PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Historical Society will host “A Celebration of Clallam County Schools” in conjunction with Heritage Days on Saturday.
The celebration will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the site of the former Lincoln School at 926 W. Eighth St., corner of Eighth and C streets in Port Angeles.
“As the new school year starts, we’re celebrating schools,” said Kathy Monds, executive director of the Clallam County Historical Society.
“It’s an historic look at the schools in Clallam County,” she said.
Living memories
The celebration will feature exhibits about the schools, teachers and students from throughout Clallam County.
Planned are an antique-car show, local authors, scrapbooking, notecards, sales of Lincoln School “bricks,” photo displays and live music from Banjo 101, Charlie Grall and Old Time Fiddlers.
A hot dog lunch prepared by Skills Center students will be available for purchase Saturday.
A drawing for the queen-sized “Lincoln Memories” quilt — which features a representation of the brick-fronted school building — will take place at 2 p.m.
The quilt was created by Pat Donelan and Karen Grimsley, both 76, to benefit the site of the school where they began their lifelong friendship in the fourth grade.
Lincoln School was built in 1916 and closed in 1978.
The Clallam County Historical Society purchased the building in 1991, and it has been undergoing renovations to become offices and a museum ever since.
Proceeds from the quilt raffle will go toward renovations.
Raffle tickets cost $2. They can be purchased at the Museum at the Carnegie, 207 S. Lincoln St., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday, and will be sold at the Lincoln School site for two hours before the raffle.
Event sponsors are Jim’s Pharmacy, Lost Mountain Country, Kitsap Bank, Pacific Office Equipment, Baby Grand, Dr. Thomas McCurdy and Totak Press.
For more information, phone 360-452-2662 or email artifact@olypen.com.
