PORT ANGELES — Services are planned this week for a Port Angeles teen who died of drowning in Gresham, Ore.
Aaron Luke Peters, a member of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe, drowned last Wednesday afternoon while trying to cross the Sandy River with about 30 other young people in a group of 100 youngsters at Oxbow Park west of Portland, Ore.
He was 13.
A candlelight service is set at the Lower Elwha tribal gymnasium, 2851 Lower Elwha Road, at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
A funeral service will be at the gymnasium at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Dinner will follow the service at the Lower Elwha Tribal Center.
Peters was attending a Native American leadership camp.
He was pronounced dead at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Ore.
Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Help with July 4
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce, which is putting on the gala fireworks show that climaxes the town’s Independence Day celebration Saturday, is asking for the help of an organization or service club.
“The chamber could use some help securing the Olympic Discovery Trail the afternoon of July 4 from 3 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. to keep people from getting too close to the fireworks show setup,” said chamber Executive Director Russ Veenema.
“In the past, we have used the boys from DeMolay, but they do not have the ability to assist any longer.
“We need people at the Francis Street Park entrance and also on the Olympic Discovery Trail a few hundred yards west of Francis Street,” Veenema said.
“Breaking the time up into two or three shifts works great, and the bonus is that these sites are the best places to watch the show.”
A club or group seeking to raise $250 to enforce the trail closure east of the Red Lion Hotel during Saturday can contact Veenema at 360-477-9036 or russ@portangeles.org.
Guidebook author to talk hiking Elwha
PORT ANGELES — Award-winning guidebook author Craig Romano will discuss hiking in the Elwha watershed at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
Drawing from his book, Day Hiking: Olympic Peninsula, Romano will cover a variety of trails in the Elwha River watershed for family outings or multi-day adventures.
Romano is an avid hiker, runner, paddler and cyclist, and has written about these passions for more than two dozen publications.
He is working on 100 Classic Hikes in Washington (2016).
Copies of Romano’s books along with other backpacking and hiking guides are available for checkout at the library.
He also will have books available for purchase after the event.
For more information, phone the library at 360-417-8500 or email nglaude@nols.org.
Flight operations
COUPEVILLE — Field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field in Coupeville are scheduled for Monday.
The training is scheduled for the 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.
Senior nutrition
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Senior Nutrition Site dinners will be served at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday 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: Tossed greens, cheese ravioli with marinara sauce, spinach, garlic bread and fresh melon.
■ Wednesday: Carrot salad, barbecue beef sandwich, seasoned cauliflower and strawberries.
■ Thursday: Broccoli salad, hot dog on a bun, cowboy beans, grapes and apple pie a la mode.
■ Friday: Closed for the July 4 holiday.
Arctic film set
SEQUIM — The Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., will screen the documentary film “Last Days of the Arctic” at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
This film features the work of Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson.
It follows the photographer as he captures landscapes of a changing environment and the people who inhabit it, from farmers in Iceland to Inuit hunters in Greenland.
The film is sponsored by the Icelandic National League of North America Film series and Donald K. Johnson, and is co-hosted with the Icelandic Club of Greater Seattle.
Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information, phone 360-683-1161, email sequim@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Coffee chats
SEQUIM — The city’s “Coffee with the Mayor” program continues with an informal meeting with Mayor Candace Pratt at the Hi-Way 101 Diner, 392 W. Washington St., at 8:30 a.m. Thursdays, July 2 and 16.
The mayor will be available to listen to anyone who wants to chat, ask questions, express a concern or make a comment about the city or community.
Contact Pratt at 360-582-0114 or cpratt@sequimwa.gov with questions.
Food program
LAPUSH — The Quileute Tribal School is sponsoring the Simplified Summer Food Program for Children.
Meals will be made available at no charge to attending children ages 1 to 18 in the school’s multipurpose room, 40 Ocean Drive.
Meals are offered Mondays through Thursdays starting July 6 and ending July 30.
Breakfast is from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., and lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Superhero movies on tap in Sequim
SEQUIM — The Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., will offer a Superhero Summer Movie series at 2 p.m. Fridays throughout July as part of the 2015 Summer Reading Program.
The series will provide family entertainment, popcorn and movie trivia for free.
The series kicks off this Friday with a screening of “Bolt.”
This film’s plot centers on a small white dog named Bolt who, having spent his entire life on the set of a television series, thinks he has super powers.
When he believes that his human, Penny, has been kidnapped, he sets out on a cross-country journey to rescue her.
Other movies scheduled to screen:
■ Friday, July 10: “The Incredibles.”
■ July 17: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
■ July 24: “The Lego Movie.”
■ July 31: “Big Hero 6.”
For more information about summer reading programs and events for young people, visit www.nols.org, contact the Sequim Library at 360-683-1161 or email youth@nols.org.
Exercise, Thrive
SEQUIM — There is a free 12-week session of Exercise and Thrive for cancer survivors starting July 6 at the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center, 610 N. Fifth Ave.
The classes are Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Participants must be 21 or older, 90 days out of treatment and have medical clearance to participate.
For more information about Exercise and Thrive, phone Mikki Reidel 360-452-9244.
Day Camp slated
PORT ANGELES — The Creative Learning Summer Day Camp, 712 E. Fifth St., for ages 3 to 10 will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays beginning July 7.
Daily themes will include space/stars, science, Pirate Day animals, summer arts, bookmaking, sea life, beach theme, Hawaii, bugs, mask making, China, plant life, Mexico, dinosaurs and Friday cooking class.
