PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles police have arrested a man they sought after a stabbing in the 800 block of South A Street.
Stephen B. Gierke, 27, of Port Angeles was arrested at about 9:20 p.m. Thursday for investigation of second-degree assault and for an unrelated felony warrant, said Deputy Chief Brian Smith in a news release.
He remained in the Clallam County jail on Saturday with no bond set.
Police arrested Gierke without incident at a motorhome on West 18th Street.
An unidentified man was stabbed in the face at 1:40 p.m. Thursday.
The wound proved to be superficial. Smith said the man was treated by Port Angeles Fire Department medical personnel, with no transport to a hospital.
Police developed probable cause to arrest Gierke from interviews with the victim and witnesses.
Investigators said the stabbing was the result of an argument between Gierke, who was a pedestrian, and the occupants of a vehicle the victim was in.
Lincoln High, located about two blocks from the initial reported location of the assault, was briefly put on lockdown while police responded.
OPNET arrest
PORT ANGELES — A 34-year-old Port Angeles man has been arrested for investigation of delivery of a controlled substance after an Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team investigation.
Daniel L. Williams was arrested Friday as he tried to flee out of a back window of a residence on the 1800 block of Melody Lane on the east side of Port Angeles, authorities said.
OPNET detectives, Port Angeles police and Clallam County sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant at the residence, where they believed narcotics were being sold.
Williams was booked into the Clallam County jail at 3:07 p.m.
Two other adults, one man and one woman, were arrested on outstanding misdemeanor warrants and lodged into the jail, OPNET officials said.
Other agencies that assisted at various points in the investigation were U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sequim police and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, OPNET said.
Drive raises money for food bank
PORT ANGELES — The annual Port Angeles Lions Club Radio KONP Food-a-thon raised $32,818 to benefit the food bank.
General Manager Todd Ortloff thanked KONP listeners and the Lions Club for their support in funding the Port Angeles Food Bank.
Ortloff said many area residents made pledges over the phone and dropped them off at the First Street radio station, including one for more than $7,000 from Black Ball Ferry Line.
This food drive focused on supporting the food bank financially, said Ortloff. Food and canned goods were not a part of this collection.
Herman Brothers/Evergreen Fiber donated $3,000 and the Law Firm of McMenamin and McMenamin chipped in $1,000.
Five separate donors sent gifts of $500.
Donors received nothing in return, said the general manager, “just shout-outs.”
Ortloff expects the final total could be higher as checks continue to arrive.
Fifth Forum presented at PA fellowship
PORT ANGELES — The Fifth Sunday Forum, “Perspectives on Coming Out,” will be presented at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29.
The fellowship’s gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender group sponsors this multimedia program, which features the Olympic Peninsula-inspired NPR StoryCorps feature “The Saint of Dry Creek,” which was the subject of an article in the Oct. 26 issue of the Peninsula Daily News.
To view, visit http://tinyurl.com/pnul4lt.
Also featured is a short personal coming-out story by a lesbian veterinarian and a comedic feature film called “But I’m a Cheerleader.”
A short discussion will follow.
Light refreshments will be served.
The program is free and open to the public.
The fellowship is located at 73 Howe Road.
Email Nancy Avery at skippervido@yahoo.com.
Tickets for chorus
SEQUIM — Tickets are available for the Sequim Community Christmas Chorus’ 31st annual Christmas concert.
Concerts take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4; 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6.
Tickets are $5 each.
They are available at Bauer Interior Design, the chamber’s Visitor Information Center and Hart’s Fine Books in Sequim, plus Elliott’s Antique Emporium in Port Angeles.
Children younger than 12 will be admitted free.
A portion of proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to local charities.
Last year, donations were made to Sequim Community Aid and the Shipley Center scholarship fund for low-income seniors.
This year’s performances are at Sequim Seventh-day Adventist Church, 30 Sanford Lane.
The program, directed by Gary McRoberts and accompanied by Kayla Dyment, includes hymns such as the “Hallelujah” chorus from Handel’s “Messiah,” “Peace, Peace” and “A Song of Peace” by local composer Karen Williamson, along with a variety of Christmas music.
Contact chorus coordinator Gail Sumpter at 360-477-9361 or gail@gail
sumpter.com.
Fundraiser set
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Jet Set Soroptimists are pre-selling Christmas poinsettia plants for $15 each to raise funds for Girls Circle, scholarships and education programs for women.
The color choices are red, white or pink, and the plants can be picked up Friday, Dec. 4, at Cherry Hill Florist, 2933 E. U.S. Highway 101.
All proceeds go toward projects directed at helping women.
To place an order, phone Danetta Rutten at 360-452-9900.
Senior meals set this week
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Senior Nutrition Site dinners will be served at 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Port Angeles Senior & Community 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: Tossed salad, spaghetti with meat sauce, cauliflower, garlic bread and melon slices.
■ Wednesday: Ambrosia, cranberry salad, roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans and pumpkin pie.
■ Thursday and Friday: Closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Thanksgiving yoga
PORT TOWNSEND — An all-levels yoga class to benefit the Port Townsend Food Bank will be held at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., from
9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday.
Participants need to bring a mat and any other props.
Cost is by donation, and all proceeds go to the food bank.
For more information, email telwag@me.com or phone 360-344-2157.
Guild bazaar
SEQUIM — The Sequim Guild will have a holiday bazaar at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
There will be more than 30 vendors and hundreds of handmade items for sale.
The guild kitchen will serve homemade soups, sandwiches and pies.
All Sequim Guild profits go to Seattle Children’s Hospital for research and uncompensated care fund.
For more information, phone 360-683-7130 or email sequimguild@gmail.com.
Deadline for funding gets extension
OLYMPIA — The deadline for project proposals seeking Title II funding, under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, has been extended to Wednesday.
Olympic National Forest has received $375,580 in Title II funds.
Of that, $129,177 is allocated to Clallam County and $121,233 to Jefferson County.
Grays Harbor has $71,231 available and Mason County has $53,939.
Title II projects are required to provide a direct or indirect benefit to resources on National Forest System lands.
Past projects have included watershed restoration, stream stabilization, invasive plant treatments, trail improvements and road maintenance.
Project submission forms are available at http://tinyurl.com/PDN-Forestprojects.
Hard-copy forms are available at the supervisor’s office in Olympia.
Completed forms can be submitted electronically to dnemeth@fs.fed.us or submitted in person or by mail to Olympic National Forest, Attn: Public Affairs, 1835 Black Lake Blvd. SW, Olympia, WA 98512.
For more information, call 360-956-2402.
Arts and crafts fair
PORT TOWNSEND — A juried arts and crafts fair will be held at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
The 25th annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair occupies two floors and offers handmade craftwork from Northwestern artists.
In addition to the artwork, local student musicians perform downstairs in the gym along with more crafts.
The show is staged by the Port Townsend Arts Guild, a nonprofit arts guild.
Artists at the fair donate a portion of each sale to the Jefferson County Food Bank.
In 2014, $2,600 was raised for the local Port Townsend Food Bank.
The Port Townsend Arts Guild, which uses funds raised by booth fees for college scholarships in the arts, has a website at www.porttownsendartsguild.org, where applications and information about the fairs and the artists can be found.
For more information, phone 360-774-6544 or email ptartsguild@yahoo.com.
Christmas music
PORT ANGELES — Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 Lopez Ave., will host the NorthWest Women’s Chorale and the church’s Chancel Choir for an evening of Christmas music from 7 p.m. to 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1.
The concert of carols is for all ages, and a donation will be asked at the door.
For more information, phone Joy Lingerfelt at 360-452-2323 or email Choralart@msn.com.