NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles church plans block party this weekend . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Hillcrest Baptist Church, 205 Black Diamond Road, plans a free block party for all ages from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Saturday.

There will be family activities, bounce houses, a giant slide, games, face painting, popcorn, cotton candy, hot dogs, a storytime and crafts.

The church is located at 205 Black Diamond Road.

For more information, phone the church office at 360-457-7409 and leave a message.

Fellowship meal

FORKS — Forks Congregational Church, 280 S. Spartan Ave., will host the monthly Men’s Christian Fellowship breakfast at 8 a.m. Saturday.

The mission of the group is to provide a nondenominational event for all Christian men in the community to come together for prayer, fellowship and breakfast.

The event is hosted by Pastor Warren Johnson by donation.

Unity in Olympics

PORT ANGELES — Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle St., will hold a 10:30 a.m. service Sunday featuring the Rev. Sherry Shultz giving the lesson “Standing Up Again,” addressing life’s many lessons.

Currently the manager of volunteer services and community integration at Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care in University Place, Shultz has been a hospice chaplain for over 12 years.

Child care is available during the service.

A brief time for silent meditation will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

There will be a board meeting at 12:30 p.m.

All are welcome to attend all church activities.

Legacies sermon

SEQUIM — Olympic Unitarian Fellowship, 73 Howe Road, will welcome the Rev. Gene Bradbury at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Bradbury presents “The Gifts We Leave Behind,” a talk about legacies church members are leaving for their children: an appreciation of the outdoors, art, literature and music or the world of computers.

Child care is available.

For more information, phone 360-417-2665 or visit www.olympicuuf.org.

Kiwanis scholarships

PORT ANGELES — The Kiwanis Noon Club recently hosted a group of 11 Port Angeles High School seniors who were awarded the 2015 Kiwanis Club and Kiwanis Foundation scholarships.

Scholarships and recipients are:

■ Rose J. Owen Memorial Scholarship, $1,500, Simon Shindler.

■ George Charno Memorial Scholarship, $1,500, Jeffrey Mordecai-Smith.

■ Norris Academic Scholarship, $1,500, Astrid Schick.

■ Norris Academic Scholarship, $1,500, Nicholas Fritschler.

■ Palmquist Academic Scholarship, $1,500, Leah Marsh.

■ Graham Ralston Vocational Scholarship, $1,500, Jessica Zhu.

■ Charles Willson Citizenship Scholarship, $1,500, Bailee Palmer.

■ Glenn Gallison Key Club Scholarship, $1,500, Emily Basden.

■ “Dutch” Haag Academic Scholarship, $1,500, Michael Helwick.

■ Fred Owens Memorial Scholarship, $1,500, Rozalyn Piper.

■ Christiansen Memorial, $1,500, Cameron Raber.

The Olympic Kiwanis (Morning) Club Scholarship awarded two scholarship winners.

Emilee Spoon received the $500 award.

Spoon was a Key Club member and a part of the Port Angeles High School Leadership Team, as well as a member of the Native American Club.

She plans to pursue a degree in early childhood education at Peninsula College.

Jessica Zhu is the winner of the 2015 Ken Schermer Memorial Scholarship for $1,000.

Zhu played tennis, sang with the choir and was involved in the popsicle bidge-building project.

She is pursuing a degree in medical bio-engineering at the University of Washington.

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