Sourdough bread, vintage trailers, photographer meet-and-greet among Peninsula attractions

EDITOR’S NOTE: The day of the Bless the Beasts and Children fun run in Port Townsend has been corrected.

Sourdough bread making, a gathering of vintage trailers and a meet-and-greet with a published photographer are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Information also is available on the interactive calendar at www.peninsula dailynews.com.

Artist trading cards

North Olympic Library System will host artist trading card events in Port Angeles and Sequim.

The events will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., and from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.

Artist trading cards are 2½-inches-by-3½-inches and are decorated for trading.

Each artist will make six duplicate cards. One will be displayed by the library system — which oversees public libraries in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and Clallam Bay — and each of the other five will be mailed to one of 11 other libraries across the nation.

When the library receives cards from other libraries, they will be displayed until Jan. 23, when each participant may pick up the person’s original card and the five cards exchanged from other libraries.

Teens and adults are invited to this free program.

Cards and art supplies will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring materials as well.

For more information, call 360-417-8500 or visit www.nols.org.

Sourdough classes

Victoria Redhead Miller will lead free sourdough starter classes in Clallam Bay and Forks.

The classes will be at 1 p.m. today at Clallam Bay Library, 16990 state Highway 112, and at 4 p.m. Saturday at Forks Library, 171 Forks Ave.

Registration is required to attend. To register, visit the North Olympic Library System website at www.nols.org. The library system oversees public libraries in Clallam Bay, Forks, Port Angeles and Sequim.

Sourdough starter — which is activated by wild yeast — can be used for making a lot more than just loaf breads and pizza, according to a news release.

Participants are invited to bring their own wide-mouthed, pint-sized jars and a lid, but jars will be available at the event.

For more information, email discover@nols.org or visit the website.

PORT ANGELES

Veterans’ memorial

PORT ANGELES — A veterans memorial is planned from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. today at Veterans Park, 217 S. Lincoln St.

The monthly memorial is conducted by Marine Corps League, Mount Olympus Detachment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Patriot Riders and National Guard.

The memorial includes reading the names of local veterans, ringing a replica of the Liberty Bell after each name, presenting a flag to a family member of one of the deceased, a rifle salute, a bugler playing taps and a piper.

Nuclear meeting

PORT ANGELES — Washington Coalition to Stop the New Nuclear Arms Race will host a meeting from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. today in the Carver Room of Port Angeles Library.

The guest speaker will be Lilly Adams from Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility.

The public is invited to this free meeting at the library at 2210 S. Peabody St.

For more information, call 360-640-0695 or email hermanabaheda@aol.com.

Photographer meeting

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park and its nonprofit partner Discover Your Northwest will host a special meet, greet and signature event featuring local, renowned large-format photographer Ross Hamilton.

The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center at 3002 Mount Angeles Road.

Hamilton has long championed the beauty of Olympic National Park and the Olympic Peninsula.

His coffee table book, “The Wilderness Trilogy,” with text authored by Janet Scharf, as well as his scenic wall calendars, posters, bookmarks, notes and postcards depict the wonders of the Peninsula and the park. These items will be available for purchase in the Olympic National Park Visitor Center bookstore.

The bookstore is operated by Discover Your Northwest, a nonprofit partner of the National Park Service that supports park programs through sales proceeds.

Visit www.discovernw.org for more information.

Genealogy society

PORT ANGELES — The Genealogy Society of Clallam County will host an open house at the society’s research center from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The public is invited to look over the facility at 402 E. Lauridsen Blvd. or do research using the organization’s books and subscription data bases. Refreshments will be served.

An “I Know Nothing About Genealogy” beginners class will be offered from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. There is no cost for the class, but donations are welcome.

Those planning to take the class are asked to call the society at 360-417-5000, or drop in to sign up.

The Genealogy Society of Clallam County is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.

For more information about the society, see www.clallamcogs.org.

Square dance lessons

PORT ANGELES — Strait Wheelers Square Dance Club will conduct square dancing lessons from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Port Angeles Senior and Community Center

Classes cost $2 and are open to all ages at the center at 328 E. Seventh St.

For more information, call Janolyn Keller, 360-670-5547 or email janolyn@olypen.com.

Stand Down 2018

PORT ANGELES — Stand Down 2018 will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds.

Stand Down is a one-day operation that is held three times per year to support homeless veterans, veterans in need and their immediate, dependent family members.

This free event at the fairgrounds at 1608 W. 16th St. is open to all veterans and brings more than 20 organizations together into one place to help connect veterans with services.

Some of the services available are medical and dental screening, colon and breast cancer screening, housing information, employment and education assistance, veteran benefits, counseling, legal aid, haircuts, food and clothing.

This all-volunteer operation is funded by donations and grants and all money is used for veterans.

