FORKS — The city of Forks has lifted the emergency water restrictions it put in place Sept. 1.
Effective immediately, the following activities that were restricted or limited are allowed: commercial and residential lawn watering, and commercial and residential vehicle washing.
Filling swimming pools and hot tubs and washing the exterior of structures or pavement with a pressure washer or hose are still restricted.
Life in the wilds
PORT ANGELES — Peter Fromm will speak at 7 p.m. Friday on his new book.
The event will take place in the Carver Room of the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
Twenty years after the experiences Fromm wrote about in his award-winning memoir, “Indian Creek Chronicles,” he returned to the wilderness to baby-sit fish eggs.
Fromm, now 45 and the father of two sons, explores fatherhood, mortality and all the risks and rewards of life lived on its own terms in his new book, “The Names of the Stars: A Life in the Wilds,” according to a news release.
Fromm is a five-time winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award.
Mac users group meeting
CHIMACUM — PTSLUG, a Macintosh computer users group, will meet at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today.
Tech guru Bob Snow will cover hidden tips and tricks for using an iPhone or iPad.
The business meeting begins at 7 p.m.
For more information, visit www.ptslug.org.
UFOology meeting
PORT TOWNSEND — Maurene Morgan will speak at the Port Townsend Library, 1120 Lawrence St., from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday.
Morgan will discuss a number of intriguing cases and summarize the most prominent theories on what UFOs may entail, according to a news release.
Morgan is a Washington Mutual UFO network state section director and certified UFO field investigator. Over the past three years, she has investigated more than 80 cases.
NOLS plans free showings of PBS film
The North Olympic Library System host free screenings of the 2016 PBS documentary “The Boys of ’36” at library locations throughout Clallam County this month.
Each screening will have a discussion of “The Boys in the Boat,” the book that inspired the film.
All screenings and discussions are free and open to public.
Screenings will take place at 6 p.m. with book discussions beginning at 7 p.m. on the following dates:
• Today, Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
• Monday, Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave.
• Oct. 19, Clallam Bay Library, 16990 state Highway 112
Also, a special screening and discussion with refreshments courtesy of the Quileute Nation will be at the Quileute Senior Center, 61 Ocean Drive, La Push, at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20.
“The Boys of ’36” follows the story of nine working-class boys from Washington state.
“The Boys in the Boat,” by Daniel James Brown, tells the story of the 1936 U.S. men’s Olympic eight-oar rowing team composed of nine working-class boys who were the sons of loggers, shipyard workers and farmers from the American West.
Against the grim backdrop of the Great Depression, they reaffirmed the notion that merit, in the end, outweighs birthright, according to a news release.
To participate in the book club, stop by a library to pick up a free copy of “The Boys in the Boat” and its accompanying reader’s guide.
Copies are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For a complete schedule of upcoming “Clallam County Reads” programs and events, visit www.nols.org, or email Discover@nols.org.
