NEWS BRIEFS: Firefighters knock down hay fire southwest of Sequim . . . and other items

SEQUIM — Clallam County Fire District No. 3 extinguished a hay fire in a Gellor Road barn southwest of Sequim on Thursday.

Crews knocked down the 10-foot-by-10-foot fire before it spread, District No. 3 Capt. Chris Turner said.

“It was a good stop,” Turner said.

“There were priceless antiques in that barn.”

The fire was reported in the 600 block of Gellor Road off Blue Mountain Road at about 1 p.m.

The property owners were out of town.

The cause of the fire was undetermined.

Fire District No. 3 responded with two engines, two tenders, one medical unit and about 15 personnel, Turner said.

Scholarship awards

PORT TOWNSEND — AAUW Port Townsend and its affiliate, the University Women’s Foundation of Jefferson County, will present $49,000 in scholarships and awards to young women in East Jefferson County on Saturday, May 14.

The presentations will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St.

Awards will be given to college, high school and middle school students.

For more information on AAUW projects and membership, visit http://pt-wa.aauw.net or contact Anne Englander at 360-390-5896.

Makah presentation

PORT ANGELES — Maria Pascua, Makah language teacher, will tell of Makah relationships to the “Land, Stars and Night Sky” on Thursday.

She will speak from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Little Theater at the Peninsula College Port Angeles campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

Pascua, a Makah tribal member, has worked with the Makah Language Program since 1978.

This event is sponsored by House of Learning Longhouse and Peninsula College Instruction.

As part of the college’s Visiting Elder Project, Pascua’s presentation will allow students and faculty at Peninsula College as well as the community to benefit from the teaching and perspectives that area tribal elders can offer to enrich students’ education and enlarge their world, said Sadie Crowe, longhouse coordinator.

Police memorabilia

SEQUIM — The Sequim Police Department has worked with the Museum & Arts Center to develop a display of Sequim police memorabilia, including old uniforms, radios and duty gear.

The memorabilia will be on exhibit through this month at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St.

The display was produced to commemorate National Police Week, which begins May 15.

The Civic Center is open for regular business hours Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Meeting change

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School Board has postponed its upcoming meeting.

The meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday, will now take place Thursday, May 19, with an executive session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular meeting at 7 p.m.

It will be at the Central Services Building, 216 E. Fourth St.

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Fellowship speaker set this Sunday

PORT ANGELES — Doug Benecke will speak at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

According to a news release: “Benecke is a lifelong musician and student of the human spirit. Holding a religion degree from Oberlin College, he works daily as an addictions counselor.”

Benecke will speak on “how we may honor our mothers and the universal Mother Spirit in our daily lives,” the release said.

The fellowship is located at 73 Howe Road.

For more information, visit www.olympicuuf.org or phone 360-417-2665.

Prayer breakfast

PORT ANGELES — The 18th annual Community Prayer Breakfast will be held Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

The event will be in the St. Anne Room at Queen of Angels Catholic Church, 209 W. 11th St.

Carl Gay will speak on “The Power of Prayer in Prison Ministry.”

Gay, who has practiced law in Port Angeles since 1979, will share his experience as a lay leader in ministry at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center since 2005.

Michael Rivers will performing music.

Rivers studied music at Valparaiso University and Berklee College, and founded the Peninsula Men’s Gospel Singers in 2003 and has directed it since.

The breakfast is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles and is prepared by the Knights of Columbus.

Tickets are $9 and are available at KONP at 721​ E. First St., from Kiwanis Club members and at the door.

Seating is limited.

For more information, contact Cal Mogck at 360-683-4934.

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