Send a singing valentine

On Valentine’s Day, choose a unique way to say, “I love you!” to your loved one. Send a “Valogram” (singing Valentine) to wherever they are — work, home or restaurant. For $35, Hot Apple Pie will sing two love songs and provide a card with your personalized message and a special balloon flower.

To schedule a Valogram, call Roberta Cooper at 582-9549 or e-mail your request to hotapplepiesings@gmail.com. Other delivery days may be arranged.

Soup’s on at St. Luke’s

About 70 members of the Sequim community arrived at noon at St. Luke’s Parish Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 27. In addition to a choice of vegetable and beef-vegetable soup, visitors got a roll and a salad of spring greens, along with a delicious cookie.

Each Wednesday from noon-1 p.m. guests will continue to find an appetizing lunch at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 525 N. Fifth Ave.

All are welcome and there is parking in the front and the rear of the building. Linda McKenzie, a new member of St. Luke’s, started a similar program in Port Townsend. She brought the idea to St. Luke’s rector, the Rev. Bob Rhodes, for a weekly free lunch which could be managed by the clergy and parishioners including Friars from the Order of St. Francis and several Little Sisters of St. Claire. Thus “Soup’s On” got started using recipes, energy and cooking skills found within the parish membership.

This project is in partnership with the Sequim Food Bank as yet another way to reach out to those who are hungry in the community.

Schools tour planned

The Sequim School District hosts a walking tour, starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6. The tour begins in the boardroom at 503 N. Sequim Ave. and includes campus sites that would be affected by a school construction bond passage around Sequim High School, the district’s base kitchen and Helen Haller Elementary School.

Each tour, including a question-and-answer period, lasts less than 90 minutes. For more information, call Patsene Dashiell at 582-3264.

Carlsborg UGA on county commission’s agenda

The Clallam County Planning Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. The agenda includes a work session to discuss the Carlsborg Urban Growth Area, including a recommended zone map, development regulations and comprehensive plan policies. Call 417-2277 for more information.

Hospital Guild thrift shop features vintage dishware

The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild’s thrift shop, 204 W. Bell St. in Sequim, will be open from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6. In addition to clothing for everyone, furniture, books, puzzles, fine jewelry and handbags, the shop will be featuring an extensive collection of vintage Hall teapots and dishware. Hall dishware is very collectible and all pieces are in mint condition. Consignors and new volunteers alwaysare needed.

For more information, call 683-7044.

Learn about avalanches

Local winter sports enthusiast Gary Holmquist will give a presentation at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Red Lion Hotel, 221 N. Lincoln St., Port Angeles, on avalanche awareness. He’ll explain the anatomy of an avalanche and what you should look for in order to avoid them.

Holmquist has been a ski patroller at Hurricane Ridge since 2008 and has completed a progression of avalanche courses including the National Avalanche School program. He is a National Ski Patrol Avalanche and Mountain Travel and Rescue Instructor, teaching courses in these disciplines to various Ski Patrols in the Cascades.

Suggested donation is $5. All proceeds go to the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club which runs the ski and tubing area at Hurricane Ridge.

Visually impaired group meets

The National Federation of the Blind of Clallam County (formerly the Visually Impaired Persons of

Sequim, VIPS) is having its monthly meeting Saturday, Feb. 6, at Bell Creek Bar & Grill, 707 E. Washington St., Sequim. The monthly meetings are held on the first Saturday of every month from 12:30-2 p.m. Come earlier to order lunch.

The guest speaker is county commissioner Mark Ozias, who will explain how the county can help with the problems of the visually impaired and address county issues such as transportation, voting and more.

All are invited to attend whether a member or not. Members who pay yearly dues are reminded they are due at this time. Call 582-6931.

ASL table talks

Peninsula College will host discussions on American Sign Language from noon-1 p.m. the first and third Thursday monthly in Building C, Room C-203. Bring your knowledge and experience to share with others and learn something you didn’t know.

For more information, contact Jennifer Drew at 417-6339.

Fair seeks superintendents

The following Building/Barn Superintendent positions are open for the 2016 Clallam County Fair which will be Aug. 18-21: Fine Arts, Photography, Cattle, Dog, Poultry and Rabbit.

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 Feb. 15. Positions will be filled at the next Fair Board meeting.

Church raffle raises $4,000

The Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church Men’s OutREach (MORE) raffle ended on Jan. 30.

At the completion of the raffle over $4,000 was raised from ticket sales, all of which will be distributed to four local community groups — Sequim Food Bank, Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, Sequim Community Aid and the Salvation Army.

The winner of the drawing will be announced following a drawing at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the church, 923 N. Sequim Ave. in Sequim. The winner receives a 16.5-foot custom built, cedar strip, sea kayak valued at over $3,000.

A call for eggs

The annual Sequim Elks Easter Egg Hunt is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 26, at the Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.

The event is open to youths with age groups of 0-3, 4-7 and 8-11.

Event organizers are asking for the community to donate plastic Easter eggs.

Donations may be dropped off at the lodge’s office, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

For more information, call or text Karen Lewis at 460-0380.

Daddy Daughter Dance is set at B&G club

The Sequim Boys & Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St., will hold its annual Daddy Daughter Dance from 5:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13.

Dads, stepdads, grandfathers, older brothers, uncles, male role models, etc., are invited to bring your little ladies to the annual Daddy Daughter Dance. Enjoy a night dedicated to you with dinner, dancing and DJ Christian in a Winter Wonderland setting.

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

The package option for $35 includes: entry, dinner for 1 adult, dinner for 1 child, a trip to the hot cocoa bar for two, photo op and three raffle tickets. $10 for each additional child.

Call for bands

The City of Sequim is accepting applications for bands to perform at the 2016 season of Music in the Park, held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays from June 28-Aug. 30 at the James Center for the Performing Arts at the Water Reuse Demonstration Park.

Bands are to submit a press kit that includes a written request to participate and a CD of the group that will perform.

Bands are paid $400 for each performance.

Send information to the City Clerk, 152 W. Cedar St., Sequim, WA 98382 or call 681-3428 for more information.

The deadline to apply is May 6.

Senior Nutrition menu set

Sequim Senior Nutrition Site menus are served at 4:30 p.m. at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

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.

Friday, Feb. 5: Tossed salad, chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, country gravy, corn/carrots, brownies

Tuesday, Feb. 9: Spring greens, pasta salad, baked tomato, grilled chicken, red grapes, oatmeal cookie

Wednesday, Feb. 10: Green salad, hot turkey sandwich w/whipped potatoes, steamed peas, pumpkin pie.