National Ranger Day and free entrance to Olympic National Park, the American Association of University Women Kitchen Tour of Marrowstone Island homes, a Loyalty Parade in Brinnon and a free Dump Day in Port Angeles are among the huge variety of events planned this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Olympic National Park
Special activities for children are scheduled on National Junior Ranger Day on Saturday during the last weekend of National Park Week, when entrance fees to Olympic National Park are waived.
National Ranger Day events are planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mount Angeles Road, Port Angeles.
Park entrance fees will be waived through Sunday.
On Saturday, 40-minute ranger-guided walks will start from the center at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Microscopes will be set up for close-up views of insects and plants, the Children’s Discovery Room will be open and the park’s orientation film will be shown.
The park’s pack mules will be on display from 11 a.m. to noon.
Children must be accompanied by adults.
For information about Junior Ranger Day, phone 360-565-3146.
For information about National Park Week, phone 360-452-0330.
PORT ANGELES
Dump Day benefit
PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles’ annual Benefit Dump Day will be held at the regional transfer station, 3501 W. 18th St., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Yard waste, tires, large appliances and other metals will be recycled.
Cash donations of $10 per load will be accepted for the Port Angeles Food Bank in lieu of regular transfer station fees.
Checks and cash are the only accepted forms of payment.
Loads are limited to one per household and to no greater than a three-quarter-ton truck or a 5-by-8-foot trailer.
Tires, metals and yard waste must be separated.
There is a limit of up to four tires and four appliances per household.
Before going to the dump, visit www.2good2toss.com to try and sell or give items away.
For more information, phone the Solid Waste Division at 360-417-4874 or visit www.cityofpa.us/transferstation.htm.
Student health fair
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College nursing students will present a health fair at the college Pirate Union Building, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today.
There will be information and demonstrations on blood pressure testing, exercise, birth control, sexually transmitted infection information, child safety issues, nutrition, smoking, stress, sleep, substance abuse and MRSA.
The event is free and open to the public.
Magic of Cinema
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College’s Magic of Cinema film series will screen “Flow,” a documentary on the world water crisis at 7 tonight in the Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
A short discussion led by Peninsula College faculty Barbara Blackie and Bruce Hattendorf will follow the film.
Admission is $5 or $1 with a Peninsula College student ID.
For more information, e-mail Hattendorf at bhattendorf@pencol.edu.
Flea market slated
PORT ANGELES — Dry Creek Grange’s annual spring flea market will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the grange, 3520 W. Edgewood Drive today.
Proceeds go toward grange maintenance.
For more information, phone 360-452-2279 or 360-452-4919.
Dinner and auction
PORT ANGELES — Lighthouse Christian Church’s Storehouse Ministry will hold a “South of the Border” dinner and auction at 6 tonight.
The church is located at 304 Viewcrest Ave.
Proceeds will go toward the purchase of a food storage refrigerator for donated food items.
For more information or to purchase tickets, phone 360-452-8909.
Tasty tamales
PORT ANGELES — Forks resident Manuela Velasquez will discuss the history of corn and demonstrate the secret to making the perfect tamale at the Peninsula College Longhouse, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. today.
Participants will be invited to taste the tamales.
Velasquez is the president of the Forks Hispanic Family Association.
The workshop is co-sponsored by Peninsula College and the Forks Hispanic Family Association and is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education.
College-Bound Scholarship
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., will host an informational event on the College-Bound Scholarship program from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The income-based scholarship is for up to fours years of tuition and $500 per year for books at an approved state community college, vocational/technical school or university.
Parents and guardians can sign up their seventh- and eighth-grade students for the program during the event.
Seventh- through 10th-graders who are already signed up can learn more about support services and preparing to seek the scholarship.
To see if your student is eligible and to apply online, visit www.hecb.wa.gov/collegebound.
For more information, phone Alyson Rotter, College Bound Scholarship counselor for the College Success Foundation, at 360-405-5807 or e-mail her at arotter@collegesuccessfoundation.
‘Star Wars’ at PA library
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., will offer a “Star Wars” event at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Attendees will watch “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” build lightsabers, play “Star Wars” trivia and compete at “Lego Star Wars” on the Nintendo Wii.
