SEQUIM — A neighborhood watch meeting and potluck will be held at 443 Cameron Road from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today.
After a December burglary along Cameron Road in the Agnew area, neighbors coordinated this meeting with the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office and the county prosecuting attorney’s office to learn what can be done about crime and safety in the area.
Sheriff’s office representatives Sheriff Bill Benedict, Sgt. Randy Pieper, Community Policing Services Coordinator Lorraine Shore and Al Camin, the volunteer neighborhood watch coordinator, will present information along with county Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols.
Attendees can bring any concerns about crime and safety in Clallam County.
For more information and to RSVP, call Miriam at 360-681-8989 or email mimmery@yahoo.com.
Paddlers meet today
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Paddlers club will meet at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today.
This month’s presentation will be given by Bob Boekelheide, former director of the Dungeness River Audubon Center, on the subject of “Water Birds of the Strait and Sound.”
This free talk is open to all ages.
For more information, contact Jim Benson at 360-683-4831 or benson@olypen.com, or visit www.OlympicPeninsulaPaddlers.com.
Publisher to speak
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Democrats will host a presentation by Terry Ward, publisher of the Peninsula Daily News, the Sequim Gazette and the Forks Forum, at Democratic headquarters, 124-A W. First St., from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today.
Ward took over the publisher position in September from John Brewer.
Ward will discuss his goals and plans for the local newspapers and take questions from the audience.
This program is free and open to the public.
Clallam County Democrats hold monthly programs featuring topics of local community interest on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m.
For more information about this or future programs, phone Paula Barnes at 360-808-5876.
Pregnancy class
PORT HADLOCK — A free class for pregnant and postpartum women, sponsored through the YMCA, will be held at Community United Methodist Church, 130 Church Lane, at 10 a.m. today.
Share healthy eating and easy meal ideas, menu planning and shopping.
To sign up or for more information, phone Christy Spencer at 360-385-5811 or email spencer@olympicpeninsulaymca.org.
Coffee with a Cop
PORT LUDLOW — The community is invited for coffee and conversation with police officers at the Fireside Restaurant, 1 Heron Road, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. today.
Coffee with a Cop aims to break down the barrier between police officers and the citizens they serve, according to a news release.
The event is presented by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and The Resort at Port Ludlow.
For questions, contact Detective Ryan Menday at rmenday@co.jefferson.wa.us or phone 360-344-9773.
Library programs
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Library, 1220 Lawrence St., will host two locally focused adult programs this month.
The first, “Readings from Betty MacDonald’s Egg and I,” is slated for 7 p.m. Thursday.
Heather Henderson, award-winning audiobook narrator, will present an evening of readings from MacDonald’s beloved memoirs series, focusing on the bestselling classic The Egg and I.
Historian Paula Becker, author of the upcoming biography Looking for Betty MacDonald: The Egg, The Plague, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and I, will lead off the program with remarks about MacDonald’s life in Chimacum during the 1920s.
This event is not suitable for children; the readings will all be from MacDonald’s memoirs, which have adult content.
On Thursday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m., “Interpreting the National Parks with Tim McNulty and Pat O’Hara” takes place.
Poet, essayist, conservation activist and nature writer McNulty will present with environmental photographer O’Hara in the library’s 1913 Carnegie Reading Room.
The event includes a slideshow of O’Hara’s work with McNulty reading in celebration of the 2016 National Park Service centennial.
For more information about these adult programs, email Keith Darrock at kdarrock@cityofpt.us or visit www.ptpubliclibrary.org.
Mac group meets
PORT TOWNSEND — PTSLUG, a Macintosh computer users group, will meet at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., on Thursday.
A basic Mac “how-to” will start at 6:30 p.m.
Bob Snow will give a presentation on “accessibility,” which includes making type fonts bigger.
The regular meeting starts at 7 p.m.
The public is welcomed to attend.
For more information and newsletters, visit www.ptslug.org.
Potluck, lecture
CHIMACUM — The Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation meeting will be at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, at 3 p.m. Thursday.
“Growing Groceries for Jefferson County” will be the subject of this month’s educational lecture series.
