Extended hours for Sequim Food Bank
To provide improved service to visitors, the Sequim Food Bank will feature new distribution hours in 2015: Mondays 1-4 p.m.; Fridays 9-noon; and Saturdays 9 a.m.-noon.
The new Monday afternoon hours provide an alternative for people who work in the mornings as well as affording food bank staff and volunteers time to procure a sufficient supply of fresh produce, meat and baked goods from QFC, Walmart, Safeway and Costco which generously supply so much of the fresh food distributed at the Sequim Food Bank.
Donations of non-expired, unopened canned and dry goods may be dropped off at the Food Bank Monday-Friday before 3 p.m. Financial contributions should be mailed to Sequim Food Bank, PO Box 1453, Sequim, WA 98382.
Knights make key donation
The Sequim Knights of Columbus out of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church recently donated nearly $1,800 to local charities specializing in people with special needs.
Following their annual “Tootsie Roll” fundraiser at the Sequim Walmart, the club of 80-plus men this year chose to donate to Clallam Mosaic, the Clallam County Special Olympics and the Washington State Special Olympics. On Dec. 23, Fritz Field, fundraiser chairman, hands a check to Russ Bonham with Special Olympics while Bill Wheeler presents another check to Priya Jayadev, executive director of Mosaic, at Walmart with their leadership team on hand for the presentation.
The Knights of Columbus, a fraternal organization of Catholic men, conducts a variety of fundraisers annually and Sequim’s council has donated more than $20,000 to local charities and provided nearly 7,900 service hours. Their next “Tootsie Roll” fundraiser is Oct. 3-4, 2015, at Walmart.
Transfer stations closures
The Regional Transfer Station in Port Angeles will be closed Thursday, Jan. 1. It will re-open on the regular schedule Friday, Jan. 2. The Blue Mountain Transfer Station will also be closed Thursday, Jan. 1. It will reopen Saturday, Jan. 3. Call the Transfer Station Information Line 417-4875 with questions.
Hoops camp set in new year
Sequim High School’s basketball program hosts a youth basketball camp for youths in grades 3-8, Jan. 2-3. The camp is from 9-11 a.m. each day and Costs $25. Call 582-3600 for information.
Checkpoints meeting postponed
There will not be a Stop The Checkpoints meeting on Jan. 3 as The Museum at the Carnegie is closed for the winter. Meetings on Jan. 15, Feb. 19 and March 19 will be from 6-8 p.m. at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles.
The Jan. 15 topic is Racial Disproportionality in the Criminal Justice System and the Smart Justice Project by attorney Breean Beggs of Spokane via videoconference. The public is welcome.
For information, call Lois Danks at 452-7534 or see www.stopthecheckpoints.com.
Garden Club meets
Sequim Prairie Garden Club kicks off the new year with its monthly meeting at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 5, at the clubhouse in Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St. The meeting begins with “Tools of the Trade: Special tools for gardeners with physical challenges,” a presentation by Bill Wrobel, Master Gardener. The public is welcome to attend. A brown bag lunch follows and then a business meeting.
For information about the garden club, membership, programs and clubhouse, rental call 808-3434 or e-mail sequimprairiegardenclub@hotmail.com.
Newcomers to meet
The Newcomers’ Club of the Olympic Peninsula will be hosting its first luncheon of 2015 on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at The Cedars At Dungeness Legends Room. Socializing begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch and a special presentation on how to start off the new year by getting fit.
Jay Bryan, owner and operator of Sequim Anytime Fitness, will talk about fitness programs available through his facility. Frank Pickering, chairman of the board of SARC, will talk about SARC, its pool and its changing role as a community athletic center.
RSVP by noon on Jan. 2 to 360-504-2522.
Nursing orientation scheduled
If you have been thinking about entering the health care field as a nurse, you can learn more about the profession at Peninsula College’s Nursing Orientation Seminar on Jan. 12. The seminar will be held from 2-6 p.m. on the Port Angeles campus in the Pirate Union Building Conference Room, J47, at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd. No RSVP is required.
For more information, contact Kathy Craven by email at kcraven@pencol.edu.
Studio sponsoring Sequim B&G fundraiser
Fit4Life Studio, 1245 W. Washington St., Sequim, will host a Spin-a-thon fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club from 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, to raise money for fitness equipment. Individuals sign up online or at studio for slots for as many as they want. Each slot is $25 for one hour.
Call 360-928-7107 for more information.
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, Jan. 1: Closed
Friday, Jan 2: Green salad, beef Stroganoff, whipped potatoes, carrots, dinner roll, apricots
Monday, Jan 5: Shrimp salad, boiled egg, melon wedges, blueberry bran muffin
Tuesday, Jan 6: Carrot salad, meatloaf, mashed potatoes w/gravy, Brussels sprouts, brownies
Wednesday, Jan. 7: Tossed salad, chicken enchiladas, refried beans, mixed fruit, baked custard.
