CHIMACUM — A Port Townsend man is lucky to be uninjured after his car struck a horse Thursday night, according to police.
A.J. Rosenthal, 73, was traveling north on Center Road at about 9:20 p.m. when he collided with a brown horse that had escaped from its pasture, killing it instantly.
“It was amazing that this wasn’t a lot worse,” said Sgt. Andy Pernsteiner of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
“In these cases, a car can strike a horse and take their legs out from under them and they land with full force on the car.”
Rosenthal’s 2004 Prius was severely damaged and taken to All-City Towing in Port Townsend.
Rosenthal’s wife, 68, a passenger in the car, also was uninjured.
Pernsteiner had no information about the horse other than its color.
He said deputies intended to visit the horse’s owner before deciding whether to issue a citation.
Concierge sought
SEQUIM — The city is seeking volunteers to serve as concierges at the Sequim Civic Center.
Volunteers will greet visitors to the facility and help direct them to the department that can best serve them.
The volunteer concierge also assists in providing tourism-related information about Sequim and the surrounding Dungeness Valley to visitors and may provide some assistance to city departments.
For a full job description, visit www.sequimwa.gov.
To apply or for more information, contact City Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese at 360-681-3428 or kkuznek@sequimwa.gov.
No landing practice set
COUPEVILLE — There will be no field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field in Coupeville between today and Saturday.
The schedule is subject to change to meet mission requirements.
Comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to station’s comment line at 360-257-6665 or via email at comments.NASWI@navy.mil.
All other questions can be directed to the public affairs office at 360-257-2286.
Senior meals to be offered this week
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Senior Nutrition Site dinners will be served at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the Port Angeles Senior and Community Center, 328 E. Seventh St.
A suggested donation is $5 for those 60 or older.
People younger than 60 can attend for $8.
Reservations should be made 24 hours in advance to 360-457-8921.
Menus are subject to change.
■ Tuesday: Broccoli salad, roasted pork, rice pilaf, butternut squash and apple crisp.
■ Wednesday: Spring greens, cranberry salad, turkey pot pie, cut corn and pumpkin cake.
■ Thursday: Apple slaw, fish and chips, cantaloupe and sherbet.
■ Friday: Green salad, shepherd’s pie, steamed broccoli, dinner roll and fruit cup.
Spaghetti feed
PORT ANGELES — Park View Villas, 1430 Park View Lane, will hold a Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser at 5 p.m. Thursday.
In light of the recent fires in Eastern Washington, Village Concepts’ retirement and assisted living communities are coming together to show their support through their Village Concepts Care Program.
All proceeds from the spaghetti feed will be donated to the Red Cross.
For more information, phone 360-452-7222.
Rhody meeting
CHIMACUM — The Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society will meet at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, at 3 p.m. Thursday.
Kelly Dodson and Sue Milliken of Port Townsend’s Far Reaches Farm will present a travelogue on their recent trip to Guizhou and Guangxi provinces in China visiting areas rarely botanized by Westerners.
In addition to rare plants, they also will cover scenery and adventure and provide a look at one of the ways new plants find their way into cultivation and people’s gardens.
The public is welcome, and refreshments will be provided.
Forks storytimes
FORKS —The Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., will resume family storytime at 10:30 a.m. Friday and continue weekly throughout the fall and spring.
These storytime sessions are for children up to age 5 with their parents or caregivers.
Storytimes feature rhymes, songs, dancing and books for young children.
There will be no storytime programs on the following dates: Nov. 27, Dec. 25, Jan. 1 or April 8.
For more information about library storytimes and other programs for youths, visit www.nols.org and select “Youth” or contact West End Youth Services Librarian Pam Force at 360-374-6402 or youth@nols.org.
First Friday talk on black paratroopers
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society and Humanities Washington are presenting the First Friday Lecture in the historic Port Townsend City Council chambers, 540 Water St., at 7 p.m. Friday.
The talk features Robert L. Bartlett with “The Triple Nickel: Black Paratroopers in Washington State During WWII.”
In May of 1945, an elite unit made up of some of the Army’s best-trained paratroopers was assigned to a remote airstrip in Oregon as part of a highly classified mission known as Operation Firefly.
This first all-black paratrooper unit’s mission involving Washington state is all but forgotten.
Trained by U.S. Forest Service rangers to be firefighters, members of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion jumped from planes into 36 forest fires.
While helping save the forests and nearby communities, they experienced prejudice and racism while earning military fame as the first all-black “Airborne Infantry Firefighters.”
Bartlett is a Humanities Washington speaker, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and the son of the late Walter Bartlett Sr. (WWII Army Air Corps veteran).