For more information, leave a voice mail for Debbie Roberts at 360-417-8090.
Science Magic
Magician Jeff Evans will perform at all North Olympic Library System locations this July as part of the ongoing 2015 Summer Reading Program.
Evans will begin his Science Magic tour of the Peninsula on Monday, July 6, with a 6:30 p.m. performance at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
At 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, he will perform at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., and again at 2 p.m. at the Port Angeles Library.
On Wednesday, July 8, he will perform at 3 p.m. at the Clallam Bay Library, 16990 state Highway 112, and again at 7 p.m. at the Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave.
With Science Magic, Evans invites audiences to discover how everyday objects can behave in extraordinary ways through the secrets of science, according to a news release.
For more information, visit www.nols.org or email youth@nols.org.
Vendors are sought for flea market
PORT ANGELES — Vendors are sought for the sixth annual Community Flea Market and Yard Sale, to be held Saturday, July 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Mount Pleasant Grange is sponsoring the sale to fund maintenance of the Mount Pleasant Community Hall, 2432 Mount Pleasant Road, where the benefit will be located.
The vendor fee is $10 for each 2½-foot-by-8-foot table inside the hall or each outdoor 10-foot-by-20-foot space.
For more information or to register for a vendor space, contact Dick at 360-670-9035 or yodaisha@msn.com.
PA alum graduates
McMINNVILLE, Ore. — Micah Roos, Port Angeles High School Class of 2011, recently graduated from Linfield College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Varsity letters
PORT ANGELES — Eight Port Angeles High School students recently received a varsity letter, pin or bar for community service at the Port Angeles School District School board meeting at the Central Services Building.
T. Scott Brandon, United Way of Clallam County resource development director and adviser for the Port Angeles High School Youth United Club, made the presentation to Ashley Adamire, Zach Brandon, Scott Methner, Brianna Miller, Sydney Roberts, Jayden Sparhawk, Emma Szczepczynski and Cole Tamba.
The students earned a minimum of 145 volunteer service hours from April 2014 through March 2015.
Brandon was assisted by United Way Executive Director Jody Moss and school board President Sarah Methner.
The students are members of the Youth United Club, a program that is self-governed by individual students and rewards students who reach the volunteer hour requirements for their contributions to the school and community.
College gives awards to four essay winners
PORT ANGELES — Kim Brisbois, Eric Trent, Josie Padgett and Devyn Turner are this year’s winners of Peninsula College’s Outstanding English Essay Award.
The four were present their awards at a recent Board of Trustees meeting.
The awards, now in their fifth year, are given annually in recognition of excellent academic writing by Peninsula College students.
Each year, the college’s English division nominates and votes for the best essays written in English classes during the academic year.
The submissions must be essays, not poetry or fiction.
Kim Brisbois won the first prize of $200 for her essay “A Melting Pot Identity Crisis.”
Brisbois recently returned to college after a nearly 20-year hiatus. She was raised in Spokane, where being one of a handful of adopted Asians in a predominantly Caucasian community spurred her interest and gave her personal insight into the topic of her research essay.
Eric Trent tied for second prize, winning $50 for his essay “All Risk and No Reward.”
Trent, then a freshman and news editor for Peninsula College’s student newspaper, The Buccaneer, plans to transfer to Western Washington University.
Josie Padgett tied for second prize, winning $50 for her essay “Recalibrating the Moral Compass.”
Padgett is originally from Alaska. She is passionate about animal rights, native species and protecting the environment. She is planning to finish her welding degree next spring and then pursue a degree in wildlife biology.
Devyn Turner also tied for second prize, winning $50 for her essay “Black Mesa Faces of Change.”
Turner grew up in Winslow, Ariz., living there for 14 years before her family moved to Sequim five years ago.
Devyn will be transferring to Northern Arizona University this fall.
The award money for the Outstanding English Essay Awards comes from a special donation made to the Peninsula College Foundation for specific use with the English Essay Awards.
For more information, contact Matt Teorey at 360-417-6269 or mteory@pencol.edu.
PT Rotary success
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Rotary Club has set new records for its 43rd annual auction.
Held at the end of April, the gala event raised $132,000 to provide humanitarian aid through Rotary’s local, regional and international programs.
Co-chairs Karen and Rich Ciccarone reported strong support from 20 sponsors, advertisers and hundreds of donors throughout the community, plus a vigorous cadre of volunteers from Rotary’s membership.
Attendees, who bid on hundreds of auction items ranging from luxury cruises to simulated air combat experiences, included members of all three Jefferson County Rotary clubs as well as Kiwanis Club members.
This year’s theme, Moonlight Masquerade, brought out 208 guests, many of whom arrived in lavish and colorful costume for a lively evening of dining, music and entertainment.
Funds raised by the auction are used to support Rotary’s many charitable donations, a few of which include: the winter shelter for the homeless, JC MASH free medical clinic, Port Townsend food bank, Jumping Mouse children’s counseling center, KPTZ radio, Northwest Arts Alliance and various scholarships.
This year’s Fund-A-Cause, a specific fund-raising event within the auction, raised over $30,000 and was dedicated to Camp Beausite, a rural camp for those with special needs.
At the club’s May meeting, president Karen Clemens presented a check for $34,800 to Claudia Edmondson for Camp Beausite.
Edwardson reported the camp will use the donation for a much-needed replacement of the camp’s roof.
