Local hospital guild to raise funds with treat sales
The Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital will be selling homemade baked goods at the Pumpkin Patch Flea Market, at the corner of U.S. Highway 101 and Kitchen Dick Road) on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 8 a.m. until items are sold out.
Prices range from $6-$15 for cookies, pies, breads, jams & jellies, and more. The goodies are hand-crafted in the kitchens of the Sequim Guild Sisters.
All funds received from sales will go to uncompensated care and research at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
GriefShare sessions scheduled
GriefShare, a special help meeting and support group for people experiencing grief and loss, will be held at 10 a.m. each Thursday from Aug. 29-Nov. 21, at Independent Bible Church Family Life Center, 116 East Ahlvers Road, Port Angeles.
Each weekly DVD seminar features nationally respected grief experts and real-life stories of people, followed by a small group discussion about what was viewed. GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Series organizers say attendees will find encouragement, comfort and help in grieving the death of a spouse, child, parent, sibling, other family member or friend.
A $20 workbook fee is payable at the first meeting. Session titles include “Is This Normal?,” “The Challenges of Grief,” “Grief and Your Relationships,” “Why?” and “Guilt and Anger.”
For more information, call Independent Bible Church at 360-452-3351 or visit ibcofpa.org/grief.
PA library hosting statue viewing
The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) will host a model of Nisqually tribal leader and activist Billy Frank Jr. this week through Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
The model is a copy of the clay model made by Chinese-American sculptor Haiying Wu as he developed his vision for a statue of the late Nisqually leader.
Wu is developing this model into an 11-foot tall clay statue, which will be cast in bronze before installation at National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.
Billy Frank Jr., born on March 9, 1931, was a Nisqually tribal member. He fought to ensure that the United States government would honor the promises made in the treaties with Washington state tribes. His commitment to the fight against racism and abuse has had global influence. In 2015, he was posthumously awarded the presidential medal of freedom by President Barack Obama.
Members of the public are invited to view the model during the library’s open hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. through Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.
Learn more about the statue project at arts.wa.gov/billy-frank-jr.
Death Café group talk slated
Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will hold a Death Café, a group discussion with the purpose of demystifying death and dying, from 4-5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, in the VHOCC conference room, 829 Eighth St., Port Angeles.
The group is free and open to all and does not require prior registration. Tea, coffee and snacks will be served.
Conversations are held every second Monday in Sequim and every fourth Wednesday in Port Angeles.
For more information, call VHOCC at 360-452-1511 or visit volunteerhospice.org or its facebook.com/volunteerhospiceofclallamcounty.
