Peninsula fetes moms with events this weekend

SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY events are planned Sunday (today) all across the North Olympic Peninsula:

FORKS

Mother’s Day breakfast

FORKS — The Forks Elks Lodge will host its annual Mother’s Day breakfast at the lodge, 941 Merchants Road, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.

Admission is $8 for those 12 and older, $6 for seniors and children 5-11; children 4 and younger will be admitted free.

The traditional buffet will include ham, sausage, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, pancakes, French toast, juice and coffee.

Proceeds will benefit the Elks Therapy for Children program.

JOYCE

Lions Club breakfast

JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club will offer its last breakfast of the season Sunday.

Each mother attending the Mother’s Day breakfast will receive a flower.

The breakfast will be from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the club on state Highway 112 at Holly Hill Road.

The cost is $6 for adults and $3.50 for children 12 and younger.

The menu includes eggs cooked to order, hot cakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns and ham, sausage or bacon.

PORT ANGELES

Mother’s Day brunch

PORT ANGELES — The Elks Naval Lodge will host a Mother’s Day brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.

The brunch will be at the lodge at 131 E. First St.

The cost is $16 per person, with half-price for mothers and those younger than 10.

For more information, phone 360-457-3355 or email navallodge@gmail.com.

SEQUIM

Mother’s Day brunch

SEQUIM — The Sequim Elks Lodge will host a Mother’s Day brunch for the public at 143 Port Williams Road from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children, with those younger than 5 admitted free of charge.

Scrambled eggs, link sausage, fried potatoes, fresh fruit, orange juice, waffles with strawberries and champagne will be offered.

PORT TOWNSEND

Mother’s Day swim

PORT TOWNSEND — A free afternoon “Second Sunday” Mother’s Day swim will be held at the Mountain View pool, 1919 Blaine St., beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday, with an adults-only swim, followed by a family recreation swim.

The adults-only swim will continue until 2 p.m.. From 2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m., all ages are welcome.

Children younger than 8 must be accompanied by an adult in the pool.

Each free “Second Sunday” family swim is sponsored by a local business.

PORT LUDLOW

Garden tours set

PORT LUDLOW — Chimacum Woods will offer free Mother’s Day garden tours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Tours will be of the 7-acre rhododendron woodland garden at the nursery at 2722 Thorndyke Road.

Visitors can ask rhody questions and enjoy conversation with other gardeners.

For more information, contact Beth Orling at bethorling@aol.com or 609-506-5865.

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