SEQUIM — Concerned Citizens of Clallam County will host a partisan candidate forum at the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday.
The forum at 400 W. Fir St. will feature Republicans Mark Nichols and Will Payne, who are vying for county prosecuting attorney, and Marty McClendon, a Gig Harbor Republican challenging Congressman Derek Kilmer, a Gig Harbor Democrat who is running for a second term representing the 6th Congressional District, which includes the North Olympic Peninsula.
Ballots for the Nov. 4 general election will be mailed Oct. 15.
Payne was appointed prosecutor to fill the spot vacated by Republican Deb Kelly’s retirement in January.
Nichols, who served as chief deputy prosecutor under Kelly, resigned from the prosecutor’s office after Payne took office and was appointed the county’s hearing examiner.
All are welcome to meet candidates and ask questions.
Kilmer endorses
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer has endorsed fellow Democrat Sissi Bruch for the District 3 Clallam County commissioner seat.
Bruch faces Republican Bill Peach in the Nov. 4 general election for the seat vacated by Mike Doherty, who is not running for re-election.
District 3 extends from west Port Angeles to the Pacific Ocean.
Kilmer said Thursday that Bruch “will bring her much-needed economic development and long-range planning experience and expertise as the new Clallam County commissioner for District 3.
“Sissi is a smart, professional leader who will be a vital partner as we work together to help grow Clallam County’s economy and fight for good-paying jobs for working families.
“I strongly endorse Sissi for Clallam County commissioner.”
Bruch, 53, is a Port Angeles City Council member and senior planner with the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe.
Peach, 58, is a former executive director of the Quileute tribe who retired from Rayonier Inc. as Clallam County regional manager.
Kilmer, a Port Angeles native who lives in Gig Harbor, is seeking re-election to a second term representing the 6th Congressional District, which includes the North Olympic Peninsula.
He is challenged by Republican Marty McClendon, also of Gig Harbor.
Book-to-film talk on tap
SEQUIM — The North Olympic Library System’s book-to-film discussion group, Page2Screen, will discuss The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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, 2210 S. Peabody St., and the Sequim Library.
The next discussion is at the Port Angeles Library on Oct. 28. The talk is on Dracula by Bram Stoker.
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.
Senior nutrition
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: Broccoli slaw, veggie egg roll, chicken and veggie stir-fry, steamed rice and fresh pineapple.
■ Wednesday: Green salad, chicken enchiladas, Spanish rice, refried beans and baked custard with berries.
■ Thursday: Green salad, liver and onions, whipped potatoes, dill carrots and sherbet.
■ Friday: Cole slaw, sliced tomatoes, fish and chips, garlic bread and cantaloupe.
Explosive ordnance
OAK HARBOR — The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment Northwest from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island will conduct explosive ordnance disposal training in the vicinity of Crescent Harbor on north Whidbey Island on Tuesday.
This training will involve the use of very small explosive charges underwater.
An EOD boat and four environmental and acoustic monitoring boats will participate in the training.
Safety precautions have been taken to ensure operations pose no threat to people or property, according to a news release.
For more information, phone the public affairs office at 360-257-2286.
Trail policy input
PORT ANGELES — The state Department of Natural Resources is inviting the public to an open house to gather ideas and discuss the development of an agency recreational trail policy.
The open house is at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
This follows a decision by the Legislature in March that requires the agency to develop a recreational trail policy for DNR-managed lands.
A recreational trail policy will help DNR continue managing natural resources while providing a broad range of sustainable recreational opportunities, including nonmotorized and motorized activities such as hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, motorcycle and ATV riding, and 4×4 use.
For more information, visit http://bit.ly/DNRTrailPolicy.
Rhody society meets
CHIMACUM — The Olympic Peninsula chapter of the American Rhododendron Society will meet in the back room of the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, at 3 p.m. Thursday.
Shirley Williams will speak about the Master Gardener Foundation’s grants/scholarship program.
Williams has been a Master Gardener since 2003 and for the past five years has been involved in the grants/scholarship program.
Through its yard and garden series, plant sales and Secret Garden Tours, the society has been able to give $40,000 to community and school gardens and scholarships.
All interested people are welcome, and refreshments will be provided.
UFO meet-up slated
PORT TOWNSEND — There will be an Olympic UFO meet-up at the Friends Meeting House, 1841 Sheridan St., from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
All are welcome.
Attendees will determine which aspects of the UFO phenomena they would like to explore.
For more information, email Maurene Morgan at olympic.ufo@gmail.com.
Coffee with mayor
SEQUIM — The “Coffee with the Mayor” program continues at the Oak Table Cafe, 292 W. Bell St., at 8:30 a.m. this Thursday and Oct. 16.
Sequim residents can meet informally with Mayor Candace Pratt, who will listen to anyone who wants to chat, ask questions, express a concern or make a comment about the city or community.
For more information, contact Pratt at 360-582-0114 or cpratt@sequimwa.gov.
‘Girls’ Night Out’
PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend Main Street will host a “Girls’ Night Out” on Thursday.
This year’s theme is “Gatsby Glitz!”
Thirty-seven participating uptown and downtown businesses will offer special events, in-store promotions and refreshments from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The “wrap” party is at The Belmont, 925 Water St.
Goodie bags and raffle ticket proceeds benefit Jefferson County Public Health’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Program and the nonprofit Port Townsend Main Street Program.
For more information, visit www.ptmainstreet.org.
Landing practice
COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field in Coupeville on Thursday and Friday.
Late-evening training is scheduled Thursday.
Training Friday is in the late morning and will go into the early afternoon
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.