He holds two degrees from Colorado Mesa University, a master’s degree from Washington State University and a doctorate from Gonzaga University.
Bartlett has nearly 30 years of university teaching experience at Gonzaga and Eastern Washington University.
Admission to the lecture is free; donations to support the historical society programs are accepted.
Rendezvous set
SEQUIM — The annual Green River Mountain Men Black Powder Rendezvous will be held at the Peninsula Long Rifles shooting range on Slab Camp Road, located off U.S. Highway 101 and Taylor Cutoff Road, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6.
Admission is free to a re-enactment of the annual fur trappers’ gatherings of the early 1800s.
The event features historic-style campsites, traders and period-dressed re-enactors, plus hands-on learning opportunities for the family.
Activities include black-powder shoots, primitive archery, seminars on a wide variety of fur trade skills and lore, blacksmithing, music, children’s activities and traders’ row, featuring vendors selling period arts and crafts, as well as food.
For more information, phone Michael Shurr at 253-884-6763 or email threeshurrs@yahoo.com.
For directions to the shooting range, visit www.peninsulalongrifles.com.
Garden event
PORT LUDLOW — Chimacum Woods, 2722 Thorndyke Road, will hold an open garden event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. over Labor Day weekend Sept. 5-7.
People can wander or take a guided tour through the 6-acre woodland rhododendron garden and propagation areas.
There is no entry charge, and the garden is open to public.
For more information, visit www.chimacumwoods.com or phone 206-383-2713.
Free museum day
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County residents are invited to take advantage of the Free Day at the Museums on Saturday.
Three museums operated by the Jefferson County Historical Society — the Jefferson Museum of Art & History, the Commanding Officer’s Quarters and the Rothschild House Museum — will be open that day at no cost.
The first Saturday of each month is Free Day at the Museums, which is supported by the Port Townsend Arts Commission.
School bus service
PORT ANGELES — Students of Olympic Christian School, 43 O’Brien Road, will have new bus service to and from Walmart, 1110 Washington St. in Sequim, starting Sept. 9.
For more information, phone the school at 360-457-4640.
Flea market
SEQUIM — The fourth annual Flea Market will be held at Olympic View Church of God, 503 N. Brown Road, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12.
A wide assortment of vintage and handmade goods will be available in the various booths.
All vendors are welcome.
Spaces are $20 for a 12-foot-by-12-foot section.
The space rental fees and raffle provide funds for community outreach and mission projects.
For more information or to reserve a space, phone 360-477-0516.
Pain workshops
The Olympic Area Agency on Aging has scheduled several free workshops, “Chronic Pain Self-Management,” that will run every Wednesday for six consecutive weeks beginning Sept. 23 through Oct. 28.
These workshops are open to the public.
Workshops will be held at two locations:
■ Port Angeles Senior and Community Center, 328 E. Seventh St., from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
■ The Fifth Avenue, 500 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
This program was developed for people who have a primary or secondary diagnosis of “chronic pain” and is designed to give participants the skills and confidence in their ability to manage their health and maintain active, fulfilling lives, according to a news release.
Those caring for a loved one with chronic pain also may benefit from this workshop.
Space for the workshop is limited, so register early.
The meeting site is accessible to people with disabilities, and reasonable accommodations can be arranged with advance seven-day notice.
For more information and to register, phone 800-801-0060 or email mccarkj@dshs.wa.gov.
$6,000 in scholarships
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Healthcare Hospital Auxiliary has granted $6,000 in scholarships for 2015.
The 2015 Dorothy Plut RN Scholarship Award recipients are Kelsey Nash, Julie Day, Abigail McGuire and Kimberly MacIntosh.
The annual scholarship program supports county residents who are pursuing a health care career or upgrading their current health care skills and attend a Washington state college or university.
The scholarship program, created in 2004, was named after registered nurse Dorothy Plut, who founded the Jefferson Healthcare Auxiliary and was dedicated to and active in raising funds for the hospital.
Preschool hires two teachers
PORT ANGELES — Holy Trinity Lutheran Preschool has hired Brenda Kennedy to co-teach with Kathy Braun.
Braun has many years of early childhood education.
Kennedy, a mother of five children, has a background in nursing.
Enrollment for September classes has begun.
The preschool offers small class size, Christian curriculum, music, creative arts, social skills, math, science, kindergarten readiness and early literacy.
Children who are age 3 by Aug. 31 can enroll in the two-day class, which meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at a cost of $80 per month.
Children who are age 4 by Aug. 31 can enroll in the three-day class, which meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at a cost of $100 per month.
A $35 registration fee and record of immunizations are due with applications.
Classes meet from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Contact the church office at 360-452-2323 for more information and to enroll.
The preschool is located at 301 Lopez Ave.
