Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles Symphony concerts, the last West End Thunder drag races of the season, a horseback ride, dinners and artists’ presentations are among the special events scheduled on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
PORT ANGELES
Pill take-back
PORT ANGELES — Four pharmacies in Port Angeles and Sequim will participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday.
Participating pharmacies include Jim’s Pharmacy, 424 E. Second St., and Walgreens, 932 E. Front St. in Port Angeles, and Frick Drug, 609 Sequim Village Center, and Walgreens, 490 W. Washington St., in Sequim.
They will collect potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction.
For more information, phone 360-452-4200.
Fall flower show
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Garden Club will hold its standard flower show, “Memories,” at Park View Villa, 1430 Park View Lane, today and Saturday.
The show will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
This free show and horticultural competition is open to all amateur gardeners and floral designers.
The competition will be judged in accordance with the standards of National Garden Clubs Inc.
Anyone interested in horticulture, floral design, conservation, the environment and giving back to the community is encouraged to attend.
For more information, phone Mary Lou Paulson at 360-457-7701.
Scrubs for cancer
PORT ANGELES — A medical scrub sale to benefit cancer victim Liz Romero will be held at Jace The Real Estate Co., 933 E. First St., from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today.
New jackets, lab coats, shirts, pants, T-shirts and belts will be available in men’s and women’s sizes from XS to 7X.
Romero is a mother of five who has lived on the North Olympic Peninsula for more than 40 years and works at the Lower Elwha Fish Hatchery. She is fighting glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
For more information about the sale, phone 360-808-2750.
Feiro lecture set
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College biology instructor Barbara Blackie will present “Location, Location, Location: Seabirds and Prime Ocean Real Estate, Our Washington Coast” on Saturday.
Blackie’s presentation on the natural history of coastal marine birds will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Arthur D. Feiro Marine Life Center, 315 N. Lincoln St. on the Port Angeles City Pier.
Blackie also will discuss some of the findings from at-sea surveys conducted through the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and review what is known about the 2009 seabird mortality event.
A $5 donation is suggested.
To RSVP or for more information, phone 360-417-6254.
Show & Shine set
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula Dream Machines will hold its annual Show & Shine benefit car show Saturday.
The show will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St.
Show proceeds will benefit Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County.
Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. Registration is $15.
Participants will receive a free pancake breakfast with registration.
The event includes trophies for winners, dash plaques, prizes and goodie bags.
There also will be live music.
For more information, phone Ed Upton at 360-452-4837 or e-mail bjupton@olypen.com.
Oktoberfest set
PORT ANGELES — St. Andrew’s Place Assisted Living Community will hold “Oktoberfest 2010: A Toast to Our Elders” on Saturday.
The festival will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 622 S. Lincoln Ave.
Each ticket-holder will partake of a German buffet and be given three beers.
Live music and live and silent auctions are planned.
Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door.
For tickets, phone 360-417-3418 or stop by the assisted living facility at 520 E. Park Ave.
SEQUIM
Friends of the Poor
SEQUIM — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will hold its Friends of the Poor Walk at the Sequim High School track, 601 N. Sequim Ave., from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Walkers are encouraged to make a personal monetary donation and collect pledges from supporters.
Proceeds may be used for home visits, disaster relief, burial fees, clothing, transportation costs, medical expenses, food banks, thrift stores, emergency shelters, housing assistance, education, job assistance programs, youth programs and prescription drugs.
For walker registration and pledging, visit www.svdpfriendsofthepoorwalk.org.
For more information, phone Dick Conger at 360-683-2718 or e-mail rbconger@yahoo.com or eddiejo@olypen.com.
Jewelry workshop
The Sequim Public Library will offer a free jewelry-making workshop for teens in grades 7 through 12 on Saturday.
The workshop will be at 1 p.m. at the library at 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Lauren Johnson, owner of Udjat Beads in Port Angeles, will teach basic jewelry making skills and provide all supplies.
Participants will leave the workshop with pendants or earrings they’ve created themselves.
Space is limited and preregistration is required.
For more information, visit www.nols.org, e-mail sequim@nols.org or phone 360-683-1161.
Grange breakfast
SEQUIM — Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, will host a pancake breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.
The breakfast will include, ham, eggs, all-you-can-eat pancakes and juice.
Admission for adults is $5. Children younger than 10 will be admitted for $3.
A display of vintage vehicles also is planned.
For more information about the breakfast, phone 360-681-4189.
For more information on the vehicle display, phone Fred Austin at 360-457-6174.
100-Mile Harvest Dinner
SEQUIM — The Friends of the Fields 100-Mile Harvest Dinner is Sunday.
The dinner at SunLand Golf & Country Club, 109 Hilltop Drive, Sequim, will begin with a social hour at 5:30 p.m., with dinner served at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $115 per person, and none will be sold at the door.
The gourmet meal prepared by local chefs will celebrate preservation of the 60-acre Finn Hall Farm.
The dinner will feature ingredients raised on area farms, foraged from the foothills, wild-caught in the ocean and baked by local bakers.
The evening will include live music and a silent auction.
Proceeds will go toward protecting farmland in Clallam County from development.
The Friends of the Fields is a division of the North Olympic Land Trust.
Tickets for the dinner are available at the Alder Wood Bistro and Red Rooster Grocery in Sequim or Good to Go Grocery in Port Angeles, through phoning 360-681-8636 or through the website www.friendsofthefields.org.
FORKS and WEST END
Horsemen ride
LAKE CRESCENT — The Peninsula chapter of the Backcountry Horsemen is conducting its annual VIP Ride at Mount Muller on Saturday.