Health plans being sought
SEQUIM — The city is seeking proposals from agencies that provide mental health services for school-age children and adults.
The city contracts with local nonprofit agencies to provide certain services for city residents. The current human services contracts expire Dec. 31.
Agencies interested in providing these services for city residents should complete a request for proposal, which is available on the city’s website, www.sequimwa.gov, under “City Government”/“City Clerk”/“Human Services.”
A subcommittee will review the proposals and make a recommendation to the City Council on funding allocations based on the information provided in proposals.
Proposals are due no later than 4 p.m. Friday.
The agency whose proposal is approved by the council will be required to enter into a contract for services as outlined in the proposal.
For more information, contact City Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese at 360-683-4139 or kkuznek@sequimwa.gov.
Crescent market slated next weekend
JOYCE — Crescent Grange No. 1123 will hold a fall flea market at the Grange Hall, located on state Highway 112, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
There will be tables inside the building and parking lot spaces available for rent for vendors.
Sandwiches, soup, chili, hot dogs and a spaghetti dinner are for sale during the market. Coffee and tea are 25 cents per cup. Homemade pie and ice cream also will be for sale.
The bake sale table will have homemade bread, cookies and a variety of other treats.
For more information or to reserve a space, phone Ray DiVacky at 360-928-2056.
Donations to the bake sale table are appreciated.
Discussions group
SEQUIM — The Sequim Great Decisions Discussion Group will meet at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to noon Friday.
The topic is China’s foreign policy.
According to a news release: “China has gone to great lengths to emphasize the ‘peaceful’ nature of its meteoric rise. Yet few dispute that China is the dominant regional power in Asia, and in recent years, Beijing began to flex its muscles regionally in order to advance its strategic interests.
“What does the rapid rise of this new superpower mean for other countries in the region, and are there potential points of conflict with the U.S. as it ‘pivots’ to Asia?”
New members are welcome.
For more information, phone John Pollock at 360-683-9622, email jcpollock@olypen.com or visit www.tinyurl.com/SequimGreatDecisionsDiscussion.
Buddhism talk set in PT at yacht club
PORT TOWNSEND — Buddhist teacher Steve Armstrong will give talks at the Port Townsend Yacht Club, 2503 Washington St., from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and all day Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Friday night presentation is free; the Saturday retreat is $20.
The subject of the talks will be “Through Dhamma Eyes: Training in Awareness and Wisdom.”
For more information, email bonniemcfadden@gmail.com.
A description of the retreat and information about the Port Townsend Sangha appears online at www.ptsangha.org.
Native landscaping
SEQUIM — The Clallam Conservation District will hold a free field workshop on landscaping with native plants at the Dungeness Recreation Area from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Workshop participants will learn to identify more than 25 native trees and shrubs during a 2-mile walk on the trails.
In addition to plant identification, the cultural requirements, aesthetic attributes and environmental and wildlife habitat benefits of each species will be discussed.
Tips on how to incorporate native plants into landscapes also will be presented.
Due to space limitations, pre-registration is required via 360-775-3747, ext. 5.
Presentation on Oso area set Saturday
PORT TOWNSEND — An illustrated presentation on the geological history and setting of the Oso mudslide will be held at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Dan McShane, an engineering geologist from the Stratum Group in Bellingham, has studied the geology of the Stillaguamish River Valley, where Oso is located, and will lecture on the geological aspects of the Oso slide and offer valuable lessons regarding slide risks.
The talk is sponsored by the Jefferson Land Trust’s Geology Group and is free and open to the public, though a donation of $5 is appreciated to defray expenses.
For more information, email Michael Machette at paleoseis@gmail.com or visit www.quimpergeology.org.
Holiday meal drive
SEQUIM — Sequim Food Bank representatives will be at the Sequim Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday and Oct. 11 to answer questions about the food bank and the Family Holiday Meal Program.
For $45, a sponsor can purchase a holiday meal for a family.
The goal of the food bank is to fund meals for 1,000 families.
Holiday meal program volunteers, supporters, church congregations and Rotarians come together to help provide holiday meals — which include a whole turkey, stuffing mix, cranberry sauce, potatoes, apples, salad greens, milk, eggs, a pumpkin pie and more — for local families in need.
For more information about the holiday meal program and how to donate, email Mark Ozias at sequimfoodbank@olypen.com or phone 360-775-6321.
Tatoosh Island talk
PORT ANGELES — Joanne Pickering will talk about her life on Tatoosh Island at the Clallam County Historical Society’s History Tales lecture series at First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5.
Parking and entry to the church’s social hall are on Laurel Street.
Pickering and her husband, Earl, moved to Tatoosh Island after he landed a job with the U.S. Weather Bureau. They lived on the island for four years.
“At that time, the weather info from Tatoosh was extremely important to the forecast center in Seattle,” Pickering said.
“Gathering weather data back then was so primitive compared to today’s technology with radars and satellites, but it was extremely valuable for ships.”
Pickering’s presentation will include photographs, information about the Makah tribe and a brief history of the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Weather Service’s activities on the island.
History Tales is free and open to the public.
For more information, phone the historical society’s office at 360-452-2662 or email artifact@olypen.com.
Parenting classes
PORT ANGELES — First Step Family Support Center is offering “Make Parenting a Pleasure” classes at First Step Family Support Center, 323 E. Sixth St., starting Monday, Oct. 6.
Classes are from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and run for 12 weeks.
This free series is for parents with children ages birth to 3 years.
Class attendees are provided with tools to assist them in being successful and patient parents.
Participants can partake of food and make connections with other families.
On-site child care and transportation are provided.
To learn more about the program, phone or text 360-477-2463 or phone First Step at 360-457-8355.