Participants are encouraged to attend dressed as their favorite “Star Wars” character.
All ages are welcome.
For more information, phone 360-417-8502, e-mail kids@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
School auction
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Christian School will hold its 19th annual silent auction at Independent Bible Church, 116 E. Ahlvers Road, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Food will be sold.
For more information, phone 360-457-4640.
Community shred
PORT ANGELES — The Eastside First Federal branch, 1603 E. First St., will host a free community shredding event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
The public can securely dispose of sensitive documents such as old tax returns or papers that show Social Security numbers or other personal information..
LeMay Mobile Shredding will shred the papers on site.
First Federal security personnel will be on hand to answer questions and provide information on identity theft.
Library open mic set
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., will hold an open mic night for young adults at 7 tonight.
Poets and musicians can share their work at the free event, which is being held to celebrate Poetry Month.
To reserve a spot, phone the youth services department at 360-417-8502 or e-mail kids@nols.org.
Survivors social
PORT ANGELES — Organizers of the Port Angeles Relay For Life will host the 2010 Survivor “Mad Hatter” Social from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
It will be at the Orchards on Fourteenth, off West 14th and South Butler streets.
Cancer survivors, their caregivers and loved ones are all invited to attend.
Attendees should wear their craziest hat as there will be a prize for best hat.
Food and drinks will be served and there will be prizes and games.
The 2010 Port Angeles Relay For Life will be held at the Clallam County Fairgrounds from 3 p.m. to 3 p.m. on June 11-12.
For more information, phone Tami Brothers at 360-460-5960, e-mail tami@nti4u.com or phone Nancy White at 360-670-9496.
Operation Uplift
PORT ANGELES — Operation Uplift’s annual kickoff celebration will be at 6 p.m. today.
Women cancer survivors are invited to the Sons of Norway Hall, 131 W. Fifth St., to meet other survivors and hear about the free Operation Uplift events planned this year.
Horse ride
PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Chapter of the Backcountry Horsemen will host a ride at Salt Creek Recreation Area on Saturday.
The ride will be at 9 a.m., followed by a potluck from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Riders are urged to bring a jar of spaghetti sauce and a side dish for the spaghetti feed, as well as their own utensils, chairs and beverages — and of course, their horses.
To get to the area, travel west of Port Angeles to state Highway 112, turn right and go 7.5 miles to Camp Hayden Road, then drive four miles to Salt Creek Recreation Area.
For more information, phone Kat Sample at 360-457-0225 or 360-452-5518.
Reunion planning
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School class of 1960 will hold a reunion planning meeting at Peninsula Golf Club, 824 S. Lindberg Road, at 12:30 p.m. today.
The reunion is set for Friday and Saturday, July 30-31.
For more information, phone Sherry Hunt Phillips at 360-683-3969 or Cindy Bruch Schlaffman at 360-452-7955.
EMT testing set
PORT ANGELES — A pair of National Registry Emergency Medical Technician licensing tests will be held at the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center, 905 W. Ninth St., at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.
The tests will be given in Room 207 through the new Pearson VUE Testing Center.
The opportunity to take the test locally is possible through a partnership between Peninsula College and the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center.
For more information on emergency medical services training opportunities and testing dates, phone Trudy Robbins, program coordinator for Peninsula College Continuing Education, at 360-417-6452 or e-mail trobbins@pencol.edu.
Youth volunteering
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., is offering two volunteer opportunities for youths in grades 6-12 to earn service hours by helping at the library.
The volunteer Saturdays are set for this Saturday and May 29.
Participants can help the library by dusting shelves, cleaning books and straightening up.
Sign-up sheets are available at the youth services department.
For more information, phone 360-417-8502, e-mail kids@nols.org, or visit www.nols.org or the NOLS page on Facebook.
Boaters courses
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office will hold the first of three Adventures in Boating boater education courses in the Clallam County Commissioner’s meeting room at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The state Boater Education Law requires anyone 30 and younger operating a marine vessel in the state to have a valid boater education card. By 2014, every boater born after Dec. 31, 1954, will be required to obtain a card.
The eight-hour Adventures in Boating course is open to anyone 12 and older.
