NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, April 22.
A marine swap meet, tours of the Western Flyer and a Spruce Railroad Trail hike are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.
For information about other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly magazine included with today’s PDN.
Information also is available in the interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT TOWNSEND
Pool discount
PORT TOWNSEND — Mountain View Pool will offer a discounted open swim from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Everyone swims for $2 at the pool, 1919 Blaine St.
The whole pool is dedicated to play. Noodles, rings and other floating toys will be available. No lap lanes will be offered.
Children younger than 8 must be accompanied by a guardian.
The swim is sponsored by the city.
For more information, phone 360-385-7665, email ascalf@cityofpt.us or visit www.cityofpt.us/pool.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — “Immigration” will be the topic for Conversation Cafe today.
Conversation Cafe meets at 11:45 a.m. every Friday at Alchemy Restaurant at Taylor and Washington streets.
Buying food is not required.
The gatherings conclude before 1:30 p.m., and all are welcome.
Western Flyer tour
PORT TOWNSEND — A public tour of the Western Flyer is scheduled Saturday.
The 72-foot purse
seiner was used by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck as a basis for The Log From the Sea of Cortez, in which marine biologist Ed Ricketts played a prominent part.
Saturday’s soft opening tour will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Shipwrights Co-op at 919 Haines Place, located in the Boat Haven across from the Blue Moose Cafe.
Weekly Saturday tours will begin May 7, scheduled at the same hours.
At that time, Tuesday and Thursday tours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. will commence and continue through the fall.
The free tours will allow visitors to walk around the boat and ask questions, but no one will be allowed on deck, according to Shipwrights Co-op partner Chris Chase.
For information on the Western Flyer Foundation, go to www.westernflyer.org.
Marine swap meet
PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwest Maritime Center will host its annual marine swap meet from
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in a new location.
This year, the Marine Thrift Swap Meet will be in the Port Townsend Boat Haven, 2601 Washington St., between Shipwrights Co-op and Taku Marine.
For more information, email Jared Scott at jared@nwmaritime.org.
Wildlife cruise
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Marine Science Center will host a spring bird migration cruise to Protection Island from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The three-hour cruise will leave from Point Hudson Marina, 103 Hudson St.
Tickets are $80 per person or $60 for members of the marine science center, the Audubon Society, Burke Museum, or the Washington Ornithological Society. Child or group rates may be arranged.
Participants will
travel with naturalist Roger Risley on the Puget Sound Express vessel The Glacier Spirit.
All proceeds from the cruises benefit the marine science center’s educational programs.
For information, call Brian Kay at 360-385-5582, email info@ptmsc.org or go to www.ptmsc.org/cruises.
PORT LUDLOW
Open garden
PORT LUDLOW — Chimacum Woods will host its spring open garden from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The gardens, which include many rhododendrons across 8 acres at 2722 Thorndyke Road, will be open for tours.
For information, call 206-383-2713 or go to www.chimacumwoods.com.
PORT HADLOCK
Historic site tour
PORT HADLOCK — A tour will be held at the recently refurbished Irondale Mill historic site from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Attendees will meet at Irondale Beach County Park in the parking lot at the end of Moore Street.
The tour at the park, 562 Moore St., will be hosted by the Friends of Chimacum Creek.
In addition, a discussion on volunteer help to refurbish the park will be held at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
For more information, contact Susie Learned at sb@seacraftclassics.com.
SEQUIM
Ready, Set, Go 5210
SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Health Community Coalition will launch a community health initiative at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Ready, Set, Go 5210! will be introduced at Sequim City Hall, 152 W. Cedar St.
The initiative is a communitywide effort to help decrease chronic disease and improve the health of adults and children alike, said Dr. Chris Frank, Clallam County public health officer, and Monica Dixon, coalition co-chair with Clallam County Commissioner Mark Ozias.
The initiative counsels that people who eat five servings of fruits and vegetables every day, do two hours or less of recreational screen time, have one hour of physical activity and zero sugar-sweetened beverages have been proven to combat both obesity and chronic disease — thus: 5210.
Attendees of the kickoff will receive materials about how to incorporate 5210 in their lives.
Dinosaur activities
SEQUIM — The Sequim Library will host special family activities, “Discoveries with Dinosaurs,” with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The activities for children ages 3 to 5 will take place at the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Children will be invited to solve scientific mysteries, participate in fossil digs and play dino-themed games.
For more information, call 360-683-1161.
Language of plants
SEQUIM — The “Volatile Language of Plants” will be presented at Nash’s Farm Store from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The free class is open to the public at the store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way.
Pam Larsen will discuss how plants, which might seem helpless, have their own ways of dealing with predators.
For more information, email patty@nashsorganicproduce.com or phone 360-681-6274.
Garden club sale
SEQUIM — The Sequim Prairie Garden Club will host its annual spring garden sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be at Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St.
This is the club’s primary fundraiser of the year. Proceeds are used to help maintain and beautify the garden park in downtown Sequim.
Hundreds of vegetable starts, annuals, perennials, shrubs and other plants will be offered for purchase.
The Garden Shed will house outdoor garden art, raffles and a bake sale.
For more information, phone 360-808-3434 or email sequimprairiegardenclub@hotmail.com.
