PORT HADLOCK — The Ajax Cafe will be closed until further notice after serving dinner tonight.
Owner Kristan McCary said that she had received a warning from Jefferson County that the restaurant — which is housed in an historic building constructed in the 1880s at 21 N. Water St., Port Hadlock — would be closed Monday because of complications in upgrading its septic system.
McCary said she hopes to be able to reopen sometime in the future.
McCary and two others bought the business in 2004. She became sole owner in 2007.
Hours are from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. The phone number is 360-385-3450.
Sons of Norway
PORT ANGELES — The Sons of Norway Olympic Lodge will have a surprise speaker at 7 p.m. Monday.
A member of the lodge at 131 W. Fifth St. will share highlights of their life including dining with the president, piloting the Goodyear blimp and exploring the family’s Scandinavian heritage.
Light refreshments will be served, and all are welcome.
Mobile office
BRINNON — The state Department of Social and Health Services’ Mobile Community Services Office will make a stop at the Brinnon Community Center, 306144 U.S. Highway 101, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday.
At this event, families can apply for cash assistance, basic food assistance and medical assistance.
Attendees also can drop off paperwork, complete an eligibility review or mid-certification review, or make changes to an existing case.
For more information, email edmoncl@dshs.wa.gov or phone 877-504-2233.
Christian women
PORT ANGELES — The Christian Women’s Connection will host a luncheon on the second floor of the Port Angeles CrabHouse Restaurant, 221 N. Lincoln St., from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The cost is $16 and all-inclusive.
For reservations, phone 360-452-4343.
Raffle items sought
BRINNON — The Brinnon Food Bank is seeking raffle items for its food drive, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Halfway House parking lot, 41 Brinnon Lane.
Any items can be taken to the food bank at 151 Corey St. between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday.
For more information or to donate a raffle item, phone 360-796-4027. To make arrangements for item pickup, phone 360-701-0483.
Landing practice
COUPEVILLE — Aircraft carrier-based flight training for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is scheduled to occur at Ault Field from Tuesday to Friday.
Training is scheduled from late morning to midafternoon and evening to late night Tuesday.
From Wednesday through Friday, training is set from evening to late night.
The schedule is subject to change to meet mission requirements.
Comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to the station’s comment line at 360-257-6665 or via email at comments.NASWI@navy.mil.
All other questions can be directed to the public affairs office at 360-257-2286.
Ted Talks on prisons
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 73 Howe Road, will show a five-part short “Ted Talks” series on United States prisons from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, email Vivian Mulligan at vivian.mulligan@gmail.com.
Basket workshop
PORT ANGELES — Larry Bennett will offer workshops on pine needle basket-making on the lower level of The Landing Mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave., Oct. 15 and 16 and Nov. 12 and 13.
Both sessions are two-day workshops from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a half-hour lunch break.
The deadline for preregistration is this Wednesday for the first class and Nov. 8 for the second class.
The cost for each two-day session is $100, which includes supplies and and an instruction booklet.
Bennett has been making baskets for 35 years. His baskets have been displayed at the state capital museum in Olympia.
For more information, phone 360-912-1135 or email thebennetts@olypen.com.
Onyx players concert
PORT ANGELES — The Onyx Chamber Players will perform at the Maier Hall Concert Series in Peninsula College’s Maier Performance Hall at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students.
For more information on the Maier Hall Concert Series, call 360-417-6405.
To purchase tickets, visit www.pencol.edu/cultural-events.
PAWS program
SEQUIM — The “PAWS to Read” program will connect readers with Olympic Gentle Paws Therapy dogs at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday.
This program will be offered every second Wednesday through May.
The dogs and their trainers will listen so readers of all ages and abilities can practice their speaking skills.
For more information, phone 360-683-1161 or visit www.nols.org.
Fall seminar
SEQUIM — Janet O’Conor Camarata will present the “Restless Americans” at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 Sequim Ave., starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
The morning session from 9:30 a.m. to noon will cover “The Scots-Irish: Settlers in the Wilderness.”
The afternoon session from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. will address “Mapping An Ancestor.”
Camarata is a graduate of the University of Washington Genealogy and Family History Program with over 30 years of experience in genealogical research,
The event’s cost is $40 for members and $45 for nonmembers.
For more information and how to register, phone 360-417-5000, email askus@clallamcogs.org or visit www.clallamcogs@org.
‘Kids Create Art’
SEQUIM — The popular “Kids Create Art” program series returns to the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., this Saturday.
The programs will take place every third Saturday through May from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
The sessions are led by local artists and recommended for ages 7 to 12.
This Saturday’s session will introduce Port Gamble S’Klallam graphic artist Jeffrey Veregge sharing his portfolio, demonstrating illustration techniques and leading participants in creating a comic book cover.
There will be two sessions offered for this special program.
The first, for children ages 7-12, will occur from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The second, for those ages 13 to 21, will be from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
All materials will be provided.
The classes in the series are free, but with class sizes limited, preregistration is required.
To register, phone 360-683-1161, email youth@nols.org or visit the events calendar at www.nols.org.
Reading contest
PORT HADLOCK — As part of the Summer Reading Program at the Jefferson County Library, teens who read beyond the limit that qualified for free book prizes were given the opportunity to keep reading for a chance to win a visit to their home from the library’s Bookmobile.
A drawing was held, and the teen winner in the “Go For the Gold” reading contest was Melody Douglas, who invited her friends and family to join her for a party.
All the kids were served root beer floats, courtesy of the Friends of the Jefferson County Library, and they checked out a variety of materials on the Bookmobile.
Coast Guard scholarship
STONINGTON, Conn. — Sequim native Cameron Bluthenthal recently was awarded the Hugh Westbrook Scholarship by the Coast Guard Foundation.
Bluthenthal will attend Western Washington University in the fall.
The foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, awarded 128 new scholarships this year.
The scholarships benefit the children of enlisted men and women who are serving or have served in the U.S. Coast Guard, whether active duty, reserve, retired or deceased.
Bluthenthal is the son of DC1 Vincent Bluthenthal.
To learn more about the foundation or to help support its work, visit www.coastguardfoundation.org or phone 860-535-0786.
Student liaison
SEQUIM — The Sequim City Council recently welcomed Student Liaison Emily Straling to her first meeting.
Straling is a senior at Sequim High School, where she is taking Advance Placement and leadership classes, is captain of the basketball team and serves on the cheerleading squad.
The student liaison position was created by the City Council as a way to obtain input from students on various issues.
