skills.
The second lecture, offered Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m., will focus on the history of the square-rigged sailing ship Pilgrim, made famous by Richard Henry Dana in his American seafaring memoir Two Years Before the Mast.
Cummings will highlight his relationship with the ship as he attempts to save a full-scale replica of the Pilgrim from the scrap heap and embarks on a three-year effort to learn how to sail a square-rigged ship with 14 sails.
For more information, visit www.jclibrary.info or phone 360-385-6544.
Harvesting crops
PORT ANGELES — Dave Rambin will present “Harvesting and Storing Fall Crops” at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday.
Rambin will share myriad ideas for enjoying harvested vegetables well into the new year.
He completed Master Gardener training in 2012. A graduate of Northwestern State University, Rambin has been gardening for the past 30 years in the Northwest.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Participants should bring a lunch.
For more information, phone 360-417-2279.
‘Glowing Goobleck’
CLALLAM BAY — The Clallam Bay Library, 16990 Highway 112, will present “Glowing Goobleck” at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Attendees will hear the classic Dr. Seuss story Bartholomew and the Oobleck and learn how to make their own slimy, glow-in-the-dark “goobleck.”
This free program is recommended for children between the ages of 6 and 12.
“Glowing Goobleck” is part of an ongoing partnership between the North Olympic Library System and Cape Flattery School District’s Creating Opportunities for After-School Thinking (COAST) program.
Funded by a Department of Education 21st Century Learning grant, COAST’s mission is to provide after-school enrichment activities for children.
For more information about the program, phone Clallam Bay School at 360-963-2324.
To learn more about upcoming library events for young people, phone 360-963-2414, email ClallamBay@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Park friends plan meeting this Thursday
PORT ANGELES — The Friends of Olympic National Park will host their fall membership meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mount Angeles Road.
Jacilee Wray, park anthropologist, will preview her upcoming book, River Near the Sea: An Ethnohistory of the Queets River Valley.
The Most Inspirational Friend Award will be presented to Larry Nickey, the park’s retiring fire and search-and-rescue officer, as well as incident commander at the Oso landslide disaster.
Admission to this event is free and open to the public.
Wray will discuss the history of the Queets valley, which begins with Native American use by the Queets people, who continued to access their traditional territory and harvest resources as the first settlers began to homestead in 1897, followed by another influx of homesteaders in the early 1900s.
For more information, contact Rod Farlee at 360-681-4518 or rodfarlee@olypen.com.
Home-grown help
PORT ANGELES — Veteran WSU Clallam County Master Gardener David Rambin will present ways to keep a good supply of home-grown vegetables available to eat during the winter months at a “Green Thumb Garden Tips” brown-bag event.
Rambin will speak in the county commissioners’ meeting room of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., at noon Thursday.
He will discuss several methods of harvesting and storing fall crops, including canning, storing the items in the ground and keeping the items in a root cellar.
Rambin completed Master Gardener training in 2012. A graduate of Northwestern State University, he has been gardening in the Northwest for the past 30 years and has been canning and storing vegetables and fall crops for 36 years.
Attendees can bring a lunch.
The presentations are free and open to the public; however, donations to help offset copying costs for handouts are accepted.
For more information, phone 360-417-2279.
COASST training
PORT ANGELES — The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team — COASST — will have a training session in the Clallam County Courthouse boardroom, 223 E. Fourth St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
COASST is looking for volunteers to help pilot-test a new marine debris program.
Pilot-testers will survey debris two times per month through March, share feedback with COASST via email or phone and receive and use new versions of materials that reflect collective pilot-participant feedback.
There is no obligation to continue marine debris surveys after March
To RSVP for the pilot-testing training, email coasst@uw.com or phone 206-221-6893.
Pink Up fundraiser
PORT ANGELES — Storm King CrossFit has been participating in a fundraiser for Pink Up Port Angeles by selling $30-plus-tax T-shirts at its fitness center.