Club open house
SEQUIM — The Clallam County Gem & Mineral Association will host its spring open house at the club’s shop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The club is in Unit 5 at 81 Hooker Road.
Club members will be available to show attendees the shop and its facilities and answer questions.
Guests can bring rocks to be identified, watch demonstrations on wire-wrapping polished stones, see facilities for metal smithing and casting, and learn how to cut and polish stones.
Coffee and cookies will be available.
For more information, visit www.sequimrocks.com or phone Scott Thornhill, club president, at 360-912-1520.
Tile flooring
SEQUIM — Home Depot will host a free class on installing tile flooring from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Home Depot is at 1145 W. Washington St.
For more information, go to www.homedepot.com.
Flea market
SEQUIM — The Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, will host a flea market and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, phone Bob Clark at 360-683-4431 or 360-808-2364.
Elks bingo
SEQUIM — The Sequim Elks Club will host bingo games from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Bingo will be played at the lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.
Minimum buy-in for the game is $10, and the Elks will offer popular bingo games, including progressive.
Players must be 18 or older.
Snacks and refreshments will be available.
All proceeds will go to the Elks scholarship program, charities supported by the Elks and lodge operating costs.
PORT ANGELES
Paper roses
PORT ANGELES — Jennifer Mora will present a class on making paper roses at the Port Angeles YMCA from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
The cost of the class is $15 for YMCA members and $20 for nonmembers at the Y, 302 S. Francis St.
Space is limited.
Participants should bring scissors for cutting paper.
Mora will supply the rest of the materials.
For more information, email JaciSheefra@yahoo.com or phone 360-477-0623.
Spruce Railroad walk
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Explorers invite area walkers to join them on the Spruce Railroad Trail at 9 a.m. Saturday for a 3.7-mile or 7.5-mile walk.
Sign-up will be at the Fairmount Restaurant, 1127 U.S. Highway 101.
The trail offers a gentle stroll along Lake Crescent’s north shore.
Mostly following the old abandoned railroad grade, it skirts two tunnels and offers views of Lake Crescent and a host of other landmarks.
Parts of the trail are rocky and sometimes a bit muddy. Restrooms are at the trailhead. No pets are permitted on this walk.
This walk is open to all, no charge, unless walkers want credit from the American Volkssport Association.
Maps will be available at the sign-up point for the walk, including directions to the start point.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own water, a camera and walking sticks.
For information, contact George Christensen at 360-697-2172.
Spring bake sale
PORT ANGELES — Sons of Norway Olympic Lodge No. 37 will host a spring luncheon and bake sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will feature homemade Scandinavian baked goods, including cookies, breads, pies, krumkake and lefse at the lodge at 131 W. Fifth St.
The lunch menu is split pea, sausage and vegetable soups; baked potatoes with toppings; and pie by the slice.
If supplies are exhausted, the luncheon will close before 3 p.m.
Rummage sale
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Lions Club will host its annual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St.
Funds raised from the sale will benefit the community through Lions service projects such as sight and hearing assistance, health screening and wheelchair ramps.
BLOCKfest
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School District will host BLOCKfest at Jefferson Elementary School, 218 E. 12th St., this Saturday and at Dry Creek Elementary School, 25 Rife Road, on Saturday, May 7.
The sessions for both dates will start at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Activities will focus on math and science education for children 8 months to 8 years old.
Registration is required. To register, contact the Parenting Matters Foundation at 360-681-2250 or email nicole@firstteacher.org.
For more information, phone the Parenting Matters Foundation or contact Tina Smith-O’Hara at 360-565-3703 or tsmithohara@portangelesschools.org.
Neighborhood cleanup
PORT ANGELES — Hope After Heroin will host a neighborhood cleanup from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday.
Volunteers will meet at the Fairmount Restaurant, 1127 U.S. Highway 101, and pick up garbage in the neighborhood.
The public is invited.
For more information, go to www.facebook.com/hopeafterheroin1, call Laurie Blake at 360-808-6584 or email HopeAfterHeroin1@gmail.com.
JOYCE
Lions breakfast
JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club will host a benefit breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.
Breakfasts are held every Sunday through May 8 at the club on state Highway 112 and Holly Hill Road.
The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children 12 and younger.
The menu includes eggs cooked to order, hot cakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, ham, sausage, bacon and coffee.
Proceeds help Crescent Bay Lions members support Crescent school yearbooks, scholarships for Crescent High School seniors, holiday food baskets, glasses for the needy and other community projects.
FORKS
Blood drive
FORKS — The Forks Elks Lodge will host a blood drive today.
Hours will be from 11 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the lodge at 941 Merchants Road.
Marathon bingo
FORKS — Forks Elks Lodge will host marathon bingo from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Most games at the lodge at 941 Merchants Road will cost a quarter to play.
Food will be available for purchase.
Children are welcome with supervision.
All proceeds will benefit the Tall Elks Children’s Therapy Program.
1970s reunion
FORKS — The Forks Elks will host the third annual Forks High School All-70s Reunion at noon Saturday.
Admission will be $20 per person at the lodge at 941 Merchants Road.
Graduates from the 1970s are welcome, as well as those who graduated a little before 1970 or after 1979.
For more information, call Christi Baron at 360-640-2132.