PORT ANGELES — Some 15 to 20 people are expected to gather at U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer’s Port Angeles office at 2 p.m. today to encourage him to support the Green New Deal.
More are welcome, said Christy Cox of Sisterland Farms in Port Angeles.
Cox said the farm is working with Sunrise Hub “to organize community members, especially young people, and encourage them to take action in the fight against climate change.”
The local Sunrise Hub, led by Mike Ferguson, has written nearly 70 letters to area representatives, Cox said.
At Kilmer’s office at 332 E. Fifth St., Sunrise members will share personal stories about why climate action is important to them, Cox said.
Kilmer represents the 6th Congressional District, which includes the North Olympic Peninsula.
EWU dean’s list
CHENEY — Eastern Washington University recently released its dean’s list for the 2018 fall quarter.
Undergraduate students must earn 12 quality hours with a grade-point average of 3.5 or better to be placed onto the dean’s list.
The following local students were named:
• Chimacum: Brittany Conn and Hannah Jahnke
• Clallam Bay: Jennica Maines and Kaylin Signor
• Forks: Kaitlin Rowley
• Joyce: Martin Waldrip
• Port Angeles: Cindy Westmoreland
• Port Townsend: Gerard Coker and Jackson Foster
• Quilcene: Sydney Brown
• Sequim: Andrea Albaugh, Miriel Cawyer, Jacob Hudson, Allison Taiji and Sven Wiker
NOLS Board of Trustees set meeting
SEQUIM — The monthly meeting of the North Olympic Library System Board of Trustees is Thursday.
The board is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Sequim Branch Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
According to the board’s agenda, the meeting will include a discussion about the Sequim Future Library Project.
The board also plans to approve revisions to the fee schedule policy and to hear a January financial report.
Yacht club funds
SEQUIM — The Sequim Bay Yacht Club’s annual fundraising sailboat race has raised more than $360,000 for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County to date.
Sequim Bay Yacht Club members raised $31,114.32 at the 26th annual Reach and Row for Hospice on Sept. 15 on Sequim Bay to donate to Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County (VHOCC), which provides free care to terminal patients and their families.
More than $22,000 of the 2018 total was raised by donations from the nine sailboats and more than 20 rowing shells.
The funds are used for respite care for VHOCC patients and their families.
Library bread workshops
Victoria Redhead Miller will present “Homemade Bread: Techniques and Tips” at two North Olympic Library System branches.
Miller will talk at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave.
The second workshop will be held at 1 p.m. March 15 in the Clallam Bay Library, 16990 state Highway 112, Clallam Bay.
The workshops will include demonstrations of bread-making techniques such as mixing, kneading and shaping.
Miller is the author of “From No-knead to Sourdough: A Simpler Approach to Handmade Bread.”
For additional information, visit www.nols.org or email to discover@nols.org.
Open space
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County is accepting applications for projects to protect open spaces in the county through its Conservation Futures Program.
Applications are open to private citizens, citizen groups, governmental agencies, special purpose districts and nonprofit corporations within Jefferson County.
According to a press release, approximately $205,000 is available in the 2019 funding cycle.
Project sponsors must provide at least 50 percent of total project costs in matching funds.
Matching funds must be non-county funds and may include private donations, state or federal grants or the value of open space lands linked to the project.
Projects should address one or more of the following functions:
• Protecting wildlife habitat and corridors
• Conserving cultural resources
• Maintaining natural flood water control
• Protecting water quality, water supply and soils
• Enhancing or protecting scenic views
• Providing opportunities for education and passive recreation
• Perpetuating the benefits of balanced and productive natural systems
The deadline for applications is March 22.
For more information or an application, call Tami Pokorny at 360-379-4498 or email tpokorny@co.jefferson.wa.us.
Running Start
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College recently announced a schedule of information nights in Port Townsend, Port Angeles and Forks.
According to a press release, Running Start is a program that allows high school juniors and seniors to earn tuition-free college credit.
An information night will be held at 5 p.m. March 19 in room 201 of the college’s Fort Worden campus, 202 Eisenhower Ave.
There will be information and a panel discussion will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday and April 10 in the Little Theater, Building J 1502 Laurisden Blvd.
There will be a session at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 in The Commons, Peninsula College Forks, 481 S. Forks Ave. The main campus sessions will be preceded by an optional campus tour at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, call Cindy Lauderback at 360-417-6341 or email clauderback@pencol.edu.
Oiled wildlife class
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Marine Resources Committee will sponsor an eight-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, or HAZWOPER, class Saturday.
The class will be presented in the Port Angeles city council chambers, 321 E. Fifth St.
The eight-hour course is the minimum level of training for volunteers who wish to participate in oil spill clean-up efforts.
For more information or to register for training, call 360-681-4619 or visit www.clallamcountymrc.org.
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe will host a 24-hour HAZWOPER class from March 21 through March 23.
To register for the 24-hour course, call Lori DeLorm at 360-681-4619 or email ldelorm@jamestowntribe.org. Both classes are free and open to the public.
Three earn black belts in Sequim
SEQUIM — Bodystrong Taekwon-Do recently announced that three of its students were awarded black belts by the U.S. Taekwon-Do Federation.
According to a press release, Larry Muckley, Joe Ryan and Marshall Phipps were examined by David Mason from Battle Ground.
The examination included a written test on theory and practical tests on patterns; blocking and striking in combat; joint locks, takedowns and throws; and a power test that involved breaking wooden boards and concrete roof tiles.
The exam took place at the Bodystrong Taekwon-Do Academy, 459 W. Washington St.
For more information, call the academy at 360-582-0301.
