PORT ANGELES — “Find Hope” will be screened at Peninsula College at 7 p.m. April 29.
The movie will be presented free at the Little Theater on the Port Angeles campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Hope tells the story of a record-setting cyclist fighting back against her sister’s terminal cancer by taking on a daunting 3,000-mile race across the continent.
Together, the sisters confront the impossible in a race they cannot quit, organizers said.
A question-and-answer session will follow with Maria Parker, who founded 3,000 Miles to a Cure.
The screening is sponsored by the Associated Student Council and Magic of Cinema.
For more information, contact Helen Lovejoy at hlovejoy@pencol.edu.
God’s creation
PORT ANGELES — St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave., will “Celebrate the Beauty of God’s Creation” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The events include a service of Holy Eucharist using a liturgy adapted from the New Zealand Book of Common Prayer, a performance by Jim Couture with the original song “Recycle Love,” lunch of locally sourced and organic foods and a presentation by artists Roxanne Grinstad and Donna Cloud.
All are welcome, and admission is free.
For more information, contact St. Andrew’s at 360-457-4862 or standrewpa.org.
Monday Musicale set
PORT ANGELES — Monday Musicale will meet in the Queen of Angels fellowship hall, 209 W. 11th St., on Monday.
The noon luncheon meeting will be followed by 1 p.m. entertainment, which is open to the public.
The group “Vocal Unlimited” will perform.
For reservations and more information, phone Ruth Welch at 360-457-5223.
Rummage sale
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Lions Club will host a rummage sale at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The sale is to raise funds for the club’s community-oriented programs, including sight and hearing, wheelchair ramps and local scholarships.
Donations will be accepted at the fairgrounds from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
To schedule a free pickup for donations, phone Roger at 360-452-7098 or 360-808-4965.
Pain class
SEQUIM — Rose Marschall will present “Pain — How I Got Rid of It” at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The class is free and open to the public.
The National Health Federation Conversation Cafe will host Marschall as she teaches the “Emotional Freedom Technique” and demonstrates how she got rid of her pain with hydrogen electron-rich water and the technique, according to a news release.
For more information, email rosemarschall@gmail.com or phone 360-808-2662.
Theater ensemble
PORT TOWNSEND — The Poetic Justice Theatre Ensemble will present “Our Indigenous Legacy: Struggle, Survival, Moving Forward” at the Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St., at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The performance will be free and open to the public.
The Mandala Center for Change, in association with Northwind and the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Native Peoples Connection Action Group, will team up to invite a range of personal story sharing.
According to a news release: “Whether a person identifies as Native, mixed heritage, or non-Native, all people have a story to tell when considering what it means to live on indigenous land in North America — Turtle Island, as it is known by many tribal nations.”
The evening will use a technique known as playback theater, in which audience members share a personal story, then watch it be re-created by actors and musicians.
For more information, phone 360-344-3435 or email info@mandalaforchange.com or visit www.mandalaforchange.com.
Climate conference
PORT TOWNSEND — To celebrate Earth Week, Port Townsend and the Jefferson County Climate Action Committee will host a presentation from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The speakers will be Laura Tucker and Hank Walker, who attended the Council of the Parties (COP21) climate change conference in Paris.
The presentation will be held at the Cotton Building, 607 Water St.
It will include highlights from the conference such as interviews between Port Townsend students and the climate scientists at the event and ways for the public to engage in climate change.
Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information, email Judy Surber, city planning manager, at surber@cityofpt.us.
Horse workshop
AGNEW — The Clallam Conservation District will offer a free workshop on “How to Safely Graze Spring Pastures” at a private horse farm from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Dr. Tara Black, a veterinarian at the Sequim Animal Hospital, will share tips on safe grazing on spring pastures and reducing health risks from grass founder.
Planners from the conservation district will cover basic practices for healthy horses including rotational grazing, mowing and winter care.
There will also be a tour of the horse farm.
Due to space limitations, preregistration is required. The address to the farm will be given after registration.
For more information and to register, phone the conservation district at 360-775-3747, ext. 2, or email jennifer.bond@clallamcd.org.
Elwha Dam wildlife focus of program
SEQUIM — A program about the wildlife response to the Elwha dam removal will be presented at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The free program is open to the public.
Kim Sager-Fradkin, wildlife biologist for the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe, will discuss research on river otter and American dipper responses to the dam’s removal; salmon recolonization; and marine-derived nutrient influxes to the Elwha ecosystem.
She also will describe her research to document wildlife recolonization of the former Elwha reservoirs, with a specific focus on small mammals and ungulates such as deer and elk.
For more information, email rceducation@olympus.net or phone 360-681-4076.
Coffee with mayor
SEQUIM — The city “Coffee with the Mayor” program continues at the Black Bear Diner, 1471 E. Washington St., at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
Sequim residents can meet informally with Mayor Dennis Smith, who will listen to anyone who wants to chat, ask questions, express a concern or make a comment about the city or the community.
Police Chief Bill Dickinson also will join.
For more information, email Smith at dsmith@sequimwa.gov.
‘Tapped’ screening
PORT ANGELES — The Natural Healing Clinic, 162 S. Barr Road, will screen Alternative Health Cinema’s “Tapped” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 27.
The documentary will examine the bottled water industry and the issues behind access to clean water.
The cost is free. Reservations are required.
To make a reservation and for more information, phone 360-457-1515.
Shelter Providers
PORT ANGELES — The Shelter Providers Network of Clallam County will meet at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
They will review the progress on expanding affordable housing, services and their June 15 annual forum on homelessness.
The program is free, and sign-in begins at 9:45 a.m.
For more information, phone Network Coordinator Martha Ireland at 360-452-7224, ext. 307, or email shelterprovidersnetwork@gmail.com.
Flea market
SEQUIM — The Sequim Prairie Grange will host a flea market and bake sale at 290 Macleay Road from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Tables are still available to rent inside the main building, tailgate on east side of the building and tables in the outdoor kitchen.
For more information, phone Bob Clark at 360-683-4431 or 360-808-2364.
Chain gang busy
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chain Gang during the week of March 28-April 1 dug out ditches for culverts on Elwha River Road.
They brushed and cleared the county right of way and chipped brush on Little Loop, Mount Pleasant and Graul-Ramapo roads, totaling 1 mile.
About 1,940 pounds of trash was removed from illegal dump sites on Otter Lane.
Crews washed four search-and-rescue vehicles.
During the week of April 4-8, the chain gang removed 220 pounds of trash from illegal dump sites on Valley Street.
On North Barr Road, they filled in potholes near the soccer fields.
Crews brushed and cleared the county rights of way on Graul-Ramapo, Elwha River and Laird roads, totaling 1.25 miles.
They pulled Scotch broom on Laird Road, totaling approximately 350 plants.
Rotary student
SEQUIM — Mackenzie Gale, a senior at Sequim High School, was recognized as Sequim Sunrise Rotary’s March Student of the Month.
Gale has lived in Sequim since the eighth grade and has two siblings.
She was nominated by teacher Mark Knudson.
At the Rotary Club meeting, Knudson emphasized Gale’s strong leadership skills and her investment in volunteer hours to help the robotics club.
She has been enrolled in his CAD class for two years and this year designed a part for the robot’s wheel that he said was an improvement over the commercial part they replaced.
Gale enjoys volleyball, tennis and robotics.
Her community activities include helping at her church doing the video for the services, which meant putting in over 150 hours a year in volunteer hours, along with teaching sign language to two fifth-grade classes and assisting with serving food at the Rotary Christmas luncheon for senior citizens.
Her plans for the future include attending Washington State University and getting a degree in business or engineering.