PORT ANGELES — Using childhood trauma as a springboard to resilience will be the focus of today’s Studium Generale, beginning at 12:30 p.m. in Peninsula College’s Little Theater.
Laura Brogden and Amie Batton will present “Adverse Childhood Experiences — A Springboard to Resilience” at the college at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Brogden is an ACEs researcher and Peninsula College Dean of Basic Skills and Corrections Education, and Batton is a basic education program specialist at the college.
Brogden will share the results of her doctoral research on resilience in community college students who have lived through childhood trauma. Batton, who grew up with trauma, will describe her journey to resilience.
For more information, contact Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.
Donations needed
SEQUIM — RE/MAX Prime is accepting donations to local Coast Guard families affected by the partial federal government shutdown.
Donations are accepted at the business at 901 W. Washington St., from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday though Friday, through Thursday, Jan. 31.
Families are in need of the following: cash or checks made out to CPOA (The Chief Petty Officers Association) a 501(c)(3); gift cards, and grocery items such as diapers, wipes and non-perishable items such as rice, soup, peanut butter, tuna or other goods.
Furloughed dinner
SEQUIM — For its monthly community dinner, Trinity United Methodist Church is extending a special welcome to federal employees and others affected by the partial shutdown of the federal government.
The free dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at the church, 100 S. Blake Ave.
Reservations are required and may be made by calling the church at 360-683-5367 between 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday before the dinner, or by email to dinnerstumc@aol.com.
The meal includes meatballs, mashed potatoes, vegetables, carrot-raisin salad, dessert and beverages.
The church presents the dinners on the last Thursday of each month.
Membership drive
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Democrats have kicked off their 2019 membership drive with a goal of 500 members.
The drive’s theme, “Our Strength is in Shared Values,” reflects the organization’s support of community members’ shared needs including health care, family wage jobs, affordable housing, accessible childcare, and clean air and water, the group said in a press release.
Annual dues are $20 for individuals aged 26 and older, and $5 for younger than 27. Funds help support candidates, issues and initiatives promoting the membership’s common values and goals, Clallam Democrats said.
Find membership forms online at www.clallamdemocrats.org; click the “members” tab. The form can be printed and mailed or dropped off in person, with a check or cash, at: Democratic Headquarters, 124-A W. First St., Port Angeles WA, or paid online via credit card or PayPal.
Judge sworn in
PORT ANGELES — Lauren M. Erickson will be sworn in as the newest Clallam County Superior Court judge at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 4.
The public is invited to the ceremony at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Erickson to the judgeship earlier this month.
She is the first woman to serve as judge in the court in its 118-year history.
She replaces Judge Erik Rohrer who has left to take office as West End District Court 2 judge, a position he won in the Nov. 6 general election with two years left on his term.
Erickson grew up in Seattle and graduated from Roosevelt High School. After graduating from the University of Washington and Seattle University Law School, she worked as a Clallam County deputy prosecuting attorney for 12 years and most recently in private practice in Port Angeles and as an administrative law judge.
System flush
SEQUIM — The city of Sequim Public Works Department will begin flushing the city’s water system starting the week of Feb. 4.
The city is flushing the system to clear out the buildup of sediment and minerals from the pipes. Residents in the area may see discoloration of their water during this time. If this occurs, a resident should run water from the faucet until it is clear.
The first phase occurs north of Washington Street to East Oak Street, from Blake Avenue to Brown Road. This phase is expected to be completed by Feb. 28.
Other areas of the city will be scheduled for flushing in the future.
For more information, call 360-683-4908.
Order plants today
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam Conservation District is accepting pre-orders for its native plant sale through today.
The district conducts the sale of native species annually.
Bare-root tree and shrub seedlings are available in bundles of 10 and 25 for $16 to $30 per bundle. Native pollinator seed packets are available as well.
Conifer seedlings include Douglas fir, grand fir, shore pine, Sitka spruce, western hemlock and western red cedar. Deciduous tree seedlings include big leaf maple, Pacific crab apple, red alder, Rocky Mountain maple and vine maple.
Deciduous shrub seedlings are available. They are blue elderberry, Indian plum, mock orange, Nootka rose, oceanspray, Oregon grape tall, Pacific ninebark, red elderberry, red flowering currant, red osier dogwood, serviceberry, snowberry, thimbleberry and twinberry.
Plants will be available for pickup March 2 at the Lazy J Tree Farm, 225 Gehrke Road.
Orders can be placed at the district’s office, 228 W. First St., Suite H, by calling 360-775-3747, ext. 5 or online at www.clallamcd.org/plant-sale.
