River Center announces upcoming events

The Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road in Sequim, has scheduled four classes for February and March. Call the River Center at 681-4076 for more information or to register for classes. The classes include:

Bird Nest Box Building Class. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, Cost $15 per person, or $12.50 per person for two or more participants.

Introduction to Bird Carving: How to Carve an Antique Decoy. 11 a..m.-3 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 27, Cost $40 per person, plus $20 for materials and carving knife. Ken Campbell, master bird carver, teaches how to _carve birds.

Introduction to Birds and Birding. March 3 to April 7, six Monday mornings, 9-11 a.m. Cost $40 for members of the River Center partners, $60 for non-members.

Early Spring Birds of the North Olympic Peninsula. March 6 to April 10, six Thursday mornings, 9 -11:30 a.m. Cost $40 for members of the River Center partners, $60 for non-members.



Senior menu

Here are the Sequim Senior Nutrition Site menus, served at 4:30 p.m. at Suncrest Village Retirement Apartments, 251 S. Fifth Ave. Suggested donation $3. Menus are subject to change.

Wednesday Feb. 20 - Porcupine meatballs, steamed rice/barley, Harvard beets, melon slice, fruit crisp

Thursday Feb. 21 - cook's choice

Friday Feb. 22 - cheese lasagna, Italian mix vegetables, garlic bread, tossed green salad

Monday Feb. 25 - tuna noodle casserole, baked tomato broccoli salad, fruit cup

Tuesday Feb. 26 - orange chicken, rice pilaf, Japanese mix vegetables, tossed salad, pears with raspberry sauce.



Guild for Children's

Hospital hosts bunco

Sequim Guild of Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center hosts an afternoon of fun, food, bunco and prizes Feb. 29.

Refreshments and socializing begin at 12:30 p.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim.

Bunco is a game of dice, luck and prizes. Prizes donated by members and local businesses will be awarded to winners of various categories. Members of the guild will serve salads, sandwiches, fruits, cheeses and desserts.

Proceeds from the fundraising event will be sent to Children's Hospital for its uncompensated care fund, which offsets the costs for children whose families are unable to afford the medical treatments.

During the last fiscal year, the hospital served 1,050 children from Clallam County and the uncompensated care fund offset $344,791 in costs on behalf of many of those patients. In turn, the five guilds in the county were able to contribute nearly $50,000 toward that fund.

Donations of $10 per person may be paid at the door. Participants should make reservations by calling 461-3517.

The Sequim Guild welcomes new members as well as donations of time, money, talents or items needed at Children's Hospital.

Call 683-7185 or 683-5054.



Blood drives

• 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25, in the Port Angeles Library community room, 2210 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles. Lunch break is noon-1 p.m.

• 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, in the dining room at the Veterans Center, 216 S. Francis St., Port Angeles. Lunch break is 1-2 p.m.

For more information, call 800-398-7888.