So far, 224 special pink T-shirts have been sold, totaling $3,985.
Storm King also has donated $1,000 to the cause.
All proceeds go toward Pink Up Port Angeles.
In addition, there will be a fundraiser workout Saturday.
The event is from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Storm King is located at 304 Front St., in the old Peninsula Daily News warehouse behind the PDN office at 305 W. First St.
Storm King will offer three WOD (Workout of the Day) options: one for existing CrossFitters, another for walk-ins and a third for children.
Each WOD will be designed to accommodate all fitness levels and will last no longer than 15 minutes.
To participate, a minimum donation of $5 is required.
For more information, visit www.tinyurl.com/lmkqskh.
Book-to-film talk
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System’s book-to-film discussion group, Page2Screen, will discuss Dracula by Bram Stoker at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28.
The group is free and open to the public and meets the last Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., alternating monthly between the Port Angeles Library and the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
The next discussion is at the Sequim Library on Nov. 25. The talk is on The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
For more information, visit www.nols.org and click on “Events” and “Port Angeles” or “Sequim,” or phone Patrick Driggers or Leo Skye at 360-417-8500.
Books sought
SEQUIM — Karla Morgan, aka “The Reading Mother,” is seeking book donations to pass out at Over the Fence, 112 W. Washington St., during the Sequim Downtown Association’s Trick or Treat event Oct. 31.
To help, phone Morgan at 360-477-0984 or 360-683-3972.
Centennial tiles
SEQUIM — Sequim centennial tiles are still available for painting.
Tiles are at Aglazing Art Studio, 207 W. First St.
The cost is $10 to paint a 6-inch-by-6-inch tile. The studio will glaze and fire the tile, which will be incorporated into a public art display.
The location and type of display will be recommended to the City Council by the newly formed Arts Advisory Commission.
To date, more than 300 tiles have been completed for the project, but the goal is to have at least 500 for the commemorative public art project.
For more information, contact City Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese at 360-681-3428 or kkuznek@sequimwa.gov.
School fund drive
PORT ANGELES — The 2014-15 Partners in Excellence Fund Drive is underway, with donations being accepted.
Past fund drives have paid for various improvements to Queen of Angels School, contributed to the school’s endowment fund, supported general operations and provided tuition assistance to families.
Donation envelopes can be found in the school or parish office, 1007 S. Oak St., or online donations can be made at www.qofaschool.org/pie.
Boy Scout flag drive
SEQUIM — Boy Scout Troop 1103 is conducting its annual sponsorship drive for the Washington Street U.S. flag display in Sequim.
Each $50 sponsorship is for one flag displayed on six patriotic holidays with a custom placard.
Sponsorships can be for a business, for an individual or as a personal memorial .
All donations are fully tax-deductible and will help support the Scouts’ annual summer camp and pay for needed equipment.
For more information or to sponsor a flag, contact Chris Burton at 360-477-4794 or Chris@PhotoLynx.com.
CWU honor roll
ELLENSBURG — Central Washington University senior Paige Christine Eldridge of Chimacum and senior Amber Kathryn Wood of Port Angeles made the 2014 summer honor roll.
University undergraduate students who earn a 3.5 or better grade-point average, on a 4.0 scale while carrying at least 12 graded credit hours of study, are eligible for the honor roll.
Officers installed
PORT ANGELES — The Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles recently met at Joshua’s Restaurant for the annual installation of officers.
Dan DiGuilio was elected president. Officers installed were Immediate Past President Charles Rogers, President-Elect Mike McCarty, Vice President Michelle McFall, Secretary Leslie Spotkov, Assistant Secretary Peggy Norris, Treasurer Barb Wilson and directors Selinda Barkhuis, Phyllis Darling, Cherie Kidd, Sarah McCullem, Dick McLean, Dave Moffitt and Jerry Nichols.
For more information, phone Leslie Spotkov at 360-452-8316.
