Sequim schools to host bond public forum
To provide an opportunity for the public to hear information about the upcoming school construction bond, the Sequim School District is hosting a public forum 2-3 p.m. today, Dec. 17, at the Sequim School District boardroom, 533 N. Sequim Ave.
For more information, call the district office at 582-3260.
County commission to discuss marijuana
The Clallam County Planning Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Dec. 17, at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. The agenda includes an update regarding recreational marijuana.
Scouts will pick up trees
Boy Scout Troop 1498 is providing post Christmas pick-up service for recycling trees for a suggested donation of $10. Call Sue at 775-8074 to schedule this service for either Saturday or Sunday, Jan. 10-11.
Sale, closures at the Carnegie
The McLaughlin exhibit at the Museum at the Carnegie will be available for viewing for only four more days.
The museum will close for the winter after Saturday, Dec. 20. The current schedule is from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. The museum is at 207 S. Lincoln St., Port Angeles. The Books Plus store will offer a 20-percent discount on its entire stock just in time for those last minute Christmas gifts.
The museum will re-open in March and a new exhibit celebrating the Coast Guard will open in April. For more information, call the Clallam County Historical Society’s office at 452-2662 or send an e-mail to artifact@olypen.com.
Sequim street signs for sale
As the City of Sequim replaces older street signs with new and more visible signage, the city is making the retired street signs available to the public for purchase.
The signs are $5 each plus sales tax and are available at the City Finance Office, 609 W. Washington St., Suite 17, during the regular office hours of 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
City offices will be closed Dec. 25-26 and on Jan. 1, 2015.
The content of available signs will vary as the signs are being replaced as part of an on-going program.
Contact streets manager Mike Brandt at 681-3437 or mbrandt@sequimwa.gov with questions.
Charter commission to meet
The inaugural meeting of the Clallam County Charter Review Commission will be at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 18, in Room 160, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
The meeting will include oaths of office, consideration of the election of officers, rules of procedure and regular meeting schedules.
‘Pitchfork Politics’ discussed
The Sequim Great Decisions Discussion Group will meet from 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Dec. 19, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
The topic will be ‘Pitchfork Politics – The Populist Threat to Liberal Democracy.”
The suggested background reading for the discussion is the article, “Pitchfork Politics,” from the September/October edition of Foreign Affairs. New members are welcome.
PUD meetings cancelled
Clallam County PUD No. 1 meetings for Dec. 22 and Dec. 29 have been canceled. The next regular meeting will be Monday, Jan. 5.
Thrift shop has holiday buys
The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild’s Thrift Shop, 204 W. Bell St. in Sequim, will be open from ll a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20.
The shop will be selling all its holiday decorations: lots of warm coats and sweaters also will be featured along with furniture, jewelry, kitchenware, books, puzzles, games and lots of stocking stuffers.
The store then will be closed until Jan. 5.
Hardy’s offers holiday dinner
This holiday season Hardy’s Market, 10200 Old Olympic Highway, Sequim, invites the public to a complimentary traditional Christmas Eve dinner.
Dine in or take with you while supplies last on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, starting at 11 a.m. No early birds, please.
Send-off for Wahto set
Serenity House of Clallam County will host a “very low key” send-off for Kathy Wahto, the agency’s executive director for the past 13 years on Tuesday, Dec. 23, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Serenity House’s Housing Resource Center in the Tempest Building, 535 E. First St., Port Angeles, to wish Wahto well as she embarks on a new adventure as a first-time grandmother.
For more information, contact Deputy Director Kim Leach at 477-6704 or kiml128@yahoo.com or executive coordinator Martha Ireland at 452-4737 or serenitymartha@gmail.com.
Apply for fair positions
Building/Barn Superintendent positions are open for the 2015 Clallam County Fair which will be held Aug. 20-23.
Anyone wishing to apply may call the Fair office at 417-2551 for an application or more information on what the position responsibilities include.
The application also is on the Fair website at www.clallamcountyfair.com. Training is provided and there is a small stipend.
The deadline to submit is Jan. 16. Positions will be filled at the next Fair Board meeting.
Senior Nutrition menu set
Sequim Senior Nutrition Site menus are served at 4:30 p.m. at Suncrest Village Retirement Apartments, 251 S. Fifth Ave.
Suggested donation is $5 (60 and over), $8 guest, and a 24-hour advance reservation is needed.
RSVP to 683-8491. Menus are subject to change.
Thursday, Dec. 18: Carrot salad, beet Stroganoff, rice/barley, green beans, apricots
Friday, Dec. 19: Cucumber salad, shrimp/vegetable stir-fry, fried rice, pineapple upside down cake
Monday, Dec. 22: Green salad, lasagna, steamed spinach, garlic bread, grapes, tapioca
Tuesday, Dec. 23: Pea salad, chicken rice bake, glazed carrots, dinner roll, peaches
Wednesday, Dec. 24: Spring greens, beet salad, pot roast w/carrots and potatoes, asparagus, Alaska bake.
New in town?
If you are new to Sequim or considering relocating to Sequim, the “New in Town Conversation” gathering has been designed for you.
The monthly event is from 3-5 p.m. each fourth Wednesday every other month at First Federal, 333 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim. The next is Jan. 28. Other dates this year are March 25, May 27, July 22, Sept. 23 and Nov. 18.
Meet other newcomers, learn more about the history of Sequim, volunteering opportunities and about how to handle the stresses and strains of relocation. RSVP to Catherine Mich at 582-1081 or cath@terrific-transitions.com.
