PORT ANGELES — A delegation of students and their chaperones have arrived from Mutsu City, Japan, for a short visit to Port Angeles.
The Tanabu Senior High School delegation of 39 students and their five adult chaperones — teachers and guides — arrived Thursday and will be in town through Monday, according to Lucy Edwards, Port Angeles School District coordinator.
They are staying with Port Angeles host families during their visit.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Port Angeles-Mutsu City sister city and sister school relationship.
The group arrived at Port Angeles City Hall and met host families afterward at Port Angeles High School.
The Japanese students will attend class and activities with high school student hosts and will visit their pen pals at Jefferson Elementary.
They also will tour other areas in Port Angeles and elsewhere on the North Olympic Peninsula and visit Victoria.
Elwha Valley roads
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — One Elwha Valley road will be reopened and another will be closed in the next few days.
On Saturday morning, the Olympic Hot Springs Road will reopen to its terminus at the Boulder Creek trail head.
The road has been fully or partially closed since early September for construction projects, said Barb Maynes, Olympic National Park spokeswoman.
Once reopened, Olympic Hot Springs Road will provide access to the Glines Canyon spillway overlook and the Boulder Creek trailhead.
The Elwha Valley’s 4.5-mile Whiskey Bend Road will close to all use Monday for about five weeks to allow repairs.
The road has been closed to vehicle use since it was damaged in storms in December.
During the Whiskey Bend Road closure, contractors will stabilize the slope and build a retaining wall to support a 70-foot section of road that was destroyed during a landslide last winter, Maynes said.
Because heavy equipment and large trucks will be used to haul equipment and supplies, the road will be closed to foot, bicycle and stock travel during the project, she said.
For more information, see www.nps.gov/olym.
PA CAN to meet
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Citizen Action Network will have its next meeting to address the community’s drug problems this Monday.
All concerned residents are welcome at the 6 p.m. session in the Board of Commissioners’ meeting room inside the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St.
For more information, see PA CAN’s Facebook page or visit www.RevitalizePortAngeles.org and click on the “Port Angeles Citizen Action Network” link.
Unity speaker to host talk, bless animals
PORT ANGELES — Unity in the Olympics, 2917 Myrtle Ave., will have the Rev. Donna Little as the guest speaker at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Her talk is “Feathers, Fur & Fins.”
Bring a picture of a pet or animal to have blessed at this event.
Also, bring a can or package of pet food to support animals in need.
Little is a new resident of Sequim and is a licensed and ordained Unity minister.
Following the service, there is a spaghetti potluck.
A time for silent meditation will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Child care is available.
Fellowship time follows the worship service.
The public is welcome to all church activities.
Sunday sermons
SEQUIM — One month of free Sunday talks by Tim Richards in the Sequim High School auditorium, 601 N. Sequim Ave., will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. starting this Sunday through Nov. 1.
Richards was a pastor until he became an agnostic, then returned to his faith.
Each evening will have special guest musical artists.
Free seating tickets are available at The Good Book and participating local churches (listed on the website).
Limited tickets will be available at the door.
For more information, visit www.thefaithpuzzle.org.
Prayer breakfast
SEQUIM — Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave., will host the Clallam County Prayer Breakfast from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. today.
The cost is $20.
For more information, phone Chuck Brown at 360-452-3351 or visit www.breakfastoutreach.org.
New playground
PORT ANGELES — Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave., will dedicate the Holy Trinity playground at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
A potluck will follow at 6:15 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
For more information, phone the church office at 360-452-2323.
Labyrinth opens
PORT TOWNSEND — Members of First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St., have constructed a labyrinth and will dedicate it Sunday, Nov. 1.
An ancient contemplative and transformational tool, the new labyrinth will be open to the community.
Prior to the formal dedication, the church is offering two classes on the use of labyrinths to deepen one’s spiritual faith.
The classes will be held at the church at 8:30 a.m. Sundays, Oct. 11 and 18.
The first class will be led by Richard Friedericks, a member of the church who was raised in Nepal and served as a missionary there.
As a teacher for 14 years at the Hong Kong International School, Friedericks taught a course on spiritual practice.
The second class will be led by Margaret D. McGee, a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Port Townsend.
She is the author of Sacred Attention: A Spiritual Practice of Finding God in the Moment.
She has been a maker of labyrinths for more than 20 years.
For more information, phone Vicky Grauberger at 360-385-2525.
Talk about salmon in PT on Tuesday
PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society will sponsor a talk on North Olympic Salmon Coalition habitat restoration, presented by executive director Rebecca Benjamin, on Tuesday.
The talk, free and open to the public, will take place at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., at 7 p.m.
Come at 6:30 p.m. for socializing, coffee and a snack.
Benjamin, along with project managers Kevin Long and Sarah Doyle and the entire staff under the auspices of the North Olympic Salmon Coalition, have been doing habitat restoration work over the past decade.
At this program, the coalition provides an update on ongoing restoration projects and their plans for major projects.
Examples of their projects include the south Discovery Bay restoration project and the Three Crabs restoration project, which will provide significant salt marsh enhancement as an adjunct to restoration of salmon habitat.
The coalition will describe these projects and other activities as well as explain how they work within the overall matrix of salmon enhancement activities in Washington.
Women’s luncheon
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Christian Women’s Connection will host a “Knit 2 Purl 2” buffet luncheon on the second floor of the Port Angeles CrabHouse Restaurant, 221 N. Lincoln St.
The event is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Admission is $16.
Beth Witters, owner of Cabled Fiber and Yarn, will share her knitting and crocheting knowledge.
Gloria Edgecombe of Vancouver, B.C., shares “The Challenge of Culture” with the group.
Andy Hardage returns to entertain with his music.
Child care is available.
For reservations or more information, phone 360-452-4343 or 360-457-8261.
