Soroptimists allocate funds

Soroptimist International of Sequim announced the distribution of funds to the Peninsula College Foundation Emergency Fund Program, Sequim Community Aid, and The Gathering Place.

The Peninsula College Foundation Emergency Fund has received $20,000 to support enrolled students facing financial emergencies or unexpected expenses that lead to financial hardship.

Sequim Community Aid has been allocated $5,000, which will help provide emergency support for utilities, housing, and water.

The Gathering Place, an inclusive playground designed for children of all abilities, will benefit from a $2,500 donation, which, through a matching grant, will double the total contribution to $5,000.

More information about Soroptimist International of Sequim can be found at sisequim.org.

Craft fair and flea market

The Sequim Prairie Grange is set to hold its first event of the year — a craft fair and flea market — following a three-month renovation.

The event will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 19.

Inside the Grange, attendees can view arts and crafts, while unique items will be available for discovery outdoors.

Lunch will be served from the newly remodeled kitchen, and homemade treats will be available for purchase at the bake sale.

The Sequim Prairie Grange is located at 290 Macleay Rd.

For more information regarding the craft fair and flea market, email Sequimprairiegrange@gmail.com or contact Nancy VanWinkle at 360-808-7876.

North Kitsap Trails Connection

Linda Berry-Maraist, president of the North Kitsap Trails Connection (NKTA), will describe the land acquisitions now amounting to 5,000 acres, including the Sound to Olympics Trail route, at a public meeting of the Friends of the East Jefferson Trails Connections set for 9 a.m. Thursday, April 10, at Finnriver Farm & Cidery, 124 Center Rd. in Chimacum.

NKTA is a Peninsula Trails Coalition partner advocating for and supporting the Puget Sound to Pacific initiative, which facilitated the $16M federal RAISE planning grant with projects in Kitsap, Jefferson and Clallam counties to complete the STO and ODT sections of the Rails to Trails Conservancy’s Great American Rail Trail from Washington, D.C. to the Pacific Ocean at La Push.

The meeting is an opportunity to get better acquainted with neighbors as efforts are coordinated to build the trail connecting the STO with the Olympic Discovery Trail between Hood Canal and Discovery Bay.

Quimper Geological Society

The Quimper Geological Society welcomes geologist Dan Muhs from the U.S. Geological Survey for a Zoom presentation at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 12.

Muhs will speak on coastal tectonic uplift and will discuss a model related to convergent plate boundaries. This model has been used to explain variable rates of Quaternary uplift around the Pacific Rim. Muhs will show results of the model by using well-dated Late Quaternary marine terraces from around the Pacific Rim, including examples from South America, North America, the Aleutians, Japan, and the Marianas.

Zoom link may be found at quimpergeology.org. Zoom door opens at 3:45 p.m.