EDITOR’S NOTE: This item has been updated to corrected information for the Rosh Hashanah and sunrise services.
PORT ANGELES — The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1024 will host a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The ceremony will be at Daren’s Point S Tire and Service at 320 S. Tumwater Truck Route.
The ceremony will be followed by a barbecue reception at the same location.
Tumwater Truck Route is designated the POW/MIA Memorial Highway 117.
Wreck on 112
JOYCE — A single-vehicle wreck on westbound state Highway 112 near Agate Beach Road blocked one lane for about two hours Thursday.
A female driver was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the 9:41 a.m. wreck, State Patrol Trooper Russ Winger said. No passengers were in the car, he said.
The road cleared at about 11:30 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.
The State Patrol did not know the woman’s name or information about the cause of the wreck as of Thursday morning, Winger said.
Candidate forum Wednesday
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Democrats will host a candidate forum featuring candidates for Port of Port Angeles commissioner Wednesday.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the free forum will begin at 6 p.m. at the Clallam County Democrats’ headquarters at 124-A W. First St.
Incumbent Colleen McAleer and challenger Michael Cobb will participate.
Each candidate will give an opening statement regarding their positions on commission goals and priorities, as well as their qualifications to serve as a port commissioner.
Their statements will be followed by an audience question-and-answer session.
For more information, see www.clallamdemocrats.org.
Unity speaker set Sunday
PORT ANGELES — Unity in the Olympics’ 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service speaker will be Karen King.
Her lesson at the church, 2917 E. Myrtle St., is titled “Free your Mind, Open your Heart … Love Is All We Need.”
According to a news release: “The world and our national political scene has given us a tremendous opportunity to augment our personal beliefs and communicate lovingly with others who may not see the world as we do. We must establish value-spaced spiritual living to truly embrace others in their differences.”
At Unity world headquarters in Missouri, King served as a prayer associate in Silent Unity, as a marketing publicist for Unity Books and became a licensed unity teacher.
A time for silent meditation will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Child care is available during the service.
Concert rehearsals
PORT ANGELES — The Interfaith Community of Clallam County will continue its rehearsals for a Saturday, Sept. 23, concert and community sing at 9 a.m. Saturday.
The public is invited to attend the rehearsal at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 73 Barr Road.
Singing experience is not a requirement to participate.
Sign-up is required for this event.
To register, email interfaithclallamcounty@gmail.com or call 360-477-5471 or 360-477-0681.
Community Christmas Chorus
SEQUIM — The Sequim Community Christmas Chorus will begin holding rehearsals for its 33rd season Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
The event — held on Tuesdays — is free and open to singers of any experience at the Sequim Seventh-day Adventist Church, 30 Sanford Lane.
The night will start at 6 p.m. with registration, after which the rehearsal will be held.
Cary McRoberts will direct the chorus.
Performances are slated for Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 2-3 at 3 p.m.
For more information, email gail@gailsumpter.com or visit www.facebook.com/SequimCommunityChristmasChorus.
Faith action meeting
PORT ANGELES — The Faith Action Network Kitsap County and Olympic Peninsula cluster meeting will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Faith advocates and communities that engage in justice or advocacy work are encouraged to attend the meeting at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave.
A light lunch will be served.
For more information, visit www.fanwa.org.
Rosh Hashanah services
Rabbi Laura Rumpf will help kick off the holidays with a holiday potluck dinner and service Wednesday.
The event will be held at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road.
The potluck dinner will begin the event at 6 p.m., with Erv services beginning at 7:15 p.m.
For more information, call 360-452- 2471 or 360-460-6003 or visit www.obsh.org.
Sunrise service
A Rosh Hashanah sunrise service will commence at 6:30 a.m. for a series of events Thursday.
At 7:15 a.m., the service will be followed by a no-host breakfast at the Port Angeles CrabHouse, 221 N. Lincoln Road.
At 10 a.m. morning service will be held at the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road.
At 2:30 p.m., Tashlich will be served at Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim.
Attendees can try to blow the shofar.
For more information, visit www.obsh.org.
Animal blessing
PORT HADLOCK — The Ministerial Association of East Jefferson County will host a countywide “Blessing of the Animals” food drive during the 15th annual Jefferson County Farm Tour at 3 p.m. Sunday.
People of all faiths and spiritualities are encouraged to bring donations of human and animal food for local food banks at Sunfield Farm, 111 Sunfield Lane.
Event organizers ask to bring household pets — excluding livestock — on leashes or in appropriate carriers, or something to represent your pet in his or her absence (e.g., a photo).
A local clergy person will be available to “bless” pets.
Other highlights at the blessing will include the availability of memorial cards for those who have lost pets recently or long ago.
St. Francis commemorative medals will also be available as a keepsake.
There will be an opportunity to donate to the animal rescue efforts currently underway in the natural disaster-affected areas of Texas, as well as a tour of the farm and its facilities.
For more information, contact Dale Kelley at 360-437-5129 or dearmounrd2@gmail.com.
Prayer breakfast
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam Leadership Prayer Breakfast committee has announced a reservation deadline of Monday for its 21st annual prayer breakfast.
The cost of the event is $20 per person or $150 for a table of eight at the Red Lion Hotel, 221 N. Lincoln St. Tickets will not be available at the door.
Reservations are required and can be made by calling Chuck Brown at 360-452-3351 or Bret Keehn at 360-683-2727, or by visiting www.breakfastoutreach.org.
Randy Rowland will speak during the event.
Rowland is a Sequim resident who is also an author, earned master’s and doctoral degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary, and has been the public address announcer for the Seattle Seahawks since 1991.
Member of City Council is awarded
PORT TOWNSEND — City Councilwoman Amy Howard recently received an advanced certificate of municipal leadership from the Association of Washington Cities.
The association’s leadership program recognizes city and town elected officials for accomplishing training in roles, responsibilities and legal requirements; public sector resource management; community planning and development; and effective local leadership, according to a news release.
Howard completed more than 60 hours of training credits and demonstrated community service.
She has been a council member since 2016 and serves on the council’s Information & Technology and General Services Special Projects committees.
