River Center to host ‘Fish War’

The Dungeness River Nature Center presents the screening of “Fish War,” a documentary featuring local tribal history about the fight for Indigenous fishing rights in Western Washington, from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, in the Rainshadow Hall at the center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road.

Tickets are available for $10, with all proceeds supporting educational programs at the River Center. Register at tinyurl.com/SEQfishwar. View a trailer at youtube.com/watch?v=2Vt3W8ePF0w.

Produced by Northwest Treaty Tribes Media and North Forty Productions, “Fish War” is a civil rights film that features rare archival footage revealing the struggle Western Washington tribes faced to reclaim their treaty-reserved fishing rights, particularly in the context of the Boldt Decision of 1974. This film highlights local tribes amidst a violent relationship with the state of Washington, including the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.

Josh Chapman, a Jamestown S’Klallam citizen, active fisher, and Chair of the Tribe’s Natural Resources Committee, will introduce the film and stay for a Q&A with the audience after.

Chapman serves as a Natural Resources Policy liaison on behalf of Jamestown, including as a Commissioner at Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As part of Josh’s policy representation, he is a member of the Puget Sound Partnership Ecosystem Coordination Board. He seeks to properly manage S’Klallam treaty resources and assure treaty fishing rights and traditions are continued through future generations.

Libraries offer STEAM programs

Tweens can create and learn through free monthly science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) activities at the Port Angeles and Sequim libraries of the North Olympic Library System (NOLS).

At the Sequim Library temporary location at 609 W. Washington St., students in grades 4-7 can participate in “STEAM Saturdays for Tweens” from 2:30-3:30 p.m. the third Saturday of the month — Oct. 19, Nov. 16 and Dec. 21. Explore Makey Makey invention kits, build with magnetic construction systems, and more.

The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., invites students in grades 4-6 to “STEAM for Tweens” from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, and on Thursdays, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12. A different activity is offered each month. Make mystery math mosaics, build motorized Scribble Bots and get creative with loom weaving.

For information about youth programs at NOLS, visit nols.org/events, email to youth@nols.org or call 360-417-8500.

This program is funded in part by Friends of the Library groups.

Library ‘friends’ group sets sale

The Friends of Sequim Library’s next sale is 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Rock Plaza, 10175 Old Olympic Highway/ The annex area opens at 9 a.m.

Featured specials include indigenous peoples and Halloween publications. Also of interest are albums, children’s sets, how-to and crafts, ornithology, self-help/New Age and World War II books. Books in the annex are $1 per bag starting at noon.

The group accepts donations from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; donations are not accepted the Wednesday before the monthly sale.

Free breast health clinic offered

In partnership with Operation Uplift, Olympic Medical Center is offering a Free Breast Health Clinic on Saturday, Oct. 19 in Sequim.

The clinic is available for any woman without adequate health insurance or who cannot otherwise afford a preventive breast exam.

Availability is limited and pre-registration is required. To register, call 360-457-5141.

“Early diagnosis is important when it comes to any type of cancer, which is why we recommend women 40 and up to obtain an annual mammogram,” says Kelli Reed, supervisor of women’s imaging at Olympic Medical Center.

“When caught in the earlier stages, the survival rate is significantly improved.

“Through the Free Breast Health Clinic, we can offer this important screening to women who may not otherwise obtain it.”

Death Café meeting slated for Monday

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. Monday, Oct. 14, in the community room at KSQM 91.5 FM, 609 W. Washington St.

The groups are free and open to all and do not require prior registration.

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.

Open house set for PBH’s Sequim home

Peninsula Behavioral Health (PBH) hosts an open house for its new Transitional Living Home from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 490 W. Fir St., Sequim.

The former PBH office is in the process of being restored back to a home and will provide transitional housing for five individuals. Tour the house and meet with PBH staff to learn more about the support it offers to individuals as they transition towards independent living.

The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony during the event.

Parking is available across the street at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave.

Live Your Dream apps accepted

Soroptimist International of Sequim announces that applications for the Live Your Dream Awards are now being accepted.

The Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award (LYDA) program is an education award for women who provide the primary financial support for their families. The LYDA program gives women the resources they need to improve their education, skills and employment prospects, Soroptimist representatives said.

Access the application portal at soroptimist.org/our-work/live-your-dream-awards/index.html.

The deadline for applications is Friday, Nov. 15.

For more information, visit sisequim.org.

Protest documentary screening set in PA

The Clallam Palestine Action Group, a community coalition, hosts a screening of the 2017 documentary “Naila and The Uprising” from 6-8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, in the Raymond Carver Room at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.

The documentary spotlights the role of Palestinian women in leading non-violent protests against the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank in the late 1980s.

There will be discussion and a planning meeting after the film.

For more information, email to ClallamPalestineAction@proton.me.

Office open to help disabled veterans

The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) office at the Sequim Museum & Arts administration building at 544 N. Sequim Ave., is open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Wednesday to serve veterans who are needing help with claims or other information.

Services are free and veterans do not have to be members of DAV to receive assistance.

The office is by walk-in; no appointment is necessary.

For more information, call 360-775-6482.

State seeking input on coastal crab policy

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is seeking public input on proposed updates to its Coastal Dungeness Crab Policy. The public is invited to review and submit comments on the draft policy through Oct. 15.

Dungeness crabs support Washington state’s most valuable commercial fishery, as well as popular recreational fisheries. The value of state landings for the 2023-24 coastal commercial Dungeness crab season was $66.8 million. Coastal recreational crabbing is open year-round, with pot closure dates varying by area. These crabs remain abundant on the Washington Coast, though harvest may fluctuate from year-to-year.

Proposed policy changes aim to: address the risk of marine life entanglement in crabbing gear; support management of the recreational Dungeness crab fishery; and improve the fishery’s climate resiliency.

The draft policy is now available for public review, and comments may be submitted at publicinput.com/x77823. A virtual public meeting will be held from 6-7:30 p.m., Oct. 15. Register for the meeting through Zoom at tinyurl.com/SEQcrabpolicy.