Master Gardeners Lys Burden and Nita Wester will be the presenters.
They will give an overview of the Growing Groceries program and focus on some of the specific topics being taught in Jefferson County and why.
The third session of classes will start next month, and instructions about signing up will be offered at Thursday’s lecture.
Foundation lectures take place the second Thursday of each month (except December, July and August) and are open to the public.
A foundation business meeting is part of each lecture.
Habitat info program on tap this week
“Affordable Repairs for Homeowners with Habitat” will take place at two locations this week.
The first will be in the Port Townsend Library’s Learning Center, 1220 Lawrence St., at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The second will be at the Quilcene Community Center, 294952 U.S. Highway 101, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Habitat for Humanity helps low-income homeowners in the Brinnon and Quilcene areas make major and minor repairs to their homes.
In addition, all new Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County homeowners in 2015 received monthly mortgage payments in the $600 to $750 range.
The homes have two to four bedrooms, and mortgage payments include tax and insurance fees.
Those interested can learn more about Habitat’s repair programs at the meetings.
Individuals interested in volunteering to help with repairs or in the Habitat store are welcome to join.
These events are free and open to all.
For more information, contact Michele Meyering at homes@habitatejc.org or 360-379-2827, or visit www.habitatejc.org.
MADD workshop
PORT ANGELES — Stevens Middle School Drug and Alcohol Interventionist Leeann Grasseth will present MADD’s Power of Parents, a community-based underage drinking prevention program.
The free program for all ages will take place at Stevens Middle, 1139 W. 14th St., from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27.
No advance sign-up is necessary.
Based on research conducted by Dr. Robert Turrisi and his colleagues from Pennsylvania State University, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has created a parent handbook to provide guidance to parents of teenagers for communicating with their children about drinking alcohol.
The handbook will be given to parents at the workshop at no charge.
For more information, contact Grasseth at 360-565-1786 or lgrasseth@portangelesschools.org.
Genealogy seminar
CHIMACUM — The Jefferson County Genealogical Society will hold a public three-part seminar at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The seminar is composed of two professional presentations by genealogist Mary Kathryn Kozy, plus a genealogy publications sale.
Bring your own lunch and a $10 donation.
For more information, visit www.wajcgs.org.
Climate change
SEQUIM — The Sierra Club North Olympic Group and the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society will hold a presentation of the recently finalized and released North Olympic Peninsula Climate Change Preparedness Plan on Saturday.
The event starts at 1 p.m. at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road.
During several months in 2015, individuals and representatives of nonprofits, tribes and government entities attended workshops, compiled existing data, focused on data gaps and prioritized and recommended planning steps for dealing with climate change in the Sequim area of the Peninsula.
This presentation will include an overview of climate change projections, where the North Olympic Peninsula is most vulnerable and a compilation of top climate preparedness strategies developed for the three focus areas of ecosystems, water supplies and critical infrastructure.
Dr. Ian Miller, a coastal hazards specialist and a Washington Sea Grant oceanography instructor at Peninsula College, is joined by Cindy Jayne, project manager of the North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation and Development Council, to present the findings of the near-year effort to prepare this plan.
Boating safety
PORT TOWNSEND — Jim Maupin, along with Homer Smith Insurance, will be the featured speaker at the Point Wilson Sail & Power Squadron meeting at the Port Townsend Yacht Club, 2503 Washington St., at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
All are welcome to learn about marine insurance.
Maupin is a lifelong boater and was first licensed as a captain in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1971.
He has owned many boats, both power and sail.
Point Wilson Sail & Power Squadron, the local branch of the nationwide U.S. Power Squadrons, is an informal group of sailors, rowers, paddlers, fishermen and cruisers dedicated to providing public boating education and improving boating skills.
Visit www.pointwilson.org.
Education celebration
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Education Foundation (PAEF) members and guests celebrated public education at its annual fundraising dinner last spring.
The event raised funds through its sponsorships and ticket sales.
It also brought in $6,545 through its “Pass the Hat for Kids” fundraiser.
This year, funds raised were dedicated to the purchase of new instruments for the Port Angeles High School orchestra.
