‘The Boys of 36’ to screen today in PA
PORT ANGELES — A free pre-screening of the PBS documentary, “The Boys of ’36” will be hosted by the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association today.
The event will be held at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., with doors at 6:30 p.m. and the film at 7 p.m.
This PBS movie, part of the American Experience series, documents the story of nine working class young men from the University of Washington who took the rowing world and the nation by storm when they captured the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Berlin.
Inspired by the best-selling book by Daniel James Brown, The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the movie features interviews with author Brown, as well as surviving children of the 1936 Washington team.
One of the “boys, Joe Rantz, has a direct connection to the Olympic Peninsula, having lived in the Sequim area during his youth where he met his wife, Joyce (Simdars), and was a student at Sequim High School.
Joe’s daughter, Judy Rantz Willman, is one of the adult children featured in the interviews in this movie.
Willman serves on the board of the association and will be on hand to introduce the special event.
The film will premiere on PBS (KCTS-9) at 9 p.m. Tuesday Aug. 2.
For more information, email
oprayouthadultrowing@gmail.com.
Youth football
CHIMACUM — Registration for Chimacum Youth Football and Cheerleading will be held at H.J. Carroll Park from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6-7.
Gear will be issued the following weekend, with the first practice set for Monday, Aug. 15.
Participation is open to those in grades 1-6.
There is an $80 registration fee for football and a $100 refundable deposit for equipment. Bring a copy of the player’s birth certificate.
There is a $35 registration fee for cheer plus the cost of a uniform.
Coaches and volunteers are needed.
For more information, phone Darrin Dotson at 360-990-8417 or email
dotsondl29@yahoo.com.
PT football, cheer
PORT TOWNSEND — Online registration for the Port Townsend Braves youth football and cheerleading programs is available by clicking the “Registration” tab at www.ptbraves.com.
The season’s first practice will be held at Blue Heron Middle School at 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15.
Onsite registration will be available at the program’s practices which will run Monday through Friday.
Coaches, team moms or dads and volunteers also are sought.
Cheerleading fees are $65.
Football fees are $50 per player, or $25 apiece for two or more players.
For more information, visit www.ptbraves.com or phone commissioner Camron Jevne at 360-301-0453 or email cameronjevne@gmail.com.
