Coffee house meets

Sequim Deaf Coffee House will meet from noon-3 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the First Baptist Church, 1323 Sequim-Dungeness Way, Sequim. Coffee is provided; bring other drinks and/or snack foods.

For more information, e-mail seqdch@gmail.com.

Parade entries due

The Irrigation Festival Parade deadline for applications is Friday, April 17. Download an application at www.irrigationfestival.com and send it in as soon as possible.

For more information, contact Eileen Cummings at 907-378-1864 or eileencummings1851@gmail.com.

Get tickets for murder mystery dinner

The Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., Sequim, presents a Murder Mystery Dinner — “Cooking Class, Like Buttah” or “The Cholesterol Murders” from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, at the center. Tickets are $25 for members, $30 for guests, and are on sale at the center.

A few words about bees

The Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, at the Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road in Sequim.

The program will be presented by Jerry Freilich, PhD, research coordinator, Olympic National Park.

Freilich has been with the National Park Service since 1978, working at six national parks all across the country. He earned a PhD in entomology and is particularly interested in the birds and bees. The program is free and open to the public.

Checkpoints meeting

The next Stop The Checkpoints meeting will be at 6 p.m. Monday, April 13, with an update on recent actions for immigrant rights.

The meeting is in the Ray Carver Room of the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles. For more information, contact Lois Danks at 452-7534.

Sequim Scouts offering lawn aeration

As a fundraiser, Sequim Boy Scout Troop 1498 offers lawn aeration services Saturday-Sunday, April 11-12. Cost is $50 for up to one-quarter acre. Owners need not be home for the service but need to have lawns mowed, underground sprinkler heads marked and dog waste picked up.

Make checks payable to: Boy Scout Troop 1498. To sign up for the service, call 681-2784 or e-mail sueanelson@msn.com.

Monthly library sale set

Friends of the Sequim Library will have its monthly book sale from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 11, behind the library at 630 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim.

Sequim Lions’ host fundraiser April 10-11

The Sequim Valley Lions Club will have its traditional White Cane fundraiser April 10-11 at QFC, 7 Cedars Casino and the Longhouse in Blyn.

Chicks 101 seminar scheduled at Co-op

The Co-op Farm and Garden, 216 E. Washington St., Sequim, offers a free “Chicks 101” seminar at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 11. Rick Boyer from Purina Feed and Angelle Hickman from Veterinary Services Inc. will discuss the basics of raising backyard chickens. Chicks will be available for purchase through the first weekend in May. To sign up, call Becky at  683-4111.

Passport acceptance agent unavailable

The City of Sequim passport acceptance agent will be unavailable to accept passports applications from April 27-May 1 and May 11-18. During that time, passport applications will be accepted at the Clallam County Auditor’s Office in Port Angeles. Contact Deputy City Clerk Bobbie Usselman at 681-3432 or busselman@sequimwa.gov with questions.

Diabetes talk set

On Tuesday, April 14, at 3 p.m. the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., will continue its Taking Care of You health and wellness series with a free presentation about diabetes prevention and pre-diabetes, plus ways to prevent or delay the onset of the disease.

HRC hours trimmed

As of April 1, hours have been trimmed back at Serenity House’s Housing Resource Center, 535 E. First St., Port Angeles. The HRC be open 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and 12:30-4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Hours are unchanged at the Sequim HRC, which is open 9: a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays except Tuesday, at 583 W. Washington St. The HRCs provide coordinated intake, assessment and placement, to match very low-income clients to available housing services; and provide a free listing service for landlords with affordable rentals.

Learn all about photo restoration

Daniel Jolly of Clear Images will speak on photo restorations and preservation of photos, paintings, documents or other items at the Clallam County Genealogical Society general meeting from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 11, at the Trinity Methodist Church, 100 Blake Ave., Sequim.

School retirees meet

The Clallam County School Retirees Association will meet at noon for lunch and a program Tuesday, April 14, at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road. Lunch is $11 and the program is “Backyard Birds” by Powell Jones, director of the center. CCSRA also will elect officers. RSPV by April 10 to Lora Brabant at 670-5183.

Habitat in spotlight

Cyndi Hueth, director of Clallam County Habitat for Humanity, will present a free program on the organization from 12:35-1:35 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the Little Theater at Peninsula College.

Opportunities to partner with Habitat will be available to students and community members.

For more information, contact Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.

OPEN plans equine vet clinic on April 18

The Olympic Peninsula Equine Network, a nonprofit horse rescue group in

Sequim, will team up with Dr. Sean Tuley beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at 554 Roupe Road, Sequim, for an equine vet clinic. Services available include teeth floating, castration, vaccinations and worming. There is a 10 float limit, so reservations are required by calling 360-207-1688. Fees apply for vet services. A $25 farm call charge benefits OPEN.

Surfrider chapter  offers scholarship

The Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation has offered Clallam and Jefferson County area high school seniors the opportunity to apply for a $500 dollar scholarship.

The scholarship was created to promote more interest in marine and beach-focused stewardship as well as reward an area student who already has been active or taken interest in working for a healthier environment.

Application deadline is April 25 and requires students to write a 500- to 700-word essay answering one of two questions of their choice.

See olympicpeninsula.surfrider.org.

‘Raise the Roof’ event planned for April 18

Clallam County Habitat for Humanity will have its “Raise the Roof” fundraiser from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Sunland Golf & Country Club, 109 Hilltop Drive, Sequim. The event’s theme is “Taste of the Peninsula.” Tickets are $100 per person and are available at 681-6780 or online at www.habitatclallam.org.

Learn how to grow mushrooms

The Olympic Peninsula Mycological Society will hold its April meeting from 7-9 p.m. today, April 8, at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road, in Gardiner. Milton Tam will demonstrate his technique for non-sterile cultivation of oyster mushrooms for the home cultivator. See http://olymushrooms.org.

Senior Nutrition menu

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, April 9: Carrot salad, barbecued beef sandwich, roasted potatoes, cauliflower, banana pudding

Friday, April 10: Fruit cup, chef salad, garlic bread, sherbet

Monday, April 13: Tossed salad, tomato soup, grilled ham/cheese, grapes, strawberry ice cream

Tuesday, April 14: Potato salad, barbecued chicken, corn cobbett, Brussels sprouts, apple crisp

Wednesday, April 15: Green salad, Italian sausage w/peppers and onions, steamed rice, fruit cup.