It is classroom only, with no on-the-water time.
Cost is $20 but is free to those 17 and younger.
Courses also will be offered on two other Saturdays, May 8 and June 12.
For more information or to reserve a space, e-mail jboyd@co.clallam.wa.us or phone 360-417-2435.
SEQUIM
MAC Nite
SEQUIM — The Museum & Arts Center’s MAC Nite fundraising dinner and auction will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Sunland Golf and Country Club clubhouse, 109 Hilltop Drive, on Saturday.
Tickets, which were being sold through Thursday, cost $65 per person or $650 for a corporate table for eight, available at the Museum & Arts Center, 175 W. Cedar St., or by phone at 360-681-2257.
Proceeds will fund painting of the historic Dungeness Schoolhouse at 2781 Towne Road in Sequim and museum operations.
Girls night out
SEQUIM — The Greywolf Elementary Parent Teacher Association will hold a girl’s night out fundraiser in the school’s gymnasium, 171 Carlsborg Road, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today.
About 20 direct sale companies like Avon, Tupperware and Creative Memories will take orders and some will have items for sale on site.
A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to the PTA.
“Mocktails” and appetizers will be served.
For more information, phone Andrea Cortani at 360-683-0762 or 360-461-5487.
Totem pole tales
SEQUIM — Jamestown S’Klallam tribal member Eric Adams will present “The Story of the Jamestown Tribe’s Totem Poles” at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, at 6:30 p.m. today.
The Jamestown tribe’s totem poles use symbols, usually in animal form, to describe an event, tell a story or share one of the tribe’s legends.
Each pole is unique and requires years of planning and carving. They are made at the tribe’s carving shed, the “House of Myths,” in Blyn.
A donation of $10 is requested and will go toward supporting the education programs at the Dungeness River Audubon Center.
For more information, phone 360-681-4867, or visit www.dungenessrivercenter.org.
Horse training
SEQUIM — Native Horsemanship Riding Center, located on Taylor Cutoff Road, will hold its annual free volunteer training clinic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
North American Riding for the Handicapped Association certified riding instructor Yvette TwoRabbits Ludwar will instruct attendees on proper handling and safety with horses.
Snacks and drinks will be provided.
For more information, phone 360-582-0907.
Plant sale set
SEQUIM — The Sequim Prairie Garden Club plant sale and raffle fundraiser will be at Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St., from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Tomato plants, annuals, perennials, vegetable starts, bulbs, shrubs, yard art and other garden items will be available.
Proceeds will help maintain and beautify Pioneer Memorial Park.
Volkssport walk
SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula Explorer’s Volkssport Club will hold a “Game Farm walk” beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Walkers will meet at QFC, 990 E. Washington St., to begin the walk through the Sequim valley.
For more information, phone Mary Allen Clark at 360-452-0593.
Healthy habits
SEQUIM — A free class, “Healthy Habits and Weight Loss,” will be presented at Botanical Touch today.
The class will be from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 115 N. Sequim Ave.
Another class, “Five Herbs to Nourish Your Body,” is set at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
For more information, phone 360-683-2050.
MARROWSTONE ISLAND
AAUW Kitchen Tour
NORDLAND — The American Association of University Women Kitchen Tour of 10 Marrowstone Island homes is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Advance tickets are $14 for the self-guided tour.
They are available at Dana Pointe Interiors, 62 Village Way in Port Ludlow, and in Port Townsend at Dream City Market and Cafe, 1038 Water St.; The Green Eyeshade, 720 Water St.; and the Kitchen and Bath Studio, 2009 Fourth St., Suite B.
Attendees can begin their kitchen tour at the Nordland Garden Club on Garden Club Road, where day-of-tour tickets will be sold for $18.
Light refreshments will be served and kitchen design seminars will be held.
Raffle baskets will be available.
All proceeds go toward AAUW scholarships and community education projects.
For more information, phone 360-379-6454.
PORT TOWNSEND
Author reads in PT
PORT TOWNSEND — Author Patrick Jennings will read and share stories at a celebration of the publication of his new book, Guinea Dog, at the Port Townsend Library, 1220 Lawrence St., from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The book is about a boy named Rufus who dreams of getting a dog for a pet.
