PORT TOWNSEND — “Meet Me at the Movies,” a free afternoon of cinema for people with memory loss and their care partners, comes to the Rose Theatre at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Mary Jane Knecht of the Frye Museum in Seattle, the coordinator of the program, will show short clips of several movies and invite viewers to join in a lighthearted discussion of them.
Anyone can enjoy this program, memory loss or not, added Knecht, who also hosted a “Meet Me at the Movies” in February.
The program is quarterly, so after Tuesday, two more “Meet Me” presentations will come to the Rose at 1 p.m. Aug. 21 and Nov. 13.
“Meet Me” runs 90 minutes at the Rose, 235 Taylor St.
For more information, see www.RoseTheatre.com or call 360-385-1039.
Skwim Toastmaster 1st at speech competition
BREMERTON — Skwim Toastmaster member Lindy MacLaine placed first at the Toastmasters International District 32 Competition April 14.
MacLaine’s win has qualified her to compete at the August Toastmaster Annual International Speech Contest semi-finals in Chicago.
The last member to qualify for the competition — two decades ago — was former Sequim Mayor Bill Thomas in 1998, according to a news release.
From the semi-finals, 10 speakers from clubs worldwide will emerge to vie for the title of International Speech Champion.
MacLaine joined Toastmasters as an experienced performer looking for help with crafting and delivering her own message as a speaker, according to the release.
Red noses day raises funds for club
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula announced it will again participate in Red Nose Day 2018, through the national partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Members of the public can purchase their own red noses at the Sequim and Port Angeles Walgreens stores until Thursday.
The stores are at 490 W. Washington St., in Sequim and 932 E. Front St., in Port Angeles.
A portion of red nose sale proceeds will benefit the Red Nose Day Fund.
Money raised supports programs that aim to keep children and young people living in poverty safe, healthy and educated, according to a news release.
This is the third year the club has observed the occasion.
For more information, visit www.bgc-op.org.
Going to nationals
PORT ANGELES — Two Stevens Middle School Technology Student Association (TSA) students recently qualified for national competition.
Seventh-graders Abby Frank and Andrew Haas took first place in the category of Medical Technology during a regional competition in Sea Tac.
Their project — classified as a new medical technology challenge — was a portable dialysis machine that enables a patient to easily wear it, transport it and receive treatment on the go.
More than 1,000 students statewide participated in the competition, according to a news release.
TSA is a Career and Technical Education student organization, comprised of Stevens seventh-grade students.
The national competition will be held in Atlanta during June.