Free transportation to the Stand Down is available on Clallam and Jefferson Transit buses.

For more information, call Jeff at 360-797-1791, Paul at 360-640-0296 or visit www.voicesfor veterans.org.

FORKS

Bingo games slated

FORKS — The Forks Elks Lodge will host bingo games at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Early bird sessions will start at 6:30 p.m. while regular bingo will start at 7 p.m. at the lodge at 941 Merchants Road.

Concessions will be available for purchase.

JOYCE

Fall Fizzle

JOYCE — Vintage trailer owners and enthusiasts are invited to the campground at Salt Creek Recreational Area this weekend for the fifth annual Vintage Trailer Fall Fizzle.

Reservations are advised via www.clallam.net/Parks/SaltCreek.html for trailer owners at the campground at 3506 Camp Hayden Road.

On Saturday, there will be a breakfast potluck at 9 a.m. and pumpkin carving and rock painting from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Participants are asked to bring their own pumpkins, carving tools, craft supplies and other items.

There will be a heated shelter for the potluck and decorating festivities.

For information, call Felicia at 360-457-8588.

Ice cream social

JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club will host an ice cream social from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

The free social and celebration of 40 years of community service will be held at the Lions’ clubhouse, 181 Holly Hill Road.

For more information, call Mary Lou Waitz at 360-928-3728 or email Marylou.94@ hotmail.com.

Benefit breakfast

JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club will host a benefit breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.

The public is invited to the breakfast at the Lions’ clubhouse, 181 Holly Hill Road.

The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children 12 and younger.

The menu includes eggs cooked to order, pancakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, ham, bacon, sausage, coffee, tea and orange juice.

All proceeds will go to the Crescent Bay Lions Club for scholarships and community projects.

For more information, call Mary Lou Waitz at 360-928-3728 or email Marylou.94@ hotmail.com.

SEQUIM

Saturday garden

SEQUIM — The Clallam County Master Gardeners will present a lecture by Bev Hetrick from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday.

The public is invited to this free event at Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road.

This week’s topic is “Preparing Mason Bees for the Winter.”

For more information, call Lorrie Hamilton at 360-565-2679.

Things to do

SEQUIM — Attendees can meet representatives of more than 40 clubs and organizations offering volunteer opportunities and activities in the area at “Things to do in Sequim” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

The meeting will be at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road.

Lunch will be available in the grange kitchen.

For more information, call Ted Lund at 509-536-6305.

Authors group

SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula Authors group will host a launch party for the publication of “In the Words of Olympic Peninsula Authors, Volume II” at 2 p.m. Sunday.

The launch will be at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. The free event is open to the public.

Edited by Heidi Hansen and Linda B. Myers, the 300-plus-page book includes short stories, prose and poems by 30 local authors who are awarding-winning, published and/or newly recognized for their talent. All selections in the book involve life on the Olympic Peninsula in one way or another.

The anthology will be available for purchase at $20, tax included.

Attendees can ask questions of all the authors and have their books signed. Beverages may be purchased; light refreshments will be served.

For more information, email OlympicPeninsula Authors@gmail.com.

Sequim garden club

SEQUIM — Cheri Bricker-Burnett of the Bellevue Botanical Society will be the guest speaker at the Sequim Prairie Garden Club’s next meeting on Monday.

The meeting will be from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Pioneer Memorial Park clubhouse at 387 E. Washington St. Visitors are welcome.

Bricker-Burnett will teach how to take ordinary fencing wire and create functional art. She also will demonstrate her art using special homemade tools, and about how to create artistic pieces by using simple needle-nosed pliers.

See www.sequimprairie gardenclub.org for more about the club.

Pancake breakfast

SEQUIM — The Knights of Columbus of Saint Joseph Church will host a pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday.

The breakfast will be in the church hall, 121 E. Maple St.

Donations will benefit the Coats For Kids Program.

For more information, call Mike Schmidt at 360-460-0331.

PORT TOWNSEND

Conversation Cafe

PORT TOWNSEND — Conversation Cafe will meet at 11:45 a.m. today.

The public is invited to take part in discussions at Alchemy Bistro and Wine Bar, 842 Washington St.

The topic for today’s conversation will be “Community.”

Family movie night

PORT TOWNSEND — The movie “Kubo and the Two Strings” will be shown at 6:30 tonight at the Carnegie Reading Room at Port Townsend Library.

The public is invited to the free screening at the library at 1220 Lawrence St.

This 2016 animated film is rated PG.

Animal film

PORT TOWNSEND — Quimper Animals Advocates will screen the 1995 film “Babe” from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight.

This free screening will be at the Quimper Universalist Unitarian Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.

A discussion will follow the G-rated film for those who want to stay.