His father is reluctant, since dogs whine, gnaw, bark, beg and drool.
His mother surprises him with a guinea pig, but everyone in the family is surprised when the guinea pig starts to exhibit dog-like behavior, barking and eating Rufus’ homework.
Jennings lives in Port Townsend and is the author of other children’s books.
Copies of Guinea Dog will be sold.
For more information, phone 360-385-3181.
Scandia dinner
PORT TOWNSEND — The Daughters of Norway, Thea Foss Lodge No. 45, will host its annual sixth annual Scandia Dinner at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1335 Blaine St., at 6 p.m. today.
The meal includes Scandinavian meatballs and gravy, carrots, lefse (a Norweigan flatbread), pickled herring, salad and desserts.
There will be entertainment, music and free drawings.
Tickets are $15 and are available at Maricee Fashions, 913 Water St., or by phoning 360-379-2612 or 360-379-1802.
Senior project tea
PORT TOWNSEND — A “High Tea for Peace” to support the work of Greg Mortensen’s Central Asia Institute will be held at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., at 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
The nonprofit institute works to build schools for girls in remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
A brief program will be presented and tea and goodies will be served.
Tickets are $5 at the door.
The event was organized by Port Townsend High School senior Breanna Hemsley as her senior project.
For more information, phone Hemsley at 360-301-9264.
Birding cruises set
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Marine Science Center boat tours focusing on the spring bird migration will be held this Saturday and on Saturday, May 1.
“For 17 years we’ve featured Protection Island as the primary destination for our wildlife cruises,” said Anne Murphy, executive director for the science center.
“We may also explore other parts of the central Salish Sea too, depending upon the weather. “
Tours will be aboard Puget Sound Express’ enclosed Glacier Spirit motor yacht.
The boat will depart from Point Hudson Marina in Port Townsend at 1 p.m. and return at about 4 p.m.
Tickets are $55 per person, or $50 for members of the marine science center, the Burke Museum, or the Audubon or Washington Ornithological societies. The fee is $10 less for children 2 to 10 years old.
For reservations, phone 360-385-5582, ext. 104, or 800-566-3932 or e-mail cruises@ptmsc.org.
Farm to School films
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Farm to School Coalition will present two films Sunday SEmD “Two Angry Moms” and “Stepping Up the Plate” SEmD beginning at 1 p.m. at the Rose Theatre, 235 Taylor St.
“Two Angry Moms” raises questions about the food served in school and explores the roles the federal government, corporate interests, school administration and parents play in the feeding of school children.
“Stepping up to the Plate” follows the efforts of school districts in Olympia and the Methow Valley as they work to bring fresh vegetables to schools through farm-to-school programs.
Tickets, which are $5, can be purchased at the Food Co-op, 414 Kearney St., Port Townsend, or through members of the coalition.
For more information, go to www.jcfarm2school.org.
PORT HADLOCK
Clash of the counties
PORT HADLOCK — Chess players from across the North Olympic Peninsula can compete in a Clallam County vs. Jefferson County team chess match Saturday.
The free county chess matches are scheduled for the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave.
Registration runs from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., with matches beginning at noon.
Attendees are asked to bring tournament sets and boards and a chess clock if possible.
Organizers will attempt to form two teams from each county, with extra players paired up by skill level.
Players from Clallam County should phone Jack Anderson at 360-681-8481.
Jefferson County players should phone Stephen Chase at 360-385-3457.
Boat school garage sale
PORT HADLOCK — The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding will conduct a garage sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be at the site of the Community Boat Building Project, 42 N. Water St., in lower Port Hadlock.
It is a fundraiser for the high school “Puget Sound Voyagers” program’s upcoming sea voyage and Pacific Challenge.
For more information, phone Nicole Chimenti at 360-379-9220.
Waldorf School tour
PORT HADLOCK — Sunfield Waldorf School, on Sunfield Lane off Rhody Drive, will host a tour of the school and a sampling of program offerings from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
An introduction and overview of Waldorf education will open the program.
Participants will visit classrooms and tour the farm where students take care of animals, collect eggs, milk goats and help in the gardens.
