Reservoir meeting set for Oct. 22
Clallam County officials are hosting an open house-style public meeting to discuss changes to the Dungeness Off-Channel Reservoir project, set for 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave.
Project organizers will provide updates, with a focus on the recommendations of a Fault Hazard Analysis conducted by Shannon & Wilson.
The meeting will also cover revised preliminary design options, status land acquisitions, an overview of the environmental review and more.
The long-sought-after reservoir project was developed to help irrigators and fish mitigate low flows on the Dungeness. The off-channel reservoir is designed to store water during winter and spring when flows are plentiful, saving this water for later in the year when river flow is low.
The project also looks to capture stormwater and prevent flooding in the City of Sequim, provide opportunities for aquifer recharge, and create a new county park with river access.
For more about the project, visit clallamcountywa.gov/188/Dungeness-Off-Channel-Reservoir.
SEF sets tables for first fundraiser
The Sequim Education Foundation (SEF) invites the community to its first “Hopes & Dreams” Fundraiser Dinner, scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave.
Since 2001, the foundation has working to bridge the financial gap between state funding and needs of local students. The “Hopes & Dreams” dinner, organization representatives say, will raise key funds to support key programs, including the Teaching Grants program that provides more than $30,000 annually to educators, and the student scholarship fund, which awards more than $40,000 each year to students.
he event will feature a catered dinner by Brian Lippert, a Sequim High alum and Junior Armed Forces Chef of the year. Live entertainment from a local string quartet and stories of impact from grant recipients and scholarship winners whose lives have been transformed through SEF’s support.
Tickets are $60 and are available online at sequimeducationfoundation.org or by calling 360-680-3061.
All-In film festival on tap at PC
The fourth All In Film Fest is returning this week, with a selection of short films created by, starring and about individuals with diverse abilities.
This inclusive film event is free and will be held in-person — in Maier Hall at Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles — and virtually, at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, and 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. Links to the Zoom session, film previews and more can be found at clallammosaic.org/all-in-film-fest.
The film fest is a collaborative project between Clallam Mosaic and Peninsula College’s Magic of Cinema, Studium Generale and Access Services. This year the festival is joined by the Clallam Resilience Project.
The majority of the films were purchased from Sproutflix, a distributor that houses the largest and most diverse international collection of films made by and featuring people with diverse abilities especially intellectual and developmental disabilities.
See a full list of films to be screened at sequimgazette.com.
Guild’s thrift shop open this week
The Sequim Hospital Guild’s Thrift Shop at 204 W. Bell St. will be open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, with new items stocked daily. Donations are accepted from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, and when the shop is open for business. The guild is also accepting new volunteers.
Ethnobotanist is featured speaker at Studium Generale
Peninsula College hosts acclaimed ethnobotanist Dr. Nancy Turner on Thursday, Oct. 17, as part of its Studium Generale series, in collaboration with the Olympic Peninsula Fungi Fest.
Attend the lecture at 12:35 p.m. in Peninsula College’s Little Theater or via livestream at pencol.edu/events.
Turner, a Distinguished Professor Emerita in Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria, has spent more than 50 years working alongside Indigenous elders and cultural specialists in western Canada, gaining insights into the traditional knowledge of plants and ecosystems.
She has authored or co-edited more than 30 books and contributed to more than 150 scholarly works. Her contributions to environmental studies and ethnobotany have earned honors including the Order of Canada, the Order of British Columbia and fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada, along with honorary doctorates from four British Columbia universities.
For more information, contact Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.
YMCA to host self-defense workshop for parents, teens
The YMCA of Sequim is hosting a TeenSafe Workshop from 1-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 610 N. Fifth Ave.
This workshop is for middle school and high school students and their parents to learn about simple self-defense strategies and to help them develop a greater sense of awareness and empowerment. Parents will also be taught useful strategies to keep their kids safe in both physical and online communities.
A variety of presenters will speak at this workshop including Cherise Feser, Bill Wilkie, Bill Caples and Carolee Edwards.
Feser has her master’s degree in secondary education, social emotional learning and equity, and has worked with and taught youth at risk for years. Wilkie is a retired police captain, Caples is a retired firefighter and former U.S. Marine, and Edwards is an instructor at the Y and served as a police officer.
Cost $15 per family for YMCA members, $30 per family for community members. There will be free pizza after the workshop for all attendees.
To register, email to djana@olympicpensulaymca.org or call the YMCA front desk at 360- 477-4381. For more information, visit olympicpeninsulaymca.org.
Death café slated
Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will host a Death Café, a group discussion with the purpose of demystifying death and dying, from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the VHOCC conference room, 829 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles.
The group is free and open to all and does not require prior registration.
Conversations are held every second Monday in Sequim and every fourth Wednesday in Port Angeles. There will be no gatherings in November or December in Port Angeles.
For more information, call 360-452-1511 or visit volunteerhospice.org.
Sequim grange sets trunk or treat
The Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, is hosting its annual Country Fair/Trunk or Treat event from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Inside the Grange Hall will be lots of games, including a cake walk. Tickets are $0.50 and purchasers will have a chance to win prizes. The kitchen will also be serving chili dogs and hamburgers all for a small fee.
Outdoors the grounds will be filled with several trunks filled with treats and free pumpkin carving. Costumes are encouraged.
