Clallam and Jefferson County Democrats will join Democrats throughout the state by gathering in precinct caucuses at 10 a.m. Saturday.
They will choose delegates to go the county conventions May 1.
At the county convention, delegates will be chosen to attend the 6th Congressional District caucus, which will be in Suquamish on May 21. This is where delegates will be elected to attend the National Democratic Convention in Philadelphia in July.
To find the locations for caucuses and to preregister, see www.clallamdemocrats.org for Clallam County and www.jeffcodemocrats.com for Jefferson County.
Monday Musicale
PORT ANGELES — Monday Musicale will meet in the Queen of Angels fellowship hall, 209 W. 11th St., this Monday.
The noon luncheon meeting will be followed by 1 p.m. entertainment, which is open to the public.
The group “The Messengers” with director Anne Todnem will perform.
For reservations and more information, phone Ruth Welch at 360-457-5223.
Soroptimist award
PORT ANGELES — Soroptimist International of Port Angeles is sponsoring the J.P. Pettersen Teddybear Award in the amount of $1,000.
J.P. Pettersen was a highly regarded member of Soroptimist who passed away in 2002. This award was established in J.P.’s memory.
The purpose of the award is to assist women who have faced economic and social barriers and personal hardship, and are seeking to gain additional education or training.
Eligible applicants should be head of households, with the primary financial responsibility for supporting the family support, and are attending or have been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program, have financial need, are motivated to achieve educational and career goals, live in the Port Angeles area and maintain a 2.5 grade-point average.
Applications are available through Peninsula College’s financial office or by calling Sally Pearson at 360-797-3573.
The application deadline is Monday.
Essential oils
PORT ANGELES — Women Into Scandinavian Heritage will host Anne Peacock at their meeting in the Scandia Hall, 131 W. Fifth St., at 10:30 a.m. Monday.
The free program, open to ages 18 and older, is on essential oils.
For more information, phone Barbara Claboe at 360-457-4235 or email tangoming4@gmail.com.
Writing session
SEQUIM — A Spontaneous Writing Session will meet at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday.
These sessions are for all levels of writers and will be held every third Monday of the month.
Writers write for 10 minutes and then are encouraged to read what they wrote.
Prompts are provided.
Bring paper and pen; no electronic devices.
Arrive five minutes early.
There is no fee to attend.
Questions can be directed to host Ruth Marcus at Rmarcus@olypen.com.
Corned beef dinner
PORT ANGELES — Fairview Grange will host a corned beef and cabbage dinner at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
The cost is $10 per person, with children younger than 12 admitted free.
The dinner includes ice cream cake, punch and coffee.
There will be of music and fun for the whole family, according to a news release.
Fairview Grange is located at 161 Lake Farm Road.
A portion of the proceeds will go to the grange’s scholarship fund.
For tickets or more information, phone 360-461-9008.
Talk about type
PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwind Book Arts Group will feature Ben Bauermeister and Owen Rowe at the next quarterly meeting.
The meeting will be held at the Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St., from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
In 1982, Bauermeister began work on a visual classification system for type and in 1987, the PANOSE Typographic Classification System was published.
Since then, he has worked with Aldus, Microsoft, Bitstream, ITC, Linotype, Monotype, Hewlett-Packard, Adobe, Amazon and Google on various components of their typographic systems.
Rowe’s first job in type was helping American Type Founders enter the digital type market in the 1980s.
He then moved to Apple, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Monotype before pursuing other paths as a literary translator and an arts and education organizer.
The Northwind Book Arts Group is dedicated to “exploring and cultivating contemporary aesthetic interpretations of the book as art while preserving the traditional practices involved in the creations of books and while providing a forum for exchange among fine printers, typographers, binders and artists in and around Port Townsend and the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas,” according to a news release.
For more information, phone Ellie Mathews at 360-379-3660.
Garden fungi talk
PORT ANGELES — Veteran Master Gardener Bob Cain will discuss the most common fungal diseases in gardens on the Olympic Peninsula at noon in the county commissioners’ meeting room at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., this Thursday.
This presentation is part of the “Green Thumb Garden Tips” brown bag series sponsored by the WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners.
Cain will explain the various kinds of fungi (good and bad), their role in nature, how they grow and what conditions favor their development.
He also will discuss how they can cause various diseases.
Cain, a Master Gardener since 2009, has 40 years of experience growing vegetables in Scotland, Ireland, Colorado and Washington.
He writes a monthly article on plant disease for the Clallam County Master Gardener newsletter.
The series continues the second and fourth Thursday of each month.
For questions, phone 360-565-2679.
WA academic team
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College students Sydney Roberts and Sherree Kelbel will be honored as members of the 2016 All-Washington Academic Team at noon Thursday at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia.
The ceremony recognizes top scholars from community and technical colleges from throughout the state.
Roberts, 17, is a dual-enrolled student at Peninsula College and Port Angeles High School.
As the 2015-16 PC student body president, she leads the Student Council in club oversight, student budget management and the creation of student activities.
She also has volunteered over 550 hours as an assistant art teacher and math tutor for after-school programs at the YMCA and as a floor runner at Olympic Medical Center.
She has created service projects such as Christmas Caroling for the Food Bank, which raised over $4,500 worth of food and cash donations for her community.
Roberts plans on transferring with an AA degree and majoring in biomedical engineering. She ultimately wants to progress into medical school and specialize in pediatric surgery.
Kelbel, 43, is in her second year in the nursing program at Peninsula College.
She dropped out of school before the ninth grade but earned her GED at age 17. She didn’t go back to school until after having eight children.
She has impressed her instructors with her effort, persistence, positive attitude and her leadership skills, according to a news release.
Her plan is to continue her education in nursing.
“We are very proud of Sydney and Sherree for their outstanding achievements at Peninsula College,” said Dr. Luke Robins, president of PC.
“They are excellent examples of how students can achieve their goals and excel by choosing to begin their studies at a community college.”
The governor, state legislators, college presidents and college trustees will honor the nominees at the All-Washington Academic Team recognition ceremony.
All of Washington’s public and independent four-year colleges and universities will be offering special scholarship opportunities to all of the students.
In addition, both Roberts and Kelbel will receive a $500 scholarship as a result of being All-Washington Academic Team members.
ShelterBox funds
SEQUIM — Sequim Sunrise Rotary President Jerry Sinn recently presented a check for $3,229 to ShelterBox representative Jim Pickett and response team members Scotty Robinson and Tom Schaafsma.
These funds will enable the club to purchase three ShelterBoxes and other supplies.
Rotary members have contributed $133,214 to the ShelterBox program since 2006.
ShelterBox headquarters credits Pickett with raising over $317,000 by presenting the program to more than 70 Rotary clubs in Washington state.
Each ShelterBox costs $1,000.
ShelterBox supports communities around the world affected by disaster and humanitarian crises by providing emergency shelter and vital supplies.