Riders are to bring their own horses. They will leave at 10 a.m. from the Mount Muller Horse Camp west of Lake Crescent.
A 1 ½-hour loop is offered for the casual rider, while a 4 ½-hour loop over a ridge will be available for adventurous riders and conditioned horses.
A potluck dinner will start at about 4 p.m. after riders return.
A live auction will feature such items as a registered quarter-horse filly and a trailer.
A silent auction and chicken bingo will be held after the dinner.
Luck of the Draw will play music around the campfire, starting about 7 p.m.
There is no fee for the ride, but those who want club members to pick up steak or chicken for them for the potluck will pay a fee of $5.
Participants also can bring their own meat for the barbecue. Dishes to share also are welcome and can be brought to the camp before the rides begin.
The horse camp is off U.S. Highway 101, four miles west of the Fairholm General Store on the west end of Lake Crescent.
A large Forest Service sign on the right hand side of the road says Mount Muller Trailhead.
Take a right on the dirt lane and travel one-half mile. Take a left at the end of the dirt road to the horse camp, which has corrals, camping spots and a restroom.
The public is welcome to attend.
For more information or to RSVP, phone 360-327-3611 or 360-457-0225.
West End Thunder
FORKS — West End Thunder’s last weekend of drag races for the season will be Saturday and Sunday.
The gates will open at 8:30 a.m. for the eighth-mile drag races at the Forks Municipal Airport.
The Northwest Nostalgia Top Eliminator Association will be present for its points championship.
Classic cars and trucks also will be on display at a show and shine exhibit.
Admission is $10, with children under 12 admitted free.
Show and shine entries are $15. Race entries are $30.
For more information, see www.westendthunder.com.
Garden club sale
FORKS — The Bogachiel Garden Club’s annual fall plant sale will be Sunday.
The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Auto Tech Center of the Quillayute Valley School District, which is on Forks Avenue.
For more information, phone 360-374-2126.
PORT TOWNSEND and EAST JEFFERSON COUNTY
Artist discussion
PORT TOWNSEND — Seattle artist Troy Gua will speak at the Northwind Arts Center, 2409 Jefferson St., at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Gua is part of a two-man show, “Pop This,” with Mike Leavitt, now at the Northwind Arts Center.
Their work is a variety of forms, from celebrity beach towels to cardboard shoes and morphed celebrities.
Gua’s talk is free and sponsored by the Northwind Arts Alliance, a nonprofit, all-volunteer center that promotes the arts by selling artwork and accepting donations.
For more information, visit www.northwindarts.org or phone 360-379-1086.
Mind for drummers
PORT TOWNSEND — “Beginner’s Mind for Drummers” is the next course to be offered by Zorina Wolf at the Madrona MindBody Institute, 200 Battery Way, starting today.
The sessions run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. each Friday through Oct. 29, and explore each participant’s natural rhythm and timing.
“As you relax into learning at your own pace, the group can create space for deeper intuitive understanding, self-discovery and quiet calm,” Wolf said.
“Instead of relying only on the thinking mind to drive us toward a goal, groove gives us an opportunity to be carried.”
Musical training isn’t necessary, she noted, while curiosity is a welcome ally.
The cost for the six-week series is $150.
For details, phone Madrona at 360-344-4475.
Waterfront walk
PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Peninsula Explorers will hold a Port Townsend Waterfront Walk on Saturday.
Registration will be at 9 a.m. at Swain’s Outdoor, 1121 Water St.
A car pool will leave from the Sequim QFC parking lot at 8:15 a.m.
Participants can choose either a 3.1-mile or 6.2-mile route.
For more information, phone Frances Johnson at 360-385-5861.
Nature walk slated
PORT HADLOCK — Sunfield Land for Learning will host its monthly nature walk, “Reading the Landscape and Recognizing Local Birds,” today.
The free walk will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the school at 10903 Rhody Drive.
The walk is free and open to the public.
During the walk, visitors will have an opportunity to stroll and enjoy Sunfield’s varied terrain, including wetlands, fields and forest, to identify plant and birds.
The walk will be led by Jude Rubin, stewardship director for Northwest Watershed Institute.
Rubin is a restoration botanist, writer and gardener. She earned a master’s degree from the Botany-Field Naturalist Program at the University of Vermont and has 16 years’ experience restoring native plant communities in the Pacific Northwest.
Attendees are asked to RSVP to 360-385-3658.
Piano duo plays
PORT LUDLOW — Keyboard Salsa will perform a musical benefit at the Beach Club, 121 Marina View Drive, at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Kathie Sharp and Kathy Morrison will perform Hungarian dances intermixed with music by Ravel — and a surprise number.
A raffle also will be held.
Tickets are $10, and raffle tickets are $1 each, six for $5 or 25 for $20.
Proceeds will go toward acquiring new sound equipment and other needs for the Beach Club.
Tickets may be purchased at the Beach Club by cash or check made out to “LMC” (Ludlow Maintenance Commission, North Bay, Port Ludlow) or by phoning Peggy Schafran at 360-437-9935.
Farmers market
PORT LUDLOW — The last Port Ludlow Farmers Market of the season will be today.
The market is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Village Market at Oak Bay and Paradise Bay roads.
Celebrate today
PORT TOWNSEND — Peninsula Credit Union will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a Membership Appreciation Day at its Port Townsend branch, 1250 W. Sims Way, today.
Activities including a free coffee and Italian soda bar staffed by a barista and pastries and cupcakes from Olympic Bakery.
There will be a gift basket drawing as well as balloons for the kids and special credit union offers.
Current and prospective Peninsula Credit Union members are welcome.
For more information, phone 360-385-5575.