FORKS — A new weekly Lego Club for children ages 6 to 14 will take place every Wednesday starting this week at the Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave.
These free weekly programs take place at 2:30 p.m. through May 18.
Preregistration is not required.
The goal is to encourage children to use their imagination while working as individuals and teams.
Each week, attendees are presented with a new theme to help encourage and guide new projects.
All materials will be provided, and the Lego creations will remain in the library after the event.
For more information about this and other upcoming programs, phone the Forks Library at 360-374-6402, email youth@nols.org or visit www.nols.org and select “Youth.”
Oxford House
PORT ANGELES — The Oxford House, a sober-living home that helps support those in recovery, will host a meet-and-greet at The Landing mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Oxford House is a self-supporting and drug-free environment that strives to support its house members, families and communities.
The public is welcome to the event to learn more about the home.
Snacks and refreshments are included.
For more details, visit www.facebook.com/groups/PortAngelesCAN.
Open house, fair
SEQUIM — Dungeness Speech and Language, 803-C Carlsborg Road, will hold an open house from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Refreshments, Usborne Books, clinic tours and holiday children’s book orders will be available.
Meet the speech language pathologists and learn strategies for using books to boost language skills in babies, toddlers and young children.
Cranksgiving
SEQUIM — The fifth annual Cranksgiving charity food drive will take place Saturday.
The event starts and finishes at the Sequim Food Bank, 144 W. Alder St.
Rain or shine, cyclists assemble at 9 a.m. to receive a shopping list and a list of stores.
During the event, cyclists purchase food items from their lists at the specified stores around town.
When they’re done, they bring the food items back to the food bank.
Each rider must visit at least four stores and purchase at least one item at each store.
Family participants must visit at least one store.
The ride is open to anyone with a bicycle and bike helmet.
Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: fastest (first back with six items from four stores), best shopper (least amount spent for a six-item list), big kahuna (most food, by weight, bought), youngest finisher, most food by family and others.
For additional information, contact Tom Coonelly at 360-681-7053 or coonelly@olypen.com.
Garage sale event
SEQUIM — More that 200 people attended the annual Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church garage sale recently.
The sale netted $5,200 for local charities.
The Sequim Food Bank and Sequim Community Aid each received $1,600.
The Answer for Youth (TAFY) and Blossom, a support activity for single mothers, each received $1,000.
At least 50 people from the congregation contributed to the sale by donating items for sale, collecting donations from others and working on setup and sale day.
Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave., works throughout the year with local organizations to help those in need.
The church’s next event is the Yuletide Bazaar, scheduled for Saturday.
All proceeds from the bazaar will be distributed among organizations in the community.
For more information, phone 360-681-0946 or email dvlcoffice@gmail.com.
Airman graduates
SAN ANTONIO— Air Force Airman 1st Class Chaya L. Lambright recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio.
The airman completed an intensive eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate degree in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force.
Lambright is the daughter of Mickey and Tim Branham of Port Angeles and wife of Bruce Lambright.
She is a 2007 graduate of Port Angeles High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in 2011 from Eastern Washington University in Cheney.