Discount swim

PORT TOWNSEND — The public is invited to Mountain View Pool from 7 to 9 tonight for Discount Night.

Everyone will be admitted for $3. The whole pool is dedicated to play. Noodles, rings and other toys are available.

No lap lanes. Children younger than 8 must be accompanied by a guardian.

For information, see www.cityofpt.us/pool or call 360-385-7665.

Charity fun run

PORT TOWNSEND — The Humane Society will host a half-kilometer Bless the Beasts and Children fun run at noon Sunday.

The run will start at the Port Townsend Brewery, 330 10th St., and end at the Pourhouse, 2231 Washington St.

The proceeds will benefit several Jefferson County nonprofit organizations — the Humane Society, Jumping Mouse Children’s Center, the YMCA’s “Building Futures” Program and the Sea Scouts.

The $25 suggested donation includes race entry, T-shirt, drink token, midway snacks and entertainment.

There is no charge for children and pets.

Costumes are encouraged.

For more information or to get tickets, visit tinyurl.com/PDN-BlessTheBeasts- FunRun.

Volcano lecture

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Aero Museum will host a presentation by John Pallister from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

The topic of the lecture at the museum at 105 Airport Road is “Volcanic Disasters and Hazards to Aircraft.”

Pallister also will talk about his 30 years with the Cascades Volcano Observatory monitoring volcanoes and forecasting their eruptions.

A $10 donation is requested.

For more information, visit www.quimpergeology.org.

Thyroid disease class

PORT TOWNSEND — Elizabeth Walker will present a class on hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s disease from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The free class will be held at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.

Walker, a wellness coach and certified nutritionist, will explain how thyroid hormones work and natural methods to treat thyroid disease.

Participants are welcome to bring recent thyroid test results, if they have them, to discuss with her.

Online registration at www.tinyurl.com/ ALPs2018Fall is required.

For more information, call 301-512-6815 or email joyce.francis@q.com.

Italian film showing

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Cycle School will show “The Bicycle Thief” at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

The public is invited to the free screening at the Port Townsend School of the Arts, 236 Taylor St.

This film, considered a landmark of neorealist drama, will be presented in Italian with English sub-titles.

Non-GMO popcorn from the Port Townsend Popcorn Company will be available during the show.

Townsend travel tales

PORT TOWNSEND — The Peninsula Trails Coalition will present a lecture by Garth Schmeck from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The free lecture will be held in the Cotton Building, 607 Water St.

Schmeck’s topic, “Mountain biking the Ho Chi Minh in Laos with Rebecca Rusch,” will explore the hardships of Rusch’s mountain biking expeditions through Laos.

For more information, call 360-775-5395 or email cfinedell@gmail.com.

Ocean lecture

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Library will host a lecture by Jonathan White from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday.

The free lecture at the library at 1220 Lawrence St., will talk about White’s book, “Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean.”

For more information, email phase6productions@gmail.com or visit www. jonathanwhitewriter.com.

KCPT play

PORT TOWNSEND — Key City Public Theatre will present “Annapurna” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

The play will be at KCPT’s playhouse, 419 Washington St.

Tickets range from $6 to $11 and can be purchased by phone, email, online or at the playhouse box office.

For more information, call 360-385-5278, email sales@keycitypublictheatre or visit tinyurl.com/PDN- Annapurna-Tickets.

CHIMACUM

Quilters to meet

CHIMACUM — The Cabin Fever Quilters will meet from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.

The meeting is open to the public.

For more information, call Laura Gipso at 360-385-0441.

Farming event

CHIMACUM — Organic Seed Alliance will host the fourth annual Community Field Day and Tasting from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at its research farm at Finnriver Farm & Cidery.

Visitors at the farm at 124 Center Rod will be able to tour the field and taste varieties of organic produce from current research projects. The event is free of charge.

The organization said in its news release that it would appreciate RSVPs via tinyurl.com/PDN-Field DayTasting but they are not required.

In addition to the variety tasting, OSA will provide appetizers prepared by local chefs.

The field tour will be from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with the variety tasting and chef showcase following from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Rhody Society meeting

CHIMACUM — Hank Helm will present information on rhododendron hybrids at the meeting of the Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society at 3 p.m. Thursday.

The meeting will be in the back room of the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.

All interested persons are welcome and refreshments will be provided.

According to a news release, Helm is a member of the Western North American Species Project and has been active in many Washington rhody chapters. He is a rhody judge and frequent speaker who lives on Bainbridge Island.

PORT HADLOCK

Toddler storytime

PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Library will host toddler Storytime at 10:15 a.m. Monday.

This free early literacy program at the library at 620 Cedar Ave., is for children from 12 months to 30 months with an adult caregiver.

The program features movement, music, puppets and fingerplays as well as flannel stories and the reading of short books written with toddlers in mind.