Sunfield Waldorf School, which has 78 students, is enrolling for fall 2010 classes that range from preschool/kindergarten for ages 3 to 6 through grade seven.
For more information, phone Sunfield School at 360-385-3658 or visit www.sunfieldfarm.org.
CHIMACUM
Service project set
CHIMACUM — A service-in-action project will be held at H.J. Carroll Park, off state Highway 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Buses will leave the Port Townsend Park and Ride at 8:55 a.m.
The public is invited.
For more information, e-mail Eva Holm at eva@olympus.net.
Pancake breakfast
CHIMACUM — The Chimacum Helpers, a fire department auxiliary group, will serve a pancake breakfast at the Wally Westergaard fire station, 9193 Rhody Drive, from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday.
Pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice and coffee will be served.
Cost for adults is $7.50; children 6-12, $5; and those 5 and younger free.
Children are encouraged to attend and participate in the Pancake Toss.
Prizes will be awarded.
Helpers will use proceeds to buy items such as radios, medical equipment and educational materials.
PORT LUDOW
Boat sale slated
PORT LUDLOW — A “For Sale by Owner” boat show for the individual boat buyer and seller is planned at the Port Ludlow Marina, 1 Gull Drive, on Saturday.
The show will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The show will include privately owned boats in the water and on trailers. It is not open to brokers; however individual owners whose boats are listed with brokers are welcome to show their own boats.
Boat owners should come to the show prepared to stay with their boats during the day to answer visitor’s questions.
Sellers should provide a flier to explain the virtues of their vessel.
This show will also feature a Flea Market/Marine Swap under the covered pavilion at the neighboring Port Ludlow Resort.
Boat owners not moored at Port Ludlow wanting to show their boats will pay a $20 fee, plus their moorage.
Current permanent marina tenants, trailer boats, dinghies and kayaks on the shore will pay a $20 fee per boat for participating.
Flea Market/Marine Swap participants will pay $15 for a 10-by-10-foot area under the covered pavilion.
Boaters must make advance reservations to be guaranteed a spot to show their boat.
For more information or to make reservations, phone at 360-437-0513 or 800-308-7991, or e-mail kward@portludlowresort.com
BRINNON
Loyalty parade
BRINNON — Brinnon VFW Post 10706 will host its annual “Loyalty Day” parade through downtown at 1 p.m. today.
It will be followed by a ceremony honoring veterans.
The VFW Ladies Auxiliary will provide a free light lunch to the public at the Brinnon Booster Club, 151 Corey Lane, following the ceremony.
For more information, phone 360-796-4040.
Spring auction
BRINNON — The Brinnon Parent Teacher Organization will host its 25th annual Spring Auction in the Brinnon School Gymnasium, 46 Schoolhouse Road, on Saturday.
Auctioneer Gary Leavitt returns this year to hawk items such as tickets to Emerald Downs, motel stays, rounds of golf and firewood.
The silent auction portion of the event begins at 11 a.m.
Live entertainment with a local vocalist runs from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.
The live auction begins at 1 p.m.
Concessions will be available, including “Angela’s Famous Baked Potato Bar.”
WEST END
Blue grass and barbecue
FORKS — The Forks Abuse Program will sponsor a Fun Fundraiser Blue Grass and BBQ on Saturday.
It will be from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Forks Elks Lodge, 941 Merchant Road.
Advance tickets are $20.
Nadina and Crescent Blue will play bluegrass music; Texas-style barbecue will be served.
For tickets, phone 360-374-6411.
Boating safety
FORKS — The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will hold a boating safety class at the Department of Natural Resources building conference room, 411 Tillicum Lane, at 6 p.m. today and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
This class will satisfy the Washington State Boater Education Law that requires anyone operating a marine vessel in the state to have a valid boater education card.
By 2014, every boater born after Dec. 31, 1954, will be required to obtain a card.
The course is $25 plus $10 for the Boater Education Card.
Fees are payable at the beginning of class.
For more information, or to register, phone Coast Guard Station Quillayute River at 360-374-6469 or e-mail Chief Ty Farrell at ty.j.farrell@uscg.mil.